题目内容

Hundreds of Swedish workers are trialing a six—hour working day in the hopes that it will_____ sick leave and save the country money.

A. cut downB. turn downC. pull downD. cast down

 

A

【解析】

试题分析:考查短语辨析。A. cut down砍倒,减少;B. turn down拒绝;C. pull down推倒;D. cast down降低成本。句意:几百个瑞典工人正尝试6小时工作日,希望此举将减少病假并节省国家的钱。故A正确。

考点:考查短语辨析

 

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There was crying we had walked into grave. But, the pilot told us our one engine was working double time, and his was to get up in the air and see what happens! Then we did. We got up in the air and happened. We arrived in Norfolk and everyone for still being alive.

Although I do sincerely like to have a plan “see what happens”, which really isn’t such a bad life strategy, all too often, I would see people pursuing their goals with inaction just because they don’t have success. Actually, success will never be guaranteed. The thing that you can do is just get up in the air, and see what hap­pens.

If you are planning to learn a new skill, get up in the air, and see what happens! It might not be as as you thought. You might be smarter than you thought. It could be ! So don’t stay there trying nothing just because there is no of guaran­teed success.

1.A. HopefullyB. ExcitedlyC. UnfortunatelyD. Thankfully

2.A. serviceB. powerC. waterD. fuel

3.A. shutB. fixC. changeD. start

4.A. get upB. pack upC. light upD. speed up

5.A. waitB. delayC. crashD. suffer

6.A. rumorB. anxietyC. diseaseD. smoke

7.A. looked overB. gone outC. got acrossD. taken off

8.A. sittingB. checkingC. watchingD. boarding

9.A. puzzledB. patientC. desperateD. embarrassed

10.A. even ifB. as ifC. what ifD. only if

11.A. commentB. complaintC. promiseD. plan

12.A. everythingB. somethingC. nothingD. anything

13.A. escapedB. cheeredC. sighedD. praised

14.A. less thanB. other thanC. better thanD. more than

15.A. frozenB. annoyedC. concernedD. satisfied

16.A. realisticB. organizedC. potentialD. guaranteed

17.A. sameB. commonC. bestD. last

18.A. interestingB. challengingC. surprisingD. encouraging

19.A. funB. painC. sorrowD. trouble

20.A. meaningB. sighC. actionD. reward

 

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People in business have to be careful if they are to survive the jungle out there. They must not be led into making bogus investments. Bogus means something that is not real.

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Word expert Charles Funk thinks the expression comes from sailors on ships. They clean the bottom of a boat. When they have removed all the dirt, they are down to the copper pieces that hold the ship together. So, if we get down to brass tacks, we can prevent rip-offs and bogus ways of earning money in that jungle out there. And, some good luck will help, too.

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D. Because everyone loves to have money.

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A. he will fight against wild animals

B. he is interested to go through a jungle

C. he will face many difficulties soon

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C. you care nothing about the quality

D. you are always caring about money

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A. many English words have their interesting stories

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C. many businessmen have been cheated in life

D. Charles Funk has created many interesting words

 

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