1. Scientists now have some surprising answers about whether brain power as we get older.
A. reduces
B. descends
C. collapses
D. declines
2. These books are designed to children.
A. agree with
B. apply for
C. address to
D. appeal to
3. The school isn’t the one I really wanted to go, but I suppose I’ll just have to it.
A. make the best of
B. get away from
C. keep an eye on
D. catch up with
4. Constant showers are characteristic the summer here.
A. for
B. to
C. of
D. with
5. We must find a way to cut prices reducing our profits too much.
A. without
B. despite
C. with
D. for
6. The hotel was reasonably comfortable but the food lacked and the service was poor.
A. energy
B. standard
C. variety
D. heat
7. Born into a family with three brothers, David was to value the sense of sharing.
A. brought up
B. turned down
C. looked after
D. held back
8. A lorry Jane’s cat and sped away.
A. ran over
B. ran into
C. ran through
D. ran down
9. There was such a long queue outside the China Pavilion that we gave up.
A. unfortunately
B. purposefully
C. eventually
D. initially
10. Visitors from the US have increased 8 percent since last year.
A. in
B. by
C. with
D. from
参考答案
1. 【翻译】关于是否我们的大脑功能会随着我们年龄的增长而衰退，科学家有一些令人吃惊的回答。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】D reduce:减少，缩小;descend:下降;collapse:倒塌，瓦解;decline:下降，衰退。选项A、B、C均不合题意，故选D。
2. 【翻译】这些书是为了吸引孩子们而设计的。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】D agree with:同意，和……意见一致;apply for:申请，请求;address to:写信给，对……说;appeal to:对……有吸引力，引起……的兴趣。根据句意可知，选D。
3. 【翻译】这不是我真正想上的学校，但是我想我会做到最好。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】A make the best of:充分利用(时间、机会等)，尽量好好去做;get away from:避免，摆脱，逃离;keep an eye on:照看，留意，密切注视;catch up with:赶上，追上。根据句意可知，选A。
4. 【翻译】持续的阵雨天气是这里夏天的特征。
[考点]词语搭配题
【精析】C be characteristic of是固定搭配，意为“是……的特征，为……所特有”。故选C。
5. 【翻译】我们必须找到在不降低太多利润的前提下降低价格的方法。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】A without:不，没有;despite:尽管，不管;with:用，随着，和……一起;for:为了。根据句意可知，选A。
6. 【翻译】宾馆住起来相当舒服，但是食物的种类太单一了，服务也很差。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】C energy:能量，精力，活力;standard:标准，规格;variety:多样，种类，变化;heat:热度，高温。根据句意可知，选C。
7. 【翻译】出生在一个有三兄弟的家庭，大卫从小就被教育要重视与人分享。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】A bring up:教育，养育;turn down:拒绝，关小;look after:照顾，照料;hold back:抑制，阻止。根据句意可知，选A。
8 【翻译】一辆卡车辗过简的猫，然后扬长而去。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】A run over:在……上驶过，(撞倒后)辗过;run into:撞上，撞倒，遭遇;run through:贯穿，浏览;run down:撞倒，停止。根据句意可知，选A。
9. 【翻译】中国馆外排了如此长的队伍，最终我们放弃了。
[考点]词义辨析题
【精析】C unfortunately:不幸地;purposefully:果断地，有明确目标地;eventually：最后，最终;initially:最初，首先。根据句意可知，选C。
10. 【翻译】自去年以来，美国游客的人数增长了8%。
[考点]词语搭配题
【精析】B increase in:在……增长，在……增加;increase by:增加了，按……增长;increase with:增加，随……而增长;increase from:从……增加。根据句意可知，选B。
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