高级英语近义词辨析题汇总

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1、“高级英语”近义词辨析题上册（共128题） 1. The whole nation watched the two candidates （arguing， debating） the issue of raising taxes on TV. 2. It was a （proud， arrogant） moment for my cousin when she shook hands with the President. 3. Even if you （mix， blend） oil and water， they will not （mix， blend）。 4. Some people

2、 watch television so much that they cannot （conceive， imagine） of living without it. 5. As it was an informal dinner， most people （wore， were dressed） in their comfortable clothes. 6. Do you think those young people are （idealistic， ideal） or pragmatic？ 7. Filled with great （adulation， admiration） f

3、or their integrity and courage， he was determined to be a man like them. 8. Deep at night， they could still hear gun-fire （rambling， rumbling） in the distance. 9. The professor looked over our papers with a hasty （sight， glance）。 10. Before ordering their dinner， they considered the （relevant， relat

4、ive） merits of chicken and roast beef. 11. The little boys constant noise （exhilarated， exasperated） his father， who was busy writing a paper for a symposium。 12. Isnt it （wholesome， noisome） to live in a city with so many vehicles passing day and night？ 13. He was born in a small town （lived， inhab

5、ited） by about 500 people. 14. Her desk was all （jumbled， cluttered） with old papers， strings， and other odds and ends. 15. He thinks they are extremely （idealistic， ideal）， for all their pragmatism. 16. She made one last （attraction， appeal） to her father for permission to go to the party. 17. The

6、girl looked at the doctor, （terrifyingly， terrified）.18. “If you finish all the homework tonight， well go for a picnic tomorrow，” he （admonished， coaxed）. 19. He thought their behavior was （contemptuous， contemptible）， but he didnt say anything in front of the host. 20. Summoned by the boss， he appr

7、oached his office full of （apprehension， distrust）. 21. He was sincerely sorry for what happened at the party， so people accepted his （excuse， apology）.22. They were walking in the forest when they heard a （terrifying， terrific） roar， which made their blood freeze. 23. Obviously they were getting no

8、where with the meeting， so he decided to （desist， resist） from making a final decision that afternoon. 24. “How can you say that you dont want to see your grandmother” the fatter （admonished， coaxed）。 25. The warrior managed to （evade， dodge） the arrow that came flying through the air.26. They speak

9、ers last few words were （drowned out， stopped） by the audiences thunderous applauses. 27. Would I be （intruding， invading） if I joined in your discussion？ 28. The （omission， exclusion） of a full stop at the end of the sentence is a deliberate act by the writer. 29. The newly-recruited soldiers swore

10、 an （oath， promise） of loyalty to their country 30. The suspect was accused of （preventing， withholding） some important evidence from the court. 31. Whether or not he is the best person for the promotion is （debatable， arguable）。 32. He has established himself as a （credible， believable） businessman

11、. 33. His story of having discovered the treasure buried by some pirates seemed （incredible， incredulous） to everyone 34. “But the piano is out of （tone， tune）”， she said in a disappointed （tone， tune）.35. Her friends expressed great （sympathy， empathy） to her when her mother died. 36. They are now

12、enjoying a short （vocation， vacation） at the seashore. 37. A （content， contented） person is one who is happy with what he has. 38. All the streets will be（eliminated， illuminated） tomorrow evening for the celebration.39. Her （perseverance， persistence） in wearing that old-fashioned hat surprised her

13、 husband. 40. The effect of the officers speech was such that the army recovered its （moral， morale） at once. 41. South Africa used to be a country where black people and white people were （separated， segregated）.42. The letter from her sister so （embittered， agitated） her that she stayed awake half

14、 the night， trying to think of a way to get back at her. 43. “You havent seen him for over a year？” he sounded （incredible， incredulous）. 44. No matter what he said， the only response he got from him was a （noncommittal， tentative） “I see” 45. That plan was too （untrue， unrealistic） to be adopted. 4

15、6. When people looked at him too （intently， tentatively）， he felt very uncomfortable. 47. Since she didnt know anybody in that city， she was rather （hesitant， tentative） when accepting the job offer. 48. “Do you really think he will give up the position？” he （scoffed， scold）。 49. She told the childr

16、en about her life on the farm all those years ago， how she （got used to， used to） get up at four every morning to milk the cows. 50. The teacher told the boys first to （pour， splash） some water on the floor before mopping it. 51. When he was discovered， the pick-pocket （waved， flapped） a knife to th

17、reaten the people around him. 52. The eagle suddenly （drifted， swooped） down and snatched the piece of meat. 53. With the help of the specially trained dogs， they were able to （rescue， save） ten people buried in the snow. 54. His feet were numb with cold； as soon as he got into the room he started （

18、rubbing， stroking） them vigorously. 55. The kitchen floor has to be （scrubbed， scraped） every other day. 56. Every night before he went to bed， he （made a point， made a plan） of checking all the doors and windows. 57. Students of English are required to （remember， memorize） the listed 2000 words. 58

19、. You should not be （intolerable， intolerant） of different religious beliefs. 59. He tried to （infuse， fill） the awkward situation with humor. 60. We have a sense of working towards a （common， ordinary） goal. 61. The virus can only be transmitted through （familiar， intimate） contact. 62. It suddenly

20、 （happened， occurred） to him that he had worked for twelve hours without eating anything. 63. The students waited in （respectable， respectful） silence for the Noble Prize winner to make his speech. 64. The children suffer most when their parents （divide， separate）. 65. The teacher （allotted， divided

21、） the children into several small groups for the trip to the Palace Museum. 66. Around mid-night， she received a （mysterious， miraculous） phone call from someone she did not know of. 67. Do you think soil samples are （obtainable， absorbable） from the Mars by an unmanned aircraft in the near future？

22、68. She was so dear to him that he still kept her picture in a （preeminent， prominent） position on his desk. 69. Soft background music will （enhance， increase） a delicious meal. 70. He was so disappointed when the manager said that his plan was completely （dismissible， disposable）。 71. The baby-sitt

23、er kept the kids （accompanied， company） until we got back from the theater.72. Will the financial （reverse， adverse） prevent you from taking a holiday this summer？ 73. The （distribution， allotment） of funds to these universities is decided by the Ministry of Education. 74. The employees are openly （

24、contemptuous， contemptible） of their corrupt manager. 75. The gardener was asked to cut the bushes （even， equal） with the fence. 76. His handwriting was so tiny that it was hardly （readable， legible）。 77. The （shameful， shameless） family secret was brought to light. 78. The bus came to a （quick， abr

25、upt） stop， and some passengers lost their balance. 79. Mary aired her （grievances， grief） at not being treated fairly by the salesperson. 80. He felt （daunted， discouraged） by the enormous difficulties involved in completing the construction of the airport in one year. 81. There is a （contrariness，

26、contradiction） between what he says and what he does. 82. It was in the （dark， dim） light of the early dawn that I saw a man moving towards me. 83. The poor， sick man is （abused， tormented） by the policemans endless interrogation. 84. Too much food （induces， tempts） sleepiness. 85. He （wondered， med

27、iated） for a whole week before making that important decision. 86. A （n） （literal， exact） translation is not always the best. 87. The author declares that the plot and characters of the novel are (imaginary， imaginative)。88. We walked for miles along the (twisted， crooked) path in the forest.89. We

28、advise girls below twenty not to marry， because they are still emotionally (naive， immature).90. Her feelings (fluctuated， changed) between excitement and fear.91. The police will not hesitate to use (force， compulsion) if the bank robbers still refuse to surrender.92. After twenty years of antagoni

29、sm， the two countries were finally (reconciled， friendly).93. To call the air strikes against Yugoslavia peace-keeping is a (downright， thorough) lie.94. “As red as blood” is a (metaphor， simile)95. The sight of the snake gave me the (trembling， shivers).96. Although the children found the fables mo

30、st (readable， understandable)， they sometimes missed the messages of the stories.97. The office buildings with their (desirable， desired) locations are very much in demand.98. Driving after drinking whiskey (is about， is apt) to cause traffic accidents.99. I dont want the (actual， literal) meaning o

31、f the word， Im asking you its figurative sense here.100. In that part of the world the summer weather is so (varied， variable) that even when the sun is shining brightly you never can be sure if it is going to rain in an hours time.101. He said he would go to the dress rehearsal， (unless， provided)

32、he was not too busy.102. Something has been wrong with their marriage for a long time， although she makes (pretenses， excuse) that it is not.103. The Suzhou Style embroidery (requires， acquires) very exquisite skills.104. A lot of retired people play chess to (kill， spend) time.105. He knows that hi

33、s parents have to work very hard in order to provide for his education， so he never (spends， squanders) money.106. He wanted a (transcript， manuscript) of the report to show to his friends.107. The workers were filled with (indignity， indignation) when they discovered that they were secretly watched

34、 during working hours.108. People should (clean， purge) their minds of too strong a desire for money.109. The policemen risked their lives in order to (preserve， protect) the children.110. In the past year， quite a few (dormant， unimportant) womens organizations became active again.111. The newspape

35、rs (mistake， distortion) of the incident needs to be looked into.112. The heroic deeds of the firefighters should be (glamorized， praised).113. She sensed (intrinsically， instinctively) that somebody is following her.114. She is (occupied， preoccupied) with some urgent work and cant see you today.11

36、5. When the twins wear the same kind of clothes， they are almost (indistinct， indistinguishable).116. The (instinctive， intrinsic) quality of a person is more important than his/her appearance.117. (As long as， in so far as) human beings cant live completely and harmoniously， according to Huxley， me

37、n and women will never be beautiful.118. They improved their pronunciation by (imitating， mimicing) their teacher.119. The way in which TV can (affect， effect) a persons thinking should never be overlooked.120. She said that she would (preserve， reserve) the right to take the issue to a higher autho

38、rity.121. That year he published his first book， which was a (spacious， huge) success.122. The company is seeking to (recruit， register) young managers.123. “Hong Kong Morning” is an (biographical， autobiographical) novel that depicts all types of people in Hong Kong and the authors own struggle wit

39、h himself.124. He cut stone with a knife and (blunted， blurted) the edge.125. The US economy is still growing at a spectacular (ratio， rate)， but there are hidden problems with it.126. The parents received only $3000 as a (reward， compensation) for the loss of their son killed in a car crash.127. Th

40、e strength of domestic (demand， command) was the main engine of growth in both countries.128. In order not to hurt her feelings， he just (played down， play along) with her suggestion， although it was not what he really wanted.下册(共128题)1. It took him three years to pay off all the debts (occurred， in

41、curred) by buying that new house.2. The boy gave an (ingenuous， ingenious) account of what had happened， concealing nothing.3. He gave such (implicit， explicit) instructions that everyone understood them.4. The two brothers (compliment， complement) each other； one is impulsive， the other， cautious.5

42、. The little boy (stimulated， simulated) illness not to go to school.6. Sitting alone in his room， he (wondered， brooded) over his failure to get a job after a whole year of trying.7. She has had a (grudge， malice) against me ever since I turned down her unreasonable request.8. After graduating from

43、 the business school， he went to work in a big corporation and proved to be quite a (shrewd， cunning) businessman.9. (Invariably， Unchangeably) strict with himself， he went over the accounts yet another time.10. Many people are worried by what they think is (unaccustomed， undesirable) scenes on TV f

44、or the children.11. It is impossible to sort out all the (squabbles， debates) among the children. Sometimes one just has to ignore them.12. It is such a (pitiful， sympathetic) sight to see the elderly people sitting on park benches， lonely and expressionless.13. The party over， the guests gone， she

45、looked at the empty rooms and sank into (anguish， melancholy).14. He (stumbled， tumbled) on the pavement and twisted his ankle.15. What happened to them on the trip was a nightmare， which left them (unspeakably， pitifully) furious for weeks.16. The vulgar commercial which followed broke the (spell，

46、appeal) of the film.17. His six-year experience gave him a big (advantage， strength) over the other applicants for the job.18. These rules and regulations not only apply to the graduate students， but to the school (on the whole， as a whole).19. We (met， encountered) a serious setback in the battle w

47、hen our supplies were intercepted by the enemy.20. I was very sick and was (confined to， limited to) bed for over two weeks.21. The local newspaper gave an extensive (coverage， reporting) of the trial.22. The singer was fully (justifiable， justified) in suing the newspaper for slander.23. This magaz

48、ine is intended to (attract， appeal) to millions of college students in China.24. Jamaica (functioned， worked) as a center of the American slave trade in the 18th century until the abolition of slavery in 1833.25. These underground pipes are (interrelated， interconnected).26. Nuclear power is (inher

49、ently， naturally) both dangerous and powerful.27. The (one-time， once) bus driver is now a famous pop singer.28. The film is (based， established) on a novel by Lu Xun.29. Spoiled children will not manage to live against (difficulty， adversity).30. He got the job by (false， fraudulent) means； he said

50、 he had ten years of working experience.31. Mental problems of all ages are not totally (untreatable， incurable).32. The students are advised to (conserve， preserve) water and electricity.33. She took the skirt out of the suitcase and found it terribly (pleated， wrinkled).34. The owner of the house

51、came back and discovered that his house had been broken into during his absence. He (snooped around， checked) to see if anything valuable had been stolen.35. Since their father lost his job， their mother was hard up and always bought them (shabby， cheap) clothes.36. He needed the money， so he said h

52、e didnt (care for， mind) the long working hours as long as he was well paid.37. He lost interests in the debate， merely sitting there totally (unconcerned， unbent).38. While you are in the bookstore， please (keep an eye for， look at) 39. The elderly couple always avoids parties and gatherings. They

53、are the kind of people who (keep from， keep to) themselves.40. He knew there was (no use， no need) going back to the market place to look for the pocket book， but he went anyway to make her feel better.41. She (held back， held forth) her criticism on the plan because she needed more time to think ab

54、out it.42. Marry had an uneasy feeling that something terrible was going to happen. Was she becoming (ignorant， superstitious)？ 43. Ron said he would always (remember， have on his mind) the wonderful trip to the great wall.44. The glass fell from the shelf and (went， broke) to pieces.45. I like Walt

55、er and have always enjoyed his (pleasant， pleasantry) company.46. “I-I-didnt-” clearly the kid was frightened and (faltered， wavered) out the answer.47. “The boy has been doing his homework for over an hour now and is (nervous， fidgety)， why dont you tell him to go out and play for a while？”48. He w

56、as caught giving (covered， covert) glances at the textbook during the examination.49. Ever since he recovered from his heart attack， he realized he had to (feel like himself， take things easy).50. They had to (scrub， brush) the floor after the party was over.51. He (flicked， plucked) the dust from h

57、is hat before entering the house.52. Sensing that someone was approaching him from the back， he (twiddles， whirled) around suddenly.53. The child was shy. She kept (plucking， picking) her mother by the sleeve to drag her away from the word.54. He just sat there (turning， twiddling) his thumbs， showi

58、ng no interest in the discussion.55. He doesnt like his job， but he (keeps at， keeps) it before he can find something better.56. The boys (tossed， threw) a coin to decide who should make the first move.57. Dont (put down， put off) him by his appearance； he is actually quite a charming person.58. At

59、the seminar some scientists discussed heroic new experiments on the (intact， innate) human heart.59. We (contribute， attribute) Edisons success to intelligence and hard work.60. A wise man (preserves， reserves) some money for use in rainy days.61. The reckless driver got his just (deserts， desserts)

60、 when his drivers license was suspended.62. The captain (demanded， commanded) the soldiers to fire.63. The photos sent back from the satellite support the (theory， hypothesis) that possibly there is life on Mars.64. There is some (resemblance， similarity) between the accounts of the fire， but all th

61、e important details are different.65. Western businessmen come in (droves， groups) to invest in light industry in China.66. The assassination of Martin Luther King did not quench the civil rights movement. It made the black leaders more (warlike， militant).67. It is not (customary， habitual) in Sout

62、h China to eat dumplings on Lunar New Years Eve.68. These certificates and awards are enough to (prove， qualify) him as an excellent engineer.69. The boss (demonstrated， manifested) a total indifference to the safety of the workers.70. Just (follow， obey) his instructions and you will succeed.71. Th

63、e commander-in-chief (was thinking of， was reflecting on) a massive frontal attack against the enemy.72. It is a (regrettable， regretful) fact that our health declines， as we grow old.73. China has the ability to pay off the debts (incurred， occurred) in acquiring foreign technology.74. Consumer demands are changing and are becoming more (modern， sophisticated)， which drives the need for technology to meet this market demand.75. The dramatic depreciation of the currency caught even some economists (on， off) guard.76. The two side