1.In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women _____this field is climbing.
A.engaging B.devoting C.registering D.pursuing
2 .John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages______in the dictionary.
A.missing B.losing C.dropping D.leaking
3. People_____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today.
A.convinced B.anticipated C.resolved D.assured
答案解析:
1..本题的答案是(D)
(A) engaging:"从事,参与"。(B)devoting:"献身"。(C)registering:"记录"。(D)pursuing:"追赶;从事,进行"。(A)engaging通常接"in",此处没有,故(A)应排除。(B)devoting通常接"to",此处没有"to",故(B)也应排除。(C)与上下文不搭配,(C)也应排除。根据题意(D)pursuing是正确答案。
句子翻译:过去,大多数伐木工人都是男性,但如今从事此领域的女性的人数在增加。
2.本题的答案是(A)
(A) missing:"缺掉的,下落不明的"。(B)losing:"丢失",一般不能作形容词,更不能作置于名词后的形容词。(C)dropping"往下掉的"。(D)leaking:"漏的"。根据上下文,(A)是正确答案。
句子翻译:约翰向书商抱怨道:字典里有几页缺掉了。
3.本题的答案是(B)
(A) convinced:"使人信服;相信"。(B)anticipated:"期待"。(C)resolved:"决心"。(D)assured:"保证"。根据题意(B) 为正确答案。
句子翻译:句子翻译:人们预期直升飞行运输将会像如今的班机一样载数百万计的乘客。