1. During the summer holiday season there are no _____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
/ w( ^0 i/ y7 d8 w A.empty
- e m$ N- M2 I* a B.blank 5 P) @0 W( S! n- N/ d& v
C.deserted ) I9 x I! ~0 a( y" s
D.vacant
0 ^& g5 d7 @0 t4 z* | 2. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. . ]; j' F G1 p5 J
A.sign
3 ^9 W0 c! s6 F; i; X9 ?4 w+ `) Z, |) i. { B.mark
1 ]" V8 `* `7 i) M! ? C.signal 4 X4 u7 w/ @4 Y5 ]6 U$ u
D.board 4 O! E( \' a; W& {! f1 d6 e. \
3 . Whenever possible, Ian _____ how well he speaks Japanese.
7 x( Q; p q) O/ S* H# O A.shows up 3 E9 m2 H0 Q7 Z) o# @$ ^
B.shows around
4 f" s% }0 b+ J- n C.shows off
/ v8 R. Z$ E8 @" g' q7 z7 v D.shows out , |; p5 p) q* A: ?' w7 h
4. The tenant left nothing behind except some _____ of paper, cloth, etc. - ~9 Q/ c* _: z
A.sheets ! _1 H% T2 B3 `0 Y
B.scraps 8 G( K w: g( [$ F9 ?3 O$ p
C.pages 6 w2 Z) m5 M0 q# c, X) D4 @& B
D.slices ; z& f: K# G7 g) u1 G
5 Shares on the stock market have _____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
" q" s. d9 p, } A.turned
0 v/ a+ _9 [2 F0 F( r m B.changed ! e9 T. H+ L( x( G& M
C.floated " i( y/ g1 ]+ F+ A4 h, W0 `
D.fluctuated 9 M2 ?0 o8 R1 Z; b, A/ R) r' U7 S
6. I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English. 5 v9 ]/ ~4 h, F6 n
A.intermediate
! B0 \6 E( c5 @* f7 \/ X B.middle & y6 b, w# }; H( u
C.medium / [9 @5 u3 C4 w# k& P4 I( [$ W( o
D.mid
n7 H/ `2 g( w% ]2 S# K 答案：( v7 }( v4 w9 ~4 w3 t
1.考点：同义词
- c' ?+ t( }" _4 ^+ R 辨析：empty --- having nothing inside" j+ M; O( [/ ^
blank --- devoid of writing, images, or marks:" N; a) G* d* P4 x8 u
deserted --- being left without help or support% u6 z# T, E0 D9 Q' h6 a8 j
vacant --- not occupied or used by anyone: a vacant room
/ M& Y: b8 V a3 p' A6 p If a container, bottle, or glass has nothing inside it, we say it is empty. For example: The box was empty --- all the money was gone.
3 H; M5 U: G! Q% G) g If a room, building, town, or place has nothing or no one in it, we often use such words as empty, free, bare, deserted, uninhabited. For example: I think there’s a free table in the corner. / The little church was bare and cold. / We ran along the deserted beach. / The castle is now uninhabited.
5 J3 o- `3 P9 R7 s$ m$ v If a screen, tape, or piece of paper has nothing written or recorded on it, we say it is blank: I want to record the film. Do we have any blank video cassettes? / Tom started at the blank sheet of paper in front of him.
& d2 t; w- E& i6 J. \: ^ 答案：D
% R7 l) t8 W- X9 D4 d 2.考点：近义词 O( a! [* j" D5 { H9 H, r
辨析：sign --- something with words or shapes on it, which is put in a public place to show the name of a building, town, etc. or to give a warning or information: / something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality: Didn’t you see the speed limit signs? / The sign said “No smoking”.
: r$ }" e! {4 q, c0 o mark --- an inscription, name, stamp, label, or seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality, manufacture, or origin6 x9 q" b9 ^9 F- c. F' P
signal --- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication
0 c% ]2 G9 |6 \/ A board --- a long, flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank; }( z& u* p* y: Q
Simply to say, the usual collocation is “traffic sign / road sign”
. L- u9 F+ h3 b l# F( H 答案：A
5 j q! h3 {5 ^6 [* p* E 3.考点：词组
& l. E0 B% m7 v8 {, p. O 辨析：show up --- expose or reveal the true character or nature of: The master tried not to show the boy up as a thief.
: a! p$ H. A6 `, c7 C; n: J show around --- conduct with direction: The guards showed the visitors around.
7 I( u; O! f0 h show off --- display in order to attract notice: She loves showing off.
: I8 y8 v: o7 J0 J8 n1 o show out --- take leave of a person: After the interview, the secretary showed the applicant out of the Board room./ b0 r( p5 ]* L1 |3 X
答案：C0 R1 x* x N/ o) G7 }6 e: x$ v
4.考点：易混淆词
# j9 P8 q; I# P2 `0 b 辨析：sheet --- a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc.:* N- L9 U6 I! Z2 I
sheet of glass / paper / steel / metal / The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron.% j. ^6 d+ k4 M& \
scrap --- a small (usually unwanted) piece : He made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.
) H7 o$ ?& s, P9 |0 @# [7 F3 [ page --- one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript, especially the entire leaf: tore a page from the book* u6 O) Q6 ^% Y% i# v6 H
slice --- a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece: Have a slice of bread and butter.
! H( |5 z8 _ k3 g2 `3 ~7 a0 ^8 f 答案：B( q' p) H) W' r$ x" Z
5.考点：近义词
7 h, z: h( u# T5 F1 G2 R 辨析：turn --- get by buying and selling:0 N( H6 Q! o/ ?# J5 Y2 N
change --- give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.& f5 x% h, h1 v
float --- find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.
9 F# a7 U- ?# W( Y2 T2 u8 T fluctuate -- cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly: fluctuating prices / Prices fluctuate from year to year.
: [6 o; y9 {, s 答案：D# A9 W1 t8 ~6 X6 u
6考点：近义词与习惯搭配7 w# |$ n: t. a8 }8 h8 J6 _
辨析： intermediate --- lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state
3 f- P* N2 u9 L: E7 M( ~9 v7 b. f* C& j middle --- central:6 n4 u0 K! D& z) M$ D. ]7 u- v' _' B
medium --- middle quality or degree: stick to a happy medium (avoid extremes) |
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