1．All those present noticed the minute change in his book.
　　A. big  B. timely  C. dramatic  D. slight
　　1. D. 分析: minute – slight - small微小的
　　minute – detailed详细的
　　slight adj. 少量的, 轻微的
　　big adj.大，巨大的 – huge –large – great – giant巨大的，伟大的
　　timely adj.及时的
　　dramatic adj.戏剧的, 激动人心的
　　present adj. 在座的，出席的, 现在的 (present -current); n. 现在，目前(at present 目前), 礼物(present -gift); v. 呈献；赠送，给予, 出示(present - show)；呈递, 介绍(present - introduce)

　　2. The war was over, but the whole country was in a state of disorder.
　　A. confusion B. disagreement  C. condition D. disaster
　　2. A. 分析: disorder – confusion 混乱 (in confusion 混乱；慌乱)
　　be over: 结束
　　in a state of: 处于…的状态
　　disagreement n. 不一致, 争论
　　condition n.条件, 〔pl.〕外界状况，周围情形
　　disaster n. 灾害；不幸

　　3. The young man was accused of theft in the supermarket.
　　A. arrested for  B. charged with  C. praised for  D. described as
　　3. B. 分析: (be) accused of = (be) charged with 被指控犯了…罪
　　e.g. He was accused of stealing in the shop.
　　e.g. The man accused of stealing lived on the next floor.
　　(be) arrested for..: 因为…而被逮捕
　　(be) praised for..: 因为…而受到表扬
　　(be) described as ..: 被描述成为…

　　4. The cause of the fire is being investigated.
　　A. looked after  B. looked through C. looked forward to D. looked into
　　4. D.分析: investigate – look into – examine 调查
　　Look after: 照料
　　Look through透过(玻璃等)看, 彻底调查；从头看完
　　Look forward to盼望，期待
　　look at  看，查看, 考虑
　　look down on 蔑视，看不起
　　look for 寻找
　　look like ... 好像..
　　e.g. It looks like rain. 像要下雨

　　5. Numerous attempts have been made to hide the truth.
　　A. Many    B. Successful  C. Effective  D. Several
　　5. A. 分析: numerous – many – a lot of – a large number of - quite a few of 许多的, 大量的
　　successful adj. 成功的
　　effective adj. 有效(力)的 (take/ adopt effective measures 采取有效措施)
　　several adj. 几个的
　　make attempts to do sth.: 努力…

　　词汇选项题2

　　1. “I’m not meddling” Mary said mildly(B). “I’m just curious”.
　　A. gently  B. shyly  C. weakly  D. sweetly
　　1． A. 分析：mildly – gently 温和地
　　shyly adv. 怕羞地, 胆小地
　　weakly adv. 软弱地；虚弱地
　　sweetly 甜(蜜)地，芬芳地, 亲切地
　　curious adj. 好奇心旺盛的
　　be curious about (sth.) 对(某事物)感到好奇

　　2. I can no longer tolerate (B)his actions. 行为
　　A. put up with  B. accept
　　C. take    D. suffer from
　　2． A. 分析：tolerate – put up with – bear - stand忍受；容忍
　　accept v. 接受(礼物等), 承担(职位等)(assume – accept – take – take on), 承认(accept - consider)
　　accept...(as) true 认为…是真实的
　　no longer adv. 不再..
　　e.g. He no longer lives here.
　　take v.(用手)拿，取，抓, 握, (从某处)得到, 带走, 接受(礼物等), 听从(忠告)(take – follow)；担负(责任, 职位) (assume – accept - take)
　　suffer from v. 遭受到, 患病

　　3. Techniques to harness (A)the energy of the sun are being developed.
　　A. convert   B. store
　　C. utilize(A)  D. receive
　　3． C. 分析：harness(利用(能量, 瀑布、风等)) – utilize – use – employ
　　e.g. harness a waterfall 利用瀑布作动力
　　convert v. 变换，转换, 兑换，更换 (convert – change – alter变换)
　　e.g. convert notes into gold 把纸币兑换为黄金。
　　store v. 积蓄，储备, n. 储备, 店铺，商店
　　receive v.收到(信、命令、请帖等)；接受(欢迎，招待，请愿，建议，惩罚等), 招待，款待
　　e.g. receive letters [orders] from sb. 接到某人的信[命令等]。

　　4. The steadily (B)rising cost of labor on the waterfront （沿河两岸地区）has greatly increased the cost of shipping by water.
　　A. continuously  B. quickly
　　C. excessively  D. exceptionally
　　4． A. 分析：steadily - continuously不断地
　　quickly adv. 快速地
　　excessively adv. 过多地, 过度地
　　exceptionally adv. 例外地，特别地, 格外地，异常地
　　by: 坐，乘；以
　　by bus [train] 乘公共汽车[火车]
　　by ship 乘船

　　5. When she was invited to the party, she readily (B)accepted.   
　　A. willingly  B. suddenly
　　C. firmly   D. quickly
　　5． A. 分析：readily– willingly  欣然地
　　suddenly: 突然地
　　firmly: 断然地，坚定地
　　quickly: 迅速地(quickly – rapidly)

    　　来源：环球职业教育在线