C                                              同义词、近义词替代、辨析  

call

call for 要求,提倡   call off  叫走,放弃,转移 call on 号召,访问 call up 召唤

We all know that in a situation like this a cool head is     .

A. called for     B. called off      C. called on                  D. called up(2005)

A frequently cited example of the endangered species is the panda.

 A. worried            B. neglected               C. reduced                      D. mentioned

chronic adj. 慢性的                                  contineous

Many observers believe that country will remain in a state of chaos if it fails to solve its chronic food shortage problem.
A. transient          B. starving                 C. continuous            D. serial (1998)

cling v.附着,紧贴,坚持                                    adhere,stick to

cling to 依附,萦绕                                        linger on

How strange it is that the habit he developed in his childhood still _____________ him.

A. takes to          B. clings to                C. attends to              D. adds to (2003)

collectively adv. 共同的                             commonly,unanimously

Chemists, physicists and mathematicians are ___________ known as scientists.

A. collectively          B. alternatively          C. cognitively             D. exclusively(2003)

combat n./v.战斗,格斗,搏击                           action,battle,fight

Talks on climate change resumed in the German city of Bonn on July 16 to combat global warming.

A. focus on             B. settle down          C. fight against            D. sum up (2004)

compact  adj.紧凑的                                     

comparable adj.可比较的,比得上的

be comparable to 相当于                             be equal to

One U.S. dollar is comparable to 131 Japanese yen according to China Daily’s finance news report yesterday.
A. compatible        B. compact               C. equal                           D. entitled (2003)

compatible with 与…一致                            amiable, consistent

The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make management compatible with internationally accepted conventions.
A. conferences        B. conversations        C. practices                   D. formations (2003)

compulsory adj.  必需做的,必修的,被强制的,被迫的                   necessary

Should English classes be compulsory at the elementary or primary school level in countries where it is not the native language?

A. required                 B. necessary    C. selected          D. permanent(2005)

concentrate  v.集中,全身贯注于                                    focus on,

Rejecting the urging of his physician father to study medicine, Hawking chose to _______on math and theoretical physics.

A. impose                   B. center                 C. overwork             D. concentrate (2002)

concise adj.简洁的,简明的                                        laconic,succinct,terse

Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ______words that inform and entertain them.

A. conventional                 B. concise               C. creative                 D. crucial  (1995)

confront v.使面临,对抗                                        encounter, face,

China Daily never loses sight of the fact that each day all of us _______a tough, challenging world.

A. encounter          B. acquaint               C. preside                D. confront (1995)

consistently adv.一贯,一向地                                    all along, persistently

The El Nino has      affected the regional weather and temperature over much of the tropics, sub-tropics and some mid-latitude areas.

A. externally              B. consistently    C. insistently     D. internally(2005)

contact n./v. 接触联系                                     communicate,meet, touch

They provide a means of keeping ____ of the thousands of journal papers that are published monthly or quarterly.

A. track                 B. contact             C. relation        D. steps (2004)

此题选C keep track of 追踪

convention a. 传统,习俗                                practice, tradition

The State Council will lay down new rules that aim to make management compatible with internationally accepted conventions.
A. conferences               B. conversations        C. practices            D. formations (2003)

convict v.证明…有罪,宣告…有罪n.罪犯

Tom was ___________ of a crime he didn’t commit. He fought for many years to clear his name.

A. convicted                  B. convinced     C. conceived           D. condemned (2003)

conviction n.深信,确信                                    view

Mrs. Brown couldn’t shake the _______ that these kids were in deep trouble and it was up to her to help them.
A. conversion               B. conviction             C. conservation D. convention

convince vt. 使确信,使信服                                  assure,believe,persuade,

You can use the Course Calendar to help ____ your students of important dates in the course, such as test dates.

A. warn                       B. remind              C. convince       D. deprive(2004)

答案B

count on 指望，依靠                                           rely on

You can always _______ Jim in a crisis, for he is simply the most helpful person I’ve ever known.

A. refer to            B. count on        C. cope with                  D. run into(2006)

creative adj.创造性的                                creationary ,unprecedented

crucial  adj.关键性的                                      urgent

Our readers are comfortable with our clear, ______words that inform and entertain them.

A. conventional                 B. concise               C. creative                 D. crucial  (1995)

criteria n. 标准                                             standard,criterion

The accepted criteria of adequate diet have been challenged by new discoveries in nutrition.