英语词汇（二）

One has no alternative but to/There is no alternative for one but to fight

.Don’t poke your nose into what doesn’t________ you.

　　A) connect

　　B) relate

　　C) concern

　　D) interest

不要多管闲事

 

China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years and should________ no time in catching up.

　　A) delay

　　B) lessen

　　C) lose

　　D) slip

C. lose no time in doing sth “立即“(如I shall lose no time in beginning work.)delay v.”推迟;耽搁，延误“(句型：delay sb/sth/an action/-ing,不说delay time)lessen v.“减少，减轻”slip vi.“滑落;溜走”

 

The town was flooded when the river burst its banks. To make it worse, the  storm _____ outside.

[A] raided  [B]ragged  [C] raged  [D]reaped  

C    含义分别为袭击 突袭， B为 衣衫褴褛的，破旧的   rage 狂怒的 肆虐    reap 取得成功，收获

 

The country’s failure to abide by the Kyoto Protocol was _____ in all newspapers.

[A] announced  [B] denounced  [C] renounced  [D] trounced  

B   announce  宣布  denounce指责，谴责  renounce 宣布放弃，与。。断绝关系   trounce 痛打，严惩

 

The company has _____ over three decades into a multi-million dollar organization.

[A] evolved [B] revolved [C] involved [D] devolved  

A    进化演化       旋转         包含，需要        已移交的; 下放的; 委任的;

 

We would like to _____ our customers of the best possible service.

[A] assure  [B] ensure  [C] insure  [D] ensue  

使(某人)确信(某事) assure sb. of sth

 

Make sure you pour the juice into the glass without _____ it.

[A] splitting  [B] spilling  [C] spinning  [D] spitting

A 分裂，使分裂(成不同的派别); 分开      B    spill溢出，涌流      C spin使旋转    D spit吐口水，吐泡面

 

The vast majority of people in any culture _____ to the established standard of that culture.

[A] confine  [B] conform  [C] confront  [D] confirm  

A  confine 限制；禁闭    B   conform to  符合；遵照；适应环境  C confront 面对   D  confirm  确认；确定；证实；

 

Tom pointed out that the living standard of urban （城市里的）and _____ people continued to improve.

[A] remote  [B] municipal  [C] rural（农村的）  [D]  provincial  

 

The Egyptians _____ an area almost equal to France and Spain combined.

[A] dwell  [B] settle  [C] reside  [D] inhabit  

埃及人居住的土地面积差不多等于法国和西班牙的总和

 

Most doctors _____ on a diet which contains a lot of fat.

[A] criticize  [B] object  [C] oppose  [D] frown  

不同意；皱眉头

 

The politicians were discussing the best way to _____ democracy and prosperity  in their country.

[A] hinder  [B] foster  [C] linger  [D] quote  

foster  培养;抚育;促进;代养   linger 逗留; 徘徊; 花很长时间做(某事); 磨蹭; 持续看(或思考)

 

Only one member of the committee _____ from the final report.

[A] dissented  [B] crawled  [C] whispered  [D] redeemed  

dissent from (对官方意见) 不同意，持异议     redeem    补救; 弥补; 掩饰…之不足 名词形式为remedy

We always try to _____ him with financial assistance if necessary.

[A] dazzle [B] sanction  [C] accommodate [D] terminate