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2012名师精选四级词汇与语法特训(72)

1.professor smith asked his secretary to ____ a hundred copies of this article on the duplicating machine.

a) run down b) run off

c) run over d) run into

2.the purpose of the new economic policy is not to hinder economic growth____to guide it in a beneficial way.

a) and b) as

c) but d) except

3.since you don’t feel ____to cook dinner tonight, what about dining out?

a) inclined b) pleased

c) obliged d) apt

4.the people in that remote area still live on ____ means because the economy there is underdeveloped.

a) difficult b) modest

c) arduous d) domestic

5.____ i admire him as a doctor, but i don’t like him as a man.

a) much as b) so much

c) as much d) much so

6.they were enjoying themselves. ____, they appeared to be enjoying themselves.

a) however b) instead

c) or rather d) as a result

7.considering the present birth rate, the prediction that the world population will decrease in the near future simply does not ____.

a) exist b) prove

c) stand d) hold

8.the tremendous waves ____ the whole village.

a) conquered b) imprisoned

c) confined d) inundated

9.old as the machine is, it is in ____ good order.

a) reasonably b) rationally

c) probably d) occasionally

10.we rarely perceive more than a minute ____ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the great majority pass us by.

a) fiction b) function

c) fraction d) friction

答案与解析:

1.b。

史密斯教授请他的秘书用复印机把这篇文章复印100份。本题是动词短语辨析题,要求考生对run的相关动词短语的用法非常了解。四个选项的常用意思分别是:run down—停止,把……撞倒;run off—逃跑,驱逐;run over—撞倒,掠过;run into—偶然遇见,遭遇。但考生只掌握这些意思还远远不够,比如run off在口语中还表示“复印,印刷,打印”,本题即此用法。

2.c。

新的经济政策的目的不是为了阻碍经济的增长,而是指导经济沿着有益的方向发展。本题考察固定搭配的使用。固定搭配not ..., but...表示“不是……而是……”,其他三个选项均不能和not构成搭配。

3.a。

既然你今天晚上不想做饭,我们出去吃怎么样?考察考生对inclined, pleased, obliged, apt等词语的习惯用语的实际应用能力。feel inclined to do sth. 相当于have a wish to do sth.,表示“想做某事”;be pleased with sb./sth. 表示“对……人/事感到满意”;be obliged to sb.表示“感谢(某人)”, be obliged to do sth.则表示“不得不/必须(做某事)”;apt 的常用词语包括:be apt at (善于, 巧于),be apt for(适合),be apt to/to do sth.(易于动辄, 往往有可能)。

4.b。

那个偏远地区的人们仍过着简朴的生活因为那儿的经济还很不发达。本题是词语辨析题。正如我们会用a modest income来形容收入不高一样,modest一词除了表示“谦虚”之意,也可用来表示“简单的,不大多的,不过分的”等。其他三个选项(difficult —艰难的;arduous—费劲的,险峻的;domestic—家庭的,驯服的)均不合本题题意。

5.a。

虽然作为大夫我很佩服他,但我不喜欢他的为人。本题测试点是副词as / so 与 much 连用的意义与用法。much as 中的as 相当于 though,表示让步,译作“虽然”;而as much中的as 则表示“与……同样(多)”;so much 表示“和……一样多”,“就只那么多”;没有much so 的说法。

6.c。

他们玩得很开心。更确切地说,他们看上去玩得很开心。本题测试考生对习惯用语or rather 的掌握。or rather是对上文的补充或修正,译作“更确切地说”,根据句意,其他三项都不合题意。

7.d。

鉴于目前的出生率,有关世界人口在近期将下降的预言是完全没有道理的。本题考察动词的使用,要求考生对动词的多个义项都有所了解。hold 一词作动词用时可以表示“拿着”、“保存”、“支持”、“占据”、“拥有”等,它还有一个义项是考生不太熟悉的,意思相当于to be valid, applicable, or true,“使有效/可行/真实”,“有道理”。其他三个选项显然均不能适用于本句。

8.d。

巨浪淹没了整个村庄。本题是词汇测试题,主要考察考生对几个动词的熟悉和掌握。四个选项的意思分别为:conquer—征服;imprison—囚禁;confine—限制;inundate—淹没。根据句意选择答案d。

9.a。

机器虽然老了些,但尚能正常工作。本题测试点是副词reasonably的用法。reasonably 表示“适度的”,“尚可以”,“过得去”,符合本题题意。而其他三个选项均不合题意(rationally—讲道理地,理性地;probably—大概,或许;occasionally—有时候,偶尔)。

10.c。

我们仅仅感受到偶然落入我们感觉器官的光和声音的一小部分,大部分就已经过去了。本题主要测试考生对几个形近名词的意义的掌握。四个选项的意义分别为:fiction—小说;function—功能,作用;fraction—小部分,一点儿;friction—摩擦。故根据句意选择答案c。