华慧考博-考博英语词汇分析(三十四)

1. The differences between the male and female of this species become more ______ with age.

A. divisible

B. pronounced

C. Dictated

D. assured

B 【句意】这一物种的雄性与雌性之间的差异会随着年龄的增长而变得更明显。

【解析】形容词词义辨析。divisible“可分的；可分割的”；pronounced“讲出来的；明显的”；dictated“口述的”；assured“确定的；自信的”。由句中关键词“differences差异”、“with age随着年龄的增长”的对应和词义辨析知“明显的”符合语境，故B项正确。

2.Generous public funding of basic science would ______ considerable benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.

A. result from

B. settle down

C. lie in

D. lead to

D 【句意】对基础科学投入大量公共资金会为该国人民的健康、财富和安全带来相当多的好处。

【解析】词组辨析。result from“起因于；由……造成”；settle down“定居；安定下来；安下心来 (做某事)”；lie in“在于”；lead to“导致；通向；带来”。由句中关键词“considerable benefits相当多的好处”的对应和词组辨析知“带来”符合语境，故D项正确。

3.People throughout the world are doing anything they can to ______ the serious problem of environmental pollution.

A. put up with

B. submit on

C. comply with

D. cope with

D 【句意】全世界的人正在做他们能做的任何事情来处理严重的环境污染问题。

【解析】词组辨析。put up with“忍受；容忍”；没有“submit on”这个词组，但有“submit…on…“提交关于……的……”；comply with“照做，遵守”；cope with“处理”。由关键词“doing anything they can to做他们能做的任何事情”和“the serious problem of environmental pollution严重的环境污染问题”的对应知“处理”符合语境，由此知D项正确。