职称英语综合类考试教材词汇选项部分题目与答案（3）

 　　词汇学习3

　　下面一组词汇学习有15道小题。在每道题的句子里都有一个加底横线的词或短语，请在四个选项中找出与加底横线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。

　　*1. Even in a highly modernized country ,manual work is still needed.

　　A) expressive B)physical C) exaggerated D)dubious

　　*2. Techniques to harness the energy of the sun are being developed.

　　A) convert B)store C) utilise D) receive

　　3. Many residents of apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors.

　　A) managers B)occupants C) landlords D)caretakers

　　*4. The steadly rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping cargo by water.

　　A) continuously B)quickly C) excessively D)exceptionally

　　+5. Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to remedy headaches.

　　A) disrupt B)diagnose C) evaporate D) cure

　　*6. John Hanson helped draft instructions for Maryland's delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.

　　A) clarify B)formulate C)revise D) contribute

　　7.Pratically all species of animals communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.

　　A) Simultaneously B)Almost C)Absolutely D) Basically

　　8. Sulphur has occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.

　　A) regularly B)accidentally C)sometimes D) successfully

　　9. When doves are about two weeks old,they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.

　　A) grow B)wrap C) hide D) test

　　10. I rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.

　　A) normally B)seldom C) continuously D) usually

　　*11.When she was invited to the party,she readily accepted.

　　A) willingly B)suddenly C) firmly D) quickly

　　*12. The dentist has decided to extract her bad tooth.

　　A) take out B)repair C)pull D) dig

　　13. You must shine your shoes.

　　A) lighten B)clean C) wash D)polish

　　*14. The majority of people around here are decent people.

　　A) honest B) rich C) good-looking D) high-ranking

　　*15.A deadly disease has affected these animals.

　　A) contagious B)serious C) fatal D)worrying

　　答案与解析：

　　1. B manual(手的;体力的)与physical(身体的;体力的)意思相近。Their physical strengthwas their pride .健壮的体魄是他们的骄傲。 expressive ：富于表情的。 He had an expressiveface .他有一张表情丰富的脸。 exaggerated ：夸张的。 Everyone was listening to his vivid butexaggerated description of the event .每个人都在听他对事件的生动但夸张的描述。 dubious:怀疑的。 These goods are of dubious origin .这些东西的来路令人怀疑。 manual gestures 也可以说成 hand gestures (手势)。

　　2. C harness 此处与 utilise 意思相近：利用。 More efficient ways to utilise wind energy and tidalpower are being studied .人们正在研究更有效地利用风能和潮汐能量的方法。 convert ：转换。 A solar cell takes radiation from the sun and converts it into electricity .太阳能电池吸收太阳光线，并将其转成电。 store ：储存。 We hope to be able to store solar energy in the summermonths and use it in winter .我们希望能够在夏天把太阳能储存起来，在冬天使用。 receive:接收，收到。I received a letter from my brother.我收到我弟弟的一封信。

　　3. B resident ：居民，住户。与 occupant (居住者;占用者)意思相近。 A 12-year-old boy and adog were the sole occupants of the big house .这所大房子里只住着一个12岁的男孩和一条狗。 manager ：经理;管理人。 All the managers agreed that this was a good idea .所有的经理都认为这是个好主意。 landlord ：房东;地主。 The landlord doesn't want to reduce the rent ? 房东不打算降低房租。 caretaker ：夜间看管空房子的人。 You should inform the caretakers ofthe changes to the alarm system .你应该让守夜的人知道改变警报系统的事。

　　4. A steadily:稳定地。在此句中有“稳步地，不断地”的意思，与continuously(不断地)意思相近。 The volcano has been erupting continuously since March .这座火山自3月起一直在不断地喷发。 quickly ：迅速地。 The boss wants us to finish the project more quickly than before.老板要我们比以前更快地完成这个项目。 excessively ：过度地;过量地。 He laughedexcessively, making us question his sincerity .他笑得太过分了，使我们怀疑他的真诚。exceptionally：例外地。This October has been exceptionally wet.今年10月雨下得出奇多。

　　5. D remedy ：治疗;补救。与 cure (治疗)是近义词。 Herbal medicine can be used to curesleeplessness .草药可用来治疗失眠。 disrupt ：破坏;分裂。 They made several attempts todisrupt our meetings .他们屡次试图破坏我们的集会。 diagnose ：诊断。 Routine tests willdiagnose the condition accurately .常规检查会准确地诊断病情。 evaporate ：蒸发;使脱水。Heat evaporates water.热使水蒸发。

　　6. B draft ：起草，设计。与 formulate (制定)意思相近。 We will formulate a policy that willpromote rather than hinder peace .我们将制定一项促进和平而不是阻碍和平的政策。 clarify:澄清。The committee asked him to clarify his points.委员会要他澄清他的观点。revise：修改，修订。Professor Jones twice asked Tom to revise his essay.琼斯教授两次要汤姆修改他的文章。 contribute ：做贡献;起作用。 Exchange of ideas contributes greatly to mutualunderstanding.交换看法大大有助于相互了解。

　　7. B practically ：几乎。与 almost (几乎)是同义词。 In Oxford Street you can buy almostanything .在牛津街你差不多什么都可以买到。 simultaneously ：同时地。 She holds bothviews simultaneously .她同时持有这两种观点。 absolutely ：绝对地。 Curing cancer using thecurrent medical knowledge is absolutely impossible .就目前的医学知识来说，治愈癌症绝对不可能。 basically ：基本地。 What he told the investigating committee was basically true .他对调查委员会所说的话基本属实。

　　8. C occasionally 与 sometimes 意思相近：有时，偶尔。 I drink coffee only occasionally .我只是偶尔才喝咖啡。 regularly ：定期地，有规律地。 The doctor told him to check his blood pressureregularly .大夫要他定期查血压。 accidentally ：意外地，偶然地。 I accidentally foundthe bookI had been looking for .我偶然碰到我一直想要的书。 successfully ：成功地。 We havecompleted the experiment successfully.我们成功地做完了实验。

　　9. D try 跟 test 意思相近：试，尝试。 We are not ready to test the new design yet .我们尚未做好对新设计进行试验的准备。 grow ：成长;生长。 It is a very peculiar experience to see one'schild grow .看着孩子长大，有一种独特的感受。 wrap ：包;包裹。 He told the shop assistantnot to wrap it yet; he wanted to examine it more closely .他告诉售货员先不要包起来，他要仔细看看。 hide ：藏;隐藏。 He told the boss that he had nothing to hide .他对老板说他没有什么可隐瞒的。

　　10. B rarely ：很少，不常。 seldom ：很少，不常。 She seldom showed her feelings .她很少流露她的感情。 rarely 和 seldom 是否定副词。放在句首时引起倒装。 Rarely (or Seldom) haveI heard such beautiful singing.我很少听到这么优美的歌声。continuously：连续不断地。The river flows continuously along the frontier of the country.这条河沿着国家的边境绵绵不断地流着。 usually ：通常。 Influenza usually breaks out in winter .流感常见于冬天。

　　11. A readily ：乐意地;迅速地。 willingly ：乐意地。 If you don't come willingly ,I shall have touse force .如果你不是心甘情愿地来的话，我将不得不诉诸武力。 suddenly ：突然。 Herexpression suddenly altered .她的表情突然变了。 firmly ：坚固地，坚定地。 The front door is locked and all the windows are firmly shut.前门锁着，并且所有的窗户都关得死死的。quickly：迅速地。Her heart began to beat very quickly.她的心脏开始非常迅速地跳动。

　　12. A extract ：取出;拔出。 take out ：取出;拔出。 The dentist took out five of Mary's teeth牙医拔掉了玛丽的五颗牙。 repair ：补。 The garage charged me forty dollars to repair the car.修车厂要了我40美元修车费。pull：拉。The horse is pulling a cart.马拉着车。pull out:拔。 The dentist pulled out all her bad teeth .牙医拔掉了她所有的坏牙。dig：挖掘。We shall have to dig through the mountains to lay this pipe .为了铺设这条管道，我们得挖通这座大山。

　　13. D shine ：照亮，发光。 polish ：擦亮。 Each morning he shaves and polishes his shoes .每天早晨，他都刮脸，擦鞋。lighten：发亮，照亮。The sky lightened after the rain ended.雨过天晴。clean ：清除。 He cleaned the dirt off the coat .他擦掉了外套上的污垢。 wash ：洗。 He washed the dirt off the coat .他把外套上的污垢洗掉了。

　　14. A decent ：正派的。 honest ：诚实;正派。 He is honest and never tells lies .他是个从不说谎的老实人。 rich ：富的。 One of their aims in life is to get rich .他们生活中的一个目标是致富。 good-looking ：漂亮的。 Mary noticed John because he was good-looking .约翰相貌英俊，引起了玛丽的注意。 high-ranking ：地位高的。 He is a high-ranking army officer .他是一位高级陆军军官。

　　15. C deadly ：致命的。 fatal ：致命的。 His illness was fatal to our plans, i. e. ,cause them to fail.他生病后我们的计划就落空了。contagious：传染性的。Chicken pox is a contagiousdisease .水痘是一种传染病。 serious ：严重的。 Doctors said that his conditions were seriousbut stable .医生说他的情况严重但还稳定。 worrying ：令人担心的。 His conditions areworrying to us .他的情况令我们担忧。