考博英语词汇与语法练习（九）

1. We have taken all the _____ we can against the painting being stolen.

A. precautions

B. admissions

C. concessions

D. transactions

2. Lying here in the sun is a very pleasant way to _____ the afternoon.

A. give away

B. pass away

C. while away

D. fade away

3. Nothing would _____ Elizabeth to give up the cause of education.

A. induce

B. deduce

C. reduce

D. seduce

4. He was usually very kind so that his sudden _____ greatly surprised us.

A. heartiness

B. unhappiness

C. harshness

D. uprightness

5. Robert did not hear the bell because he was completely _____ in his reading.

A. received

B. suspended

C. confirmed

D. absorbed

答案：

1. A 参考译文：为了防范那幅画被偷，我们采取了一切措施。

precaution 预防, 警惕, 防范

admission 允许进入, 承认某事之陈述, 供认

concession 让步

transaction 办理, 处理, 会报, 学报, 交易, 事务, 处理事务

2. C 参考译文：躺在这里晒太阳是一种令人愉快的消磨下午时间的方式。

give away 送掉, 分发, 放弃, 泄露, 出卖, 让步, 陷下

pass away 去世

while away 消磨

fade away 逐渐凋谢, 慢慢减弱

3. A 参考译文：没有什么能让Elizabeth放弃教育事业。

induce 劝诱, 促使, 导致, 引起, 感应

deduce 推论, 演绎出

reduce 减少, 缩小, 简化, 还原

seduce 诱使

4. C 参考译文：他平时都很和善的，所以他一下子变得严肃起来让我们吃惊不小。

heartiness 诚实, 热心

unhappiness 忧愁, 苦恼

harshness 粗糙的事物, 严肃, 刺耳

uprightness 垂直, 正直

5. D 参考译文：Robert没有听到铃声，因为他完全沉浸在书本中。

received 收到, 接到, 接收, 遭到, 受到, 接待, 接见

suspend 吊, 悬挂

confirm 确定, 批准, 使巩固, 使有效

be absorbed in 全神贯注于, 专心于