英语四级同形异义词辨析10

  英语四级同形异义词辨析10

第一单元复习    

1. Don’t this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead    

A) release B) relieve C) relate D) retain    

2. We are interested in the weather because it us so directly — what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.    

A) benefits B) affects C) guides D) effect    

3. They claim that they can the old building so that it may look like newly built.    

A) review B) reform C) return D) renovate¹    

4. Many difficulties have as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.    

A) risen B) arisen C) raised D) arrived    

5. Before moving to another city, Brenda of the house and the furniture.    

A) discarded B) disposed C) dispensed² D) discharged    

6. It is quite necessary for a qualified³ teacher to have good manners and    

knowledge.    

A) extensive B) expansive C) intensive D) expensive    

7. Physics is to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.    

A) alike B) likely C) equivalent D) uniform    

8. He said he only had time for a couple of pints⁴, that he usually drank more.    

A) complying B) imposing⁵    

C) implying D) conveying    

9. It’s known that cats’ eyes are much more to light than human eyes.    

A) sensory⁶ B) sensitive C) senseless D) sensible    

10. The board of the company is by managers of its subsidiaries.    

A) constituted B) compounded     

C) composed D) comparted    

11. The unexpected success her life.    

A) transfigured B) transfer    

C) transformed D) translated    

12. In Sweden the employers have taken the in promoting health insurance schemes.    

A) initial B) initiative    

C) initials D) initiatives    

13. Because of his novels which were very popular with people, he got a prize this year.    

A) literacy B) literal    

C) literary D) literature    

14. These clothes looks alike, but in fact there are some slight in colour.    

A) variety B) variation C) variant⁷ D) variance⁸    

15. He has a knowledge of computer and can’t operate it.    

A) superficial B) superior     

C) superb D) supercritical    

16. Have you read the in the newspaper?    

A) edit B) editorial C) editor D) edition    

17. Did he go there by air or by train? The seems more likely.    

A) late B) latter C) later D) other    

18. The amount of rain and snow the growth of plants.    

A) effected B) infected C) affected⁹ D) injected    

19. Philosophers commonly rely on argument to support their own theories and to    

the theories of others.    

A) reflect B) refute C) reform D) refrain    

20. The ability to themselves enables some animals to survive.    

A) conceive B) conceal¹⁰ C) deceive D) confine    

21. She felt offended at my remarks, but it wasn’t my to hurt her.    

A) implication B) indication C) intention D) invasion    

22. A cool drink me after my long walk.    

A) renewed B) recreated     

C) reshaped D) refreshed    

23. The new student was very slow to to the unusual rules of the school.    

A) conform B) suit C) adapt D) adopt    

24. You’re in danger of being accused of a crime.    

A) eminent¹¹ B) imminent¹² C) pressing D) pressed    

25. The news you told me that day has yet to be .    

A) confirmed B) conformed     

C) confronted D) affirmed    

26. She seems to regard any advice or help from me as a(n) .    

A) offense¹³ B) impression     

C) extraction D) interference    

27. What struck her was the competition between the two brothers.    

A) original B) extreme C) intensive D) intense    

28. He insisted that his employees should have a knowledge of his study.    

A) comprehensible B) compromising    

C) comprehensive D) complicated    

29. They reserved in advance to themselves of the best seats.    

A) ensure B) assure C) confirm D) insure    

30. I think the thing to do is phone and ask your boss.    

A) sensible B) sensory     

C) sensitive D) sensational¹⁴    

不管是在美国的火箭队，还是在雅典的奥运会上，姚明，好样的！    

Since Yao Ming’s electrifying¹⁶ NBA debut（初次登场）with the Houston Rockets in 2002, the 7-foot-5 Chinese center has appeared in numerous TV commercials, on magazine covers, and in countless¹⁷ basketball-highlights reels.    

1. electrify¹⁵: vt. 使震惊使激动，震惊或震动。a powerful performance that electrified¹⁸ the audience. 强有力的表演使观众万分兴奋    

2. numerous: a. 许多的。numerous books 许多书    

【单词变形】number（n. 数字，数量）numeric（a. 数字的）    

3. commercial: a. ① 在电视或无线电上的广告 ② 迎合大众的，有商业气息的。a commercial artist. 迎合大众的艺术家。    

【词义变形】commerce （n. 商业）    

【同形辨析】commence 开始，着手    

What can you catch but not throw? 

1 renovate   

vt.更新，革新，刷新

参考例句：

• The couple spent thousands renovating the house.这对夫妇花了几千元来翻新房子。
• They are going to renovate the old furniture.他们准备将旧家具整修一番。

2 dispensed   

v.分配( dispense的过去式和过去分词 )；施与；配（药）

参考例句：

• Not a single one of these conditions can be dispensed with. 这些条件缺一不可。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• They dispensed new clothes to the children in the orphanage. 他们把新衣服发给孤儿院的小孩们。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3 qualified   

adj.合格的，有资格的，胜任的，有限制的

参考例句：

• He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
• We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。

4 pints   

n.品脱( pint的名词复数 )；一品脱啤酒

参考例句：

• I drew off three pints of beer from the barrel. 我从酒桶里抽出三品脱啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Two pints today, please. 今天请来两品脱。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 imposing   

adj.使人难忘的，壮丽的，堂皇的，雄伟的

参考例句：

• The fortress is an imposing building.这座城堡是一座宏伟的建筑。
• He has lost his imposing appearance.他已失去堂堂仪表。

6 sensory   

adj.知觉的，感觉的，知觉器官的

参考例句：

• Human powers of sensory discrimination are limited.人类感官分辨能力有限。
• The sensory system may undergo long-term adaptation in alien environments.感觉系统对陌生的环境可能经过长时期才能适应。

7 variant   

adj.不同的，变异的；n.变体，异体

参考例句：

• We give professional suggestions according to variant tanning stages for each customer.我们针对每位顾客不同的日晒阶段，提供强度适合的晒黑建议。
• In a variant of this approach,the tests are data- driven.这个方法的一个变种，是数据驱动的测试。

8 variance   

n.矛盾，不同

参考例句：

• The question of woman suffrage sets them at variance. 妇女参政的问题使他们发生争执。
• It is unnatural for brothers to be at variance. 兄弟之间不睦是不近人情的。

9 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。

10 conceal   

v.隐藏，隐瞒，隐蔽

参考例句：

• He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方，他只好隐瞒身份。
• He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。

11 eminent   

adj.显赫的，杰出的，有名的，优良的

参考例句：

• We are expecting the arrival of an eminent scientist.我们正期待一位著名科学家的来访。
• He is an eminent citizen of China.他是一个杰出的中国公民。

12 imminent   

adj.即将发生的，临近的，逼近的

参考例句：

• The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
• The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。

13 offense   

n.犯规，违法行为；冒犯，得罪

参考例句：

• I hope you will not take any offense at my words. 对我讲的话请别见怪。
• His words gave great offense to everybody present.他的发言冲犯了在场的所有人。

14 sensational   

adj.使人感动的，非常好的，轰动的，耸人听闻的

参考例句：

• Papers of this kind are full of sensational news reports.这类报纸满是耸人听闻的新闻报道。
• Their performance was sensational.他们的演出妙极了。

15 electrify   

v.使充电；使电气化；使触电；使震惊；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The country is now making effort to electrify and informationize manufacture.国家正在致力于制造业的电气化和信息化。
• He needs money to electrify his surface lines.他需要钱把他的地面线路电气化。

16 electrifying   

v.使电气化( electrify的现在分词 )；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The dancers gave an electrifying performance. 舞蹈演员们的表演激动人心。
• The national orchestra gave an electrifying performance of classic music. 国家交响乐团举行了一次古典音乐的震撼性演出。 来自辞典例句

17 countless   

adj.无数的，多得不计其数的

参考例句：

• In the war countless innocent people lost their lives.在这场战争中无数无辜的人丧失了性命。
• I've told you countless times.我已经告诉你无数遍了。

18 electrified   

v.使电气化( electrify的过去式和过去分词 )；使兴奋

参考例句：

• The railway line was electrified in the 1950s. 这条铁路线在20世纪50年代就实现了电气化。
• The national railway system has nearly all been electrified. 全国的铁路系统几乎全部实现了电气化。 来自《简明英汉词典》