Test TwentySeven
近义词辨析
recall, remember, remind, recollect
这组词都有“(使…)想起”之意。
recall
意为“想起”，强调有意识地去“回忆，回想”，常与can, could等词连用，强调一次性回忆。
remember
表示“想起”，指事物自然地在记忆中出现，不强调努力或意志。
remind
表示“使…想起”，指人受到一定媒介的启发或提醒而慢慢地唤起对往事的记忆，常用在remind sb. of sth.的结构中。
recollect
意为“回想”，指把已经遗忘的事情重新想起，强调回忆过程。
I can’t recall having met him before.我记不起以前曾见到过他。
I suddenly remembered I had left the book in the library.我突然想起我把书忘在图书馆了。
Your telling me that story reminds me of another.你给我讲的故事使我想起了另一个故事。
She thought back and tried to recollect the exact wording of the letter.她回忆着，试图回想起那封信的准确字眼。
shift, move, remove, transfer
这组词均含有“移动，转移”的意思。
shift
含有“轻易地更动”或出于不正当的动机把罪过“转”到他人身上的意思。
move
应用范围很广，其中主要意思是“从一处移到另一处”。
remove
意为“拿开，移动，消除”，强调离开原来的、正常的地方或职位等做一种新的、有时是暂时的安排或改变。该词还含有把不利的东西“取消”的意思。
transfer
意为“调动，移交”，强调从一处转到另一处。
It’s no use trying to shift the blame to anybody else.想把过错推到别人身上是没用的。
Please help me move the desk to the corner.请帮我把桌子搬到墙角。
The obstacle has been removed; the two countries continued their dialogue.障碍已经排除，两国又继续对话。
The head office of the company has been transferred to New York.该公司总部已迁至纽约。作者: 幽幽草 时间: 2007-8-30 17:24 标题: 专业四级：词汇、语法详细解答40套(27)b
全真模拟试题
1. It wasn’t sucha good dinner ____ she had promised us.
A. thatB. whichC. asD.what
2. ____ can we yield to the pressure.
A. By and largeB. By means of
C. By no meansD. In return
3. By the time we reach an agreement, the approvals ____.
A. will be gotB. have been got
C. shall have been got D. are got
4. The World Trade Center, the top ____ is 410 meters high, is the tallest building in the world.
A. of whichB. whichC. of whoseD. that
5. Doctor Godwin says that ____ what forceful arguments against smoking there are, many people persist in smoking.
A. thoughB. howeverC. no matterD. but
6. ____ many times, this radio receiver is found very sensitive.
A. Being testedB. Having been tested
C. Having testedD. Testing
7. If traffic problems are not solved soon, driving in cities ____ impossible.
A. becomesB. will have become
C. will become D. become
8. On this busy road drivers ought to be especially careful, ____?
A. ought itB. oughtn’t they
C. oughtn’t it D. don’t they
9. Only when the war was over in 1945 ____ to his hometown.
A. did he returnB. he did return
C. he returnedD. had he returned
10. ____ his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave.
A. Hardly had he openedB. Scarcely did he open
C. No sooner did he openD. He had no sooner opened
11. She has____ as a singer; she’s worth training.
A. abilitiesB. capabilities
C. talentsD. capacities
12. The atomic clock is ____ to within 3 seconds in a century.
A. exactB. clearC. accurateD. explicit
13. That consciousness is being transformed into ____.
A. actionB. actC. deedD. activity
14. To stress the importance of a rich vocabulary, the teacher used a(n) ____.“Writing with a severely limited vocabulary”, she said, “is like trying to paint a circus with only a few colors.”
A. exampleB. comparisonC. contrastD. analogy
15. When my father listens to classical music on the radio, he often swings his arms as if he’s ____ the orchestra.
A. leadingB. controlling
C. conductingD. practising
16. The disappearance of that money from my wallet is quite ____. I’m sure the wallet was in my pocket all day.
A. dramaticB. doubtfulC. mysteriousD. dangerous
17. A completely new situation is likely to ____ whe
n the school leaving age is raised to 16.
A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse
18. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley.
A. establishedB. placedC. fixedD. built
19. An almost ____ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the center city.
A. continuousB. constantC. longD. continual
20. On entering another country, a tourist will have to ____ the customs.
A. pass throughB. pass byC.pass overD. pass away
21. Experiments enable young scientists to judge what must be accepted and what must be viewed with ____.
A. beliefB. curiosityC. suspicionD. doubt
22. The city has decided to ____ overhead wires.
A. do off B. do with
C. do away withD. do away
23. George ____ tears when he heard the sad news.
A. broke throughB. broke up
C. broke intoD. broke out
24. As the airliner began to take off, Jane , together withher boyfriend ____, took a last look at their parents who had come to see them off.
A. on boardB. at mostC. on scheduleD. at random
25. She’s ____ as a very promising young singer.
