【正文】 at her friends．女孩對她的朋友笑得很甜蜜。5．B inevitable：不可避免的，必然要發(fā)生的。certain：肯定的，必然的，與inevitable意思相近。It is almost certain that the government will lose the next election．差不多可以肯定，政府在下屆選舉中要失敗。strange：奇怪的。inconsistent：不一致的。proper：合適的，得體的。6．A isolated：孤立的，與世隔絕的。solitary跟它的意思比較接近：獨居的，單個的。John has been living a solitary life．約翰一直過著獨居的生活。又如：She was the most solitary person on earth．她是世界上最孤獨的人。gloomy：陰郁的，憂悶的。She is feeling gloomy，so go and cheer her up．她感到憂悶，去安慰安慰她。feeble：虛弱的，無力的。a feeble old man：虛弱的老人。frugal：節(jié)儉的。7．C call off：停止，取消。cancel：取消。Why was the baseball game cancelled yesterday?為什么昨天的棒球比賽取消了?put off：推遲。They decided to put off the meeting until after Christmas．他們決定會議推遲到圣誕節(jié)后舉行。end：結(jié)束。The government acted to end a bakers’ strike in the city．政府采取行動結(jié)束城里面包師傅的罷工。participate in：參加。Did you participatein the discussion?你參加討論了嗎? 8．C make up one’s mind：打定主意，下定決心。又如：Susan has made up her mind that，e what may，she will stay with John．蘇珊決心己下，不管發(fā)生什么事，都將跟約翰待在一起。decide：決定。He decided not to do that．他決定不干那件事。want：想。I can study any subject you want to．我能研究你想研究的任何一個課題。promise：許諾。You’ve got to promise me that you won’t do that again．你得答應(yīng)我不再干那種事。agree：同意。They might not agree with his opinion．他們可能不同意他的意見。9．B now and then：時而，偶爾。occasionally：時而，偶爾。always：經(jīng)常。We have always done it in this way．我們經(jīng)常這么干。constantly：不斷地。She is constantly changing her mind．她老是改變主意。注意：動詞進行體跟constantly, always等表達(dá)“反復(fù)”意義的副詞搭配時動詞動作具有反復(fù)性。這種搭配表達(dá)說話人對某人的某種行為的不滿，具有強烈的感情色彩。下面這句話是不帶感情色彩的客觀報道：She constantly changes her mind．她常常改變主意。regularly：經(jīng)常地；定時地。We do meet now and then，but not regularly．我們確實偶爾見面，但不經(jīng)常。10．A find fault with：找……的岔子，批評。criticize：批評。He seems to enjoy criticizing his colleagues．他似乎把批評他的同事看作是一種樂趣。praise：表揚。0ur guests praised the meal as the best they had had for years．我們的客人稱贊這頓飯是他們多年來吃過的最好的一頓。evaluate：評估。The scientists are evaluating the data．科學(xué)家們正在評估數(shù)據(jù)。talk about：談?wù)?。That’s all settled．It needn’t be talked about．此事已徹底解決，無需再淡了。11．C grasp：抓住。take hold of：抓住，控制住。Mother took hold of the barking dogs by their collars．母親抓住了這些汪汪直叫的狗的頸圈，把它們制服了。understand：懂得，理解。I don’t understand your attitude at all．我一點也不理解你的態(tài)度。grasp也有“懂得”的意思，但在該句中不是這個意思。have a hold over：控制；對……有影響。The officer has kept a firm hold over the soldiers．那個軍官一直緊緊地控制著士兵。leave hold of：放開。She left holdof his hand．她放開了他的手。12．C take…into consideration：把……考慮進去。take…into account：把……考慮進去。We must take local conditions into account．我們必須把地區(qū)性的條件考慮進去。thought：思想，考慮。This problem needs great thought．這個問題需要認(rèn)真考慮。mind：腦子，心。Her mind is not entirely on her work．她的心不全在工作上。memory：記憶。The photograph evoked her happy memories．這張照片激起了她幸福的回憶。13．A tolerate：忍受。put up with：忍受。If I were you，I wouldn’t put up with his behavior any longer．如果我是你，我不會再忍受他的這種行為。accept：接受。I don’t think that they would accept my view．我認(rèn)為他們不會接受我的觀點。take有很多的意義。take action：采取行動，采取措施。The government has promised to take swift action on the energy crisis．政府許諾迅速采取措施解決能源危機。suffer from：受……之苦。He suffered from cold and hunger for some time．他一度饑寒交迫。14．B abandon：放棄。give up：放棄。She gave up her job to look after her sick mother．為了照顧有病的母親，她放棄了工作。turn down：不接受。The pany turned down the suggestion of shorter hours．公司否決了縮短工作時間的建議。refuse：拒絕，不接受。He refused bribe．他拒絕了賄賂。15．C lately：最近：近來。recently：最近；近來。I39。ve only recently begun to learn English．我只是最近才開始學(xué)英語。lastly：最后。He gave many reasons for being late；lastly he said his car had broken down．他先是說了一大堆遲到的理由，最后還說他的車壞了。shortly：一會兒，不久。She kept a diary until shortly before her death．直到去世前不久她才停止記日記。immediately：馬上，立即。I’ll answer his letter immediately．我會立即給他回信。詞匯學(xué)習(xí)3： 1．B manual(手的：體力的)與physical(身體的；體力的)意思相近。Their physical strength was their pride．健壯的體魄是他們的驕傲。expressive：富于表情的。He had an expressive face．他有一張表情豐富的臉。exaggerated：夸張的。Everyone was listening to his vivid but exaggerated description of the event．每個人都在聽他對事件的生動但夸張的描述。dubious：懷疑的。These goods are of dubious origin．這些東西的來路令人懷疑。manual gestures也可以說成hand gestures(手勢)。2．C harness此處與utilise意思相近：利用。More efficient ways to utilise wind energy and tidal power are being studied．人們正在研究更有效地利用風(fēng)能和潮汐能量的方法。convert：轉(zhuǎn)換。A solar cell takes radiation from the sun and converts it into electricity．太陽能電池吸收太陽光線，并將其轉(zhuǎn)成電。store：儲存。We hope to be able to store solar energy in the summer months and use it in winter．我們希望能夠在夏天把太陽能儲存起來，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，住戶。與occupant(居住者；占用者)意思相近。A l2yearold boy and a dog were the sole occupants of the big house．這所大房子里只住著一個十二歲的男孩和一條狗。manager：經(jīng)理；管理人。All the managers agreed that this was a good idea．所有的經(jīng)理都認(rèn)為這是個好主意。landlord：房東；地主。The landlord doesn’t want to reduce the rent．房東不打算降低房租。caretaker：夜間看管空房子的人。You should inform the caretakers of the changes to the alarm system．你應(yīng)該讓守夜的人知道改變警報系統(tǒng)的事。4．A steadily：穩(wěn)定地。在此句中有“穩(wěn)步地，不斷地”的意思，與continuously(不斷地)意思相近。The volcano has been erupting continuously since March．這座火山自三月起一直在不斷地噴發(fā)。quickly：迅速地。The boss wants us to finish the project more quickly than before．老扳要我們比以前更快地完成這個項目。excessively：過度地；過量地。He laughed excessively, making us question his sincerity．他笑得太過分了，使我們懷疑他的真誠。exceptionally：例外地。This October has been exceptionally wet．今年十月雨下得出奇地多。5．D remedy：治療；補救。與cure(治療)是近義詞。Herbal medicine can be used to cure sleeplessness．草藥可用來治療失眠。disrupt：破壞；分裂。They made several attempts to disrupt our meetings．他們屢次試圖破壞我們的集會。diagnose：診斷。Routine tests will diagnose the condition accurately．常規(guī)檢查會準(zhǔn)確地診斷病情。evaporate：蒸發(fā)；使脫水。Heat evaporates water．熱使水蒸發(fā)。6．B draft：起草，設(shè)計。與formulate(制定)意思相近。We will formulate a policy that will promote rather than hinder peace．我們將制定一項促進和平而不是阻礙和平的政策。clarify：澄清。The mittee asked him to clarify his points．委員會要他澄清他的觀點。revise：修改，修訂。Professor Jones twice asked Tom to revise his essay．瓊斯教授兩次要湯姆修改他的文章。contribute：貢獻(xiàn)；起作用。Exchange of ideas contributes greatly to mutual understanding．交換看法大大有助于相互了解。7．B practically：幾乎。與almost(幾乎)是同義詞。In Oxford Street you can buy almost anything．在牛津街你差不多什么都可以買到。simultaneously：同時地。She holds both views simultaneously．她同時持有這兩種觀點。absolutely：絕對地。Curing cancer to the current medical knowledge is absolutely impossible．就目前的醫(yī)學(xué)知識來說，治愈癌癥絕對不可能。basically：基本地。What he to