高考英语熟词僻义1.act v. 熟义: 行动僻义:起作用It takes a couple of minutes for the drug to act.2.address n.→v. 熟义: 地址僻义:致辞It is said that our headmaster will address the meeting.3.against prep. 熟义: 反对僻义: 靠着The picture looks nice against the white wall.4.balance n. 熟义: 平衡僻义: 余额I must check my bank balance.5.check v. 熟义: 检查僻义: 制止We should check the spread of the disease.6.engage v. 熟义: 从事僻义: 吸引A personal computer engages his interest now.7.age n.→v. 熟义: 年龄僻义:使变老Worry aged him rapidly.【2013浙江】Do old people shrink as they age?8.air n.→v. 熟义: 空气僻义: 倾诉Don’t air your troubles too often.air n. 气氛There was a comfortable air about her room.【2014湖北】…The boy made trouble for his teacher because he . A. was blamed for creating an air of tension 【2013江苏】…There is an air around highly conscientious people that makes them seem even better than they actually are.9.appreciate v. 熟义: 欣赏僻义: 意识到I appreciate that I may be wrong.【2015广东】However, the 1995 pop song Common People puts forward the view that though a middle-class person may “want to live like common people” they can never appreciate the reality of a working-class life.10.attend v. 熟义: 出席僻义: 看护The nurse attended t o him day and night.【2014山东】42. How did the dog help save Jack? D. By attending Jack when Ann was out.【2014山东】By now paramedics(救援人员) had arrived, and were attending to the injured woman.11.cause n. 熟义: 起因僻义: 事业We are struggling for revolutionary cause.【2010山东】Even with a staff of 22 volunteers, Thomas often devotes up to 50 hours a week to his cause, while still doing his full-time job waiting tables.12.count v. 熟义: 计算僻义: 有价值It is not how much you read but what you read that counts.【2014浙江】In a good relationship, it’s really the little things that count.13.claim v. 熟义: 声称僻义: 认领【2014山东】At this point, no one had called to claim the dog, so Ann decided to keep it.【2012全国II】I should keep it in case somebody claimed it.【2011浙江】Fierce competition has convinced them at that delighting passengers is an important marketing tool, while there is great potential for customer anger over delays caused by weather, unclaimed luggage and technical problems.14.drive v. 熟义: 开车僻义: 迫使某人Hunger drove her to steal.【2010四川】The patrols only drive the pirates to other areas.【2010湖北】The storm must have driven them across the ocean into the bay, in which the still water was so badly polluted that nothing could survive.15.dismiss v. 熟义: 解散僻义: 拒绝考虑（某观点、意见）He just laughed and dismissed my suggestion as unrealistic.【2013上海】…A spokesman for the health supplement industry has argued that other research shows that VitaminC supplements help prevent heart disease, but we can dismiss this evidence as it is from a biased source.16.employ v. 熟义: 雇佣僻义: 使用The police employed force to open the door.【2010安徽】…He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialist.17.even adj. 平坦的The road wasn’t even.even adj. 相等的The score is now even.even adv. 平稳地【2015湖南】At Pullman’s signal each man turned his jackscrew the same amount at the same time, thereby raising the building slowly and evenly.18.express n. 熟义: 表达僻义: 快车Is there an express from Nanjing to Shanghai.【2014天津】…The TWU Express is a shuttle(班车) service. The shuttle transports students between campus and the shopping centre, leaving from the Mattson Centre.【2014四川】Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk.19.mean adj. 熟义: 意味僻义: 吝啬的It’s mean of you to eat up all the apples.【2016上海】A terrible sorrow washed over me. Whoever Patty was, she was a mean girl.20.produce v. 熟义: 生产僻义: 出示Please produce your ticket for inspection.【2012江西】People are conveyed like robots along walkways; baggage is weighed, tickets produced, examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area.21.serve v. 熟义: 服务僻义: 端上饭菜等【08四川】...Clearly I had made mistakes. I had started the evening wanting to have a happy time with my daughter but had allowed my desire to win to become more important than my relationship with my daughter. When I was a child, my desire to win 34 me well. As a parent, I realized that it got in my way. So I had to change.34. A. offered B. served C. controlled D. taught【06全国】…A waiter appeared. He paused for just a second, walked into the water to set the table and take their order, and then walked back to the loud cheers of the rest of his customers. Minutes later he returned carrying a bottle of wine and two glasses. Without pausing, he went once more into the water to 50 the wine. The couple toasted each other, the waiter and the crowd…50. A. change B. drink C. sell D. serve【04全国】…It was the night before the composition was due. As I looked at the list of topics (题目), “The Art of Eating Spaghetti (意大利面条)” caught my eye. The word “spaghetti” brought back the memory of an evening at Uncle Alien’s in Belleville when all of us were seated around the table and Aunt Pat 38 spaghetti for supper.Spaghetti was an exotic (外来的) treat in those days.38. A. cooked B. served C. got D. made22.fail n. 熟义: 失败僻义: 辜负使……失望【08安徽】…There are many different ways of seeing a town for the first time. One of them is to walk around it, guide-book in hand. Of course, we may study with our guide-books the history and special developments of a townand get to know them. But then, if we take out time and stay in a town for a while, we may get to know it better. When we look at it as a whole, we begin to have some questions, which even the best guide-books do not answer. Why is the town just like this, this shape, this plan, this size? Why do its streets __44__ in this particular way, and not in any other way? Here even the best guide-book 46 us. One can’t find in it the information about how a town has developed to the present appearance. It may not describe the original (最初的) design of a town.44. A. open B. run C. begin D. move46. A. helps B. tricks C. fails D. satisfies23.wear v. 熟义: 穿僻义: 表露态度、表情【08重庆卷】…She rode the rest of the way home 52 a happy smile, with the money she’d lost earlier forgotten.On the road of life, the help of strangers can lighten our loads and lift our spirits. How much sweeter the journey will be when we make it a little smoother for others!52. A. giving B. wearing C. taking D. forcing24.break v. 熟义: 弄坏僻义: break the news把消息告诉某人【07 北京】…“I’m surprised,” smiled Mr. Berry, when we gave him the result. “I really thought that only a few people wanted their band and that the cost would be too high. OK. Angela, your next task is to find a good band and line them up for the dance.”Angela was all smiles and 54 the news to Amy and Daniel. “You’re amazing.” smiled Daniel to Angela as he thought how close they came to having a less than perfect dance.54. A. showed B. wrote C. broke D. read25.pour v. 熟义: 倒，灌僻义: 连续不断涌入/出【07辽宁】…There he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over.After his successful performance at Chicago’s Ravinia Festival, gigs (特邀演出) in Lincoln’s Center and Carnegie Hall started 54 in, Lang Lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots him, and lets him shine.54. A. pulling B. breaking C. falling D. pouring【13福建】…Here, my mother sat in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family 48 into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being with them.48. A. marching B. looking C. breaking D. pouring26.plant v. 熟义: 种植僻义: 牢固安置【05辽宁卷】...Scott and his companions were terribly disappointed. When they got to the South Pole, they found the Norwegians (挪威人) had beaten them in the race to be the first ever to reach it. After 37 the British flag at the Pole, they took a photograph of themselves before they started the 950-mile journey back.37. A. growing B. putting C. planting D. laying27.develop v. 熟义: 发展僻义: 冲印Have you developed the photos?28.cover v. 熟义: 覆盖僻义: 涉及，弥补损失【04福建】…Not too long ago, an incident that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. A guest 36 out of our Polynesian Village resort (度假胜地) at Walt Disney was asked how she enjoyed her visit. She told the front-desk clerk she had had a(n) wonderful vacation, but was heartbroken about losing several rolls of Kodak color film she had not yet 40 . At that moment she was particularly sad over the loss of the pictures she had shot at our Polynesian Luau, as this was a memory she especially treasured.Now, please understand that we have no written service rules 43 lost photos in the park. Fortunately, the clerk at the front desk understanding Disney’s idea of caring for our guests. She asked the woman to leave her a couple rolls of 47 film, promising she would take care of the rest of our show at Polynesian Luau.36. A. working B. checking C. trying D. staying40. A. developed B. taken C. washed D. loaded43. A. covering B. finding C. making D. keeping47. A. printed B. shot C. unused D. recorded29.spread v. 熟义: 延伸僻义: 涂抹【08湖南】…I made my sandwich that afternoon while waiting for Cassie. 39 the butter-cream gave me an idea.39. A. Spreading B. Boiling C. Baking D. Holding30.tell v. 熟义: 告诉僻义: 分辨出【13 北京】…That’s especially impressive, since she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 3 how far away things are.3. A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict31.drop v. 熟义: 滴下僻义: 停止【11全国Ⅰ】…“I remember feeling small and frightened,” the woman says, “and I did the only thing I could do. I55 the course that afternoon, and I haven’t gone near science since.”55. A. dropped B. stared C. passed D. missed32.freeze v. 熟义: 使……冻住僻义: 惊呆，吓呆【11重庆】…The boat was hit violently. Dad was always at his best in any danger, but at this moment he 45 .45. A. suffered B. fell C. froze D. withdrew33.decide v. 熟义: 决定僻义: 认为【14北京】…All I knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family intown who 37 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids.37. A. reported B. decided C. complained D. questioned34. a blanket of/a carpet of 熟义: 毛毯，地毯僻义: 一层毯状物【07四川卷】…Well, less than a week after my arrival in Manila, I was already carpeted with a 43 of mosquito bites. I took many measures to keep myself from being bitten, but they all proved useless.43. A. shade B. pile C. cloud D. blanket35.lecture n. 熟义: 演讲僻义: 长篇大论的教训【06浙江】…He wrote his wife’s name on the back of the photos and handed them to a clerk behind the desk in the booth. “If you see a small, dark lady with brown eyes and an apologetic expression, obviously looking for someone, would you please give her this?” he said. He then returned to his office in Morrison Building, satisfied that if a picture is worth a thousand words, then the four photos must be a good 31 ! He sat down with a smile.31. A. description B. preparation C. excuse D. lecture36.nature n. 熟义: 大自然僻义: 本质实质【06辽宁】…It was a bright spring afternoon when Freda told me she wouldn’t need me any more. I had just finished my four-hour work－moving up and down the stairs of her three-story home cleaning the floor and washing the dishes.I had watched them grow up. Now I was tired, but the strange thing was that I still wanted to keep scraping away the dirt anddust for the family.I left Freda’s house that day, wondering about the 52 of my relationship with my clients (主顾). Who am I to them?As a matter of fact, I’m merely an employee－the lowest kind of employee. But I’m also a trusted member of the family. I can’t help worrying about what happens around me.52. A. meaning B. nature C. result D. importance37.sense n. 熟义: 感官僻义: 意义【04重庆】…The teacher asked carefully, “How did you get the scar on your face?”The mother answered, “when my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in because the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless but fortunately a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. “This scar will be lasting, but to this day, I have never regretted what I did.”At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her mother in his arms and felt a great 54 of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.54. A. honor B. sense C. happiness D. pride38.point n. 熟义: 小数点僻义: 意义【08安徽】…What is the 52 of studying towns in the way? For me, it is simply that one gets a greater depth of pleasure by visiting and seeing a town with one’s own eyes. A personal visit to a town may help one better understand why it is attractive than just reading about it in a guide-book.52. A. point B. view C. problem D. difficulty39.match n. 熟义: 比赛僻义: 对手【08湖北】…When they reached Neilson’s car, the attacker had jumped into the driver’s seat and was madly searching for the keys. Bruce opened the door, and he and Jackson dragged the man out. The attacker fought back.But even in his cornered panic, he was no 51 for the two athletic men.51. A. match B. target C. equal D. companion40.reason n.→v. 熟义: 理由僻义: 和…..说理41.present n.→v. 熟义: 礼物僻义: 呈现，讲述【08北京】…When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship. Having been a Straight-A student, I believedI could take tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by ProfessorJayne. I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class. When I took the first exam, I was shocked to finda 77, C-plus, on my test paper, for English was my best subject. I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to myarguments but remained unmoved. I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that meant because school had always been easy for me. I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again, I 42 with Professor Jayne. Again, he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his mind.37. A. sought B. presented C. exchanged D. obtained42. A. quarreled B. reasoned C. bargained D. chatted42.build v.→n. 熟义: 修建僻义: 体格【08江西】…“They are experienced laborers who know how to spread the weight of the rocks they carry. See how the man positions the rock just at the slope of his shoulder. Some of the rock’s weight is set against his head, some on the right hand and some on the left hand. His body isn’t bent. His legs are well placed.”“You’re right, Josh. He may have a small build, 46 he certainly well knows his job. Dear me! And to think we have been studying physics! ...”46. A. but B. however C. so D. therefore43.treat n.→v. 熟义: 治疗僻义: 款待【08陕西】…One evening, a passerby asked to stay for the night. Seeing that he had an honest face, she let him in and gave him a nice 25 . The next morning the stranger, actually a sorcerer (巫师), thanked her by granting (允准) her wish that anyone who climbed up her tree should not be able to come back down until she permitted it.25. A. gift B. kiss C. treat D. smile44.change v.→n. 熟义: 变化僻义: 零钱【07湖南】…What a mess! Then my mother came to help me, and she also showed me how to make 49 . If someone gave me $ 5 for something that cost $ 3.25, I handed over 50 quarters and a dollar and said, “75 cents makes four dollars, plus one dollar makes five.” Things went more smoothly after that.49. A. money B. lunch C. coffee D. change【06湖南】…Looking at his black-striped bananas, I bargained down to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He agreed.I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have 41 . So I told him not to worry. He was grateful and smiled a rowof perfect teeth.41. A. change B. notes C. checks D. bills45.shape n.→v. 熟义: 形状僻义: 塑造【07山东卷】…Life is filled with challenges. As we get older we come to realize that those challenges are the very things that 37 us and make us who we are, it is the same with the challenges that come with friendship.37. A. design B. promote C. direct D. shape46.share n.→v. 熟义: 分享僻义: 一份【04北京】…The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was run. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the training. Of course, all teams run drills; they are necessary.But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble breathing. Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises intended for 18-year-olds.I was very thin before I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid ofbeing too full to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 4949. A. size B. share C. space D. state47.go with 熟义: 与……一道僻义: 匹配【04湖北】…Elizabeth Clay decided to go home and spend the holiday with her parents. The next day she drove her old car home along the road. Suddenly she found she got a flat. The 22-year-old student managed to stop her car by the side of the road in the winter night and opened the trunk. No 38 tire.At this time, a car stopped. Paul and Diane told Clay to follow them to a service station near their house. They arrived to see that it had no suitable tires to 42 with her car. “Follow us home,” said Paul.38. A. spare B. free C. full D. empty42. A. agree B. match C. go D. deal48.grade n.→v. 熟义: 成绩僻义: 划分等级【04全国】…Two days passed before Mr. Fleagle returned the 50 papers. He said, “Now, class, I want to readyou a composition, The Art of Eating Spaghetti.”50. A. written B. graded C. collected D. signed49.still adj. 熟义: 依旧僻义: 一动不动的【06全国Ⅰ】…On a hot summer day in late August, I sought shade and a cool drink at a waterfront café on a Greek island. Over a hundred degrees in 36 air. Crowded. Tempers (脾气) of both the tourists and waiters had rose to meet the situation, making it a rather quarrelsome environment .36. A. fresh B. cool C. still D. thin【16全国Ⅰ】…They told her to stay 52 until the emergency personnel arrived.52. A. quiet B. still C. away D. calm50.narrow adj. 熟义: 狭窄的僻义: 勉强的【06江西】…One afternoon, the headmaster called my friend to discuss one essay with him in a lively spirit. “I was interested in this point you make here. I think you might have gone further. Tell me what you had in your mind.” The headmaster continued in this way for some time to the fear of my friend. However the headmaster, not wishing to turn an occasion of praise into one of fault-finding, finally let him go. He came back to me like a man who had had a very narrow 54 and I made up my mind to make every effort to study my translation.54. A. surprise B. escape C. hope D. chance。
