guy(傢伙,小夥子) is intelligent(聰明的), but a bit dull (沉悶的、乏味的、單調的). (answer: D)
nge:奇怪的、陌生的、不同尋常的,常見搭配:be strange to sth
he’s strange to the new work. (他對這新工作很不習慣。)
B. special:特殊的、特別的、專門的、額外的,如:special friend特別的朋友;special train專列;當名詞用時,特別的人或事物。
C. quiet:安靜的。Keep quiet!保持安靜!
D. boring:枯燥的、無趣的、單調的,請注意和它有關的`其他同根詞:
bore: v使人感到乏味;bored: adj 感到乏味的;在口語中,有時說:
Long speech bores me to death. (冗長的演講把我煩死了。)
2. We all think(認為) that Mary’s husband(丈夫) is a very boring(乏味的) person.
A shy(害羞的) B stupid(愚蠢的)
C dull(乏味的、無趣的、遲鈍的) D selfish(自私的)
dull = boring = uninteresting
得出結論:有時間多做真題。只要是高頻核心詞,總會不厭其煩地出現在試卷上。
is a highly (非常) successful (成功的)teacher. (answer: C)
A. fairly :adv 相當地、公平地、完全地,一般與褒義詞連用,如:
1). Your bedroom(臥室)is fairly tidy(整潔的).
2). You are not treating(對待) us fairly(公平地).
B. rather : adv 相當地,多與貶義詞連用,如:it’s rather cold today. (今天相當地冷。)除此之外,常見搭配:would rather do A than do B:寧願做A也不願做B,如:
I would rather walk to school than take a bus.
rather too:太。。。,如:English is rather too difficult for me.(英語對於我來說太難。)
rather than:不是,不要,如:I would like a cup of tea rather than coffee.
C. very: 非常
D. moderately: adv 適度地、不過分地
補充:關於highly:高度地,非常,如:
his classmates speak highly of him. (他的同班同學對他高度評價。)
should not sacrifice(犧牲) environmental protections(環保) to foster (促進)economic(經濟的) growth(增長). (answer: B)
A. reduce:減少,同義詞:decrease
B. promote: v 晉升、提升、促進
C. realize(***):認識到、實現計劃、瞭解到,常見搭配:
Realize one’s mistake認識到自己的錯誤;realize one’s hopes/plan/dream實現希望/計劃/夢想;realize the truth of the event瞭解時間真相
D. give:給予
補充:foster是一個多義詞,除了“促進”,還表示培養、培育、照顧、撫養(不屬於自己的孩子), 如:foster mother養母;foster parents養父母。
rnment(政府) health campaigns(健康運動) have fostered (培養)an awareness(意識) of the dangers(危險,危害性) in certain social habits (某些社會習慣).
A. included(包括) B. discovered(發現)
C. cultivated (培養、養成, 種植莊稼,陶冶情操)
D. discouraged:使某人洩氣,失去信心,反義詞:encourage:鼓勵,請注意dis-是一個常見的反義字首。