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词汇真题练习选编 A 1. Lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another. A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon (1996.6-44) A。[译文]闪电是一股电流，从云到地面，或在云与云之间流动。 [注释] A) rush 急流。又如：He was swept away by the rush of the current and drowned. 他被急流冲走，淹死了。B) rainbow 彩虹。C) rack架子；行李架。如：Put your bag in the luggage-rack. 把你的包放到行李架上。D) ribbon彩带，带子。如：Typewriter ribbons may be all black or black and red. 打字色带可以是全部黑色或黑红两色的。 2. When they had finished playing, the children were made to __________ all the toys they had taken out. A) put off B) put out C) put up D) put away D。[译文]孩子们玩过以后，就让他们把拿出来的玩具放好。 [注释] A) put off关掉；延期；推迟。B) put out生产；熄灭；扑灭。C) put up举起；张贴；公布。D) put away放好，储存……备用。 3. They have decided to ____ physical punishment in all local schools. A) put away B) break away from C) do away with D) pass away (CET-6. 2002.6) C)。[译文]他们已决定在当地所有学校中废除体罚。 [注释]A)put away把……收起；贮存；放弃（想法）。B)break away from突然离开，改掉（习惯）。C)do away with废除，取消。D)pass away停止，消逝；去世。 4. The younger person’s attraction to stereos cannot not be explained only ___________ familiarity with technology. A) in quest of B) by means of C) in terms of D) by virtue of (CET-6. 1999.6) C)。[译文]不能仅仅从熟悉技术的角度来解释立体音响对年轻人的吸引力。 [注释] 介词短语辨义。A) in quest of寻找，追求。B)by means of用……手段；靠……。C)in terms of在……方面；根据。D)by virtue of由于，依靠……（的力量）。 5. The tenant must be prepared to decorate the house ___________ the terms of the contract. A)in the vicinity of B)in quest of C)in accordance with D)in collaboration with (CET-6. 2001.6) C)。[译文]房客必须准备好按照合同条款装饰房屋。[注释]介词短语辨义。A)in the vicinity of在……附近，与……接近。B)in quest of寻求，寻找。C)in accordance with根据，按照。D)in collaboration with与……合作。 6. The scandal __________ attention from the government’s problems at a crucial stage in the election campaign. A) reversed B) diverted C) upturned D) displaced B)。[译文]在竞选的重要关头，丑闻转移了人们对政府问题的关注。[注释]A)reverse 颠倒；B)divertupturn 好转；D)displaceEverything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the bodys need for