1. During the summer holiday season there are no _____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
2 M c6 _0 j7 Z3 h A.empty
! s8 X* x, f: e: D B.blank 0 m2 w1 J0 ~2 I. @7 h& a
C.deserted * Z- R9 {6 B. T; ?- E
D.vacant 7 ^& Q% u9 j1 O, x7 {
2. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
8 f& @# S5 a; _3 w; T A.sign
- F% n' j. ~2 Z3 t$ j0 |! c B.mark 3 k7 X3 @. Z7 K
C.signal 0 B w& P; M' e y9 }9 y0 g5 V( c! {, [
D.board
* Q" q& x6 U: D& x4 b 3 . Whenever possible, Ian _____ how well he speaks Japanese.
4 V+ Y% c9 Z+ B7 W; j+ z A.shows up
5 } w0 S% i5 o6 U+ y* _% N B.shows around ! W/ q4 L7 T" t! y; e
C.shows off
6 `+ G! T, f8 r* ?3 W D.shows out
$ a1 L2 k0 E# w4 ?7 x7 C 4. The tenant left nothing behind except some _____ of paper, cloth, etc. 7 X; l5 E: { }5 f
A.sheets . J7 r7 f; d$ R! S: @
B.scraps 5 s8 g7 S- Q1 H8 P0 Y' {: [
C.pages
- }# o; w, v4 N2 @8 O9 V0 `& X- Q2 d D.slices 6 m4 q4 L& t$ Q+ a9 c$ p
5 Shares on the stock market have _____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
" _) s1 X) c; e3 k; L) ^: y A.turned
$ H! ^3 M$ Z, S) y B.changed & t% Q# M5 s( M) N9 ]9 F+ ]2 |
C.floated
; Q* S+ _, [1 q4 i! }( U D.fluctuated + ^: ]! s! ]/ l+ S: r r' e' ]
6. I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English. 4 ?* ]6 B& I. J0 p+ s
A.intermediate
1 T2 j3 S' Y q. P B.middle
0 T2 [# K5 h0 m4 H C.medium
/ Z R& }& G& L# K/ \6 q D.mid* [; U4 c4 ]; h
答案:
! w& ]$ m2 Y% S( s 1.考点:同义词 ?' q" _6 s/ t/ |4 k/ Y" J
辨析:empty --- having nothing inside: v4 \; L5 h; v' a0 R! l
blank --- devoid of writing, images, or marks:
, z6 l, ^8 [. M deserted --- being left without help or support/ A- _% I9 U4 l- u9 C
vacant --- not occupied or used by anyone: a vacant room
1 \0 e( Q- `: g0 e 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.- k* N1 i* B0 q* g' ~- Q
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./ F: c$ H2 L7 ], O0 U
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.
& ?8 A8 v+ V: `5 x3 W, _ 答案:D% @$ R6 W- I# W/ |0 v8 x5 p
2.考点:近义词
% n; j2 e( z. n9 w6 k) {5 P1 u% f( V( N 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”.2 E2 A2 Y4 ^8 O S7 `
mark --- an inscription, name, stamp, label, or seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality, manufacture, or origin4 w- [' i8 V3 `3 ^* E3 Z$ e" W* n
signal --- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication* q; Q1 O; v+ ?
board --- a long, flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank
, t3 A: F2 g; f" ] L Simply to say, the usual collocation is “traffic sign / road sign”! Z1 a$ u' P4 L) U& i3 _" d$ k
答案:A
( j8 W5 L3 X" T! z7 y5 F 3.考点:词组
0 b$ x; V* k( Y) O; X 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.
2 u% w: D1 z5 q show around --- conduct with direction: The guards showed the visitors around. ^9 p& u, U6 ~! m
show off --- display in order to attract notice: She loves showing off.
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show out --- take leave of a person: After the interview, the secretary showed the applicant out of the Board room.) U( N* P, m. o. \6 _6 q
答案:C
% [2 @4 f8 @ K) I _! e U D 4.考点:易混淆词
" e% e5 _' z4 d( F8 I+ U5 Z5 R 辨析:sheet --- a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc.:# |1 d: C! z6 I" b0 c
sheet of glass / paper / steel / metal / The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron., Q' l3 H! x, u& x, E3 s
scrap --- a small (usually unwanted) piece : He made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.8 y1 R% c0 z* N0 r
page --- one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript, especially the entire leaf: tore a page from the book
$ g" j( X& \& n6 O slice --- a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece: Have a slice of bread and butter.
: Z! j3 ]$ D; l) k' {( ?% P8 S F 答案:B2 J% b1 Z" s( [) S( }- W2 g
5.考点:近义词7 j5 s+ }+ A% ?# Z, l
辨析:turn --- get by buying and selling:
4 i+ O* \5 v8 K( y* n change --- give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.; K, x8 _; }$ x2 {$ _
float --- find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.
& ^/ ]$ o' a1 l& e1 X fluctuate -- cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly: fluctuating prices / Prices fluctuate from year to year." b( S+ F V& f+ T
答案:D
4 N- C8 [% p1 J3 h 6考点:近义词与习惯搭配3 E* y3 E! U Y! [
辨析: intermediate --- lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state
4 ~3 F% a& F% p: i4 p middle --- central: |