2008年英语四级句子词汇真题训练及详解(三)

　　1. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year. [CET-4,2001.1]

　　2. Only a few people have ______ to the full facts of the incident. [CET-4,2004.1]

　　3. There is no ______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab. [CET-4,2004.1]

　　4. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______. [CET-4,2003.6]

　　5. Tony is very ______ with the results of the exam. [CET-4,1999.6]

　　[A] solid [B] attraction [C] resort [D] depression

　　[E] appointment [F] harsh [G] access [H] disappointed

　　参考答案及解析:

　　1. 选[B]。[题意] 尼亚加拉瀑布是个著名的旅游景点，每年的都吸引上百万的游客。

　　attraction n.吸引，吸引力，诱惑力;具有吸引力的事物(或人)

　　[搭配] a great tourist attraction 一个著名的游览胜地;resist attraction 抵制诱惑;offer attraction 提供诱惑物

　　[范例] Detective novels used to hold a special attraction for me. 侦探小说过去对我特别有吸引力。

　　2. 选[G]。[题意] 只有少数几个人有机会了解事件的全部真相。

　　access n.通道，入口;接近，进入;接近的机会 vt.存取(计算机文件)

　　[提示] 注意与之搭配的介词必须是to, 如：have free access to the library 自由进入图书馆;注意相近词的区别：access, assess

　　(评价，评估)和excess(超过，过度)。

　　[范例] Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to

　　which children have access. 事实上，通过书本传播信息可以在很大程度上控制孩子们所能获得的社会知识。[03.9 阅读]

　　3. 选[A]。[题意] 没有确凿的证据表明人们可以控制他们的梦境，至少在实验室的实验条件下是这样的。

　　solid adj.结实的;实心的;固体的;可靠的;纯质的;连续的 n.固体

　　[搭配] solid foundation 稳固的基础;a solid mass of matter 一连串众多的时间

　　[范例] He left me wait for a solid hour. 他让我整整等了一个小时。

　　4. 选[D]。[题意] 许多人在商业萧条期失业了。

　　depression n.抑郁，沮丧;不景气，萧条(期);洼地，凹陷

　　[搭配] economic depression 经济萧条;the Great Depression of hte 1930s 20世纪30年代的经济大萧条。

　　[范例] She fell into a severe depression after she failed her examination. 她考试没合格后变得十分消沉。

　　5. 选[H]。[题意] 托尼对考试结果很失望。

　　disappoint vt.失望;破灭，挫败

　　[搭配] a disappointing result 令人失望的结果;be disappointed in/ with sb./ sth. 对某人/某事失望;be disappointed of 因...而感到失望

　　[范例] My parents will be disappointed with me if I fail to get the master degree. 如果我拿不到硕士文凭，我的父母将为我感到失望。

　　1.I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ___ anything. (CET--4,1999.1)

　　2.The Car Club couldn’t ___ to meet the demands of all its members. (CET--4,2001,6)

　　3.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ___ us that he would try as hard as possible. (CET--4,2003.6)

　　4.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ___. (CET--4,2002.1)