2011年GCT英语每日一练（五十五）
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1. Most great artists are exceptionally _________ people.
A. sensitized B. sensitive C. senseless D. sensory
2. Before the disastrous earthquake there was ___________ chaos.
A. massive B. ominous C. suspending D. imminent
3. At the meeting, Smith argued ___________ in favor of the proposal.
A. severely B. warmly C. forcefully D. heavily
4. Largely due to the university tradition and the current academic milieu, every college student here works ___________.
A. industrially B. industriously
C. consciously D. purposefully
5. The chairman of the board _________ on me the unpleasant job of dismissing good workers the firm can no longer afford to employ.
A. compelled B. posed C. pressed D. tempted
答案及解析：
1．【答案】B
【解析】A项sensitized是动词sensitize(使敏感)的过去分词；B项sensitive”敏感的，敏锐的”；C项senseless”无感觉的，无意义的”；D项sensory”感觉(器官)上的”。
2．【答案】B
【解析】B项ominous”预兆性的，恶兆的”，massive”厚重的，魁伟的”；suspending”悬而未决的”；imminent”迫近的，即将来临的”，译文 “预兆性的混乱在地震灾难到来之前就已有了”。
3.【答案】C
【解析】本题中四个副词的意思分别是：A项：”严厉地”；B项：”热情地”；C项：”强有力地”；D项：”严重地，剧烈地”。根据句子的意思，只有C项适合，所以C项为本题正确答案。
4．【答案】B
【解析】B项industriously”勤勉地，刻苦地”，industrially”企业[工业]地”，consciously”有意识地，自觉地”，purposefully”有目的地”，译文：这里的每位大学生学习都很刻苦，这很大程度上要归因于这所大学的传统和当前的学术环境。
5．【答案】C
【解析】pressed在这里是”强加”的意思。A项compelled”强迫”，是及物动词；B项posed”摆姿势”；D项tempted”引诱；尝试”。
