2012年GCT考试英语每日一练（四十八）

1. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a ___________.

A. scarcity                           B. minority

C. minimum                         D. shortage

2. Fresh fruits and vegetables are generally less expensive when they are in ________.

A. sale          B. need            C. season           D. time

3. The manager gave her his ____________ that the complaint would be investigated.

A. admission                        B. allowance

C. assurance                        D. insurance

4. According to the psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the _________ of maturity.

A. fulfillment                      B. achievement

C. establishment                    D. accomplishment

5. The remarkable ________ of life on theGalapagos Islandsinspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.

A. classification                     B. variety

C. density                         D. diversion

1．【答案】B

【解析】in a minority占少数，与Most nurses are women相对应。A项scarcity”缺乏，不足”；a scarcity of teachers师资缺乏。C项minimum”最低限度”；The temperature reached the minimum at midnight．气温在半夜达到了最低点。D项shortage”缺少”；There is a world shortage of fuel．全世界都缺少燃料。

2. 【答案】C

【解析】A项in sale无此搭配，应为on sale，表示”出售，拍卖”；B项in need表不”需要的”；C项in season”(水果等)应时的，时令的”；D项in time表示”及时地，准时地”。根据题意应选C项。

3．【答案】C

【解析】A项admission意为”允许进人”；B项allowance意为”允许”；C项assurance表示”保证”；D项insurance表示”保险”。比较词义，C项适合，为正确答案。

4．【答案】B

【解析】achievement作”达到，取得”讲，指通过努力逐步达到某一阶段或取得某一成果，如：The achievement of his object inspired him to greater efforts．他达到了目标这件事激励他作出更大的努力。fulfillment则作”履行，完成，实现”讲，如：The fulfillment of every task assigned by the Party and the state is his greatest wish．完成党和国家交给的各项任务是他最大的心愿。establishment 意为”建立，设立，开办”，如：The establishment of revolutionary committees marks the beginning of the great revolution．革命委员会的建立标志着大革命的开始。accomplishment作”完成”讲，与fulfillment意思相近，如：We are fighting for the accomplishment of the Party’s tasks．我们正为完成党的任务而奋斗。

5．【答案】B

【解析】variety意为”变种，多样，种种”，如：We demanded more variety in our food．我们要求食物多换花样。而classification作”分类，类别，级别”讲，如：The automatic classification of mail according to places where it is to go is very popular in many countries．在很多国家，按邮件到达的地方自动对其进行分类是很普遍的做法。density意为”稠密，密度”，如：Mercury has a much greater density than water．水银的密度比水大得多。diversion意为”转移，消遣”，如：Chess and billiards are his favorite diversions．下棋和打台球是他所喜欢的消遣。