2010年12月大学英语四级词汇活记活用(第35期)

　　第三组:some time,some times,sometime,sometimes,some day,the other day

　　1.____ I'm going to make a journey round the world.

　　A.The other day

　　B.Some times

　　C.Sometimes

　　D.Some day

　　2.We ____ have letters from her.

　　A.some time

　　B.some times

　　C.sometime

　　D.sometimes

　　3.I saw her ____ in July.

　　A.some day

　　B.sometime

　　C.some times

　　D.sometimes

　　4.____ ,as I was walking up to town,I saw a strange man.

　　A.Some day

　　B.Sometime

　　C.The other day

　　D.Some time

　　5.Marx stayed in Belgium for ____.

　　A.Some time

　　B.Sometime

　　C.Some times

　　D.Sometimes

　　6.I met your elder sister in the museum ____.

　　A.someday

　　B.sometimes

　　C.some times

　　D.some time

　　第一组答案：

　　argue,debate,discuss,dispute,quarrel都含有一定的"争论"之意

　　argue 指一方坚持自己的意见,立场和观点,通过争论企图说服对方(argue with sb. about/over sth.)

　　debate 多指公开,正式场合进行的辩论或严肃的争论,双方各自陈述理由,"交锋""往返"的意味较强

　　discuss 指为了解决问题或弄清对方的观点而进行的讨论,磋商

　　dispute 指持续,激烈的争论,语气较强,有”相持不下,未得解决”的意思(in dispute在争论中)

　　quarrel 争吵,争论,含与人发生口角的意思

　　答案:DACABB

　　1.I quarreled with my flat-mate about who should do the housework.我和我同住一个单元的人关于谁应做家务吵了一架.(quarrel with sb. about sth.与某人发生口角)

　　2.What we are disputing about is not survival but the quality of life.我们所争论的不是生存问题而是生活质量问题.

　　3.They are arguing over foreign policy.他们正就外交政策进行辩论. (argue with sb. about/over sth.)

　　4.They hold a fierce debate as to whether their company should restore the trade relationship which was broken years ago.他们就公司是否应当恢复几年前中断了的贸易关系进行了一场激烈的争论.

　　5.What he said just now had little to do with the question under discussion.他刚才所见讲的与讨论的问题关系不大.(under discussion在讨论中)

　　6.The case was fully argued before agreement was reached.这案件在达成一致意见前进行了充分争论.