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综合 (2). Hostess: Would you like coffee with your dessert? Guest: _________________. A) I’d like some, but I’m afraid it would keep me awake. B) My mouth is watering. C) I’m sorry, I just want to have lunch with you. D) I’d like tea with milk and sugar.
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Hostess: Would you like coffee with your • dessert? • Guest: _________________. • A) I’d like some, but I’m afraid it would keep me • awake. • B) My mouth is watering. • C) I’m sorry, I just want to have lunch with you. • D) I’d like tea with milk and sugar.
Stating that you’re hungry; • I’m starved/hungry. • My mouth is watering/ That stew is mouth-watering. • I could eat a horse/ I’m so hungry I could eat a horse.
1. Though she began her__________ by singing in a local pop group, she is now a famous Hollywood movie star. • A) employment B) career • C) occupation D) profession
本题的迷惑性较大:四个选项都和“工作”有一定联系。本题的迷惑性较大:四个选项都和“工作”有一定联系。 Employment 强调“就业”; Occupation 意为“职业”,用以成为某个正常的生活来源 的一项活动;行业”; Profession 也表示“职业”,但指的是“需要大量训练和专 门学习的行业”,如 the professions of law, medicine, and engineering Career 表示“生涯,经历,某人工作经历或事业上取得成 就的总的过程或进程”,如: an officer with a distinguished career 有着卓越成就的军官
Key 1: B • 2. Within two weeks of arrival, all • foreigners had to__________ • with the local police. • A) inquire B) consult • C) register D) resolve
Key 2 : c • Register的意思是“登记,注册,正式或官方的注册,尤指是为了投票或上课”。 • 本句话指在警方登记注册。
Verbal phase: • 3. Considering your salary, you should be • able to__________ at least twenty • dollars a week. • A) put forward B) put up • C) put out D) put aside
Learn by heart • Put forward “提出(意见、建议)” • 还表示“推荐;提名;推举”; • Put up 意思较多,需要结合搭配记忆。 • 如: to put up a tent 架起帐篷;还有“接待;为…提供食宿;供膳宿”的意思; • Put out 表示“熄灭;关熄;扑灭;忧虑;激怒;困扰;麻烦(某人);生产;出产;出版; • put aside“节省(钱、时间);储蓄;储存…备用”,
Key 3: D • 4. These teachers try to be objective when • they__________ the integrated ability • of their students. • A) justify B) evaluate • C) indicate D) reckon
Explanation: • Evaluate的意思是“评估,评价”。 • Reckon的意思是“计算数或计算”, • 如reckon the cost.计算花费; • 还表示“认为,把……看作;视为”。
Key 4: B 5. Mrs. Morris's daughter is pretty and__________, and many girls envy her. • A) slender B) light • C) faint D) minor
要结合上下文来做这道题。 首先把B) light “轻的”和D) minor“较小的”排除。 • 剩下的两个选项都可以修饰人. • 但faint表示“虚弱的,衰弱的,缺乏力气或活力的”. • 这样的人是不可能成为很多女孩子嫉妒的对象的。
Key 5: A • 6. Tomorrow the mayor is to__________ a • group of Canadian businessmen on a • tour of the city. • A) coordinate B) cooperate • C) accompany D) associate
Key 6: c • Accompany表示“陪同,伴随”。而其它几个选项容易排除:意思差距较大。 • Coordinate表示“使同等;一起协调地工作”; • cooperate“与人合作”; • associate与with搭配,表示“与人联系”。
近义词 • 7. I'm__________ enough to know it is • going to be a very difficult situation • to compete against three strong • teams. • A) realistic B) conscious • C) aware D) radical
Explanation: • (根据上下文)与三强队竞争是非常困难的,而说话者了解这一点,说明他很“现实”。 • Conscious表示“有意识的;神志清醒的;能理解的”, • 可以用在be conscious of sth.中; • aware表示“意识到的,认识到的”, • 如aware of their limitations. • 认识到他们的局限性; • radical表示“极端的”。
Key 7: A • 8. Can you give me even the__________ • clue as to where her son might be? • A) simplest B) slightest • C) least D) utmost
Explanation: • 本题需要首先排除 D) utmost. 因为它的意思和句子正好反了,它表示“最多的” • Slight强调“微小的,尺寸、程度或数量小的”,可以和clue搭配。 • 其它两个词的搭配有误。
Key 8: B • 9. Norman Davis will be remembered by • many with __________ not only as a • great scholar but also as a most delightful • and faithful friend. • A) kindness B) friendliness • C) warmth D) affection
Explanation: • 本句意为:很多人会满怀深情地记住Norman Davis,把他不仅当作一位伟大的学者,而且当作一个令人愉快的忠实朋友。 • 本题问人们会怎么样记得这位先生,所以 A) kindness “仁慈” 和B) friendliness“友好”的意思就不对了。 • 再比较C) warmth “温暖”和D) affection“爱,深情”,自然后者的意思更加 • 贴切一些。
Key 9: D • 10. Salaries for__________ positions seem • to be higher than for permanent ones. • A) legal B) optional • C) voluntary D) temporary
Antonym: • 本题考的是反义词的用法。我们 可以找到前后对应的两个形容词. 说 话者是比较这两组人的薪水. permanent的反义词是temporary
Key 10: D • 11. Most people agree that the present • role of women has already affected • U.S. society. __________, it has affected • the traditional role of men. • A) Above all B) In all • C) At most D) At last
Phases: • 本题考察考生对于词组的掌握。 • In all表示“总计; 总的说来”; • At most的意思是“至多”; • At last 表示“最后”; • 而只有Above all (首先,最重要的 • 是) 符合题义。
Key 11: A • 12. Science and technology • have__________ in important ways • to the improvement of agricultural • production. • A) attached B) assisted • C) contributed D) witnessed
固定词组的用法 • A) attached 用于 “be attached to”中,表示“附属于”; • B) assist表示“帮助……,对……有作用”,但不和 to • sth.搭配。 • D) witness表示“目击,目睹”,注意在考试中容易出现 • 它的一种较特殊用法,即用时间作主语,如The • year 1949 witnessed the founding of the People’s • Republic of China. (直译为“1949年目睹了中华人民 • 共和国的成立”,实际上意思很简单,就是“中华人 • 民共和国成立于1949年”。) • C) contribute to 意思和用法都正确。
Key 12: C • 13. The little girl was so frightened • that she just wouldn't__________ • her grip on my arm. • A) loosen B) remove • C) relieve D) dismiss
选项容易混淆: A) loosen 和 C) relieve。 • relieve的意思是“ 减轻或缓和……;免于痛苦,脱离痛苦,焦虑或者苦恼;救济,,为…提供帮助或援助”,不能和grip搭配. • 而loosen one’s grip表示“放开手”。
Key 13: A • 14. He never arrives on time and • my__________ is that he feels the • meetings are useless. • A) preference B) conference • C) inference D) reference
近形异义 • 本题的四个选项都有 “ence”的后缀由动词变为名词,所以只要了解它们词根的意思,这四个词的意思就容易找出来了。 • Preference表示“喜欢,喜好”; • conference的意思是“会议,大会”; • reference表示“参考,指出”; 而inference表示“推断,推论”,符合题义。
Key 14: C • 15. Mrs. Smith was so__________ about • everything that no servants could • please her. • A) specific B) special • C) precise D) particular
Individual words: • 15. Last night he saw two • dark__________ enter the building, • and then there was the explosion. • A) features B) figures • C) sketches D) images
Explanation: • Feature 表示“特征,特点” • sketch的意思是“素描,梗概,草图” • image表示“形象” • 而 figure表示“外形,轮廓,体型”, • 符合上下文。
16. It is obvious that this new rule is • applicable to everyone without • __________. • A) exception B) exclusion • C) modification D) substitution
Set phases: • Without exception为固定搭配, • 表示“毫无例外,无一例外”。 • Exclusion表示 “排除,排外” • modification的意思是 “更改,修正” • substitution表示 “替代”
Key 16: A • 17. His temper and personality show • that he can become a soldier of the • top__________. • A) circle B) rank • C) category D) grade
Make distinction: • 在军队中军人的级别应该用rank. • 另外三个词中只有 D) grade 有一定的 • 迷惑性. 但它表示“等级,级别:(以尺寸,质量或密度衡量所处的位置)
Key 17: B • 18. During the lecture, the speaker • occasionally__________ his point • by relating his own experiences. • A) illustrated B) hinted • C) cited D) displayed
搭配问题 • 本题考察动词和名词的搭配问题,能够和point搭配的只有A) • illustrated,“阐述,解释”。 • Hint表示“暗示”; • cite的意思是“引用某人的话等”; display表示“陈列,展览,展示”,意思不符。
Key 18: A • 19. Only those who can__________ to • lose their money should make high- • risk investments. • A) maintain B) sustain • C) endure D) afford
只有那些输得起钱的人才能进行高风险的投资。(译文)只有那些输得起钱的人才能进行高风险的投资。(译文) • 根据上下文,本题需要一个表示“能够承担什么代价或损失”的意思的词,而afford to表示“买的起,能够供应”,正好符合句子意思。 • 其它几个词一般不和to do sth.搭配。
Key 19: D • 20. He found the__________ media • attention intolerable and decided • to go abroad. • A) sufficient B) constant • C) steady D) plenty
他感到持续的媒体关注让他无法忍受,所以决定出国。他感到持续的媒体关注让他无法忍受,所以决定出国。 • 本题的两个易混淆项是 • A) sufficient 和 B) constant。 • 但前者表示 “足够的,充足的”,不符合句子后面 “让他无法忍受”. • 所以constant “持续的” 可以用在句子中。
Key 20: B • 21. There has been a collision__________ • a number of cars on the main road • to town. • A) composing B) consisting • C) involving D) engaging
Involve 是出题者所青睐的一个词, • 此词对中国学生来说不易理解,且易和consist of, contain等词混淆。 • Involve表示“含有,包括;含有…为一部分;伴随 • 如: He was told that the job would involve travel. • 他被告知那份工作将需要出差。 • A) compose通常用在be composed of中, • 表示“由……构成”; • B) consist 和 of 搭配表示“包括”, • 和 in 搭配表示“在于,基于”。
Key 21: C • 22 . __________ elephants are different • from wild elephants in many aspects, • including their tempers. • A) Cultivated B) Regulated • C) Civil D) Tame
A) cultivated表示“耕作的,有教养的”, • 可以用来修饰植物或人,但不能放在 • 大象的前面; • C) civil只能用在人和人类社会,表示“公 • 民的,市民的,民事的,有礼貌的”; • D) tame作形容词用,表示“驯服的”,用 • 在动物前面正合适。
Key 22: D • 23. Ten days ago the young man • informed his boss of his intention to • __________. • A) resign B) reject • C) retreat D) replace
Key 23: A • 24. As one of the world's highest paid • models, she had her face __________ • for five million dollars. • A) deposited B) assured • C) measured D) insured