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时间:2007-08-04 02:56:38

(单词翻译:单击)

1. Jimmy earns his living by _____ works of art in the museum.
A. recovering
B. restoring
C. renewing
D. reviving

2. I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was _____.
A. draining
B. dropping
C. spilling
D. dripping

3. The book gives a brief _____ of the course of his research up till now.
A. outline
B. reference
C. frame
D. outlook

4. She was standing1 outside in the snow, _____ with cold.
A. spinning
B. shivering
C. skating
D. staggering

5. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.
A. adapted
B. equipped
C. suited
D. fitted

答案:

1.考点:同义词
辨析:recover --- restore (oneself) to a normal state: She soon recovered herself and stopped crying. recover one’s health; recover from fatigue2 [illness]
restore --- bring back to an original condition: restore a building; The picture was cleverly restored.
renew --- make new or as if new again; restore: renew the antique chair; a coat renewed in places; renew one’s friendship with sb.
revive --- return to validity, effectiveness, or operative condition: The fresh air soon revived him. revive an old custom.
选B

2.考点:形近词
辨析:drain --- cause liquid to go out from; empty:drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
drop --- fall in drops
spill --- accidentally pour something onto something: Water spilled from the pail. The ink has spilt on the desk.
drip --- slowly and steadily3 falls one drop after another: Water is dripping from that leaky faucet4. The boy dripped with rain. In the intense heat, sweat was dripping into his eyes, making it hard to see.
选D

3. 考点: 同义词
辨析:outline --- a statement summarizing the important points of a text
reference --- a work frequently used as a source
frame --- a general structure or system
outlook --- a point of view; an attitude
In short, we usually use the word such as summary or outline to refer to a short statement giving the main ideas or facts of something
答案:A

4.考点:同义[形近]词
辨析:spin --- cause to rotate swiftly; twirl
shiver --- shake because you feel cold
skate --- move on a pair of sharp-edged steel blades to be fastened to a boot for moving smoothly5 over ice.
stagger --- move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight
答案:B
In short, we usually use the word such as shake, tremble or shiver to refer to the situation when someone’s body, hands etc. shakes because you are frightened, nervous, angry or feel cold, for example:
My hands were shaking so much I could hardly write.
That dog sat trembling in the corner.
Julia shivered and pulled her coat more tightly around her.

5.考点:近义[易混淆]词
辨析:adapt --- make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.
equip --- supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
suit --- make appropriate or suitable; adapt
fit --- put into place
答案:D
Generally speaking, we usually use such words as put in, install, fit, when referring to “to put equipment in a place and make it ready to be used”. For example:
The workmen are coming to put in the new windows today.
The company is installing a new computer system.
All the new cars are fitted with alarms.
We decided6 to fit bars to the ground floor windows.


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1 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
2 fatigue PhVzV     
n.疲劳,劳累
参考例句:
  • The old lady can't bear the fatigue of a long journey.这位老妇人不能忍受长途旅行的疲劳。
  • I have got over my weakness and fatigue.我已从虚弱和疲劳中恢复过来了。
3 steadily Qukw6     
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
参考例句:
  • The scope of man's use of natural resources will steadily grow.人类利用自然资源的广度将日益扩大。
  • Our educational reform was steadily led onto the correct path.我们的教学改革慢慢上轨道了。
4 faucet wzFyh     
n.水龙头
参考例句:
  • The faucet has developed a drip.那个水龙头已经开始滴水了。
  • She turned off the faucet and dried her hands.她关掉水龙头,把手擦干。
5 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
6 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
参考例句:
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

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