2010年12月英语四六级考试必备词汇辨析(3)

　　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 ________________________________________1.I __D__ 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)

　　A.discussed B.debated C.argued D.quarreled

　　2.What we are __A__ 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.

　　A.disputing B.deducing C.discussing D.debating

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

　　A.disputing B.discussing C.arguing D.debating

　　4.They hold a fierce __A__ 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.

　　A.debate B.clash C.disagreement D.contest

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

　　A.debate B.discussion C.dispution D.arguement

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

　　A.quarreled B.argued C.debated D.contested

　　arise,arouse,raise,rise四个形近词,你分清了吗?

　　arise vi. 突然出现;起床

　　arouse vt.引起,唤醒,激起

　　raise vt.举起,提高,较多地被用于具体的场合,如举手,举杯,升旗等;有时也用于提高工资,提高工作效率等

　　rise vi.上升,升高,上涨等,大多用于抽象或比喻的场合,如太阳,蒸汽,产量的上升,有时也用于具体场合,如人的起立,河水的上涨等 ________________________________________1.The wind is __A__.起风了.

　　A.rising B.raising C.arousing D.arising

　　2.Our wages have been __B__ recently.最近我们的工资提高了.

　　A.risen B.raised C.aroused D.arisen

　　3.A new problem has __D__.出现了一个新问题.

　　A.risen B.raised C.aroused D.arisen

　　4.He __C__ her mothering instincts.他激起了她的母爱本能.

　　A.rose B.raised C.aroused D.arose

　　5.He __D__ at 6:30 a.m. as usual.他像平常一样早晨6点半起床.

　　A.rose B.raised C.aroused D.arose

　　6.The river __A__ by two feet after the heavy rains.暴雨使河水水位升高两英尺.

　　A.rose B.raised C.aroused D.arose ________________________________________

　　some time,some times,sometime,sometimes,some day,the other day

　　some time n. "相当长的一段时间" adv. "某个时候,某一天"=sometime

　　some times adv. "数次"

　　sometime adv. "某个时候,某一天"(可指过去,也可指将来),可用some time代替

　　sometimes adv."有时,间或"=now and then /from time to time

　　some day "有朝一日,有一天"(只指将来的一天),常与表示将来的时态连用,也可写成someday

　　the other day "那一天,前几天"(只指过去的某一天),仅用于过去时态中 ________________________________________1.__D__ I'm going to make a journey round the world.有朝一日我要环游世界.

　　A.The other day(只用于过去时) B.Some times C.Sometimes D.Some day(用于将来时)

　　2.We __D__ have letters from her.我们有时收到她的来信.

　　A.some time B.some times C.sometime D.sometimes

　　3.I saw her __B__ in July.我在七月的某一天见到过她.

　　A.some day(用于将来时) B.sometime(也可用sometime) C.some times D.sometimes

　　4.__C__,as I was walking up to town,I saw a strange man.在我走去镇上的那一天,我看见一个奇怪的人.

　　A.Some day(用于将来时) B.Sometime(概念较模糊,不清楚哪天) C.The other day(用于过去时,特指那一天) D.Some time

　　5.Marx stayed in Belgium for __A__.马克思在比利时待了一段时间.

　　A.Some time B.Sometime C.Some times D.Sometimes

　　6.I met your elder sister in the museum __C__.我好几次在博物馆碰见你姐姐.

　　A. someday B.sometimes C.some times D.some time ________________________________________

　　"假的"