和谐英语

六级真题词汇强化练习(4)

2007-10-19来源:

  42. The medicine _________ his pain but did not care his illness.

  A) activated

  B) alleviated

  C) mediated

  D) deteriorated

  42 .【译】这种药缓解了他的疼痛,但没有治好他的病。

  【解析】正确选项为B ),属于动词辨析题。

  选项B ) alleviated意为“使……缓解”,如:The drug did nothing to alleviate her pain(这种药并不能缓解她的疼痛。)   

  选项A ) activated意为“使活泼;是带有辐射性”;

  选项C ) mediated意为“斡旋,调停”;

  选项D ) deteriorated意为“使恶化”,均不符合题意

  43. He is the only person who can _________ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously

  A) testify

  B) charge

  C) accuse

  D) rectify

  43 .【译】。因为其他证人都被神秘地杀害,所以他是唯一能为本案作证的人。

  【解析】正确选项为A ),属于动词辨析题。

  选项A ) testify意为(他被传出庭作证。)如:He was called for to testify in court.

  选项B ) charge意为“指控”,通常用于词组charge sb with sth.意为“指控某人做某事”;

  选项C ) accuse通常用于词组accuse sb . of sth中,意为“指控某人做某事”:

  选项D ) rectify意为“改正,纠正”.

  44. Professor Hawking is _________ as one of the world’s greatest living physicists.

  A) dignified

  B) clarified

  C) acknowledged

  D) illustrated