四级词汇天天练之真题系列 九
C）length 长度， 长；a pipe 20 meters in length 一根二十米长的管子；D）possibility 可能性， 可能发生的事物；Is it a possibility that you will work abroad？ 你有可能去国外工作吗？Let's consider the possibilities. 让我们来讨论一下可能发生的事。
48. In a time of social reform， people's state of mind hardly tends to keep ____ with the rapid changes of society.
A）step B）progress C）pace D）touch
48. C [注释]在社会变革时代，人们的思想状态往往跟不上社会的飞速变化。keep…… with只与A， C项构成词组。
A）keep step with 与……步调一致；（C）项强调速度一致；A）项强调步伐一致；） The construction of classrooms and the training of teachers have kept step with population growth. 教室的兴建和教师的培训与人口增长同步。
B）progress 前进， 进步， 发展；progress in the art of agriculture 农业技术的进步；You have made progress with your English. 你的英语进步了。
C）keep pace with 与……起步前进；跟上；keep pace with the time 跟上时代的步伐；D）keep in touch with 与……保持联系；Please keep in touch with us. 请与我们保持联系。
49. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A）mood B）temper C）mind D）passion
49. B [注释]经理只是因为秘书迟到了10分钟就发脾气了。B项与lose 构成的短语符合题意。
A）mood 心情， 情绪， 语气；The beautiful sunny morning put me in a happy mood. 阳光明媚的早晨使我心情愉快。
B）temper 性情， 脾气， 情绪， 心情；keep one's temper 忍住气；不发火；lose one's temper 发火；生气；He lost his temper. 他发脾气了。
C）mind 头脑， 智力， 精神， 意见；Her little son has a mind of great capacity. 她的小儿子接受力很强。He has a very sharp mind. 他头脑灵活。
D）passion 激情， 热情；speak with passion 充满激情地说；burning passions 灼热的情感；
50. What he told us about the affair simply doesn't make any ______ .
A）sense B）idea C）meaning D）significance
50. A [注释]他关于那件事情说的话毫无道理。make 与A） 项构成词组。
A）sense 官能， 感觉， 判断力， 见识；make sense 有 意义；意思清楚；有道理；make sense of 理解；懂；明白；no sense in 没道理；He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。
B）idea 想法， 念头， 意见， 主意；She'll have her own ideas about that. 对那件事她会有自己的想法。I had no idea about that. 对那件事我没有印象了。
C）meaning 意义， 含意， 意图；the meaning of life 生命的价值；It doesn't seem to have much meaning. 似乎无多大意义。
D）significance 意义， 重要性；of no [little] significance 无关紧要的；What is the significance of this speech？ 这个讲话有什么意义？The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and experience. 大学生打工的意义还不仅在于钱和经验。
53. As the shortage of certain metals approaches， others must be found to take their ______ .
A）share B）role C）place D）shape
53. C [注释]某些金属日趋短缺，必须找到别的材料去取代它们。
A）take share 分担； You must take your share of the blame. 你必须承担部分责任。
B）take on a role 扮演一个角色；C）take sb's place = take the place of sb 代替； She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. 他不能出席会议，由其助手代之。
D）take shape 成形；形成；具体化；take the shape of a human being 呈人的形状
meaning， import， significance， sense这组名词的一般含义是“意思”或“意义”。
meaning 是通用词，它似乎可以代替本组的任何一个其他词What's the meaning of the word？
这个词的意思是什么？
I am afraid I don't understand your meaning.恐怕我不明白你的意思。
import 尤其适用于以语言、文章等所传递的意义而且有“接收”的内涵。这一含义与其原义goods brought into a country （进口货物）有一定的联系What's the import of his statement？
他所陈述的这件事的含义是什么？
Can you interpret the import of what he remarked at the end of the meeting？
你能把他在会议结尾时讲话的含义解释一下吗？
significance 用于表示重大的意义This is a matter of great significance.这是一个具有重大意义的问题。
sense 可以表示一个词的意义，也可以表示一个词的多层含义中的某个具体意义，或者用来表示其他方面的抽象意义The word carries several senses.这个词有几个含义。
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