2011职称英语在线模拟试题精讲教材(4)

词汇学习 二

每组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语，请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。

1. America’s emphasis on the importance of education for everyone has spurred scientific research.

  A)encouraged                 B)endangered              C)endorsed                 D)enlarged

2. Photojournalist Margaret White became famous for her coverage of significant events during the Second World War.

  A)baggage                   B)orphanage                C)reportage                 D)usage

3. Below 600 feet ocean waters range from dimly lit to completely dark.

  A)inadequately                B)hardly                      C)faintly                     D)sufficiently

4.“I’m not meddling”， Mary said mildly,“I’m just curious”.

  A)gently                         B)shyly                       C)weakly                    D)sweetly

5. In 1861 it seemed inevitable that the Southern states would break away from the Union.

  A)strange                              B)certain                     C)inconsistent             D)proper