much the car was going to ____ American culture.

A. affect B. afford C. effort D. effect

[考查目标] 本题考查affect的词义。

[答案与解析]A affect 具有动词词性词义是"影响"，

它的名词形式是effecy。

【考点5】bear 的用法

▲ 搭配：bear in mind牢记在心

▲ 辨析：bear; suffer; endure; stand

这组动词都有"忍受"的意思。

bear 和 suffer 可以表示"对强加的任何东西的忍受"，

bear 侧重于表示"忍受沉重或堆办的事"。而suffer侧

重于表示"忍受或经受令人不愉快的、甚至于痛苦的

事"。例如：

In the end, I could not bear it. 最后，我受不了啦。

When my old friend Brian urged me to accept a ciga-

rette, it was more than I could bear. 当老朋友布赖恩怂

恿我接受一支香烟时，我就受不住了。

endure 强调"长时间的忍受痛苦而不屈服"。例如：

What can't be cured must be endured. 治不好的病就必

须忍受。

Travelers in space have to endure many discomforts in

their rockets. 宇宙旅行家不得不在火箭中忍受许多不

舒适的东西。

stand 表示"忍受令人生厌的事"。例如：

Considering his home situation, he had to tolerate his

wife. 考虑到家中的情形，他不得不忍让妻子。

stand 常与 bear 通用，如果用词确切，stand 总包含着

"不退让"、"不畏缩"的"忍受"之意。例如：

He can stand more pain than anyone else I know. 他比

我认识的任何人都更能忍受痛苦。

He stood the test of war. 他经受住了战争的考验。

【考例5】[NMET 1999] Harry Fields also studying bi-

ology said they wanted to make as much noise as possl-

ble t0 force the government officials to realize what

everybody was having to ____.

A. stand B. accept C. know D. share

[考查目标] 本题考查bear的近义词stand的词义用法。

[答案与解析]A bear和stand在很多场合可以换用，

意思是"忍受，经得起"。

3. inspire vt. 鼓舞，激励，启示

inspiring 鼓舞人心的

His advice insoired her to greater efforts.

他的忠告激励她更加努力。

The memory of her childhood inspired her first novel.

儿时的回忆促使她写成第一本小说。