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The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in??????again next spring.

A. assembly???????????

B. session?????????????????

C. conference?????????

D. convention

（北京郵電大學(xué)）

答案解析

答案：B

解析：詞義辨析?！?strong>Congress is in [out of] session. 議會現(xiàn)在開會 [閉會] 中”是固定的搭配。

congress：?指國會、議會、代表大會等機構(gòu)，尤指經(jīng)選舉產(chǎn)生的國家立法機構(gòu)的大會或由這些機構(gòu)召開的大會，也可指專業(yè)人員代表大會。

assembly：?多指一個通常有許多人參加、計劃好的，為某一特殊目的而召集的會議。

session：一般為比較嚴肅的會議、議會、庭會，為一種團體的立法,合同的簽署會議有關(guān)。

conference：正式用詞，一般指大型會議，尤指持續(xù)幾天的大型、正式的會議，如政府工作會議、國際學(xué)術(shù)交流會議、各國之間的協(xié)商、會談等。

convention：?側(cè)重指某一政黨或團體為某一特殊目的而召開的會議；也可指學(xué)術(shù)團體的年會。

句意：明年春天國會再次開會時，將討論污染問題以及其他幾個問題。

詞義擴展

session??/'se? ? n/ n?

（1）a period of time used for a particular activity, especially by a group of people?〔尤指一批人參加某項活動的〕一段時間

例句：a training session for teachers about computers. 給教師上的一節(jié)電腦培訓(xùn)課

（2）a formal meeting or group of meetings, especially of a law court or parliament?正式會議；〔法院的〕開庭；〔議會的〕會議

例句：Board members met in closed session (= with nobody else present ) . 委員會成員舉行了閉門會議。

in session

The court is now in session. 法庭現(xiàn)在開庭。

（3）a part of the year when classes are given at a college or university?〔大學(xué)〕學(xué)年

conference? /'k?nf ? r?ns/ n

（1）a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business, politics, or science, especially for several days?〔尤指持續(xù)幾天的大型、正式的〕會議

例句：a UN conference on the environment 聯(lián)合國環(huán)境大會

（2）a private meeting for a few people to have formal discussions?〔幾個人的〕商談，討論，會談

例句：After a brief conference with his aides, he left for the airport. 他和助手進行簡短的商談后，就動身去機場。

in conference

Mr Dickson is in conference. 迪克森先生在開會。

（3）a group of teams that play against each other to see who is the best?體育聯(lián)合會，體育協(xié)會

the Western Conference finals 西部聯(lián)盟的決賽階段比賽

convention??/k?n'ven? ? n/ n

（1）a large formal meeting for people who belong to the same profession or organization or who have the same interests?大會，會議，集會

a teachers’ convention 教師大會

（2）a formal agreement, especially between countries, about particular rules or behaviour?〔尤指國際性的〕公約，協(xié)定?pact treaty

例句：

the European convention?on?human rights 歐洲人權(quán)公約

（3）behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal and right?習(xí)俗；慣例，常規(guī)?

例句：

Playing together teaches children social conventions such as sharing.?

一起玩?？山虝和c人分享等社會常規(guī)。

（4）a method or style often used in literature, art, the theatre etc to achieve a particular effect?〔文學(xué)、藝術(shù)上的〕傳統(tǒng)手法，傳統(tǒng)風(fēng)格

例句：

the conventions of the 19th-century novel 19世紀小說的傳統(tǒng)手法

assembly?/??sembli/ n?

（1）a group of people who are elected to make decisions or laws for a particular country, area, or organization?議會；立法機構(gòu)

例句：the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 蘇格蘭長老會大會

（2）the meeting together of a group of people for a particular purpose?集會

例句：Police have imposed conditions on public assemblies. 警方給公共集會設(shè)置了條件。

an assembly point 集合地點

an assembly of reporters 一次記者集會

（3）?a regular meeting of all the teachers and students of a school?〔學(xué)校的〕集會

（4） the process of putting the parts of something together?組裝，裝配

instructions for assembly 裝配說明（書）

注：源于《朗文當代高級英語辭典》