专四词汇练习与辨析00
V ocabulary of TEM 4
52. It was suggested that all government ministers should _____ information on their financial interests.
Discover uncover tell disclose
考点：同义词
辨析：?discover --- reveal or expose
? uncover --- manifest or disclose; reveal:
? te ll --- discover by observation; discern:
? disclose --- make known (something heretofore kept secret)
答案：D
53. As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to _____ on some reading.
catch up clear up make up pick up
考点：词组
辨析：?ca tch up on --- bring an activity nearer to completion: I must catch up on my correspondence.
? clear up --- make tidy: Clear up this litter at once.
? make up --- make up for, make up along, make up over, make up to
? pick up --- take into the mind and understand, typically with speed: picked up on the new approach and applied it to the project. 答案：D
54. I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a _____.
Disgust curse grudge hatred
考点：同义词（动宾的搭配）
辨析：?disgust -- profound aversion or repugnance excited by something offensive: arouse [ awaken / cause / evoke] disgust; feel disgust; hide disgust; return disgust; show disgust; take a disgust
? curse --- an appeal or prayer for evil or misfortune to befall someone or something: call down curse; give curse; heap curses on; pronounce a curse on
? grudge --- a deep-seated feeling of resentment or rancor: bear a grudge about the accident: bear a grudge
? hatred --- intense animosity or hostility: bear sb. hatred; bear hatred against sb.; conceive a profound hatred for; create hatred; feel hatred; hold a special hatred for; have a hatred for
答案：C
55. Mary hopes to be _____ from hospital next week.
dismissed discharged expelled resigned
考点：同义词
辨析：dismiss --- end the employment or service of; discharge; allow to leave: be dismissed from school [service / class] discharge --- release, as from confinement, care, or duty: discharge a patient; discharge a soldier; be discharged from hospital [military service / from prison / office]
expel --- force to leave; deprive of membership: expelled the student from college for cheating: be expelled from a country [school] resign --- give up (a position, for example), especially by formal notification: resign from cabinet [committee] The professor resigned from his university. Resign … to …
答案：B
56. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite _____.
Invaluable priceless unworthy worthless
考点：易混淆词
辨析：?invaluable --- of inestimable value; priceless:
priceless --- of inestimable worth; invaluable.
unworthy --- lacking value or merit; worthless --- a man unworthy of honor; unworthy of the times in which we live; unworthy to attention [unworthy of]
worthless --- lacking worth; of no use or value: The goods are often worthless by the time they arrive.
[注意]：invaluable 不是valuable的反义词。表示某物毫无价值时用worthless 或not worth anything : I started collecting his pictures when they weren’t worth anything.
答案：D
57. Jimmy earns his living by _____ works of art in the museum.
recovering restoring renewing reviving
考点：同义词
辨析：recover --- restore (oneself) to a normal state: She soon recovered herself and stopped crying. recover one’s health; recover from fatigue [illness]
restore --- bring back to an original condition: restore a building; The picture was cleverly restored.
renew --- make new o r as if new again; restore: renew the antique chair; a coat renewed in places; renew one’s friendship with sb. revive --- return to validity, effectiveness, or operative condition: The fresh air soon revived him. revive an old custom.
答案：B
58. I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was _____.
draining dropping spilling dripping
考点：形近词
辨析：drain --- cause liquid to go out from; empty：drained the bathtub; drain the pond.
drop --- fall in drops
spill --- accidentally pour something onto something: W ater spilled from the pail. The ink has spilt on the desk.
drip --- slowly and steadily falls one drop after another: W ater is dripping from that leaky faucet. The boy dripped with rain. In the intense heat, sweat was dripping into his eyes, making it hard to see.
In a word, when liquid moves or comes out of somewhere, such words as pour, flow, come out, leak, and drip are often used.
答案：D
59. The book gives a brief _____ of the course of his research up till now.
outline reference frame outlook
考点：同义词
辨析：outline --- a statement summarizing the important points of a text
reference --- a work frequently used as a source
frame --- a general structure or system
outlook --- a point of view; an attitude
In short, we usually use the word such as summary or outline to refer to a short statement giving the main ideas or facts of something 答案：A
60. She was standing outside in the snow, _____ with cold.
spinning shivering skating staggering
考点：同义[形近]词
辨析：spin --- cause to rotate swiftly; twirl
shiver --- shake because you feel cold
skate --- move on a pair of sharp-edged steel blades to be fastened to a boot for moving smoothly over ice.
stagger --- move or stand unsteadily, as if under a great weight
答案：B
In short, we usually use the word such as shake, tremble or shiver to refer to the situation when someone’s body, hands etc. shakes because you are frightened, nervous, angry or feel cold, for example:
My hands were shaking so much I could hardly write.
That dog sat trembling in the corner.
Julia shivered and pulled her coat more tightly around her.
61. All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _____ carpets, which are included in the price of the house.
adapted equipped suited fitted
考点：近义[易混淆]词
辨析：adapt --- make suitable to or fit for a specific use or situation.
equip --- supply with necessities such as tools or provisions.
suit --- make appropriate or suitable; adapt
fit --- put into place
答案：D
Generally speaking, we usually use such words as put in, install, fit, when referring to “to put equipment in a place and make it ready to be used”. For example:
The workmen are coming to put in the new windows today.
The company is installing a new computer system.
All the new cars are fitted with alarms.
W e decided to fit bars to the ground floor windows.
62. He plays tennis to the _____ of all other sports.
eradication exclusion extension inclusion
考点：词组
辨析：to the exclusion of是词组。
eradication 是eradicate[= put an end to]的名词, 不能与to the ~ of 构成词组。
能与extension构成词组的结构是the extension of（延长）如: the extension of education 教育普及；the extension of a treaty条约有效期的延长；an extension to a factory 工厂的扩建部分
inclusion 与inclusion 成对，能构成的词组有the inclusion of, 如：I do not agree to the inclusion of Sally in the party.
答案：B
63. She answered with an _____ “No” to the request that she attend the public hearing.
eloquent effective emotional emphatic
考点：词义辨别
辨析：eloquent --- persuasive: an eloquent speaker;
effective --- striking
emotional --- of or relating to emotion:
emphatic --- expressed with emphasis:
答案：D
64. Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _____ with life.
vibrant violent energetic full
考点：词汇量与搭配
辨析：vibrant --- vigorous, lively, and vital: the vibrant streets of a big city
violent --- having or showing great emotional force: violent dislike.
energetic --- active and able to work hard: He is an energetic boy.
full --- filled completely: a man full of new ideas
答案：A
四个选项中能与with 搭配的形容词只有vibrant。如：a city vibrant with life and energy充满活力的城市；The drama is vibrant with life all through. 全剧充满了生气。a nation vibrant with enthusiasm富有热情的民族
energetic可后接to，如：be energetic to the uttermost
full常与of连用，如：be full of anxiety; a mind full of doubts; The river is full of fish.
65. W e met Mary and her husband at a party two months ago, _____ we’ve had no further communication.
Thereof Thereby Thereafter Thereabouts
考点：词汇量与形似词
辨析：thereof --- from that cause or origin; therefrom
thereby --- by that means; because of that
thereafter --- from a specified time onward; from then on
thereabouts --- near that place, about there:
答案：C
2003年
54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not _____.
on view at a glance on the scene in sight
考点：短语
辨析：on view --- placed so as to be seen; exhibited
at a glance --- at a quick look
on the scene --- on the place where an action or event occurs
in sight --- able to be seen
答案：D
55. The first two stages in the development of civilized man were probably the invention of weapons and the discovery of fire, although nobody knows when he acquired the use of the _____.
latter latest later last
考点：易混淆词
辨析：latter --- being the second of two persons or things mentioned
latest --- something that is the most recent or current of its kind:
later --- comparative form of late
last --- coming after all others in time or order
答案：A
56. It will take us twenty minutes to go to the railway station, _____ traffic delays.
acknowledging affording allowing for accounting for
考点：词汇量
辨析：acknowledge --- admit the existence, reality, or truth of: acknowledge a mistake / They acknowledged having been defeated.
afford --- be able to meet the cost of: I can hardly afford to neglect my work. / I can ill afford to pay the dictionary. / I can only afford the cheapest.
allow for --- take a possibility into account: allow for the circumstances 考虑到具体情况/ The journey usually takes six days but you should allow for delays caused by bad weather. 这段旅程通常需要6天，但你应当考虑到坏天气造成的延误。
account for --- provide an explanation or justification: He is ill, that accounts for his absence. / How do you account for the accident?
答案：C
57. He will have to _____ his indecent behavior one day.
answer to answer for answer back answer about
考点：词组
辨析：answer to --- have the name of: The dog answer to the name of Tom. / correspond to: The man does not answer to the description given. / This dictionary answers precisely to our needs.
answer for --- be responsible for: Y ou will answer for your wrongdoing one day.
answer back --- impolitely interrupt esp. when scolded: When your mother scolds you, you shouldn’t answer (her back.
answer about ---
答案：B
58. With _____ exception, the former president does not appear in public now.
rare unusual extraordinary unique
考点：同义词
辨析：rare --- something that is rare does not happen often: The disease is rare, but very dangerous. / On the rare occasions when I do go to the theatre, I really enjoy it.
unusual --- not usual, common, or ordinary. different from what usually happens: W e had a thunderstorm last night, which is unusual in the time of the year.
extraordinary --- highly exceptional; remarkable: extraordinary weather; / a man of extraordinary genius
unique --- unusual; being the only one of its kind [use this word especially about things or people that you think are extremely good]: The exhibition provides a unique opportunity to see all of the artist’s work.
答案：A
When we express “almost never”, we have such words as hardly ever; rarely, seldom.
When we refer to “not what usually happens” we often use such words as unusual, special, exceptional, or uncommon.
59. W e have been hearing _____ accounts of your work.
favored favorable favorite favoring
考点：形容词的特性
辨析：favored --- showing more favor to one (person, etc.) than to another:
favorable --- giving or showing approval; helpful: a favorable report on one’s work; / Is he favorable to the proposal?
favorite --- liked or preferred above all others; regarded with special favor:
favoring --- supporting
答案：B
60. During the summer holiday season there are no _____ rooms in this seaside hotel.
empty blank deserted vacant
考点：同义词
辨析：empty --- having nothing inside
blank --- devoid of writing, images, or marks:
deserted --- being left without help or support
vacant --- not occupied or used by anyone: a vacant room
If a container, bottle, or glass has nothing inside it, we say it is empty. For example: The box was empty --- all the money was gone.
If a room, building, town, or place has nothing or no one in it, we often use such words as empty, free, bare, deserted, uninhabited. For example: I think there’s a free table in the corner. / The little church was bare and cold. / W e ran along the deserted beach. / The castle is now uninhabited.
If a screen, tape, or piece of paper has nothing written or recorded on it, we say it is blank: I want to record the film. Do we have any blank video cassettes? / Tom started at the blank sheet of paper in front of him.
答案：D
61. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a _____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.
sign mark signal board
考点：近义词
辨析：sign --- something with words or shapes on it, which is put in a public place to show the name of a building, town, etc. or to give a warning or information: / something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition, or quality: Didn’t you se e the speed limit signs? / The sign said “No smoking”.
mark --- an inscription, name, stamp, label, or seal placed on an article to signify ownership, quality, manufacture, or origin signal --- an indicator, such as a gesture or colored light, that serves as a means of communication
board --- a long, flat slab of sawed lumber; a plank
Simply to say, the usual collocation is “traffic sign / road sign”
答案：A
62. Whenever possible, Ian _____ how well he speaks Japanese.
shows up shows around shows off shows out
考点：词组
辨析：show up --- expose or reveal the true character or nature of: The master tried not to show the boy up as a thief.
show around --- conduct with direction: The guards showed the visitors around.
show off --- display in order to attract notice: She loves showing off.
show out --- take leave of a person: After the interview, the secretary showed the applicant out of the Board room.
答案：C
63. The tenant left nothing behind except some _____ of paper, cloth, etc.
sheets scraps pages slices
考点：易混淆词
辨析：sheet --- a flat thin piece of glass, paper etc.:
sheet of glass / paper / steel / metal / The roof is made of sheets of corrugated iron.
scrap --- a small (usually unwanted) piece : He made some pretty bags out of scraps of curtain material.
page --- one side of a leaf, as of a book, letter, newspaper, or manuscript, especially the entire leaf: tore a page from the book slice --- a thin flat piece of food that you cut from a larger piece: Have a slice of bread and butter.
答案：B
64. Shares on the stock market have _____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.
turned changed floated fluctuated
考点：近义词
辨析：turn --- get by buying and selling:
change --- give or receive the equivalent of (money) in lower denominations or in foreign currency.
float --- find a level in relationship to other currencies solely in response to the law of supply and demand: allowed the dollar to float.
fluctuate -- cause to rise and fall or vary irregularly: fluctuating prices / Prices fluctuate from year to year.
答案：D
65. I think you can take a(n) _____ language course to improve your English.
intermediate middle medium mid
考点：近义词与习惯搭配
辨析：intermediate --- lying or occurring between two extremes or in a middle position or state
middle --- central:
medium --- middle quality or degree: stick to a happy medium (avoid extremes)
mid --- middle: from mid March to mid April
答案：A
在语言习得理论中有一个术语叫“intermediate language”，翻译成汉语是“中介语”。
2002年
52. The police have offered a large _____ for information leading to the robber’s arrest.
award compensation prize reward
考点：近义词
辨析：award --- something that someone wins for achieving something important or doing something very well: One of the firefighters was given an award for bravery.
compensation --- Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss: make compensation for sb.'s losses
prize --- something that is given to the person who wins a competition, game, or race: The prize is a 3-week holiday in the Bahamas.
reward --- something, especially money, that you give someone because they have done something good or helpful: The police say there is a $50,000 reward for any information that helps them find the killer.
答案：D
Such words as prize, cup, medal, award are often used to refer to something that you get when you win.
Such words as present, gift, reward are used to refer to something you give someone on a special occasion, or in order to thank them.
53. I arrived at the airport so late that I _____ missed the plane.
only quite narrowly seldom
考点：词义辨析
辨析：only --- with the final result; nevertheless：The failure only strengthened our determination
quite --- actually; really: I don't quite follow you, sir
narrowly --- only just; with little to spare: He narrowly escaped drowning. 差点淹死/ narrowly miss the target 差点击中目标seldom --- not often; infrequently or rarely: The monitor is a person who seldom asks a boon of others.
答案：C
54. The popularity of the film shows t hat the reviewers’ fears were completely _____.
unjustified unjust misguided unaccepted
考点：词义辨析
辨析：unjustified --- unreasonable:
unjust --- unfair
misguided --- foolish and wrong (because of bad or wrong guidance or influence)
unaccepted --- not encountered or not recognized
答案：A
55. The head of the museum was _____ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
promising agreeing pleasing obliging
考点：ing形式的形容词
辨析：promising --- likely to develop in a desirable manner: a promising youth / a promising youth
agreeing ---
pleasing --- agreeable; giving pleasure or enjoyment: a pleasing look / a very well mannered and pleasing young man
obliging --- ready to do favors for others; willing to help: obliging neighbors / be obliging to every person / She is obliging to all.
答案：D
56. The multinational corporation was making a take-over _____ for a property company.
application bid proposal suggestion
考点：搭配
辨析：bid --- make a bid for (= try to obtain)
make a take-over bid (= offer by one company, firm, etc. to buy the stock, etc. of another and so control it.
答案：B
57. The party’s reduced vote was _____ of lack of support for its policies.
indicative positive revealing evident
考点：搭配
辨析：indicative --- giving indications of: Is a high forehead indicative of great mental power?
positive --- quite certain: Can you be positive about what you saw?
revealing --- permitting an elucidating glimpse or a perception of something intimate or concealed: a very revealing biography; / a revealing gown.
evident --- easily seen or understo od; obvious: It is evident that …
答案：A
58. There has been a _____ lack of communication between the union and the management.
regretful regrettable regretting regretted
考点：词形辩义
辨析：regretful --- sad, sorry
regrettable --- to be regretted
regretting --- feeling sorry
regretted --- p ast form of “regret”
答案： B 以-able结尾的形容词具有被动意义。
59. The teacher _____ expects his students to pass the university entrance examination.
confidentially proudly assuredly confidently
考点：词义辨析
辨析：四个答案均由相应的形容词加后缀-ly构成副词，它们的形容词词义为：
confidential --- secret: secret information
proud --- having or showing pride
assured --- confident
confident --- having or showing confidence; certain: He feels confident of passing the TEM4. W e are confident of success.
此组单词中，只有assured与confident同义。它们
的区别是：confident --- sure that someone has the ability to do something well: After living in England for a year, he felt much more confident about his English.
assured --- sure that what someone does and think is right: Tom seemed less assured of his success.
答案：D
60. The _____ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before.
normal average usual general
考点：词义辨析
辨析：normal --- not special or different: normal car; normal day
average ---- a typical example of a person or thing: average family; average week
usual --- used to describe the situation that usually happens or the thing that someone usually uses: usual chair; usual dictionary general --- not containing many details; basic: general idea; general instruction
英语中，表达“普通的”时，常用ordinary, average, normal, standard, routine, conventional, day-to-day等，（= not special）
61. The new colleague _____ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company.
confesses declares claims confirms
考点：词义辨析
辨析：confess --- agree that you done something wrong: She confessed that she had killed her husband.
W e usually use “admit”, “confess” or “own up” to agree that someone has done something wrong: She admitted that she made a mistake. No one owned up to breaking the window.
declare --- make known publicly and clearly: to declare war against … ; declare the results of an election
claim --- say that something is true, even though it has not been proved and people may not believe it: Martin claimed that he was with friends at the time of his wife’s murder.
W e used “claim”, swear”, or “deny” to say that something is definitely true or not true:
swear --- promise very seriously that something is definitely true: She swore that she didn’t do that.
deny --- say that you have not done something bad that people say you have done: She denied ever having lied to him. She denied that she copied his essay.
“confirm”, “announce”, “state”, “make a statement” and “say” are used to refer to “say something publicly or officially”: The minister refused to confirm or deny the rumour.
答案：C
62. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few _____ from the novel.
pieces essays fragments extracts
考点：词义辨析
辨析：从上下文可知，学生看的是“小说的部分内容”，与之搭配的是”extracts”, 意为that which has been selected and copied out from a book. (节选)
答案：D
63. During the summer holiday season it is difficult to find a(n) _____ room in the hotels here.
empty vacant free deserted
可参考2003年的60题。答案：B
64. The old couple will never _____ the loss of their son.
get over get away get off get across
考点：词组
辨析：get over --- overcome
get away --- leave
get off --- dismount
get across --- communicate
答案：A
65. Scientific research results can now be quickly _____ to factory production.
used applied tried practiced
考点：搭配
辨析：这几个词在词义上都可理解为“用”，但只有apply能与to搭配。例如：Students should apply their mind to their work.
2001年
52. During the famine, many people were _____ to going out without food for days.
sunk reduced/ forced declined
题解：本句意为“灾荒期间，许多人被迫好几天忍饥挨饿。”四个答案中表“被迫”之意的有be reduced to doing something，和be forced to do something,
根据搭配，B为正确。
53. The computer can be programmed to _____ a whole variety of tasks.
assign tackle/ realize solve
题解：能与句中的宾语task搭配的动词有：assign, abandon, neglect, lighten, accept, take up, shoulder, undertake, carry out, do, perform, set about, go on with, tackle, fulfill, accomplish等。
tackle --- deal with (a problem, a piece of work)
assign --- appoint someone for a job or to do something: Two students were assigned to sweep the classroom. [assign后要求接双宾语]
54. The team’s efforts to score we re _____ by the opposing goalkeeper.
frustrated/ prevented discouraged accomplished
题解：从逻辑上看，可先排除D。在动宾搭配上，discourage someone from doing something, 宾语应是someone。frustrate 和prevent都可用来指stop someone from doing something, 但frustrate还可指prevent somebody’s pla ns from being carried out。
55. I only know the man by _____ but I have never spoken to him.
chance heart sight/ experience
题解：by chance --- by accident, not on purpose
by heart --- from memory
know someone by sight --- know him by appearance only, not as an acquaintance
by experience --- by doing or seeing things: W e all learn by experience.
56. Being color-blind, Sally can’t make a _____ between red and green.
difference distinction/ comparison division
题解：make a difference between --- treat differently: A teacher should not make a difference between good students and bad students.
make a distinction between --- make a point of difference between: The politician said he would make no distinctions between terrorism and murder.
make a comparison between --- consider similarities between: It is often useful to make a comparison between two things. She drew a comparison between life in the city and life in the country.
make a division between --- divide something between: They made a fair division between them.
57. Y ou must insist that students give a truthful answer _____ with the reality of their world.
relevant simultaneous consistent/ practical
题解：从上下文看，可选relevant 或consistent，但relevant 与介词to搭配，而consistent与介词with搭配，意为be in agreement with: What he said is not consistent with what he did.
simultaneous也与with搭配，意为happening at the same time。
58. In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to _____ with some of her most treasured possessions.
divide separate part/ abandon
题解：本题四个答案中的divide, separate, 和abandon都是及物动词，不和介词with搭配。而动词part要与介词with搭配，意为give up，与abandon同义。
59. The car was in good working _____ when I bought it a few months ago.
order/ form state circumstance
题解：order, form, state和circumstance都含有condition之意，具体区别是：
order --- condition in which everything is carefully arranged: machinery in good order
form --- condition of health: Smith is out of form and unlikely to win the race. [状态不好]
state --- condition in which sb. or sth. is: The house is in bad state. She is in poor state of health.[身体不好]
circumstance --- condition connected with an event or person: Don’t judge the crime until you know the circumstances.
60. The customer expressed her _____ for that broad hat.
disapproval distaste/ dissatisfaction dismay
题解：本题的四个答案中前三个能后接介词，分别是：disapproval of; distaste for; dissatisfaction with。
61. In order to repair barns, build fences, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _____.
restless skilled strong versatile/
题解：versatile是基本6000单词之外的词，意为interested in and clever at many different things。
62. his expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in _____ to his income.
comparison proportion/ association calculation
题解：本题的四个答案中前三个能后接介词，分别是：in comparison with; in proportion to; in association with。
63. Although he has become rich, he is still very _____ of his money.
economic thrifty frugal/ careful
题解：economic与economical 不同义。
而economical, thrifty, frugal 与careful同义，意为costing little; care of spending money,具体区别是：
economical --- spending money carefully and sensibly, espec ially on things for your home: I’m trying to be more economical when I go shopping.
thrifty --- spending money carefully and cleverly so that nothing is wasted: She was a very thrifty person who never wasted anything. frugal --- spending very little money usually because you have little money: As a student he was very frugal, living on simple food. careful --- spending money only on things that are necessary or cheap because you want your money to last as long as possible: Once you have spent your allowance there won’t be any more. Y ou must learn to be more careful with money.
64. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to _____ the weekly staff meeting.
preside introduce chair/ dominate
题解：“主持会议”可说preside at a meeting或chair a meeting。
65. The _____ of the word is unknown, but it is certainly not from Greek.
origin/ generation descent cause
题解：表“起源”时，
origin --- the beginning of and the reason for something’s existence: the origin of the quarrel; the origins of civilization; words of Latin origin
descent --- ancestry: of French descent [= having French ancestors; He traces his descent from an old Norman family.
cause --- the action or event that causes something: Doctors cannot find a cure for the illness until they have identified the cause. One of the root causes of employment is the computerization of industry.
source --- the point or place from which something starts or comes esp. when referring to a sound, a smell, smoke, gas etc. : The sound came from an unknown source, far away in the distance. In the case of electric shock, turn the power off at its source.
2000年
My mother can’t get _____ because she has rheumatism(风湿病)。
about/ on through in
题解：get about --- move about: He gets about quite well, despite his rheumatism.
get on --- ①step on: The bus stopped and we got on. /② make progress: W e are getting on well. /③ go on: Better get on while there is still light. /④ pass: W ell, time is getting on and we haven’t done all the work yet. /⑤ agree in harmony: The couple got on well.
get in --- ① enter: The sun gets in through these windows. /② interpose oneself: He got in between the other people. / ③ be admitted: The child got in to the school after a special test. / ④ get home: She said she would get in late that night. / ⑤ be elected: The party expects to get in at the next election.
get through --- ① pass trough: The water gets through every time it rains. /② arrive successfully: The news finally got through to us. /③ be accepted: The candidates didn’t all get through. / ④ (T el. Mak e contact with sb.: She couldn’t get through on the line.
I was very much put _____ by Mark’s rude behavior; it really annoyed me.
over off/ up by
题解：put over --- be accepted: She has put herself over the audience.
put off --- postpone: The have put of f the meeting because of the bad weather. / dismay discourage: Don’t let his rough manner put you off.
put up --- erect: The workmen put up a hut quickly. / raise: The boy put up his hand to ask a question. / accommodate: W ould you put them up for the night? / encourage: They have put him up to doing it.
put by --- save money: He didn’t put any money. / abandon: They won’t allow him to put the question by.
Many people are _____ to insect bites, and some even have to go to hospital.
insensitive allergic/ sensible infected
题解：insensitive --- not realizing that some of the things you say or do are likely to upset or offend people: She is insensitive to anyone’s feelings but her own.
allergic --- being usually sensitive to particular foods, kinds of pollen, insect stings, etc: She is allergic to cats.
sensible --- always behaving in a responsible way: She was sensible enough to realize the danger.
infected --- filled with disease germs: infected with disease germs; infected with cholera
When you are driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right _____.
way track road lane/
题解：way--- the general direction that sb. or sth. is moving towards or pointing towards: I think we’re going the wrong way.
track --- a narrow road, leading to a farm or field: The track was only wide enough for a car.
road --- a road that connects towns or cities: Are you leaving the city, turn right and take the road to Guangzhou.
lane --- marked division of a wide road for the guidance of motorists: the inside lane; four-lane traffic
The motorist had to _____ to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road.
swerve/ twist depart swing
题解：swerve --- suddenly move sideways to avoid hitting something: The bus driver swerved to avoid hitting the cyclist.
twist --- turn by the use of force: If you use too much force, you’ll twist the key.
depart --- leave: He has departed from this life
swing --- turn in a curve: The car swung round the corner.
In winter drivers have trouble stopping their cars from _____ on icy roads.
skating skidding/ sliding slipping
题解：skate --- move on one of a pair of sharp-edged steel blades to be fastened to a boot for moving smoothly over ice: The ice on the river is thick enough to skate on.
skid --- if a vehicle skids, it suddenly slides to the side and it is difficult for the driver to control it: Several people were injured yesterday when a bus skidded off the road into a ditch.
slide --- move smoothly across a surface: The children were having fun sliding around on the ice.
slip --- accidentally slide a short distance, especially when you then fall: The floor’s wet --- careful you don’t slip.
This project would _____ a huge increase in defense spending.
result assure entail/ accomplish
题解：result --- happen as a natural consequence: Any damage resulting from negligence must be paid for tomorrow.
assure --- make certain: Hard work does not always assure success.
entail --- impose (expense, etc. on sb.): Y our plans entail great expense.
accomplish --- finish successfully: They accomplished the task.
The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are _____ indeed.
distant slim/ unlikely narrow
题解：a slim chance 是习惯搭配。表“希望渺茫”的说法还有：a cat’s chance, a dog’s chance, a fat chance, little chance, an off chance, a poor chance, scant chance, a slender chance, small chance, etc.
W e should make a clear _____ between “competent” and “proficient” for the purposes of our discussion.
separation division distinction/ difference
题解：可参考2001年的56题。
In the present economic _____ we can make even greater progress than previously.
air mood area climate/
题解：根据上下文，此处需要填一个表situation之类的词。英语中有situation, circumstances, environment, climate, conditions 等词用来表示the combination of conditions, restrictions, economic forces etc. that exist at one point in time and that strongly influences what happens or what people can do.
climate --- a word meaning the economic, social and political situation that exists now, used especially when discussing what is possible or acceptable in this situation.
Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; _____, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.
consistently consequently/ invariably fortunately
题解：从语法结构看，此处需要一个有连接词功能的副词连接上下文。而consequently是常用来表“结果”的衔接词。例如：W e lost our way in the mountains. Consequently, we had to spend the night in a deserted farm. / He was a bright and eager student, consequently, did well in his study.
The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _____ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized. exploited controversial inexhaustible/
remarkable
题解：本句意为“该地区品种繁多的热带植物表明这里是乎有着取之不尽的原材料，而被利用的却为数不多。”The word “inexhaustible” is used for describing something that is never all used. The usual collocation is: inexhaustible supply; inex haustible source; inexhaustible list, etc.
While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time _____ some important museums and buildings.
visiting/ traveling watching touring
题解：动宾搭配应为visit somebody or some place; travel 不能直接接宾语；watch 虽是“看”，但没有“参观”的意思。tour可接直接宾语，但表“旅游”，如：The play will tour the provinces in autumn.
Y ou must let me have the annual report without _____ by ten o’clock tom orrow morning.
failure hesitation trouble fail
题解：“without fail” is a set phrase, meaning “for certain, no matter what difficulties, etc. there may be [一定]: I’ll be there at two o’clock without fail.
As the director can’t come to the reception, I’m repr esenting the company _____.
on his account on his behalf/ for his part in his interest
题解：on one’s account --- because of
on one’s behalf --- speaking for oneself
for one’s part --- as far as someone is concerned: For may part I’m quite happy about the division of the money.
in one’s interest --- for one’s profit
Dreams are _____ in themselves, but, when combined with other data, they can tell us much about the dreamer.
uninformative/ startling harmless uncontrollable
题解：根据句中的data和tell等词，可推断出答案。uninformative --- giving no information
1999年
53. My cousin likes eating very much, but he isn’t very _____ about the food he eats.
special peculiar particular / D. specific
题解：这四个词平时可看成是一组同义词。但在本句中，be particular about 意为“选择”，“挑剔”。
在这个意义上，与be particular about 同义的表达有：be selective about, be fussy about, be choosy about等。
be particular about --- be very careful about choosing only the very best of something, or only exactly what you like, usually with the result that people think you are too careful about it.: He is particular about what tea he drinks. / He is particular about his appearance, boasting the best clothes and shoes from France and Italy.
54. Y our advice would be _____ valuable to him, who is now at a loss as to what to do first.
exceedingly / excessively extensively exclusively
题解：这四个词的形容词是：
exceeding --- extreme: an exceedingly difficult problem
excessive --- too much
extensive --- far reaching
exclusive --- expensive
55. More often than not, it is difficult to _____ the exact meaning of a Chinese idiom in English.
exchange transfer convey / convert
题解：convey --- make known (ideas, views, feelings, etc) to another person: W ord failed to convey my meaning.
exchange --- exchange words / blows --- quarrel
transfer ( transfer sth. to sb. / transfer sth. to sth. ) --- move sth. and put it in a different place or container: Information can be transferred from one computer to another.
convert (convert to sth.) --- change one’s belief
56. She refused to _____ the door key to the landlady until she got back her deposit.
hand in / hand out hand down hand over
题解：hand in – give by hand: Someone handed in some money he had found in the street.
57. The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think it best to _____.
engage devote seek pursue /
题解：engage in / for sth.
devote one’s tine / energy etc. to sb. / sth.
seek --- look for sth. you need, for example advice, friendship, or a job, especially you do this through an advertisement or public statement: W e want to improve our products in new ways, so we are now actively seeking ideas from our customers.
pursue --- a formal word meaning to continue with a course of action that you have begun, until it is finished: It’s a domestic dispute and the police decided not to pursue the matter.
58. The Olympic games _____ in 776 BC in Olympic, a small town in Greece.
originated / stemmed derived descended
题解：W e have such words as “come from”, “originate”, “go back to”, have its origins in”, “have its roots in”, “derive from”, “grow out of”, develop from”, and “evolve from” to say that something such as an idea, custom, problem, or organization had developed f rom something that existed at an earlier time:
originate in --- have developed in a particular place or from a particular situation: The quarrel originated in rivalry between two tribes. The concept of “zero” originated in India.
stem from --- arise from: Correct decisions stem from correct judgment.
derive from --- have developed from something else, especially by a long or complicated process: Much of the English language is derived from Latin and Greek.
be descended from --- have as ancestors: According to the Bible, we are all descended from Adam.
59. W e should always bear in mind that _____ decisions often result in serious consequences.
urgent instant prompt hasty
题解：W e use the words “hasty” or “rash” when we decide too quickly.
hasty --- too quick to do or to say something, without taking time to think about it fir st: Don’t make any hasty decisions.
rash --- if you do something rash, you do not think carefully about the effect it will have, and you wish later you had not done it: Don’t make any rash promises that you may regret later.
60. The fact that the management is trying to reach agreement _____ five separate unions has led to long negotiations.
over upon in with /
题解：agreement with --- arrangement or understanding made by two or more persons, groups, business companies, governments, etc.
61. The chairman of the company said those new techniques had _____ improved their production efficiency.
violently severely extremely radically /
题解：radically --- fundamentally, thoroughly and completely
62. The local authorities realized the need to make _____ for elderly people in their housing programs.
preparation requirement specification provision /
题解：make provision for --- make preparation for (esp. future needs): make provision for one’s old age (e.g. by saving money) make preparations for --- things done to get ready for sth: make preparations for war; make preparations for the journey
63. The guest team was beaten by the host team 2 _____ 4 in last year’s CF A Cup Final.
over in to / against
题解：to --- compared w ith: Paul beat me by three games to two. She’s earning a reasonable wage, but nothing to what she could if she was in the private sector.
64. The police let him go, because they didn't find him guilty _____ the murder.
of / in over on
题解：be guilty of --- having done wrong
65. As a developing country, we must keep _____ with the rapid development of the world.
move step speed D. pace /
题解：keep pace with --- go forward at the same rate (with sb.)
1998年
53. The membership card entitled him _____ certain privileges in the club.
on in at to /
题解：entitle sb. to sth. / to do sth. --- give a right (to): This ticket entitles you to a free lunch. / If you fail three times, you are not entitled to try any more.
54. Obviously, the Chairman’s remarks at the conference were _____ and not planned.
substantial spontaneous / simultaneous synthetic
题解：substantial --- large; real; practical
spontaneous --- done from natural impulse
simultaneous --- happening or done at the same time
synthetic --- produced by combination of separate parts
55. For the success of the project, the company should _____ the most of the opportunities at hand.
obtain grasp catch make /
题解：make the most of --- use the best advantage of: W e have only a few hours so we must make the most of our time. / make the most of one’s opportunity
56. Failure to follow the club rules _____ him from the volleyball team.
disfavored dispelled disqualified / dismissed
题解：disfavor --- disapprove of
dispel --- drive away
disqualify --- make unfit or unable for sth. / to do sth.: His poor eyesight disqualified him for military service. / As he was a professional, he was disqualified from taking part in the Olympic Games.
dismiss --- send away
57. The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with _____ hope,
eternal infinite / ceaseless everlasting
题解：eternal --- lasting forever
infinite --- endless, that cannot be measured: Such idea may do infinite harm.
ceaseless --- never-ending
everlasting --- going on for ever
58. At first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was _____ revised.
subsequently / successively predominantly preliminarily
题解：subsequently --- afterwards
successively --- coming one after another
predominant --- prevailingly; conspicuously
preliminary --- coming first and preparing for what follows
59. The local police are authorized to _____ anyone’s movements as they think fit.
pause halt /repel keep
题解：pause vi. --- make a short stop while doing or saying sth.
halt vt. --- (chiefly mil. of soldiers) bring to a short stop on a march: The officer halted his troops for a rest.
repel --- drive back or away
keep --- continue
注意动宾搭配。
60. Have you ever received _____ of what has happened to her?
the word words word the words
题解：the word --- order
words --- quarrel: The have had words, I hear.
word --- information
the words --- the W ords = the Gospel [福音书]
62. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her _____ seemed to change,
affair luck / event chance
题解：affair --- event
luck --- chance; fortune (good or bad): have bad luck in one’s affa irs; I had the luck to find the book.
event --- happening usu. sth. important
chance --- the happening of events; the way things happen; fortune or luck: Let chance decide. / Let’s leave it to chance.
63. Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little _____ of what I said.
remark warning notice / attention
题解：常和remark搭配的短语有：pass remarks about / at; make remark on; address remarks to;
常和warning搭配的短语有：give / send out warning to; serve a warning on sb. [向某人发出警告]；take warning from accident [引以为戒]
常和notice搭配的短语有：take no / little notice of [= ignore]; serve notice to sb. [对某人发出正式通知]；
She takes no notice of others’ comments. / I warned him, but he took little notice of it.
常和attention搭配的短语有：pay / add / give attention to; bestow one’s attention on the question; devote one’s attention to;
64. The scheme was _____ when it was discovered it would be very costly.
resigned surrendered released abandoned /
题解：resign --- give up (a post, claim, etc)
surrender --- give up (oneself, a ship, a town, etc.) (to the enemy, the police, etc.)
release --- (law) give up (a right, debt, property) to another
abandon --- give up; no longer have: They had abandoned all hope. / The abandoned the attempt. / I would never abandon my friends. / In his early days he abandoned medicine for literature.
65. Y esterday my aunt bought some new _____ for her flat at the seaside.
furniture / furnitures possession possessions
题解：furniture 没有复数形式。
1997年
53. The plan found the spot and hovered close enough to _____ that it was a car.
ensure examine verify testify
54. The encouraging factor is that the _____ majority of people find the idea of changes acceptable.
numerous vast most massive
55. The increase in student number _____ many problems for the universities.
forces presses provides poses
56. Please _____ from smoking until the airplane is airborne.
refrain prevent resist restrain
57. Reporters and photographers alike took great _____ at the rude ay that actor behaved during the interview.
annoyance offence resentment irritation
58. Topics for composition should be _____ to the experience and interests of the students.
concerned dependent connecting relevant
59. The novel contains some marvelously revealing _____ of rural life in the 19th century.
glances glimpses glares gleams
60. Sometimes the students may be asked to write about his _____ to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject
being studied.
reaction comment impression comprehension
61. Picking flowers in the park is absolutely _____.
avoided prohibited rejected repelled
62. Tony has not the least _____ of giving up his research work.
intention interest wish desire
63. Two of the children have to sleep in one bed, but the other three have _____ ones.
similar singular different separate
64. Am I to understand that his new post _____ no responsibility with it at all?
keeps supports carries possesses
65. Animals that could not _____ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survive. change adapt modify conform
53. If he _____ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.
carries on carries off carried by carried away
54. Although the false bank notes fooled many people, they did not _____ to close examination.
look up pay up keep up stand up
55. He must give us more time, _____ we shall not be able to make a good job of it.
consequently otherwise therefore doubtlessly
56. When there was a short _____ in the conversation, I asked if anyone would like anything to drink.
blank space pause wait
57. Y ou can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the _____ it involves.
effort strength attempt D. force
58. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _____ two lorries. involving including combining containing
59. V ery few scientists _____ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.
come to come round come on come up
60. Hotel rooms must be _____ by noon, but luggage may be left with the porter.
departed abandoned vacated displaced
61. Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to _____ them.
get on with get away with get up from get in on
62. The _____ physicist has been challenged by others in his field.
respectable respectful respective respecting
63. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very _____ artist.
profound productive prosperous D. plentiful
64. The city suffered _____ damages as a result of the earthquake.
considered considerate considerable considering
65. Undergraduate students have no _____ to the rare books in the school library.
access entrance way D. path
51. Most people can’t get _____ the day without at least one up of tea or coffee.
on through over D. by
66. The local council has decided to take the _____ of the hotel to court.
landlord tenant client proprietor
67. Swarms of wasps are always invading my garden. They are a thorough _____.
nuisance disturbance trouble annoyance
68. The cold drink _____ him after his long hot journey.
reduced refreshed released recovered
69. For years she suffered from _____ that her husband might come back to her.
vision idea imagination illusion
70. He went to Australia hoping to find a teaching _____ without too much difficulty.
work career post employment
71. The accusation left him quite _____ with care.
quiet silent mute speechless
72. As the drug took _____ the patient became quieter.
force effect action influence
73. From time to time, there have been _____ demands that the basic wage be increased. insistent persistent consistent resistant
74. Notebooks, textbooks and school magazines were accidentally _____ al over the floor. spread separated splashed scattered
75. An _____ degree was conferred on the distinguished professor.
honest honored honorary honorific
76. Mr. Brown’s condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will pull _____.
up through out back
77. The purpose of the survey was to_____ the inspectors with local conditions.
inform notify instruct acquaint
78. Because of his poor health, it took him a long time to throw _____ his bad cold.
off away down over
79. Though badly damaged by fire, the palace was eventually _____ to its original splendor. recovered renewed restored replaced
80. They had a pleasant chat _____ a cup of coffee.
for with during D. over
51. A ship with a heavy load of timber is reported to have sunk _____ the coast of California. off on at in
66. Please dispose _____ those old newspapers while you’re cleaning up the home.
out of away in
67. One can _____ even from one’s unp leasant experience.
obtain improve benefit continue
68. This automobile plant has a monthly _____ of 500 cars.
proficiency capability strength capacity
69. At present there is a _____ of iron and steel and more must be produced.
limit loss poverty scarcity
70. He was _____ admittance to the concert hall for not being properly dressed.
rejected denied withheld deprived
71. Because of the strong sun the new sitting-room curtains have _____ from dark blue to grey. fainted paled bleached faded
72. My new sweater _____ when I washed it.
shrank shortened contracted condensed
73. He was so _____ on his work that he didn’t hear her come in.
intent absorbed engrossed involved
74. George has a big office _____ on the front of his jacket.
spot mark stain patch
75. The problem has _____ simply because you didn’t follow the instructions in the handbook. assembled arisen risen resulted
76. Try not to say anything harmful to her. She is a very _____ person.
sensible sensitive tough reasonable
77. The _____driver thinks accidents only happens to other people.
average common usual normal
78. The boxer _____ his opponent as hard as he could.
punched slapped knocked whipped
79. The Christmas presents were all _____ in shiny paper.
done over done with done out done up
80. In the next few years major changes will be _____ in China’s industries.
brought forward brought about brought on brought up
61. On the desert travelers often see _____ rivers and lakes.
imagining imaginative imaginable imaginary
62. Inside the apartment was an unpleasant smell of _____ air.
stale smoked misty wet
63. The album might well have _____ had it been less expensive.
worked out fallen through caught on fitted in
64. In order to be successful as an engineer, she had to become _____ at mathematics.
proficient outstanding prominent experienced
65. This move deprived the prisoner of his _____ of escape.
ways possibilities plans means
66. The house that we used to live in is in a very _____ state.
neglectful negligible neglected negligent
67. The ticket taker at the football game tore the ticket _____.
in half by half in halves at half
68. I wish, if possible, to avoid any _____ of my family.
hint mention clue comment
69. I’m afraid this painting is not by Qi Baishi. It’s only a copy and so it’s _____.
worthless invaluable unworthy priceless
70. When her parents died, Brenda _____ of the house and all its contents.
discarded dispelled disposed discharged
71. The plans for the building were _____ a few months ago.
drawn on drawn back drawn out drawn up
72. W e were filled with _____ about flying in such bad weather.
troubles obscurity ignorance misgivings
73. W e are all astonished to learn that the apparently _____ professor was really a spy.
respectful respective respectable respected
74. It is important that the schedule be not too _____ to allow for relaxation and hobbies.
loaded crowded filled squeezed
75. The millionaire in the story had a(n) _____ habit of sleeping with his sack of money laid beside him in place of a wife. economic miserly disgusted D. playful
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英语专业四级语法词汇练习题（6） 所属：专四专八阅读：1021 次评论：7 条[我要评论] [+我要收藏] 有关否定 1)双重否定最常见的形式有： no(not)...but...没有……不…… no(not)...without...没有……不，除……不 no(not)...unless没有……就不…… not...until直到……才…… 例如：There is no one but knows it.没有一个人不知道此事。 2)can not与副词too,enough, sufficiently, over,too much等词连用时，意为“无论怎样也不过分”，“越…越”。例如： You cannot be too careful.你越仔细越好。 We cannot praise him too much.我们无论怎样赞扬他也不过分。 近义词辨析 break, crack, crush, shatter,break, smash 这组词均含有“打破”或“挤碎”的意思。 break 是这组词中最常用的，指使某件东西破碎。 If you break that vase, you’ll have to pay for it.如果打破了那只花瓶，你就得赔偿。crack 指打裂某物，但不一定打碎，因而通常不会成为碎片。 You may crack these nuts with a hammer.你可以用锤子把这些坚果敲开。 crush
强调挤压或踩的动作，毁坏程度取决于被压物的组织结构，或变形，或成小块，或可恢复原状。 To make wine, you first crush the grapes.若要造酒，需先将葡萄压碎。 shatter 打破某物，力大到使碎片飞出很远，常指整件东西完全被毁。 The explosion shattered most of the windows in the building.爆炸震碎了那座大楼 的大部分窗玻璃。smash 突出暴力，击打时动作较猛，被击打的东西往往完全报废。 He smashed the window with a brick.他用砖块击碎窗玻璃。 全真模拟试题 1. ____ native to North America, corn has now spread all over the world. A. In spite of B. That it is C. It was D. Although 2. Our civilization cannot be thought of as ____ in a short period of time. A. to have been created B. to becreated C. having been created D. beingcreated 3. We feel it is high time that the Government ____something to check the inflation. A. did B. do do D. would do 4. It has been proposed that we ____ our decision until the next meeting. C. can delay D. are to delay 5. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy-five miles an hour____ originate over tropical ocean waters. A. which B. who to 6. ____ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a large-scale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals.
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anger, indignation, fury, wrath 这些名词均含“愤怒”之意。 1.anger ：普通用词，通常指因受到侮辱、损害、指责或顶撞等而引起的愤怒。 例如：She is swift to anger. （她爱生气。） He is quivering with anger. （他气得全身发抖。） 2.indignation ：较正式用词，指出于正义或对不公正之事而发出的愤怒。 例如：The news aroused the great indignation. （这消息激起了极大的愤慨。）3.fury ：语气最强，指极端的气愤，甚至达到发疯的程度。 例如：He flew into a fury and said that the whole thing was disgusting.（他勃然大怒，说这一切令人作呕。） 4.wrath ：文学用词，含义与anger相近，但语气强，含欲加惩罚或报复的意味。 例如：His silence marked his wrath.（他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。） 这些动词均有“任命，委派”之意。 1.appoint ：通常指不经过选择的官方委任。 例如：He was appointed secretary.（他被任命为秘书。） 2.designate ：书面用语，侧重当权者或机构的选拔或任命，有时含强行指定的意味。 例如：The chairman has designated her as his successor. （主席已指定她作为他的接班人。） 3.assign ：常指给一群人或个人分配、分派、指派或委派任务。 例如：The captain assigned two soldiers to guard the gate.（上尉派了两个士兵守大门。）
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Test Three 关于dare的意义和用法 作为情态动词表示“胆敢”，dare通常只用于否定陈述句和疑问句。例如： How dare he s dare作为情态助动词没有过去式形式，其否定式为daren’t，既可指现在时间，也可指过去时间。例如：Tom wa dare还可用主动词，随后的不定式可带to,也可不带to。例如： He does 近义词辨析 bes 这组词均含有“除…外”的意思。 besides “除…外，还有…”，指更进一步的拥有，包括所“除”事物在内。 Have you got any clothes besides these?除了这些衣服你还有别的吗 but不包括所引事物在内，多与nothing, not anything, nobody, nowhere, all, anybody 等连用。 He has nobody but himself to blame for that.那件事他没法指责别人，只能怪他自己。 except不包括所引事物。常与no, none, nothing等否定词或all,everyone, everything 等连用，但不可用于句首。 They all went to the Summer Palace except one.除一人之外他们都去了颐和园。 except for常指除去所引情况让人稍感遗憾之外，整体情况尚属理想，被除去的 事物与正在谈及的事物之间不具有共同属性或性质。 The roads were clear except for a few cars.除几辆小汽车外，路面很空旷。 全真模拟试题 1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed 2. ______before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a A. Though having never acted B. As he had never acted C. Despite he had never acted D. In s 3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ______ in citie A. are living C. have lived D. will 4. Mr. Milton prefers to res shonest bus A. than take B. than to take C. rather than take 5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ______ going A. it is B. as is C. there is D. 6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, _____ a sudden
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ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 1)ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 eg: 1. The ability to use a language can be acquired by the ct of using the language. 运用语言的能力只能能通过不断练习才能获得。 2. His ability is limited.他的能力有限。 2)capacity ：侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。 eg: 1.Their reasoning capacity must be developed.他们的推理能力必须加以培养。 2. His capacity of accepting knowledge helps him to be the top student in his class. 他接受知识的能力使得他成为班里的第一名。 3)capability ：多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。 eg: 1. Not by age but by capacity is wisdom acquired.智慧的获得是依靠才能而不是年龄。 2. The little girl has great capability as a singer and should be trained.这个小女孩很有当歌手的才能,应该加以训练。 4)genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 eg: 1. Mozart showed genius even at the age of six, when he began to compose minuets. 莫扎特六岁时就开始创作小步舞曲, 展露才华。 2. Einstein was a mathematical genius.爱因斯坦是数学天才。 5)talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。 eg: 1. He was a man of many talents.他是一个多才多艺的人。 2. There was a lot of talent in this company.这个公司有很多人才。 6)competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。 eg: We knew her competence in solving peoblems.我们都是知道她解决问题的能力。 7)faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 eg: An unerring faculty for detecting hypocrisy is one of her most useful attributes. 能无误地看出伪善的能力是她身上最有用的特征之一。 8)gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 eg: 1. Her tactfulness is a remarkable gift.她的机敏是一种非凡的天赋。 2. This diplomat possessed an excellent gift for repartee.这位外交官具有卓越的应对才能。 9)aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。 eg: That student has an aptitude for mathematics.那个学生有数学方面的天赋。 abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 1)abandon ：强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。 eg:1. Jackson has abandoned his old car.杰克逊把他那辆旧车扔了。 2. She abandoned her husband and children and went off with another man.她抛弃了自己的丈夫和孩子, 跟另外一个男人跑了。 2)desert ：着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。 eg: 1. Many soldiers deserted during the battle.在那次战斗中许多士兵开小差了。 2. Never desert a friend in need.绝不要抛弃有困难的朋友。 3)forsake ：侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。 eg: He was forsaken by his friends.他被朋友们背弃了。 4)leave ：普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。 eg: I have left my job which made me crazy.我已经辞掉了那份让我抓狂的工作了。 5)give up ：普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。 eg: The doctors gave my uncle up, but he lived.医生们认为我叔叔的病无法治好，但他却活了下来。 about, around, round 1）about表示“在……周围”，三者常可互换。如： eg:They sat about [round, around] the fire.（他们围火而坐。）
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1、even if（=even though即便） 请比较下面两个例句： You must go tomorrow if you are ready． 如果你准备好了，明天你必须走。 You must go tomorrow even if you aren’t ready． 哪怕你没有准备好，明天你也得走。 2、whether…or（=if…or是否） You must go tomorrow whether you are ready or not． 无论你明天是否准备好了，你都必须走。 3、unless＋肯定动词（＝if＋否定动词除非） Unless you start at once you’ll be late．相当于： If you don’t start at once you’ll be late． 除非你立即动身，否则你就会迟到。 Unless you had a permit you couldn’t get a job．相当于： If you hadn’t a permit you couldn’t get a job． 除非你有执照，否则你就找不到工作。 注意下面两个例句间的区别： （a）Don’t call ′me if you need help． 如果你需要帮助的话，别打电话找我。 （b）Don’t call me unless you need help． 除非你需要帮助否则别打电话找我。 在例句（a）中，即使在对方需要帮助的时候，说话人也不愿意去帮助对方。在例句（b）中，在对方需要帮助的时候，说话人愿意帮助对方，但说话人不愿意对方在不要紧的时候打电话找自己。 unless＋he’d／you’d like／prefer等通常可用来代替if he／you wouldn’t like 等： I’ll ask Tom，unless you’d prefer me to ask／unless you’d rather I asked Bill．我去问汤姆，除非你宁愿叫我去问比尔。 4、but for（=if it were not for／if it hadn’t been for不然） My father pays me fees．But for that I wouldn’t be here． 我父亲给我一笔补贴费。不然我就不会在这里了。 The car broke down．But for that we would have been in time． 汽车出毛病了。要不是那个我们会及时赶到的。 5、otherwise（=if this doesn’t happen／didn’t happen／hadn’t happened 否则） We must be back before midnight；otherwise we’ll be locked out． 我们必须在午夜之前赶回去，否则我们就会被锁在门外。相当于： If we are not back by midnight we’ll be locked out．
英语专四语法词汇综合练习及详解
一． 1. ______ we need to complete the construction is two million dollars. A. All what B. That all C. That D. What 2. ______ all our kindness to help her, Sara refused to listen. A. At B. In C. For D. On 3. _______ all the difficulties, she finished the project by herself. A. As for B. In spite C. Besides D. Despite 4. _______ as it was at such a time, his work attracted much attention. A. Being published B. Published C. Publishing D. To be published 5. _______ before we depart the day after tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party. A. Had they arrived B. Would they arrive C. Were they arriving D. Were they to arrive 6. ______ book is interesting to her although reading is her hobby. She likes reading literature, not politics or economics. A. None of B. No C. Not every D. All 7. _______classic music, which follows formal European tradition, jazz is a spontaneous and free form. A. In contrast to B. In connection with C. In comparison with D. In regard to 8. _______ conflict among city-states caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization. A. Continuous B. Continual C. Constant D. Contrary 9. _______ conventional black ink costs newspaper about thirty cents, most rub-resistant inks add at least ten cents more to the bill. A. While B. Furthermore C. Meanwhile D. Moreover 10. _______ for this suggestion. A. There is something to be said B. There has something to be said C. It is something to be said D. It has something to be said 11. _______ for your help, we'd never have been able to get over the difficulties. A. Had it not B. If it were not C. Had it not been D. It we had not been 12. ______ he's already heard the news. A. Chances are B. Chance is C. Opportunities are D. Opportunity is 13. _______ his knowledge and academic background, he is basically stupid. A. But for B. According to C. For all D. Thanks to 14. _______ his return from Japan, Prof. Li went directly to his laboratory and started working with his colleagues.
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1.His dominant________was to take all things into earnest consideration. A. Trait C. trace 2.Both properties occupy a region long known as the lung of Haikou for its green________and fresh air. 3.If you fulfill this________task, you could well deserve a promotion. 4.Although he tried to focus on homework, the boy was________by his favorite cartoon. 5.His greatest is his utterly natural and profoundly good musical instinct. 6. Your ability to argue is of no________if you get your facts wrong. A. ground B. avail C. practice D. Consequence 7. The man is very angry because his friend borrowed his car behind his back. The underlined part means________ A. secretly B. publicly C. suddenly D. dis appointedly 8.________ increases in the oil price have prompted anxiety among the car owners. A. Abrupt B. Ample C. Acute D. Automat ic 9.Throughout our lives, mothers are there with an encouraging word, a sympathetic ear, and a(n) ________ heart. A. obedient B. tame C. tender D. Temperate 10.Embracing globalisation, Shanghai has become one of the most _____
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专四词语辨析大全 近义词辨析 abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 abandon: 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。desert: 着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。forsake: 侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。leave: 普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。give up: 普通用语，侧重指没有希忚或因外界压力而放弃。 ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 capacity: 侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。capability: 多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。 genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。 able, capable, competent 这些形容词均含有“有能力的，能干的”之意 able: 最常用词，多用于褒义，着重指多方面的，经常性的，或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。 capable: 语气弱于able，指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事，常与of连用。competent: 强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。 abolish, cancel, repeal 这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意 abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。 cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。 repeal书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。 about, around, round 这些词均有“在周围、在附近”之意。 about: 既可表静态，也可表动态。 around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。
专四语法词汇详解四十套第12套
Test Twelve 虚拟条件句中的一些非常规现象 a)省略连词if,把were, had, should移到主语前。例如： Were they here now, they would give us some advice. Had it not been for your help, we wouldn’t have succeeded. b)用介词或介词短语without, but for, in the absence of, under... Without the leadership of the Party, we could not live a happy life. But for the atmosphere we would die. c)if only结构，表示“但愿…”，“要是…”，例如： If only I had more time, I could go to watch the performance. If only I knew where he lives. 近义词辨析 gather, assemble, collect 这组词均含有“召集或聚集成小组、一群或团体”的意思。 gather 指把很分散的或分布很广的东西聚集到一起，或指自发地形成一组。 The pupils are gathered into the auditorium.学生们被召集在大礼堂。 assemble 指人或组织为了某种共同的或特殊的目的集合或聚集在一起。 The football fans assembled on the square to celebrate the victory of their team.球迷们聚集在广场上庆祝他们球队的胜利。 collect 指有选择地进行收集或采集。
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Vocabulary 1.She did her best to stay awake, but the performance was so boring that she just ____ to sleep. a. dropped in b. dropped out c. dropped off d. dropped down 2. Paul was a very lively child, always in _____. a. excellent spirits b good spirits c. high spirits d. bright spirits 3. Lily made no attempt to ___ the problem. a. tackle b. try c. undertake 4. The boy began to cry and tears slowly_____ down his face. a. oozed b. trickled c. dribbled d. leaked 5. On January 1st, many people make a New Year_____. a. intention b. determination c. dedication d. resolution 6. In this country it is against the ______ not to wear seat belts in the car. a. rule b. regulation c. law d.
order 7. Johnny’s parents always let him have his own _______. a. will b. way c. wish d. demand 8. Our telephone has been ____ for a month. a. out of order b. out of line c. out of touch d. out of place 9. She was extremely_____, always ready to agree with other people’s wishes. a. mellow b. moderate c. adaptable d. supple 10. The woman triple over the uneven pavement and _____her elbow. a. distorted b. dislodged c. disabled d. dislocated 11. He knew that he couldn’t change anything so he just______ himself to the situation. a. assigned b. resigned c. retired d. kept 12. Game pie was a(n) ______ of this famous restaurant. a. singularity b. particularity c.
专四词汇辨析大全
近义词辨析 ①abandon, desert, forsake, leave, give up 这些动词或词组均含“抛弃、放弃”之意 abandon: 强调永远或完全放弃或抛弃人或事物等，这可能是被迫的，也可能是自愿的。 desert: 着重指违背法律责任和义务，或自己的信仰与誓言的行为，多含非难的意味。 forsake: 侧重断绝感情上的依恋，自愿抛弃所喜欢的人或物。也指抛弃信仰或改掉恶习。 leave: 普通用词，指舍弃某事或某一职业，或终止同一某人的关系，但不涉及动机与果。 give up: 普通用语，侧重指没有希望或因外界压力而放弃。 ②ability, capacity, capability, genius, talent, competence, faculty, gift, aptitude 这些名词均可表示人的“能力，才能”之意。 ability: 普通用词，指人先天的或学来的各种能力。 capacity: 侧重指人的潜在能力，通常不指体力，多指才智，尤指接受与领悟能力。 capability: 多用于人，指胜任某项具体工作的能力，也指本身具有、尚未发挥的潜在能力。常与of或for连用。genius: 语气最强，指天赋的高度才能与智力。 talent: 着重指人某方面具有可发展和倍养的突出天赋才能，但语意比genius弱。 competence: 正式用词，侧重指令人满意的业务能力与水平，达到胜任某项工作等的要求。 faculty: 指特殊的才能或智力。 gift: 着重个人的天赋的才能或在某方面的显著本领，常暗含不能用一般规律作解释的意味。 aptitude: 多指先天或后天习得的运用自如的能力，常暗示接受能力强，能迅速掌握一种学术训练或艺术技巧。able, capable, competent 这些形容词均含有“有能力的，能干的”之意 able: 最常用词，多用于褒义，着重指多方面的，经常性的，或潜在性的能力。有时也指高超、非凡的能力。capable: 语气弱于able，指有能力、有潜力或有条件做某事，常与of连用。 competent: 强调具有能胜任某项工作的足够技能或其它所需的条件。 abolish, cancel, repeal 这些动词均含“取消、废除”之意 abolish: 正式用词，指彻底废除某种制度、规章或习俗。 cancel: 用法广泛，多指取消债务、合同、证书、比赛、旅行、计划或约会等。 repeal书面用词，指撤销立法机关通过的协议、法案或法律等。 about, around, round 这些词均有“在周围、在附近”之意。 about: 既可表静态，也可表动态。 around: 主要用于美国，静态或动态均可。 round: 主要用于英国，多半指动态。 above, on, over 这些前置词均含“在……上”之意。 above: 一般指位置高于某物，但不一定在正上方，也不接触另一物，其反义词是below。 on: 指与另一物表面相接触。 over: 指一物在另一物的垂直上方，多暗示悬空，但也含“覆盖于……之上”之意。其反义词是under。absorb, suck, digest, incorporate 这些动词均有“吸收”之意。 absorb: 普通用词，词义广泛，既可指吸收光、热、液体等具体东西，又可指吸收知识等抽象概念的东西。suck: 作“吸收”解时，可与absorb换用，但还可有“吮吸”之意。 digest: 侧重在消化道内改变食物的化学结构后被人体吸收。 incorporate: 指一物或多物与它物相融合，形成一整体。 absurd, ridiculous 这两个形容词均含有“荒谬的”之意 absurd: 普通用词，强调指违背常理的荒谬。 ridiculous: 强调荒谬到令人发笑的地步。 abundant, plentiful, ample 这些形容词均有“充分的、丰富的”之意。 abundant: 着重某物极为丰富有或大量的供应。 plentiful: 普通用词，指某物的数量多得称心如意，不过剩，但较少用于描写抽象之物。 ample: 指某物不仅满足了需要而且有余。 accept, receive, admit, take 这些动词均有“接受、接纳”之意。 accept: 强调主动地或自愿地接受，或者说，经过考虑后同意接受。 receive: 着重仅仅接到或收到这一支轮船或事实，而不含采取主动或积极行动的意思。