第9题: [单项选择]Though steam engines have now passed the ______ of their usefulness, their heritage remains. A. prime B. era C. epoch D. dafe 参考答案:A 答案解析:[试题分析] 本题考查名词词义。 [详细解答] prime意为“全盛期;最好的时期”;era意为“时代,(某一重要历史事件的)年代”;epoch意为“(有重大发展或特别事情的)重要时期”;d
第35题: [单项选择]The relatives of those killed in the crash got together to seek________. A. premium B. compensation C. repayment D. refund 参考答案:B 答案解析:[译文]坠机事件中遇难者的亲属联合起来要求赔偿。
[题解]近义词辨析:premium“投保人缴纳的保险费;额外费用;奖品,额外津贴”,at a premium 意为“奇缺的;以高价”,put/ pl