题目

The 1982 oil and gas act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the corporation, and ___ the corporation's statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply.

A

decrease

B

abate

C

curtail

D

dwindle

动词词义辨析

本题考查动词的词义辨析

C选项,句意:1982的《石油和天然气法》赋予了权力,允许公司处置资产,并____公司在燃料供应方面的法定垄断权,以允许私营公司参与这种供应的竞争。curtail意为“削减,限制”,综上,C选项正确。

A选项,decrease意为“减少”,指令人反感的事物减少,故排除。

B选项,abate意为“减少”,多用作及物动词,指数目或体积的减少、范围变小、经济状况恶化,故排除。

D选项,dwindle意为“减少”,指价值丧失,故排除。

故正确答案为C 项。

多做几道

If you are entitled to sickness______, you must claim it from your employer.

A

budget

B

allowance

C

wage

D

income

Around two o’clock every night, Sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat ________ us.

A

bothers

B

had bothered

C

would bother

D

bothered

It will be at least 10 days _______they finish cleaning up the typhoon-stricken village.

A

until

B

before

C

since

D

when

——What should we pay more attention to if we go camping in the mountains?

——Nothing special. Take a special pair of glasses _______ the wind there is strong and cold.

A

even if

B

in case

C

providing that

D

so long as

This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _______ both wind resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.

A

being

B

been

C

to be

D

having been

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