2010年12月大学英语四级词汇活记活用(第11期)

　　1,John cannot afford to go to university, ________ going abroad.

　　A) nothing but

　　B) anything but

　　C) not to speak of

　　D) nothing to speak of

　　题目相关单词解释

　　nothing but:只不过是;除了..都没有

　　anything but:决不，一点也不

　　not to speak of:更不用说

　　nothing to speak of:不值一提

　　2,Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.

　　A) involve

　　B) compose

　　C) enclose

　　D) attach

　　题目相关单词解释

　　involve:vt. 使卷入，使参与，牵涉，包含，包括

　　compose:vt. 构成，组成，创作

　　enclose:v. 围绕,放入封套,装

　　attach: v. 附上,使依恋,爱慕

　　3,If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home.

　　A) should

　　B) may

　　C) can

　　D) would

　　题目相关单词解释

　　4,Dr. Smith was always ________ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.

　　A) reminded of

　　B) absorbed in

　　C) tended by

　　D) concerned about

　　题目相关单词解释

　　remind of:使回想起

　　be absorbed in:全神贯注于

　　tend:v. 有某种的倾向,易于,移向(be tended by为被动结构)

　　concern about:关心

　　5,Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence.

　　A) ceremony

　　B) occasion

　　C) occurrence

　　D) anniversary

　　题目相关单词解释

　　ceremony:n. 典礼,仪式,礼节

　　occasion:n. 场合,机会,理由;v. 致使,惹起,引起

　　occurrence:n. 发生,事件,发现

　　anniversary:n. 周年纪念

　　6,A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily.

　　A) register

　　B) edit

　　C) propose

　　D) discharge

　　题目相关单词解释

　　register:vt. 注册，登记，(仪表等)显示，将(邮件)挂号;vi. 登记，注册;n. 登记薄，花名册

　　edit:v. 编辑,编校,修订

　　propose:v. 计划,打算,向...提议

　　discharge:v. & n. 排出，放出，允许…离开，释放，放电

　　7,We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors.

　　A) low

　　B) humble

　　C) mild

　　D) dull

　　题目相关单词解释

　　low:n. 低点,低价,低;a. 低的,消沉的,低等的

　　humble:a. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的;v.使谦卑

　　mild:a. 温柔的，文雅的，轻微的，不重的，(烟、酒)味淡的

　　dull:a. 枯燥的，迟钝的，(天气等)阴郁的，(颜色等)暗淡的

　　8,The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.

　　A) come down

　　B) come up

　　C) come out

　　D) come about

　　题目相关单词解释

　　come down:(物价)下跌;落魄,潦倒.

　　come up:发生,出现;走上前来

　　come out:出现,显露;出版,发表;结果是

　　come about:发生;产生

　　9,The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.

　　A) tension

　　B) strain

　　C) stress

　　D) intensity

　　题目相关单词解释

　　tension:n. 紧张,不安

　　strain:n. 极度紧张，张力，应力;vt. 拉紧，绷紧，扭伤，损伤

　　stress:n. 压力，压迫，(精神或肉体的)紧张，压力，强调，重视;vt. 强调

　　intensity:n. 强烈,紧张,强度;

　　10,The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.

　　A) cheerful

　　B) horrible

　　C) hostile

　　D) friendly

　　题目相关单词解释

　　cheerful:a. 快活的,高兴的,兴高采烈

　　horrible:a. 可怕的,极可憎的,极可厌的

　　hostile: a. 怀敌意的,敌对的

　　friendly:a. 友好的,亲切的,互助的;ad. 友善地,温和的

　　建议准备参加六月份考试的同学练习一下,主要是对以前内容的复习.

　　1,翻译:Some women ___________________(本来能够挣一份很好的工资) in a job instead of staying home, but they decided not to work for the sale of the family.

　　2,翻译:Though you stay in the sea for weeks, you will not____________(失去联系) the outside world.

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