【华慧考博】考博英语每日一练(12.18)2019考博加油!
1. Charles Wheeler’s paintings often ______ the sharp edges and geometrical shapes of machines.A. highlight
B. revive
C. visualize
D. upgrade
2. The oceans do not ______ divide the world ______ unite it; people are going to and from the other continents every day.
A. so more ……as
B. so much …… than
C. so much ……as
D. more ……than
【华慧考博】考博英语每日一练(12.18)参考答案
1.A【句意】查尔斯·惠勒的画经常突出机器锋利的边缘和几何形状。
【解析】动词词义辨析。highlight“ 突出;强调;使显著”;revive“使复兴;重新上演;使苏醒”;visualize“形象化;设想”;upgrade“提升;改良”。由句中关键词“paintings画”与“the sharp edges and geometrical shapes of machines机器锋利的边缘和几何形状”可知 “突出”符合语境,因此答案选A。
2.C
【句意】与其说海洋分割了世界,倒不如说它联合联合了世界;人们每天都要往返于其他大陆。
【解析】固定搭配。由固定搭配“not so much… as…与其说……倒不如说……”与关键词“people are going to and from the other continents every day人们每天都在往来于其它大陆”的对应知C项正确。