语法与词汇

The aim of this book is to foster good social work practice with the elderly and their families, and the first chapter sets out to clarify our understanding of the ________ elderly in relation to their families.

【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】

本题考查形式相近的形容词词义辨析。四个选项均以字母v开头,形式上容易 使人混淆,但词义各不相同。vigilant意为“ 警惕的;警醒的;注意的;警戒的”,vehement意为“感情强烈的,热烈的;激烈的;激越;慷慨”,venomous意为“有毒的;恶毒的;分泌毒液的;怨恨的”,vulnerable意为“ 易受攻击的;易受伤害的;脆弱的”。结合本题,vulnerable最符合句意,故选D 。 
[参考译文]本书意在培养针对老年人及其家庭的良好社会工作实践,第一章阐述了我们 对弱势老人与其家庭关系的理解。
[词汇拓展] vehement adj.意为 “ 感情强烈的;激烈的;激越;慷慨”。
e.g. vehement opposition 强烈反对
She suddenly became very vehement and agitated,jumping around and shouting.她突然变得 激动狂躁,四处乱跳还大喊大叫。
Despite vehement opposition,the Act became law.尽管遭到强烈的反对,这项法案还是成 了法律。