Test Thirty-One
近義詞辨析
embarrass, puzzle, perplex, confuse, bewilder
這組詞皆有“使…困惑”的意思，都可作及物動詞，常以無生命的詞作主語;以有生命的詞作主語時，常用被動語態(tài)。
embarrass
指“使…困惑，使…窘迫，使…為難”，含有令人不快、為難和內心混亂的意味。
puzzle
意為“使…迷惑”，指某一復雜的事件或困難難于被理解。
perplex
指“使…疑惑”，和puzzle同義，但比puzzle更為莊重，還含有“使…雜亂，使…疑慮，使…不安，使…不知如何決定”的意思。
confuse
指“使…混亂，使…糊涂”，強調使人因混淆而不知所措。
bewilder
“使…混亂，使…著慌，使…發(fā)愣”，語氣最重，表示糊涂到無法思考的地步。
It embarrasses me even to think about my foolish behavior.哪怕是想一想我愚蠢的行為，我都感到困窘不安。
Her illness has puzzled all the doctors.她的病把所有的醫(yī)生都難住了。
I have been puzzling my brains about this question for weeks now.對這個問題我已經(jīng)苦苦思索了幾個星期了。
His strange behavior had greatly perplexed her.他奇怪的行為使她大為困惑。
We were perplexed to learn of your decision.我們聽說了你們的決定，感到困惑不解。
They asked so many questions that they confused me (that I got confused).他們問了我很多問題，把我都給弄糊涂了。
Don’t confuse Austria with (and) Australia.不要把奧地利與澳大利亞弄混了。
She was bewildered to find them gone.發(fā)現(xiàn)他們已經(jīng)離去，她愣住了。
全真模擬試題
1. You ?____? where you leave your things.
A. always forgets B. are always forgetting
C. have always forgotten D. will always forget
2. He is ?____? boy to do such a thing.
A. such an honest B. too honest
C. too honest a D. so honest a
3. There are several pretty girls standing under the tree, but ?____? are known to me.
A. neither B. none C. no one D. all
4. It is because he is not proud of his learning?____? he is respected by his students.
A. that B. which C. what D. that which
5. “I hope the children won’t go near the water.”“I warned them ?______?.”
A. not B. not to C. not go D. won’t
6. When he came back he was not ?____? we had known twenty years before.
A. John B. a John C. the John D. the Johns
7. The physician considers going to bed early to be more sensible ?______?.
A. but staying up late B. than to stay up late
C. than staying up lately D. than staying up late
8. The two children ?____? towards the sea at about 11 o’clock.
A. were seen running B. were seen run
C. saw runniing D. have been seen running
9. ?____? is his own decision.
A. When leaving B. When does he leave
C. When he leaves D. He leaves
10. In one year rats eat 40 to 50 times ?____? weight.
A. its B. and C. their D. of
11. The line of trees shut the house from ?____?.
A. sight B. view C. eyes D. scene
12. Get a shirt one size larger than you usually wear, because this material ?____? when you wash it.
A. fades B. recedes C. shrinks D. decreases
13. Though the long term ?____? cannot be predicted, the project has been approved by the committee.
A. affect B. effort C. effect D. affliction
14. Gasoline is processed from ?____? oil.
A. raw B. crude C. rough D. tough
15. If you put too many pears in that paper bag, it will ?____?.
A. burst B. explode C. crack D. expand
16. Having said he would mend the clock, he discovered that he had not brought the right ?____? for the job.
A. tools B. instruments C. apparatus D. equipment
17. This dress material will ?____? repeated washings.
A. wrench B. violate C. withstand D. endure
18. Soy protein can serve as a nutritious ?____? for meat.
A. replacement B. supplement
C. compound D. complement
19. It would be far better if collectors could be persuaded to spend their time and money in support of?____? archaeological research.
A. literal B. legitimate C. legislative D. illicit
20. One of the effects of acid rain is that it causes plants to ?____?.
A. contract B. shrink C. thrive D. wither
21. New products are sometimes given away in small quantities called ?______?.
A. examples B. samples C. patterns D. proofs
22. They sold their house for only $12,000, so the buyer got a good ?______?.
A. trade B. business C. deal D. bargain
23. If you want to see the bus schedule, please ?____? at the office.
A. require B. inquire C. request D. acquire
24. The ship’s captain and members of the ?____? welcomed us on board.
A. crew B. staff C. team D. group
25. When Nancy paid the bill, she was given a ?____? for her money.
A. ticket B. cheque C. tip D. receipt
試題答案與解析
1. B)【句意】你總是丟三落四的。
【難點】“現(xiàn)在進行時+always”這一結構常表示一種抱怨，感情色彩比較濃。
2. C)【句意】她是一個非常誠實的孩子，不會做這樣的事情。
【難點】“too+形容詞+a+名詞+to do”是一個經(jīng)常使用的句型，意為“太…不會…”。實際上，它是“too+形容詞+to do”結構的變體。
3. B)【句意】樹下站著幾位漂亮姑娘，可我一個也不認識。
【難點】none在句中是none of them的省略，them指的是前一句中的several pretty girls.
4. A)【句意】因為他不炫耀學識，學生才喜歡他。
【難點】It is +名詞、代詞或從句+that是強調結構。
5. B)【句意】“我希望孩子們不要靠近水邊。”“我已警告他們不要靠近。”
【難點】not to是承前省略，全句應為“I warned them not to go near the water。”
6. C)【句意】他回來的時候，已不再是我們二十年前認識的那個約翰了。
【難點】人名前加定冠詞the,表示一個身份地位等變化了的人。
7. D)【句意】這位內科醫(yī)生認為早睡比熬夜更明智。
【難點】stay up late意為“熬夜，開夜車”，其中l(wèi)ate不能換成lately(最近);than后接staying up late是和前面going to bed early相呼應，以求語法一致。
8. A)【句意】有人看見那兩個孩子在大約11點的時候向大海跑去。
【難點】see sb doing變成被動語態(tài)后就成為be seen doing。
9. C)【句意】他什么時候走由他自己定。
【難點】when he leaves是表示時間的名詞性從句，作主語。
10. C)【句意】老鼠在一年以內能吃掉它體重40倍到50倍的東西。
【難點】times表示倍數(shù)，常用在times+one’s+weight(size, height,etc)這一結構中。
11. B)【句意】這排樹擋住了房子。
【難點】view意為“視線;視野”，shut…from view意為“使…不被看見”。sight意為“視線，眼界”，用于out of/in sight結構中;eye意為“觀點，見解”，用復數(shù);scene意為“景象，景色”。sight和view辨析：sight與視力和視覺有關，意指察見和視野;view常指視野，視域景色和眼界。
12. C)【句意】你得買一件比往常穿的大一號的襯衫，因為這個面料洗過后縮水。
【難點】shrink意為“收縮，縮水”;fade意為“褪色”;recede意為“后退”;decrease意為“減少，縮小”。
13. C)【句意】盡管長期效果還不可預測，該工程已被委員會批準。
【難點】effect意為“效力，作用，影響”，是名詞;affect意為“影響”，是動詞;effort意為“努力，盡力”;affliction意為“苦惱，苦惱的事”。
14. B)【句意】汽油是從原油加工而來的。
【難點】crude意為“天然的，未加工的;未提煉的”;raw意為“生的;原來的”;rough意為“粗糙的”;tough意為“堅韌的”。
15. C)【句意】如果你把太多的梨放到那個紙袋里，紙袋會破。
【難點】crack意為“裂開;斷裂;破裂”;burst意為“爆炸，脹裂”;explode意為“爆炸;爆破”,指用炸藥;expand意為“擴大，擴展;膨脹”。
16. A)【句意】他剛說完要修鐘，就發(fā)現(xiàn)帶的工具不對。
【難點】tool指用手操作的工具;instrument意為“器械，器具”，形體稍大;apparatus意為“儀器，設備，裝置”;equipment意為“設備，器械”，類似apparatus。另外，instrument指技術性的精密工具或為達到某一目的使用的儀器或手段。
17. C)【句意】這種裙子面料很耐洗。
【難點】withstand意為“經(jīng)受，承受”;wrench意為“猛扭，猛擰”;violate意為“
違反”;endure意為“忍受(痛苦,困難)”。
18. A)【句意】豆蛋白可當作肉的營養(yǎng)替代品。
【難點】replacement意為“替代，取代;更換”;supplement意為“補充，補足”;compound意為“復合物，混合物”;complement意為“補足語”。
19. B)【句意】如果收集者們能被勸說把時間和金錢都花在支持合法的考古事業(yè)上，那就太好了。
【難點】legitimate意為“合法的，法律認可的”;literal意為“依照字面的;逐字的”;legislative意為“立法的，有立法權的”，illicit意為“不法的，非法的”。
20. D)【句意】酸雨的影響之一就是導致植物枯萎。
【難點】wither意為“枯萎;凋謝”;contract意為“(金屬，肌肉等)收縮，縮小”;shrink意為“(布料)縮水”;thrive意為“興旺，成長”。
21. B)【句意】新產(chǎn)品有時被少量贈送他人，稱之為樣品。
【難點】sample意為“樣品，抽樣”;example意為“榜樣，例子”;pattern意為“樣式，圖案”;proof意為“證據(jù)”。
22. D)【句意】他們把房子賣了12?000美元，買主認為買得很便宜。
【難點】a good bargain意為“便宜物品”;trade意為“貿(mào)易，交易”;business意為“生意，職業(yè)”;deal意為“交易;協(xié)議”。business和trade辨析：business是從事交換，買賣活動的泛稱;trade是國與國之間或國內不同商業(yè)組織之間進行的商品買賣或交易。
23. B)【句意】如果想看公共汽車時刻表，請到辦公室詢問。
【難點】inquire意為“詢問，查詢”;require和request意為“要求，請求”;acquire意為“學得(知識等)”。
24. A)【句意】船長和全體工作人員在甲板上歡迎我們。
【難點】crew意為“(船、飛機、火車上的)全體工作人員”;staff意為“職員，工作人員”;team意為“隊，組”;group意為“集團，團體”。
25. D)【句意】南希付賬時，拿到了款額的收據(jù)。
【難點】receipt意為“收據(jù)，收條”;ticket意為“票，入場券”;check意為“支票”;tip意為“小費”。