四六級考試常見詞匯整理 詞匯測試題型分析

    
    6.The cat took refuge from the dog behind the tree.
    shelter
    7.Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.
    Break, smash, destroy,
    8.He tilted his chair back too far and fell on the floor.
    Incline, leap, slope
    9.His belief that he was too clever to be caught in his wrongdoing was absurd.
    Foolish, silly, ridiculous
    均含“不合情理”、“荒唐”、“可笑”、“愚蠢的”意思。
    absurd 強(qiáng)調(diào)“不符合人情或常識的”, 如:
    It's clear to everybody that the creation of the world by God is absurd.
    foolish 強(qiáng)調(diào)“缺乏智慧和判斷力的”, 如:
    What a foolish suggestion!
    silly 強(qiáng)調(diào)“單純、糊涂、低能的”, 如:
    I can't stand her giggling, she's so silly.
    ridiculous 意為“荒謬的”、“令人發(fā)笑的”, 常會(huì)有“鄙視”之意, 如:
    How ridiculous!
    Logical, rational, reasonable, sensible
    10. She is an amiable girl and gets along with every one in the office.
    good-natured, obliging, agreeable, pleasant
    hated, ill-natured
    11. “The sweet temper” is a figurative expression, but “sweet coffee” is not.
    literal
    12. Most flowers will not thrive without water and sunshine.
    Bloom, boom, develop, flourish, grow, increase, mushroom, prospers,
    decline
    13. They buy at wholesale and sell at retail.
    14. Our country is in great danger; we must mobilize the army.
    15. Mr. Eisenhower preceded Mr. Kennedy as president of the United States.
    Forerun, head, lead
    follow
    16. When a person has successfully completed a certain course of study, he is given a diploma by the school.
    17. In the museum there is a miniature of the ship “Mayflower”.
    minute
    18. The poet used the word “flight” as a rhyme for the word “night”.
    rhythm