A budget approved by the European Parliament for the European Economic Community was declared adopted Tuesday despite opposition by ministers. The president of the Parliament, Simone Veil, signed the $24.2 billion 1982 budget, (1)the EEC into its third (2) budget conflict.
Minutes after receiving a (3) from ministers to (4) the signing to give time to work out a (5) ,Veil told Britain's Financial Secretary to the Treasury, Nicholas Ridley, she had adopted the budget.
Ridley told reporters (6) speaking to Veil by telephone, "She has adopted it, and she is absolutely (7) that the ministers should write to her in this way without (8) consultation”.
EEC sources (9) most member states would probably (10) to make full payments to the budget as adopted, and the conflict was likely to (11) well into next year.
The ministers' letter to Veil, (12) after a meeting in Brussels Tuesday, (13) of serious consequences (14) the budget were adopted.
“The council of ministers appeals to you to put off tile adoption of the 1982 budget (15) a consensus can be found ..." it said.
The adoption (16) six months of tortuous negotiations between the 434-member Assembly and EEC budget ministers over 1982 (17) .
(18) was blocked in the (19) by parliament’s addition earlier this month of some $250 million much of it for jobs programs.
The number of people out of (20) in the EEC in November reached a record of almost 10 million or nine percent of the working population, according to the EEC statistics office.
问题1选项
A.undergoing
B.confronting
C.plunging
D.converting
问题2选项
A.consecutive
B.consequent
C.sequential
D.preceding
问题3选项
A.bulk
B.plea
C.honor
D.grant
问题4选项
A.delay
B.detain
C.prolong
D.extend
问题5选项
A.cooperation
B.combination
C.compromise
D.coincidence
问题6选项
A.since
B.before
C.after
D.as
问题7选项
A.furious
B.cautious
C.apprehensive
D.nervous
问题8选项
A.urgent
B.crucial
C.prior
D.durable
问题9选项
A.said
B.questioned
C.told
D.addressed
问题10选项
A.contradict
B.deny
C.refuse
D.concede
问题11选项
A.stretch
B.last
C.gear
D.proceed
问题12选项
A.outlined
B.drafted
C.polished
D.compiled
问题13选项
A.warned
B.disposed
C.dreamt
D.conceived
问题14选项
A.even if
B.if
C.so that
D.for
问题15选项
A.until
B.while
C.although
D.since
问题16选项
A.characterized
B.followed
C.stimulated
D.brought
问题17选项
A.spending
B.provisions
C.survey
D.slogan
问题18选项
A.clash
B.agreement
C.option
D.abundance
问题19选项
A.end
B.dawn
C.event
D.dark
问题20选项
A.reach
B.shape
C.pulse
D.work
第1题:C
第2题:A
第3题:B
第4题:A
第5题:C
第6题:C
第7题:A
第8题:C
第9题:A
第10题:C
第11题:B
第12题:B
第13题:A
第14题:B
第15题:A
第16题:B
第17题:A
第18题:B
第19题:A
第20题:D
(1)考察固定搭配。plunge into / in 使穷苦陷入(或遭受)。选项C符合题意。
(2)考察形容词词义辨析。consecutive “连贯的,连续不断的”;consequent “随之发生的,作为结果的”;sequential “连续的”;preceding “在前的”。空格处所在句子的句意是:使EEC陷入了他们(连续的)第三次预算的冲突、矛盾中。选项A符合题意。
(3)考察名词词义辨析。bulk “体积”;plea “呼吁;恳求”;honor “荣誉”;grant “拨款,授予”。上文提到minister 是反对这个方案的,所以此处,他是呼吁推迟这个方案的施行。选项B符合题意。
(4)考察动词词义辨析。delay “推迟”;detain “拘留,留住”;prolong “延长”;extend “延伸”。根据第53题的大意,可知选项A符合题意。
(5)考察名词词义辨析。cooperation “合作”;combination “结合”;compromise “妥协”;coincidence “巧合”。空格处所在句子的大意是部长呼吁推迟通过这个方案的时间来找到折中的方法。选项C符合题意。
(6)考察连词的用法。根据前文可知 Ridley是在与Veil打完电话之后才对记者发表讲话的,所以选项C符合题意。
(7)考察形容词词义辨析。furious “愤怒的”;cautious “小心的”;apprehensive “忧虑的,知晓的”;nervous “紧张的”。空格处所在句子的大意是:她感到很愤怒,觉得部长们应该直接写信给她,而不需要通过先前的会议来与她讨论预算拨款的事。选项A符合题意。
(8)考察形容词词义辨析。urgent “紧急的”;crucial “重要的”;prior “优先的,在先的”;durable “耐用的”。参考第57题句意可知选项C符合题意。
(9)考察动词词义辨析。said “宣布,表达”;questioned “质疑”;told “告诉”;addressed “向……讲话”。空格处所在句子的句意是:EEC的资料显示,多数部长将有可能拒绝。选项A符合题意。
(10)考察动词词义辨析。contradict “矛盾”;deny “否定”;refuse “拒绝”;concede “让步”。空格处所在句子的大意是大多数部长会拒绝全额支付这个预算方案。选项C符合题意。
(11)考察动词词义辨析。stretch “延伸”;last “持续”;gear “适合”;proceed “进行”。空格处所在句子的大意是:这个争论可能会持续的第二年。选项B符合题意。
(12)考察动词词义辨析。Outline “概述”;draft “起草”;polish“磨光”;compile “编制”。空格处所在句子的大意是:在星期二的Brussels会议后,部长起草了一封信给Veil。选项B符合题意。
(13)考察动词词组辨析。Warn of “警告”;dispose of “处理,处置”;dream of “梦想”;conceive of “设想,构想”。空格处所在句子的大意是:告诫如果接受了预算拨款将出现严重的后果。选项A符合题意。
(14)考察引导词的用法。根据上下文,该句是 if 引导的条件句,谓语动词用虚拟语气,所以后面的be动词用的是were。选项B符合题意。
(15)考察连词的用法。空格处所在句子的大意是:部长想让Veil 等到部长们的意见一致了才采用预算拨款。选项A “直到……才”符合题意。
(16)考察动词词义辨析。characterize “以……为特征”;follow “跟随”;stimulate “刺激”;bring “带来,引来”。空格处所在句子的大意是:预算拨款的采用随着434名Assembly和EEC的预算部长,经历了六个月的曲折谈判。选项B符合题意。
(17)考察动词词义辨析。spend “花费”;provision “供给……食品”;survey “调查”;slogan “标语”。spending 与前文的 payment 构成呼应,符合题意。
(18)考察名词词义辨析。clash “冲突”;agreement “协议”;option “选择权”;abundance “充裕”。与前文提到的consensus 一致,空格处所在句子大意是:协议最终被议会阻止了。选项B符合题意。
(19)考察固定搭配。in the end “最后”。选项A符合题意。
(20)考察固定搭配。out of work “失业”。work 与上文的job相照应,符合题意。