1、詞匯真題練習(xí)選編 3.4.A 1. I must find someone to act as a _for me during absence.A) delegate B) deputy C) representitive D) agentB)。譯文我必須找一代理人在我離開的時候代理我的職務(wù)。注釋A)delegate 代表，由政府或者其他方面正式任命的；B)deputy代理人，在負(fù)責(zé)人缺席時臨時代行其職；C)representative代表，通過選舉產(chǎn)生的，代表他人或者團(tuán)體處理事物；D)agent 代理人，受當(dāng)事人委托，代表其進(jìn)行活動。2. The elderly Russians find

2、 it hard to live on their state _. A) pensions B) earnings C) salaries D) donations (CET-6. 2000.6 ) A)。譯文上了年紀(jì)的俄羅斯公民覺得僅靠國家付給的養(yǎng)老金生活很艱難。注釋A)pension養(yǎng)老金；退休金。B)earnings收入，工資。C)salary薪水。D)donation捐贈，捐款。3. It is generally known that New York is a city for _ and a center for odd bits of information. A) vete

3、rans B) victims C) pedestrians D) eccentrics (CET-6. 2004.6) D)。譯文眾所周知，美國是一個包容怪人的城市，也是散發(fā)各種離奇信息的中心。注釋A)veteran老兵；老手。B)victim犧牲品；受害者。C)pedestrian行人；步行者。D)eccentric行為古怪的人。4. His _ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take. A) ambiguous B) complicated C) arbitrary D) intrica

4、te (CET-6. 1999.6) A)。譯文 他那摸棱兩可的指令使我們大為迷惑，我們不知道這兩條路該走哪一條。注釋A)ambiguous有兩種以上意義的；意思含糊的。B)complicated錯綜的；復(fù)雜的。C)arbitrary任意的；武斷的。D)intricate復(fù)雜的；難懂的。5. Physics is _ to the science which was called natural philosophy in history.A)alike B)equivalent C)likely D)uniform (1997.1-24)B。譯文物理與歷史上稱為自然哲學(xué)的科學(xué)意義相同。注釋

5、B) equivalent（to）等（同）于，同意義的。又如：What is 5 equivalent to in French francs? 5英鎊相當(dāng)于多少法國法郎？A) alike 相象的。如：They were all dressed alike in white dresses.他們都是一樣的白色裝束。C) likely有可能的；有希望的。如：She is the most likely girl to win the prize.她是最有希望得獎的女孩。 D) uniform統(tǒng)一的，一致的。如：They keep the room at a uniform temperature

6、.他們使那房間保持恒溫。6. I hope my teacher will take my recent illness into _ when judging my examination.A)regard B)counting C)account D)observation (1991.6-52)C。譯文我希望老師評卷時能考慮到我最近生病的情況。注釋 C)account說明，計(jì)算。詞組take sth into account是固定搭配，意思是“把可憐進(jìn)去；考慮到某種情況”。A)regard注重；(pl) 致意。如：Give my regards to your parents. 代我向你

7、父母問好。 B)counting計(jì)數(shù)， 計(jì)算。D)observation注意；觀察。如：Observation of the bears habitat has revealed a lot about its activities.對熊的棲息地的觀察讓人了解到許多關(guān)于熊的活動情況。7. The old building is in a good state of _ except for the wooden floors. A) observation B) preservation C) conservation D) compensation (CET-6. 1995.1) B)。譯文

8、除了木地板，這座古建筑保存完好。注釋A)observation觀測；觀察資料（或報(bào)告）。B)preservation保存；維持。C)conservation保護(hù)（的行為或過程）；節(jié)約（自然資源）。D)compensation補(bǔ)償；賠償。詞組：make compensation for sb.'s losses補(bǔ)償某人的損失。8. The newcomers found it impossible to _ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

9、0;A) suit        B) adapt        C) regulate        D) coordinate (1998.1-47)B。譯文 新到移民覺得難以完全適應(yīng)新國的氣候，不能在此建立永久的家園。注釋 B) adapt使適應(yīng)，詞組adapt oneself to sth的意思是“適應(yīng)（新環(huán)境等）”。又如： If you want to stay here lo

10、ng, you must learn to adapt yourself to the hot weather. 如果你想在這兒長期呆下去，就必須學(xué)著適應(yīng)這兒炎熱的氣候。A) suit合適，相配。如：That dress suits you. 那套衣服你穿起來挺合適。C) regulate管制，控制，調(diào)節(jié)。如：The speed of the machine may be automatically regulated to pace the packing operation by an inner microcomputer. 機(jī)器的速度可通過內(nèi)部的微型電腦自動調(diào)節(jié)，以和包裝速度保持一致。

11、D) coordinate整理，調(diào)整。如：Our efforts need to be further coordinated for higher efficiency. 為了獲得更高的效率我們的工作需要進(jìn)一步協(xié)調(diào)。9. I suggested he should _ himself to his new conditions.A) adapt             B) adopt       

12、60; C) regulate           D) suit (2001.1-42)A。譯文我建議他應(yīng)該適應(yīng)新環(huán)境。解釋同上。10. A nomadic _ of life was typical of many peoples of the Great Plains.A) means B) manner C) method D) mode D。譯文游牧是居住在大平原的很多人典型的生活方式。注釋 A) means 手段，方法。多指使用某些工具、材料或乘坐某種交通工具。B) manner 方

13、式，方法。多指具體某個人的特殊行事方式，處理問題的特殊方法。C) method 方法。指具體的、系統(tǒng)的、有步驟的方法。強(qiáng)調(diào)條理性和高效率。D) mode方式，模式。多指由傳統(tǒng)或習(xí)俗影響或個人愛好等所養(yǎng)成的結(jié)果。11. The fact that they reacted so differently was a reflection of their different _. A) performances B) personalities C) qualities D) appearances (CET-6. 1996.6) B)。譯文他們的反應(yīng)如此不同，這反映出他們個性不同。注釋A)per

14、formance性能；（常與of連用）成績；表演。B)personality個性；人格；人物。C)quality質(zhì)量；性質(zhì)。D)appearance出現(xiàn)；外貌。12. There are other problems which I don't propose to _ at the moment.A) go into B) go around C) go for D) go up (1996.1-41)A。譯文 其它一些問題現(xiàn)在我不想細(xì)談。注釋A) go into 討論，深談；調(diào)查。B) go around 到處走；（疾?。┝鱾?。如：Despite the threat of war

15、, people went around their work as usual. 盡管戰(zhàn)爭一觸即發(fā)，人們?nèi)韵笃綍r那樣一樣工作。C) go for去找；偏愛。如：I dont go much for modern art. 我對現(xiàn)代藝術(shù)不很欣賞。D) go up漲價；增長；（樓房等）蓋起來。如：Have you seen the paper today? Up go the prices again! 你看今天的報(bào)紙了嗎？價格又漲上來了。13. Then the speaker _ the various factors leading to the present economic cris

16、is.A) went after B) went for C) went into D)went on (1995.6-61)C。譯文接下來演講者談?wù)摿藢?dǎo)致目前經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)的各種因素。注釋 C) go into探究，細(xì)談；談?wù)?。又如：The chairman said that these proposals would have to be gone into very carefully.主席說這些提議得仔細(xì)研究一番。A) go after追逐，設(shè)法得到。如：He went after the burglars.他追趕那些強(qiáng)盜。 B) go for適用；去找（人或物）。如：Britain ha

17、s a high level of unemployment - but the same goes for many other countries. 英國的失業(yè)率很高但許多國家也如此。D) go on繼續(xù)進(jìn)行；發(fā)生。如：What's going on here? 這里發(fā)生了什么事？14. When I go out in the evening I use the bike _ the car if I can. A) rather than B) regardless of C) in spite of D) other than (2003.12-60)A。譯文我晚上出去時，可

18、能的話，就騎自行車而不用汽車。注釋A) rather than 而不是。又如：I think she hurt my feelings deliberately rather than by accident as she claimed. 我認(rèn)為她是故意傷害我的感情，而不是如她所說僅僅是一個偶然。B) regardless of 不管，不顧。如：The plan for a new office building went ahead regardless of (=despite) local oppositions.盡管當(dāng)?shù)匾黄磳?，建新辦公樓的計(jì)劃依然進(jìn)行著。C) in spite o

19、f盡管（還是）。如：He went to the office in spite of illness.盡管生著病，他還是去了辦公室。D) other than除之外。There's nobody here other than me.除了我這里沒別人。15. Medicare, another form of federal health insurance, pays a large part of medical bills for the disables, regardless_ age. A) for B) of C) with D) toB)。譯文醫(yī)療保障方案是美國醫(yī)療保

20、險制度的另一種形式，它不論年紀(jì)，為老弱病殘支付了大部份的醫(yī)療費(fèi)用。注釋regardless of不理會（某人/某事）；不顧，這是固定搭配。16. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _ trouble over the figures.A) extensive   B) spare        C) extra        

21、;   D) supreme (2000.6-40)C。譯文為了向老板顯示他是個多么仔細(xì)的員工，他不惜在這些數(shù)字上大費(fèi)工夫。注釋 C) extra特別的；額外的。又如：Can I have extra time to finish my work? 我能有額外的時間來完成我的工作嗎？ A) extensive廣闊的，廣泛的。如：The school has extensive playing fields. 這個學(xué)校有寬闊的活動場地。   B) spare 備用的，剩余的。如：You can sit here in your spar

22、e time and read the carpet! 空閑時你就坐在這里讀地毯吧!        D) supreme極大的， 至高的。如：This invention is one of the supreme achievements of the present century. 這一發(fā)明是本世紀(jì)的一個最高成就。17. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A) come up with B) come ou

23、t C) come around D) come up to (CET-6. 1996.1) A)。譯文很少有科學(xué)家提出對世界問題的全新答案。注釋A)come up with想出；宣布；發(fā)現(xiàn)。B)come out結(jié)果是；公開；出版。C)come around恢復(fù)知覺；回來。D)come up to達(dá)到；不負(fù)（期望）；合乎（標(biāo)準(zhǔn)等）。18. Hes been trying to get his job _ for years, but management wont because theyd have to pay him more. A) boosted B) hoisted C) upgr

24、aded D) heavedC)。譯文多年來他一直力圖提高他職務(wù)的地位，但管理部門不同意，因?yàn)槟菢訉⒉坏貌欢喔端べY。注釋A)boost有從下面推或好像從下面推的動作實(shí)現(xiàn)的向上運(yùn)動的意思；B)hoist主要指舉起重物，經(jīng)常是通過機(jī)械方式；C)upgrade提高；提升；D)heave用力舉起或抬起。19. His successful negotiations with the Americans helped him to _ his position in he government. A) contrive B) consolidateC) heave D) intensify (CET-

25、6. 2002.1) B)。譯文他與美國人進(jìn)行的成功談判有助于鞏固他在政府中的地位。注釋A)contrive發(fā)明，設(shè)計(jì)，設(shè)法做到。B)consolidate 鞏固，加強(qiáng)。C)heave舉起。D)intensify 加強(qiáng)，強(qiáng)化。20. It was so dark outside that he was just able to _ the road in the dark.A) detect B) discern C) dignify D) revealB)。譯文外面一片漆黑，他在黑暗中勉強(qiáng)能分辨出道路。注釋A)detect發(fā)現(xiàn)；覺察（通常是指通過周密調(diào)查和仔細(xì)觀察后“發(fā)現(xiàn)，覺察”到嚴(yán)密隱蔽的

26、、偽裝良好的或微量存在的東西）；B)discern分辨；洞悉（通常指費(fèi)力地辨認(rèn)）；C)dignify使高貴；D)reveal揭露；暴露。21. You will not be         about your food in time of great hunger.A) special   B) particular       C) peculiar      

27、;D) specific (2003.6-47)B。譯文人處在極度饑餓時，是不會特別挑剔食物的。注釋 B) particular挑剔的，考究的。又如：Shes very particular about what she wears.  她在穿著上特別講究。A) special 特殊的，特別的；專門的。如：She has her own special way of doing things.  她處事自有自己的一套。 C) peculiar 特有的；獨(dú)具的。如：Language is peculiar to mankind. 語言是

28、人類特有的。   D) specific明確的；詳盡的；特定的。如：I want a specific answer. 我想要一個明確的回答。22. They say they want to talk to you in connection _ an unpaid tax bill. A) to B) with C)from D)at B。譯文他們說想就未付稅單一事和你一談。注釋詞組in connection with 的意思是“關(guān)于，與有關(guān)”。23. He was looking admiringly at the photograph published

29、by Collins in _ with the Imperial Museum. A) combinationB) collaboration C) connection D) collection (CET-6. 2002.12)B)。譯文他以欣賞的眼光看著這幅由柯林斯與帝國博物館合作出版的圖片。注釋A)in collaboration with與合作/合著。B)in combination with與聯(lián)/結(jié)合，與共謀。C)in connection with關(guān)于，與有關(guān)。D)collection收集；收取。24. As an excellent shooter, Peter practi

30、ced aiming at both _ targets and moving targets. A) standing B) stationary C) still D) stable (CET-6. 1997.6) B)。譯文作為一名出色的射手，彼得練習(xí)射擊固定靶和移動靶兩種靶。注釋A)standing永久的；持續(xù)的；常備的。B)stationary固定的；不變動的。C)still無風(fēng)的；寂靜的。D)stable堅(jiān)固的；穩(wěn)定的。 25. In the Chinese household, grandparents and other relatives play _ roles in raising children. A) incapable B) indispensableC) insensible D) infinite (20