每天看一个字母的词汇真题(4)
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34.The gifted engineer_______ a model of the atomic generator.
A.dragged B.drafted C.drifted D.dratted
[答案与译文]B.那位天才工程师画了一幅原子发电机草图。
[辨析及搭配]A.drag拖;拉。B.draft起草;草拟。draft a plan of study草拟一份研究计划C.drift漂流;飘荡。D.drat(=damn)例句:Drat it!I forgot my key!见鬼(该死)!我忘了钥匙!
35.Mr.Black was in the_______,standing there dumbfounded,not knowing what to do.
A.dark B.dusk C.dawn D.dam
[答案与译文]A.布莱克先生不知就里,站在那里目瞪口呆,不知怎么办好。
[辨析及搭配]A.dark黑暗,in the dark在黑暗中;不知情;蒙在鼓里。例句:Parents often keep their children in the dark about their presents on New Year's Eve.新年前夕,父母亲常常不让孩子们知道他们的礼物。B.dusk薄暮;黄昏:It is hard to see clearly at dusk.黄昏时难看清楚东西。C.dawn黎明;破晓。例句:They take their boat out every day at dawn.他们每天黎明时起航出海。D.dam大坝。
36.An unexpected guest_______ on us last night.
A.decreased B.declined C.descended D.dropped
[答案与译文]C.昨天晚上,一位不速之客突然来到我们家。
[辨析及搭配]A.decrease减少;降低。例句:The number of illiberal people is decreasing gradually.缺乏文化素养的人数在渐渐减少。B.decline下倾;下降;下垂。C.descend下来;下降;突然来访(与upon,on连用)。例句:Amy descended upon us at Christmas.艾米在圣诞节时突然来访。D.drop落下;下降;滴,drop by / in /over /round顺便来访。
字母E部份的真题
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37.economic economical 两者都是形容词,但词义不同。
economic意为"经济上的","经济学的";而economical意为"节约的","节省的",常用于"be economical of"结构。例如:
economic growth经济增长
an economical person节俭的人
典型考题:Being _______ of money,she managed to save enough for a holiday.
A.economic B.economical C.economics D.economies
答案为B。句意:由于节省,她设法储够了度假的钱。economics经济学,经济情况;economies节约,节省,节俭。
38.efficient effective 形容词efficient与effective都表示"有效的"。efficient指"有效率的","高效率的","有能力的",常指人;而effective表示"有效的","效率好的","得力的",常指政策、措施等。如:
a very efficient production manager 一位非常得力的生产经理
effective teaching 效果好的教学
典型考题:A lawyer needs an_______ secretary.
A.inefficient B.efficient C.effective D.sufficient
答案为B。句意:律师需要一位能干的秘书。inefficient不能胜任的,没有能力的;sufficient充分的,足够的。
39.electric electrical
electric与electrical均作形容词用,但前者用来指"用电来驱动的","由电产生的",后者为"与电有关的"。另外electric还可以表示"令人震惊的"。例如:
an electric torch(generator)电筒(发电机)
an electrical engineer电机工程师
典型考题:His speech had an _______ effect on the crowd;they all cheered him.
A.electric B.electrical C.electronic D.elastic
答案为A。句意:他的演说震撼人心,整个人群都向他欢呼。 electronic电子的;elastic有弹性的。
40.eminent imminent
eminent和imminent都是形容词,词形相似,但词义不同。eminent指"著名的","卓越的","杰出的"; imminent指"即将发生的","迫在眉睫的"。例如:
Washington was eminent both as a general and as president.华盛顿作为一位将军和总统,都是出类拔萃的。
The black clouds and the lightning show that a storm is imminent.乌云和闪电表明暴风雨即将来临。
典型考题:As we know,Churchill was one of the world's most _______statesmen.
A.eminent B.imminent C.illicit D.explicable
答案为A。句意:众所周知,邱吉尔是世界上最卓越的政治家之一。A与B较易混淆,前者意为"著名的";后者意为"逼近的","即将发生的"。illicit违法的;explicable可解释的,可说明的。
41.emotional emotive
emotional与emotive并不同义,却常被混淆。emotional表示"充满感情的","易动感情的",主语多为人;
emotive表示"使人激动的","令人感动的"之意,主语多为物。如:
an emotional person 易动感情的人
an emotive speech 令人感动的演讲
典型考题:Women are often said to be more_______ than men.
A.emotions B.motions C.emotional D.emotive
答案为C。句意:常常说女人比男人易动感情。emotions是人类精神情感的总称,包括喜、怒、哀、乐等情绪;motions运动,动作。
42.enviable envious
enviable表示"值得羡慕的",多作定语用。如an enviable possession一笔令人羡慕的财产。而envious表示"羡慕的","嫉妒的",常用于短语be envious of(羡慕……,嫉妒……)。
