职称英语综合类B级词汇解析
得出结论：同义词的常见搭配也一样，后缀-ful(充满的)和-less(少的、几乎没有的)互为反义词。(重要词根!)
9.You will be meeting her presently(不久、立刻). (answer: A)
A. shortly：adv马上、立刻 I’ll be coming back shortly.
B. currently: adv时下、当前，同义词组：at present = now
She is currently in Beijing.
C. lately(***): adv 最近，同义词：recently
How have been lately?近来可好?
D. probably： 可能地，反义词：improbably, 同义词：possibly.
presently = shortly = soon
10.Attitudes to(对。。。的态度) mental(精神的) illness(疾病) have shifted(改变) in recent years(在近几年=lately). (answer: C)
A. displayed: 展示、陈列某物，显示、显露 display sth to sb
B. shown:原形show, 显示、展示，此时和display属近义词。
C. changed(***)：高频核心词，含义丰富，改变、更换、交换、换乘、换衣服\兑换货币，等等。
change one’s idea/attitude改变主意/态度;change one’s job换工作; change gear换挡; change sides改变立场; change train换乘火车;change dollars into RMB把美圆兑换成人民币。
D. demonstrated：v 证明、论证、表明、示威游行
11.I have been trying to(尽力) quit(停止) smoking. (answer: A)
A. give up：停止、放弃，give up sth/doing sth, 如：
My husband gave up(= quit = stop = abandon) smoking last year.
B. pick up(***):捡起来、情况好转、通过实践学会(外语、技术)、收取某物、接人、偶然结识某人等。
C. build up逐渐发展、增强
D. take up：占据(时间或空间)、从事某事
12.That guy(家伙，小伙子) is intelligent(聪明的), but a bit dull (沉闷的、乏味的、单调的). (answer: D)
A.strange：奇怪的、陌生的、不同寻常的，常见搭配：be strange to sth
he’s strange to the new work. (他对这新工作很不习惯。)
B. special：特殊的、特别的、专门的、额外的，如：special friend特别的朋友;special train专列;当名词用时，特别的人或事物。
C. quiet：安静的。Keep quiet!保持安静!
D. boring：枯燥的、无趣的、单调的，请注意和它有关的其他同根词：
bore: v使人感到乏味;bored: adj 感到乏味的;在口语中，有时说：
Long speech bores me to death. (冗长的演讲把我烦死了。)
13. We all think(认为) that Mary’s husband(丈夫) is a very boring(乏味的) person.
A shy(害羞的.) B stupid(愚蠢的)
C dull(乏味的、无趣的、迟钝的) D selfish(自私的)
dull = boring = uninteresting
得出结论：有时间多做真题。只要是高频核心词，总会不厌其烦地出现在试卷上。
14.She is a highly (非常) successful (成功的)teacher. (answer: C)
A. fairly ：adv 相当地、公平地、完全地，一般与褒义词连用，如：
1). Your bedroom(卧室)is fairly tidy(整洁的).
2). You are not treating(对待) us fairly(公平地).
B. rather : adv 相当地，多与贬义词连用，如：it’s rather cold today. (今天相当地冷。)除此之外，常见搭配：would rather do A than do B:宁愿做A也不愿做B，如：
I would rather walk to school than take a bus.
rather too:太。。。，如：English is rather too difficult for me.(英语对于我来说太难。)
rather than:不是，不要，如：I would like a cup of tea rather than coffee.
C. very: 非常
D. moderately: adv 适度地、不过分地
补充：关于highly:高度地，非常，如：
his classmates speak highly of him. (他的同班同学对他高度评价。)
15.We should not sacrifice(牺牲) environmental protections(环保) to foster (促进)economic(经济的) growth(增长). (answer: B)
A. reduce：减少，同义词：decrease
B. promote: v 晋升、提升、促进
C. realize(***)：认识到、实现计划、了解到，常见搭配：
Realize one’s mistake认识到自己的错误;realize one’s hopes/plan/dream实现希望/计划/梦想;realize the truth of the event了解时间真相
D. give：给予
补充：foster是一个多义词，除了“促进”，还表示培养、培育、照顾、抚养(不属于自己的孩子)， 如：foster mother养母;foster parents养父母。
16.Government(政府) health campaigns(健康运动) have fostered (培养)an awareness(意识) of the dangers(危险，危害性) in certain social habits (某些社会习惯).
A. included(包括) B. discovered(发现)
C. cultivated (培养、养成， 种植庄稼，陶冶情操)
D. discouraged：使某人泄气，失去信心，反义词：encourage:鼓励，请注意dis-是一个常见的反义前缀。
17.Relief workers(救援人员) were shocked (震惊的、吃惊的)by what they saw(他们所看到的). (answer: C)
A. moved：感动的 B. touched：动人的、感人的(= moved)
C. surprised: 吃惊的，be surprised at sth.
I’m very surprised to see you here.
D. worried: 担心的、发愁的，同义词anxious,搭配：be worried about
He is worried about his exam.
所以：surprised = shocked = astonished