考博英語詞匯與語法練習(xí)（九）

1. We have taken all the _____ we can against the painting being stolen.

A. precautions

B. admissions

C. concessions

D. transactions

2. Lying here in the sun is a very pleasant way to _____ the afternoon.

A. give away

B. pass away

C. while away

D. fade away

3. Nothing would _____ Elizabeth to give up the cause of education.

A. induce

B. deduce

C. reduce

D. seduce

4. He was usually very kind so that his sudden _____ greatly surprised us.

A. heartiness

B. unhappiness

C. harshness

D. uprightness

5. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely _____ in his reading.

A. received

B. suspended

C. confirmed

D. absorbed

答案：

1. A 參考譯文：為了防范那幅畫被偷，我們采取了一切措施。

precaution 預(yù)防, 警惕, 防范

admission 允許進(jìn)入, 承認(rèn)某事之陳述, 供認(rèn)

concession 讓步

transaction 辦理, 處理, 會(huì)報(bào), 學(xué)報(bào), 交易, 事務(wù), 處理事務(wù)

2. C 參考譯文：躺在這里曬太陽是一種令人愉快的消磨下午時(shí)間的方式。

give away 送掉, 分發(fā), 放棄, 泄露, 出賣, 讓步, 陷下

pass away 去世

while away 消磨

fade away 逐漸凋謝, 慢慢減弱

3. A 參考譯文：沒有什么能讓Elizabeth放棄教育事業(yè)。

induce 勸誘, 促使, 導(dǎo)致, 引起, 感應(yīng)

deduce 推論, 演繹出

reduce 減少, 縮小, 簡化, 還原

seduce 誘使

4. C 參考譯文：他平時(shí)都很和善的，所以他一下子變得嚴(yán)肅起來讓我們吃驚不小。

heartiness 誠實(shí), 熱心

unhappiness 憂愁, 苦惱

harshness 粗糙的事物, 嚴(yán)肅, 刺耳

uprightness 垂直, 正直

5. D 參考譯文：Robert沒有聽到鈴聲，因?yàn)樗耆两跁局小?/p>

received 收到, 接到, 接收, 遭到, 受到, 接待, 接見

suspend 吊, 懸掛

confirm 確定, 批準(zhǔn), 使鞏固, 使有效

be absorbed in 全神貫注于, 專心于