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A 1.absorb vt.吸收;使专心 【搭配】be absorbed in专心于 【考题】She was so_______in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door. A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated (1996.1/25/B) 【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。 2.abuse vt.滥用;虐待n.滥用 【考题】It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook (1996.6/34/C) 【译文】据透露,一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。 3.accomplish v.达到;完成 【考题】The project,_______by the end of 2000,willexpand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users. A)accomplished B)being accomplished C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished (1999.6/68/C) 【译文】预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1,000,000用户。 4.account n.账;账户v.说明……原因 【搭配】on account of 为了……的缘故,因为 take...into account 考虑到 【考题】I'd_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. A)take into account B)account for C)make up for D)make out (2000.1/63/A) 【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉,然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。 5.approve vt.赞成,称许;批准 approval n. 【搭配】for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批准 【考题】If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible. A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve (1997.1/47/D) 【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。 6.approximately ad.近似地,大约 【考题】They claim that_______1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis. A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly (1993.1/45/B) 【译文】他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。 7.arise vi.出现;由……引起 【考题】Some confusion has_______about who can join the association. A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen (1992.1/43/D) 【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。 8.artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的 【考题】There were some _______flowers on the table. A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal (1991.6/44/A) 【译文】桌子上有一些假花。 9.ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的) 【搭配】be ashamed of 以为……是耻辱 be ashamed to do sth.以干……为耻 【考题】He was_______ of having asked such a silly question. A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable (1991.6/65/C) 【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。 10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴,同事 【搭配】associate oneself with 加入 associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起 associate with 和……来往 【考题】A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food. A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated (1996.6/23/D) 【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。 11.available a.可利用的;通用的 【考题】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores. A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available (1997.1/43/D) 【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。 12.awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的 【考题】The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions. A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused (1998.6/42/B) 【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时,她感到很窘迫和难受。 这是B部的真题词汇 B 13.ban v.禁止 In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned. 大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。 n.禁止,禁令 announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁猎令 【辨析】ban,forbid 和 prohibit三个词都表示"禁止",其中ban语气最重,指权威机关正式禁止。 forbid是普通用词,指个人行为。prohibit是正式用词,指用法律或法令来禁止。 14.bare a.无遮盖的;空的;仅仅的 a bare hillside 光秃秃的(无树木的)山坡 a room bare of furniture 几乎没有家具的房间 the bare necessities of life 最起码的生活必需品 v.揭露,暴露,揭开,去除……的覆盖物 |