message | 可数名词 | 信息，音信 | 多指派人传去的口头的或书面的消息 |
news | 不可数名词 | 新闻，消息 | 侧重于“新”，多指来自报道的消息 |
information | 信息 | 侧重内容，多指获得的资料、知识 |
2. 辨析：neither与none
单词 | 意义 | 作主语时谓语动词的形式 | 反义词 |
neither | （两者）都不 | 单数形式 | both（两者）都 |
none | （三者或三者以上）都不 | 单数形式或复数形式 | all（三者或三者以上）都 |
Neitherof the answers is right.
两个答案都不对。
None of his friends came.
他的朋友一个都没来。
3. 辨析： neither...nor...、either...or....、not only...but also...与both...and...
neither...nor... | 既不······也不······ | 连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词的形式根据”就近原则”确定 |
either...or... | 或者······或者······；要么······要么······ | |
not only...but also... | 不仅······而且······ | |
both...and... | ······和······都；既······又······ | 连接两个并列主语时，谓语动词用复数形式 |
Neither my father nor my mother likes sweet food.
我爸爸和我妈妈都不喜欢甜食。
You can get there either by bike or on foot.
你要么骑自行车要么步行去那里。
Tony can speak not only English but also French.
托尼不仅会讲英语而且会讲法语。
Both Betty and her brother are interested in science.
贝蒂和她弟弟都对科学感兴趣。
-Nowadays,many children fall in love with paper cutting.
-That's true. It canexpress their own fantastic ideasimprove their hands-on ability.
A.either;orB.not;butC.not only;but alsoD.neither;nor
解析：either...or...“要么······要么······”；not...but...“不是······而是······”；not only...but also...“不仅······而且······”;neither...nor...“既不······也不······”。由上文“如今，许多孩子爱上了剪纸”及答语“确实如此”可推知，后文应解释孩子们喜欢剪纸的原因：它（剪纸）不仅能够表达他们自己的奇思妙想，还能提高他们的动手能力。故not only...but also...符合题意。答案：C
4. 辨析：noise、sound与voice
noise | 指不悦耳的声音，如噪声、杂音、吵闹声等 |
sound | 泛指人们能听到的一切声音 |
voice | 指人发出的声音，如说话声、唱歌声等，也指鸟叫声 |
