成人英语三级考试重点词汇(2)

　　award vt. 授予(奖品，奖金等)n. 奖金，奖品

　　●辨析award和reward的区别

　　award意为“授予(奖品，奖金等)”，后面可跟双宾语。可用作award a prize to sb. 或者award sb. sth.

　　reward意为“报酬”，“酬谢”，只能跟人或以人的行为作宾语。可用作reward sb.with sth以某物酬谢某人。

　　[真题]She was _____ the top prize in the competition.

　　A. awarded

　　B. rewarded

　　C. received

　　D. accepted

　　[解答]A。句意：她在竞赛中获得一等奖。receive“收到”;accept“接受”。

　　[例题]Such noble deeds of the doctors and nurses can’t be only _____ with money.

　　A. rewarded

　　B. awarded

　　C. praised

　　D. valued

　　[解答]A。句意：医生和护士的高尚行为不能仅仅用金钱来报答。praise “表扬”;value “评价，重视”。

　　[例题]A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　　A. rewards

　　B. awards

　　C. grants

　　D. presents

　　[解答]B。句意：大学是授予学位和进行研究的教育机构。grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意(给予)，答应(请求)，如：The firm granted him a pension. 公司同意给予他退休金。present sb. with sth. 赠送，如：Our class presented the school with a picture. 我们班给学校送了一幅画。

　　[例题]Although social work does not aim at gaining profits, people usually find it _____ in other ways.

　　A. payable

　　B. worth

　　C. grateful

　　D. rewarding

　　[解答]D。句意：虽然社会工作不是为了获取利益，但人们通常发现会有其它方式的回报。

　　payable 可支付的，可获利的;worth 值得的;grateful 感激的;rewarding 得益的，奖赏的。

　　[例题]It is widely accepted that young babies learn to do things because certain acts lead to _____.

　　A. awards

　　B. results

　　C. prizes

　　D. rewards

　　[解答]D。句意：人们普遍认为小孩学东西是因为他们的某种行为是有回报的。