第8题: [单项选择]There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in ______ with its surroundings. A. coincidence B. harmony C. uniform D. alliance 参考答案:B 答案解析:harmony和谐,协调;coincidence巧合;uniform与…一致;alliance联盟,结盟。句意:这个国家曾有座城镇,在那里所有的生命与周围环境十分融洽。
第9题: [单项选择]They are still calculating the impact of automation on the lives of factory workers. A. affect B. influence C. pressure D. passion 参考答案:B 答案解析:[解析] 借助搭配结构“…on sth.”判断B(影响)是答案。该句含义是“他们仍然在估测自动化对工厂工人生活的影响。”influence。n…对……的影响;impact“冲击,影响,效果;撞击,压紧