1. The new colleague ________ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
A. confess
B. declares
C. claims
D. confirms

2. ______ found four-leaf clover is considered a lucky sign.
A. It is rarely
B. Rarely
C. The rarely
D. Despite its being rarely


【长难句翻译】
The method of scientific investigation is nothing but the expression of the necessary mode of working of the human mind; it is simply the mode by which all phenomena are reasoned about and given precise and exact explanations.





7月20日参考答案
考博英语每日一练（7.20）参考答案
1.C
【句意】这位新同事声称自己在进入我们公司之前在好几家大公司工作过。
【解析】动词词义辨析。confess“承认”；declare“宣布”；claim“声称；索取；夺走（生命）”；confirm“确认；证实”。由句中关键词“The new colleague这位新同事”与“to have worked in several big corporations在好几家大公司工作过”的对应知“声称”更符合语境，故C项正确。

2.C
【句意】罕见的四叶苜蓿被认为是一种幸运的标志。
【解析】冠词the的用法。由句中关键词“a lucky sign一种幸运的标志”的对应以及“______ found four-leaf”部分属于“clover苜蓿”的修饰语知这里属于“在单数名词前使用定冠词表示一类物”，故C项正确。

【翻译参考答案】
科学研究的方法不过是人类思维活动的必要方式的表达，也就是对一切现象进行思索并给予精确而严谨的解释的表达方式。