华慧考博-考博英语词汇分析(二十五)
1. He had wanted a 25% raise in pay, but after talking to his boss, he decided that a 5% raise would have to ______.
A. suffice B. satisfy C. gratify D. delight
A 【句意】他本想工资上涨25%,但是在同老板谈话后,他决定5%的上涨就足够了。
【解析】动词词义辨析题。suffice“足够;有能力”;satisfy“令人满意;令人满足”;gratify“使满足;使满意,使高兴”;delight“(使)高兴”。由句中关键词“but但是”、“a 25% raise in pay工资上涨25%”与“a 5% raise(5%的上涨)”的对应知“足够”符合语境,由此知A项正确。
2. The authorities are discouraging new ______ who want to enter the country as there aren’t enough jobs for them.
A. passengers B. migrants C. immigrants D. emigrants
B 【句意】由于没有足够的工作提供给新的随季节迁移的民工,所以当局正在劝阻想进入该国的他们
【解析】名词词义辨析题。passenger“旅客;乘客;过路人”;migrant“随季节迁移的民工;候鸟;移居者”;immigrant“(外来)移民/侨民”;emigrant“〔移居外国的〕移民/侨民”。由句中关键词“The authorities are discouraging…当局正在劝阻……”与“as there aren’t enough jobs for them由于没有足够的工作提供给他们”可知“随季节迁移的民工”更符合语境,故B项正确。
3. A major goal of law of any country, to deter potential criminals by punishing wrongdoers, is not served when the penalty is so seldom invoked that it ceases to be a ______ threat.
A. serious B. coercive C. deceptive D. credible
D 【句意】当惩罚很少被执行以致它不再是一种可信的威胁时,任何国家的法律的一个主要目标——即通过惩罚做坏事的人来阻止潜在犯罪——就没有被实现。
【解析】形容词词义辨析题。serious“严肃的;严重的;危急的”;coercive“强制的;胁迫的;高压的”;deceptive“欺骗性;迷惑的;虚伪的”;credible“可靠的;可信的”。由句中关键词“A major goal of law of any country…is not served任何国家的法律的一个主要目标……没有被实现”与“when the penalty is so seldom invoked that…当惩罚很少被执行以至于……”的对应知“可信的”符合语境,故D项正确。