❖ B. false
❖ C. artificial
❖ D. wrong ❖ 解析：artificial 人造的；artificial colours 人
工合成色素
❖ 69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning to ___A__.
❖ A. lump ❖ B. depression ❖ C. swelling ❖ D. cut
❖ 74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and __B___ workers.
❖ A. lay into ❖ B. lay off ❖ C. lay down ❖ D. lay aside ❖ 解析：lay into: 痛打；痛斥; lay off；解雇 ❖ lay down: 放下，指定；lay aside：放弃，搁置
❖ A. cheerfully
❖ B. wholeheartedly
❖ C. politely
❖ D. quietly ❖ 解析：with good grace=willingly 欣然地；
cheerfully = pleasantly willingly
❖ 70. __D___ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city.
❖ A. calm ❖ B. relieve ❖ C. comfort ❖ D. still ❖ 解析：ease 减轻，减缓；relieve 减轻，缓解
❖ 72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT ___A___.
❖ 75. The university consistently receives a high __D__ for the quality of its teaching and research.
❖ A. standard
❖ B. evaluation
❖ C. comment
❖ D. rating ❖ 解析：rating 是可数名词，a rating of
❖ A. Civil
❖ B. Civilized
❖ C. Civilian
❖ D. Civic ❖ 解析：civil 公民的civil rights 民间的，民用的； ❖ civilized 文明的，有礼貌的； ❖ civilian平民的civilian causalities 平民伤亡； ❖ civic 市政的 civic leaders 市政领导 ❖ “civic”is used to describe people that have an
official status in a town or city.
❖ 71. The city council is planning a huge roadbuilding programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means __B___.
2015年英语专业四级真题vocabulary答案及解析
❖ 66. Two of her brothers were __B___ during the Second World War.
❖ A. called on
❖ B. called up
❖ C. called for
❖ D. called out ❖ 解析：call on sb. 拜访；call sb. up= order
❖ A. celebrate
❖ B. signify ❖ C. symbolize
❖ D. suggest
❖ 77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means __C___.
❖ C. entirely
❖ D. together ❖ 解析：wholesale 副词，批发地；句意为“
该地区瓶子的批发价大约为50美元一箱。 ”
❖ 68. The product contains no __C___ colours, flavours, or preservatives.
❖ A. fake
something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is. (针对受欢迎度 和优劣性的) 评分
❖ 76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences,ห้องสมุดไป่ตู้film shows, etc. The underlined part means __A___.
❖ A. improved
❖ B. made up for
❖ C. balanced
❖ D. compensated for ❖ 解析：offset抵消，弥补
❖ 73. The doctor said that the gash in the cheek required ten stitches. The underlined part means __D___.
sb. to join the armed force 征召；call for 要 求，需求；call sb. out 召集
❖ 67. Bottles from the region sell ___A__ at about $50 a case.
❖ A. wholesale
❖ B. totally