1. Creating so much confusion, Mason realized he had better make ____ what he was trying to tell the audience.
A) exclusive B) explicit C) objective D) obscure
2. Starting with the ________ that there is life on the planet Mars, the scientist went on to develop his argument.
A) premise B) pretext C) foundation D) presentation
3. After several nuclear disasters, a ________ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.
A) quarrel B) suspicion C) verdict D) controversy
4. Their diplomatic principles completely laid bare their ________ for world conquest.
A) admiration B) ambition C) administration D)orientation
5. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ________ such as colored lights and glass balls.
A) ornaments B) luxuries C) exhibits D) complements
6. The two most important ________ in making a cake are flour and sugar.
A) elements B) components C) ingredients D) constituents
7. We must look beyond ________ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing.
A) justifications B) illusions C) manifestations D) specifications
8. No one imagined that the apparently ________ businessman was really a criminal.
A) respective B) respectable C) respectful D) realistic
1. 答案：B
译文：制造了如此多的困惑，Mason意识到最好把他的意思明确地告诉听众。
解析：exclusive指排除的，不包括的，与of连用;explicit指直截了当的;明确的;常与direction, reason搭配;objective客观存在的，客观的;obscure模糊的，含糊不清的，晦涩的。
2. 答案：A
译文：以火星上有生命存在这一假设开始，那位科学家继续进行论证。
解析：premise 前提;pretext 借口;foundation 基础;presentation 陈述
3. 答案：D
译文：发生几次核灾难之后，关于核能安全的问题引起了一场激烈的争论。
解析：quarrel 争吵;suspicion 怀疑;verdict 判决;controversy 争议
4. 答案：B
译文：他们的外交原则完全暴露了他们要征服世界的野心。
解析：admiration 羡慕;ambition 野心;administration 管理;orientation 方向
5. 答案：A
译文：圣诞树上点缀着闪光的饰物，如彩灯和玻璃球。
解析：ornament 装饰;luxury 奢侈的;exhibit 展览;complement 补充
6. 答案：C
参考译文：制作蛋糕时所需的两种最重要的原料是面粉和糖。
解析：element 元素;component 部件;ingredient 配料;constituent 成分
7. 答案：B
译文：我们必须看破那些幻觉和设想，努力去发现遗漏的东西。
解析：justification 理由;illusion 幻想;manifestation 证明;specification 产品说明
8. 答案：B
译文：没有人想象到这位表面上受人尊敬的商人实际上是个罪犯。
解析：respective 分别的;respectable 可尊敬的;respectful 尊敬的;realistic 现实的
翻译： Where previously it had concentrated on the big infrastructure projects such as dams, roads and bridges, it began to switch to projects which directly improved the basic services of a country.
参考译文：之前它曾将注意力集中在诸如大坝，道路以及桥梁等的大型基础设施建设工程上，而现在开始转向可以直接发展国家基础服务的工程上了。
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