English Vocabulary Test Center Handbook for Senior High School Entrance Examination

Chapter 16

sound like sounds like / sound waves sound waves
from the south come from the south／go to the south to go to the south／in the south in the south／on the south of in the south of...／to the south of in the south of...／south China
not to speak of let alone/speak for on behalf of... speaking/speak of talking about/speak with sb.talk to someone
1. She can——several languages．

A． say B． speak C． talk D． tell
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: She can speak several languages.The answer is B.Indicates that speaking a certain language application speak.So choose B.

2. Your spoken English is much better.

Thank you． My teacher often asks US——English as____
A． to speak; many B． not to speak; much
C． to speak: much D． not to speak: more
(Hebei Province in 2002)
Analysis of the meaning of the sentence: ——Your spoken English is pretty good. --Thanks.Our teachers often ask us to speak English as much as possible.The answer is C, use ask sb for the first space. to do sth．Sentence pattern, the second empty as. ． ． The primary modification of the indirect adjective in as can only use much.

speak means "to speak", usually intransitive.Note: Speak is occasionally used as a transitive verb, but its object is usually limited to a few nouns or pronouns such as truth, mind, word, little, and much.Example: I didn't understand what he said.I don't understand what he means.

spend...(in)doing sth．To do something to spend (time, money) / spend on sth.spend (time, money) on
buy buy/sell sell/unsold unsold/pay salary/afford drawn; supply, give/cost cost; price/spend cost; pay/take cost/dear expensive, high price/expense fee, cost/precious Precious, precious/price price; cost/value value; importance; benefit/worth value...of, with...value/save storage; saving/waste waste/goods goods/market market/shop store/store store Storage, spare parts; storage/bargain transaction; bargaining/exchange exchange, exchange

The teacher often tells Jim and John too much time playing video games
A． not to spend B． to not spend
C． don't spend D． doesn't spend
(Shanghai in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: The teacher told Jim and John not to spend too much time playing video games.The answer is A. tell sb． to do sth．It is a fixed phrase, meaning "to tell someone to do something".

sport (belt, take) entertainment, sports, athlete

do sports (conduct) sports/make sport of sb.Make fun of someone/outdoor sports/sports meeting

play; game; competition/game game; sports; sports meeting/match competition, competition/Olympic Games Olympic Games/compete competition, competition/race competition, running/ball ball/soccer English football/tennis tennis; tennis movement/ping— Pong table tennis/jump; jump/run/rush; run/track track; track/skate skating/gym gymnastics; gymnasium; gymnasium/beam balance beam/handstand handstand/wrestling wrestling/box boxing/dive diving/swim swimming ／relay race／fly a kite

sport means that "sports" is a countable noun, and it is also an uncountable noun, but it must be plural when referring to "sports meeting".

in spring in spring／in the spring of one's life youth (era)
stand on end reverse
start for set off to go; set off to / from the start at the beginning / start+doing start to do / start out set off, start / start to do start to do
You'd better——at once.

A． to start B． startingC． start
D． started
(2002 Chaoyang District, Beijing)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: You'd better start right away.The answer is C.

do sth.Therefore, the original form of the verb start is used here, so C should be selected.

This sentence is a fixed structure. had better Under normal circumstances, the infinitive or gerund can be used when start is followed by a verb, but in the following cases, the infinitive is usually used: ①When start itself is in the progressive tense: Then she was starting to cook the dinner.Then she starts cooking. ② Followed by verbs expressing psychological science research activities (such as like, think, know, refilize, understand, etc.).

stat (stand, stand) + ion (noun suffix) station, stand

a police station police station／a power station／a railway station／at one's station／at one's station／station agent／station break／station break／station house／station hospital Hospital／station master／station platform／station wagon, station wagon, minibus／agricultural experiment station／air station／battle station／broadcasting station／bus station station／filling station／fire station／life—saving station／main station／minor station／mountain station／outer station／patrol station／pilot station Port Station／polling station／post station／pumping station／relay station relay station, relay station／slave station auxiliary radio station／space station／terminal station／television station／through station crossing station／top station hilltop station / tube station subway station / way station small station

stay at home stay at home / stay up stay up late, all night / stay in stay at home / stay put stay somewhere
How about going hiking this weekend?

sorry—prefer—rather than——.
A． to stay at home. go out B． to go out. stay at home
C． staying at home，go out D． going out, staying at home
(Huanggang, Hubei in 2003)
Analytical sentence meaning:——How about hiking this weekend? —Sorry, I'd rather stay at home than go out.The answer is A. Prefer is followed by an infinitive, excluding C. D said "going hiking" in the last sentence, and answered "sorry" in the next sentence, which means that you do not agree to go out, that is, you would rather "stay at home", and you should choose A.

keep step with sb．Consistent with someone / step by step; step by step / a false step error / step aside to take a step aside / step on step on ... / watch one's step cautious, careful

stick to insist
stop doing sth．Stop doing something / stop sth.Stop something / stop to do sth.Stop to do something / bring to a stop to stop / stop. ． ． from doing sth．Prevent... so as not to do something / without (a) stop / make a stop / come to a stop / a sudden stop / full stop / full stop / full stop / bus stop bus stop / miss one's stop missed the station / stop at nothing unscrupulous / stop by by the way to somewhere / stop off (during the journey) stopover; halfway get off / stop one's ears to plug the ears do not listen; deaf ears / stop short suddenly stop; stop suddenly / stop still stop completely
down too many trees——

A． stop to cutB． stop from cutting
C． be stopped to cut D． be stopped from cutting
(Anhui Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: Today, the forest has almost disappeared, and people must be stopped from cutting down trees.The answer is D.

stop． ． ． from doing means "to prevent... from doing something, to stop... from doing something".This sentence is in passive voice.The passive voice is composed of "be+past participle", and its tense changes only in the form of be, and the past participle remains unchanged.However, the structure of "be+past participle" is not necessarily passive voice. For some verbs such as be, feel, seem, look, the past participle behind them has been transformed into an adjective, which is used as a predicate to express a certain state, such as: We are surprised at the news．We are amazed by this news.

in(on) the street / across the street across the street / cross the street across the street
be strict in sth．Be strict with something/be strict with sb．be strict with
a strong army / one's strong point strengths; advantages / strong coffee espresso / as strong as a horse strong / be strong against
strong in is good in...

be in a brown study meditate/make a study of research/study hard study hard
It means "to study (research) something under the guidance of someone" is study sth. under sb. , the preposition under cannot be replaced by from.Example: He is learning English under Miss Smith．He learns English with Miss Smith.

change the subject change topic / main subject main subject
another (one, two, ect.) such and (one, two, etc.), such / such a (an) such a / such as such as ... ... and the like / such. ． ． that so... so that

Have you ever seen——big panda before?

A． a such B． such a C． so a D． a so
(Liaoning Province in 2000)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: Have you ever seen such a big panda before?The answer is B.For fixed usage, it should be so+adj in so. +a+h.

suddenly (suddenly) + ly (adverb suffix) suddenly

a11 of a sudden / sudden death sudden death, sudden death

in summer／in the summer of one's life in the prime of life／last summer／summer holidays
Can you see___sun in the daytime?

A． aB． theC． an D． /
(Sichuan Province in 2001)
Resolution:

in the sun under the sun / sun oneself basking in the sun / under the sun under the sun, under the world

Can you see the sun during the day?The answer is B.Before nouns that express unique things, such as sun, sky, moon, earth, world, the definite article the is used in front of them.

such+a(an)+adj． =so+adj．Example: such a big chair=so big a chair
星期天

sun (sun)+day (day) Sunday

last Sunday last Sunday / next Sunday next Sunday
sun (sun) +ny (more...) sunny

a sunny room

have supper for dinner

be sure of doing sth．Be sure to do something / be sure of sth.Be sure of...; be sure of.../be sure to do sth.Must be able to do something / be sure of oneself confident / be sure (that) sure / for sure / make sure sure / make sure of sure / sure to do will / sure + clause affirmation
Ann is so careful that she always goes over her exercises to___
there are no mistakes.

A． 100k for B． make sure C． find out D． think about
(Anhui Province in 2002)
The analytical answer is B.Sentence meaning: Ann is so careful that she always checks her practice questions to make sure she doesn't make mistakes. make sure is a fixed phrase, which means "sure", and the purpose of her checking her practice questions is to make sure that she will not make mistakes.

Four ways to say "he will win":

①He is sure to win. ②I am sure that he will win.

③He will surely win. ④It is certain that he will win
Usually do not say "It is sure that...".

be surprised at sth．Be surprised by something/be surprised that to...be surprised/be surprised to do sth．To be surprised by doing something / in surprise / to one's surprise / to one's surprise is / take sb. by surprise to surprise someone

across
have a swim swim／in the swim take an active part in social activities
go swimming go swimming／swimming things swimming supplies
look! The boys——happily in the river.

A． swim B． swam C． will swim D． are swimming
(2002, Haidian District, Beijing)
Sentence meaning: Look, how happy those little boys are swimming in the river!The answer is D.This question starts with look and determines the progressive tense. Similar ones include listen, now and so on.

set the table for dinner

at table is eating / at the table is at the table

take care of taking care of.../take hold of catching/take sth. out Take something out / take one's time Don't worry; take your time / take sth. down to remove something / take turns in turn; in turn / It takes sb. +time+to do sth．Someone spends... time doing something / take a breath / take a look at / take a look / take back / take in / take off (clothes, etc.); (1s machine) take off / take on to present / take one's seat / take part in to participate in / take place to take place / take pride in to be proud of, satisfied with / take the place of instead / take up take up, occupy ／take exercise／take a rest／take a walk／take away／take away／take down (out, off) take off (take out) undress／take food (medicine) eat food (medicine)／take a train ( a boat, a bus, a taxi) take a train (boat, bus, taxi) / take. ． ． by surprise to make...surprise; Surprise soldiers capture / take a photograph (of) according to a (... of) photo / take along with you / take an action to take action / take an interest in interested in ... ... / take charge is in charge; is in charge/take it easy; rest assured; don't worry/take possession of possession; owns/take sides(in)stand on the side of.../take up arms pick up weapons/take. ． ． in one's arm

I'II tell you how to get to the place: you'd better___it____．

A． try; on B． get; off C． take;down ​​D． pick up
(2001, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Let me tell you how to get to that place, you'd better write it down.The answer is c.

Add the original form of the verb after "better" in the sentence. Take down has the same meaning as write down at this time, the same as "write down, write down".

give a talk to make a report / have a talk with talk with someone / listen to a talk listen to the report / talk about talk about; talk about / talk of mentioned; talk about / talk to (with) and ... ... talk / talk to oneself Talk to yourself/talk over
——We can use MSN to with each other on the net.

Really? Will you show me how to use it?

A． speak B． talkC． say D． tell
(Hangzhou City in 2002)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence: We can use the online services provided by Microsoft to talk to each other on the Internet. --Really?Can you show me how to use it?The answer is B.This question examines the usage of several synonyms.Among them, speak focuses on speaking or speaking a certain language, and "speak to..." is often used; talk focuses on "talking, speaking", and "talk with..." is often used; say is often followed by the content of the speech; tell means " tell, tell". Say and tell are often followed by double objects, and choose B according to the meaning of the question.

As a transitive verb, talk can only express talking about a certain matter, but cannot express specific content, nor can it lead to object clauses.Example: (×) He talked to me that he had just arrived from Beijing. (√)He said to ille that he had just arrived from Beijing.He told me that he just arrived here from Beijing.

Jim is as___ashis brother as his brother．

A． tall
B． taller C． tallest
(2000 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: Jim is as tall as his brother.The answer is A.For primary comparison, use "as+adjective primary +as", and B and C are superlative and comparative.

have a taste / in bad (poor) taste / in bad (poor) taste taste is low-level; inappropriate / of taste cultivated / taste like / taste of taste of ... / to one's taste is suitable for someone's taste, to please someone

teach oneself self-study / teach sb. sth．Teach someone.../teach sb(how)to do sth．Teach someone (how) to do something/teach+clause teach (say)
Our teacher, Miss Chen,——English on the radio the day before yesterday.

A． teaches B． taught C． will teach D． had taught
(2003, Haidian District, Beijing)
Analyzing the meaning of the sentence: Our teacher Chen taught English on the radio yesterday.The answer is B.This question examines the tense of verbs. From "the day before yesterday", it can be judged that the past tense is used. Teaches is the simple present tense, taught is the simple past tense, will teach is the general future tense, and had taught is the past perfect tense, so Choose B.

Teach can be followed by a single object or a double object, and the object can have an infinitive, a gerund or a clause.

teacher female teacher

teach (teach, teach) +er (noun suffix) teacher, teacher
English teacher English teacher / team spirit team spirit
telephone for calling／on(over)the telephone through the telephone, in the telephone／telephone number telephone number／telephone box telephone booth／telephone receiver handset／public telephone public telephone／picture telephone videophone／movable telephone mobile telephone／radio telephone wireless phone
communicateCommunication.Communication/message news, information/letter letter/envelope envelope/stamp stamp/note note, short message/news news; message/deliver delivery, delivery; publication/mail mail; postal delivery; mailing/post mailing, mailing; posting/refer ...submit, send/Internet Internet/telegram/call; call/dial (telephone number)/fax (send) fax
tell a story / tell sb. about(of) tell someone about.../tell sb. how to do sth．Tell someone how to do something / tell sb. sth．Tell someone something / tell sb. to do sth．Tell someone to do something / tell. ． ． from. ． ．Distinguish / tell (that) tell / tell the difference between. ． ． and. ． ．Distinguish the difference between ... and ... / to tell (you) the truth to tell the truth

When telling someone not to do something, put not before the infinitive sign.Such as Mother told me not to go there.Mom told me not to go there.

have a (high) temperature hair (high) fever / take one's temperature to someone's temperature
midterm examinations term examination / end—of. term examinations / long term / come to terms agreement
Terr (fear) + ible (can...'s) terrible
less than than... less/more than...more than.../other than except...; different from/than usual than usual/than before than before/more than once more than once/no more than just, just/no other than except... There is no; only; it is / no sooner. ． ． Than just... 展开/rather than... Rather, would rather... rather than unwilling/than+(containing the predicate) comparative clause (than+adverbial) than...

The difference between I and me after than

He knows you better than I (know you).He knows you better than I do.

He knows you better than (he knows) me.He knows you better than he knows me.

thank you sb. for (doing) sth. (=thanks to sb. for sth.) Thank someone for (doing) something / thank goodness thank God / express one's thanks / give one's thanks / say thanks / return thanks / one's heartfelt thanks / one's heartfelt thanks / many thanks / a thousand thanks / thank deeply / thanks to thank you; thanks to

thankful

一You look so young in red．

A． That's all rightB． Not at all
C． Thank you D． I don't mind
(Gansu Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: ——You look very young in red clothes. --Thanks.The answer is c.This question mainly examines the students' ability to respond to being praised by others. The answer should conform to Western culture, customs and habits.

①thank (thank you) can usually only use people as objects, not things as objects. ②thank sb.It is usually followed by a for phrase to express the reason, not a that clause.Such as: Thank you for your help.thank you for your help. Thank you for carrying it for me.Thanks for helping me bring this thing. ③ "Thank." The meaning is softer than "Thank you." You can also say Thanks a lot. Many thanks． Thank you very much.Thank you. (polite language)
in order that so/in that case if that's the case/It is+the emphasized component+that clause/like that(this)like that(like this)/now that since/so that in order/so(such). ． ． that is so... so / such that is so... so / that's all right no thanks / that is to say that is to say
She was the first woman——came into power to be an emperor in China.

A． who B． whom C． which D． that
(2003 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: She is the first empress of China to come to power.The answer is D. that is used as a relative pronoun to guide attributive clauses that can represent people or things, and cannot be used in non-restrictive attributive clauses, which and who can be used in restrictive attributive clauses, and which represents things and who represents people.Also, in restrictive attributive clauses, if the antecedent is all, every(thing), any(thing), some(thing), no(thing), none, little, few, much, only and superlative or ordinal numbers Or the relative pronoun that is often used when it is modified by it, instead of which.Which (referring to things) and whom (referring to people) must be used after the preposition, not that or who.

The weather in summer here is like___in Beijing．

A． this B． that C． it D． it's
(Hebei Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: The summer here is like the weather in Beijing.The answer is B. that is used here as a demonstrative pronoun to refer to the weather in front. The common demonstrative pronouns are: this, that, these, those, it, such, etc., expressing "this", "that", "these", "those" and so on.

① that can guide the subject clause.The that in this usage is rarely omitted, especially when that is at the beginning of a sentence; and the formal subject it is usually placed at the beginning of the sentence, and the that clause is placed behind.Example: That he is a doctor is true. It is true that he is a doctor.Indeed, he is a doctor. ②That's all right.It means "you're welcome, it doesn't matter", and it is mostly used when you help others, others express their thanks, or others express their apologies.And that's right.Means "right, correct".

Example: Thank you. That's all right. --Thank you. --You're welcome.

Whicn is——season in Beijing?

I think it's autumn.

A． good B． betterC． best D． the best
(Beijing in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: ——Which season is the best season in Beijing? —I think it's autumn.

The answer is D.This question examines the comparative and superlative uses of the adjective good.Judging from the meaning of the sentence, the superlative should be used, and the definite article must be used before the adjective superlative, so choose the best.

① Nouns indicating direction: east, west, south, and north must be preceded by a definite article. ②Definite articles must be added to human organs, such as: the mouth, the teeth, the esophagus, the stomach.Example: The windows in our laboratory are facing the south.The windows of our lab face south. ③Adjective superlative is used for comparison of three or more, and the definite article must be added when using it, such as: China's population is the largest in the world.China has the largest population in the world. The number of the total number, the total number, followed by a plural noun, the predicate verb in the singular form, in addition, a number of means "many", followed by a plural noun, the predicate verb in the plural form.Example: The number of players is reducing.The number of athletes is decreasing. A number of sheep are eating grass on the hill.Many sheep graze on the hill. ⑤ Add the before the plural of the surname to indicate a family, and use the plural form of the following predicate verbs.Example: The Turners are having supper.The Turners are having dinner.

The doctors and nurses are doing their best to fight SARS others than___．

A． they B． them C． they themselves D． theirs
(Shanghai in 2003)
Analysis sentence meaning: Doctors and nurses tried their best to fight against SARS, they considered others more than themselves.The answer is c.Inferred from the meaning of the sentence, the reflexive pronoun of they is used here, they can only be used as the subject, and them and theirs do not conform to the meaning of the sentence, so only the reflexive pronoun of them, themselves, can be used.

them (them)'selves (self) themselves
The twins corrected the mistakes on the test papers——

A． them B． themselves C． him D． himself
(Shanghai in 2001)
Parsing the meaning of the sentence: The twins corrected the mistakes on the test paper.The answer is B. themselves is the reflexive pronoun of them, a pronoun that expresses emphasis.It consists of the No.1 title, the second-person adjective possessive pronoun and the second-person pronoun accusative ending with self or selves.Such as: He saw himself in the mirror.He sees himself in the mirror.

by then until then/from then on from then on/now and then from time to time/since then; from now on/till then until then/before then before/just then at that time/ then and there
here and there everywhere; everywhere / over there, over there / there and then at that time local / there is no doubt / there is no need there is no need
There are few people Oil the playground,——?
A． are there B． are they C． aren't there D． the largest
(Fujian Province in 2001)
Analysis sentence meaning: no one is playing in the playground, right?The answer is A.The declarative part contains few with a negative meaning, and the question part should use affirmative expressions.Similar words are: never, seldom, hardly, little, nobody and so on.

When there is used at the beginning of a sentence and then an inverted sentence is used, the predicate verb is usually go, the ordinary present tense of come, and the present continuous tense cannot be used. Another example: There goes the bell.the bell rang.

(There is going the bell cannot be used here.) Note: If the subject is a pronoun, it cannot be inverted, such as: There he comes now.he came.

Translation: These are hers.

A． These is hers． B． These are hers．

C． That is hers． D． This is hers．

(Jiangxi Province in 2000)
The analytical answer is B. These are the plural form of this, referring to people or things that are closer to the speaker. These are plural in themselves, and must be followed by nouns or predicate verbs in plural.

You can't see many of the stars in the sky because___are too far away.

A． they B． theirC． them D． theirs
(2002 Xicheng District, Beijing)
Analysis sentence meaning: You can't see many stars in the sky, because they are too far away from us.

The answer is A. Stars is plural, and after because, it is the subject of the reason clause, and the nominative case is used, so they are used and A is selected.

be thick with a lot; thick; dense

have a lot of things to do / living things living things, creatures / the thing is the problem is / to make things worse is

first thing the first thing, first

I have a 1ot of things——this weekend.

A． do B． did C． doing D． to do
(Shanghai in 2000)
Analysis sentence meaning: I have a lot of things to do this weekend.The answer is D.This question examines the use of infinitives of students as attributives.The infinitive of the verb is used as a post-attributive and has a future meaning, so the answer to this question is D. have sth． To do means "something to do", and the subject is the executor of the infinitive action.

(End of this chapter)