2010年12月英语四六级考试词汇笔记：第35讲

　　162. Intellect is to the mind _B_ sight is to the body.

　　A which B what C where D but

　　what这时连接两个句子，表示“有如”或“就像…一样”。

　　what只有用在这种“A对于B来说就象C对于D一样”句型当中时。

　　Air is to man what water is to the fish. 空气对于人类来说就象水对于鱼来说一样重要。

　　165. His honesty is _D_, nobody can doubt it.

　　A in question B beside the question C out of the question D without question

　　in question = under discussion 正在讨论中的; beside the question 离题，与题无关;

　　out of the question 不可能的; out of question 没有问题的，毫无疑问的;

　　without question 没有问题的，毫无疑问的 = out of question.

　　172. Nearly all major cities in the US are crime-ridden. New York is _A_.

　　A a case in point B a case to point C the case D in the case of

　　a case in point 有说服力的例子。

　　185. “Frank is up late working again.”

　　“This is the third time this week he’s had to study late, _A_?”

　　A isn’t it B hasn’t it C isn’t he D hasn’t he

　　这里it是代词，指代前面整句话的内容。

　　表示“第几次做某事”变成反意疑问句经常用it指代整句话的内容。

　　252. This is the first time that he has felt really relaxed for months, _B_?

　　A hasn’t he B isn’t it C isn’t he D hasn’t it

　　191. A judge must be _B_ when weighing evidence.

　　A interested B disinterested C uninterested D disconnected

　　weigh vt. 斟酌，考虑; interested adj. 有兴趣的; disinterested adj. 公正的，无私的;

　　uninterested adj. 不感兴趣的; disconnected adj. 分离的，不连贯的。

　　217. Although he sometimes lost his temper, his pupils liked him _D_ for it.

　　A not so much B not so little C no more D no less

　　lose one’s temper 发脾气。

　　222. Wise men seek after truth, _A_ fools desire knowledge.

　　A whereas B or C as well as D hence

　　whereas conj. 反之，但是。

　　239. Water and air are _D_ to living.

　　A independent B initial C dependent D indispensable

　　be indispensable to 至关重要的，不可或缺的;

　　240. This report throws light _B_ the situation.

　　A in B on C with D to

　　throw light on 把光投到…上去，(引申)清楚的阐述。

　　246. _B_ that we will go abroad.

　　A It’s like B Chances are C The most likely D Chances will be

　　chances are 很有可能… ; chances were 很有可能…

　　253. Is there any chance _B_?

　　A whichever B whatsoever C wherever D whenever

　　whatsoever经常放在一些名词后面作后置定语，表示“任何的”或“丝毫的”。

　　whatsoever作后置定语通常放在有any的，或者是否定的句子中。

　　262. She is so clever as to speak several foreign languages, not to _D_ of English.

　　A say B tell C read D speak

　　not speak of 更不用说 = not to mention