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2012年大学英语四级考试高频词汇精选精学课程:第15讲

65. he was _c_ of having asked such a silly question.

a sorry b guilty c ashamed d miserable

guilty adj. 有罪的; be ashamed of 因…而羞愧(不好意思)的; miserable adj. 悲惨的。

66. the last time we had a family reunion was _b_ my brother's wedding ceremony four years ago.

a in b at c during d over

ceremony n. 典礼,仪式。要表达在某典礼(仪式)上用介词at。

at the graduation ceremony 在毕业典礼上。

67. what _a_ would happen if the director knew you felt that way?

a do you suppose b you suppose c will you suppose d you would suppose

do you supposed 常做插入语。

68. _d_ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us. [despite prep. 尽管; as for 关于,至于]

a as for b besides c except d despite

69. how close parents are to their children _b_ a strong influence on the character of the children.

a have b has c having d to have

influence on 对…造成影响,很大的影响中形容词用的是strong。

70. he _a_ when the bus came to a sudden stop.

a was almost hurt b was hurt himself c was to hurt himself d was hurting himself

hurt oneself 自残; be to + 动词原形,将要做某事;

41. jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy _c_ for her examination.

a to prepare b to be prepared c preparing d being prepared

be busy doing sth. 忙于做某事

42. five minutes earlier, _a_ we could have caught the last train.

a and b but c or d an order

and 在这里表示一种结果,翻译成“那么(和)”。只有两种情况下and才会这样翻译:

1. 省略句 + and + 句子; 2. 祈使句 + and + 句子。

47. turn on the television or open a magazine and you _b_ advertisements showing happy balanced families.

a are often seeing b will often see c often see d have often seen

43. i cannot give you _d_ for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the market.

a an expense b a charge c a purchase d an order

order n. 定购,订单; purchase n. 购买。

45. by the end of this month, we surely _c_ a satisfactory solution to the problem.

a have found b will be finding c will have found d are finding

如果一个句子的时间状语是由by引导的,则时态要选择完成时态。

将来的行为在将来的某个时间之前就已完成用将来完成时。

solution to a problem 一个问题的解决方案。

46. mr. wilson said that he did not want to _a_ any further responsibilities.

a take on b get on c put up d look up

take on 承担; take on responsibility 承担责任。

47. having no money but _b_ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.

a not to want anyone b not wanting anyone c wanted no one d to want no one

dinner n. 正餐(多指晚餐); supper n. 夜宵,晚餐; breakfast n. 早餐; lunch n. 午餐;

brunch n. 早午餐。[but前后的句子要平衡]

48. we desire that the tour leader _a_ us immediately of any change in plans.

a inform b informs c informed d has informed

desire v. 要求,表要求时后面加句子要用虚拟语气, (should) + 动词原形。

其他同样用法的词还有ask, demand, request, require.