1. After a quick ______ at the patient the doctor rang for an ambulance.
A. glance B. glimpse C. gaze D. stare
2. Mary was given the first prize by the ______ of judges.
A. panel B. cabinet C. appointment D. harmony
3. I caught a ______ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A. vision B. glimpse C. look D. scene
4. Children are very curious ______.
A. at heart B. on purpose C. in person D. by nature
5. During the war she always kept a ______ of tinned food in the house.
A. load B. substitute C. reserve D. conservation
6. He recovered slowly after his ______ illness.
A. long B. strong C. deadly D. heavy
7. He refused to disclose what had been told him on the ______ that it would be a breach of confidence.
A. reason B. plea C. grounds D. excuse
8. He reluctantly ______ the task.
A. undertook B. upheld C. underestimated D. undeceived
9. He rescued the child at the ______ of his own life.
A. danger B. disregard C. risk D. negligence
10. He said that he was so __________that he could drink a well dry.
A. wet B. hot C. thirsty D. fired
1. 答案:A
译文:医生迅速看了一眼病人,然后叫了救护车。
解析:A) glance 一瞥,扫视,擦过,掠过
B) glimpse 一瞥,一看
C) gaze 凝视,注视,盯
D) stare 盯,凝视,目不转睛的看,惹眼,显眼
2. 答案:A
译文:经由专家组评判,玛莉获得一等奖。
解析:A) panel 陪审团,专门小组
B) cabinet 橱,柜,内阁
C) appointment 任命,约会,家具,设备
D) harmony 协调,一致,和睦,平静
3. 答案:B
译文:出租车消失在街角之前我瞥了它一眼。
解析:A) vision 视力,看见,目光,梦幻,想象
B) glimpse 一瞥,一看
C) look 看,留神,一瞥
D) scene 一段情节,景象,景色
4. 答案:D
译文:孩子天性好奇。
解析:A) at heart 在内心里,实际上,本质上
B) on purpose 为了,故意地
C) in person 亲自,直接,当面
D) by nature 天生地,出于本性地
5. 答案:C
译文:战争期间,她总是在房间里储存些罐头食品。
解析:A) load 担子,负荷,装载
B) substitute代替,取代
C) reserve 储备,保留,保存
D) conservation(资源)保护,(艺术品)保存
6. 答案:C
译文:重病之后,他慢慢地恢复过来了。
解析:deadly的意思是“致命的,剧烈的,极度的”;long的意思是“长的”;strong的意思是“强壮的”;heavy 的意思是“沉重的”,它不能修饰illness,但可以说have a heavy cold“患重感冒”。
7. 答案:C
译文:他拒绝透露