2023年中考英语词义辨析练习（附答案）一、单选题1．The ________ of oil goes higher and higher because of the war.A．price B．pride C．progress D．promise 2．—Hurry up, or we will miss the school bus. —Don't worry. We have___________ time.A．few B．little C．a little3．While reading this story, Brad saw the word "trolling" and didn't know what it meant.He found several meanings of the word in a dictionary. Which one should Brad choose?A．To celebrate in song.B．To make someone or something move around.C．To pull a fishing line through the water, often from a boat.D．To write something on the Internet to hurt someone or make them angry.4．I waited a quarter of an hour and went home.A．10 minutes B．15 minutes C．30 minutes D．45 minutes5．It's rude not to say "Thank you" when you are given something.A．simple B．kind C．open D．impolite6．He offered her a trip to Australia but she turned him down.A．refused him B．looked at him C．hated him D．invited him7．On the traditional Chinese calendar, Qingming, meaning clear and bright, is on the fourth or fifth day of April.A．falls B．jumps C．walks D．runs8．I've completely forgotten her name. We haven't seen each other for over 10 years.A．partly B．kind of C．totally D．hardly9．All the students have gone to the science museum ________ Tom. Because he is ill.A．except B．besides C．expect10．I'll tell you only if you promise not to tell others about it. The underlined phrase in the sentence means "_________"A．to keep it to yourself B．to keep in good health C．to keep your eyes on it 11．—I'm going to leave my job.—Please hold your horses before making important decisions.A．hurry up B．think twiceC．push your horses D．ride your horses12．This is a red-letter day for Susan. She got the first prize in the national swimming competition.A．a common day B．an important dayC．a sad day D．a dangerous day13．You'd better shape up if you want to stay here.A．behave well B．keep fit C．sleep well D．stay still 14．Cindy is crazy about collecting stamps.A．doesn't like B．thinks aboutC．misses D．is very interested in15．He is the author of three books on art and many readers love his works.A．seller B．helper C．writer D．teacher16．He seldom drives his car in the downtown because there's too much traffic.A．always B．almost never C．sometimes D．often17．Who's going to look after the children when their mother is in hospital?A．take care of B．run after C．go up D．get over 18．—Hello, this is Jennifer speaking. May I speak to Tom?—Sorry, he isn't in. He's gone to the library.A．at home B．happy C．well D．studying 19．When the rainstorm came, it began to rain ___________and the wind blew strongly.A．hard B．hardly C．heavy20．Summer vacation is around the corner. You will have a period of time to relax and then set out on your new journey.A．going soon B．coming soonC．at the comer D．out of the comer21．Being an excellent magician is not child's play even when you have practiced over and over again.A．an easy job B．a play by childrenC．a hard job D．a play for children22．This year's Beijing Music Awards will be covered ______ on Sunshine TV this Saturday.A．lively B．alive C．living D．live 23．—Sandy, is Mr Li in the teachers' office now? —I am not sure. He ______ be there.A．must B．can't C．mustn't D．may24．He didn't answer my question exactly. Can you have a try?A．carefully B．correctly C．gradually D．eventually25．The hunter tried to guard against the beats.A．fight against B．play againstC．protect himself from D．agree with26．I consider him one of my best friends, and he also has the same thought as me.A．agree B．respect C．think D．suggest27．After the party, they went to dinner. Mike treated Jim because Jim was out of money.A．paid for B．helped with C．donated for D．persuaded on 28．—Jack, the Maldives (马尔代夫) may disappear as a result of the rising of sea level.—God! We must do something to stop it.A．except for B．so as to C．according to D．because of29．— Good news! Form May 13th 2021, Harbin Metro Line 2 will be in empty commissioning(试运行)for three months. — It's more _____________ for us to travel around our city.A．available B．comfortably C．convenient30．It was late. Betty opened the door _______ because her grandma was sleeping.A．quietly B．loudly C．heavily31．I got strong feeling of satisfaction when I finished volunteering.A．so B．such C．such a D．such an32．Betty felt so tired last night that she fell asleep at once in bed after lying down.A．recently B．suddenly C．frequently D．immediately 33．—Why do Chinese people like red?—Because the color red is the ___________of good luck in China.A．reason B．problem C．symbol D．chance答案1．A 2．C 3．D 4．B 5．D 6．A 7．A 8．C 9．A 10．A 11．B 12．B 13．A 14．D 15．C 16．B 17．A 18．A 19．A 20．B 21．A 22．D 23．D 24．B 25．C 26．C 27．A 28．D 29．C 30．A 31．C 32．D 33．C。