16年考研詞匯題重點詳解（2）
【典型考題】Ms. Green has been living in town for only one year，yet she seems to be _____with everyone who comes to the store. (1996年考研題)
A. accepted B. admitted C. admired D. acquainted
【參考答案】D。句意為：格林女士在城中居住僅僅一年，可是她似乎認識每一個來此商店的人。accept是“接受”的意思;admit指“承認，接受”;admire意為“羨慕”;這三個詞都不能和介詞with搭配，只有acquaint可以與with搭配，意為“熟悉”，選擇D。
有關(be) acquainted with 的例句：
Are you fully acquainted with the facts? 你完全了解事實嗎?
Are you acquainted with the works of Shakespeare? 你對莎士比亞的作品熟悉嗎?
You will soon become fully acquainted with the procedures. 你很快就會對這些程序完全熟悉了。
The General Secretary is already acquainted with the facts. 總書記已經知道那些事實。
acknowledge
【典型考題】I _____with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column. (1996年考研題)
A. express B. confess C. verify D. acknowledge
【參考答案】D。句意為：我對在此新專欄準備工作中對我給予幫助的同事們表示感謝。express意為“表達，表示”;confess指“坦白”;verify意為“證實，核實”，acknowledge指“承認”，主要是承認事實。根據句意應該選擇D。
有關acknowledge的典型用例：
He acknowledged it to be true / that it was true. 他供認那是事實。
He acknowledged that the purchase had been a mistake. 他承認購買那東西是個錯誤之舉。
I was compelled to acknowledge the force of his argument. 我不得不承認他的論據有力。
【典型考題1】activate
Researchers discovered that plants infected with neighboring plants. (1999年考研題)
A. contracts B. activates C. maintains D. prescribes
【答案】B。句意為：研究人員發(fā)現(xiàn)，感染了病毒的植物會向鄰近植物釋放一種氣體，可以激活它們的疾病抗體。解析：contract意為“收縮”;maintain意為“維持，維護”;prescribe意為“開(藥方)”;activate意為“使…開始起作用”。
有關activate的典型用法：
The burglar alarm was activated by mistake. 防盜鈴誤響了。
【典型考題2】adapt
In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or _____for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programmer for the reading skills. (1995年考研題)
A. adapted B. acknowledged C. assembled D. appointed
【答案】A。句意為：盡管已經有各種專門為語言學習撰寫或改編的閱讀材料，但是在閱讀技巧方面還沒有綜合系統(tǒng)的課程。adapt意為“使…適合”;acknowledge意為“承認”;assemble意為“裝配”;appoint后接to或for，appoint for意為“指定，約定”，appoint to指“委派”。
有關adapt的典型用法：
He adapted himself to the cold weather. 他適應了寒冷的天氣。
When he moved to Canada, the children adapted to the change very well. 他移居加拿大后孩子們很能適應變化。
Our eyes slowly adapted to the dark. 我們的眼睛慢慢地適應了黑暗的環(huán)境。
She adapted (herself) quickly to the new climate. 她很快地適應了這種新的氣候。
