1. 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. defers
B. curtails
C. triggers
D. sparks

2. The International Olympic Committee rejects the accusations that Beijing’s budget-cutting move might ______ its preparation for the games.
A. degrade
B. deliberate
C. deploy
D. defend

【补全句子】
1. After the disaster, ______ _______ _______ _______ people become homeless. 灾难过后大量的人变得无家可归。
2. Those who _______ _______ ______the mine needed to be rescued. 那些被困在矿井里的人需要被解救出来。


考博英语每日一练（8.7）参考答案
1. B
【句意】1982年的石油和天然气法案给予企业对于所持有资产的处置权，且在供应天然气充当燃料目的上剥夺了公司的法定垄断特权，以便允许私人公司在这个供应上去竞争。
【解析】动词词义辨析。defer“使推迟；使延期”；curtail“缩减；剪短；剥夺……特权等”；trigger“引发，引起”；spark“发动；点燃；激发”。由关键词“so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply以便允许私人公司在这个供应上去竞争”的对应知“剥夺……特权”符合，由此知B项正确。

2. A
【句意】国际奥委会否认了这些指控，即北京的预算消减举措可能消弱其奥运会准备工作的质量。
【解析】动词词义辨析。degrade“降低……身份；侮辱……的人格；削弱（尤指质量）；分解”；deliberate“仔细考虑”；deploy“部署”；defend“辩护；防护”。由句中关键词“Beijing’s budget-cutting move北京的预算消减举措”与“preparation准备”的对应知“削弱（尤指质量）”符合语境，故A项正确。


【补全句子参考答案】
1. a large number of
2. were trapped in