1. During the summer holiday season there are no _____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
* q% V9 H" U' o* g( \ A.empty : s- [" R- q( H& ~8 v. l- p6 ^! y
B.blank
) k3 Q! [# V/ V) a, u! L C.deserted
* P2 ^4 ~2 l( G+ Z! @ D.vacant " {8 \& P# l# S) t
2. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
% e# `) O; |" V* } A.sign % ?" Z5 F$ x% ^
B.mark
. y/ g4 O- o8 X4 h) W- ^ C.signal
% \! Q4 p1 |6 R! ]7 P$ H D.board 5 [4 u1 a& R; z! @4 g
3 . Whenever possible, Ian _____ how well he speaks Japanese.
4 ]) g& l' b, a; Q e1 t A.shows up + p% N2 s# Y( }1 w) D1 P6 `
B.shows around 7 E7 m& {, m. s; o9 ]1 X: T1 S
C.shows off 1 z2 Z( y$ _8 a. @3 `0 Y0 A
D.shows out 1 J& W6 f# T4 n0 E# ^- M
4. The tenant left nothing behind except some _____ of paper, cloth, etc.
: k" V$ j; _; _1 E A.sheets
4 Y- q; e/ `8 o( W B.scraps
5 h$ K4 k# R1 y+ Y C.pages % s N6 Q9 o7 g# N- e' L1 u7 j2 y
D.slices 7 A/ e F- i* M% a
5 Shares on the stock market have _____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
# C$ m% @5 u+ O/ Q5 J2 i& @ A.turned 3 u4 q) O* \2 p* E3 g7 L' [
B.changed 3 l q$ n" R7 o
C.floated 6 N) f. @7 Q3 G! O( h& T% B# s
D.fluctuated , N# ?& G D& X* `/ d
6. I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English. ( u( N! o) ?2 d/ g5 |" H
A.intermediate " K8 K! [; f4 }6 Y
B.middle
; c! L+ Z# m5 R0 C% v+ ]$ S4 Y7 o) H C.medium
. @3 {/ V' R5 a: j! X- Z0 W D.mid
/ m# @# X/ V2 e6 s+ P% w 答案:
! h8 \! B; t+ h 1.考点:同义词* X4 V9 f; y7 J4 B8 ~& F$ r
辨析:empty --- having nothing inside( t( w! }3 M, ^ }# `2 G
blank --- devoid of writing, images, or marks:
: M: X9 y4 _4 Z6 g- D, _5 _0 ~ deserted --- being left without help or support
* g( Q4 n7 ?- _; @' q. g, l% y vacant --- not occupied or used by anyone: a vacant room 2 I! q' ?: b( h
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.
: s+ a3 I4 o: h F8 g0 C 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.
$ k8 i8 A" `6 k 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.* y* j8 W- F& s# [& x o- v7 W7 z( V
答案:D
[9 Q0 e% V( [1 c6 M' n9 A6 w) ] 2.考点:近义词
2 z+ E0 P2 b& u$ `$ a b& H n* X) z 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”.! O* X- e' ^& u* |- R, y7 y
mark --- an inscription, name, stamp, label, or seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality, manufacture, or origin Q( a8 {) `- i$ k& { J. g) Z2 j
signal --- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication! i" j4 O$ Y0 R. C6 e, x# O
board --- a long, flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank
% \8 @1 Q& |+ O" B5 N( L Simply to say, the usual collocation is “traffic sign / road sign”
1 K# p: N. k. Q# O5 }& j 答案:A8 u8 A; B6 L' o2 r. S) g* w6 m
3.考点:词组
6 O2 @, y$ D( k7 h 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.) b6 F# E; ^& l1 E5 A
show around --- conduct with direction: The guards showed the visitors around.
8 l9 n) C! l4 D% c) |. V show off --- display in order to attract notice: She loves showing off.) N( Q" L" r1 q+ A
& y. \0 B+ v. b show out --- take leave of a person: After the interview, the secretary showed the applicant out of the Board room.) [% s, o) N# N `8 t
答案:C2 n9 Q3 C" x; e
4.考点:易混淆词
" K6 p# N) m# x T. y1 b' W3 J/ s 辨析:sheet --- a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc.:4 ^0 \% {( t/ G
sheet of glass / paper / steel / metal / The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron.( `2 v& a u( b- v/ Q
scrap --- a small (usually unwanted) piece : He made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.
$ M8 d! g/ x3 I' @% s* r% P page --- one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript, especially the entire leaf: tore a page from the book: P# t! S2 w0 ^4 n
slice --- a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece: Have a slice of bread and butter.* S, z& ]4 z. I7 P7 P6 `# a8 S
答案:B7 x1 D' Z6 e0 d9 Q& W+ y
5.考点:近义词
! ]$ H3 m0 |; H7 f 辨析:turn --- get by buying and selling:
# q$ U- x% B }3 G" {3 f g% ^ change --- give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.
( O+ a1 Z6 K1 i X7 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.- l& D( J2 a* D, b; C( t3 t4 ?
fluctuate -- cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly: fluctuating prices / Prices fluctuate from year to year.( x% V. m8 Y& t
答案:D
# r' e3 q$ i: v$ @( l& ^# Y 6考点:近义词与习惯搭配
?/ P6 D, |) v 辨析: intermediate --- lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state
/ C. B& L- [; E3 `3 q middle --- central: |