英语四级近义词配对练习(2)

　　找出与句子中加粗单词意义相近的词

　　1、The mystery story aroused my imagination.

　　(A) stimulated (B) prolonged (C) glorified

　　2、When you apply for a loan, you must show that you have asset to cover the amount of the loan

　　(A) assessments (B) properties (C) legal documents

　　3、Microfilm can hold a large amount of information in a very small storage space because the image is stored in reduced form.

　　(A) packet (B) book (C) quantity

　　4、The car was made in 1800; it is now regarded as an antique.

　　(A) a product (B) a relic (C) a layman

　　5. Attempts have been made for nearly three decades to increase the amount of precipitation from clouds by seeding them with salt or sliver iodide.

　　(A) Devices (B) Hypotheses (C) Efforts

　　6. The ropes are tightly anchored to the rock.

　　(A) fastened (B) restricted (C) dragged

　　7. The design of highways and expressways is dictated by terrain features and the anticipated volume of traffic.

　　(A) desired (B) expected (C) erratic

　　8. George Gershwin was the first American musician whose jazz compositions were seriously appreciated by concert audiences.

　　(A) beard (B) sought (C) admired

　　9. Walk softly as you approach the sleeping baby.

　　(A)cross (B)drive against (C)near

　　10. The Chinese people worship their ancestors.

　　(A)forefathers (B)elders (C)heirs

　　答案：

　　ABCBC ABCCA

　　详解：

　　Stimulated

　　adj. 受激的

　　v. 刺激(stimulate的过去式和过去分词)

　　Whatever you are stimulated, you should write it down.

　　无论是什么激励你的,都要把它写下来。

　　properties

　　n. 性能;道具，内容(property的复数形式)

　　How do these properties work together?

　　这些属性如何一起工作?

　　quantity

　　n. 量，数量;大量;总量

　　We've always put quality before quantity.

　　我们总是认为质量比数量重要。

　　a relic

　　一个古代文物

　　The zero-sum attitude toward China and its currency is a relic, the legacy of an earlier era when nations defined economic life.

　　把中国及其货币的零和态度已经过去，那都是早些时期国家定义经济的遗物。

　　Efforts

　　n. 努力;转向力(effort的复数)

　　Your encouragement will stimulate me to further efforts.

　　你的鼓励会激发我进一步努力。

　　fastened

　　固定

　　Then he fastened a torch to every pair of tails.

　　然后，他在每一对尾巴上系上一支火把。

　　expected

　　adj. 预期的;预料的

　　v. 预期;盼望(expect的过去分词)

　　I expected you sooner.

　　我盼望着你早来。

　　admired

　　adj. 受人钦佩的;感到羡慕的

　　v. 羡慕，赞美;钦佩(admire的过去分词)

　　Sister Anne: I admired them.

　　安妮修女：我羡慕她们。

　　near

　　adj. 近的;亲近的;近似的

　　adv. 近;接近

　　prep. 靠近;近似于

　　She is not herself. She came near to a breakdown.

　　她身体不舒服，简直要崩溃了。

　　forefathers

　　n. 祖先;先人(forefather的复数)

　　From ancient times our forefathers have laboured, lived and multiplied on this land.

　　自古以来， 我们的祖先就劳动、生息、繁衍在这块土地上。