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同等学力英语1995--2006真题高频词汇详解三
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95-06年真题高频词汇
A 同义词、近义词替代、辨析
access n.通路，访问，入门 vt. 存取，接近 approach， close to
Finding out about these universities has become easy for anyone with
Internet _______.
A. entrance
B. admission
C. access
D. entry （2003考题）
accidentally adv. 偶然地,意外
地 casually, unexpectedly
While shopping in a department store, I _______left my purse lying o
n a counter of
handbags.
A. initially
B. fortunately
C. frustratedly
D. accidentally(1995)
accomplish vt.完成,达到,实
现 achieve, complete, fulfill
Computers will flourish because they enable us to accomplish tasks th
at could never
before have been undertaken. (1997)
A.implement
B. render
C. assign
D. complete
account for v.说明,战,解决,得
分 explain, make out, say, show,
The cashier was asked to ________every penny of the money that he too
k care of.
A. account to
B. use up
C. amount to
D. account for (1995)
The fruit ___________more than half the country’s annual exports. ac
cording to a recent report.
A. accounts for
B. stands for
C. provides for
D.
makes for(2006)
on account of adv. Becau
se of
I would recommend this inn highly on account of its wonderful locatio
n. (2004)
A. as a result of
B. because of
C. with regard to
D. with a view to
address n.地址，致辞，演说 vt.向致辞，演
说 speaking , speech
The dean can’t see you at the moment. He is addressing the first-yea
r students in the lecture hall.
A. complaining to
B. arguing with
C. speaking to
D. consulti
ng with (2002)
adverse adj. 不利的,敌对的,相反
的 bad,disadvantageous,unfavorable
Because of adverse weather conditions, the travelers stopped to camp.
A. local
B. unfamiliar
C. good
D. unfavorable(2001)
advertisement n.广告 ad. commercial,
The television station is supported by _______from foundations and ot
her sources.
A. donations
B. advertisements
C. pensions
D. acco
unts (1999)
advocate vt. 提倡,鼓
吹 call for, preach, encourage
Professor Wu traveled and lectured throughout the country to ______ed
ucation and
professional skills so that women could enter the public world.
A. prosecute
B. acquire
C. advocate
D. proclaim (
2000)
afflunent adj.富裕的,富足
的 rich, wealthy
In general, the British people belong to one of the more affluent co
untries of Europe
and enjoy a high standard of living compared to the rest of the world
.(2005)
A. plentiful
B. powerful
C. friendly D
. wealthy
alike adj. 相同的,相似
的 same,uniform
Exercise seems benefit the brain power of healthy and sick, young and
old _______.
(1997)
A. alike
B.alive
C. together
D. includ
ed
ambiguous n.模糊
的 obsure,unclear, blurred,
Hague was elected as the Conservative Party leader partly because of
his ambiguous
views on
Britain’s position in relation to its partners in the European Union.
A. ambitious
B. obscure
C. appalling
D. indifferent
amount to 总计，合计，折合 be equal to
Many youngsters have heard their parents say “You’ll never amount t o anything if you keep daydreaming that way!”
A. be equal to
B. accomplish
C. add up to
D. pursue (2006)
anguish
n.痛苦,苦恼 vt.使苦恼,使苦
闷 bitter, misery, poignant
I shall never forget the look of intense anguish on the face of his p
arents when they
heard the news.(2005考题)
A. stress
B. dilemma
C. misery
D.
surprise
applicable n. 可应用的,可实践的 practical, viable
The recent findings are also applicable to other areas of design engi
neering. (1997)
A. practical
B. relevant
C. convenient
D. comparable
Approach n. 方法，途径，步骤 way, means
Thus the most logical approach is to focus our analysis on the trade
relations of Spain
with other European countries.
A. reasoning
B. conclusion
C. position
D.
method(2006)
apart from 除…外 except , besides
_______ being fun and good exercise, swimming is a very useful skill.
A. Rather than
B. Apart from
C. Instead of
D. Owing to (2002)
ascertain n. 查明,弄
清 verify, find out ,solve
On hearing of the case some time later, Conan Doyle was convinced tha
t the man was
not guilty, and immediately went to work to ascertain the truth.
A. explore
B. obtain
C. verify
D. search(1997)
Aspirations n. 渴望，抱负，志
向 ambition
The university offered several more courses for the purpose of furthe
ring the career
aspirations of its students.
A. ambitions
B. achievements
C. advantages
D. advances
asset n.资
产 capital, property,sub
stance
He misled management by giving it the idea that the older and more ex
perienced men
were not an _______ but a liability.
A. assistance
B. advantage
C. asset
D. award(1999)
attribute v. 属性,品质,归结
于 sum up, in conclusion
How large a proportion of the sales of stores in or near resort areas
can be_________
to tourist spending?
A. contributed
B. applied
C. attributed
D. attached(1998)
awareness n.知道,晓
得 perception ,know, be consicous of
One’s awareness, both conscious and unconscious, of what happened in
the past has a
strong influence on one’s behavior.
A. storage
B. impression
C. memory
D. pe
rception(1995)
近义词替代、辨析
deadly adj. 致命的,死一般的 fatal,
lethal
When a man knows that he will be put into prison if he uses a potenti
ally deadly object to
rob or do harm to another person, he will think twice about it .
A. passive
B. lifelong
C. unhappy
D. fatal (2002)
decline v/n.下降，下
垂 drop, fall
Does brain power _______ as we get older? Scientists now have some su
rprising
answers.
A. decline
B. descend
C.
deduce D. collapse (1997)
deception n.欺骗,诡
计 befool, cheat, deciet
Factors leading to the crisis included poor regulation, mismanagement
and deception
in the
industry, and competition from other types of financial firms.
A cheating B. pollution C. abuse D.
depression (2000)
defy v.公然藐视,对抗 challenge,
confront, disobey, neglect
Nearly eleven thousand people have been arrested for defying the ban
on street trading.
A. criticizing
B. neglecting
C. blaming
D. disc
losing (2003)
deliberate adj.深思熟虑的,故意的 cogitative,
intentional
Sometimes the messages are conveyed through deliberate, conscious ges
tures; other
times, our bodies talk without our even knowing.
A. definite
B. intentional
C. delicate
D. interact
ive （1998）
delicate adj精巧的,脆弱的 brittle,
fragile , infirm
Silk, although it is considered a delicate fabric, is in fact very st
rong, but it is adversely
affected by sunlight.
A. soft
B. sheer
C. fragile
D. refined(
2003)
deteriorate v.(使)恶化 exasperate,
worsen
The patient’s condition has deteriorated since he had a heart attack.
A. improved a little
B. remained the same
C. become worse
D. changed a lot (2002)
device n.设备 equipment,
gadget,
Her husband is interested in designing electronic ______.
A. management
B. safety
C. devices
D. routin
e(2003)
dominate v.支配,占绝对优势 administrate, control,
govern, grip
Tenness ee’s population is nearly two-fifths rural, and no single cit y or group of cities ______ the state.
A. dominates
B. manages
C. manipulates
D. contr
ols (2005)
diminish v.(使)减少,变小 cut down, lessen,
reduce
I found this very profitable in diminishing the intensity of narrow-m
inded prejudice.
A. lessening
B. reflecting
C. removing D
. increasing (2002)
discipline n.纪律,学科;v.训练 punishment,
knowledge
We shouldn’t treat children as peers or friends, but guide them in m
aking their choices, even if it
means with some discipline.
A. persuasion
B. punishment
C. rewards
D. criti
cism(2003)
dispatch v.分派，派遣 n. 急件 send, deliver
I ________ a letter to an internet service that distributes journalis
ts’ questions to
more than 750 institutions.
A. assigned
B. detached
C. attached
D.
dispatched (1997)
disposal n. 处理,处置,安排 array, manage,
treat
The three disrespectful sons began to feel worried about the ultimate
______________
of the family’s property.
A. proposal
B. disposal
C. removal D
. salvation (2003)
disseminate v. 传播,散
布 diffuse, spread
Applicant will be asked to provide information on how they will disse
minate information
to other students at their university or college.
A. disclose
B. deliver
C. spread
D. analyze(20
05)
diverse adj.不同的，多样的 another,
dissimilar, distinct
People of diverse backgrounds now fly to distant places for pleasure,
business or
education.
A. different
B. distinctive
C. similar
D.
separate (1998)
F
fault n. 过错缺点,毛病
faulty adj.有过失的,有缺点
的 blamable, defect ,imperfect
In spite of a problem with the faulty equipment, some very useful wor
k was accomplished.
A. imperfect
B. temporary
C. emergency
D. reinstall
ed(2004)
flourish v.繁荣,茂盛,兴旺 n. 旺盛,兴旺 boom,
prosper
Township enterprise have flourished over the past10years.
A. prospered
B. bloomed
C. flowed
D. flooded
facilitate v. 使容易,使便
利 promote, to make easy Technology has _______ the sharing, storage and delivery of informati
on , thus making
more information available to more people.
A. finished
B. furnished
C. functioned
D. facilitated (1999)
The exhibition is designed to facilitate further cooperation between
Chinese TV industry
and overseas TV industries.
A. establish
B. maximize
C. guarantee
D. promote (2002)
formulate v. 用公式阐明,构
思 conceive, design
Herman’s success is due to his hard work and his ability to formulat
e plans which will get work
done efficiently.
A. fulfill
B. approve
C. conceive
D. conduct (1997)
同义词、近义词替代、辨析
G
generate vt.产生 create, produce This procedure describes how suggestions for improvements to the syst
ems are ______.
A. celebrated
B. proceeded
C. generated
D. established
(2003)
get back 回来,找回 retrieve The police are trying to get back the stolen statue.
A. detain
B. retrieve
C. track
D. detect
go v.离,去,进行n.去,进行
go in for参加,追求,从事,进行 go over 转变,复习go without没有…也
行 go out 出去,熄灭
Cut off by the storm, they were forced to ________food for several da
ys.
A. go in for
B. go over
C. go without
D. go out (1995)
go in for 参
加 attend ,join , participate, Senior citizens are advised to go in for some creative activities to
keep themselves
mentally young.
A search for B. invest in C. engage in D. work out(2003)
gratitude n.感谢 appreciation,
thankfulness
I would like to express my to you all for supporting me this summe
r as a visiting scholar
in your department.
A. satisfaction
B. gratitude
C. pleasure
D. sincerity
(2005)
同义词、近义词替代、辨析
H
halt n.停止,暂停,中断v.踌躇,停
止 cease, suspend, call off
Bob believes that the invasion of the marketplace into the university
is undermining
fundamental academic values, and that we must act now to halt this de
cline.
A. lace
B. plug
C. cease
D. digest (
2004)
hesitation n. 忧郁,踌
躇 delay, falter, vacillate Courageous people think quickly and act without hesitation.
A. complaint
B. consideration
C. delay
D. anxiety (1999)
hit v 打击,击
中 beat, blow, strike Initial reports were that multiple waves of warplanes bombed central
Baghdad, hitting oil
refineries and the airport.
A. beating
B. knocking
C. hurting
D. striking
hug n.拥抱 embrace,
enfold
During all these years of absence he had a tender feeling for hi
s mother and the family.
A. enclosed
B. hugged
C. enriched
D. cheris
hed (2005)
同义词、近义词替代、辨析
ban n.
flourish, prosper，thrive
Their business flourished at its new location a year later owing to t
heir joint efforts and
hard work.
A. prevailed
B. failed
C. boomed
D. shrank(2005)
bound a.一定的，必然的 vi.跳跃vt.划界 definite，
jump
bound to 一定的，肯定
的 certainly If he told his wife about their plan, she was bound to agree.
A. would unnecessarily
B. would simply
C. would certainly
D. would alterna
tively（2000）
break n. 休息,破裂,突变v. 打破,违反,超过
break in 闯入,打断 break up 分裂,分解 break through 突围,突破
break into (因悲痛)突然大哭
Mrs. Smith tears when she heard her daughter had died in the roa
d accident.
A. broke in
B. broke up
C. broke th
rough D. broke into(2005)
by accident 偶然，偶
尔 by chance
It’s disturbing to note how many of the crimes we do know about were
detected
_________ not by systematic inspections or other security procedures.
A. by accident
B. on schedule
C. in general
D. at intervals(2006)
by no means adv.决
不, in no case
Bribing that official is ________ the best solution.
A. by all means
B.by each means
C. by no means
D.
by such means
禁令, vt禁止 forbid, taboo, prohibition
An international treaty signed several years ago bans trade in plants and animal of
endangered species.
A. forbids
B. eliminates
C. promotes
D. protects (1999)
barrier n. 障碍物,栅栏,屏障 bar, block, impediment, obstacle
He must not allow this unusual barrier to stop him from fighting agai nst the enemy.
A. interior
B. obstacle
C. inte rruption
D. interference (2002)
because con./adv. 因为 as, for, in respect that, since,
________the impact of the ideas introduced to Europe by soldiers retu rning from the
east, the West was greatly changed.
A. Because of
B. By means of
C. In addition to
D. In spite of （1997）
believe v.相信,认为,想 accept, presume, trust,
Those who ___________ women’s liberation movement continue to hope, and work, for a change.
A. consist in
B. believe in
C. ind ulge in
D. result in (2002)
boast v.自吹,自夸 brag, self-praise
Mary boasted that she would succeed where others had failed.
A. boosted
B. bragged
C.
blushed D. blamed (1995)
boom v. 繁荣，繁盛
同义词、近义词替代、辨析
C
call
call for 要求, 提倡 call off 叫走,放弃,转移 call on 号召,访
问 call up 召唤
We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is .
A. called for
B. called off
C. called on
D.
called up(2005)
A frequently cited example of the endangered species is the panda.
A. worried
B. neglected
C. reduced
D. mentioned
chronic adj. 慢性的 continuous
Many observers believe that country will remain in a state of chaos i
f it fails to solve its
chronic food shortage problem.
A. transient
B. starving
C. continuous
D. serial (1998)
cling v.附着,紧贴,坚持 adhere,
stick to
cling to 依附,萦绕 linger on
How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still
_____________ him.
A. takes to
B. clings to
C. attends to
D. adds to (2003)
collectively adv. 共同的 commonly,
unanimously
Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are ___________ known as scie
ntists.
A. collectively
B. alternatively
C. cognitively
D. exclusively(2003)
combat n./v.战斗,格斗,搏击 action, battle,
fight
Talks on climate change resumed in the German city of Bonn on July 16
to combat global
warming.
A. focus on
B. settle down
C. fight against
D. sum up (2004)
compact adj.紧凑的
comparable adj.可比较的,比得上的
be comparable to 相当于 be equal to
One U.S. dollar is comparable to 131 Japanese yen according to China Daily’s finance news report yesterday.
A. compatible
B. compact
C. equal
D. entitled (2003)
compatible with 与…一
致 amiable, consistent
The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make management
compatible
with internationally accepted conventions.
A. conferences
B. conversations
C. practices
D. formations (2003)
compulsory adj. 必需做的,必修的,被强制的,被迫
的 necessary
Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary sch
ool level in
countries where it is not the native language?
A. required
B. necessary
C. selected
D. p
ermanent(2005)
concentrate v.集中,全身贯注
于 focus on,
Rejecting the urging of his physician father to study medicine, Hawki
ng chose to _______
on math and theoretical physics.
A. impose
B. center
C. overwork
D. concentrate (2002)
concise adj.简洁的,简明
的 laconic, succinct, terse
Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ______words that inform a
nd entertain them.
A. conventional
B. concise
C. creative
D. crucial (1995)
confront v.使面临,对
抗 encounter, face,
China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us ___
____a tough,
challenging world.
A. encounter
B. acquaint
C. preside
D. confront (1995)
consistently adv.一贯,一向
地 all along, persistently
The El Nino has affected the regional weather and temperature ov
er much of the
tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.
A. externally
B. consistently
C. insistently
D. i
nternally(2005)
contact n./v. 接触联
系 communicate, meet, touch They provide a means of keeping ____ of the thousands of journal pape
rs that are
published monthly or quarterly.
A. track
B. contact
C. relation
D.
steps (2004)
此题选C keep track of 追踪
convention a. 传统,习
俗 practice, tradition
The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make management
compatible
with internationally accepted conventions.
A. conferences
B. conversations
C. practices
D. formations (2003)
convict v.证明…有罪,宣告…有罪n.罪犯
Tom was ___________ of a crime he didn’t commit. He fought for many
years to clear his name.
A. convicted
B. convinced
C. conceived
D. condemned (2003)
conviction n.深信,确信 view
Mrs. Brown couldn’t shake the _______ that these kids were in deep t
rouble and it was up to her to help
them.
A. conversion
B. conviction
C. conservation
D. convention
convince vt. 使确信,使信服 assure,
believe, persuade,
You can use the Course Calendar to help ____ your students of importa
nt dates in the
course, such as test dates.
A. warn
B. remind
C. convince
D. deprive(2004)
答案B
count on 指望，依靠 rely on
You can always _______ Jim in a crisis, for he is simply the most hel
pful person I’ve ever known.
A. refer to
B. count on
C. cope with
D. run into(2006)
creative adj.创造性的 creationary,
unprecedented
crucial adj.关键性的 urgent
Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ______words that inform a
nd entertain them.
A. conventional
B. concise
C. creative
D. crucial (1995)
criteria n. 标
准 standard, criterion
The accepted criteria of adequate diet have been challenged by new di
scoveries in
nutrition.
E
elaborate adj.精心制作的vt.详细描述complicated, detail
______ preparations were being made for the Prime Minister’
s official visit to the four foreign countries.
A. Wise
B. Elaborate
C. Optional
D. Neutral(2001)
elaborate adj.精心制作的vt.详细描述 complicated, detail Many birds and insects an build _____ nests to provide shelter for th
eir young.
A. glories
B. elaborate
C. splendid
D. advanced（2006）
embark v.着手,从事 commence, initiate, set about, The new government embarked upon a program of radical economic reform.
A. initiated
B. produced
C. adopted
D. implemented (2003) enclosed 随附的 attached
eventually 最后,最终的 finally ,ultimately
enhance v.增加，增强，提高 enlarge, expand, extend Many women prefer to use cosmetics to enhance their beauty and make t hem look
younger.
A. enforce
B. magnify
C. improve
D. polish(2006)
execute vt.执行,完成 enforce, complete, fulfill The national government is to make every effort to ______________ the will of the people.
A. execute
B. exceed
C. excite
D. exhaust(2003)
exercise
This is the sort of case in which judges must exercise the arbitrary power described a moment ago.
A. avail
B. use
C. have
D. display(1998)
expose v. 暴露,揭发.
exposure n 暴露 uncover, disclose
More international trend for business and pleasure brings greater ___ ____to other societies.
A. exchange
B. exposure
C. expansion
D. contribution (1997)
extend v.扩充,延伸
I’
d lik
e to take this opportunity to extend my heart-felt gratitude to the host .
A. increase
B. prolong
C. intensify
D. express(2002)
extensive a. 广阔的，广泛的，宽广的 vast, spacious, wide
The Adult Vocational College is an opportunity to gain the right qual ifications for various careers for it offers an________ range of subj ects and courses.
A. additional
B. excessive
C. adequate
D. extensive(2006)
exterminate v 消除 annihilate, kill, slaughter Hunters have almost exterminated many of the larger animals while far
mers destroyed many smaller animals.
A. wounded
B. reduced
C. killed
D. trapped (1996)。