英语中存在很多意义相近的单词或短语,而它们也给精准用词带来了障碍。我们可以通过辨析来正确理解它们的异同,体会它们之间的细微差别,从而达到能够正确运用的目的。
从今天开始,小编就带大家一起,结合历年高考真题来辨析高考英语中的高频近义词,看看它们有什么不同。
今天我们学习四个“事件”——accident,event,affair,incident。
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牛津词典:[ C ] an unpleasant event, especially in a vehicle, that happens unexpectedly and causes injury or damage 一次不愉快的遭遇,特别是交通事故,往往意外发生并引起损伤或者损失。
直击高考:
1. I became interesting in playing football thanks to a small accident. (2019全国卷I短文改错)
我变得对踢足球感兴趣,要归因于一次小的意外遭遇。
2. If the new safety system ____34. had been put____ to use, the accident would never have happened. (2017北京卷34题)
A. had been put B. were put
C. should be put D. would be put
如果新的安全系统投入使用,这场交通事故就不会发生了。
牛津词典:a thing that happens, especially sth. important
直击高考:
1. History is much more than the study of dusty old objects and events long past. (2019天津卷 阅读理解A)
历史要远比对于落满灰尘的物件和久远的事情的研究要多得多。
2. Triggering events for anger are so many that to describe them all would take hundreds of pages.(2018北京卷七选五)
引起愤怒的诱发性事件是很繁杂的,多到要描述他们需要花费数百张纸。
牛津词典:1. ( affairs ) [ pl. ] events that are of public interest or political importance 公共事务;政治事务
2. [ C ] an event that people are talking about or describing in a particular way 事件;事情
直击高考:
China's image is improving steadily, with more countries ___32. recognizing___ its role in international affairs.(2019江苏卷32题)
A. recognizing B. being recognized
C. to be recognized D. recognized
中国的形象正在稳步提升,越来越多的国家认可我国在国际事务中的角色。
牛津词典:1. [ C ] something that happens, especially sth unusual or unpleasant 发生的事情(尤指不寻常的或讨厌的)
2. [ C ] a serious or violent event, such as a crime, an accident or an attack 严重事件,暴力事件(如犯罪、事故、袭击等)
直击高考:
The disappearance of dinosaurs is not necessarily caused by astronomical incidents. But ___34. alternative___ explanations are hard to find.(2017江苏卷34题)
A.alternative B.aggressive
C.ambiguous D.apparent
恐龙的消失并不一定是由天文事件所造成的的。但另一个解释却很难找到。
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