英语专业四级模拟训练题之词汇语法单选题 95
1.the proprietors sprawled on the counter reading the newspaper and yawning. now and again a tram was heard ___ along the lonely road outside.
a.roaring
b.screaming
c.swishing
d.howling
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2.at first the company refused to purchase the equipment, but this decision was ___ revised.
a.subsequently
b.successively
c.predominantly
d.preliminarily
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3.the security men changed their usual ___ and collected the money at a different time.
a.route
b.routine
c.line
d.means
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4.during the ten thousand miles' journey across the desert, a great number of people dropped with ___.
a.fatigue
b.concession
c.integrity
d.corruption
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5.mary hopes to be ___ from hospital next week.
a.dismissed
b.discharged
c.expelled
d.resigned
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答案解析
1.[c]【解析】swish意为“瑟瑟作响，带着嗖嗖声”；roar意为“咆哮，呼喊，怒吼”，可指人或指动物狂怒时发出的声音；scream意为“尖叫，喊叫”，多指人的惊呼声；howl意为“嚎叫，怒吼，嚎啕大哭”，多为动物的叫声，也可指人因悲伤、生气而发出的声音。
2.[a]【解析】subsequently意为“后来地”；successively意为“连续地”；predominantly意为“主要地”；preliminarily意为“初步地”。
3.[b]【解析】routine意为“例行公事，常规”；route意为“旅行的路线”；line意为“线条，界限”；means意为“方法”。
4.[a]【解析】fatigue意为“疲劳，劳累”；concession意为“让步”；integrity意为“诚实，正直”；corruption意为“腐败”。
5.[b]【解析】discharge意为“允许……离开”，常与介词from搭配；dismiss意为“解雇或开除”；expel意为“驱除，驱逐”；resign意为“辞职，放弃”。