爱华网基础一练夯实
练基础 小试牛刀
Ⅰ.词汇知识
1．(2013·潍坊二模)— What was it that made the young man ________ among the candidates?
— His ability, determination and above all, honesty.
A. pick out B. run out
C. give out D. stand out
答案与解析 D pick out“挑出；辨认出”； run out“用尽；耗尽”； give out“分发；发出；公布”； stand out“脱颖而出；引人注目；突出”。本题选D项。
2．(2013·齐齐哈尔二模)The young man, who had rushed into the fire to save the old man, ________ to be rewarded.
A. reserved B. deserved
C. preserved D. deserted
答案与解析 B 句意：这位跑进火海救了老人的年轻人应该受到奖励。reserve“保留；预订”； deserve“应得”； preserve“保护；维护”； desert“离弃”。根据句意可知选B项。
3．— Your iPhone is really cheap at that price.
— Yes, it is a real ________.
A. exchange B. business
C. trade D. bargain
答案与解析 D bargain“交易；买卖；物美价廉的东西”，与上句中的really cheap at that price一致。
4．She thinks women have to do more than men do when they ________ for jobs or honours.
A. select B. compete
C. store D. charge
答案与解析 B 句意：她认为在为工作或荣誉竞争时女人比男人需要做的更多。select“挑选”； compete“竞争”； store“储存”； charge“收费”。
5．As modern equipment is being used widely, the factory will ________ some of its workers with robots.
A. represent B. replace
C. exchange D. reduce
答案与解析 B 根据句意，应使用replace sb. with ...表示“用……替换某人”。
Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dear Gill，
Do you remember me telling you about a health farm I'd seen advertised? Well, I've looked at the ad again and I must say __6__ looks fantastic. Now I'm hoping to persuade you to join me there for a weekend! The rooms you stay in sound really luxurious and apparently they all have an access __7__ the gardens. All the meals are offered at a __8__ (reason) price and you can also get room service __9__ you want. The brochure says that what you do is __10__ (entire) up to you. You can have program specially __11__ (design) to suit you, or you can just ask staff to make a few suggestions about activities to do. You can use __12__ of the sports and leisure facilities for as much as you like, and the brochure also mentions lots of other activities every day. But don't worry, as nobody will watch you do anything, you could just spend the whole time __13__ (relax) in the sauna if you wanted! There's a terrific offer on at the moment with weekends costing only half the normal price although that only __14__ certain dates. Anyway, let me know __15__ you think.
Best wishes
答案 6.it 7.to 8.reasonable 9.whenever/if 10.entirely 11.designed 12.any 13.relaxing 14.for 15.what
