四级词汇天天练之真题系列 九
四级真题之形容词 第四期27. In Britain, the best season of the year is probably ______ spring.
A)later B)last C)latter D)late
27. D [注释]英国一年中最佳季节可能是晚春。
A)later 更迟的,更后的;later edition 较近的版本;B)last 最后的, 临终的, 末尾的, 最近的, 结论性的;the last day in the year 一年中最末一天;She was the last to arrive.她是最后到的。He would be the last man to do such foolish things. 他决不会干这种蠢事。
C)latter 后面的;末尾的;the latter years of his life 他的晚年 ;the latter 后者;Did he walk or swim? The latter seems unlikely. 他是散步还是游泳?后者看来不太可能。
D)late 迟的, 晚(期)的, 已故的, 新近的;I was late for school.我上学迟到了。He began the work in late May. 他在五月底开始这项工作。
29. I shall have a companion in the house after all these ______ years.
A)single B)sole C)alone D)lonely
29. D [注释]经过这么几年古都生活后,我在家里将有伴了。本题主要区分C, D两个同义词;lonely 可以做前置定语,lone仅做表语。
A)single 单一的;唯一的;单独的;分别的;未婚的,单身的; There is a single name on the blackboard — whose is it? 黑板上只有一个名字,是谁的名字?He came to the party single. 他单独赴约。
B)sole 单独的, 唯一的;You have to follow the guide whose sole interest is to cover all spots according to his strict schedule. 你得跟着导游走,而导游的唯一兴趣就是按照他那一成不变的时间表,走过所有风景点。
C)alone 单独的, 独一无二的, 孤独的;He alone knows the secret. 只有他一人知道秘密。 I am not alone in this opinion. 不只是我一个人有这想法。
D)lonely 孤独的, 寂寞的, 偏僻的;a lonely life in the tree farm 林场的孤单生活;Working as a writer can be a very lonely existence. 当作家会是一种很寂莫的生涯。
30. He is ______ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.
A)optimistic B)optional C)outstanding D)obvious
30. A [注释]他对明年奥运会上获金牌很乐观。本题中只有A项能与about 连用。
A)optimistic (about) 乐观的;有信心的;a(n) optimistic view of the world (events) 对世界(大事)的乐观。
B)optional 可选择的, 随意的;Is English an optional lesson, or does everyone have to learn it? 英语是选修课还是每个人必修的课程?
C)outstanding 突出的, 显著的;an outstanding pupil 出色的学生;Formal dress is optional. 是否穿礼服可自便。
D)obvious 明显的, 显而易见的;It is obvious that she is very clever. 很明显,她挺聪明。It is obvious that even if we can save much energy, we can only dalay the energy crisis. 很明显,即使我们能节约很多能量,我们也只能推迟能源危机的到来。
31. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _________ sicknesses.
A)normal B)regular C)average D)ordinary
31. D [注释]该国的公费医疗制度既治常见病,又治精神疾病。本题要求区分近义词,只有D 项能修饰disease. A)normal 正常的, 正规的, 标准的;normal state 正常状态; The normal price of a ticket if $230! 一张票的正常价格是230英镑。
B)regular 规则的, 有秩序的, 经常的; 常规的;匀称的;a regular customer 老主顾 ;John's our regular caller. 约翰是我家的常客。I doubt whether your procedure would be considered regular by authorities. 我怀疑当局是否会认为你的手续合乎规定。
C)average 一般的, 通常的, 平均的;men of average ability能力一般的人;the average age of the boys 这些男孩子的平均年龄;D)ordinary 平常的, 普通的, 平凡的;It was a very ordinary day today. 今天是很平常的一天。Tom Sawyer was an ordinary American boy who kept getting into trouble. 汤姆。索耶是个常常惹事生非的普普通通的美国男孩。
32. It is said that the math teacher seems _____ towards bright students.
A)liable B)partial C)beneficial D)preferable
32. B [注释]据说这位数学老师似乎偏向聪明学生。
A)liable (to/ for) 有责任的, 有义务的, 易……的, 有……倾向的, 负有责任的;It is liable to rain. 要下雨。I am not liable for other people's debts. 我对其他人的债务不负责任。
B)partial (to/ towards) 部分的, 局部的, 偏袒的, 偏爱的;The research project was only a partial success. 那个研究课题只取得部分成功。I'm very partial to sweet foods. 我特别喜欢甜食。
C)beneficial (to) 有益的,得利的;beneficial birds [insects] 益鸟[虫];Sunshine is beneficial to plants. 阳光对植物有益。
D)preferable (to) 较合意的;更可取的;M appears preferable to N. 看来M比N更为可取。