1. During the summer holiday season there are no _____ rooms in this seaside hotel. % c- K& C! s+ S) ]; v# [
A.empty
/ p' \( R9 |" {" g& i/ r' y B.blank
4 X8 b5 t! P6 _ C.deserted
1 g5 H" b9 _% x' M! @ D.vacant " ~# [4 u/ \ @3 r0 L0 j
2. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. ; D* D* y! ?. r) ^ m: {
A.sign 2 H" ?1 c# q) }, W @
B.mark
0 B: H$ ]$ `5 |7 O1 H+ K C.signal
' G3 ~. K M- Y8 b D.board
0 V! v J5 b* M |( L 3 . Whenever possible, Ian _____ how well he speaks Japanese. / e- B6 Z; W3 Z; x! X# c
A.shows up H, i1 l' J$ k1 }) N- h
B.shows around
8 P3 f/ b! H+ g9 d7 q C.shows off
. t- N7 A, G. b# p, r D.shows out
$ _0 S# W2 s4 l) j3 |9 J, K 4. The tenant left nothing behind except some _____ of paper, cloth, etc. 8 B+ y$ X/ e3 C( _
A.sheets
6 s$ y* \) P2 _8 g B.scraps
2 U7 H" E% v; O7 K- z C.pages $ @' s7 i9 d+ }$ Y: @
D.slices # a @+ {5 A" I- i
5 Shares on the stock market have _____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
' I9 V! b/ ]/ x2 u. B+ }/ H A.turned
) N ~5 o9 Y B+ I3 x4 k# i B.changed
4 D4 q, h+ L; p1 R C.floated / @9 k2 p- ]% R; l7 R. R
D.fluctuated ! u9 \) ~3 v8 D" i# R/ K
6. I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English.
; ]+ K" p, u9 H) P A.intermediate
8 f6 z2 |- q/ W- a B.middle
5 j% c$ M' n+ Q( c) t' u C.medium : b5 L% H: w# _; O' n! ?
D.mid* Z* y9 h! o( t+ Q
答案:2 M( ~4 U2 N$ [; z4 o$ I r9 v
1.考点:同义词5 [6 p5 |, m* ^
辨析:empty --- having nothing inside
, Y! C. C, x6 V! Q' C& e% b blank --- devoid of writing, images, or marks:
( c, T, s! C/ T; Z# ~. t5 T; ] deserted --- being left without help or support. N! A/ d" H2 p, b" `+ |
vacant --- not occupied or used by anyone: a vacant room . |1 c8 G6 _/ q; ^( D3 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.+ J6 W C% F m
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.
0 @2 C% h' C+ i$ E2 g, S 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.
: w0 j1 I Z& s 答案:D1 m% k/ _& K: R! T: a& d! r: F# I
2.考点:近义词8 d( b1 C. m" Q* \+ z3 c
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”.( j* x' C: N- _5 W% I2 r/ r
mark --- an inscription, name, stamp, label, or seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality, manufacture, or origin
" `. ~& p1 ?6 |+ @2 x) A signal --- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication$ K% l* L- m; F
board --- a long, flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank* ~$ A' j2 F5 n3 X' C
Simply to say, the usual collocation is “traffic sign / road sign”9 B1 X' C% X/ A$ b& F. o9 q1 S5 {
答案:A; N) D" e' v1 t! F0 O
3.考点:词组8 T# g/ r+ N; U0 F
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.8 z# m+ C" c# D6 @3 V& e* B
show around --- conduct with direction: The guards showed the visitors around.2 ^! Y7 l9 R8 r; A& O- z2 f
show off --- display in order to attract notice: She loves showing off. 2 a# Z% E. }/ B* j) X
show out --- take leave of a person: After the interview, the secretary showed the applicant out of the Board room.6 ~5 Z8 i+ k8 U3 K; d, Z
答案:C X- M6 C0 w$ o/ B+ E' k- Q
4.考点:易混淆词
/ g8 [2 ]5 R7 p& u 辨析:sheet --- a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc.:
! M( ^5 r6 s( }' f# y0 x3 ]" B sheet of glass / paper / steel / metal / The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron.
2 r C* M, v( i9 m1 K/ }% l$ i scrap --- a small (usually unwanted) piece : He made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.
6 V) _' E2 O/ _2 G page --- one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript, especially the entire leaf: tore a page from the book
2 h* s2 D/ c3 h8 F8 D# v2 Z slice --- a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece: Have a slice of bread and butter.+ F# v: p0 s w
答案:B
8 n& B' ^9 T, {7 u1 U! { 5.考点:近义词) u; L! |. b# h8 U9 W
辨析:turn --- get by buying and selling:4 |; p- C0 |* O, s$ ^5 r1 L
change --- give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.% \7 o( @0 _& [. f
float --- find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.
, k f$ Z$ G/ _* g8 { fluctuate -- cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly: fluctuating prices / Prices fluctuate from year to year.
: L# M6 r$ t) ? 答案:D8 _8 y+ ^) B: `( F4 A
6考点:近义词与习惯搭配
4 W: O' x* v I& N 辨析: intermediate --- lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state
2 }% a3 K6 Y9 z/ `: r: g' g5 E middle --- central:
8 P/ k/ e! d8 ~6 ]' H- ?7 C/ e# @ medium --- middle quality or degree: stick to a happy medium (avoid extremes) |