英语专业四级词汇练习.doc

1. He might have be killed ______ the arrival of the police.A. except forB. but forC. withD. for Key: B．该句意思是“要不是警察来了，他本可能已经被杀死了”。因此 B项but for是答案。B项 but for意为“要不是，倘没有”，常用于虚拟语气的句子中。例如：I could not have done it but for your help. 要不是有你的帮助，我不可能做成这件事。 2. These figures are not consistent ______ results obtained in previous experiments.A. toB. withC. forD. in Key: B．该句意思是“这些数字与前几次实验所得到的结果不一致”。因此B项with是答案。B项consistent为形容词，意为“和……一致”，后接 with。例如： New goals are not always consistent with the existing policies．新目标并不总是与现行政策一致。consistent 的动词形式为consist，consist with 意为“与……相一致”。consist in意为“在于”，因此其他选项to,for,in均不符题意。 3. All the parts of these washing machines are ______, so that it is very convenient to replace them.A. normalizedB. modernizedC. mechanizedD. standardized Key: D.该句意思是“这种洗衣机的全部部件都已经标准化了，因而更换部件非常方便”。因此D项standardized是答案。D项standardize意为“使标准化”。例如:Standardized products are usually cheaper than hand－made articles．标准化的产品通常比手工制品便宜。 A项normalize意为“使正常化”。例如：Relations were slow to normalize after the war．战后关系正常化进展缓慢。B项modernize意为“使现代化”。例如：They succeeded In modernizing existing hospitals．他们成功地实现了使现有医院现代化。C项mechanize意为“使机械化”。例如: Housework will become highly mechanized in the near future．在不久的将来，家务劳动将会变得高度机械化。 4. I was _____ by their kindness and moved to tears.A. preoccupiedB. embarrassedC. overwhelmedD. counselled Key: C.该句意思是“我被他们的好意感动得流下泪来”。因此C项overwhelmed是答案。C项 overwhelm意为“淹没，浸没，压倒”，后常接by或with，常用于被动语态句子中。例如:She was overwhelmed with／by grief．她悲痛欲绝。I was overwhelmed with gratitude. 我不胜感激。A项preoccupied意为“全神贯注的”。例如：she became more and more preoccupied with children．她越来越专注孩子们了。B项 embarrass意为“使窘迫，难为情”。D项 counsel意为“劝告，提议”。 5. In many cultures people who were thought to have the ability to ______ dreams were likely to be highly respected.A. interpretB. interveneC. inheritD. impart Key: A.该句意思是“在许多文化群体中，那些被认为具有圆梦能力的人往往十分受尊敬”。因此A项interpret是答案。A项interpret意为“解释,说明”。例如: He interprets Shakespear as no one has ever done before.他对莎士比亚的作品做了前人从未做过的解释。B项intervene意为“干预”。C项 inh