大學英語四級詞匯真題大匯集
A
1.absorb vt.吸收;使專心
「搭配」be absorbed in專心于
「考題」She was so_______in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted
B)absorbed
C)drawn
D)concentrated
(1996.1/25/B)
「譯文」她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。
2.abuse vt.濫用;虐待n.濫用
「考題」It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A)employ
B)take
C)abuse
D)overlook
(1996.6/34/C)
「譯文」據透露,一些政府官員濫用職權為自己謀取非法利益。
3.accomplish v.達到;完成
「考題」The project,_______by the end of 2000,willexpand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A)accomplished
B)being accomplished
C)to be accomplished
D)having been accomplished(1999.6/68/C)
「譯文」預計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴大該市的電話網至 1,000,000用戶。
4.account n.賬;賬戶v.說明……原因
「搭配」on account of 為了……的緣故,因為
take.into account 考慮到
「考題」I'd_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A)take into account
B)account for
C)make up for
D)make out(2000.1/63/A)
「譯文」我得向社區的其他的農戶和商人們了解他的信譽,然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。
5.approve vt.贊成,稱許;批準
approval n.
「搭配」for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批準「考題」If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve
B)will approve
C)can approve
D)would approve(1997.1/47/D)
「譯文」要是委員會能盡快批準這些規章制度并付諸實施就好了。
6.approximately ad.近似地,大約
「考題」They claim that_______1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently
B)approximately
C)considerably
D)properly(1993.1/45/B)
「譯文」他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經濟危機中倒閉了。
7.arise vi.出現;由……引起
「考題」Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.
A)retained
B)lifted
C)raised
D)arisen(1992.1/43/D)
「譯文」關于誰加入協會意見不一。
8.artificial a.人工的;矯揉造作的
「考題」There were some _______flowers on the table.
A)artificial
B)unnatural
C)false
D)unreal(1991.6/44/A)
「譯文」桌子上有一些假花。
9.ashamed a.慚愧(的);羞恥(的)
「搭配」be ashamed of 以為……是恥辱
be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥
「考題」He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry
B)guilty
C)ashamed
D)miserable(1991.6/65/C)
「譯文」他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。
10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴,同事
「搭配」associate oneself with 加入
associate sth.with 把(某事物與其他事物)聯系在一起
associate with 和……來往
「考題」A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A)tied
B)bound
C)involved
D)associated(1996.6/23/D)
「譯文」人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉村和自家種的食物聯系在一起。
11.available a.可利用的;通用的
「考題」Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.
A)ready
B)approachable
C)probable
D)available(1997.1/43/D)
「譯文」經過加工隨時可供烹調的方便食品在食雜店可以買到。
12.awkward a.笨拙的;尷尬的
「考題」The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
A)amazed
B)awkward
C)curious
D)amused(1998.6/42/B)
「譯文」當這個害羞的女孩回答不上來老師的提問時,她感到很窘迫和難受。
B
13.ban v.禁止
In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.
大多數國家都禁止賣酒給小孩子們。
n.禁止,禁令
announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁獵令
「辨析」ban,forbid 和 prohibit三個詞都表示“禁止”,其中ban語氣最重,指權威機關正式禁止。 forbid是普通用詞,指個人行為。prohibit是正式用詞,指用法律或法令來禁止。
14.bare a.無遮蓋的;空的;僅僅的a bare hillside 光禿禿的(無樹木的)山坡
a room bare of furniture 幾乎沒有家具的房間
the bare necessities of life 最起碼的生活必需品
v.揭露,暴露,揭開,去除……的覆蓋物
bare one's head 脫去帽子
bare one's heart 表露真情
「全真考題」Although they plant trees in this area every year,the tops of some hills are still .(99.6)
A)bare
B)vacant
C)blank
D)hollow
[答案]A
15.barely ad.僅僅,只不過,幾乎不
We barely had time to catch the train.我們僅有勉強趕上火車的時間。
「用法」
1.barely 用在句首時引起句子倒裝。
2.barely 含有否定意義,因此用在反意疑問句中時,句尾的疑問短句要用肯定形式。
3.barely.。。when 結構表示“剛……就……”,barely 所在的部分要倒裝。 4.barely 不與 ever,any 和 at all 連用。
「辨析」barely,hardly,rarely 和 scarcely四個詞意義相近,都表否定概念,但也有一些差別。
rarely 意為“難得,不常”(not often)。
Rarely have I seen him smile.
hardly 往往強調能力上有困難,意為“簡直不,很難”。
He can hardly jump over the fence.
scarcely 往往強調不足,常同 enough,sufficient,any 等表示程度的詞連用,意為“不太,幾乎,簡直沒有”。
He has scarcely any money left.
barely 與 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近,意為“幾乎,勉強,僅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever,any,at all 等詞,只能用 hardly 或 scarcely,不能用 barely.
16.benefit n.益處;優越性;保險金,救濟金
I've had the benefit of a good education.我得益于良好的教育。/the benefits of science科學的優良條件/ unemployment benefits失業保險
vi.得益
He hasn't benefited from the experience.他并沒有從他的經驗中受益。
vt.使……受益
This policy benefits the whole city.這個政策使整個城市受益。
「用法」benefit 作不及物動詞時,其后常接介詞 from.
17.bore vt.使……感到厭煩
All his old stories bore me.他所有的老生常談使我厭煩。
n.令人厭煩的事物
Don't be such a bore.別這么討厭。
「用法」bore的兩種分詞形式boring 和 bored:boring 表示主動,指某事物令人厭煩;bored表示被動,指被某事物弄得厭煩。
He was bored with his job./It's a boring film.
類似的詞還有interesting與interested;exciting與 excited等。
A
1.absorb vt.吸收;使專心
「搭配」be absorbed in專心于
「考題」She was so_______in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
A)attracted
B)absorbed
C)drawn
D)concentrated
(1996.1/25/B)
「譯文」她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。
2.abuse vt.濫用;虐待n.濫用
「考題」It has been revealed that some government leaders_______their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
A)employ
B)take
C)abuse
D)overlook
(1996.6/34/C)
「譯文」據透露,一些政府官員濫用職權為自己謀取非法利益。
3.accomplish v.達到;完成
「考題」The project,_______by the end of 2000,willexpand the city's telephone network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A)accomplished
B)being accomplished
C)to be accomplished
D)having been accomplished(1999.6/68/C)
「譯文」預計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴大該市的電話網至 1,000,000用戶。
4.account n.賬;賬戶v.說明……原因
「搭配」on account of 為了……的緣故,因為
take.into account 考慮到
「考題」I'd_______his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community,and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
A)take into account
B)account for
C)make up for
D)make out(2000.1/63/A)
「譯文」我得向社區的其他的農戶和商人們了解他的信譽,然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。
5.approve vt.贊成,稱許;批準
approval n.
「搭配」for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批準「考題」If only the committee_______the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
A)approve
B)will approve
C)can approve
D)would approve(1997.1/47/D)
「譯文」要是委員會能盡快批準這些規章制度并付諸實施就好了。
6.approximately ad.近似地,大約
「考題」They claim that_______1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
A)sufficiently
B)approximately
C)considerably
D)properly(1993.1/45/B)
「譯文」他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經濟危機中倒閉了。
7.arise vi.出現;由……引起
「考題」Some confusion has_______about who can join the association.
A)retained
B)lifted
C)raised
D)arisen(1992.1/43/D)
「譯文」關于誰加入協會意見不一。
8.artificial a.人工的;矯揉造作的
「考題」There were some _______flowers on the table.
A)artificial
B)unnatural
C)false
D)unreal(1991.6/44/A)
「譯文」桌子上有一些假花。
9.ashamed a.慚愧(的);羞恥(的)
「搭配」be ashamed of 以為……是恥辱
be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥
「考題」He was_______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry
B)guilty
C)ashamed
D)miserable(1991.6/65/C)
「譯文」他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。
10.associate vi.交往n.伙伴,同事
「搭配」associate oneself with 加入
associate sth.with 把(某事物與其他事物)聯系在一起
associate with 和……來往
「考題」A healthy life is frequently thought to be_______with the open countryside and homegrown food.
A)tied
B)bound
C)involved
D)associated(1996.6/23/D)
「譯文」人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉村和自家種的食物聯系在一起。
11.available a.可利用的;通用的
「考題」Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are_______ in grocery stores.
A)ready
B)approachable
C)probable
D)available(1997.1/43/D)
「譯文」經過加工隨時可供烹調的方便食品在食雜店可以買到。
12.awkward a.笨拙的;尷尬的
「考題」The shy girl felt_______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
A)amazed
B)awkward
C)curious
D)amused(1998.6/42/B)
「譯文」當這個害羞的女孩回答不上來老師的提問時,她感到很窘迫和難受。
B
13.ban v.禁止
In most countries the sale of liquor to children is banned.
大多數國家都禁止賣酒給小孩子們。
n.禁止,禁令
announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁獵令
「辨析」ban,forbid 和 prohibit三個詞都表示“禁止”,其中ban語氣最重,指權威機關正式禁止。 forbid是普通用詞,指個人行為。prohibit是正式用詞,指用法律或法令來禁止。
14.bare a.無遮蓋的;空的;僅僅的a bare hillside 光禿禿的(無樹木的)山坡
a room bare of furniture 幾乎沒有家具的房間
the bare necessities of life 最起碼的生活必需品
v.揭露,暴露,揭開,去除……的覆蓋物
bare one's head 脫去帽子
bare one's heart 表露真情
「全真考題」Although they plant trees in this area every year,the tops of some hills are still .(99.6)
A)bare
B)vacant
C)blank
D)hollow
[答案]A
15.barely ad.僅僅,只不過,幾乎不
We barely had time to catch the train.我們僅有勉強趕上火車的時間。
「用法」
1.barely 用在句首時引起句子倒裝。
2.barely 含有否定意義,因此用在反意疑問句中時,句尾的疑問短句要用肯定形式。
3.barely.。。when 結構表示“剛……就……”,barely 所在的部分要倒裝。 4.barely 不與 ever,any 和 at all 連用。
「辨析」barely,hardly,rarely 和 scarcely四個詞意義相近,都表否定概念,但也有一些差別。
rarely 意為“難得,不常”(not often)。
Rarely have I seen him smile.
hardly 往往強調能力上有困難,意為“簡直不,很難”。
He can hardly jump over the fence.
scarcely 往往強調不足,常同 enough,sufficient,any 等表示程度的詞連用,意為“不太,幾乎,簡直沒有”。
He has scarcely any money left.
barely 與 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近,意為“幾乎,勉強,僅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever,any,at all 等詞,只能用 hardly 或 scarcely,不能用 barely.
16.benefit n.益處;優越性;保險金,救濟金
I've had the benefit of a good education.我得益于良好的教育。/the benefits of science科學的優良條件/ unemployment benefits失業保險
vi.得益
He hasn't benefited from the experience.他并沒有從他的經驗中受益。
vt.使……受益
This policy benefits the whole city.這個政策使整個城市受益。
「用法」benefit 作不及物動詞時,其后常接介詞 from.
17.bore vt.使……感到厭煩
All his old stories bore me.他所有的老生常談使我厭煩。
n.令人厭煩的事物
Don't be such a bore.別這么討厭。
「用法」bore的兩種分詞形式boring 和 bored:boring 表示主動,指某事物令人厭煩;bored表示被動,指被某事物弄得厭煩。
He was bored with his job./It's a boring film.
類似的詞還有interesting與interested;exciting與 excited等。