1. People throughout the world are doing anything they can to ______ the serious problem of environmental pollution.
A. put up with B. submit on C. comply with D. cope with
2. The job-seeker asks the general manager if there is any ______ position in his company.
A. empty B. bare C. vacant D. hollow
3. The hurricane brought a huge damage to the coastal village: fishing boats were ______ and many houses collapsed.
A. wrecked B. spoiled C. decayed D. fired
【答案】
1.D 【句意】全世界的人正在做他们能做的任何事情来处理严重的环境污染问题。
【解析】词组辨析题。put up with“忍受;容忍”;submit on“提交”;comply with“照做,遵守”;cope with“处理,应付”。由关键词“doing anything they can to”及“problem”知这里指“处理问题”,由此知D项正确。
2.C 【句意】求职者问这位总经理是否公司有任何空缺职位。
【解析】形容词词义辨析。empty“空的;无意义的”;bare“空的;赤裸的,无遮蔽的”;vacant“空虚的;空缺的”;hollow“中空的,空腹的;虚伪的”。由关键词“job-seeker求职者”及“position职位”知这里指“是否有空缺职位”,由此知C项正确。
3.A 【句意】飓风为滨海的村子带来了巨大的损毁:渔船被摧毁,很多房子也倒塌了。
【解析】动词词义辨析。wreck“破坏;摧毁(一般针对船只)”;spoil“破坏;掠夺”;decay“使腐烂;使腐败”;fire“点燃;解雇;放枪”。由关键词“hurricane飓风”及“fishing boats渔船”知这里指“渔船被摧毁”,由此知A项正确。