答案:
Adhere:ABCAC D
Alternate:BDBA
Ascend:AADB
Consolidate:CBD
Confidential:BD
高频词讲解,Adhere
共出现6次,作为主考词出现2次,陪考词出现4次。
vi. 1.粘附,附着;2.坚持,遵守;3.追随,支持
辨析:
adhere to , cling to
adhere to, 坚持,坚信;
cling to, 1.紧紧抓住(或抱住)。
如:The baby monkey clung to its mother.小猴子仅仅依偎着它的妈妈。
2.坚持,墨守(习惯)
如:clinging to outdated1 customs墨守成规
cling to the last hope抱定最后希望,决不灰心;
3.黏着,挨近;
4.依附,依恋。
真题讲解:
A 1. The ________ they felt for each other was obvious to everyone who saw them. (04/6)
A) affection B) adherence C) sensibility D) sensitivity
翻译:所有人都能明显看出他们之间的……之情。
Affection喜爱,爱情;
Adherence固执;坚持、依附(指精神方面的)(与to连用);
Sensibility感性,感受力;敏感(性);灵敏度;
Sensitivity感受性;(仪器等的)灵敏性。
B 2. More than 85 percent of French Canada's population speaks French as a mother tongue and _______ to the Roman Catholic faith. (02/12)
A) caters B) adheres C) ascribes D) subscribes
翻译:加拿大人口中的85%以上的讲法语的人都把法语作为母语,并……罗马天主教信仰。
第三期ascribe和第六期的cater有这个句子。
四个词都可以与to搭配:
cater迎合,对……提供所需的东西,供应伙食;
adhere坚持,坚信;粘附;追随,支持;
ascribe把……归因于;
subscribe捐助,订购(书籍、报刊等)。
C 3. E-mail is a convenient, highly democratic informal medium for conveying messages that _______ well to human needs. (00/6)
A) adheres B) reflects C) conforms D) satisfies
翻译:电子邮件是一种便捷,高度民主的非正式媒体,它……人们的需求。
第六期的conform有这句话。
先说三个词组,六级中有三个词组表示遵守法律法规,它们是:adhere to, comply with, conform to,大家可以把这三个词组放在一起背。另外,conform to还表示符合需要及标准,题干中有”needs”——人们的需要,所以只能选conform to。Adhere to可以搭配law, regulation。
Reflect反射;深思,反省;反映;Satisfy使满意,使确信;达到(要求,便准等)。
A 4. If you want to set up a company, you must ______ with the regulations laid down by the authorities. (99/6)
A) comply B) adhere C) confirm D) accord
翻译:如果想开公司,你必须遵守政府制定的法规。
只有comply和accord能与with搭配。Comply with顺从,遵守;Accord with一致,调和。
Adhere坚持,粘着,只能与to搭配;Confirm为及物动词,意为“使巩固,确定”。
C 5. Both parties promised to ______ the contract to be signed the following day. (98/6)
A) keep with B) tangle2 with C) adhere to D) devote to
翻译:双方都……要与第二天签订合同。
Keep with——无此词。Keep to, adhere to坚持,信守,如:keep to the original purpose遵守原定宗旨。Keep up with表示跟上,不落后;keep in with“和……保持友谊”;
Tangle with(与人)争论,吵架,较量;
Devote to把……献给,专用于……。
D 6. At the party we found that shy girl ____ her mother all the time. (97/1)
A) depending on B) coinciding with C) adhering to D) clinging to
翻译:在聚会上,我们发现那个害羞的女孩一直依偎着她的妈妈。
Depend on不能用于进行时态;
Coincide占同一个位置;同时发生;(意见上)一致;coincide with与……相符;
Adhere to粘住;坚持;遵守法律法规;见第三题的三个词组;
Cling to抱紧,抓紧;(情感上)依赖;粘着。