大学英语四级强化训4.doc

大学英语四级强化训练 Vocabulary and Structure 答案窗体顶端Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. Like most other human beings, medical doctors usually prefer that they _ evaluated according to their intentions and feelings. A)are B)be C)will be D)would be The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： 动词prefer之后的宾语从句通常用虚拟语气，其形式是“(should)+动词原形”，should可省略。所以，B）是正确答案。 2. Parents have a legal _ to ensure that their children are provided with efficient education suitable to their age. A)impulse B)obligation C)influence D)sympathy The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bobligation n.c（强调法律方面的）“义务，责任”（have an obligation to help support ones parents；be faithful to ones obligations；ones obligation to ones children；be under an obligation to do sth）impulse n“冲动，突然的欲望；脉冲”（havefeel an impulse toV；be seized with an impulse toV；do sth on impulse）influence n“影响，感化力；权势，势力”sympathy（forwith）nu“同情，同情心” 3. For dinner that evening we had some _ turtle meat. A)delicious B)tasteful C)presentable D)elaborate The correct answer: A Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选adelicious adj”美味可口的，好闻的”（delicious foodsmell） tasteful adj.“（修饰家具、工艺品等）“格调高雅的，显示出鉴赏力高的”presentable adj“（指人）模样不错的，适合在公共场所露面的；（指作品）相当本错的，可以拿得出来的” elaborate adj“复杂的；精心制作的，详尽的” 4. Vingo obtained his release from jail _ the successful efforts of his friends to prove his innocence. A)in accordance with B)for reasons of C)as a result of D)with the help of The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。介词短语as a result of意为“作为的结果”，符合句意。 5. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _ A)performances B)personalities C)qualities D)appearances The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bpersonality n“个性，人格;(某个行业的)人物，名人”（如 Her personality made her popular; The boy is developing a fine personality; Many personalities were at the banquet.） performance n.“演出，表演；工作表现；履行，执行”qualityn“质量，品质，特性”appearance n“出现，露面；外观，外貌” 6. The _ of accidents on that road gives the doctors a lot of work. A)figure B)number C)occurrence D)frequency The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dfrequency n“次数，频繁；频率，出现率”（如His requests for money come withgreat frequency；This radio signal has a frequency of 200，000 cycles per second；mediumhigh frequency；ultrahighultralow frequency）figuren“（一般指统计）数字；外形，轮廓；人物 number n数字”occurrence n“u发生，出现；c发生的事情，事件” 7. Dont _ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A)release B)relieve C)relate D)retain The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： 选项A）release意为“发布、宣布”，符合句意，为正确答案。give sb.the go-ahead的意思是“准许某人进行（某事）”。 8. When my mum lost her cat last summer, it turned _ a week later at a house in the next village. A)out B)in C)over D)up The correct answer: d Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选D）。turn up以事物作主语，意为“被找到”，符合句意。turn out，“结果是，证明是”；turn in，“交还，上交”；turn over，“移交”，均不符合句意。 9. We cannot _ our influence unless we have an organ. A)execute B)apply C)play D)exercise The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选d. exercise vt.“运用，行使” ( to exercise care/caution/restraint/patience; to exercise ones influence/intelligence/strength) execute vt.“实施，执行；处死，处决”（参见注1156） apply vt.“应用，运用” play vt.“扮演，演出” 10. We are _ to the idea, but we doubt whether the time is ripe to put it into force. A)equal B)adequate C)considerate D)sympathetic The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dsympathetic adj（to/towards）“赞同的，支持的”；（withtowards）“同情的”；“体谅的，谅解的”（如 He is sympathetic to your plans; Im not sympathetic towards these new teaching methods；My husbands very sympathetic withtowards the men）equal（to）adj相等的，同样的；平等的；胜任的（参见注695）adequate（tofor）adj“充足的，足够的；适当的；胜任的”（参见注 732）considerate（ofto）adj“考虑周到的，体谅的”（参见 1042） 11. He fell off his bike and broke one of his legs. _ he will have to be away from school for two or three weeks. A)As a result B)As a result of C)With the result that D)Without result The correct answer: A Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选aas a result（放在第二句的句首，说明作为第一句所谈情况的结果）“作为结果，因此”（本题中的句子还可以用下面句子表达：As a result of his having broken a leg owing to his fall off the bike，he will have to be away from school for two or three weeks；He fell off the bike and broke one of his legs with the result that he will have to be away from school for two or three weeks.）without result“没有结果” 12. Will you _ this passage to see if there is any misprint A)look up B)go over C)dwell D)work out The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bGo over“看一遍，检查一遍，审查一遍”look up“向上看人在词典中）查（生词）” dwell on“详述；老是想着（某事）” work out“算出；想出；制定出” 13. The writer tried to be as _ as possible in evaluating his latest work. A)objective B)realistic C)natural D)modest The correct answer: A Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选a. objective adj. “客观的，不带偏见的”（与 subjective 相对）（如 to give objective criticism; Its difficult for one to be wholly objective about anything.） realistic adj. “现实的，实际可行的；现实主义的，逼真的” natural adj.“自然的，天然的；正常的；天生的，天赋的” modest adj.“谦虚的，谦恭的；适中的，不过分的” 14. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th _the birth of Jesus Christ. A)in favour of B)in honour of C)in terms of D)in accordance with The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bIn honour of“为庆祝，为纪念，为向表示敬意” in favour of“支持，赞成” in terms of“从来说，用（表示）；从的角度”inaccordance with“按照，根据；与一致” 15. She had to _ her dress because she had lost weight. A)change B)modify C)alter D)shrink The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选calter v“改变，变更”（如 His feature had not altered； Nothing can alter the facts； If your new coat is too large，the tailor can alter it to fit you）（衣服由大改小）change vt.“改变，更改；换” modify vt.“（稍加）修改，更改，改进（计划、设计、立场、态度、观点、看法等）”shrink vi.“收缩；起皱；退缩，畏缩”（参见注476） 16. The firms promise to increase our pay was a reluctant _ to union demands, because the union would otherwise not go back to work. A)response B)reply C)reaction D)concession The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dconcession（to）n“让步；特许，特许权”（如 As a concession to the public outcry，the Government reduced the tax on petrol；The union was ready to make concessions at the bargaining table；Perhaps we should abandon our oil concessions“租借地）response（to） n回答，答复；反应，响应” reply（to）n“回答，答复”reaction（to）n“c反应；u反作用”（注：虽然response，reply和 reaction放在句中都说得通，但 concession更符合句意。） 17. Im afraid you have no _ but to come along with us. A)possibility B)chance C)choice D)selection The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c. choice n“u选择，抉择；c供选择的东西”（have no choice but toV“除做外别无他法；非不可；只有才行”；另一说法是There is no choice for sb but to一V；类似的说法还有：have no alternative but to-V）（其它三个名词不是习惯搭配） 18. Bill is a hard-working student. He turns _ two essays every week. A)off B)out C)on D)in The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dturn in“上交；交还；上床睡觉”（如 I want you to turn in a good history paper.）turn off“关上，关掉;拐弯”turn out“生产，制造；关掉，旋熄；驱逐，使离开；结果是，最后证明是” turn on“打开 19. He is a man you can rely on. He never _ A)goes back on his word B)has words with anyone C)eats his words D)swallows his words The correct answer: A Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选ago back on ones word“失信，不守信”（注意：word作“诺言、保证”解时为不可数名词，而且习惯上与物主代词连用；与 word相搭配表示“诺言、保证”的习语有：give ones word“保证”；keep ones word“遵守诺国”；break ones word“失情，不遵守诺目”；a man of ones word“说话算数的人”；be as good as ones word“说话算数，信守诺言”；have sbs word“得到某人的保证”；Ones word is as good as gold“非常守信”）eat ones words“承认说错了，收回自己的话”（注意在这个成语中 words用复数，不要把 eat ones words误认为是“食言，不守信”解）have words with sb“与某人发生口角” swallow ones words（说话时）“口齿不清” 20. There is always _ for improvement however much you have already done. A)area B)place C)room D)space The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c. room n.u“余地；空间，地方”（如 Theres room for improvement in your work；Theres no room for doubt）（参见注 446）area n“面积；地区，地域；领域，范围” place n“地方；场所；地位；职位” space n“空地，场地；空间，太空；篇幅” 21. In order for one to achieve the desired results in this experiment, it is necessary that he works _ possible. A)as fastly as B)as fast as C)as faster as D)as more fastly as The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选B）。fast本身是副词，as.as句型中要求用形容词、副词原形。副词的同级比较应避免与其同形的形容词混淆。 22. She had stomach trouble and had to follow a strict _ prescribed by the doctor. A)routine B)prescription C)diet D)procedure The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cdiet n（多与不定冠词连用）“（病人或减肥者的）特定饮食，规定饮食”（如The doctor recommended a rice diet for her high blood pressure；The doctor put him on a diet，so now he is on a diet）routine n“例行公事；惯常的程序”prescription n“处方，药方”procedure n“程序，手续，步骤” 23. These excursions will give you an even deeper _ into our language and culture. A)inquiry B)investigation C)input D)insight The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dinsight（into）nu“洞察力；洞悉；深刻见解”（如havegetgainan insight into sth；givesb an insight into sth ； We study science to gain insight into natural laws; He has a great insight into modern science.）（注：insight为不可数名词，但可加不定冠词）inquiry n“打听，询问；调查，查问” investigation n“调查，调查研究” input n“输入；投入的资金或物质”（input and output“投入与产出”） 24. Becoming president is his _ goal. A)last B)conclusive C)ultimate D)eventual The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c. ultimate adj.“最后的，最终的”（如 The ultimate cost of the job was over a hundred dollars; Their ultimate victory is not in question.） last adj.“最后的，末了的；上，前（一周、个月）” conclusive adj.“结论性的；最后的” eventual adj.“最后的，必然发生的”（注： ultimate强调“最后的，最终的”；last 强调按顺序排在最后的； conclusive强调作为最后的； eventual强调经过一个发展过程到最后的。） 25. _ through the field, the wild flowers provide an interesting subject to study. A)While walking B)Having walked C)As one walks D)When you have walked The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 因为主句主语是the wild flowers，所以A）项和B）项均不能选（主语不一致）。D）项是现在完成时态，不符合题意。所以，C）是正确答案。 26. Mark often attempts to escape _ whenever he breaks traffic regulations. A)having been fined B)to have been fined C)to be fined D)being fined The correct answer: d Your answer:() 讲评： 动词escape后应接名词或动名词，但不能接动词不定式。在本句中，fine是及物动词，在这里要用被动语态；而且句子讲的是经常性动作，应当用一般时态。所以，D）是正确答案。 27. They must make up their