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Aware 是明白,清楚 ? 二 拓展練習(xí) ? ? 1 During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ______ silk from damage. ? A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible ? Correct Answer: C ? Delicate , 精致的 , 病弱的 , 脆弱的 , 微妙的 , 棘手的 , 靈敏的 , 精密的 ? A. sensitive B. tender C.delicate D. sensible 明智的 ? 2 Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful _________ in the market. ? A) batteries B) bargains C) baskets D) barrels ? Correct Answer: B ? battery n. 電池; bargain n. 特價(jià)商品; It’s really a bargain. ? basket n. 籃子; barrel n. 桶; ? wonderful bargain 物美價(jià)廉的商品; bargain v. 討價(jià)還價(jià); ? 3 I would never have ______ a court of law if I hadn’t been so desperate. ? A) sought for B) accounted for C) turned up D) resorted to ? Correct Answer: D ? [解析 ]本題考查動(dòng)詞短語詞義辨析。 resort to a court of law求助于法庭 ? A. sought for(常與 for, after連用)搜尋,尋找,尋覓; (seek) ? B accounted for 解釋;說明 ? C turned up 露面 , 來到; ? D resorted to 采用 , 使用 (手段 ), 訴諸 (法律 ); resort to arms / force訴諸武力 ? 如果不是如此的絕望,我也不會(huì)去求助于法庭。 ? 4 He is __________ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year. ? A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious ? Call option put option ? Correct Answer: A ? 5 We take our skin for granted until it is burned _____________ repair. ? A) beyond B) for C) without D) under ? Correct Answer: A ? take sth. for granted 把什么事當(dāng)成理所當(dāng)然的而不重視 。 beyond prep. 超出 … 的范圍。 ? 根據(jù)句意“我們一直認(rèn)為我們的皮膚不會(huì)出問題,直到它被燒傷, …修復(fù)”, 判斷 A(超過了 …的范圍 ). ? 6 A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ________. ? A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety ? Correct Answer: A ? invade 進(jìn)攻,侵略; thorough , 徹底的 ? nuisance n. (具體的 )令人討厭的東西; trouble n. 煩惱,麻煩,問題; worry n. 擔(dān)心,發(fā)愁; anxiety n. 焦慮。 What a nuisance. 真是煩 ! ? 7. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______ it. ? A) postpone B) refuse C) delay D) cancel ? Correct Answer: D ? “postpone”為 “推遲,延期”的意思;“ refuse”為“拒絕,拒收”;“ delay”意為“延誤,延遲”,與“ postpone”意思相近;“ cancel”意為“取消”,因此 D是符合題意的,答案為 D。 ? 翻譯 :因?yàn)槲覀儾荒艿却@個(gè)訂單的運(yùn)輸了,我們只好取消它。 ? ? 8 The clothes a person wears may express his _______ or social position. ? A) curiosity B) status C) Determination D) significance ? Correct Answer: B ? curiosity是好奇心的意思,