第23题: [单项选择]Japanese workers still put in an impressive 42 hours each week but they are ______ by the South Koreans and Singaporeans who spend an average 46 hours at the grindstone. A. outdone B. outweighed C. outrun D. outrivaled 参考答案:A 答案解析:[解析] 四个选项的意思分别是outdo胜过，优于；outweigh重于，大于；outrun比……跑得快；outrival(在竞争中)胜过对手。句意是，给人留下深刻印象的是，日本工人每星期仍工作42小
第30题: [单项选择]Educational development is bound up with economic progress. A. in accordance with B. consistent with C. independent of D. closely related to 参考答案:D 答案解析:[解析] 画线单词bound up with的意思是：与……有密切联系；与……利益一致。各选项的意思是：in accordance with与……一致，依照；consistent with符合；ind
第36题: [单项选择]We shall probably never be able to ______ the exact nature of these sub-atomic particles. A. assert B. impart C. ascertain D. notify 参考答案:C 答案解析:ascertain意为“查明，弄清，确定”，同answer，clear up，find out，learn，例如：We must ascertain the usual customs of the
