ACT--Review 1--Dec

No.1

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synonym of “bypass”

detour, circumvent, skip

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The trial gradually changed from compact dirt to ________volcanic rocks. (乱糟糟的)

a jumble of

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Patrons credit the handsome Beaux Arts aesthetic ______enchancing their theatergoing experience. (it is a preposition)

with

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Suprisingly, though, the bush is almost genetically identical to the enormous redwood that dwarfs it.

(a synonym of dwarfs in the context)

eclipses

obscures

pales

dims

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It's a humble landmark named for a man who tirelessly explored, documented, and fought to protect_______would become the most visited national park in the United States.(suitable word)

what

No.2

1

tell the meanings of the following words:

allusion 

illusion   

delusion   

elusion

allusion:暗指，提及

illusion:幻觉

delusion：妄想，错觉

elusion:逃避，回避

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上升的太阳

the_______sun

rising

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The autobiography by Mary Harris Jones________factual inaccuracies.(充满)

is riddled with

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Although these plants may seem like ___________botanical leaches,  they are actually a testament to the tree's remarkable genetics and adaptability. (仅仅是，和...没两样）

little more than; no more than

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He gave his photos and maps to prominent Asheville visitors, recruiting First Lady Grace Coolidge and wealthy philanthropist John D.Rockefeller Jr.,________,to join the park campain.(选出正确选项并解释)

a. amid other big shots

b.and so forth

c.among others

d.et cetera

c

No.3

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1. The beauty of the scene defies description.

2. ...it apparently defied the basic laws of chemistry

1.to be impossible or almost impossible to believe, explain, describe, etc.不可能，无法（相信、解释、描绘等）

2.to refuse to obey or show respect for sb in authority, a law, a rule, etc.违抗；反抗；蔑视

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We leaned against each other, spent.

What is the meaning of "spent" in the context?

exhausted;worn out

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Jones even _______her date of birth.(definition:to avoid giving clear and accurate information, or a clear answer)

fudges

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analyze the sentence:

With equipment and tools still deep within the mine, the entrance was boarded up, the pumps that had kept the mine dry for decades turned off.

two absolute constructions:

With equipment and tools still deep within the mine

the pumps that had kept the mine dry for decades turned off

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Adopting the language of graffiti, these yarn artists commonly refer___the act of covering something with knitted or crocheted yarn____"tagging".(suitable words)

to   as 

No.4

1

Other water vapor molecules__________ into the hexagonal structure (definition of the word: to hit sb/sth by accident)

bump

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In the sentence "the sunlight________the severe landscape of gray volcanic rock", which word emphasizes the ruggedness of the landscape?

a. squelched out

b.smothered

c. shattered over

d. went over

shattered over

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Because of these tireless efforts on ________, workers trusted Mother Jones and, by extension, the labor unions she represented.

a. their behalve's 

b. their behalf

c. on behalf of them,

d. there behalf

b&c

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Language is key______a person's chances of having absolute pitch.(a preposition)

to

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Translate this sentence.

In 2011, knitter Jessie Hemmons decided she'd had enough of people snapping pictures of the bronze statue of Rocky in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art without ever going inside the museum.

受够了...

No.5

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It was August and our clothes were stifling. (what is the meaning of "stifling" in this context)

making you feel uncomfortable because you cannot do what you want. 令人感到压抑的

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His search for their creator led himself to Mata Ortiz and an eventual partnership with Quezada.

Please identify the mistake in the sentence.

himself---him

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Suprisingly, though, the bush is almost genetically identical_____the enormous redwood that dwarfs it.

(a preposition)

to

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In early childhood, as the brain goes through a phase of development __________it is primed to learn language, the brain may likewise be able to learn absolute pitch.  (suitable words)

during which

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walk_____the building(passing passed  past  pasting)

lie（躺着，位于）的过去式和过去分词

set 的过去式过去分词

past

lay lain

set set