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教师讲解：

边学边练

• 1. In an effort to "moralize" a sport recently beset by scandal, Italy's Roman Catholic bishops have purchased a professional soccer team, announcing plans to raise ethical standards for players, executives and fans.（单选题）。

  　　 A.justify

  　　 B.reform

  　　 C.sponsor

  　　 D.organize

  教师解析：答案为A。答案解析：A意为证明…为正当；B意为改革；C意为主办；D意为组织，划斜线一词意为从道德上解释，所以答案为A。

• 2. The sudden, erratic swings of the pendulum during the 1990s were, therefore, the perfect prelude to the 2000 campaign. （单选题）。

  　　 A.measure

  　　 B.indicator

  　　 C.milestone

  　　 D.preliminary

  教师解析：答案为D。答案解析：A意为标尺；B意为指示器，指示剂；C意为里程碑；D意为前奏，划斜线一词意为前奏，所以答案为D。

• 3. If Flower wishes to prosper in her vocation, she must devote all her energies to her business: all her ideas and all her ambition will tend to the accomplishment of that one object.（单选题）。

  　　 A.lavish

  　　 B.flourish

  　　 C.optimize

  　　 D.downsize

  教师解析：答案为B。答案解析：A意为浪费、慷慨给予；B意为茂盛、兴旺；C意为使…完善；D意为裁剪、使…变小，划斜线一词意为兴旺，所以答案为B。

• 4. Totalitarianism is collectivism. Collectivism means the subjugation of the individual to a group-whether to a race, class or state does not matter.（单选题）。

  　　 A.oppression

  　　 B.submission

  　　 C.prosecution

  　　 D.transformation

  教师解析：答案为B。答案解析：A意为压迫、镇压；B意为屈服、服从；C意为起诉；D意为转变，划斜线一词意为屈服，所以答案为B。

• 5. Harold and Mary had a congenial relationship but decided to divorce because their life goals were beginning to diverge.（单选题）。

  　　 A.differ

  　　 B.dissect

  　　 C.display

  　　 D.distort

  教师解析：答案为A。答案解析：A意为不同、有分歧；B意为解剖、仔细分析；C意为展示，陈列；D意为不同，有分歧，划斜线一词意为曲解、歪曲，所以答案为A。