四级词汇精练240题 本部分有四级词汇练习8套,共计240题,囊括四级核心常考词汇,词组,为四级考试完型、阅读、写作、听力等各个部分提供强有力的词汇支持。
这些词汇练习的目的在于培养一种良好的解题思路和习惯--立足词汇最基本的含义,提高现有词汇知识的利用率。冷静处理看似意思相同的选项,这都需要在做题时有清晰的解题程序和思考方法。
通过提供的意群和语境来判断,不能简单地望文生义,四级词汇题很多选项干扰性很强,。
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Exercise One
1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriage life is far from perfect.
A) requirement B) commitment C) participation D) reflection
2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.
A) came up to B) lived up to C) faced up to D) caught up to
3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.
A) caught up B) put up C) come up D) kept up
4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.
A) require B) inquire C) acquire D) enquire
5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.
A) admission B) commitment C) opportunity D) reward
6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.
A) gapsB) lengths C) distancesD) intervals
7. Only when one is ______ of one’s getting behind is one more likely to catch up.
A) critical B) aware C) visual D) effective
8. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.
A) empty B) bare C) blank D) hollow
9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS, this medicine is now in great demand.
A) barrier B) commitment C) challenge D) access
10. When her business goes wrong, she tends to _____ for advice.
A) get access to B) come across C) reach out D) speak up
11. The most important for us now is to _____ what is to be done next.
A) allow of B) reflect on C) feel like D) remind of
12. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.
A) ignored B) refused C) neglectedD) denied
13. Good habits of living have proved to be of much _____ to our health.
A) barrier B) benefit C) immunity D) commitment
14. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.
A) reduced B) improved C) releasedD) relieved
15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much time and commitment and persistence.
A) unwilling B) demanding C) embarrassing D) frustrating
16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.
A) uniqueness B) eagerness C) awareness D) effectiveness
17. While studying he was financially dependent ____ his wife.
A) onB) of C) toD) from
18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.
A) possible B) probably C) likely D) normally
19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.
A) arose B) arisen C) arising D) arise
20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.
A) Dislike B) Unlike C) Alike D) Liking
21. More new _____ will be opened up in the job market for those with a good CET6 score report.
A) opportunities B) necessities C) realities D) probabilities
22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school, I have few chances to speak English in class at college.
A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came of
23. Now that they have not done anything ______ about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.
A) unique B) effective C) absolute D) sequential
24. He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.
A) sucked B) swallowed C) lickedD) digested
25. These products are _____ for export, though a few of them may come into home markets.
A) completely B) absolutely C) essentially D) necessarily
26. The team’s attempt to win the game was _____ by the opposing goalkeeper.
A) shocked B) frustrated C) given up D) caught up
27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossible for him to fulfill the task within two days.
A) fully B) exclusively C) absolutely D) roughly
28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.
A) time B) addition C) sequence D) place
29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrow and happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail.
A) role B) medium C) modem D) sequence
30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.
A) rewarding B) demanding C) embarrassing D) requiring
Exercise Two 1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this international issue.
A) put out B) put off C) put forth D) put down
2. The _____ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.
A) rhythm B) regulation C) click D) identity
3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.
A) influential B) monstrous C) vigorous D) powerful
4. The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.
A) immature B) offering C) offensive D) hesitative
5. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.
A) troubled B) disturbed C) confused D) disgusted
6. As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.
A) rational B) arbitrary C) mechanical D) unpredictable
7. Tax cuts are the most important _____ the government has for stimulating the economy.
A) instruction B) equipment C) instrument D) stuff
8. Spitting on the ground is not only ______ but also harmful to others’ health.
A) shaming B) banging C) grabbing D) disgusting
9. The residents here complain that they have been intensely _____ by the endless noises from the building sites for weeks.
A) annoyed B) pierced C) wrapped D) destroyed
10. The news made many students ______ that many universities still bind the issue of diploma with their
CET4 results.
A) awful B) upset C) tuneless D) lucky
11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.
A) fashion B) anchor C) section D) brow
12. The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.
A) sticks B) holds C) attract D) appeals
13. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.
A) permanent B) perspective C) persistent D) persuasive
14. He made ______ alterations to his house and then sold it at a huge profit.
A) offensive B) horrible C) radical C) patient
15. Although there is no easy cure for this fatal disease at present, some of its causes have been ______by experts.
A) rebelled B) distracted C) bolted D) identified
16. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) ______ one teaches you a lot.
A) affirmative B) negative C) offensive D) tuneless
17. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater _____ on him than his school.
A) instrument B) identity C) communication D) influence
18. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor on his mother’s side.
A) natural B) neutral C) nervous D) native
19. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.
A) offer B) appointment C) make up D) toast
20. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.
A) reached for B) bolted out C) burst into D) turn on
21.Writing is a slow process, requiring ____ thought, time and effort.
A) significant B) considerable C) great D) numerous
22. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ____ for two months.
A) pile B portion C) sequence D) file
23. Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.
A) residents B) inhabitants C) lodgers D) settlers
24.During the conference the speaker tried to _____to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.
A) comply B) impose C) imply D) convey
25. He ____ his control by making his students quiet.
A) assessed B) asserted C) acquired D) monitored
26. If you want to get into that tunnel, you first have to ____ away all the rocks.
A) repel B) pull C) transfer D) dispose
27.Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?
A) intimateB) emotional C) intenseD) supreme
28. Although most dreams apparently happen______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.
A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D)instantaneously
29. According to the instructions we received, we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___
A) source B) resources C) origin D) original
30. _____ the popular belief that classical music is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.
A) Subject to B) Contrary to C) Familiar to D) Similar to
Exercise Three 1. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.
A) refer to it B) look to him C) see to it D) turn to it
2. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every ____ for the job.
A) privilegeB) obligation C) qualificationD) quality
3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.
A) focused upon B) imposed upon C) dawned upon D) leaned upon
4. After failing the exams three times, Jack realized that he’d never ____in English.
A) see to it B) attain it C) catch it D) make it
5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.
A) engaged B) occupied C) practiced D) undertaken
6. After so many years, he still ____ the hope that his lost son would return one day.
A) clang to B) clung to C) inclined to D) subjected to
7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.
A) cause…to B) subject…to C) turn…to D) take…to
8. This article ____more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.
A) calls for B) applies for C) cares for D) allows for
9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.
A) worthy the price B) worth the price C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy
10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.
A) apparently B) evidently C) absolutely D) actually
11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker with frequent questions.
A) interpret B) intervene C) interrupt D) interfere
12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.
A) interrupt B) exchange C) squeeze D) exit
13. His constant failures in love finally threw him off his ____ of mind.
A) mood B) engagement C) sympathy D) balance
14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.
A) adapted B) adjusted C) adopted D) remedied
15. Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.
A) put forward B) pick out C) turn upD) pick up
16. We forgave his bad temper because we know that his son’s illness had put him under great____.
A) upset B) stress C) crisis D) oppression
17. His political ______ came to an end 20 years ago.
A) occupation B) employment C) career D) profession
18. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.
A) spot B) locate C) place D) situate
19. We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.
A) vague B) dark C) mean D) dim
20. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.
A) increase B) extend C) broaden D) grow
21.The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.
A) crew B) rank C) circle D) staff
22. Due to the fact that she was naturally shy, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.
A) taking part of B) study on C) success in D) participation in
23. It was no use trying to discuss business with James, who was well-known for____ everything.
A) coping with B) trifling with C) handing with D) doing well in
24. Jane is scolded by her boss because she left the office with the computer ____ yesterday.
A) on B) out C) in D) unclosed
25. In ______ to the government’s call, a great number of people from different walks of life went to the frontline to fight the flood.
A) return B) admission C) response D) order
26. I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told there was someone there.
A) in the dust B) in the dusk C) in the lobby D) in the exit
27. In the eyes of the teachers, the textbooks are far from ____.
A) content B) consent C) satisfied D) satisfactory
28. Due to the _______difficulty, he has to do several part-time jobs.
A. economic B. financial C. economical D. economics
29. The freshmen are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of this college.
A) react to B) relate to C) adapt to D) turn to
30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.
A) tremble at B) startle at C) wander at D) amaze at