2010年12月英语四六级考试必备词汇辨析(5)

　　amaze,astonish,surprise都含有一定的"惊讶"之意

　　amaze 使吃惊,程度比surprise强(=surprise very much),一般指好事.(be amazed at sth./to do sth.)

　　astonish 使惊愕,指使人大吃一惊(=surprise greatly),含有几乎使人无法相信之意,是个语气较强的词(sb. be astonished at(by) sth./to do sth./that..."被(因)...惊吓")

　　surprise 使惊异,指由于突然的事情使人产生惊奇,有出乎意料的含义.普通用词,语气最弱. (sb. be surprised at/by sth./that.../to do sth.;feel surprised at..."对...感到惊讶";in surprise"吃惊地,在震惊中")

　　三个词在用法上基本相同,可互换,只是语气上有所差别. ________________________________________1.I am __D__ by what you tell me.我听了你所说的话觉得惊愕.

　　A.tired B.believed C.amused D.amazed

　　2.What __A__ her most was hearing her name mentioned on TV.她最大吃一惊的是在电视中听到了自己的名字.

　　A.astonished B.surpassed C.shocked D.shaked

　　3.Not __C__,the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.起名字的方法因文化不同而有很大差异是不足为奇的.

　　A.obviously B.particularly C.surprisingly D.normally

　　4.To the __A__ of everybody,he won the prize.使大家惊奇的是,他竟得了奖.(to one's surprise/to the surprise of sb.'s"使某人惊奇的是")

　　A.surprise B.astonishment C.amazement D.amazing

　　5.I was __B__ to find him there.我发现他在那儿,吃了一惊.

　　A.ambitious B.amazed C.amused D.analysed

　　6.He __B__ us by announcing that he was going to get married in a few day.对于他宣布他即将结婚的消息,我们大吃一惊.

　　A.feared B.astonished C.alarmed D.terrify________________________________________

　　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”)

　　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________________________________________1. 1.Martin Luther King,great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination,was __C__ 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.

　　A.rewared B.given C.awarded D.offered

　　2.They __A__ 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”)

　　A.rewarded B.awarded C.charged D.paid

　　3.__C__ you should be honest.首先你必须诚实.

　　A.above all B.after all C.first of all D.at all (at all”丝毫,根本”)

　　4.Don’t get discouraged by setbacks,we are new to the work__A__.别因挫折而灰心,这工作对我们来说毕竟还是新的.

　　A.after all B.above all C.in all (in all “总共”) D.

　　5.Children need many things,but __B__ 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”)

　　6.I __B__ 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________________________________________

　　bank,beach,coast,seaside,shore都含有一定的"(海)岸,边"之意

　　bank "河岸,堤岸",指河流两旁高出水面的地方

　　beach "海(湖,河)滩,水滨",指受潮水冲刷而形成的有细沙或卵石覆盖的平缓的斜坡

　　coast "海岸,海岸线",是地理上的专用名词,指海洋与陆地的分界线,有清晰的边界概念.它不能用来指河岸或湖岸.

　　seaside "海滨",尤指假日度假胜地

　　shorel "岸,滨",含义广泛,可指围绕海洋、河流及湖泊旁边的陆地,含有与水相对的意味(in shore"近岸";on shore"在岸上,在陆上";off shore"离岸") ________________________________________1.Shanghai lies on the east __C__ of China. 上海位于中国东海岸.

　　A.bank B.beach C.coast D.seaside

　　2.They saw a boat about a mile from the __A__.他们在离海岸大约一英里处看到一条小船.

　　A.shore B.seaside C.bank D.beach

　　3.Many English people like to go to the __C__ for their holidays and lying on the __D__ in the sun.许多英国人喜欢去海滨度假,并躺在海滩上晒太阳.

　　A.shore B.coast C.seaside D.beach

　　4.The old man used to sit on the river__A__ to fish.那位老人过去常常坐在河岸上钓鱼.

　　A.bank B.coast C.seaside D.beach

　　5.The children are playing with sand along the __B__.孩子们在海滩上玩沙.

　　A.shorel B.beach C.bank D.coast

　　6.The ship stopped a little way off the __B__.船停在离岸不远处.

　　A.coast B.shore C.bank D.beach________________________________________