1.Life is more important than the pressures and stresses that we place on ourselves over work and other commitments.

　　A. appointments B. arrangementsC. obligationsD. devotions

　　2. If you continue toindulge incomputer games like this, your future will b

　　e at stake.

　　A. in danger B. without questionC. on guardD. at large

　　3. Romantic novels, as opposed to realistic ones, tend to present idealized versions of life, often with a happy ending.

　　A. in contrast to B. in regard to C. in terms ofD. in light of

　　4. Most people would agree that, although our age far surpasses all previous ages in knowledge, there has been no correlative increase in wisdom.

　　A. improves B. precedesC. imposes D. exceeds

　　5. Many students today displaya disturbing willingness to choose institutions and careers on the basis of earning potential.

　　A. offensive B. depressiveC. troublesomeD. tiresome
 

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习题答案

　　1. 【答案】C

　　【解析】题中词commitment献身，承诺，承担义务。

　　A. appointment约会，任命，委派B. arrangement安排

　　C. obligation义务，职责D. devotion奉献，献身

　　【译文】生命比我们因工作和其他义务而施加在自身上的压力和重担更为重要。

　　2. 【答案】A

　　【解析】题中短语at stake在危险中。

　　A. in danger在危险中B. without question毫无疑问

　　C. on guard警惕，防范D. at large详尽地;未被捕地

　　【译文】如果你继续如此沉迷于电脑游戏，你的未来将就会很危险了。

　　3. 【答案】A

　　【析】题中短语as opposed to与……不同，与……相反。

　　A. in contrast to与……相反的B. in regard to关于，至于

　　C. in terms of依据，按照D. in light of 按照，根据

　　【译文】与现实主义小说不同的是，浪漫小说往往呈现的是理想化的生活模式，且结局圆满。

　　4. 【答案】D

　　【解析】题中词surpass超过，胜过。

　　A. improve提高，改善B. precede在……之前，先于

　　C. impose强加于(后常接on/upon)D. exceed超越，胜过

　　【译文】大多数人都会同意，虽然我们这个时代的知识远远超越以往所有的时代，但是智慧水平却没有相应地提高。

　　5. 【答案】C

　　【解析】题中词disturbing烦扰的，令人不安的。

　　A. offensive冒犯的，无礼的B. depressive郁闷的，抑郁的

　　C. troublesome麻烦的，使人苦恼的D. tiresome使人疲劳的

　　【译文】如今许多学生根据收入潜力来选择学校和职业，这种择业意愿的表现令人不安。