1. Ever since their quarrel, there has been an unpleasant ________ in the office.
A. circumstance B. surroundings C. condition D. atmosphere
2. They work well together — her steadiness (稳健) acts as a(n) ____ to his clever but often impractical ideas.
A. award B. belief C. balance D. contrary
3. Michelin is now living on a _____of NT $100 per day. He cannot afford any recreational activities.
A. division B. restriction C. measure D. budget
4. He doesn’t seem to be aware of the coldness of their ______ towards his suggestion.
A. altitude B. identity C. attitude D. expression
5. Workers have been on strike for a week. It is said that the boss of the factory will meet the workers in order to reach a(n) ______.
A. settlement B. achievement C. argument D. statement
6. — It is raining hard. Will you go to your friend’s birthday party?
— I promised him to go, but the heavy rain really places me in a ____. I’m not sure whether I will go or not.
A. disadvantage B. conclusion C. dilemma D. challenge
7. Will it suit your ______ that we meet at 7:00 o’clock this evening?
A. satisfaction B. appointment C. delight D. convenience
8. Stars gain much popularity among the public but nearly no _____ in their personal lives.
A. respect B. reduction C. reaction D. rate
9. To our _____, people in Town Lu found it entertaining to hear Sister Xianglin’s heart-broken story of the death of Amao.
A. attraction B. impression C. astonishment D. interest
10. Up to now there has been a ___ online about whether or not life on the earth will be at an end in natural disasters such as earthquakes and floods.
A. failure B. focus C. battle D. bond
解析
1. D。circumstance(常用复数)情况,形势,环境;surroundings周围的事物,环境;condition状况,状态,情况;atmosphere大气层,气氛,氛围,环境;这里表“不愉快的气氛”。
2. C。句意为“他们在一起工作配合得很默契,— 她的稳健对他一些聪明的但又往往不切实际的想法起着平衡的作用”。A、B、D均不合题意,故C正确。
3. D。米其林每天只有100元新台币的生活费,所以不能参加任何娱乐消遣活动。division分开; restriction限制;measure措施;budget生活费,经费。D项符合题意。
4. C。“他好像没有意识到大家对他的提议态度冷淡”。altitude高度, 海拔;identity身份,个性,同一性;attitude态度, 看法;expression表现,表达,表情;据题意C正确。
5. A。reach a settlement达成和解,妥善解决问题。句意为“……工厂老板将满足工人的要求以达到解决问题的目的”,其余选项均与题意不符。
6. C。disadvantage不利, 劣势, 短处;conclusion信念, 推断, 结论;dilemma左右为难;challenge挑战, 邀请比赛,怀疑, 质问;据题意,尤其是句末“我不确定是去还是不去”,可知选C。
7. D。satisfaction满足, 满意, 称心, 舒服;appointment约会, 约定,任命, 委派;delight快乐, 高兴;convenience方便, 便利,有益或适宜的安排;本句是在询问对方晚上七点会面是否适宜,言下之意就是若不方便的话还可以另行安排,所以D项的意义最合适。
8. A。这个并列句陈述了正反两种情况。前一分句说明星赢得了大众的喜爱和欢迎,后一分句说他们的私生活或个人隐私却几乎不受人们的尊重。很明显,B、C、D不符合句意。
9. C。根据句子的意义“鲁镇的人们觉得听祥林嫂的阿毛死亡的悲惨故事很有趣”,可以推出这些人似乎很“冷血”,以至于这种现象“令人惊讶”,故答案选C。
10. B。failure失败, 不成功;focus焦点,焦距,中心;battle战斗, 战役; 交战;bond联系, 关系;据题意“地球生命是否会在地震和洪水等自然灾害中结束,到目前为止,在网上一直是一个热门话题或焦点”可知,B项符合句意。