外刊经贸知识选读自考题模拟3
第Ⅰ部分 选择题 一、单项选择题
(在每小题列出的四个备选项中只有一个可以替代句中划线的单词或词组。) 1. His employer transferred him to another office. ______ A.narrated B.changed C.aspired D.exchanged 答案:B
[解答] 句意:他的老板把他调到了另外一个办公室。transfer意为“迁移,调动”。选项中narrate意为“叙述,讲述”;change意为“改变,变动(化)”;aspire意为“渴望”;exchange意为“交换”。故本题选B。
2. The Chinese government plans to speed up rural development. ______ A.distribute B.attribute C.moderate D.accelerate 答案:D
[解答] 句意:中国政府计划加快农村发展的步伐。speed up意为“加快,使加速”。选项中distribute意为“分发,散布”;attribute意为“把……归因于”;moderate意为“使缓和,减轻”;accelerate意为“促进,使加快”。故本题选D。
3. Companies like IBM and Dell are starting to offer comparable packages for open source solutions. ______ A.similar
B.reliable C.capable D.considerable 答案:A
[解答] 句意:像IBM和戴尔这样的公司,为解决公开源代码而开始提供类似的程序包。comparable意为“类似的,同等的”。选项中similar意为“相似的,类似的”;reliable意为“可靠的,可信赖的”;capable意为“有能力的”;considerable意为“相当的”。故本题选A。
4. The book discusses his illness and subsequent resignation from the government. ______ A.yielding B.persuasive C.following D.speculative 答案:C
[解答] 句意:这本书叙述了他的病情以及随后他辞去政府工作这两件事。subsequent意为“随后的,后来的”。选项中yielding意为“生产的,屈从的”;persuasive意为“有说服力的”;following意为“接下来的”;speculative意为“投机性的”。故本题选C。
5. As Europe's economy has soured, free-market ideas that are new to much of Europe face new challenges. ______ A.has been progressive B.has got worse C.has been bright D.has got better 答案:B
[解答] 句意:随着欧洲经济的恶化,对许多欧洲人来说还是崭新的自由市场思想面临着种种新挑战。has soured意为“恶化”。选项中has been progressive意为“有进展的,有进步的”;has got worse意为“变得更坏”;has been bright意为“明亮的”;has got better意为“变得更好”。故本题选B。
6. In addition to the customary dry analysis, this year's White Paper will put up Japan's side of an argument. ______ A.not wet B.uneasy C.plain D.uninteresting 答案:C
[解答] 句意:今年的白皮书除了枯燥的常规分析外,还要提出日本对这一冲突的态度。dry意为“枯燥的”。选项中not wet意为“不潮湿的”;uneasy意为“不稳定的,担心的”;plain意为“平淡的,无趣的”;uninteresting意为“无趣的”。故本题选C。
7. Far from capitulating to this new thrust of American trade policy, Japan is taking a stand that could lead to a trans-Pacific confrontation. ______ A.central point B.stress or pressure C.outline D.detail 答案:A
[解答] 句意:日本非但不向美国推行的这一贸易新政策屈服,反而坚定自己的立场,这种做法可能会导致跨太平洋的贸易冲突。thrust意为“要点,目标”。选项中central point意为“要旨;中心点”;stress or pressure意为“压力”;outline意为“外形,概要”;detail意为“细节,详情”。故本题选A。
8. If that happens, the backlash from Mr. Obama's supporters could be fearful. ______ A.support B.backing C.deduction D.objection