第一部分:詞匯選項(第1~15題,每題1分,共15分)
下面每個句子中均有1個詞或者短語有括號,請為每處括號部分確定1個意義最為接近的選項。
1、All the flats in the building had the same (layout) arrangement.
A:color
B:arrangement
C:size
D:function
B layout是“布局、安排”的意思,如:layout of the exhibition hall,layout of the shop— ping complex等。本句的意思是:大樓里所有的公寓布局都一樣。Arrangement可以指時間、日程的安排,也可以指空間的分割和安排,、function是“功能”。
2、The weather was (crisp) and clear and you could see the mountains fifty miles away.
A:fresh
B:hot
C:heavy
D:windy
A crisp通常用于修飾食品,表示“脆的、新鮮而脆牛的”,如:crisp crackers,crisp lettuce等。但它也可以用來描述天氣,表示¨清新、涼爽的”,在本句中它表示就是這個意思,所以可以用fresh代替。
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3、The walls are made of (hollow) concrete blocks.
A:big
B:long
C:new
D:empty
D hollow是“空心的”意思,如:a hollowtree,a hollow pipe。這里可以用empty來替換。
4、Our aim was to (update) the health service, and we succeeded.
A:modernize
B:offer
C:provide
D:fund
A update的意思就是現(xiàn)在常說的“升級、更新”,和modernize‘現(xiàn)代化’意義相近。
5、Her comments about men are (utterly) ridiculous completely.
A:slightly
B:partly
C:completely
D:faintly
C utterly是“完全”的意思,和completely同義。
6、Every week the magazine presents the (profile) of a well-known sports personality.
A:success
B:description
C:evidence
D:plan
B profile這個詞原指一個人的面部(尤其是側面)的輪廓、外形,這里它的詞義擴大為指對一個人所作的概括描述c,
7、He has been granted (asylum) in France.
A:power
B:relief
C:protection
D:license
C asylum是“政治避難”,如:seek asylum,政治避難也是一種保護,所以應選protec—tion,relief寬慰、救濟,license執(zhí)照、許可證.
8、When I heard the noise in the next room, I couldn’t resist having a (peep)look.
A:look
B:chance
C:visit
D:try
A peep是“偷看、一瞥”,其詞義包含在look之中,是look的一個下義詞。
9.She moves from one (exotic) location to another.
A. familiar
B. similar
C. proper
D.unusual
D exotic這個詞原來的意思是“外國的、有異域風情的”,在此基礎上它的詞義又擴展為‘不同一般的、新奇的’,所以在這里可以用unusual來替換它。
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10、We almost (ran into) a Rolls-Royce that pulled out in front of us without signaling.
A:overtook
B:hit
C:passed
D:found
B run into的字面意義就是“跑到……里面去”,如:The kids all ran into the park.此外它常常作為一個固定的短語來用,可以具有“不期而遇、撞一上二、遭遇”等多種意義,如: I ran into an old friend in the street yesterday.He ignored his parents' advice and soon ran into big trouble.它在本句中的意思就是“撞上”,相當于hit。
11、He was (weary) of the constant battle between them.
A:fond
B:proud
C:tired
D:afraid
C wear的意思就是“疲倦、厭倦、厭煩”,和tired詞義相近,不同的是tired更常用于表示體力上的疲倦,weary則更常用于表示感情、精神上的厭倦。
12、Nothing would (induce) me to vote for him again.
A:attract
B:teach
C:help
D:discourage
A induce 導致、致使、勸說成功,在四個選項中和attract意義相近,句子的意思是: 沒有什么會促使我再次投他的票。
13、He shifted his position a little in order to (alleviate) the pain in his leg.
A:control
B:ease
C:experience
D:suffer
B alleviate減輕、降低、緩和,最常見的搭配就是alleviate pain,減輕痛苦,所以這里可用ease來替換。其他常見的搭配有:alleviate suffering/crisis/tension/traffic congestion/unemployment/inflation等等,表示不同的意義。
14、The photographs (evoked) strong memories of our holiday in France.
A:refreshed
B:stored
C:blocked
D:erased
A evoke memories勾起回憶,evoke這個詞具有“引起、喚起”等意義,最常見的搭配 就是evoke memories,相當于refresh memlories"此外它也可以用于表示引起某種感情、 反響,如:The White Paper concerning human rights conditions in the country evoked strong reactions from the general public.
15、Newborn babies can (discriminate) between a man’s and a woman`s voice.
A:treat
B:express
C:analyzes
D:distinguish
D discriminate區(qū)分、區(qū)別、分得出,和distinguish同義。
(責任編輯:vstara)