高考常考基本词汇讲解讲义系列（八）
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70991．exactly adv.确切地；精确地
exactly 常与数目，测量结果，或与what, where, who等引导的从句使用，表示完全正确；或对一种表达方式加强语气，相当于just, really或quite；或用在简略答语中，相当于quite right 或 I agree (正是)。
1)That is ________ what I expected. 那正是我所期待的。
2)Where ________ were you born? 你究竟在哪里出生的？
3)The train arrived at ________ 8 o'clock, neither earlier nor later. 这火车正好八点到达，既没早到又没晚点。
4)The doctor told him to give up smoking, but he did ________ the opposite. 医生叫他戒烟，但他的行为正好相反。
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5)halfway—That is to say, you'd like to have a drink. 那就是说你想喝杯饮料。
—________.Let's have one. 正是。咱们喝一杯吧。
6)That day, we were ________ ________driving fast. 那天，我们的车的确跑得不快。
【答案】 1)exactly 2)exactly 3)exactly 4)exactly 5)Exactly 6)not exactly / not really
(1)用exactly的适当形式填空
1)Tho two boxes are not ________ the same size.
2)The bills add up to ________ $500.
3)I gave the shopkeeper the ________ change.
4)Tell me his ________ words.
【答案】 1)exactly 2)exactly 3)exact 4)exact
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—I think John needs to find himlf a new flat.
—________.This is what we've been talking about.
A．Cheer up B．Exactly C．Really D．Plea do
【答案与解析】 B 本题考查交际用语。前者提出了一个观点，后者表示同意。really 表示加强语气；cheer up “振作起来”；exactly “的确”； plea do “请吧”。
2．risk vt. 冒……风险 n. [C] [U] 危险；风险
risk doing sth 冒险做某事
risk it 冒险试试
risk sth 以某物为注
at the 冒着……的危险
at risk ＝ in danger 在危险之中
at all risks 无论冒什么危险；无论如何
run / take risks / a risk 冒险
1)He ________ his life to save the girl from the fallen hou. 他冒着生命危险把这个女孩从倒塌的房子里救了出来。
2)________ ________ ________ ________ being killed, he climbed over the wall. 冒着死亡的危险，他翻过了这堵墙。
3)Few people have ever ________ ________ deep into the forest, for it is extremely dangerous.几乎没有人冒险进入这片森林，因为那是极其危险的。
【答案】 1)risked 2)At the risk of 3)risked going
(1)用risk 的适当形式填空
1)Leaving the boy smoking means putting him ________ ________.
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2)If we don't start early we take the ________of missing the train.
3)If you go into the cave without waiting for the guide, you do it at your own ________.
4)I dare not ________ ________， it's too dangerous.
【答案】 1)at risk 2)risk 3)risk 4)risk it
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Without a sure supply of water, farming in that area remains at the ________ of the weather.
A．disposal B．risk C．cost D．mercy
【答案与解析】 D 题意：没有水的供应，那个地方的农业仍然是靠天吃饭。at sb's disposal “由某人做主”；at the risk of “冒……的危险”； at the cost of “以……为代价”；at the mercy of “任凭……摆布”。
3．major adjcalculate. 较重要的；较严重的；主要的 v. 主修 n. 重要的人或物；主修课程；专业课
major 无比较级
with / by a majority 占多数
以……为专业；主修
majority n. 多数；大半
minority n. 少数
1)There are ________ and minor principles in everything. 一切事情都有大道理和小道理。
2)The ________ part of Yu Shu Town was ruined in the earthquake. 玉树镇的大部分地区都在的地震中变为废墟。
3)Tom ________ ________ International Polities at Harvard University. 汤姆在哈佛大学主修国际政治。
4)________ ________ of doctors believe smoking is harmful to health. 大多数医生相信抽烟有害健康。
5)She won the election ________ ________ ________ of 900 votes. 她以900票的多数赢得了选举。
【答案】 1)major 2)major 3)majored in 4)The majority 5)with / by a majority
(1)用major的适当形式填空
1)He is a fresh man ________ ________ (主修) English.
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3)________(大部分) of the money has been spent surfing the Internet.
4)________ ________(大多数人) was for the plan.
【答案】 1)majoring in 2)major repairs 3)Most
conquence4)The majority
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It's generally agreed that exerci plays a ________ role in preventing and fighting dia.
A．majority B．major C．most D．minority
【答案与解析】 B 题意：普遍赞同的是，锻炼身体在防治疾病上起着重要作用。
4．confu vt. 使困惑
confud adj. 感到困惑的
confusing adj. 令人困惑的
confusion n. 困惑；迷惑
1)We tried to ________the enemy by swimming along the river and hiding. 我们想用沿河
游泳并躲藏起来的方式来迷惑敌人。
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2)Tho long personal names have sometimes ________me. 那些长的人名有时把我给弄糊涂了。
【答案】 1)confu 2)confud神盾局特工第三季下载
(1)用confu的适当形式填空
1)So many people talking to me at once ________ me.
2)The road signs ________ the driver, for it was the first time that he had come to the town.
【答案】 1)confud 2)confud
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The chess player______the computer by making some unusual moves halfway through the game.
A．conducted B．confud C．Conflicted D．convinced
【答案与解析】 B conduct “指挥”；conflict “抵触”；convince “使信服”；confu “使迷惑”。题意：棋手下到一半时，走了几步不合常规的棋，使电脑无法应付。
5．similarity n．类似性；相似性
be 与……相似
have similarity with sb / sth 和……人/物有相似之处
