2016屆高考英語(yǔ)詞匯題

　　本題譯文：在美國(guó), 華人中有三分之一居住在加利福尼亞洲, 其中主要是在舊金山。

　　10. The new secretary has written a remarkably _____ report only in a few pages but with all the details.

　　A. concise B. clear C. precise D. elaborate

　　[答案] A. concise.

　　[注釋]concise (=brief; giving much information in few words) 簡(jiǎn)明扼要的：He gave a concise report of the meeting. (他對(duì)會(huì)議作了簡(jiǎn)明扼要的報(bào)道。) clear 清楚的。precise (=exact; correctly stated; free form error) 精確的, 明白無(wú)誤的; Please tell me the precise measurements. (請(qǐng)告訴我精確的尺寸。) elaborate (=worked out with much care; carefully prepared) 精心制作的, 豐盛的：Peter worked out an elaborate scheme for raising the money. (彼得制定了一項(xiàng)詳盡得計(jì)劃來(lái)籌集著筆款項(xiàng)。) 孤立地看, 似乎4個(gè)形容詞均能修飾report, 但從句子的邏輯關(guān)系看, 后半句中有only in a few pages but with all the details, 故concise 是最貼切的選擇了。

　　11. The managing director took the _____ for the accident, although it was not really his fault.

　　A. guilt B. charge C. blame D. accusation

　　[答案] C. blame.

　　[注釋]]take the blame for 對(duì)......承擔(dān)責(zé)任。Take charge of 負(fù)責(zé)管理 (照顧) 。[注意]charge 前無(wú)冠詞the.

　　12. The worker agreed to _____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demands.

　　A. call for B. call forth C. call off D. call up

　　[答案] C. call off[注釋]詳見(jiàn)III,25,26注釋。

　　13. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn't _____ what color it was.

　　A. look out B. make out C. get across D. take after

　　[答案] B. make out

　　[注釋]詳見(jiàn)III,123注釋。

　　14. He has impressed his employers considerably and _____ he is soon to be promoted.

　　A. eventually B. yet C. finally D. accordingly

　　[答案] D. accordingly.

　　[注釋]]accordingly (=for that reason, therefore) 因此, 所以。

　　15. It was a great _____ for him to be pleasant to people he didn't like.

　　A. attempt B. trouble C. power D. effort

　　[答案] D. effort.

　　[注釋] effort (作可數(shù)名詞用) (=vigorous attempt) 努力的嘗試：Does it require a great effort of will to give up smoking? (戒煙需要堅(jiān)強(qiáng)的毅力嗎?)

　　16. The firemen managed to _____ the fire in time.

　　A. extinguish B. prevent C. suppress D. ruin

　　[答案] A. extinguish.

　　[注釋]extinguish (=put out) vt. 撲滅 (火焰等) 。Stop the fire雖然也可以搭配, 但按本句題意用extinguish為最佳。

　　17. What is most obvious in this book are all those details of daily living which make Mrs. Richard _____ common.

　　A. nothing but B. anything but C. above all D. rather than

　　[答案] B. anything but.

　　[注釋] anything but (=far from being) 根本不; The boys knew they bad broken the rules, and they were anything but happy when they were called to the office. (=They were unhappy and afraid.) nothing but 只不過(guò); Don't have him for a friend; he's nothing but a criminal. (不要把他當(dāng)朋友, 他只不過(guò)是個(gè)罪犯。) I have nothing but two dollars. (我只有2美元。) above all最重要的。rather than 而不是.

　　18. The car was completely _____ and the driver seriously injured.

　　A. broken off B. taken off C. written off D. picked up

　　[答案] C. written off.

　　[注釋]write off報(bào)廢, 參看III, 200.注釋; break off參看III.13.注釋; take off參看III.170.注釋; pick up參看III.130,129.注釋。

　　19. On this happy occasion, I'd like to say that we are _____ much obliged to you for your kind cooperation.

　　A. even so B. ever so C. as yet D. so far

　　[答案] B. ever so.

　　[注釋]]ever so (=very) 非常; It's ever so cold.與名詞搭配時(shí)則用ever such, 如：She's ever such a nice girl. (她是一位非常好的姑娘。) even so (=although that is true, nevertheless; still) 即使如此：The fire was out, but even so, the smell of smoke was strong. (=The fire was out, but the smell was still there.)

　　20. His new appointment takes _____ from the beginning of next month.

　　A. place B. effect C. post D. office

　　[答案] B. effect.[注釋]take effect 生效。

　　21. The policeman stopped him when he was driving home and _____ him of speeding.

　　A. charged B. accused C. blamed D. deprived

　　[答案] B. accused.

　　[注釋]accuse sb. of... 控告某人犯有......, warn sb. of警告、告戒某人有......deprive sb. of sth.剝奪某人某事。charge sb. with murder (指控某人犯有殺人罪) 。

　　22. Mr. Smith gradually _____ a knowledge of the subject.

　　A. attained B. achieved C. required D. acquired

　　[答案] D. acquired.

　　[注釋]acquired (=gain for oneself by skill or ability, by one's own efforts or behavior) (由技術(shù)、能力、努力或行為) 獲得; 得到：He has acquired a good command of English language. (他已精通英語(yǔ)。) achieve, vt. 取得 (勝利、成功等) , 實(shí)現(xiàn) (目標(biāo)、目的等) 。 attain, vt.達(dá)到 (目的等) , 取得 (成就等) ：1) I hope you will attain your object. (我希望你會(huì)達(dá)到你的目的。) 2) He attained success through hard work.