6. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.

　　A. opposition         B. return       C. sympathy       D. readiness

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　　[答案] C. sympathy.

　　[注释] in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此处意为 (=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以come out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。

　　In return 作为报答, 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么报答。)

　　collaboration协作, 如：work in collaboration with sb. (与某人协力合作) 。

　　Opposition 反对, 如：rise in opposition to (起来反对) 。

　　readiness 准备 (状态); 待机, 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切准备, 以便出发)。

　　7. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.

　　A.wonderful        B.splendid          C.tedious           D.magnificent

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　　[答案] C. tedious .

　　[注释] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉闷的, 厌烦的, 乏味的”。Splendid 壮丽的, 辉煌的, 极好的。magnificent 壮丽的, 宏伟的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (这是一次盛大隆重的仪式)。

　　8. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

　　A.fluctuating           B.waving         C.swinging          D.vibrating

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　　[答案] A. fluctuating

　　[注释]本句前一部分是"with+名词+现在分词短语"的独立结构, 做状语。

　　Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物价, 标准等的) 波动。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物价年年波动)

　　wave飘扬, 挥舞; 招手; (庄稼的) 波动。

　　Swing摆动, 摇摆; vibrate振动。可见, 根据题意, 只能选A. fluctuating.

　　9. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.

　　A. deprives         B. restricts         C. rejects        D. denies

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　　[答案] D. denies.

　　[注释]deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒绝给予:He denied his children nothing . (孩子们要什么他就给什么。)

　　deprive (=take away from) .剥夺。deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他们剥夺了妇女的投票权。)

　　restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (医生限制他一天抽5支烟。)

　　reject (refuse to accept ) 拒绝接受, 如：She rejected my suggestion.

　　本题译文：一些十几岁的孩子们往往对社会有普遍的逆反心理, 虽然他们发育成熟, 但社会拒绝给予他们同成年人一样的权利和优惠。

　　10. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.

　　A. raised        B. grown        C. developed        D. cultivated

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　　[答案] A. raised

　　[注释]本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的让步状语从句。Raise (=bring up) 抚养：grow种植; cultivate耕作; 培养 (友谊等) 。

　　如cultivate后接某人, 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。)

　　本题译文：尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。

　　6. The engineers have rejected the employers' proposals to end the strike and the other workers have come out in _____.

　　A. opposition         B. return       C. sympathy       D. readiness

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　　[答案] C. sympathy.

　　[注释] in sympathy 以示同情, come out 此处意为 (=declare oneself) 表明态度, 所以come out in sympathy 意为“表示同情”。

　　In return 作为报答, 如：I wanted nothing in return . (我不要什么报答。)

　　collaboration协作, 如：work in collaboration with sb. (与某人协力合作) 。

　　Opposition 反对, 如：rise in opposition to (起来反对) 。

　　readiness 准备 (状态); 待机, 如：having everything in readiness for departure (做好一切准备, 以便出发)。

　　7. Her work is often very hard and she gets very tired. The work is _____.

　　A.wonderful        B.splendid          C.tedious           D.magnificent

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　　[答案] C. tedious .

　　[注释] tedious (=tiresome ;wearying; uninteresting) "沉闷的, 厌烦的, 乏味的”。Splendid 壮丽的, 辉煌的, 极好的。magnificent 壮丽的, 宏伟的：It was a magnificent ceremony. (这是一次盛大隆重的仪式)。

　　8. With prices _____ so much, it's hard for the company to plan a budget.

　　A.fluctuating           B.waving         C.swinging          D.vibrating

　　本帖隐藏的内容

　　[答案] A. fluctuating

　　[注释]本句前一部分是"with+名词+现在分词短语"的独立结构, 做状语。

　　Fluctuate (=move up and down) (指物价, 标准等的) 波动。如：Prices fluctuate from year to year. (物价年年波动)

　　wave飘扬, 挥舞; 招手; (庄稼的) 波动。

　　Swing摆动, 摇摆; vibrate振动。可见, 根据题意, 只能选A. fluctuating.

　　9. Some teenagers have a generalized resentment against society, which _____ them the rights and privileges of adults, although physically they are mature.

　　A. deprives         B. restricts         C. rejects        D. denies

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　　[答案] D. denies.

　　[注释]deny (=refuse to give or allow) 拒绝给予:He denied his children nothing . (孩子们要什么他就给什么。)

　　deprive (=take away from) .剥夺。deprive sb. of sth.剥夺某人某物：They deprived women of the right to vote. (他们剥夺了妇女的投票权。)

　　restrict (=keep within limits) The doctor restricted him to 5 cigarettes a day. (医生限制他一天抽5支烟。)

　　reject (refuse to accept ) 拒绝接受, 如：She rejected my suggestion.

　　本题译文：一些十几岁的孩子们往往对社会有普遍的逆反心理, 虽然他们发育成熟, 但社会拒绝给予他们同成年人一样的权利和优惠。

　　10. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.

　　A. raised        B. grown        C. developed        D. cultivated

　　本帖隐藏的内容

　　[答案] A. raised

　　[注释]本句中Though raised in San Franciscos是省略的让步状语从句。Raise (=bring up) 抚养：grow种植; cultivate耕作; 培养 (友谊等) 。

　　如cultivate后接某人, 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。如：John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。)

　　本题译文：尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。