高考每日练习-词汇与语法 2012-8-28


  6. I can meet you at eight o'clock; _____ you can call for me.

  A. incidentally                B. actually

  C. alternatively               D. accordingly

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  [答案] C. alternatively

  [注释]alternatively (=as an alternative) 作为一个办法:If however is used, but is not needed; or alternatively omit however. (如果使用however,就不需要but;或者作为一个办法省去however。)

  [注意]alternately 和 alternatively的区别:

  alternately (交替地) :At a Chinese dinner, the guests and the hosts sit alternately at a round table.

  7. He has the _____ of an athlete: he really goes all out to win.

  A. instants          B. instances         C. instincts          D. intelligences

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  [答案] C. instincts.

  [注释] instinct 天生的本领。instant n. 瞬间, 时刻; adj. 立即的, 直接的。如:instant coffee 速溶咖啡; instant food (s) 方便食品。例如:Spaceships are stocked with a variety of instant foods. (宇宙飞船上备有各种个样的方便食品。)

  8. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

  A. rewards     B. awards     C. grants        D. presents

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  [答案] B. awards.

  [注释]awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如:They awarded John the first prize. (他们授于约翰一等奖。)

  对比:reward sb with sth. 以某物酬谢某人, 须加介词with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他们给这男孩5美元酬谢他把丢失的狗找回来。)

  grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (给予) , 答应 (请求) :The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意给予他退休金。)

  present sb. with sth. 赠送:Our class presented the school with a picture. (我们班给学校送了一幅画。)

  present 颁发, 呈递:

  1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校长将颁发文凭。)

  2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我们将向年会递交一份全面的报告。)

  本题句意是:大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。可见, 本题应选award.

  9. The old lady can't hope to _____ her cold in a few days.

  A. get over       B. get off         C. hold back        D. hold up

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  [答案] A. get over

  10. Jim's plans to go to college _____ at the last moment.

  A. fell out        B. gave away        C. gave off          D. fell through

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  [答案] D. fell through,未能实现