英語詞彙（一）

1. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _____ a sudden loud noise.

A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been

B) 【句意】如果突然出現巨大的噪音，這些動物真的有可能受到驚吓。

【難點】該句是一個省略if的倒裝的虛拟條件句，可還原為“if there should be...”。

 Bit by bit, a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ______.

A. as other people B. as other people’s C. like other people D. like other people’s

 D) 【句意】一點一點地，兒童就會将自己的語言作些必要的修改，而使之與他人的語言相像。

【難點】as和like都可以表示“像…一樣”，但as是連詞，後跟從句，like是介詞，後跟名詞或名詞性短語。

11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ______ into hard currency.

A. translates B. transfers C. transplants D. transmits

A) 【句意】暑假期間，我們第一次嘗到了把勞動變成貨币的滋味。

【難點】translate意為“變換，把…轉化成”;transfer意為“移交，遷移”;transplant意為“移植(器官)”;transmit意為“傳染(疾病)，傳達(知識)”。

The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ______ to the platform to join the children.

A. jump B. limp C. hop D. jog

【句意】跛腳的傑克充滿自豪，一颠一跛地走上台，加入孩子們的行列。

【難點】limp意為“跛行”;jump意為“跳，躍”;hop意為“(人們)單足跳”;jog意為“慢跑;緩行”。

The message is clear: Just as tea and banana cant’t go together, _________ should the son of a low class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.

A. either B. not C. neither D. nor

 C) 【句意】這是明擺着的事：就像茶葉和香蕉不相搭配一樣，下層階級家庭的兒子也不可能指望娶一個貴族的女兒。

【難點】neither用于否定句之後，意為“…亦不…”;either用于否定句，意為“(二者之中的)任何一方都(不)…”;nor意為“…也不…(置于否定句之後)”;not在本句中說不通。

Mr. Milton prefers to resign ______ part in such dishonest business deals.

A. than take B. than to take

C. rather than take D. rather than to take

C) 【句意】米爾先生甯願辭職也不參加這種不誠實的商業交易。

【難點】prefer意為“甯願”，其後接名詞或動詞不定式;prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意為“甯願…而不願…”，rather than後接不帶to的不定式。

 I’d rather you ____by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.

A. went B. should go C. will go D. go

A) 【句意】我甯願你乘火車去，因為天氣預報說明天将有大雪。

【難點】would rather 後接虛拟語氣的從句，用一般過去時。

9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk,____run.

A. let alone B. that’s to say C. not to speak D. not to mention

 A) 【句意】在車禍中，他的一條腿骨折，他連走路都不行，更不用說跑了。

【難點】let alone意為“更不必說”;not to mention意為“再加上”;that is to say意為“也就是說”。

____, she led a life of complete seclusion.

A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced

 B) 【句意】失寵後，她過着完全隐居的生活。

【難點】disgraced在這裡是過去分詞作狀語，表示伴随狀态。

___the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motives are misunderstood by others.

A. But for B. Except for C. Apart from D. Except that

C) 【句意】除了已經提及的因素外，有時人們感到不安全是因為他們的動機被他人誤解。

【難點】apart from是包含在内的“除了”;excepr for和except that是不包含在内的除了;but for意為“要不是”。

 Feeling that she was in the right, she took ____at the dirty remark.

A. protection B. offense C. defense D. guard

B) 【句意】她覺得自己有理，是以，她對這樣肮髒的話語十分惱怒。

【難點】take offence意為“對…生氣”;protection意為“保護”;defense意為“防衛”;guard意為“看守;警戒”。