8.Most people are willing to ________ to the custom of society.
A. conform
B. form
C. reform
D. inform
正确答案：A
解析
conform v. 符合，遵照； conform to 遵照；遵循；
form v. 构成，组成；
reform v. 改革；重组；
inform v. 通知，告知；
译文：大多数人都愿意遵循社会习俗。
考察点：词义辩解
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conform
~ (to sth)to behave and think in the same way as most other people in a group or society 顺从，顺应（大多数人或社会）；随潮流
~ to/with sthto obey a rule, law, etc. 遵守，遵从，服从（规则、法律等）
~ to sth to agree with or match sth 相一致；相符合；相吻合
It did not conform to the usual stereotype of an industrial city. 这和一座常规的工业城市那种千篇一律的格局不一样。
总结：conform ①顺应大多数人的想法做法 ②遵守法律 ③和大部分一致
reform v. 改革；重组；
to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it 改革；改进；改良
to improve your behaviour; to make sb do this （使）改正，改造（行为）；（使）悔改
总结：reform ①改革 ②悔改、改正
inform
除了告知、使了解，还有一个特殊的意思
to have an influence on sth 对…有影响
Religion informs every aspect of their lives. 宗教影响着他们生活的各个方面。
柯林斯词典上还有一个用法
If someone informs on a person, they give information about the person to the police or another authority, which causes the person to be suspected or proved guilty of doing something bad. 检举、告发
form
引申一些内容
The castle forms the focal point of the city.
这座城堡是城市的中心。
Positive and negative experiences form a child's character.
正反两方面的经历都影响儿童性格的形成。
These drawings will form the basis of the exhibition.
这些画作将成为展览的基本部分。
form的英文解释
to produce sth in a particular way or make it have a particular shape
to move or arrange objects or people so that they are in a group with a particular shape; to become arranged in a group like this
当解释为影响时，注意这个影响是以一种特殊的方式成特殊的形
form的基本意象是指形状、风格、样式或一种整齐划一的格调之类的东西，form the basis of the exhibition说成为展览的基本部分，其实不太准确，应该是使形成。
TIPS：
take form
(formal) 逐渐成形；渐渐发展
to gradually form into a particular shape; to gradually develop
In her body a new life was taking form.
一个新的生命在她的体内逐渐形成。
in any (way,) shape or form
(informal) 任何形式
of any type
I don't approve of violence in any shape or form.
我不赞成任何形式的暴力行为。