【自考英语】〖高级英语〗近义词辨析题 9/13 高级, 英语, 自考, 近义词

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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