全国英语等级考试（二级）
单选题The underlined word “assemble” in the second paragraph probably means ______.A to bring a group of people together in one place for a particular purposeB to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decisionC to produce many copies
题目
to bring a group of people together in one place for a particular purpose
to make a public or official statement, especially about a plan, decision
to produce many copies of a book, magazine, or newspaper
not to take part in an event or not to buy or use something as a protest
相似问题和答案
第1题：
28． The underlined word "shortage" in the second paragraph means "_____ in Chinese．
A．问题
B．短处
C．缺乏
D．资源
28.C【解析】由第二段的“small amount of fresh wate，' 和“our need for water”可推测出shortage含义。
第2题：
In the second paragraph, the word "liquidate" probably means ______.
A．wind up a company and pay back debts
B．manage the company
C．diversify
D．vote for a major decision
解析：第二段中"liquidate"是清偿的意思，是指公司破产后进入的程序。
第3题：
The underlined word “ There” in the second paragraph refers to (指的是)____________.
83. (in) salt water
第4题：
The word "scan" in the second paragraph probably means______.
A. reading carefully
B. reading quickly and not word by word
C. reading by repeating some important words
D. reading more than one article at the same time
32．答案为B 第二段中choose what words you need to know and what words you can skip or scan可猜出scan是指不太重要可略读的语句。
第5题：
The underlined word \\\"hacker\\\" (Para. 1) most probably means \\\"________\\\".
[A] highly recognizable names behind many of the computer technologies used today
[B] the negative connotation of those computer users
[C] a game, employing the tools that are readily available via the Internet
[D] people who break into computer systems
黑客指的是计算机和网络科技的专家，可以进入计算机系统，所以D是正确答案。
第6题：
The underlined word "assertiveness" in the last paragraph probably means __
A. being willing to speak one's mind
B. being able to increase one's power
C. being ready to make one's own judgment
D. being quick to express one's ideas confidently
第7题：
In .the first sentence of the second paragraph, the word skyrocketed, most probably means ______.
A) became various
B) was updated
C)increased rapidly
D) remained the same
答案：C
[试题分析]词义判断题。
[详细解答]该词原意为“焰火”、“高空火箭”，本句是一个比喻，意为：突然升起、猛涨。该句可译为：“不久，使用的机械农具的数量猛增，这改变了农耕的性质。”
第8题：
The underlined word "deter" in Paragraph 3 most probably means .
A. discourage B. remove C. benefit D. free
第9题：
The underlined word“inform”in Paragraph 2 probably means“ ”.
A．affect
B．change
C．disturb
D．reject
第10题：
B.disappointing or annoying
C.surprising or amazing
D.embarrassing or boring