高考英语真题词义辨析

高考英语真题词义辨析

1.What was so ______ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.

A. awful

B. essential

C. impressive

D. obvious

2.The old rules have to be ______ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.

A. developed

B. established

C. observed

D. revised

3.My good performance in the job interview left me about my future and about what I can do here.

A. puzzled

B. sensitive

C. optimistic

D. embarrassed

4.In an attempt to save money, some housewives like to go from shop to shop to search for real _______.

A comments B. champions C. bargains D. traditions

5.Her ______ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education.

A. motivation

B. qualification

C. talent

D. technique

6.Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ______, “Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger of warning at her.

A. dreadfully

B. guiltily

C. indirectly

D. sharply

7.Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ______ smile and let him go.

A. cautious

B. grateful

C. tolerant

D. wild

8.Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival is to the soul of Qu Yuan.

A.remember

B. remind

C. recover

D. recall

9.Top graduates from universities are ______ by major companies.

A. chased

B. registered

C. offered

D. compensate

10.Tom always goes jogging in the morning and he usually does push-ups too to stay.

A. in place

B. in order

C. in shape

D. in fashion

11.I don’t believe what you said , but if you can prove it, you may be able to _______me .

A. convince

B. inform

C. guarantee

D. refuse

12.Terry, pleaseyour cell phone when Grandma is talking to you.

A. look up from

B. look into

C. look back on

D. look through

13.It is widely acknowledged that students should bein terms of overall quality.

A. supported

B. matched

C. evaluated

D. controlled

14.With online shopping increasingly popular, the Internet is seen as a(n)way of reaching target customers.

A. temporary

B. complex

C. accurate

D. efficient

15.Our club is open to everyone ____ age, sex or educational background.

A. due to

B. except for

C. along with

D. regardless of

16.Joe is proud and ______, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.

A. strict

B. sympathetic

C. stubborn

D. sensitive

17.We most prefer to say yes to the ______ of someone we know and like.

A. attempts

B. requests

C. doubts

D. promises

18.How could you ______ such a fantastic job when you have been out of work for months.

A. turn off

B. turn in

C.turn down

D. turn to

19.There’s no reason to be disappointed. ______, this could be rather amusing.

A. Above all

B. As a result

C. In addition

D. As a matter of fact

20. Cathy had quit her job when her son was born _______ she could stay home and raise her family.

A.now that

B. as if

C. only if

D. so that

21. The aim of education is to teach young people to think for themselves and not follow others ______ .

A. blindly

B. unwillingly

C. closely

D. carefully

22. Facing up to your problem ____ running away from them is the best approach to working things out.

A. more than

B. rather than

C. along with

D.or rather

23. While staying in the village, James unselfishly shared whatever he had with the villagers withoutasking for anything ______ .

A. in return

B. in common

C. in turn

D. in place

st week a tennis ball hit me on the head, but I tried to _______ the pain, believing that it would goaway sooner or later.

A. share

B. realize

C. ignore

D. cause

25. Caroline doesn’t have a gift for music, but she _____ it with hard work.

A. goes back on

B. takes away from

C. makes up for

D. catches up with