名师指导四六级基础备考：词汇辨析（17）

　　amaze,astonish,surprise都含有一定的 惊讶 之意

　　amaze 使吃惊,程度比surprise强,一般指好事.

　　astonish 使惊愕,指使人大吃一惊,含有几乎使人无法相信之意,是个语气较强的词 sth./to do sth./that... 被...惊吓 )

　　surprise 使惊异,指由于突然的事情使人产生惊奇,有出乎意料的含义.普通用词,语气最弱.

　　三个词在用法上基本相同,可互换,只是语气上有所差别.

1.I am __D__ by what you tell me.我听了你所说的话觉得惊愕.

　　A.tired B.believed C.amused D.amazed

　　2.What __A__ her most was hearing her name mentioned on TV.她最大吃一惊的是在电视中听到了自己的名字.

　　A.astonished B.surpassed C.shocked D.shaked

　　3.Not __C__,the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.起名字的方法因文化不同而有很大差异是不足为奇的.

　　A.obviously B.particularly C.surprisingly D.normally

　　4.To the __A__ of everybody,he won the prize.使大家惊奇的是,他竟得了奖.

　　A.surprise B.astonishment C.amazement D.amazing

　　5.I was __B__ to find him there.我发现他在那儿,吃了一惊.

　　A.ambitious B.amazed C.amused D.analysed

　　6.He __B__ us by announcing that he was going to get married in a few day.对于他宣布他即将结婚的消息,我们大吃一惊.

　　A.feared B.astonished C.alarmed D.terrify