专四词汇语练习及答案14
431. a narrow path ______ the stream to the other side of the park.
a. joins b. crosses c. unites d. passes
432. her fluency in english gives her a(n) ______ over other girls for the job.
a. superiority b. benefit c. advantage d. priority
433. the mechanic examined the car engine ____but could find nothing wrong with it.
a. throughout b. exactly c. thoroughly d. suitably
434.jane was hit on the head by a robber and was knocked _______.
a. mindless b. unaware c. brainless d. unconscious
435.it is _______ impossible to find a good educational computer program in this part of the country.
a. nearly b. barely c. hardly d. merely
436.when he woke up, he realized that the things he had in his dream could not ________have happened.
a. certainly b. likely c. possibly d. potentially
437.what he told us about the affair simply doesn’t make any ________.
a. idea b. sense c. meaning d. significance
438.the sky looks lighter; i think the weather is clearing _______.
a. away b. out c. off d. up
439.if you put too many oranges in that paper-bag it will ________.
a. burst b. explode c. crack d. overcrowd
440. as a mother, she is too ______ towards her daughter; she should let her see more of the world.
a. hopeful b. protective c. modest d. confident
441.hitler set out to conquer all of europe in the belief that the germans were the master ________.
a. blood b. species c. race d brain
442.there were beautiful clothes ________ in the shop windows.
a. spread b. demonstrated c. disclosed d. displayed
443.two or three days after the operation bennett was beginning to feel ______better.
a. no b. somewhat c. any d. little
444.the moment someone broke into the factory, a burglar _______ rang in the police station.
a. alarm b. warning c. bell d. threat
445.one can________ even from one's unpleasant experiences.
a. obtain b. earn c. benefit d. develop
446.is it true that those old houses are being pulled down to ____ new office blocks?
a. make up for b. provide for c. give way for d. make mom for
447.in the united states, the black people, on the whole, _________ a much higher unemployment rate.
a. suffer from b. amount to c. reach for d. extend to
448. as the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their ______.
a. share b. place c. role d. part
449. you’ll never guess who i happened to ____ the other day!
a. run against b. run after c. run into d. run over
450. most of the people who have lived _______ the two world wars are strongly against arms race .
a. out b. through c. on d. off
451. jim always _____ his classmates in debate.
a. backs out b. backs off c. backs up d. backs down
452. many dreams can be interpreted as implying a(n) _____for a new way of life or new values.
a. look b. worry c. exploration d. search
453.why do you look so _____ ? you never smile or look cheerful.
a. miserable b. unfortunate c. sorry d. rude
454.they have _____ their house into a number of flats.
a. convicted b. converted c. modified d. innovated
455. it is not difficult to ______the idea that machines can communicate information to us.
a. admit b. receive c. accept d. convince
456. dorothy went to work quietly, ______ to work as hard as she could.
a. her mind being made up b. with her mind making up
c. with her mind made up d. her mind making up
457. you should have been more _______with that customer; i’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.
a. patient b. straight c. consistent d. considerate
458. it is not easy to learn english well but if you _______, you will succeed in the end.
a. hang up b. hang about c. hang on d. hang onto
459. i bought an old car cheaply, cleaned it up and sold it the next day at a ____.
a. bargain b. profit c. benefit d. price
460. because edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he ____ his opinion.
a. held out b. strove for c. stood for d. stuck to
答案：
431．b 432．c 433．c 434．d 435．a 436．c 437．b 438．d 439．a 440．b
441．c 442．d 443．b 444．a 445．c 446．d 447．a 448．b 449．c 450．b
451．c 452．d 453．a 454．b 455．c 456．c 457．a 458．c 459．b 460．d
专四词汇解析：
converted [kən'və:tid]
adj. 修改的；改变信仰的
v. 转变；改变信仰（convert的过去式和过去分词形式）
modified
adj. 改良的；改进的，修改的
v. 修改；缓和（modify的过去分词）
strove [strəuv]
v. strive的过去式