自考高级英语近义词辨析题(1-5)

上册(共128题)
　　1. The whole nation watched the two candidates (arguing， debating) the issue of raising taxes on TV.

　　Argue： (transitive) to state， giving clear reasons， that something is true， should be done etc

　　Debate： (transitive) to discuss a subject formally when you are trying to make a decision or find a solution

　　2. It was a (proud， arrogant) moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President.

　　Proud： feeling pleased about something that you have done or something that you own， or about someone or something you are involved with or related to

　　Arrogant： behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people

　　3. Even if you (mix， blend) oil and water， they will not (mix， blend)。

　　Mix： if you mix two or more substances or if they mix， they combine to become a single substance， and they cannot be easily separated

　　Blend： to combine different things in a way that produces an effective or pleasant result， or to become combined in this way

　　4. Some people watch television so much that they cannot (conceive， imagine) of living without it.

　　Conceive：(formal) to imagine a particular situation or to think about something in a particular way

　　Imagine； to form a picture or idea in your mind about what something could be like

　　5. As it was an informal dinner， most people (wore， were dressed) in their comfortable clothes.

　　Wear： [transitive] to have something such as clothes， shoes， or jewellery on your body

　　Dress： to put clothes on yourself or someone else (一般跟IN搭配)

　　6. Do you think those young people are (idealistic， ideal) or pragmatic？

　　Idealistic： believing that you should live according to high standards and principles， even if they cannot really be achieved， or showing this belief

　　Ideal： the best or most suitable that something could possibly be

　　7. Filled with great (adulation， admiration) for their integrity and courage， e was determined to be a man like them.

　　Adulation： praise and admiration for someone that is more than they really deserve

　　Admiration： a feeling of great respect and liking for something or someone

　　8. Deep at night， they could still hear gun-fire (rambling， rumbling) in the distance.

　　Ramble： to talk for a long time in a way that does not seem clearly organized， so that other people find it difficult to understand you(漫谈)； To go on a walk in the countryside for pleasure

　　Rumble： to make a series of long low sounds， especially a long distance away from you

　　9. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty (sight， glance)。

　　Sight： the act of seeing something

　　Glance： to quickly look at someone or something

　　10. Before ordering their dinner， they considered the (relevant， relative) merits of chicken and roast beef.

　　Relevant： directly relating to the subject or problem being discussed or considered(强调与一方相关)

　　Relative： having a particular quality when compared with something else(强调比较)

　　11. the little boy‘s constant noise (exhilarated， exasperated) his father， who was busy writing a paper for a symposium(座谈会)。

　　Exhilarate： to make someone feel very excited and happy

　　Exasperate： to make someone very annoyed by continuing to do something that upsets them

　　12. isn‘t it (wholesome， noisome) to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night？

　　Wholesome： likely to make you healthy

　　Noisome： very unpleasant

　　13. He was born in a small town (lived， inhabited) by about 500 people.

　　Live： if you live in a place， you have your home there

　　Inhabit： if animals or people inhabit an area or place， they live there

　　14. Her desk was all (jumbled， cluttered) with old papers， strings， and other odds and ends.

　　Jumble： to mix things together in an untidy way， without any order(及物动词经常用于被动，不能作表语)

　　Clutter： to cover or fill a space or room with too many things， so that it looks very untidy(与with搭配)

　　odds and ends： small things of various kinds without much value(零星东西)

　　15. He thinks they are extremely (idealistic， ideal)， for all their pragmatism.

　　Idealistic， ideal： see number 6

　　16. She made one last (attraction， appeal) to her father for permission to go to the party.

　　Attraction： a feeling of liking someone， especially in a sexual way(强调双方相互吸引)

　　Appeal： a quality that makes people like something or someone(强调一方吸引另一方)

　　17. The girl looked at the doctor (terrifyingly， terrified)。

　　Terrifyingly： extremely frightening； scary(表主动)

　　Terrified： very frightened； scared(表被动)

　　18. “If you finish all the homework tonight， we‘ll go for a picnic tomorrow，” he (admonished， coaxed)。

　　Admonish： (formal) to tell someone severely that they have done something wrong

　　Coax： to persuade someone to do something that they do not want to do by talking to them in a kind， gentle， and patient way.

　19. He thought their behavior was (contemptuous， contemptible)， but he didn‘t say anything in front of the host.

　　Contemptuous： showing that you think someone or something deserves no respect

　　Contemptible： not deserving any respect at all

　　20. Summoned by the boss， he approached his office full of (apprehension， distrust)。

　　Apprehension： anxiety about the future， especially about dealing with something unpleasant or difficult； anxiety

　　Distrust： a feeling that you cannot trust someone

　　21. He was sincerely sorry for what happened at the party， so people accepted his (excuse， apology)。

　　Excuse： a reason that you give to explain careless or offensive behavior； a reason that you invent to explain an action and to hide your real intentions

　　Apology： something that you say or write to show that you are sorry for doing something wrong

　　22. They were walking in the forest when they heard a (terrifying， terrific) roar， which made their blood freeze.

　　Terrifying： extremely frightening

　　Terrific： (informal) very good， especially in a way that makes you feel happy and excited；

　　very large in size or degree(在尺寸和程度上很大)

　　23. Obviously they were getting nowhere with the meeting， so he decided to (desist， resist) from making a final decision that afternoon.

　　Desist： (formal) to stop doing something (跟from搭配)

　　Resist： to stop yourself from having something that you like very much or doing something that you want to do

　　(后面直接加动名词)

　　24. “How can you say that you don‘t want to see your grandmother” the fatter (admonished， coaxed)。

　　Admonish， coax： see number 18

　　25. The warrior managed to (evade， dodge) the arrow that came flying through the air.

　　Evade： to avoid talking about something， especially because you are trying to hide something(避而不谈)； to escape from someone who is trying to catch you(逃避)

　　Dodge： to move quickly to avoid someone or something

　　26. They speaker‘s last few words were (drowned out， stopped) by the audience’s thunderous applauses.

　　Drown out： if a loud noise drowns out another sound， it prevents it from being heard

　　Stop： prevent， not continue

　　27. Would I be (intruding， invading) if I joined in your discussion？

　　Intrude： to interrupt someone or become involved in his or her private affairs in an annoying and unwanted way

　　Invade： to enter a country， town， or area using military force， in order to take control of it

　　28. The (omission， exclusion) of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer.

　　Omission： when you do not include or do not do something

　　Exclusion： when someone is not allowed to take part in something or enter a place

　　29. The newly-recruited soldiers swore an (oath， promise) of loyalty to their country

　　Oath： a formal and very serious promise

　　Promise： to tell someone that you will definitely do or provide something or that something will happen

　　30. The suspect was accused of (preventing， withholding) some important evidence from the court.

　　Prevent： to stop something from happening， or stop someone from doing something

　　Withhold： to refuse to give someone something(隐瞒)

　　31. Whether or not he is the best person for the promotion is (debatable， arguable)。

　　Debatable： things that are debatable are not certain because people have different opinions about them

　　Arguable： not certain， or not definitely true or correct， and therefore easy to doubt

　　32. He has established himself as a (credible， believable) businessman.

　　Credible： deserving or able to be believed or trusted(可形容人或事)

　　Believable： something that is believable can be believed because it seems possible， likely， or real(只能形容事)

　　33. His story of having discovered the treasure buried by some pirates seemed (incredible， incredulous) to everyone

　　Incredible： too strange to be believed or very difficult to believe

　　Incredulous： unable or unwilling to believe something

　　34. “But the piano is out of (tone， tune)”， she said in a disappointed (tone， tune)。

　　Tone： the way your voice sounds， which shows how you are feeling or what you mean

　　Tune： a series of musical notes that are played or sung and are nice to listen to

　　35. Her friends expressed great (sympathy， empathy) to her when her mother died.

　　Sympathy： the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation(表具体)

　　Empathy： the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems(表抽象)

　　36. They are now enjoying a short (vocation， vacation) at the seashore.

　　Vocation： the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular type of work， especially because it allows you to help other people(尤指一种能够帮助他人的职业，比如说教师等)

　　Vacation： a holiday， or time spent not working

37. A (content， contented) person is one who is happy with what he has.

　　Content： happy and satisfied(因为别人的原因而使你感到满意)

　　Contented： happy and satisfied because your life is good(因为自己的原因而使你感到满意)

　　38. All the streets will be (eliminated， illuminated) tomorrow evening for the celebration.

　　Eliminate：to completely get rid of something that is unnecessary or unwanted(有除掉敌人或淘汰比赛对手意思)

　　Illuminate： to make a light shine on something， or to fill a place with light(原意为照亮，另有阐明的意思)

　　39. Her (perseverance， persistence) in wearing that old-fashioned hat surprised her husband.

　　Perseverance： determination to keep trying to achieve something in spite of difficulties(坚毅)

　　Persistence： determination to do something even though it is difficult or other people oppose it(坚持或固执)

　　40. The effect of the officer‘s speech was such that the army recovered it’s (moral， morale) at once.

　　Moral： relating to the principles of what is right and wrong behavior， and with the difference between good and evil(道德)

　　Morale： the level of confidence and positive feelings that people have， especially people who work together， who belong to the same team etc(士气)

　　41. South Africa used to be a country where black people and white people were (separated， segregated)。

　　Separate： to divide or split into different parts， if something separates two places or two things， it is between them so that they are not touching each other

　　Segregate： to separate one group of people from others， especially because they are of a different race， sex， or religion(尤指种族隔离)

　　42. The letter from her sister so (embittered， agitated) her that she stayed awake half the night， trying to think of a way to get back at her.

　　Embitter： angry， sad， or full of hate because of bad or unfair things that have happened to you

　　Agitate： (formal) to make someone feel anxious， upset， and nervous(使不安，另有煽动的意思)

　　Get back at sb.： to do something to hurt or harm someone who has hurt or harmed you

　　43. You haven‘t seen him for over a year？“ he sounded (incredible， incredulous)。

　　Incredible： too strange to be believed or very difficult to believe(表示一种怀疑的态度)

　　Incredulous： unable or unwilling to believe something(表示虽然不愿相信但承认事实)

　　44. No matter what he said， the only response he got from him was a (noncommittal， tentative) “I see”

　　Noncommittal： deliberately not expressing your opinion or intentions clearly(不明朗的)

　　Tentative： not definite or certain， and may be changed later(暂时，试验性的)

　　45. That plan was too (untrue， unrealistic) to be adopted.

　　Untrue： not based on facts that are correct

　　Unrealistic： unrealistic ideas or hopes are not reasonable or sensible

　　46. When people looked at him too (intently， tentatively)， he felt very uncomfortable.

　　Intently： giving careful attention to something so that you think about nothing else

　　Tentatively： not definite or certain， and may be changed later(暂时，试验性的)

　　47. Since she didn‘t know anybody in that city， she was rather (hesitant， tentative) when accepting the job offer.

　　Hesitant： uncertain about what to do or say because you are nervous or unwilling

　　Tentative： done without confidence(这是tentative的第二个意思)

　　48. “Do you really think he will give up the position？” he (scoffed， scold)。

　　Scoff： to laugh at a person or idea， and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid； make fun of

　　Scold： to angrily criticize someone， especially a child， about something they have done

　　49. She told the children about her life on the farm all those years ago， how she (got used to， used to) get up at four every morning to milk the cows.

　　Get used to： to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising， difficult， strange etc

　　Used to： if something used to happen， it happened regularly or all the time in the past， but does not happen now

　　50. The teacher told the boys first to (pour， splash) some water on the floor before mopping it.

　　Pour： to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle

　　Splash： to make someone or something wet with a lot of small drops of water or other liquid CF： sprinkle

　　51. When he was discovered， the pick-pocket (waved， flapped) a knife to threaten the people around him.

　　Wave： to raise your arm and move your hand from side to side in order to make someone notice you

　　Flap： to move quickly up and down or from side to side， often making a noise

　　52. The eagle suddenly (drifted， swooped) down and snatched the piece of meat.

　　Drift： to move slowly on water or in the air

　　Swoop： if a bird or aircraft swoops， it moves suddenly down through the air， especially in order to attack something

　　53. With the help of the specially trained dogs， they were able to (rescue， save) ten people buried in the snow.

　　Rescue： to save someone or something from a situation of danger or harm(强调营救的过程)

　　Save： to make someone or something safe from danger， harm， or destruction(强调安全)

　　54. His feet were numb with cold； as soon as he got into the room he started (rubbing， stroking) them vigorously.

　　Rub： to move your hand， or something such as a cloth， backwards and forwards over a surface while pressing firmly

　　Stroke： to move your hand gently over something

　　Numb means unable to feel anything

55. The kitchen floor has to be (scrubbed， scraped) every other day.

　　Scrub： to rub something hard， especially with a stiff brush， in order to clean it

　　Scrape： to rub against a rough surface in a way that causes slight damage or injury， or to make something do this

　　56. Every night before he went to bed， he (made a point， made a plan) of checking all the doors and windows.

　　Made a point： to do something deliberately， even when it involves making a special effort

　　Made a plan： plan to do something

　　57. Students of English are required to (remember， memorize) the listed 2000 words.

　　Remember： to have a picture or idea in your mind of people， events， places etc from the past

　　Memorize： to learn words， music etc so that you know them perfectly

　　58. You should not be (intolerable， intolerant) of different religious beliefs.

　　Intolerable： too difficult， bad， annoying etc for you to accept or deal with(句子主语表示动作的对象)

　　Intolerant： not willing to accept ways of thinking and behaving that are different from your own

　　59. He tried to (infuse， fill) the awkward situation with humor.

　　Infuse： (formal) to fill something or someone with a particular feeling or quality(表抽象)跟with搭配

　　Fill： if a container or place fills， or if you fill it， enough of something goes into it to make it full(表具体)

　　60. We have a sense of working towards a (common， ordinary) goal.

　　Common： common aims， beliefs， ideas etc are shared by several people or groups(这是common特有的意思表示共同的)

　　Ordinary： average， common， or usual， not different or special

　　61. The virus can only be transmitted through (familiar， intimate) contact.

　　Familiar： someone or something that is familiar is well-known to you and easy to recognize

　　Intimate： relating to sex(在本句中的意思) ；Private and friendly so that you feel comfortable

　　62. It suddenly (happened， occurred) to him that he had worked for twelve hours without eating anything.

　　Happen： if you happen to do something， you do it by chance

　　Occur： if an idea or thought occurs to you， it suddenly comes into your mind

　　63. The students waited in (respectable， respectful) silence for the Noble Prize winner to make his speech.

　　Respectable： someone who is respectable behaves in a way that is considered socially acceptable

　　Respectful： feeling or showing respect

　　64. The children suffer most when their parents (divide， separate)。

　　Divide： if something divides， or if you divide it， it separates into two or more parts

　　Separate： if two people who are married or have been living together separate， they start to live apart

　　65. The teacher (allotted， divided) the children into several small groups for the trip to the Palace Museum.

　　Allot： to use a particular amount of time for something， or give a particular share of money， space etc to someone or something

　　Divide： if something divides， or if you divide it， it separates into two or more parts

　　66. Around mid-night， she received a (mysterious， miraculous) phone call from someone she did not know of.

　　Mysterious： mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand

　　Miraculous： very good， completely unexpected， and often very lucky

　　67. Do you think soil samples are (obtainable， absorbable) from the Mars by an unmanned aircraft in the near future？

　　Obtainable： able to be obtained

　　Absorbable：可吸收的，容易吸收的

　　68. She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a (preeminent， prominent) position on his desk.

　　Preeminent：优秀超群的

　　Prominent： something that is in a prominent place is easily seen

　　69. Soft background music will (enhance， increase) a delicious meal.

　　Enhance： to improve something

　　Increase： if you increase something， or if it increases， it becomes bigger in amount， number， or degree

　　70. He was so disappointed when the manager said that his plan was completely (dismissible， disposable)。

　　Dismissible： not deserving to be considered

　　Disposable： intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown(一次性) available to be used(可再生的)

　　71. The baby-sitter kept the kids (accompanied， company) until we got back from the theater.

　　Accompany： to go somewhere with someone

　　Company：固定搭配keep… company= be with her so that she doesn't feel lonely与谁做伴

72. Will the financial (reverse， adverse) prevent you from taking a holiday this summer？

　　Reverse： the exact opposite of what has just been mentioned

　　Adverse： not good or favorable

　　73. The (distribution， allotment) of funds to these universities is decided by the Ministry of Education.

　　Distribution： the act of sharing things among a large group of people in a planned way(普通的分配)

　　Allotment： an amount or share of something such as money or time that is given to someone or something， or the process of doing this(尤指上下级之间的分配)

　　74. The employees are openly (contemptuous， contemptible) of their corrupt manager.

　　Contemptuous， Contemptible： see number 19

　　75. The gardener was asked to cut the bushes (even， equal) with the fence.

　　Even： flat and level， with no parts that are higher than other parts (作形容词表示与持平的)

　　Equal： the same in size， number， amount， value etc as something else

　　76. His handwriting was so tiny that it was hardly (readable， legible)。

　　Readable： interesting and enjoyable to read， and easy to understand(因有趣味而可读的)

　　Legible： written or printed clearly enough for you to read(因书写印刷清晰而可读的)

　　77. The (shameful， shameless) family secret was brought to light.

　　Shameful： shameful behavior or actions are so bad that someone should feel ashamed(形容行动或事件)

　　Shameless： not seeming to be ashamed of your bad behavior although other people think you should be ashamed(只能形容人)

　　78. The bus came to a (quick， abrupt) stop， and some passengers lost their balance.

　　Quick： lasting for or taking only a short time

　　Abrupt： sudden and unexpected

　　79. Mary aired her (grievances， grief) at not being treated fairly by the salesperson.

　　Grievances： a belief that you have been treated unfairly， or an unfair situation or event that affects and upsets you(委屈，冤情)

　　Grief： extreme sadness， especially because someone you love has died

　　80. He felt (daunted， discouraged) by the enormous difficulties involved in completing the construction of the airport in one year.

　　Daunt： to make someone feel afraid or less confident about something

　　Discouraged： no longer having the confidence you need to continue doing something

　　81. There is a (contrariness， contradiction) between what he says and what he does.

　　Contrariness： someone who is contrary deliberately does different things from other people (contrary特有的意思)

　　Contradiction： a difference between two statements， beliefs， or ideas about something that means they cannot both be true

　　82. It was in the (dark， dim) light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me.

　　Dark： if it is dark， there is little or no light

　　Dim： fairly dark or not giving much light， so that you cannot see well

　　83. The poor， sick man is (abused， tormented) by the policeman‘s endless interrogation.

　　Abuse： to treat someone in a cruel and violent way， often sexually(虐待尤指性方面的)； to deliberately use something for the wrong purpose or for your own advantage(滥用)

　　Torment： to make someone suffer a lot， especially mentally

　　Interrogate： to ask someone a lot of questions for a long time in order to get information， sometimes using threats

　　84. Too much food (induces， tempts) sleepiness.

　　Induce： (formal) to persuade someone to do something， especially something that does not seem wise； formal to cause a particular physical condition(这是本句的意思)

　　Tempt： to try to persuade someone to do something by making it seem attractive；

　　85. He (wondered， mediated) for a whole week before making that important decision.

　　Wonder： to think about something that you are not sure about and try to guess what is true， what will happen etc

　　Mediate： to try to end a quarrel between two people， groups， countries etc(在本句中表示思量考虑)

　　86. A (n) (literal， exact) translation is not always the best.

　　Literal translation： a translation that translates each word exactly instead of giving the general meaning in a more natural way

　　Exact： completely correct in every detail