They work long hours but do not earn enough to ensure a_______

单选题 They work long hours but do not earn enough to ensure a________ living for themselves and their families．

A．reticent
B．decent
C．innocent
D．descended

参考答案B

解析: B。他们加班加点工作，却没有赚到足够多的钱以保证自己和家人过上像样的生活。考查形容词辨析。reticent意为“沉默寡言的”；decent意为“体面的，像样的”；innocent意为“无辜的；天真的；无知的”；descended意为“为……后裔的”。

单选题 People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in populated areas．

A．densely
B．intensely
C．abundantly
D．less

单选题 Thomas Edison considered genius to be one per cent inspiration and ninetynine percent perspiration．

A．composed of
B．constituted in
C．consisted of
D．comprised in

单选题 We need evidence, but not abstract deduction．

A．profound
B．careful
C．detailed
D．concrete