英语专业四级辅导：词汇与语法全真模拟练习57

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　1. The police have offered a large _____ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
　　A.award
　　B.compensation
& H! N$ {6 A- @* m2 j9 v5 |　　C.prize
　　D.reward
! U" R$ |5 v/ l2 Z; B　　2 . I arrived at the airport so late that I _____ missed the plane.
( A; |! |: c+ }0 a3 N- h. C　　A.only
, e- ?- W2 I" `1 i. I8 m6 G9 u　　B.quite
; Y! \8 W4 O4 J, J- _3 j# S　　C.narrowly
6 z$ T. @) Z+ H) V& J5 w　　D seldom
　　3 . The popularity of the film shows that the reviewers’ fears were completely _____.
　　A.unjustified
7 ]0 }$ ]+ a1 x" Z　　B.unjust
/ c2 a* C/ P! b6 `  J% y# h7 }: O　　C.misguided
9 N4 g( v# M3 J0 @* G- J; G+ \　　D.unaccepted
) W$ Y, L* t  h5 R/ {　　4 . The head of the museum was _____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
9 o) K& K* Z) F& ~2 y$ M　　A.promising
  v5 R( U( G1 e& G6 f9 E　　B.agreeing
　　C.pleasing
+ l( X  y8 ?0 |$ \. d( k% s　　D.obliging
　　5. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.
　　A.application
, Z! B) t, l* J0 H　　B.bid
6 U$ _4 K/ H' E. D　　C.proposal
: D8 ]" Z1 p  ?0 a* ~8 M　　D.suggestion
9 W% L8 A; S6 B' o; Q9 N0 J　　答案：
　　1.考点：近义词
　　辨析：award --- something that someone wins for achieving something important or doing something very well: One of the firefighters was given an award for bravery.
3 ~! I( o2 v- w4 \4 }1 q, h" x4 u　　compensation --- Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss: make compensation for sb.’s losses
4 f# Y4 g. L/ P% @& D　　prize --- something that is given to the person who wins a competition, game, or race: The prize is a 3-week holiday in the Bahamas.
　　reward --- something, especially money, that you give someone because they have done something good or helpful: The police say there is a $50,000 reward for any information that helps them find the killer.
" m  M# @; R4 `" J3 J+ k3 L' H" p　　答案： D
  _) \% @7 A$ c+ T; p1 Y% N　　Such words as prize, cup, medal, award are often used to refer to something that you get when you win.
' ~$ |: v* M) ]* ]2 D1 N　　Such words as present, gift, reward are used to refer to something you give someone on a special occasion, or in order to thank them.