42. The medicine _________ his pain but did not care his illness.
A) activated
B) alleviated
C) mediated
D) deteriorated
42 .【译】这种药缓解了他的疼痛,但没有治好他的病。
【解析】正确选项为B ),属于动词辨析题。
选项B ) alleviated意为“使……缓解”,如:The drug did nothing to alleviate her pain(这种药并不能缓解她的疼痛。)
选项A ) activated意为“使活泼;是带有辐射性”;
选项C ) mediated意为“斡旋,调停”;
选项D ) deteriorated意为“使恶化”,均不符合题意
43. He is the only person who can _________ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously
A) testify
B) charge
C) accuse
D) rectify
43 .【译】。因为其他证人都被神秘地杀害,所以他是唯一能为本案作证的人。
【解析】正确选项为A ),属于动词辨析题。
选项A ) testify意为(他被传出庭作证。)如:He was called for to testify in court.
选项B ) charge意为“指控”,通常用于词组charge sb with sth.意为“指控某人做某事”;
选项C ) accuse通常用于词组accuse sb . of sth中,意为“指控某人做某事”:
选项D ) rectify意为“改正,纠正”.
44. Professor Hawking is _________ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.
A) dignified
B) clarified
C) acknowledged
D) illustrated