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词汇真题练习选编答案4A1. She was so _ in her job that she didnt hear anybody knocking at the door.A) attracted B) absorbed C) drawn D) concentrated (1996.1-25)B。译文她太专注于工作，竟没有听到有人敲门。注释B) absorb吸引，吸收。词组be absorbed in (doing) sth为“专注于”。又如：I found him absorbed in doing the experiment in his lab.我发现他正在实验室里聚精会神地做实验。A) attract吸引。如：She was attracted by the novel advertisement. 她被这新颖的广告吸引住了。C) draw吸引，使来。如：A parade draws a large crowd. 游行队伍吸引了许多的观众。D) concentrate (on) 集中在；专心于。如：A driver should concentrate on the road when driving. 开车时驾驶员的注意力要集中在路上。2. When trapped in drifting sands, do not struggle, or you will be _ in deeper. A) absorbed B) pushed C) heaved D) sucked (CET-6. 1998.1) D)。译文陷人流沙时不要挣扎，否则会被吸得越陷越深。 注释A)absorb吸收（指使被吸收者已失去其特点, 或使其特点不复存在）。B)push推。 C) heave用力举起。D)suck吸收。指强有力地吸引以使进入或下沉。3. The club will _ new members the first week in September. A) enrollB) subscribeC) absorb D) register (CET-6. 2002.1) A)。译文俱乐部将在九月的第一周吸收新会员。注释A)enroll登记；招收；使入伍（或入会、入学等）。 B）subscribe订购，订阅；签署。C）absorb吸收；使精神贯注。D）register登记；注册。4. You shouldnt have written in the _ since the book belongs to the library.A) interval B) border C) margin D) edge (2003.1-49)C。译文你不该在页边写字的，这是图书馆的书。注释C) margin页边的空白。又如：He had the habit of making notes in the margin of the books he was reading.他有在读书时在页边做笔记的习惯。A) interval间隔。如：He visits me at regular intervals.他总是间隔一定时间访问我一次。B) border边界，边境。如：UN peacekeeping forces are expected to take up positions along the Afghanistan border.维和部队有望在阿富汗边境占领阵地。D) edge 边缘。指一范围的外围界线、边缘。如：Dont put that glass on the edge of the table; it might fall off. 别把杯子放在桌子边，会掉下来的。5. His illness first _ itself as severe stomach pains and headaches. A) expressed B) manifested C) reflected D) displayed (CET-6. 2004.6) B)。译文他的病最初表现为严重胃疼和头疼。注释A)express 表达，表示。B)manifest 用于manifest oneself中，表示“使显现，使显露”。C)reflect 反射；（常与that, how连用）反映。D)display展示；给看。6. For many patients, institutional care is the most _ and beneficial form of care. A) persistent B) appropriate C) thoughtful D) sufficient (CET-6. 1998.6) B)。译文对许多病人来说，来自社会公共机构的照顾是最适当且最有益的关心。注释A)persistent 坚持不懈的。B)appropriate正确的；适当的。C)thoughtful沉思的；体贴人的。D)sufficient充分的；足够的。7. Why should anyone want to read _ of books by great authors when the real pleasure comes from reading the originals? A) themes B) insights C) digests D) leaflets (CET-6. 1997.6) C)。译文真正的乐趣来自读著名作家的原著，而为何有人想读作品的摘要呢？注释 A) theme题目；主题。B)insight 洞察力；见识。如：gain an insight into了解；识破。C)digest文摘；摘要。D)leaflet传单；单页宣传品。8. As far as the rank of position is concerned, an associate professor is _ to a professor though they are almost equally knowledgeable. A) attached B) subsidiary C) previous D) inferior (CET-6. 1996.1) D)。译文虽然副教授和教授都同样有学问，但就级别来说，副教授低于教授。注释A)attached附上的。B)subsidiary (to) 辅助的；次要的；补充的。如：subsidiary payments补助金。C)previous 先前的；事前的。D)inferior (常与to连用)次的；下级的。3. B)。译文他指出这种类型的核电站内在的危险。 注释 A) interior内部的, 内的。B)inherent固有的；内在的。词组be inherent in为所固有；是的固有性质。C)inside内部的；秘密的。D)inner内部的；在内的。9. As the trial went on, the story behind the murder slowly _ itself. A) convicted B) released C) haunted D) unfolded (CET-6. 2003.6) D)。译文随着审讯的进行，谋杀背后的故事慢慢展现了。注释A)convict证明有罪；宣判有罪。B)release释放；发表（消息等）；发行（书、影片等）。C)haunt常到（某地）；（鬼魂等）常出没于；（思想、回忆等）萦绕。D)unfold逐渐表露；展开；打开。10. Years after the accident he was still _ by images of death and destruction. A) twisted B) dipped C) haunted D) submerged (CET-6. 2004.6) C)。译文事故后的多年来，他一直受着死亡和灾难的影像的折磨。注释A)twist拧，扭曲。B)dip 蘸；浸。C)haunt 萦绕心头。D)submerge浸没，淹没。11. He developed a _ attitude after years of frustration in his career. A) sneaking B) disgusted C) drastic D) cynical (CET-6. 2002.6) D)。译文多年来事业上的受挫使他变得愤世嫉俗。 注释A)sneaking偷偷摸摸的，卑鄙的。B)disgusted厌恶的，厌烦的。C)drastic强烈的，猛烈的。D)cynical愤世嫉俗的。12. Crime is increasing worldwide, and there is every reason to believe the _will continue into the next decade.A) emergencyB) trend C) pace D) schedule (2003.6-48)B。译文犯罪案件在全球日益增长，完全有理由相信这一趋势会持续到未来十年。注释B) trend倾向，趋势。又如：Buyers have withdrawn from the market in view of the abrupt turn of the trend of prices. 由于价格趋势的突然转变，买主已退出市场。A) emergency紧急情况，突然事件。如：The patient was asked to ring the bell in an emergency. 要求病人在有紧急情况时按铃。 C) pace速度，步调。如：The pace of change in the electronic industry is amazing.电子工业的变化速度令人惊讶。D) schedule时间表；进度表。如：The train was in an hour behind schedule. 火车误点一小时到达。13. Some old people dont like pop songs because they cant _ so much noise.A)resist B)sustain C)tolerate D)undergo (1997.1-46)C。译文一些上了年纪的人不喜欢流行音乐，因为他们受不了如此过分的吵闹。注释 C) tolerate忍受；容忍（通常用于否定句中）。cant tolerate，表示“不能容忍”的意思。又如：I cant tolerate your bad manners any longer.我再也不能容忍你无礼的行为。A) resist抵抗，忍得住（跟动名词）。如：She could hardly resist laughing。她真忍不住要笑。B) sustain支撑，维持。如：We do not have sufficient resources to sustain our campaign for long. 我们没有足够的资金把这一运动长期维持下去。D) undergo经历，遭受。如：She underwent an operation on a tumour in her left lung last year.去年她接受了一次左肺肿瘤手术。14. Wed like to _ a table for five for dinner this evening. A) preserve B) sustain C) retain D) reserve (2002.6-44)D。译文我们想预订今晚五人就餐的桌子。注释 D) reserve 保留（如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的）；预订。又如：I have reserved a room for you at the hotel. 我已在旅馆为你预订了一个房间。A) preserve保护（使免于损害、危险或伤害而处于安全中）；维护。如：The Town Council spent a lot of money to preserve the old castle and other places of historic interest.市政委员会花了不少钱来维修那座古城堡和其它古迹。 B) sustain 支撑，维持。如：They did not have food sufficient to sustain life that winter. 那个冬天，他们没有足够维持生命的食物。C) retain保持，保留（保持或维持在一个特殊的场所、条件或位置）。15. Europes earlier industrial growth was _ by the availability of key resources, abundant and cheap labor, coal, iron ore, etc. A) constrained B) detained C) remained D) sustained (CET-6. 2003.6) D)。译文欧洲早期工业的发展得以维持，是因为可以利用到几种关键的资源、充足而廉价的劳动力、煤、铁矿等。注释A)constrain迫使；抑制。B)detain扣留；阻住。C)remain剩下，余留。词组：remain with 属于，归于。D)sustain支撑；维持。16. Susan has the elbows of her sons jacket _ with leather patches to make it more durable.A) reinforced B) sustained C) steadied D) confirmedA)。【译文】苏珊用皮革碎片加厚了儿子夹克衫的手肘部分，使它更耐磨。【注释】A) reinforce 加强，增加的数量（或厚度）。B) sustain 支持，承受；忍受。C) steady使固定。D) confirm进一步证实或确定；使（权利等）更巩固，使（意见等）更有力。16. The advertisement says this material doesnt in the wash, but it has.A) contract B) shrink C) slim D) dissolve (2003.1-54)B。译文广告说这种料子不缩水，但事实却不尽然。注释B) shrink （由于受热或水的作用）缩小，使变小。A) contract 使缩起来；使变狭；收缩。如： Metal contracts as it cools.金属遇冷收缩。C) slim使变苗条；减轻体重。如：I dont want any cake; Im slimming. 我什么蛋糕都不想吃，我正在减肥。 D) dissolve溶解；液化。如：Heat dissolved the candle into a pool of wax in a few minutes. 不到几分钟热就把蜡烛融化成一摊蜡。17. Some studies confirmed that this kind of eye disease was _in tropical countries A) perpetual B) prospective C) prevalent D) provocative (CET-6. 1999.6) C)。译文一些研究表明这种眼病在热带地区是很普遍的。注释A)perpetual永久的。B)prospective预期的。C)prevalent普遍的, 流行的。 D) provocative煽动的。 18. Because of the _ noise of traffic it couldnt get to sleep last night. A) prevalent B) perpetual C) provocative D) progressive (CET-6. 2003.6) B)。译文由于连续不断的噪音昨晚我难以入睡。注释A)prevalent普遍的；流行的；盛行的。B)perpetual不断的；重复不停的。C)provocative挑衅的；挑拨的。D)progressive进步的；先进的。19. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the _ silk from damage. A) tender B) delicate C) sensible D) sensitive (2002.6-67)B。译文在这一过程中，要格外小心不让纤柔的丝绸受到损害。注释 B) delicate精巧的，精致的。指“织物的组织、肌肉的肌理等的纤细柔软、本质的优美或结构中的精密，使感官或心灵感到舒适而愉快的”。如：a delicate piece of embroidery精致的刺绣品；delicate feeling温情；delicate colors柔和的颜色；a delicate work一件精美的作品。A) tender柔软的。如：tender green shoots柔弱的嫩芽；tender skin.过敏的皮肤；a tender glance.温柔的一瞥；a tender ballad爱情民谣；a tender heart.心肠软。C) sensible明智的，有感觉的。如：He is sensible of the danger of his position. 他发觉他处境危险。D) sensitive敏感的，灵敏的。如：She is be sensitive to ridicule. 她对别人的嘲笑容易生气。20. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A) delicate B) considerate C) precise D) sensitive (CET-6. 1997.6) A)。译文他的一只眼睛在一次事故中受了伤，但经过精密的手术，他很快地复明了。注释A)delicate精致的；精密的。指需要小心或技巧处理的。B)considerate (of) 体贴的；考虑周到的。C)precise精确的；无误的；小心谨慎的。D)sensitive敏感的；灵敏的；感光的。21. A most _ argument about who should go and fetch the bread from the kitchen was going on when I came in. A) trivial B) delicate C) minor D) miniature (CET-6. 1998.6) A)。译文当我进去时，他们还在为谁应该去厨房拿面包这种小事争执。注释A)trivial琐细的；不重要的。B)delicate精巧的；精密的。C)minor较小的；次要的。D)miniature缩小的；小规模的。22. His trousers _ when he tried to jump over the fence.A) cracked B) split C) broke D) burst (2003.12-65)B。译文他跨越栅栏时把裤子划破了。注释B) split（使）裂开；撕开。又如：My trousers split when I sat down.当我坐下时，裤子被撕开了。A) crack发破裂声；打破。如：The vase cracked when it dropped. 花瓶掉下时打碎了。C) break打破；打碎。如：The cup broke on the floor.杯子摔碎在地板上了。D) burst爆裂，炸破；爆发。如：He thought his heart would burst with happiness.他猜想他心中的快乐快要爆发出来。23. Although the two players are _ in the tennis court, they are really good friends. A) partners B) enemies C) rivals D) companions (CET-6. 1996.1) C)。译文尽管在网球场上是对手，但是两位球员是很要好的朋友。注释A)partner伙伴；合作者。B)enemy敌人。C)rival对手；敌手。 D) companion伴侣；同伴。24. Some plants are very _ to light; they prefer the shade.A) sensible B) flexible C) objective D) sensitive (2003.12-70)D。译文一些植物对光很敏感，它们更喜欢有阴凉的地方。注释 D) sensitive（常与to连用）敏感的； 易感受的。指对外界状况或刺激有反应的。又如：She is sensitive to what people think of her. 她很敏感人们对她是怎么想的。A) sensible明智的；知道的。如：I am sensible that a good deal more is still to be done. 我认识到还有许多事情要做。B) flexible灵活的，柔软的。如：We can visit your company on Monday or Tuesday; our plans are fairly flexible. 我们可以在星期一或星期二到你们公司来，我们的计划是相当灵活的。C) objective；真实的；客观的。如：He takes an objective view of the current situation. 他对当前形势持客观的看法。25. A humans eyesight is not as _ as that of an eagle. A) eccentric B) acuteC) sensible D) sensitive (CET-6. 2002.1) B)。译文人的视力没有鹰的视力那么敏锐。 注释 A) eccentric古怪的。B)acute敏锐的；医剧烈的。C)sensible明智的；可感觉的。D)sensitive敏感的；灵敏的。26. Louis was asked to _ the man who stole her purse. A) verify B) recognizeC) claim D) identify (CET-6. 1994.1) D)。译文路易斯被叫去辨认偷她钱包的人。注释A)verify 证实；核实。B)recognize认可；承认。C)claim请求；要求；主张。D)identify认出；识别。27. As you have seen, the values of a nations currency are a _ of its economy. A) reaction B) reflection C) response D) revelation (CET-6. 1999.6) B)。译文正如你所看到，一个国家货币的价值是其经济的反映。注释 A) reaction反应。指对情况、行动、影响等做出的回应。B)reflection反映；反射；沉思。C)response 回覆；反应D) revelation显露；泄露。5B28. One day I _ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professorat a nearby state college.A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at (1998.1-55)A。译文 一天，我无意中在报纸上看到一篇文章，说临近州立大学一位英国教授退休的事。注释A) come across 偶遇；碰见。又如：She came across some old photographs in a drawer. 她在抽屉里偶然发现一些旧照片。B) come about发生，造成。如：How did it come about that he knew where we were? 他是怎么知道我们在什么地方的呢？C) come after追赶。如：The farmer came after the intruder with a big stick. 农夫拿着大棒追赶闯进来的人。D) come at了解到；向攻击。如：She came at me with rolling-pin. 她用擀面杖向我打来。29. I cant _ what that object is. A) make up B) make over C) make out D) make for (1989.1)C。译文我看不清那东西是什么。注释C) make out辨认出；理解，了解。又如：The dim outline of a house could be made out. 有一所房子的模糊轮廓依稀可辨。A) make up构成，占；编造；弥补。如：What are the qualities that ideally should make up a mans character? 什么是构成人完美的一些品质？B) make over移交（给）；转让（所有权）。如：The old lady made over her property to her children. 那位老太太将财产转给她的子女们。D) make for朝某方向走去/前进。如：When the rain stopped, they made for the picnic grounds.雨停后，他们就向野营地出发。30. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man _ the exit as quickly aspossible.A) made off B) made for C) made out D) made up(1999.1-64)B。译文 那人注意到警察已经盯上他，就迅速向出口走去。注释 B) make for向走去，造成。又如：As soon as it started to rain we turned round and made for home. 天一开始下雨，我们就转身回家了。A) make off离开，逃走。如：The thieves made off in a stolen car.小偷乘偷来的汽车溜掉了。C) make out理解，认出；填写。如：He made out a cheque for $100. 他开出一张100元的支票。D) make up编造，弥补，构成。如：I couldnt remember a story to tell the children, so I made one up as I went along. 我想不出有什么故事可给孩子讲了，只好现编现讲。31. Id _ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.A) take into account B) make up for C) account for D) make out (2000.1-63)A。译文我得考虑他在本地区其他农场主和商人中的声誉，然后再决定是否同意贷款。注释 A) take into account把考虑进去。又如：When judging his performance, dont take his age into account. 评定他的表现时，不必考虑他的年龄。B) make up for 弥补，补偿。C) account for说明（原因），解释。如：How do you account for all the accidents in series? 你怎么解释这接二连三地发生的事故呢? D) make out看清，辨认出；理解。如： I could not make out what she was saying. 我不能理解她在说些什么。32. I didnt know the word. I had to _ a dictionary.A) look out B) make out C) refer to D) go over (2000.6-35)D。译文我不认得这个单词，我得查一下字典。注释D) refer to参考, 查阅；谈到。又如：Dont refer to me in your letter or in your speech. 不要在你的信里或讲话中提到我。A) make out理解，辨认出；写（支票、账目等）。如：He immediately sat down and made out a check. 他立刻坐下来开了一张支票。 B) look out留神，照料。Look out! There is danger ahead. 当心！前面危险。C) go over 仔细检查，复习。如：You must go over the instructions of how it works before you use the micro-wave oven. 在使用微波炉前要先看看它的使用说明。33. He is late again today. Ill _ that he will not be late tomorrow. A) be sure B) hope for C) see to it D) make it so (1994.1-66)C。译文他今天又来迟了，我会关照他明天不能来迟。注释C) see to it注意，留意；关照。又如：When you start the engine, you must see to it that the car is in neutral. 开发动机时，一定要使汽车的离合器处于空档位置。A) be sure 肯定，有把握。如：I am sure that I put the money in the box. 我肯定把钱放在盒子里了。B) hope for抱希望。如： Hope for the best and prepare for the worst. 作最好的打算，作最坏的准备。 34. The basic causes are unknown, although certain conditions that may lead to cancer have been _. A) identified B) guaranteed C) notified D) conveyed (CET-6. 1999.1) A)。译文导致癌症的基本原因还不清楚，但某些致癌因素已被证实。 注释A)identify认出，辨出。B)guarantee保证，保障。C)notify（与of连用）通知，告知。D)convey运送，传达。35. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _ the car if I can. A) rather than B) regardless of C) in spite of D) other than (2003.12-60)A。译文我晚上出去时，可能的话，就骑自行车而不用汽车。注释A) rather than 而不是。又如：I think she hurt my feelings deliberately rather than by accident as she claimed. 我认为她是故意伤害我的感情，而不是如她所说仅仅是一个偶然。B) regardless of 不管，不顾。如：The plan for a new office building went ahead regardless of (=despite) local oppositions.尽管当地一片反对，建新办公楼的计划依然进行着。C) in spite of尽管（还是）。如：He went to the office in spite of illness.尽管生着病，他还是去了办公室。D) other than除之外。Theres nobody here other than me.除了我这里没别人。36. He hoped the firm would _ him to the Paris branch.A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove (1998.1-51)C。译文他希望公司能把他调到巴黎的分部。注释 C) transfer (to) 调任；转移。用于词组transfer sth from to 转让所有权；transfer sb/ sth from to从一处搬到另一处。又如：Shes being transferred to our Paris branch.她已经调到我们在巴黎的分部。A) exchange 交换，交流。如：They exchanged hostages with each other.他们互换人质。B) transmit 传输，传送。指经过、发送或传播某物。如：Please transmit the stock certificates by special messenger. 请通过特种邮件投递将股票票证寄来。单词transmit还表示“作为通过某物的媒介，如光、电或声音等”。如：The motion is transmitted from particle to particle, to a great distance. 运动从一个粒子传到另一个粒子，直到很远的距离。D) remove移动，移交。如：He removed the dishes from the table.他把盘子从桌上拿走。37. Professor Smith and Professor Brown will _ in presenting the series of lectures on American literature. A) alter B) alternate C) substitute D) exchange (CET-6. 2003.12)B)。译文史密斯和布朗两位教授将轮流给学生上一系列有关美国文学的课程。注释 A) alter改变；变更。B)alternate交替，轮流。 C) substitute代替，替换。D)exchange交换；兑换；交流。38. I suffered from mental because of stress from my job.A) damageB) release C) relief D) fatigue (2003.6-45)D。译文我因为工作压力大，感到精神疲劳。注释D) fatigue疲乏；劳累。指由于费力而引起的身体或精神上的虚弱。又如：Increasing numbers of people in high-powered jobs are suffering from fatigue and stress-related illnesses.越来越多从事高强度工作的人受着疲惫和精神压力方面的疾病的困扰。A) damage损失；损害/ 坏。如：Three people were badly hurt , to say nothing of the damage to the building 三人受了重伤，更不用说对建筑物的损坏了。B) release释放，解放。如：After their release, the prisoners came home. 犯人们被释放后回了家。C) relief（痛苦等的）减轻，安慰。如：A doctors duty is to give a patient relief from pain. 医生的责任是使病人减轻痛苦。39. To our _: Geofferys illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared. A) relief B) judgement C) view D) anxiety (2002.6-49)A。译文杰弗雷的病并没有我们担心的那么严重，这令我们非常宽慰。注释A) relief减缓、缓解负担或忧虑（如痛苦，焦虑或压抑）。词组：to my great relief使我大为欣喜（放心）的是；bring (throw) into relief把某物烘托出来；find relief from从中摆脱出来；for the relief of为了救济；go on relief靠救济金生活； in relief鲜明地，显著地；(much) to ones relief (=to ones great relief) 使某人深感宽慰；on relief接受救济的。B) judgement 审判；判断力，评价。如：In my judgement (= According to my opinion), we should accept the lowest estimate.以我看，我们应当接受最低评估。Ive come to the judgement that we should merge the two companies.我认为我们应该合并这两家公司。C) view观点，看法。词组：in view of鉴于；考虑到；with a view of为了，目的在于。D) anxiety 忧虑，焦急；热望。如：He expressed anxiety that it should be done in no time. 他急切希望这事能立即做好。词的用法真题答案1. 答案D。译文老实说，我宁愿你不要卷入这案子中。2. 答案D。译文经理宁愿自己的女儿不要在同一个办公室上班。3. 答案A。译文我宁可要一间自己的屋子，小点也罢，也不愿和别人同居一室。4. 答案B。译文你难道不宁愿孩子早点上床睡觉吗？5. 答案C。译文你不必如此匆忙，我宁愿你以工作为重。6. 答案C。译文我宁愿你目前不要对此发表意见。7. 答案A。译文坦率地说，我宁愿你目前不要采取任何行动。8. 答案C。译文你宁愿谁和你一道去：我还是乔治？9. 答案D。译文彼得宁愿去旧金山也不愿留在纽约。10. 答案C。译文比起去看电影来，我更喜欢看电视。11. 答案C。译文核科学的发展应该是为人类造福而不是对人类造成伤害。12. 答案D。译文年轻人比老年人更可能偏爱流行歌曲。13. 答案B。译文这矮个子只有一点五米。14. 答案A。译文他到时，发现家里只有一些上了年纪的人和病人。15. 答案B。译文这种作物只有在为其特殊处理过的土壤中才能生长的好。16. 答案A。译文据说，只有在英国，人们在一天中才能感受到四季的存在。17. 答案C。译文五十年前，有钱人打猎更多是找乐子，而不是观光。解析方案1关于would rather/ sooner的用法在would rather后的宾语从句中，谓语多用相当于过去式的形式，表示现在或将来的情况。如：I would rather y