和谐英语

活记大学英语四级词汇(第三十六期)

2008-10-14来源:和谐英语
  答案和解析:
  award,reward都含有一定的"奖励"之意
  award 指正式或官方颁发,授予award sb. sth.=award sth. to sb.
  reward 给予报酬,指因对方的工作、服务、帮助而给予的报酬,奖赏某人(in reward for”作为对…回报”;reward sb. for “因…而报答某人”)
  答案:CA
  1.Martin Luther King,great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination,was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contribution to world peace. 反对种族歧视运动的杰出黑人领袖Martin Luther King,因其对世界和平的突出贡献而被授予诺贝尔和平奖.
  2.They rewarded the winners with gifts of fruit and flowers.他们送给获胜者水果和鲜花最为奖赏.(reward sb. with “用…酬劳某人”)
  above all,after all,first of all形式相似,意义不同
  above all “尤其是,最重要的是”,强调特别对待,类似于especially,more than anything else.
  after all “毕竟,到底”,表示一种让步口气,与in spite of everything,in the end 相似
  first of all “首先”,表示一种次序,与before anything else类似
  答案:CABB
  1.First of all you should be honest.首先你必须诚实.
  2.Don’t get discouraged by setbacks,we are new to the work after all.别因挫折而灰心,这工作对我们来说毕竟还是新的.
  3.Children need many things,but above all they need love.孩子门需要很多东西,最重要的是爱.
  A.after all B.above all C.for all (for all “尽管,虽然”) D.and all (and all “以及其他一切,等等”)
  4.I all but stumbled.我差点儿摔跤.
  A.all in (all in “精疲力竭的,疲乏到极点”) B.all but (all but “差点儿,几乎”) C.all over (all over “浑身到处,全部结束”) D.above all
  bare,blank,empty,hollow,margin,vacant 都含有一定的"空白"之意
  bare a.光秃秃的,无遮蔽的,通常指局部的裸
  blank a.空白的,指表面无字迹,没有写字、印刷、或做记号的空白处
  empty a. (房间等)空的,没有物的,指描绘之物的内部本应有的东西这时却没有,或者可容人或物的地方或容器这时未容纳(房间里无家里设备或没有人)
  hollow a.空的,空心的,空虚的,指所描绘之物的中心是空的,也可指空虚的
  margin n.页边空白,多指纸张的页边,边缘的空白
  vacant a.空的,(房间等)未被占用的,空着的,指暂时没有人居住或占据而空闲着的
  答案:DCBAD
  1.Although they plant trees in this area every year,the tops of some hills are still bare. 尽管他们每年都在这个地区植树,可是有些山头仍是光秃秃的.
  2.There is a blank space at the bottom of the form for you to sign your name in. 在这表格的下方有一个空白处供你签名.
  3.Space scientists believe that the black hole is hollow,and would draw everything,even light,toward its center. 太空科学家认为,这个黑洞是空的,它会把一切东西,甚至光吸入它的中心
  4.Since everyone would like to find an apartment near the university,there are very few vacant apartments in the area. 由于每个人都想在大学附近找到一间公寓,所以那个地区几乎没有空房.
  5.I believe that the best way to take notes is in the margin of the book instead of on the notebook. 我认为记笔记的最好方法是记在页边的空白处,而不是记在笔记本上.
  bear,endure,stand,tolerate都含有一定的"忍耐、忍受"之意
  在表示忍受pain,suffering,hardship等时,在许多情况下这四个词可以互换使用;通常与can或cannot连用
  bear 强调忍受者对痛苦、忧虑、烦恼以及责任的承受力(常用于否定句中)
  endure (=bear bravely)指经受长期的艰难、困苦或折磨而不屈服,强调持久力和意志坚强(常用于否定句中)
  stand 强调不屈不挠或经受得起(常用于否定句中)
  tolerate指忍受某人或某种行为而不反抗,语气最弱(即可用于肯定句也可用于否定句)
  答案:DCBAD
  1.It seems that these ants can tolerate temperatures which would kill other species. 看来这些蚂蚁能够忍受可能会置其他物种于死地的温度.
  2.Some old people don’t like pop songs because they can’t tolerate so much noise. 老年人不喜欢流行歌曲,因为他们不能忍受太大的吵闹声.
  3.This cloth will not bear washing. 这块布不耐洗.
  4.I can’t endure him. I can’t stand to wait any longer. 我不能容忍他.我再也等待不下去了.
  5.We will not tolerate interference in our home affairs. 我们决不能容忍干涉我们的内政.