高考英语一词多义范例高考英语一词多义范例1. The most important _____ of his speech was that we should all work whole-heartedly for the people.A. elementB. spotC. senseD. point选择D. point.point（=chief idea of sth. said, done, or planned）要点；论点，主旨：I don't see your point.（我不明白你的意思。
）He said nothing to the point.（他说的不切题。
）2. I remember her face but I cannot _____ where I met her.A. recallB. remindC. rememberD. remark选择A. recall.recall（=bring back to the mind）想起，回忆起：But I really can't recall your name at his moment.remind sb. of ...使......想起：1）The photo reminds me of my late father.（这张照片使我想起已故的父亲。
）2）The sight of the clock reminded me that I was late.remind sb. to sth.提醒......做......；Please remind me to write the letter.3. The open university was started in order to help those who _____ having a university education when they were young.A. stoppedB. failedC. missedD. ceased选择C. missed. miss doing sth.没有做某事：I missed seeing the film when it was shown at school.（学校放映那部电影时，我没有能去看。
）4. At first Bob was puzzled by Virginia s waving, but then it _____ his mind that she was trying to tell him something. A. crossed B. passed C. occurred D. opened选择A. crossed.cross （enter）one's mind 想起：1）A sudden thought crossed my mind. 2）It never crossed my mind that he might refuse the request. （我从来没有想到他可能会拒绝这个请求。
）如用pass through, 例如：When Jane did not come home by midnight, many terrible fears passed through Mother's mind. （=Mother thought of many things that might have happened to Jane.）occur的用法如下：1）That view of the case did not occur to me before. （对这个案件的那种看法以前我没有想到过。
）2）It occurred to her that she might adopt a homeless child.（她想到，她可以收养一个无家可归的孩子。
）关于"想起"的以上三种表达法考生务必弄懂熟记。
这些词组和句形不仅在词汇测试中经常遇到，而且在短文写作时也可以使用。
本题译文：起初鲍玻对弗吉尼亚的挥手致意感到迷惑，但后来他想到，她想告诉他某事。
5. He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his _______ was seen at its best when he worked with others.A. temperB. appearanceC. talentD. character选择D. character考词义，the beauty of his character人格的魅力6. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A. ignoredB. refusedC. neglectedD. denied选择D. denied.deny 1）否认：A. He didn't deny the facts. B. They couldn't deny that it was a serious blow to them. C. He denied having ever there.（他否认曾到过那里。
）2）（=say 'no' to a request; refuse to give sth. asked for or needed）不给予；Lots of people were denied the right to vote.（许多人被剥夺了选举权。
）He denies his wife nothing.（他对他的妻子有求必应。
）7. He was not _____ to the club because he wasn't a member.A. allowedB. admittedC. permittedD. approved选择B. admitted.admit sb. to （=allow sb. or sth. to enter; let in）允许某人某物进入; 让......进入：1）Children are not admitted. （儿童免进。
）Only one hundred boys are admitted to the school the school every year. （这所学校每年只收100名男生。
）admit （=acknowledge; confess）承认, 供认：1）We have to admit that he is a highly competent man. （我们不得不承认他是一位能力很强的人。
）2）The thief admitted his crime. 3）She admitted having read the letter, 4）I admit breaking the window. 注意admit后可接动名词的一般式或完成式。
5）We must admit the task to be difficult。
注意admit也可以接复合结构。
allow和permit后均可接sb. to do sth., 故不合本题题意。
approve sth. 批准; approve of doing sth. （=think well of）赞成, 赞许：1）I am afraid they won't approve of your going there. （恐怕他们不会赞成你去那里的。
）2）I don't approve of your way of looking at things. （我不赞同你看待事情的方法。
）8. Motorists _____ of speeding may be banned from driving for a year.A. convictedB. arrestedC. chargedD. judged选择A. convicted.be convicted to 被判有...... （罪）：He was convicted of murder. （他被法院判有谋杀罪。
）9. The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.A. closeB. shortC. narrowD. fine选择C. narrow.10. Lawyers often make higher _____ for their work than they should.A. billsB. chargesC. pricesD. costsB. charges.选择make charges for对......收（费）; 索（价）。
charge 也可以用作动词, 表示“收费, 索价”, 如：1）We don't charge anything for that. （对此我们不收费。
）2）How much do you charge for a haircut? （理个发要收多少钱？）11. How can we get this language point _____ to the students.A. downB. roundC. acrossD. into选择C. across.12. When I took his temperature, it was two degrees above _____.A. averageB. ordinaryC. regularD. normal选择D. normalnormal正常的；ordinary普通的；average平均的；regular有规律的，定期的。
13. In the of proof , the police could not take action against the man .A．lack B．shortage C．absence D．failure选择C．absencein the absence of 缺少shortage 缺乏, 无此搭配。
"In the developed countries, there's a great shortage of labour / work force." 发达国家劳动力非常缺乏。