2010年12月大学英语四级词汇活记活用(第36期)

　　第四组:bear，endure，stand，tolerate

　　1.It seems that these ants can ____temperatures which would kill other species.

　　A.stand

　　B.bear

　　C.endure

　　D.tolerate

　　2.Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't ____ so much noise.

　　A.resist

　　B.sustain

　　C.tolerate

　　D.undergo

　　3.This cloth will not ____ washing.

　　A.stand in for

　　B.bear

　　C.endure

　　D.tolerate

　　4.I can't ____ him. I can't ____ to wait any longer.

　　A.endure,stand

　　B.endure,bear

　　C.tolerate,bear

　　D.stand,endure

　　5.We will not ____ interference in our home affairs.

　　A.stand

　　B.agree with

　　C.endure

　　D.tolerate

　　答案和解析:

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　　第一组答案

　　award,reward都含有一定的"奖励"之意

　　award 指正式或官方颁发,授予award sb. sth.=award sth. to sb.

　　reward 给予报酬,指因对方的工作、服务、帮助而给予的报酬,奖赏某人(in reward for”作为对…回报”;reward sb. for “因…而报答某人”)

　　答案:CA

　　1.Martin Luther King,great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination,was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contribution to world peace. 反对种族歧视运动的杰出黑人领袖Martin Luther King,因其对世界和平的突出贡献而被授予诺贝尔和平奖.

　　2.They rewarded the winners with gifts of fruit and flowers.他们送给获胜者水果和鲜花最为奖赏.(reward sb. with “用…酬劳某人”)

　　第二组答案

　　above all,after all,first of all形式相似,意义不同

　　above all “尤其是,最重要的是”,强调特别对待,类似于especially,more than anything else.

　　after all “毕竟,到底”,表示一种让步口气,与in spite of everything,in the end 相似

　　first of all “首先”,表示一种次序,与before anything else类似

　　答案:CABB

　　1.First of all you should be honest.首先你必须诚实.

　　2.Don’t get discouraged by setbacks,we are new to the work after all.别因挫折而灰心,这工作对我们来说毕竟还是新的.

　　3.Children need many things,but above all they need love.孩子门需要很多东西,最重要的是爱.

　　A.after all B.above all C.for all (for all “尽管,虽然”) D.and all (and all “以及其他一切,等等”)

　　4.I all but stumbled.我差点儿摔跤.

　　A.all in (all in “精疲力竭的,疲乏到极点”) B.all but (all but “差点儿,几乎”) C.all over (all over “浑身到处,全部结束”) D.above all