同等学力英语辅导 每日一练（12月11日）

1 A ship was reported to be in distress a few miles out at sea　　

    A disorder 　 B formation　　C service 　 D danger

2　You should cultivate the habit of reading carefully

　　A invent 　 B begin　　C develop 　　D initiate

3　Merge the following two short sentences into one new sentence　

　A Split 　 B Combine　　C Break 　 　D Divide

4　His handwriting is flowing and graceful.　

　A pleasing 　　B formal　　C informal 　　D flowery

5 The sisters can’t tolerate each other.　

　A bear 　 B hate　　C like 　 D criticize

    1. D distress：危难，不幸。Danger：危险。又如：He is in danger of losing his job if he goes on like this. 他再这样下去会丢掉工作的。Disorder：混乱,无秩序。His room was in disorder. 他房间里很乱。Formation：形成,构成,组成。the formation of one's character：性格的形成。Service：招待,服侍;服务态度。That hotel is noted for its fine service. 那家旅馆以服务优良著称。

　　2. C cultivate：培养;陶冶。Develop：逐渐产生;逐渐养成;患（病）。又如：Try to develop good reading habits. 要养成良好的阅读习惯。Invent：发明,创造。He invented a new type of stethoscope. 他发明了一种新型听诊器。Begin：开始,着手;动手。When did you begin learning English? 你何时开始学英语的? Initiate：开始;创始;开始实施。initiate a new course of studies：开设一门新课程。

　　3. B Merge：使（公司等）合并。Combine：使结合;使联合。We are going to combine the three departments soon. 我们很快就要合并这三个部门了。Split：劈开;切开。He spent the whole morning splitting the wood. 他整个一上午都在劈柴。Break：打破;折断;使碎裂。He fell down and broke his ankle. 他跌断了脚踝。Divide：分,划分。The teacher divided our class into four groups. 老师把我们班分成四个小组。

　　4. A graceful：优美的,雅致的,典雅的。Pleasing：令人愉快的,讨人喜欢的;使人满意的,合意的。She is most pleasing in manner and appearance. 她的外貌和举止都非常讨人喜欢。Formal：正式的;礼节上的。The letter was formal in its wording. 此信措辞正式。Informal：非正式的,非正规的。We have an informal agreement to ride to school together. 我们有个一起骑车上学的非正式约定。Flowery：花的;花似的;用花装饰的;多花的。a flowery apron：带有花卉图案的围裙。

　　5. A tolerate：忍受;容忍,宽恕。Bear：忍受;经得起。He could not bear that his friends should laugh at him. 他受不了朋友们竟也嘲笑他。Hate：嫌恶;不喜欢。To tell you the truth, I hate to do it. 老实告诉你,我不愿意做这事。Like：喜欢。She likes playing the piano. 她喜欢弹钢琴。Criticize：批评;批判;苛求;非难。He criticized her in a very unfair way. 他极不公平地指责她。