15年考研词汇题重点详解(12)

【典型考题】appreciate

As I’ll be away for at least a year, I’d appreciate _____from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along. (2000年考研题)

A. hearing           B. to hear              C. to be hearing      D. having heard

【答案】A。句意为：由于我至少一年不在这里，如果你能常来信告诉我每人的生活情况，我将感激不尽。appreciate后要接动词时，要用动名词，又如：

We shall appreciate hearing from you again. 能再次收到你的来信，我们将十分感激。

I would appreciate __________ back this afternoon.

A. you to call         B. you call           C. your calling          D. you’re calling

此题应选 C。

【典型考题】arbitrary

I was unaware of the critical points involved so my choice was quite _____. (1998年考研题)

A. arbitrary       B. rational       C. mechanical    D. unpredictable

【答案】A。句意为：因为我没有认识到问题关键之所在，因此我的抉择十分武断。rational意为“合理的”，mechanical意为“机械般的”，unpredictable意为“不可预测的”。Arbitrary有两个用法：一是表示“专横的；武断的”，二是表示“任性的；随心所欲的”。如：

My choice was quite arbitrary. 我的选择相当随意。

The choice of players for the team seems completely arbitrary. 队员的挑选似乎完全是主观决定的。

The diet imposes overall calorie limits, but daily menus are arbitrary. 食谱规定了总的卡路里限制，但每天的菜单可据爱好自定。