1. It was said that the government would consider lifting a _____ on immigration from other countries into the States, which launched a heated debate on the issue.
A. tournament B. reservation C. restriction D. negotiation
2. Our teacher told us that beauty is a universal ________ in folktales from around the world.
A. issue B. theme C. subject D. account
3. The car factory has produced a new car of high quality; its only _____ is that it uses a lot of petrol.
A. advantage B. drawback C. mistake D. profit
4. As a good teacher, he should use different ways to encourage all children to realize their full ____ and achieve their goals.
A. possibility B. conception C. potential D. difference
5. At the school opening ceremony, our headmaster required us students to raise our competitive _______ in modern society.
A. spirit B. intention C. awareness D. ambition
6. Michelin is now living on a ___ of $500 per month. He cannot afford any recreational activities.
A. division B. restriction C. measure D. budget
7. In many ways China’s rapid growth has been seen as a(n) ______ to improve the cooperation with other countries.
A. attempt B. motivation C. conception D. realization
8. This map is drawn to the _______ of one inch for 1000 miles, so you can find out how far it is from Beijing to Shanghai.
A. route B. line C. scale D. rate
9. I haven’t got a single ________ from Uncle Sam since I saw him last time.
A. message B. news C. advice D. information
10. Don’t worry. It’s only a (an) _____ of money. We will try our best to collect enough.
A. matter B. affair C. business D. accident
解析
1. C。tournament锦标赛,联赛;reservation预订,保留意见/态度;restriction约束, 限制;negotiation协商,谈判;据题意可知,政府考虑解除移民限制引发了激烈的争论,故答案为C。
2. B。句意为“老师告诉我们‘美’在全世界的民间故事中都是一个普遍的主题”。issue问题, 议题;theme指论文、演讲、文学或艺术作品中的主题、主旨或中心思想;subject指讨论、研究等的主题或题目, 也可指谈及的东西或话题;account记述, 描述;据题意应选B。
3. B。advantage优势;drawback缺点, 缺陷;mistake错误, 过失;profit利润, 收益;前半句说是一款高质量的新车,后半句又说耗油量大,这无疑是补充说明了该车的缺陷。
4. C。句意为“作为老师,他应该用各种不同的方法鼓励所有的孩子充分发挥他们的潜能来实现他们的目标”。possibility可能性;conception思想, 观念, 概念;potential潜力,潜能;difference差别, 差异;据题意应选C。
5. C。句意为“校长鼓励我们学生在现代社会中要增强竞争意识”。spirit精神; intention意图,打算;awareness意识;ambition野心,志向;C项符合题意。
6. D。句意为“他每月只有500美元的生活费,所以不能参加任何消遣活动”。division分开;restriction限制;measure措施;budget生活费,经费。D项符合题意。
7. B。句意为“在诸多方面,中国的快速发展已被看作是与其它国家加强合作的动力”。attempt试图,尝试;motivation动力,动机,诱因;conception思想, 观念, 概念;realization认识, 领会;据题意应选B。
8. C。route路, 路途, 路线, 路程;line线条, 线, 路线;scale鳞片,水垢,规模,比例(尺);rate比率, 率;根据one inch for 1000 miles“一英寸表示1000英里”可知是表示“比例”,故答案选C。
9. A。advice, news, information都是不可数名词,仅message 是可数名词。
10. A。matter表示的事情在含意上比较模糊,通常指客观存在或有待处理或解决的事情;affair 以单数形式出现时,通常指一般的事务,而以复数形式出现时,通常指重大的事情;business多与“业务办理、职务、任务”有关;accident表意外遭遇或事故;故A符合题意。