四级词汇天天练之真题系列 八
四级真题名词第三期4. _______ is usually the chief enemy of the camera lens.
A)Occasion B)Vain C)Moisture D)Deck
4. C [注释]潮湿通常是摄像机镜头最主要的敌人。
A)Occasion n.场合, 时机, 机会;(特定的)时刻,时候;a great occasion 盛大的场面; On another occasion, he landed in a deserted car park. 还有一次,他在一个废弃的停车场着陆。
B)Vain adj.徒然的, 无益的, 虚荣的, 空虚的, 自负的, 愚蠢的;She's very vain about her good looks. 她为她那好的容貌而自负。
C)Moisture n.潮湿, 湿气;The sun dries the moisture on the ground. 太阳晒干了地上的潮气。The desert air contains hardly any moisture. 沙漠的空气几乎不含一点湿气。
D)Deck n.甲板, 舰板, 覆盖物;the upper [lower] deck 上[下]甲板;
17. Many people complain of the rapid ______ of modern life.
A)rate B)speed C)pace D)growth
17. C [注释]许多人抱怨现代生活节奏太快。A,B,C三项均可表示“速度”,但C还可以表示“节奏”
A)rate 比率, 速度, 等级;a steady rate 稳定的速度;The rate of inflation decreased to 10% last year. 去年通货膨胀率降低为百分之十。
B)speed 迅速, 速度, 速率;at a speed of eighty miles an hour 以每小时80英里的速度;The speed of the car was frightening. 这辆小汽车的速度真吓人。
C)pace 速度, 步调,节奏;keep pace with the time 跟上时代步伐;to go at a good pace 以飞快的速度走;The fence is only ten paces from the house. 围墙离屋子只有十步远。
D)growth 增长, 生长;the growth of production 生产的发展; the growth of population 人口的增加。
20. 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
20. A [注释]闪电是发生在云层向地面或云层与云层之间的一阵突发电流。
A)rush 匆促, 冲进, 急流;The traffic on the streets during the rush hours virtually came to a standstill. 高峰期间马路上的交通车辆实际上已处于停止状态。I don't like the rush of modern life. 我不喜欢快节奏的现代生活。
B)rainbow 彩虹;C)rack 架, 行李架, 搁架;Put these tools back in the rack.把这些工具放回架子上。Put your bag in the luggage-rack. 把你的包放到行李架上。
D)ribbon .缎带, 丝带, 带, 带状物;ribbons in her hair 她头发上的发带;Her hair was tied up with a ribbon. 她的头发用一条丝带扎着。Typewriter ribbons may be all black or black and red. 打字色带可以是全部黑色或黑红两色的。
21. Having been found guilty, the man was given a severe ____ by the judge.
A)service B)sentence C)crime D)crisis
21. B [注释]该男子被证实有罪,被法官判以重刑。
A)service 服务, 服务性工作;公共设施;公益事业;We need the services of a doctor. 我们需要医生的诊治。The service in this shop is always slow; the girls are very lazy. 这家商店的服务总是很慢,那些女孩子都很懒。the telephone service 电话设施; The train service to the capital is very good. 去首都的火车服务设施非常好。
B)sentence 句子, 判决, 宣判;He received a heavy sentence. 他受到很重的刑罚。This is a sentence. 这是一个句子。
C)crime .犯罪, 犯罪行为, 罪行, 罪恶;Killing people is a crime. 杀人是一种罪行。It is the business of the police to prevent and detect crime and of the law courts to punish crime. 防止及侦察犯罪是警察的职务而惩罚犯罪是法庭的职责。
D)crisis 决定性时刻, 危机, 危险期;an economic crisis 经济危机;crisis of confidence 信任危机;
22. The _______ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A)sight B)view C)look D)form
22. A [注释]看到流血的场景总使他恶心。本题区分A,B,C三项表“看”意义时的用法区别。
A)sight 视力, 视觉, 看见,景象, 视域, 眼界;I caught sight of an empty seat at the back of the bus. 我看到公共汽车的后面有一个空座位。She lost her sight in an accident. 她在一次事故中丧失了视力。
B)view 观点, 见解, 观察; I wonder if this will meet your views. 我不知道这是否会符合你的意图。
C)look 看, 注视,望;Have a look at this picture. 看看这张照片。
D)form 形状, 形态, 外形, 表格;She has a tall graceful form.她有着高大优雅的外形。He seems to dislike any form of exercise. 他好象讨厌任何方式的运动。If you fill in this form, you can take books out of the library. 如果你填了这张表,就可以把书带出图书馆。