大学英语四级强化训练 —— Vocabulary and
Structure 答案
Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. A completely new situation will ____ when the examination system comes into existence.
A)arise B)rise C)raise D)arouse
The correct answer: a Your answer:() 讲评： A）arise是不及物动词，意为“出现，发生”，相当于happen，appear，符合句意，为正确答案。rise也是不及物动词，在不同上下文中可译作“升起，上升，起立，上涨，增高”等，但不能与situation连用；raise和arouse都是及物动词，分别解释为“举起，增加，引起”和“引起，唤醒”，都不符题意。 2. The indecisive man was ____ persuaded into changing his mind.
A)hardly B)voluntarily C)unwillingly D)readily
The correct answer: d Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选D）。readily (persuaded)指“很快（被说服）”。 3. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still
A)vacant B)empty
C)blank D)bare
The correct answer: D Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选d．bare adj．“赤裸的，光秃的，没有覆盖的；仅仅的，勉强的”（如 Her feet were bare；The trees were bare；fight with bare hands；The room was bare of furniture；He earns a bare living by his work．）vacant adj．（房间、座位、床位等）“未被占用的，空的”（参见注 1015）empty （of）adj．“空的”（里面没有东西的）blank adj．（纸张、表格等）“空白的，空着的”（没有写东西的）；“（面部）茫然的，无表情的”（参见注110）
4. Since the day of its birth, the United Nations ____ the subject of much debate.
A)has been B)have been C)was D)were
The correct answer: a Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选A）。凡事件、国名、机构名、书名及其他作品的名称作主语时，谓语动词均用单数。本句中，从句由since引导，主句应用现在完成时。 5. He tried to ____ his involvement in this scheme, but he finally gave in and confessed.
A)reject B)deny C)refuse D)decline
The correct answer: b Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选B）。deny是“否认”的意思，切合句意。
6. We must get there _________ before he has a chance to break the news to her.
A)by the way B)by all means C)after all D)all the same
The correct answer: B Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选b．by all means“通过一切办法，务必”（如 Try by all means／by every means to persuade him to come；Shall ask him to come？一切 all means．）by the way“顺便地，附带说说”after all毕竟，究竟（参见注 801）all the same“仍然，照样地”
7. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ____ spring.
A)later B)last C)latter D)late
The correct answer: d Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选D）。形容词late作“晚的”解释，late spring即为“晚春”。later作形容词时，表示“下一年的”之意；而latter意为“后面的，后者的”；last和spring相连解释为“上一个春天”。 8. He has been absent ____ class since last Tuesday.
A)from B)for C)in D)with
The correct answer: a Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选A）。absent意为“缺席的，不在场的”，要求后跟介词from。
9. Mr. London will be a valuable new ____________ to the teaching staff of our school.
A)acquisition B)complement C)supplement D)novelty
The correct answer: A Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选a．acquisition n．“获得物，增添的人或物”（如 The museum displayed its recent acquisitions；Mary's new acquisitions were two dresses，a hat and a pair of shoes．）complement n.“补足，互为补充的东西” supplement n．“增补物，补充物” novelty n．“新奇事物” 10. The hope of making further discoveries led them to ____________ upon a second voyage.
A)set B)go C)come D)venture
The correct answer: D Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选d．Venture vi.‘“冒险；敢于”（如 You should never have ventured upon such an enterprise ； Don't venture into the jungle without a guide ； No one ventured to interrupt the speaker．）set on“袭击”（如 The dog set on him；The farmer set his dog on the man．）（一般说 go on a journey，不说 go upon a hourney；不说 come upon a journey） 11. There were many religious __________ in England during the 17th century.
A)arguments B)discussions C)disputes D)differences
The correct answer: C Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选c．dispute (over/about) n. [c]“（对重大政治问题等的）争论，争端，争吵”（a dispute over/about capital punishment; be in/under dispute“在争议中的”；in dispute with“与?有争议”；be beyond/past [all] dispute“无可争议，不容争议”）。argument n.“争论，争辩；理由，论据”（争论的目的在于说服对方接受自己的观点）discussion（of／about）n．“讨论”difference n．“不同；差异价；分歧” 12. A large shop is divided into ______.
A)divisions B)sections C)departments D)categories
The correct answer: C Your answer:()
讲评： 本题应选c．department n．“（大商店里专销某种商品的）经营部八行政）部门，司，局，厅；（大学）系” division n．“分开；部门”section n．“部分；部门，科；章节；截面，剖面”category n．“类，种类，类别” 13. You'll need to ____________ a bit of creosote on those posts before you stick them in the ground.
A)scatter B)distribute C)cover D)slap
The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选d. slap 9on) vt.（随意快速地）“在??上面涂抹一层” (to slap paint quickly on a wall)（参见注1858） scatter vt.“撒开；散开；驱散” distribute vt.“分发，分送，分配；分布” cover vt.“覆盖”（句型： cover a table with cloth; cover the cloth over the table） 14. I hate people who ___________ the end of a film that you haven't seen before.
A)revise
