考点一 形容词词义辨析 1.people complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often rather than based on fixed criteria.(2013湖北,27) a.appropriate b.conscious c.arbitrary d.controversial 剖析:c 考查形容词辨析。句意:人们抱怨说,同意或拒绝授予许可证的决定通常都是任意性的(行为),而不是基于固定的标准。此处与后面的fixed criteria呼应,故用arbitrary,表示“随意的,任意的”。 2.he didn’t selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle.instead,he made a contribution to help the community.(2013湖北,28) a.commercial b.generous c.comparable d.profitable 剖析:b 考查形容词辨析。句意:他没有自私地把从他叔叔那里继承的钱自己留着,而是慷慨地捐赠出去,