2012年GCT考试英语每日一练（六）

1. He told a story about his sister who was in a sad ___________ when she was ill and had no money.

A. plight B. polarization C. plague D. pigment

2. He added a __________ to his letter by saying that he would arrive before 8 pm.

A. presidency B. prestige C. postscript D. preliminary

3. This problem should be discussed first, for it takes ___________ over all the other issues.

A. precedence B. prosperity C. presumption D. probability

4. The ________ of gifted children into accelerated classes will start next week according to their academic performance.

A. segregation B. specification C. spectrum D. subscription

5. He cut the string and held up the two __________ to tie the box.

A. segments B. sediments C. seizures D. secretes

1．【答案】A

【解析】A项plight”困境”符合句意，如：He is in a sad plight. (他陷入了悲惨的境地)。其他三项中，B项polarization”分化”，C项plague”瘟疫、天灾”，D项pigment”色素，颜料”，都与句意不相符。本句空格处意为”陷入了悲惨的境地”，因此A项为正确答案。

2．【答案】C

【解析】C项postscript”附言，后记”符合句意，A项presidency”任期”；B项prestige”声望，威望”；D项preliminary”预备的，初步的”，都不正确。本句空格处意为”他在信中又加了附言”，因此C项为正确答案。

3．【答案】A

【解析】A项precedence的意思是”优先、居先”，短语precedence over的意思是”居于……之前”，如：National defense must take precedence over all other questions．(国防应优先考虑)。B项prosperity”繁荣”，C项presumption”假定”，D项probability”可能性”，都与句意不符且不能与take搭配使用。本句空格处意为这个问题应优先考虑。因此A项为正确答案。

4．【答案】A

【解析】A项segregation的意思是”分开，分离”，与句意相符。其他三项中，B项specification”详述，规范”；C项spectrum”光谱，频谱”；D项subscription”捐献，订阅”，都不正确。本句空格处意为”将有天分的儿童分到提高班”，因此A项为正确答案。

5．【答案】A

【解析】A项segment的意思为”段，节”，符合句意。B项sediment”沉淀物”，C项seizure”抓住，夺取”，D项secrete”隐藏”都不正确。本句意为”他把绳子割断，拿两股绳去绑盒子”。因此A项为正确答案。