大学英语四级强化训练 —— Vocabulary and Structure 答案

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. American companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ___________ enterprises.

A)movable B)changing C)flexible D)varying The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c．flexible adj．“灵活的；易弯曲的，柔韧的” movable adj．“活动的，可移动的；时间不固定的”。hanging adj．“变化中的”varying adj．“不同程度的”

2. My mother cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _______ enough to eat. A)light B)render C)slight D)mild The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选b．Tender adj．“嫩的；温柔的；疼痛的，一触即痛的”（如 The meat is tender；Her skin is very tender，like a baby's ； The leaves In spring are green and tender）light adj．“轻的，少量的；淡色的，浅色的”slight adj．“轻微的，微小的；纤细的，瘦弱的” mild adj．“温和的；和缓的；温暖的，暖和的” 3. If I had more time, I should take ____ golf as a hobby. A)to B)on C)over D)up The correct answer: d Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选D）。take up意为“开始（某种爱好），从事（某项活动）”，符合句意。take to“喜欢，养成（某种爱好）”；take on“承担（任务），呈现，接受”；take over“接受，接收”，均不符合句意。

4. If a person helps a criminal, he is also considered __________ of the crime.

A)conscious B)aware C)knowledgeable D)guilty The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选d．guilty（of）adj．“有罪的；内疚的”（如 The jury found him guilty of arson；Who is guilty of taking the last piece of cake？feel guilty for／about sth／at-ing；have a guilty conscience）conscious of“意识到的，知道的” aware of“意识到的，知道的”knowledgeable (about) adj.“在行的，对??有丰富知识的”

5. Don't _______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead. A)release B)relieve C)relate D)inform, The correct answer: A Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选a．release vt．公布，发布，公开，发表，发行；释放，解放；放开，松开relieve vt.“减轻，解除，缓解；救济，援救”relate v．“与??有关联（to）；使相互关联；叙述，讲述”inform （sb of）vt．“告诉，通知” 6. The island lies to ____ south of Kwantung.

A)the B)a C)/ D)an The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选A）。表示地理位置、方向的名词前通常要加上定冠词。 7. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _______ it.

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A)got off B)got across C)got over D)got away The correct answer: C Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选c.get over“从（疾病、失望、震惊、畏惧等）中恢复过来；克服（困难）,解决（问题）” get off“下（车、船、飞机）；逃脱惩罚” get across“使（讲话）被了解，把??讲清楚（让人听明白）” get away“走开，离开; (携??)逃脱（with）”

8. I asked him where my sister was, and he ____________ the store across the street. A)indicated B)displayed C)pointed D)showed The correct answer: A Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选a．indicate vt.（用手指或目光）标示，表示，指向；表明，显示（如 indicate the direction by pointing with a finger；Fever indicates illness／that a person is ill．）display vt.“陈列，展览；显不出”point（at／to）vi.“指，指向；表明” show vt.“显示，出示；表明，证明” 9. Fortunately, the patient was out of ____ .

A)hazard B)peril C)danger D)risk The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。out of danger是固定词组，意为“脱离危险”，符合句意。

10. A number of cars ____ in front of the restaurant.

A)is parking B)are parking C)has parked D)is to park The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选B）。a number of（许多）作主语时，其谓语动词均用复数；但the number of （??的数目）后的谓语动词均用单数。

11. Important people don't often have much free time as their work ____ all their time. A)takes away B)takes over C)takes up D)takes in The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。take up意为“占用”，符合题意，为正确答案，take away, take over, take in分别作“拿走”、“接收、接管”，“领会、接受”解。 12. What's the _________ distance you've ever walked?

A)minimum B)maximum C)finite D)vast The correct answer: B Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选b．maximum adj．／n．“最大的，最高的；最大限度，最大量”（如 He smokes a maximum of 10 cigarettes a day；The sound has reached its maximum; The maximum speed on this roads is 60 miles per hour．）minimum n．／adj．“最低限度，最少量；最低的，最小的”finite adj．“有限的” vast adj．“巨大的，广阔的；大量的，很多的”

13. I was a small country house, but it was large _______urban standards. A)at B)for C)by D)form The correct answer: C Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选c.by?standards“按照??的标准来衡量”（不与其他三个介词搭配）

14. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the __________ before the fine weather came to an end.

A)collection B)seed C)yield D)harvest

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The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选d．harvest n．“［u］收获，收割；[c]收成”（如 The slimmer harvest is about to start; There was a large apple harvest this year.） collection n.“收集，采集；收藏品”（参见注830）seed n．“种，种子” yield n．“产量；收益” 15. It was essential that the application forms ____ back before the deadline.

A)must be sent B)would be sent C)be sent D)were sent

The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 在一些以\形容词+that从句”表示愿望、建议、命令等的句型中，that列出的主语从句，其谓语动词须用虚拟语气，即：谓语须用\原形\，should可省略。所以C）为正确答案。

16. As we are going to the market, we will ____ call in at your father's office. A)either B)as well C)also D)too The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。四个选项都意为“也”，either只用于否定句中，as well,also,too用于肯定句。too和as well多用于句末，also放在动词之前。

17. The brutal bombing of Yugoslavia by the U.S. and its NATO allies, which was claimed to have been made for the protection of human rights, resulted as a matter of fact in hundreds. Of thousands of _____ fleeing to neighbouring countries.

A)exiles B)emigrants C)refugees D)victims The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c．refugee n．“难民” exile n．（因政治或宗教原因）“被流放者，流亡国外者，背井离乡者” emigrant n．（移居国外的）“移民” victim n．“牺牲品，受害者”

18. He is always giving ____ his wife.

A)in to B)in C)up D)off The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选A）。give in to意为“向??投降，对??让步”，符合句意。give in，“让步，妥协”；give up，“放弃，戒掉”；give off，“散发出（光、气味等）”，均不符合句意。

19. When a society is polarized, the ____________ Left confronts the extreme Right and there's nobody in between.

A)fundamental B)radical C)firm D)complete The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选b．Radical adj．“激进的，激进派的”（如 His opinions are very radical； He's fairly radical in his opinions.）fundamental (to) adj.“根本的，基本的”firm adj.“坚定的，坚决的”complete adj．“完全的，完整的”

20. Prof. Beidler, who teaches English literature at the California State University, divides his time ____ teaching, writing and lecturing.

A)during B)among C)into D)between The correct answer: d Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选D）。动词divide可与介词between连用，between之后通常是几个单数名词，表示两两之间的关系。

21. I ___________ her not to walk on the thin ice but she wouldn't listen to me.

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A)warned B)suggested C)persuaded D)consulted The correct answer: A Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选a．warn vt.“警告，告诫”（句型：warn sb of/abut danger；warn sb against-ing/not t-V/warn sb that?）suggest vt.“建议，提议”（句型：suggest sth／-ing；suggest that sb do sth；不说 suggest sb to-V）persuade vt.“说服，劝服；使相信”（句型：persuade sb to－V/into-ing；persuade sb not to－V／out of-ing；persuade sb of／that?“使相信”）consult vt.“向??请教；查阅（资料）”；vi.“商议，交换意见”（不跟带不定式的复合结构）

22. The ____ from hand-made to machine-made shoes was accomplished very slowly. A)changeover B)turnover C)takeover D)handover The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选A）。changeover意为“改变，转换”，符合句意。turnover，“倒转，营业额”；takeover，“接收，接管”；handover，“移交的”，均不符合句意。

23. Prices continued to rise while wages remained low ____ that the Government became increasingly unpopular.

A)on condition B)with the result C)provided D)in order

The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选B）。with the result that...，“其结果是”，符合句意。on condition that...“如果，条件是”；provided that...，“只要”；in order that“为的是”，均不符合题意

24. The project is not ____ a failure. It is a success in some respects.

A)altogether B)nevertheless C)but D)therefore The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选A）。not altogether意为“并非完全是”。 25. It was unwise of him to _______ the unreliable data in his speech.

A)turn to B)refer to C)keep to D)point to The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选b．refer（to）vi．“参考，查阅；提到，涉及”；vt．“让??去找”（如 refer to a dictionary；refer to a history book；The lady was referring to Bill when she spoke of a bright lad；This rule refers to（适用于”）everyone；Don't refer to the matter again；This dispute will be referred to an arbitrator.）turn to（for）“找??（寻求帮助）” keep to“坚持；遵守，信守”point to“指向”

26. Anyone who has spent time with children is aware of the difference in the way boys and girls respond to_______ situations.

A)similar B)alike C)same D)likely The correct answer: A Your answer:()

讲评： 本题应选a. similar (to) adj. “相似的，类似的”alike adj.（只作表语）“同样的，想像的”same adj．“相同的，一样的”（必须与走冠词连用）likely adj．（定语）“可能的，有希望的”

27. The automobile salesman gave us some _________ on the latest models.

A)message B)document C)literature D)paper

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