英语专业四级词汇整理3.ppt

From 2003 1.late，lately，later，latter，last，latest late 做副词表示时间上的晚或迟: The bus arrived five minutes late; late in the afternoon (early in the morning)。 做形容词时： be late for ; late spring ; in the late eighteenth century lately 做副词相当于recently，表示“最近，近来”之意，强调时间点，多用过去时，表示时间长度，多用完成时，但不可用于将来时态中: Have you seen tom lately? later 做形容词，“以后的，后期的” in one’s later life Let’s take a later train. 做副词时，“后来，较晚地” See you later; 与表示时间的名词连用，表示“……之后”，用于过去和将来: three days later 短语； later on sooner or later latter 形容词，常与the连用，表示列举的两个事物中的后面的一个，译为“后者”，与 the former相对。 latest 形容词，它指时间的先后中“最近的，最新的”。 ①His coat is the ___style． ②I haven’t written to her ___． ③Of the two choices，I prefer the ___． ④He came back ten days ___． ⑤He made no close friends during ___years Keys: latest, lately, latter, later, later 真题：The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the use of the ____. A latter B latest C later D last 在人类文明的发展中，最初的两个阶段很可能是武器的发明和火的发现，尽管没有人确切地知道后者使用的时间。 2.真题：With _____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now. 　　A.rare 　　B.unusual 　　C.extraordinary 　　D.unique 与往常不同，前任总统现在没有在现场出现。？ 除了少数情况外，前任总统很少在公共场合露面。？ rare “罕见的，不寻常的” 在该句中表示此事非同一般 unusual 异常的，不平常的，强调“与众不同” extraordinary特别的，非凡的，强调“超出一般或平常” unique 独特的，无可匹敌的，唯一的，强调“独一无二的，没有相等的或相当的” rare something that is rare does not happen often: The disease is rare, but very dangerous. On the rare occasions when I do go to the theatre, I really enjoy it. unusual not usual, common, or ordinary.different from what usually happens: We had a thunderstorm last night, which is unusual in the time of the year. extraordinary highly exceptional; remarkable: a man of extraordinary genius unique unusual; being the only one of its kind [use this word especially about things or people that you think are extremely good]: The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see all of the artist’s work. 3.