理工类辅导资料：词汇解析近义词
e.g. apparent(明显的，显而易见的，外观上的)： evident(明白的，明显的)， clear(清楚的， 明白的)， obvious(显而易见的)
e.g. appreciate(重视； 感谢， 抬高...的价格)： acknowledge (感谢)
Those gifts of rare books that were given to us were deeply appreciated/acknowledged. (CET-4， 1996，6 EMBA， 2001)
学习中需要注意具有特殊搭配的词：
e.g. approach(走近， 方法， 步骤)：
The traditional approach to dealing with complex problem is to break them down into smaller problems. (CET-4， 1996，6)
学习中需要注意有多词在拼写形式上相近的词：
e.g. arise (出现；发生， (人早上)起床， 产生于，起因于，出身于 ( arise from， arise out of)： rise(上升，升起；(日等)现出)， raise(抬起，举起(重物等)；升(旗等)，增高(温度)；提高(声音)，筹(款等)
练习：
1.Choose the best answer：(选自职称英语考试指定用书)
(cultural Differences 难度B，C级)
Many travelers find _1__ easier to meet people in the U.S. than in other countries. They may just come up and introduce themselves or even invite you over __2_ they really know you.
1. A. this B.it C.them D./
2. A. when B.if C.after D. before
(Canned Foods： Convenience and Nutrition 难度B，C级)
Fruit and vegetable canning is as simple _1__ when your grandmother "put up "tomatoes and other things from the garden. Fresh produce is taken from the field at just the right time， delivered to the cannery， checked， sealed and sterilized. All this generally happens in less __2_ 24 hours for the best quality and nutritional values without the need for any preservatives.
1. A. as B.than C.to D.same
2. A. to B.than C.about D. around
(Public and Private Schools in the United States 难度B，C级)
Americans offer __1_ great variety of reasons for doing so， including the desire of some parents to bring their children to schools..
1. A. a B.the C.some D./
2.Put in "the" or "a (an)" if necessary：
1. Do you know ___ time? Yes， ___ clock in ___ hall has just struck nine.
2. ___ youngest boy has just started going to ___ school; ___ eldest boy is at ___ school.
3. ___ first computer in ___ world was a lot bigger than ___ abacus or ___ adding machine.
3.What do the three "it" refer to?/下面三个“it”分别指代什么?
(Dyslexia 难度B，C级)
However， research has shown that dyslexia is more common in males than in females， and it is found more often in persons who are left-handed. No one knows the cause of dyslexia， but some scientists believe that it may result from chemical changes in a babys body long before it is born.
4.Fill in each blank with the best answer from the four given choices/从每个选项下所给出的四个被选项中选择一个最佳答案。(B/C级)
The development of Rubber(橡胶)
Here is the story of rubber. From the earliest time it was common knowledge to the Peruvians(秘鲁人) that when a cut was made in the outside skin of a rubber tree， a white liquid (液体) ___(2) milk came out(流出)， and that ___(3) this a sticky (粘的) mass (块) of rubber might be made. This rubber is soft when warm， so that it is possible to give it any ___(4). The Peruvians made the ___(5) that it was very good for keeping out wet. Then in the early 1800s， the Americans made use of it for the first time. First they made overshoes (套鞋)to ___(6)their feet dry. Then came a certain Mr. Mackintosh， who made coats of cloth covered with natural rubber. From that day to this we have been coating cloth with (coat… ..with在。。上面覆盖上一层。。) rubber as Mr. Mackintosh ___(7)， and our raincoats are still named after him.(name A after B/根据B来命名A)