41.The Space Age _________ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet1 Union.
A.initiated(initial 起初的 开始的,initiative 起初阶段 主动地位 领先优势 initiate2 v 某事发生)
B.orginated(origin、originate from 某事从某处发源 sb originate sth 某人发明/创造 什么东西)
C.embarked3 (embark4 on doing sth 开始一件令人激动的事情)
★D.commenced (commence 重大的 事件及历史时期的开始)
launch 发射 升空
lease 租约
answer:D
42.John said that he didn"t quite __________ and asked me to repeat what Ihad said.
A.snatch up 掠夺 忽然行动
B.summon up 鼓起勇气 积累信心
C.catch on
D.watch out 当心
▲表示明白的六级2个词组
make sense of(make sense) / catch on =understand
answer:C
×43.When he tried to make a _________ , he found that the hotel that he wanted was completely filled because of a convention.(99年1月最后一次)
A.complaint(complain v 抱怨)
B.claim
C.reservation
×D.decision
answer:C
44.A budget of five dollars a day is totally ________ for a trip round Europe.
A.inadequate5 不够的 不充分的
B.incapable6 无能的、绝望的、无助的
C.incompatible7 ≠ compatible(正确答案只有——>incompatible with 与……对立 【没有——> compatible with 与……协调】)
D.invalid8 违法的、无效的、不正确的、无理由的
valid9 有效的
answer:A
45.In our highly technological10 society, the number of jobs for unskilled workers is ________.
A.sbrinking 减少
B.obscuring 只考形容词形式,表示“费解,晦涩”,做动词“使……费解,使……模糊不清”
C.altering
×D.constraining
alter:change
alteration n 变化 改变
alternate adj 轮流的 交换的 v 交替 轮换
alternative n 异端 异类 adj 选择性的 二中选一的
misfit 不合时宜——>alternative 不指蛊惑仔 指精神上学术著作上的异端异类
answer:A
46.The fire has caused great losses ,but the factory tried to________ the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
×A.decrease
B.subtract 数字的减少
C.minimize
D.degrade v (使)降级 使堕落 使退化
extravagant11 奢侈的 过分的 重要的
answer:C
47.If the world is to remain peaceful, the utmost effort must be made by nations to limit local ________.(局部战争)
A.collisions n (运动物体)碰撞 冲突(文化意识或战争)(collide 运动物体碰撞)
B.combats 战争中的小战斗 突袭
●●C.contradictions 反驳 驳斥矛盾
D.conflicts 长期战争 内心冲突 争执
utmost = most extreme
answer:D