华慧考博-考博英语词汇分析(三十四)
1. The differences between the male and female of this species become more ______ with age.
A. divisible
B. pronounced
C. Dictated
D. assured
B 【句意】这一物种的雄性与雌性之间的差异会随着年龄的增长而变得更明显。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。divisible“可分的;可分割的”;pronounced“讲出来的;明显的”;dictated“口述的”;assured“确定的;自信的”。由句中关键词“differences差异”、“with age随着年龄的增长”的对应和词义辨析知“明显的”符合语境,故B项正确。
2.Generous public funding of basic science would ______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.
A. result from
B. settle down
C. lie in
D. lead to
D 【句意】对基础科学投入大量公共资金会为该国人民的健康、财富和安全带来相当多的好处。
【解析】词组辨析。result from“起因于;由……造成”;settle down“定居;安定下来;安下心来 (做某事)”;lie in“在于”;lead to“导致;通向;带来”。由句中关键词“considerable benefits相当多的好处”的对应和词组辨析知“带来”符合语境,故D项正确。
3.People throughout the world are doing anything they can to ______ the serious problem of environmental pollution.
A. put up with
B. submit on
C. comply with
D. cope with
D 【句意】全世界的人正在做他们能做的任何事情来处理严重的环境污染问题。
【解析】词组辨析。put up with“忍受;容忍”;没有“submit on”这个词组,但有“submit…on…“提交关于……的……”;comply with“照做,遵守”;cope with“处理”。由关键词“doing anything they can to做他们能做的任何事情”和“the serious problem of environmental pollution严重的环境污染问题”的对应知“处理”符合语境,由此知D项正确。