词汇分析：典型例题（7）

25、The government gave several good ______ for increasing the tax on cigarettes.

　　A. purposes B. reasons C. questions D. problems

　　purpose 目的 reason 原因 question 问题 problem 问题 答案 B

26、Four people were seriously _______ in the accident.

　　A. injured B. damaged C. spoiled D. broken injure 受伤

　　damage：表示使被损坏的对象失去或降低其自身价值，但不完全毁掉。

　　He damaged my car with a stone.

　　ruin：常强调完全毁掉。The storm has ruined the garden.

　　spoil：语气比ruin弱，不强调完全毁掉，表示使被害方失去其完美性。

　　He spoiled his painting by putting too much red paint on it.

　　spoil：有时也包含最终会导致完全毁掉之义。

　　He has spoiled his constitution with bad living. 答案 A

27、He spoke so quickly that I didn't ________ what he said.

　　A. listen B. catch C. miss D. receive

　　listen 听;listen to catch 抓住，听到;miss 丢失;receive 收到

28、He was poor but proud， and _______ every offer of help.

　　A. turned down B. turned on C. turned off D. turned out

　　turn down 拒绝;turn on 打开;turn on the light 开灯

　　turn off 关上;turn off the light turn out 证明为…… 答案 A