A
1.absorb vt.吸收；使專心
【搭配】be absorbed in專心于
【考題】She was so_______in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated
(1996.1/25/B)
【譯文】她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。
2.abuse vt.濫用；虐待n.濫用
【考題】It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook
(1996.6/34/C)
【譯文】據(jù)透露，一些政府官員濫用職權(quán)為自己謀取非法利益。
3.accomplish v.達(dá)到；完成
【考題】The project，_______by the end of 2000，willexpand the city’s telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.
A)accomplished B)being accomplished
C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished
(1999.6/68/C)
【譯文】預(yù)計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴(kuò)大該市的電話網(wǎng)至 1，000，000用戶。
4.account n.賬；賬戶v.說明……原因
【搭配】on account of為了……的緣故，因為
take...into account考慮到
【考題】I’d_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A)take into account B)account for
C)make up for D)make out
(2000.1/63/A)
【譯文】我得向社區(qū)的其他的農(nóng)戶和商人們了解他的信譽(yù)，然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。
5.approve vt.贊成，稱許；批準(zhǔn)
approval n.
【搭配】for sb.’s approval求某人指正 give one’s approval to批準(zhǔn)
【考題】If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve
(1997.1/47/D)
【譯文】要是委員會能盡快批準(zhǔn)這些規(guī)章制度并付諸實施就好了。
6.approximately ad.近似地，大約
【考題】They claim that_______1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly
(1993.1/45/B)
【譯文】他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中倒閉了。
7.arise vi.出現(xiàn)；由……引起
【考題】Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.
A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen
(1992.1/43/D)
【譯文】關(guān)于誰加入?yún)f(xié)會意見不一。
8.artificial a.人工的；矯揉造作的
【考題】There were some_______flowers on the table.
A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
(1991.6/44/A)
【譯文】桌子上有一些假花。
9.ashamed a.慚愧(的)；羞恥(的)
【搭配】be ashamed of以為……是恥辱
be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥
【考題】He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
(1991.6/65/C)
【譯文】他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。
10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事
【搭配】associate oneself with加入
associate sth.with把(某事物與其他事物)聯(lián)系在一起
associate with和……來往
【考題】A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated
(1996.6/23/D)
【譯文】人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉(xiāng)村和自家種的食物聯(lián)系在一起。
11.available a.可利用的；通用的
【考題】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
(1997.1/43/D)
【譯文】經(jīng)過加工隨時可供烹調(diào)的
方便食品在食雜店可以買到。
12.awkward a.笨拙的；尷尬的
【考題】The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
(1998.6/42/B)
B
13.ban v.禁止
In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.
大多數(shù)國家都禁止賣酒給小孩子們。
n.禁止，禁令
announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁獵令
【辨析】ban，forbid和 prohibit三個詞都表示“禁止”，其中ban語氣最重，指權(quán)威機(jī)關(guān)正式禁止。 forbid是普通用詞，指個人行為。prohibit是正式用詞，指用法律或法令來禁止。
14.bare a.無遮蓋的；空的；僅僅的 a bare hillside光禿禿的(無樹木的)山坡
a room bare of furniture幾乎沒有家具的房間
the bare necessities of life最起碼的生活必需品
v.揭露，暴露，揭開，去除……的覆蓋物
bare one’s head脫去帽子
bare one’s heart表露真情
【全真考題】Although they plant trees in this area every year，the tops of some hills are still.
(99.6)
A)bare B)vacant C)blank D)hollow
［答案］A
15.barely ad.僅僅，只不過，幾乎不
We barely had time to catch the train.我們僅有勉強(qiáng)趕上火車的時間。
【用法】1.barely用在句首時引起句子倒裝。 2.barely含有否定意義，因此用在反意疑問句中時，句尾的疑問短句要用肯定形式。3.barely...when結(jié)構(gòu)表示“剛……就……”，barely所在的部分要倒裝。 4.barely不與 ever，any和 at all連用。
【辨析】barely，hardly，rarely和 scarcely四個詞意義相近，都表否定概念，但也有一些差別。
rarely意為“難得，不?！?not often)。
Rarely have I seen him smile.
hardly往往強(qiáng)調(diào)能力上有困難，意為“簡直不，很難”。
He can hardly jump over the fence.
scarcely往往強(qiáng)調(diào)不足，常同 enough，sufficient，any等表示程度的詞連用，意為“不太，幾乎，簡直沒有”。
He has scarcely any money left.
barely與 hardly和 scarcely意思相近，意為“幾乎，勉強(qiáng)，僅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever，any，at all等詞，只能用 hardly或 scarcely，不能用 barely。
1.absorb vt.吸收；使專心
【搭配】be absorbed in專心于
【考題】She was so_______in her job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated
(1996.1/25/B)
【譯文】她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。
2.abuse vt.濫用；虐待n.濫用
【考題】It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook
(1996.6/34/C)
【譯文】據(jù)透露，一些政府官員濫用職權(quán)為自己謀取非法利益。
3.accomplish v.達(dá)到；完成
【考題】The project，_______by the end of 2000，willexpand the city’s telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.
A)accomplished B)being accomplished
C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished
(1999.6/68/C)
【譯文】預(yù)計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴(kuò)大該市的電話網(wǎng)至 1，000，000用戶。
4.account n.賬；賬戶v.說明……原因
【搭配】on account of為了……的緣故，因為
take...into account考慮到
【考題】I’d_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A)take into account B)account for
C)make up for D)make out
(2000.1/63/A)
【譯文】我得向社區(qū)的其他的農(nóng)戶和商人們了解他的信譽(yù)，然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。
5.approve vt.贊成，稱許；批準(zhǔn)
approval n.
【搭配】for sb.’s approval求某人指正 give one’s approval to批準(zhǔn)
【考題】If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve
(1997.1/47/D)
【譯文】要是委員會能盡快批準(zhǔn)這些規(guī)章制度并付諸實施就好了。
6.approximately ad.近似地，大約
【考題】They claim that_______1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly
(1993.1/45/B)
【譯文】他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中倒閉了。
7.arise vi.出現(xiàn)；由……引起
【考題】Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.
A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen
(1992.1/43/D)
【譯文】關(guān)于誰加入?yún)f(xié)會意見不一。
8.artificial a.人工的；矯揉造作的
【考題】There were some_______flowers on the table.
A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
(1991.6/44/A)
【譯文】桌子上有一些假花。
9.ashamed a.慚愧(的)；羞恥(的)
【搭配】be ashamed of以為……是恥辱
be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥
【考題】He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
(1991.6/65/C)
【譯文】他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。
10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事
【搭配】associate oneself with加入
associate sth.with把(某事物與其他事物)聯(lián)系在一起
associate with和……來往
【考題】A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated
(1996.6/23/D)
【譯文】人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉(xiāng)村和自家種的食物聯(lián)系在一起。
11.available a.可利用的；通用的
【考題】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
(1997.1/43/D)
【譯文】經(jīng)過加工隨時可供烹調(diào)的
方便食品在食雜店可以買到。
12.awkward a.笨拙的；尷尬的
【考題】The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s questions.
A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
(1998.6/42/B)
B
13.ban v.禁止
In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.
大多數(shù)國家都禁止賣酒給小孩子們。
n.禁止，禁令
announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁獵令
【辨析】ban，forbid和 prohibit三個詞都表示“禁止”，其中ban語氣最重，指權(quán)威機(jī)關(guān)正式禁止。 forbid是普通用詞，指個人行為。prohibit是正式用詞，指用法律或法令來禁止。
14.bare a.無遮蓋的；空的；僅僅的 a bare hillside光禿禿的(無樹木的)山坡
a room bare of furniture幾乎沒有家具的房間
the bare necessities of life最起碼的生活必需品
v.揭露，暴露，揭開，去除……的覆蓋物
bare one’s head脫去帽子
bare one’s heart表露真情
【全真考題】Although they plant trees in this area every year，the tops of some hills are still.
(99.6)
A)bare B)vacant C)blank D)hollow
［答案］A
15.barely ad.僅僅，只不過，幾乎不
We barely had time to catch the train.我們僅有勉強(qiáng)趕上火車的時間。
【用法】1.barely用在句首時引起句子倒裝。 2.barely含有否定意義，因此用在反意疑問句中時，句尾的疑問短句要用肯定形式。3.barely...when結(jié)構(gòu)表示“剛……就……”，barely所在的部分要倒裝。 4.barely不與 ever，any和 at all連用。
【辨析】barely，hardly，rarely和 scarcely四個詞意義相近，都表否定概念，但也有一些差別。
rarely意為“難得，不?！?not often)。
Rarely have I seen him smile.
hardly往往強(qiáng)調(diào)能力上有困難，意為“簡直不，很難”。
He can hardly jump over the fence.
scarcely往往強(qiáng)調(diào)不足，常同 enough，sufficient，any等表示程度的詞連用，意為“不太，幾乎，簡直沒有”。
He has scarcely any money left.
barely與 hardly和 scarcely意思相近，意為“幾乎，勉強(qiáng)，僅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever，any，at all等詞，只能用 hardly或 scarcely，不能用 barely。