1988年高考英语试题及答案

　　二、词语释义 从每小题的(A)、(B)、(C)、(D)四个答案中，选出一个意思与句中划线部分相同或相近的答案，把它前面的字母填入左边的括号内。对原文不得作任何改动。(本题共10分，每小题1分。)

　　例：(C)The young man was anxious to help the stranger.

　　(A)worried (B)glad

　　(C)eager (D)sorry

　　( )1.There is a tiny village at the foot of the mountain.

　　(A)clean (B)poor

　　(C)quiet (D)small

　　( )2.She dismissed him with a wave of the hand.

　　(A)said hello to (B)sent… away

　　(C)put… away (D)shouted to

　　( )3.Shop assistants should constantly improve their service.

　　(A)greatly (B)all the way

　　(C)quickly (D)all the time

　　( )4.Mr Smith seems to be showing too much favour to Tom.

　　(A)attention (B)kindness

　　(C)respect (D)importance

　　( )5.Nancy's birthday is drawing near.Shall we pick out a present for her?

　　(A)choose (B)buy

　　(C)order (D)prepare

　　( )6.Most of the tape-recorders in their school are out of order.

　　(A)out of work (B)of poor quality

　　(C)not in good condition (D)out of control

　　( )7.No matter what other people say,you should stick to your plan.

　　(A)bring out (B)carry on with

　　(C)draw up (D)write out

　　( )8.When I was cleaning out my desk,I came across this old picture.

　　(A)took a glance at (B)caught hold of

　　(C)happened to find (D)laid my hand on

　　( )9.When George came back home,he found his father had just passed away.

　　(A)left home (B)gone out

　　(C)died (D)passed by

　　( )10.When she got through with her work,she was worn out.

　　(A)tired out (B)out of breath

　　(C)pleased (D)satisfied