四級詞匯真題練習之九
四級真題名詞第六期37. Although the weather was very bad, the buses still run on ______.
A)list B)plan C)arrangement D)schedule
37. D 盡管天氣非常惡劣,公共汽車還是按時運行。
A)list 目錄, 名單, 列表, 序列;I must make a list of things to buy. 我得列個購物單。
B)plan 計劃, 打算, 設計圖;We listened as he told us his plan for starting a football club. 當他向我們講要成立一個足球俱樂部的計劃時,我們聽著。
C)arrangement 排列, 安排,整理,布置;to make arrangement for a party 為晚會做準備;D)schedule 時刻表;日程安排表;on schedule 按時間表, 準時;The next thing on our schedule is to telephone our friends. 我們的日程安排中要做的下一件事是給我們的朋友打電話。
38. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong ______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists,
A)motivation B)perspective C)impression D)impact
38. D 泰勒教授的講話表明,科學不僅對科學家而且對普通人的日常成活有著巨大的影響。
A)motivation 動機,積極性;The stronger the motivation, the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language. 一個人學外語的內在要求越高, 那么他就學得越快。
B)perspective 遠景, 前途, 觀點, 看法, 觀點, 觀察;He sees things in their right perspective. 他觀察事物很正確。
C)impression 印象, 感想, 蓋印, 壓痕;give sb. a favorable impression 給某人以好印象;Whats your impression of him? 你對他的印象如何? What were your first impressions of London? 你對倫敦的最初印象如何?
D)impact (on) (對)影響;沖擊(力);How will the war impact on such a poet? 戰爭對這樣一個詩人會產生什么影響?
39. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____ .
A)reach B)hand C)hold D)place
39. A 有孩子在旁邊時,必須把藥瓶放在孩子夠不到的地方。題中out of 可與 A, B,D項的名詞搭配。
A)reach 延伸, 區域, 河段, 范圍;beyond ones reach達不到的, 力所不及的; 不能理解;The ball was out of reach. 我夠不著這個球。
B)hand 手, 掌管, 協助, 支配;out of hand 無法控制;立刻;馬上;hand in hand 關系密切地;手拉著手地;Power and money go hand in hand. 權和錢密不可分。
C)hold 把握, 把持力, 柄, 控制, 監禁;to hold ones breath 屏住氣; to hold a position ;堅守陣地;D)place 地方, 地點, 位置, 職位, 處境;out of place 在錯誤的位置;在不適當的位置;take place 發生,舉行 ;take the place of 代替,替代;
40. We regret to inform you that the materials ordered are _____ .
A)out of work B)out of stock C)out of reach D)out of practice
40. B 我們遺憾的通知你,你所訂購的材料已脫銷。本題測試4個短語的含義。
A)out of work 失業;B)out of stock 已脫銷; C)out of reach 無法達到/理解;D)out of practice 荒疏, 久不練習;
41. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.
A)field B)limit C)extent D)range
41. D 她在受到批評時聲稱這不屬她的職責范圍。outside 只能與D和A搭配,本句中D項搭配符合題意。
A)field 原野, 曠野, 領域, (一塊)田地, 牧場;outside ones field 在某人的專業范圍以外;B)limit 界限, 限度, 限制;There is a limit to the amount of money I can afford. 我能付得起的錢數是有限的。
C)extent 廣度, 寬度, 長度, 范圍, 程度;extent of ones knowledge 某人的知識多少;What is the extent of your garden? 你的花園有多大?
D)range 范圍,區域;outside of ones range of responsibility 不屬于某人的責任范圍;
四級真題名詞第七期42. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full _____ .
A)capacity B)strength C)length D)possibility
42. A 不外出工作的家庭主婦經常感到他們的工作能力沒有得到充分發揮。本題D不與to 搭配。
A)capacity 容量, 智能, 才能, 能力, 接受力, 地位;a mind of great capacity 理解力極強的頭腦;That bowl has a capacity of two pints. 那只碗的容量有兩品脫。
B)strength 力, 力量, 力氣, 強度,長處;I havent the strength to lift this table. 我沒有力氣抬這張桌子。
C)length 長度, 長;a pipe 20 meters in length 一根二十米長的管子;D)possibility 可能性, 可能發生的事物;Is it a possibility that you will work abroad? 你有可能去國外工作嗎?Lets consider the possibilities. 讓我們來討論一下可能發生的事。
48. In a time of social reform, peoples state of mind hardly tends to keep ____ with the rapid changes of society.
A)step B)progress C)pace D)touch
48. C 在社會變革時代,人們的思想狀態往往跟不上社會的飛速變化。keep with只與A, C項構成詞組。
A)keep step with 與步調一致;(C)項強調速度一致;A)項強調步伐一致;) The construction of classrooms and the training of teachers have kept step with population growth. 教室的興建和教師的培訓與人口增長同步。
B)progress 前進, 進步, 發展;progress in the art of agriculture 農業技術的進步;You have made progress with your English. 你的英語進步了。
C)keep pace with 與起步前進;跟上;keep pace with the time 跟上時代的步伐;D)keep in touch with 與保持聯系;Please keep in touch with us. 請與我們保持聯系。
49. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A)mood B)temper C)mind D)passion
49. B 經理只是因為秘書遲到了10分鐘就發脾氣了。B項與lose 構成的短語符合題意。
A)mood 心情, 情緒, 語氣;The beautiful sunny morning put me in a happy mood. 陽光明媚的早晨使我心情愉快。
B)temper 性情, 脾氣, 情緒, 心情;keep ones temper 忍住氣;不發火;lose ones temper 發火;生氣;He lost his temper. 他發脾氣了。
C)mind 頭腦, 智力, 精神, 意見;Her little son has a mind of great capacity. 她的小兒子接受力很強。He has a very sharp mind. 他頭腦靈活。
D)passion 激情, 熱情;speak with passion 充滿激情地說;burning passions 灼熱的情感;
50. What he told us about the affair simply doesnt make any ______ .
A)sense B)idea C)meaning D)significance
50. A 他關于那件事情說的話毫無道理。make 與A) 項構成詞組。
A)sense 官能, 感覺, 判斷力, 見識;make sense 有 意義;意思清楚;有道理;make sense of 理解;懂;明白;no sense in 沒道理;He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅覺很靈敏。
B)idea 想法, 念頭, 意見, 主意;Shell have her own ideas about that. 對那件事她會有自己的想法。I had no idea about that. 對那件事我沒有印象了。
C)meaning 意義, 含意, 意圖;the meaning of life 生命的價值;It doesnt seem to have much meaning. 似乎無多大意義。
D)significance 意義, 重要性;of no significance 無關緊要的;What is the significance of this speech? 這個講話有什么意義?The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and experience. 大學生打工的意義還不僅在于錢和經驗。
53. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their ______ .
A)share B)role C)place D)shape
53. C 某些金屬日趨短缺,必須找到別的材料去取代它們。
A)take share 分擔; You must take your share of the blame. 你必須承擔部分責任。
B)take on a role 扮演一個角色;C)take sbs place = take the place of sb 代替; She couldnt attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. 他不能出席會議,由其助手代之。
D)take shape 成形;形成;具體化;take the shape of a human being 呈人的形狀
meaning, import, significance, sense這組名詞的一般含義是意思或意義。
meaning 是通用詞,它似乎可以代替本組的任何一個其他詞Whats the meaning of the word?
這個詞的意思是什么?
I am afraid I dont understand your meaning.恐怕我不明白你的意思。
import 尤其適用于以語言、文章等所傳遞的意義而且有接收的內涵。這一含義與其原義goods brought into a country (進口貨物)有一定的聯系Whats the import of his statement?
他所陳述的這件事的含義是什么?
Can you interpret the import of what he remarked at the end of the meeting?
你能把他在會議結尾時講話的含義解釋一下嗎?
significance 用于表示重大的意義This is a matter of great significance.這是一個具有重大意義的問題。
sense 可以表示一個詞的意義,也可以表示一個詞的多層含義中的某個具體意義,或者用來表示其他方面的抽象意義The word carries several senses.這個詞有幾個含義。
What you say is true in a sense.你所說的在某種意義上講是真實的。
四級真題之形容詞 第一期1. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _____ opportunity to change his mind.
A)accurate B)adequate C)urgent D)excessive
B 按法律,當人們購買大件時,他們有足夠的機會改變主意。本題只有B項能與opportunity搭配。
A)accurate 正確的, 精確的;an accurate answer 準確的答案;Is this watch accurate? 這只表準嗎?
B)adequate (to/for) 適當的, 足夠的;恰當的;勝任的; We took adequate food for the holiday. 我們為假期帶足食品。
I hope you will prove adequate to the job. 我希望你能勝任這工作。
C)urgent 急迫的, 緊急的; I must post this letter; its urgent. 我必須發了這封信,信很緊急。 She was urgent in her demands. 她凡事都要求馬上就辦。
D)excessive 過多的, 過分的, 額外;excessive drinking 過度飲酒; The food was bad and the bill was excessive in this restaurant. 這家餐館飯菜很糟,但價錢又很貴。
2. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
2.A 桌上有幾朵假花。
A)artificial 人造的, 假的, 非原產地的;做作的,不自然的;artificial manners 矯揉造作的態度;artificial flowers 假花;This brand of tinned beans contains no artificial coloring. 這種品牌的罐裝青豆不含人造色素。
B)unnatural 不自然的,異常的;不合自然規律的;die an unnatural death 橫死, 死于非命;unnatural reaction 不自然的反應。
C)false 錯誤的, 虛偽的, 假的, 無信義的, 偽造的;false diamonds 假鉆石;Is this statement true or false? 這份報告是正確的還是錯誤的?
D)unreal 不真實的, 虛幻的;The whole evening seemed strangely unreal. 整個晚上似乎夢幻般的奇異。
3. He was ______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
3. C 他為問了這么一個愚蠢的問題而慚愧。本題B,C兩項可與of連成詞組。
A)sorry 遺憾的, 可憐的, 抱歉的;Im sorry, I cant come to your party. 很抱歉,我不能來參加你們的晚會了。
B)guilty (of) 犯罪的, 有罪的;內疚的;guilty look 內疚的神色;to be guilty of a crime 犯了罪;C)ashamed of 慚愧的, 羞恥的;恥于的;不好意思的;I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself) now. 我昨天表現不好,我現在感到很慚愧。She was ashamed to ask such a simple question. 她不好意思提這么簡單的問題。
D)miserable 痛苦的, 悲慘的, 可憐;a miserable failure 可悲的失敗;The child is cold, hungry, and tired, so of course hes feeling miserable. 這孩子又冷、又餓、又疲勞,當然他感到很痛苦。
4. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _____ in grocery stores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
4.D 可以立即食用的方便食品可在雜貨店里買到。
A)ready 準備完畢的, 甘心的, 情愿的;The new house is ready for occupation. 新屋可以居住了。He is always ready enough to help us. 他隨時都準備來幫助我們。
B)approachable 可接近的, 平易近人的;Youll find the headmaster a very approachable person. 你將會發現校長十分平易近人。
C)probable 很可能的, 大概的;probable life 大概耐用年限;A storm is probable today. 今天可能會有暴風雨。
D)available (to /for)可用到的, 可利用的, 有用的;Chinese commodities available for export are varied. 中國可供出口的商品種類繁多。
5. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teachers questions.
A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
5. B 那位怕羞的女同學答不出老師的問題時感到又窘又不自在。
A)amaze 使吃驚;Visitors were amazed at the achievements in the car manufacture of the city during the past decade.參觀者對這城市過去十年中汽車制造工業的成就感到驚奇。
B)awkward 難使用的, 笨拙的;尷尬的, 不方便的;There was an awkward silence, when no one knew what to say. 當誰都不知道說什么時,陷入了尷尬的沉默。
C)curious 好奇的, 求知的, 古怪的;It is good to be curious about the world around you. 對你周圍的世界感到新奇是件好事。
D)amuse 使發笑, 使愉快;We were all amused at his foolish behaviour. 我們對他那愚蠢的行為都感到好笑。
四級真題之形容詞 第二期9. Writing is a slow process, requiring ______ thought, time, and effort.
A)significant B)considerable C)enormous D)numerous
9. B 寫作是個緩慢的過程,需要大量思考,并須花費大量時間和不惜努力。
A)significant 有意義的, 重大的, 重要的;a significant speech 意味深長的講話;B)considerable 相當大(或多)的, 值得考慮的, 相當可觀的;The TV play received considerable acclaim. 這部電視劇獲得很高評價。He has done considerable for me. 他為我做了不少事。
C)enormous 巨大的, 龐大的;an enormous plate of food 很大的一盤食物;an enormous sum of money 巨額資金;D)numerous 眾多的, 許多的,無數的(后接可數名詞); Those birds have become more numerous lately. 近來那種鳥變得越來越多了。