A
1.absorb vt.吸收;使专心
搭配」be absorbed in专心于
考题」She was so_______in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted
B)absorbed
C)drawn
D)concentrated
(1996.1/25/B)
译文」她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。
2.abuse vt.滥用;虐待n.滥用
考题」It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A)employ
B)take
C)abuse
D)overlook
(1996.6/34/C)
「译文」据透露，一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。
3.accomplish v.达到;完成
考题」The project，_______by the end of 2000，willexpand the citys telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.
A)accomplished
B)being accomplished
C)to be accomplished
D)having been accomplished(1999.6/68/C)
译文」预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1，000，000用户。
4.account n.账;账户v.说明原因
搭配」on account of 为了的缘故，因为
take.。。into account 考虑到
考题」Id_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A)take into account
B)account for
C)make up for
D)make out(2000.1/63/A)
译文」我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉，然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。
5.approve vt.赞成，称许;批准
approval n.
搭配」for sb.s approval 求某人指正 give ones approval to 批准「考题」If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve
B)will approve
C)can approve
D)would approve(1997.1/47/D)
译文」要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。
6.approximately ad.近似地，大约
考题」They claim that_______1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently
B)approximately
C)considerably
D)properly(1993.1/45/B)
「译文」他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。
7.arise vi.出现;由引起
考题」Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.
A)retained
B)lifted
C)raised
D)arisen(1992.1/43/D)
译文」关于谁加入协会意见不一。
8.artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的
考题」There were some _______flowers on the table.
A)artificial
B)unnatural
C)false
D)unreal(1991.6/44/A)
译文」桌子上有一些假花。
9.ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的)
搭配」be ashamed of 以为是耻辱
be ashamed to do sth.以干为耻
考题」He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry
B)guilty
C)ashamed
D)miserable(1991.6/65/C)
译文」他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。
10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事
搭配」associate oneself with 加入
associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起
associate with 和来往
考题」A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A)tied
B)bound
C)involved
D)associated(1996.6/23/D)
译文」人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。
11.available a.可利用的;通用的
考题」Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.
A)ready
B)approachable
C)probable
D)available(1997.1/43/D)
译文」经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。
12.awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的
考题」The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questions.
A)amazed
B)awkward
C)curious
D)amused(1998.6/42/B)
译文」当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受。
B
13.ban v.禁止
In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.
大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。
n.禁止，禁令
announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁猎令
辨析」ban，forbid 和 prohibit三个词都表示禁止，其中ban语气最重，指权威机关正式禁止。 forbid是普通用词，指个人行为。prohibit是正式用词，指用法律或法令来禁止。
14.bare a.无遮盖的;空的;仅仅的a bare hillside 光秃秃的(无树木的)山坡
a room bare of furniture 几乎没有家具的房间
the bare necessities of life 最起码的生活必需品
v.揭露，暴露，揭开，去除的覆盖物
bare ones head 脱去帽子
bare ones heart 表露真情
全真考题」Although they plant trees in this area every year，the tops of some hills are still .(99.6)
A)bare
B)vacant
C)blank
D)hollow
[答案]A
15.barely ad.仅仅，只不过，几乎不
We barely had time to catch the train.我们仅有勉强赶上火车的时间。
用法」
1.barely 用在句首时引起句子倒装。
2.barely 含有否定意义，因此用在反意疑问句中时，句尾的疑问短句要用肯定形式。
3.barely.。。when 结构表示刚就，barely 所在的部分要倒装。 4.barely 不与 ever，any 和 at all 连用。
辨析」barely，hardly，rarely 和 scarcely四个词意义相近，都表否定概念，但也有一些差别。
rarely 意为难得，不常(not often)。
Rarely have I seen him smile.
hardly 往往强调能力上有困难，意为简直不，很难。
He can hardly jump over the fence.
scarcely 往往强调不足，常同 enough，sufficient，any 等表示程度的词连用，意为不太，几乎，简直没有。
He has scarcely any money left.
barely 与 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近，意为几乎，勉强，仅能做到。但如果后面跟有 ever，any，at all 等词，只能用 hardly 或 scarcely，不能用 barely.
16.benefit n.益处;优越性;保险金，救济金
Ive had the benefit of a good education.我得益于良好的教育。/the benefits of science科学的优良条件/ unemployment benefits失业保险
vi.得益
He hasnt benefited from the experience.他并没有从他的经验中受益。
vt.使受益
This policy benefits the whole city.这个政策使整个城市受益。
「用法」benefit 作不及物动词时，其后常接介词 from.
17.bore vt.使感到厌烦
All his old stories bore me.他所有的老生常谈使我厌烦。
n.令人厌烦的事物
Dont be such a bore.别这么讨厌。
用法」bore的两种分词形式boring 和 bored：boring 表示主动，指某事物令人厌烦;bored表示被动，指被某事物弄得厌烦。
He was bored with his job./Its a boring film.
类似的词还有interesting与interested;exciting与 excited等。