测试对常用词语的认知与运用能力
所谓常用词语系指大纲中要求学生掌握的常用动词、名词、形容词、代词、副词以及一些常用固定词组或短语。全国大学生英语竞赛往往要测验学生对这类词语的认知与运用能力。赛题的特点是选择项中的词汇或短语在形和义上无密切联系。如:
①My camera can be to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A.treated B.adjusted C.adopted D.remedied
本题四个选择项为一组常用动词。B具有“调整、校准”之意,合本题题意。
②It was difficult to guess what her to the news could be.
A.impression B.reaction
C.comment D.opinion
本题四个选择项为一组常用名词。B与to连用意为“对……的反应”,合本题题意。
③ What you have done is the doctor's orders.
A.attached to B.responsible to
C.resistant to D.contrary to
本题四个选择项为一组常用形容词短语。D意为“与……相反、 违背……的”,合本题题意。