华慧考博-考博英语词汇分析(二十)
1. I’m afraid you must ______ the fact that you’re no longer as active as you were 10 years ago.
A. live with B. drop out C. bring back D. result in
A 【句意】我恐怕你必须承认这样的事实,即你不再如自己10年前那样活跃。
【解析】词组辨析。live with“忍受;承认;寄宿在……家”;drop out“退出;退学;脱离”;bring back“拿回来;使……恢复;使……回忆起来”;result in“导致,结果是”。由关键词“the fact这样的事实”知“承认”符合句意,由此知A项正确。
2. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _____ traffic delays.
A. acknowledging B. affording C. allowing for D. accounting for
C 【句意】考虑到交通堵塞,我们到火车站需要二十分钟。
【解析】词组和动词词义辨析。acknowledge“承认(事实或情况);确认收到”;afford“承担得起;提供”;allow for“考虑到”;account for“(数量、比例上)占;解释;对……负责”。由句中关键词“traffic delays交通堵塞”知“考虑到”符合语境,故C项正确。
3. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the congress is in ______ again next spring.
A. assembly B. session C. conference D. conventional
B 【句意】污染问题以及几个其他问题将于明年春季代表大会再次召开时被讨论。
【解析】名词和形容词词义辨析。由句中关键词“when congress…代表大会……时”的对应知可构成“in session在开会”的B项正确。assembly“装配;集会”;conference“会议”;conventional“遵循习俗的;传统的;依照惯例的”。