专四词汇语练习及答案16
501. in 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of eastern europe ________ europe into a great war.
a. inserted b. imposed c. plunged d. pitched
502. what he said just now had little to do with the question ____ discussion.
a. on b. in c. at d. under
503. he decided to make further improvements on the computer's design _____the requirements of customers.
a. for the sake of b. in the light of c. in support of d. with a view to
504. when she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____of responsibility.
a. field b. limit c. extent d. range
505. over a third of the population was estimated to have no _____to the health service.
a. access b. assignment c. exception d. assessment
506. the new appointment of our president _______ from the very beginning of next semester.
a. takes effect b. takes part c. takes place d. takes turns
507. the returns in the short _______ may be small, but over a number of years the investment will be well repaid.
a. interval b. range c. span d. term
508. physics is ______ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.
a. alike b. equivalent c. likely d. uniform
509. professor taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong _______ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
a. motivation b. perspective c. impact d. impression
510. in developing countries people are _____ into overcrowded cities in great numbers.
a. breaking b. filling c. hurrying d. pouring
511. he made such a _______ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.
a. generous b. minimum c. modest d. genuine
512. the students were _____ an international energy-saving competition between towns in new england and canada.
a. attending b. participating in c. taking part d. conducting
513. i don't think it's wise of you to _______ your greater knowledge in front of the director, for it may offend him.
a. show up b. show out c. show in d. show off
514. if you want to know the train schedule, please _______ at the booking office.
a. acquire b. inquire c. request d. require
515.when workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them________.
a. off b. aside c. out d. down
516.we have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.
a. bring off b. bring forth c. bring down d. bring back
517. new york _______ second in the production of apples, producing 8
50,000 tons this year.
a. ranked b. occupied c. arranged d. classified
518.the coming of the railways in the 1830s ________ our society and economic life.
a. transmitted b. transported c. transferred d. transformed
519.the lawyer's question was a ______ that caused the defendant to admit his guilt.
a. plan b. device c. trap d. plot
520.nobody yet knows how long and how seriously the shakiness in the financial system will _____ down the economy.
a. put b. settle c. drag d. knock
521.lightning is a ________ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
a. rush b. rainbow c. rack d. ribbon
522.i feel a lot of ________ for her because i have been through the same kind of unhappiness myself.
a. mercy b. bitterness c. worry d. sympathy
523. writing is a slow process, requiring _______ thought, time, and effort.
a. significant b. considerable c. enormous d. numerous
524. it was difficult to see through the ________ fog.
a. dense b. crowded c. compressed d. condensed
525. in preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should ______ his findings in logical order and clear language.
a. furnish b. propose c. ra1se d. present
526. before he left for his vacation he went to the bank to ______ some money.
a. pull b. draw c. pick d. gain
527.american companies are evolving from mass-production manufacturing to ________ enterprises.
a. movable b. changing c. flexible d. varying
528. young adults ________ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
a. other than b. more than c. less than d. rather than
529. i can’t ________ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
a. figure out b. draw out c. look out d. work out
530. all the students in this class passed the english exam with _______ of li ming.
a. except b. exception c. the exception d. excepting
答案：
501．c 502．d 503．b 504．d 505．a 506．a 507．d 508．b 509．c 510．d
511．a 512．b 513．d 514．b 515．a 516．c 517．a 518．d 519．c 520．c
521．a 522．d 523．b 524．a 525．d 526．b 527．c 528．d 529．a 530．c
专四词汇解析：
equivalent [i'kwivələnt]
adj. 等价的，相等的；同意义的
n. 等价物，相等物
uniform ['ju:nifɔ:m]
adj. 一致的；统一的；相同的；始终如一的；均衡的
n. 制服
vt. 使穿制服；使成一样
defendant [di'fendənt]
adj. 为自己辩护的；辩护的
n. 被告
shakiness
n. 颤抖；摇晃；不稳固；不可靠
dense [dens]
adj. 浓厚的；稠密的；愚钝的
compressed [kəm'prest]
adj. 扁平的；被压缩的
condensed [kən'denst]
adj. 浓缩的；扼要的
movable ['mu:vəbl]
adj. 可移动的；[律]动产的；不固定的
n. 可移动的东西；[律]动产