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2012名师精选四级词汇与语法特训(116)

1.the wind ____ the clouds and the sun was again visible.

a. dispersed b. distributed c. displaced d. displayed 

2.she admired the director to such an extent that she took his words as ____ oracles.

a. divine b. rebellious c. faithful d. unbearable 

3.the wreckage of the exploded car ____the traffic.

a. interfered b. interpreted c. disrupted d. corrupted 

4.it was a close boxing game, but the boxer in blue was ____ to be the winner by three of the four referees.

a. destined b. deemed c. doomed d. adapted 

5.i’m acting as ____ while the manager is away on business.

a. agency b. policy c. deputy d. colleague 

6.his ____ personality provides good material for critics.

a. mature b. considered c. literate d. dual 

7.the end ____ the means. this saying implies even a wrong or unfair method may be allowed if the result or purpose of the action is good.

a. modifies b. justifies c. purifies d. testifies 

8.the ____ of confucius built the temple in memory of their ancestor.

a. descendants b. predecessorsc. correspondents d. opponents 

9.the chancellor ____ the fact that he was the centre of criticism and stuck to his reforms.

a. discharged b. disregarded c. disguised d. disposed 

10.it was courageous enough for galileo to ____ the falling object theory developed by aristotle, the authoritative greek scientist.

a. advance b. defy c. justify d. translate

答案与解析:

1.a。

风把乌云吹散,又看得见太阳了。此题为形近词辨析题,根据句意来判断。disperse驱散:disperse the crowd驱散人群。b. distribute分发:distribute profit among investors把盈利分给投资者。c. displace取代:displace sb.取代某人之位。d. display展示:display one’s tricks展示鬼点子。

2.a。

她非常崇拜导演,把他的话敬若神灵。

此题为形容词辨析题,题干中“admired”为关键词,可采用排除法来做。a. divine神的:divine rights上天赐予之权利。b. rebellious叛逆的,反抗的:a rebellious youngster一个叛逆的年轻人。c. faithful忠诚的:be faithful to对……忠诚。d.unbearable不可忍受的:unbearable indignity不堪忍受的污辱。

3.c。

汽车爆炸留下的残骸使交通中断。此题为形近词辨析题,根据句意来判断。 disrupt中断:the noise disrupted the class.吵闹声使课堂停了下来。a. interfere (in, with)干涉:interfere in internal affairs of another country干涉别国内政。b. interpret口译,解释:interpret the consititution解释宪法。d.腐坏的;污浊的。

4.b。

这是一场势均力敌的拳击比赛,但着蓝衫的拳手被四个裁判中的三个判为获胜。此题为形近词辨析题,题干中“referee”为关键词。deem认为:i deem they can make it.我认为他们会成功的。a. destine注定的:be destin to注定要。c. doom注定的:be doom to同be destin to。d. adapt改变,改编:adapt oneself to surroundings改变自己以适应周围环境。d. 相差甚远,a、c表示无法逆转的,非referees的意志能转移。

5.c。

此刻经理出差在外,我代理他的职位。此题为名词辨析题,题干中away on business为关键词。可采用排除法。deputy副手(的),代理(的):deputy manager副经理。a. agency代理机构:travel agency旅行社。b. policy政策:ironandblood policy铁血政策。d. colleague同事,幕僚。

6.d。

他的双重性格为评论家提供了良好的素材。此题为形容词辨析题,可根据句意采用排除法来做。dual双重的:a dualpurpose project双重目的之计划。a. mature成熟的:mature deer成年鹿。b. considered深思熟虑的:a considered decision一个深思熟虑的决定。c. literate有知识的:a literate generation有文化的新一代。双重性质会引起不同的看法,所以评论家(critics)有东西可评了。

7.b。

结果好什么都好!言外之意是只要行为的目的或结果是好的,哪怕错误的或不公正的方式或手段也是可取的。此题为形近词辨析题,同时考学生对俗语的掌握。justify成为理由:you can’t justify your deserting your lifelong friend.你无法为你疏远你的老友辩解。a. modify改变,修饰:modify the structure of the society改变社会结构:adjectives modify nouns.形容词修饰名词。c.purify净化:purify the air净化空气。d. testify作证:testify against sb.作不利于某人之证;the end justifies the means.是一句习语,言外之意是只要行为的目的或结果是好的,哪怕错误的或不公正的方式或手段也是可取的,结果好什么都好!

8.a。

孔子的后人建立宗庙来纪念他们的祖先。此题为词义辨析题,根据句意来判断。descendant后裔。b. predecessor先辈。c. correspondent驻外记者。d. opponent对手。correspondent是相差最远的一项;predecessors与题意相反。opponents也不致于为对立者建立寺庙。

9.b。

校长不顾自己成为批评的焦点而坚持自己的改革。此题为形近词辨析题,根据句意来判断。disregard撇开;不考虑:disregard the difficulties把困难置之度外。a. discharge离开,释放:he has just been discharged from hospital.他刚出院。c. disguise装扮:disguise oneself to be an obedient man把自己装扮成听话的人。d. dispose放置:man proposes, god disposes.谋事在人,成事在天。句中批评的焦点(centre of criticism)和坚持改革暗示了之间的关系:不怕批评,坚持改革。

10.b。

伽利略对权威的希腊科学家亚里士多德提出的自由落体定律提出质疑,真是勇气可嘉。此题为动词辨析题,可借助历史知识来判断。defy挑战,反驳:defy the law以身试法。a. advance发展:advance a hypothesis完善某个猜想。c. justify成为理由:your staying up last night doesn’t justify your late arrival.昨晚熬夜不能成为你迟到的理由。d. translate翻译。有勇气去做的肯定是难办的事情,何况去针对权威(authoritative scientist)的观点,肯定是挑战(defy)。故选b。