四级词汇天天练之真题系列 八
四级真题名词第三期4. _______ is usually the chief enemy of the camera lens.
A)Occasion B)Vain C)Moisture D)Deck
4. C [注释]潮湿通常是摄像机镜头最主要的敌人。
A)Occasion n.场合, 时机, 机会;(特定的)时刻,时候;a great occasion 盛大的场面; On another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. 还有一次,他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。
B)Vain adj.徒然的, 无益的, 虚荣的, 空虚的, 自负的, 愚蠢的;She's very vain about her good looks. 她为她那好的容貌而自负。
C)Moisture n.潮湿, 湿气;The sun dries the moisture on the ground. 太阳晒干了地上的潮气。The desert air contains hardly any moisture. 沙漠的空气几乎不含一点湿气。
D)Deck n.甲板, 舰板, 覆盖物;the upper [lower] deck 上[下]甲板;
17. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.
A)rate B)speed C)pace D)growth
17. C [注释]许多人抱怨现代生活节奏太快。A,B,C三项均可表示“速度”,但C还可以表示“节奏”
A)rate 比率, 速度, 等级;a steady rate 稳定的速度;The rate of inflation decreased to 10% last year. 去年通货膨胀率降低为百分之十。
B)speed 迅速, 速度, 速率;at a speed of eighty miles an hour 以每小时80英里的速度;The speed of the car was frightening. 这辆小汽车的速度真吓人。
C)pace 速度, 步调,节奏;keep pace with the time 跟上时代步伐;to go at a good pace 以飞快的速度走;The fence is only ten paces from the house. 围墙离屋子只有十步远。
D)growth 增长, 生长;the growth of production 生产的发展; the growth of population 人口的增加。
20. Lightning is a _____ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A)rush B)rainbow C)rack D)ribbon
20. A [注释]闪电是发生在云层向地面或云层与云层之间的一阵突发电流。
A)rush 匆促, 冲进, 急流;The traffic on the streets during the rush hours virtually came to a standstill. 高峰期间马路上的交通车辆实际上已处于停止状态。I don't like the rush of modern life. 我不喜欢快节奏的现代生活。
B)rainbow 彩虹;C)rack 架, 行李架, 搁架;Put these tools back in the rack.把这些工具放回架子上。Put your bag in the luggage-rack. 把你的包放到行李架上。
D)ribbon .缎带, 丝带, 带, 带状物;ribbons in her hair 她头发上的发带;Her hair was tied up with a ribbon. 她的头发用一条丝带扎着。Typewriter ribbons may be all black or black and red. 打字色带可以是全部黑色或黑红两色的。
21. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ____ by the judge.
A)service B)sentence C)crime D)crisis
21. B [注释]该男子被证实有罪,被法官判以重刑。
A)service 服务, 服务性工作;公***设施;公益事业;We need the services of a doctor. 我们需要医生的诊治。The service in this shop is always slow; the girls are very lazy. 这家商店的服务总是很慢,那些女孩子都很懒。the telephone service 电话设施; The train service to the capital is very good. 去首都的火车服务设施非常好。
B)sentence 句子, 判决, 宣判;He received a heavy sentence. 他受到很重的刑罚。This is a sentence. 这是一个句子。
C)crime .犯罪, 犯罪行为, 罪行, 罪恶;Killing people is a crime. 杀人是一种罪行。It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish crime. 防止及侦察犯罪是警察的职务而惩罚犯罪是法庭的职责。
D)crisis 决定性时刻, 危机, 危险期;an economic crisis 经济危机;crisis of confidence 信任危机;
22. The _______ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A)sight B)view C)look D)form
22. A [注释]看到流血的场景总使他恶心。本题区分A,B,C三项表“看”意义时的用法区别。
A)sight 视力, 视觉, 看见,景象, 视域, 眼界;I caught sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus. 我看到公***汽车的后面有一个空座位。She lost her sight in an accident. 她在一次事故中丧失了视力。
B)view 观点, 见解, 观察; I wonder if this will meet your views. 我不知道这是否会符合你的意图。
C)look 看, 注视,望;Have a look at this picture. 看看这张照片。
D)form 形状, 形态, 外形, 表格;She has a tall graceful form.她有着高大优雅的外形。He seems to dislike any form of exercise. 他好象讨厌任何方式的运动。If you fill in this form, you can take books out of the library. 如果你填了这张表,就可以把书带出图书馆。
近义词辨析:look, sight, view, glance, glimpse这组名词在一起比较的含义都与视觉有关。
(1) look 一般有这样两层含义:对视觉器官的使用,即“朝……看”;看的行为所产生的印象,用于人时指“神态”或“样子”,用于物时指“面貌”
May I have a look at it please?
请让我看一看好吗?
The old city has taken on a new look.旧城换新貌。
(2) sight 表示“视觉所接受的景象”,但不含有“自觉地使用视觉器官”的意思,而表示“目的物进入了眼帘”。这时它虽是名词,却有动作的含义,常用于 catch sight of 和 at the sight of 等短语中。sight 在用于表示风景时,一般有修饰语来说明“特征”,从而使视觉所接受的印象更为明确,更为具体…but it suddenly caught sight of the drunk.但是那公牛突然看到了那个酒汉。
…you can enjoy the extraordinary sight of unbroken cloud plains… ……
你可以欣赏那连绵不断的云海的非凡景象……
(3) view 在表示动作概念时,含有注视的意思;在表示风景时,不象 sight 那样要求有修饰语。如果说 sight 有“视力”的含义,那么 view 有“见解”的含义…The landscape is hidden from view. ……
大地的风光被遮住而看不见了……(其含义是想去观赏,凝视)
An airplane offers you an unusual and breathtaking view of the world.飞机为你提供非凡的,令人惊诧不已的地球景色。(句中的 view 既有凝视的动作含义,又有风景的状态含义)
He always takes an extreme view.他总是持极端见解。
(4) glance 的原义是“闪现”,如活动着的反光物体在阳光下的闪烁,后来慢慢演变为“迅速的看”这一含义He took a glance at it briefly, and then he told me to look again.他向它略略瞟了一眼,然后叫我再看看。
(5) glimpse 既可表示瞥一眼的行为,又可表示瞥一眼所看到的东西When he began to play a tune, we had our first glimpse of the snake.当他开始吹一支曲子时,我们第一次瞥见了那条蛇。
This is my glimpse of New York.这就是我对纽约的一瞥所见。
四级真题名词第四期23. The tomato juice left brown ______ on the front of my jacket.
A)spot B)point C)track D)trace
23. A [注释]我的夹克衫前胸有西红柿汁的棕色斑点。
A)spot 斑点, 污点, 地点, 场所, 现场;She had spots on her face when she was ill. 她生病的时候,她脸上有斑点。This is a nice spot for a house. 这里是建房的好地方。
B)point 点, 分数, 要点,论文;It was a turning point in his career. 这是他事业上的转折点。I don't see your point.我不懂你的意思。
C)track 轨迹, 车辙, 跟踪, 航迹, 足迹;The hunter followed the animal's tracks. 猎人追踪动物的足迹。
D)trace 痕迹, 踪迹, 微量;They searched the building but did not find any trace of the criminal. 他们搜查了这座楼房,可是没有发现罪犯的一点踪迹。Put just a trace more salt in my soup. 我的汤里再放一点盐吧!
24. The clothes a person wears may express his _____ or social position.
A)curiosity B)determination C)significance D)status
24.D [注释]人们的穿戴可能反映其身份或社会地位。
A)curiosity 好奇心;新奇的事物;He is full of curiosity. 他充满了好奇心。
B)determination 决心, 果断;a man of determination 有决断力的人; That girl has great determination; I am sure she will do well. 那女孩子决心很大,我肯定她会做好的。
C)significance 重要; 意义;价值;What is the significance of this speech? 这个讲话有什么意义?The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and experience. 大学生打工的意义还不仅在于钱和经验。
D)status 身份, 地位, 情形, 状况;class status 级成分;his status as a teacher 他的教师身分;social status 社会地位;
26. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised _____ from the United States.
A)transfer B)deliveries C)transportation D)transmissions
26.D [注释]美式足球和棒球通过电视转播已为英国公众熟悉。
A)transfer 移动, 传递, 转移; Can I have a transfer to a new office? 我能调换到一个新办公室去吗?
B)delivery 递送;送与;There is no delivery of letters on Sundays. 星期日不送信。
C)transportation 运输, 运送;transportation by railroad 铁路运输;waterway transportation 水运;D)transmission 播送, 发射, 传动, 传送;transmission of the television signal 电视信号传输;
27. Although I liked the appearance of the house, what really made me decide to buy it was the beautiful _____ through the window.
A)vision B)look C)picture D)view
27. D [注释]尽管我喜欢这栋房子的外表,但真正让我决定卖下它的原因是他那通过窗户能看到的美丽景色。
A)vision 视力, 视觉, 想象力, 幻想;He had a vision of himself as a rich businessman. 他想象自己是一个富有的商人。
B)look 看, 注视, 脸色, 面容, 外表;an angry look 愤怒的神情;A serious look passed over his face. 他脸上显出一副严肃的神色。Good looks are not as important as kindness.好的容貌没有好的心肠重要。
C)picture (具体人或物构成的)画, 图画, 照片, 像, 美景;She drew a picture of me. 她画了一张我的肖像。
D)view 景色, 风景, 观点;The house has a view over the sea. 这座房子面向大海视野开阔。There's a fine view of the mountains from our hotel window. 从我们旅馆窗口可以看到美丽的山景。
28. The manager spoke highly of such _____ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A)virtues B)features C)properties D)characteristics
28. A [注释]经理高度评价了其雇员们显示出来的忠诚,勇气,真实等美德。B,C,D均有“特征”的含义,只有A表示“美德”。
A)virtue 德行, 美德, 贞操, 优点;Honesty is a virtue. 诚实是一种美德。Plastic has many virtues. 塑料有很多优点。
B)feature 面貌的一部分(眼,口,鼻等)特征, 容貌, 特色;the geographical features of a district 地区的地理特征;feature films 故事片;C)property 财产,性能, 功能, 特性;The hot springs are said to possess healing properties. 据说这些温泉有医疗功能。
D)characteristic 特性, 特征;A characteristic of the camel is its ability to live for a long time without water. 骆驼的特点是不喝水也能活很长时间。
四级真题名词第五期以下各题测试介词与名次构成的词组的含义,因此了解该名词与什么介词搭配是解题的关键。
29. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _____ .
A)gaps B)intervals C)length D)distance
29.B [注释]在高级课程中学生必须每隔一个月进行一次成绩测试。
A)gap 缺口, 裂口, 间隙, 缝隙, 差距;(不与at搭配)a gap in the hedge 树篱的缺口;a gap in historical records 历史记录上的一段空白;B)interval 间隔, 距离, 幕间休息;at intervals 每隔一段时间,每隔一段距离;arranged at intervals of ten feet 以10英尺的间隔排列;There was a long interval before he answered the telephone. 隔了好久他才回了电话。
C)length 长度, 长, 时间的长短;at length 最后;终于;充分地;详细地;Mary's dress is not the right length; it is too short. 玛丽的衣服长短不合适,太短了。
D)distance 距离, 远离;冷淡;keep sb at a distance 与某人保持距离;敬而远之;What distance do you have to walk to school? 你到学校要走多远的距离?
30. The ceremony was not for the _____ of the dead, but for the comfort of the living.
A)purpose B)sake C)respect D)impression
30. B [注释]举行该典礼不是为了死者,而是为了安慰活着的人。
A)purpose 目的, 意图, 用途, 效果;What is his purpose in coming back this time? 他这次回来的意图是什么?
B)sake 缘故, 理由;for the sake of 为了…好处;为…着想;do sth. for the sake of one's family 为家庭做某事; Your sister is trying to read;please be quiet for her sake. 你妹妹正在努力读书,请让她安静。
C)respect 尊敬, 敬重, 注意, 考虑, 尊重;The students have great respect for their history teacher. 学生们非常尊敬他们的历史老师。
D)impression 印象, 感想,印记;The thief had left an impression of his foot in the garden. 小偷在花园中留下一个脚印。What were your first impressions of London? 你对伦敦的最初印象如何?
31. They are building the dam in _____ with another firm.
A)comparison B)association C)touch D)tune
31. B [注释他们在与另一家公司合作建造这个水坝。本题测试in …… with 与选择项名词构成的短语含义区别。
A)in / by comparison with 相比之下; My shoes are small in comparison with my sister's. 我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。
B)in association with 与……联系/联合;We are working in association with a number of local companies to raise money for the homeless. 我们与本地几家公司联合为无家可归者筹款。
C)in touch with 与……有联系;Our head office can put you in touch with a branch in your area. 我们总公司可以安排您与当地分公司取得联系。
D)in tune with 与……协调/融洽;His ideas are in tune with the times. 他的思想适合时代的潮流。
35. In previous times, when fresh meat was in short ____ , pigeons were kept by many house-holds as a source of food.
A)store B)provision C)reserve D)supply
35. D [注释]早先,鲜肉供应不足时,许多家庭养鸽子充作食物来源之一。B项不与 in 搭配。
A)store 商店, 店铺, 贮藏, 贮备;a store for furniture 家具仓库;lay in stores of coal for winter 贮藏煤以备过冬;B)provision 供应, (一批)供应品, 预备, 防备rovisions are plentiful. 粮食充足。 to make provision for the future 准备日后之需;C)reserve 储备(物), 储藏量, 预备队;保留;reserve of food食物储备; I have reserved a room for you at the hotel. 我已在旅馆为你预订了一个房间。
D)supply 补给, 供给, 供应品;in short supply 短缺;Our supplies for this month are in the cupboard. 我们这个月的生活用品在橱子里。The supply is inadequate to meet the demand. 供不应求。
36. Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _____ .
A)intention B)attempt C)purpose D)desire
36.B [注释]雪莉对生物考试已做好充分准备,她有把握首次通过。本题中只有B,C两项可与 on 连用。
A)intention 意图, 目的;I began reading with the intention of finishing the book, but I never did. 我开始读这本书时想读完它,可是我从来就没把它读完。
B)attempt 努力, 尝试, 企图;on the first attempt 首次尝试时; She made an attempt to cook the dinner. 她试着做这顿饭。
C)purpose 目的, 意图, 用途, 效果;on purpose 故意地;为了;特地;I came here on purpose to see you. 我特地来这里看你。
D)desire 愿望, 心愿, 要求;He has no desire for wealth.他对财富无欲望。 I had a desire to go swimming. 我很想去游泳。