1. Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind.
A: misery B: joy C: humor D: emotion
【答案解析】:句意:开心对身体有益,但是悲伤会是你变得坚强。
A.misery悲伤;B.joy开心;C.humor幽默;D.emotion:情感
2. A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
A: inspiration B: morale C: distinction D: perception
【答案解析】:句意:瞬间的顿悟可能需要一生的经历。
A. inspiration 灵感;B. morale: 士气, 斗志, 道德准则;C.distinction: 荣誉, 差别, 优秀, 对比, 区分;
D. perception:观念, 洞察力, 认识能力
3. The people have lost confidence in themselves, and they turn to the Government, looking for a restoration of that confidence.
A. turn in themselves B. protect against C. seek help from D. throw over
【答案解析】:句意:这些人已经对自己失去自信了,想从政府那里找回自信。
B. protect against:保护某人不受…;C. seek help from:向…寻求帮助
4. You always count on Jim in crisis. He is simply the most helpful person I’ve ever known.
A regard as B rely on C cope with D run into
【答案解析】:句意:你可以在危机的时候依赖Jim,他是我知道的最有用的人。
A .regard as:把…当作…;B. rely on:依赖,依靠;C .cope with:处理;D. run into:投向
5. It is very selfish to take advantage of this disaster for personal gains.
A make the best of B take side in C take adventure of D make use of
【答案解析】:句意:利用灾难来谋取个人利益是非常自私的行为。
A. make the best of:充分利用;B. take side in:偏袒某方;D. make use of:利用
本题主要的问题是A和C不知道选哪一个,A项是褒义的,D项都可以用。