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发表于 2016-7-24 09:53:25
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这类题在平时测试和高考中都有呈现。例如:
考例1. Giving up my job to go back to full-time education was a big_____, but now I know it was the best decision I have ever made. (2011湖北,22)
A. project B. commitment C. competition D. ambition
简析:commitment的常见意义是“承诺、保证、义务”,然而此句测试的是它的较生僻意义:“付出、献身”,整句意思是:“放弃工作回去接受全日制教育是一个巨大的付出,然而现在我知道这是我有生以来做出的最佳抉择。”又如:His commitment to the cause was solid by 1949, when he followed the victorious communist army into Shanghai. 随着1949年共产党的军队进入上海后,他献身革命立场更加坚定了。
考例2. The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to ___________ its reality. (2008湖北,27)
A. make up B. figure out C. look through D. put off
简析: figure out在教材中的意思是“计算出”,而此题考查的是它的另一个意思“弄懂,弄清楚,弄明白”。又如:How do you figure out what you want to see? 你怎么弄明白自己想要看的内容呢?
考例3.He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is______.
A. slim B. fantastic C. obvious D. gentle
简析:slim的常见意思是“苗条的”;而此题测试的是它的较生僻意义:“细小的”。又如:They all believed that he had a slim chance of success.他们都认为他成功的可能性很小。
考例4. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ______the traditional customs. (2008湖北,23)
A. perform B. posses C. observe D. support
简析: observe常见的意思是“仔细观察,注意到”;而此题考查的是它的另一个意思:vt. to hold or celebrate 举行(仪式等);庆祝(节日等)。又如:Do you observe Christmas Day in your country? 你们国家的人庆祝圣诞节吗?
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