2013同等学力申硕英语每日一练 1月29日

　　1. Despite his remarks that triggered bitter debates, the president insisted he was telling the truth.

　　A. terminated B. transmitted C. extinguished D. initiated

　　2. The outcome of the conflict shattered the Palestinian’s dream of peace and prosperity.

　　A. fulfilled B. strengthened C. destroyed D. confirmed

　　3. As stock prices plunged during the banking crisis, some investors were beginning to lose hope.

　　A. tumbled B. dispersed C. collapsed D. dripped

　　4. Some experts fear that these regulations will be so strict as to paralyze economic activities.

　　A. make…ineffective B. render. . . necessary.

　　C. Keep. .strong D. leave. . . alone

　　5. The arrangement of the meeting has to be kept confidential for the sake of security.

　　A. confident B. secret C. flexible D. positive

　　参考答案：

　　1.D 该句意为：尽管总统的话引发激烈的争论，但他坚持认为自己讲的是实话。Trigger的意思是“诱发，引发”。Terminate：终止，结束;transmit:传输，传送，传达;extinguish:扑灭，灭绝;initiate：发动，开始，策划。

　　2.C 该句意为：冲突的后果是巴勒斯坦人和平和繁荣的梦想破灭了o shatter的意思是“打破，粉碎，破坏”o fulfill:实现，履行，满足;strengthen：加强，增强;destroy:毁灭，摧毁;confirm：：证实，验证。

　　3.A 该句意为：银行信贷危机中股票价格下跌，一些投资者开始心里没底o plunge的意思是“陷，下跌，投入”。tumble：翻跟头，下降，跌落;disperse：驱散，散开;collapse：崩溃，解体，垮台;drip：滴人。

　　4.A 该句意为：有些专家担心这些规定过于严格，会严重影响经济活动。Paralyze的意思是“使瘫痪，使失去作用，使惊愕”，在此句中的含义是“使……无任何效果”。Render..necessary：使有必要;leave...alone：不理会。

　　5.B 该句意为：为了安全起见，会议的安排要保密o confidential与secret是同义词，与confident无关。Flexible：灵活的;positive：正面的，积极的。