专四词汇语法突击13(附答案详解)专四词汇语法突击131. It wasn’t such a good dinner ____ she had promised us. A. thatB. whichC.2. ____ can we yield to the pressure. A. By and largeB. By means of C. By no meansD. In return3. By the time we reach an agreement, the approvals ____. A. will be got B. have been got C. shall have been got D. are got4. The World Trade Center, the top ____ is 410 meters high, is the tallest building in the world.A. of whichB. whichC. of whoseD. that5. Doctor Godwin says that ____ what forceful arguments against smoking there are, many people persist in smoking. A. thoughB. howeverC. no matterD. but6. ____ many times, this radio receiver is found very sensitive. A. Being testedB. Having been tested C. Having testedD. Testing7. If traffic problems are not solved soon, drivingin cities ____ impossible.A. becomesB. will have becomeC. will becomeD. become8. On this busy road drivers ought to be especially careful, ____? A. ought itB. oughtn’t they C. oughtn’t it D. don’t they .A. did he returnB. he did returnC. he returnedD. had he returned10. ____ his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave. A. Hardly had he openedB. Scarcely did he open C. No sooner did he openD. He had no sooner opened11. She has____ as a singer; she’s worth training. A. abilitiesB. capabilities C. talentsD. capacities12. The atomic clock is ____to within 3 seconds in a century. A. exactB. clearC. accurateD. explicit13. That consciousness is being transformed into ____. A. actionB. actC. deedD. activity14. To stress the importance of a rich vocabulary, the teacher used a(n) ____.“Writing with aseverely limited vocabulary”, she said, “is like trying to paint a circus with only a few colors.”A. exampleB. comparisonC. contrastD. analogy15. When my father listens to classical music on the radio, he often swings his arms as if he’s ____ the orchestra.A. leadingB. controllingC. conductingD. practising16. The disappearance of that money from my wallet is quite ____. I’m sure the wallet was in my pocket all day.A. dramaticB. doubtfulC. mysteriousD. dangerous17. A completely new situation is likely to ____ whe n the school leaving age is raised to 16. A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse18. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley. A. establishedB. placedC. fixedD. built19. An almost ____ line of traffic was moving ata snail’s pace through the center city.A. continuousB. constantC. longD. continualxx年战争结束后他才回到家乡。
【难点】副词only置于句首,主要目的在于强调,在语法结构上,则引起倒装。
10. A)【句意】他一睁开眼睛,她就告诉他他们该动身了。
【难点】hardly...when 为一固定搭配,意为“一?就”,具有同样意义的搭配还有scarcely...when, no sooner...than等。
【难点】capability意为“能力;才能;潜在能力”,常用于人所具有的从事某项工作或达到某一目的的能力。
ability常用于人,指做事的能力,这种能力可以是天生的,也可以是后天习得的。
talent意为“天才,天赋;才气”,后与for连用;capacity亦为“能力,才能”,既可用于人,也可用于物,指接受、容纳、吸收、理解或完成某事的能力。
12. C)【句意】原子钟在一百年内可精确至三秒以内。
【难点】accurate 意为“准确的,精确的”,指于细心而精确地使某事符合事实和真理;exact意为“精确的;恰好的;严密的”,指不多不少,确切地与事实或标准相符;clear意为“清晰的;清楚的;明白的”;explicit 意为“详述的;明确的”。
13. A)【句意】那种觉悟正被转化成行动。
【难点】action 意为“行为,行动”,不作具体强调;act 意为“所做的事,行为”,指比较具体的行为;deed 意为“行为,功绩”,强调与语言相对应;activity 意为“活动”,指具体化的行动。
14. D)【句意】为强调庞大词汇量的重要性,这个老师用了个类比。
“用有限的词汇去写作就像用仅有的几个颜色去油漆一个马戏场”。
【难点】analogy意为“类推,类比”;example 意为“例子,实例,例证”;comparison 意为“比较,对照”,指比较两者的相同点;contrast 意为“对比,对照”,指比较两者的不同点。
15. C)【句意】每当我父亲从收音机里收听古典音乐时,他就会摆动双臂,好像在指挥乐队。
【难点】conduct 意为“指挥”;lead 意为“领导;走在?的前面”;control 意为“控制”;practise意为“练习,实习”。
16. C)【句意】我钱包里的钱神秘失踪,我相信钱包整天都在我的衣袋里。
【难点】mysterious 意为“神秘的”;dramatic 意为“戏剧性的”;doubtful 意为“可怀疑的”;dangerous 意为“危险的”。
17. C)【句意】当离校年龄提高到16岁时,一个全新的形势就可能出现。
【难点】arise 意为“出现,产生”;rise意为“上升”;raise 意为“举起,提出;饲养”;arouse 意为“引起,唤起,激起”。
前两个词是不及物动词,后两个词为及物动词。
18. C)【句意】营员们将他们的帐蓬固定在一个避风的山谷里。
【难点】fix 意为“使固定;使牢固,安装”;establish 意为“建立;设立;确立”;place意为“放置”;build 意为“建造;营造”。
19. A)【句意】几乎连绵不断的一串车辆在以蜗牛般缓慢的速度穿过市中心。
【难点】continuous 意为“连续不断的,接连的”;constant 意为“不断的;连续发生的”,强调事物的永恒性;long 意为“长久的,长时间的”;continual 意为“从不间断的”。
xx年轻的科学家能够判断什么必须接受,什么必须用怀疑的眼光去看。
【难点】doubt意为“疑惑”,with doubt 意为“带着疑惑的眼光”;belief意为“相信,信任”;curiosity 意为“好奇心,求知欲”;suspicion意为“怀疑”,但和doubt 不同。
doubt是于信息不足而不相信,或不能判别是非真伪,拿不准;suspicion 是感到可能存在某事,猜疑有某种情况,多指疑心别人有不好的事。
22. C)【句意】该城市已决定除掉头顶上架的电线。
【难点】do away with 意为“废除;去掉”;do with 意为“处理,利用”,与what连用;do off和do away 不存在。
23. C)【句意】乔治听到这个悲伤的消息失声痛哭。
【难点】break into 意为“突然发生?”;break through 意为“冲破,突围;突破”;break up 意为“打碎”;break out 意为“爆发”。
24. A)【句意】航班起飞时,简和她的男朋友坐在飞机上,最后看一眼来为他们送行的他们的父母。
【难点】on board 意为“在船上,在飞机上”;at most意为“至多,不超过”;on schedule意为“按时间表,准时”;at random 意为“胡乱地;任意地,随便地”。
25. A)【句意】她被看作是一位很有发展前途的歌唱家。
【难点】look on 意为“看作;看待”;look for 意为“寻找,寻求”;look over 意为“察看,参观”;look up 意为“查检”。