2008年英语四级句子词汇真题训练及详解(一)

　　1.This book is expected to ______ the best-seller lists.
　　2.To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ______ by a computer.
　　3.If you don't ______ the children properly, Mr. Chiver, they'll just run riot.
　　4.You cannot imagine how ______ I feel with my duties sometimes.
　　5.Mary became ______ homesick and critical of the United States, so she fled from her homw in west Bloomfield to her hometown in Austria
　　[A]promote [B]overflowed [C]dominate [D]monitored
　　[E]increasingly [F]supervise [G]overwhelmed [H]conducted
　　答案：
　　1.选[C]。[题意]这本书有望在畅销书排行榜中名列前茅。
　　2.选[D]。[题意]为了防止冬季发生洪水，计算机随时都在监控大坝的水流量。
　　3.选[F]。[题意]切沃尔先生，如果你不适当地监管孩子，他们就会捣乱。
　　4.选[G]。[题意]有时候你无法想象我会感觉我的职责多么神圣。
　　5.选[E]。[题意]玛丽越来越想家，对美国越来越不满，因此她离开了位于西布卢姆菲尔德的家逃往了奥地利的故乡。
　　1.He hoped the firm would ______ him to the Paris branch.(CET-4,1998.1)
　　2.The beam that is ______ by a laser differs in several ways from the light that comes out of a flashlight.(CET-4,2003.9)
　　3.The British government often says that furnishing children with ______ to the information superhighway is a top priority.(CET-4,2003.9)
　　4.The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ____ in which people communicate across time and space.(CET-4,2004.1)
　　5.Gestures are an important means to ______ messages.
　　[A]emitted [B]translated [C]transfer [D]access
　　[E]convey [F]manner [G]procedure [H]remove
　　答案：
　　1.选[C]。[题意]他希望公司能把他调到巴黎的分公司。
　　2.选[A]。[题意]激光放射出的光束与闪光灯发出的光在许多方面是不同的。
　　3.选[D]。[题意]英国政府一再表示提供给孩子接触信息高速公路的机会是重中之重。
　　4.选[F]。[题意]通讯技术的迅速发展正在改变人们跨越时空沟通的方式。
　　5.选[E]。[题意]打手势是传达信息的一种重要手段。
　　1.Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising had ______ the quality of the programs.(CET-4,2004.6)
　　2.The manager urged his staff not to ______ the splendid opportunity.(CET-4,2004.1)
　　3.Many a player who had been highly thought of has _____ from the tennis scene.(CET-4,2004.1)
　　4.The _____ of airplane engines announced a coming air raid.(CET-4,2003.6)
　　5.The economic crises in that country have _____ the stability of the government.
　　[A]effected [B]escape [C]affected [D]disposed
　　[E]threatened [F]disappeared [G]roar [H]miss
　　答案:
　　1.选[C]。[题意]有批评家认为，电视被大量的广告所控制，这影响了节目的质量。
　　2.选[H]。[题意]经理敦促它的员工不要错过这个大好机会。
　　3.选[F]。[题意]许多曾经被高度评价的选手已从网球场上消失了。
　　4.选[G]。[题意]飞机引擎的轰鸣声宣布了空袭的来临。
　　5.选[E]。[题意]那个国家的经济危机已经威胁到政府的稳定。
　　1. I'm very sorry to have ______ you with so many questions on such an occasion.(CET-4,1999.6)
　　2. The same factors push wages and prices up together, the one ______ the other.(CET-4,2001.1)
　　3. The leader of the expedition ______ everyone to follow his example.(CET-4,2002.6)
　　4. We have been told that under no ______ may we use the telephone in the office for personal affairs.(CET-4,1999.6)
　　5. Competition, they believe, ______ the national character than corrupt it.
　　6. We are doing this work in the ______ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres.
　　[A]context [B]reinforcing [C]circumstances [D]bothered
　　[E]strengthens [F]inspired [G]increasing [H]sparked
　　[I]interfered
　　答案：
　　1.选[D].[题意]我很抱歉在这种场合问你这么多问题，打扰了。
　　2.选[B].[题意]同样的因素促使工资和价格同时上涨，二者相互推动。
　　3.选[F].[题意]探险队队长激励每个人都以他为榜样。
　　4.选[C].[题意]我们被告知，在任何情况下不得使用办公室电话办私事。
　　5.选[E].[题意]他们相信竞争不会腐蚀民族精神，而是会使其振奋。
　　6.选[A].[题意]我们的这项工作是在经济、社会和文化领域改革的背景下展开的。
　　1. I'd ______ into account his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and te make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
　　2. Computer techonology will ______ about a revolution in business administration.
　　3. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores.
　　4. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company.
　　5. The ______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.
　　6. In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the ______ death rate contributed to the population growth.
　　7. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to ______.
　　[A] take [B] profitable [C] forceful [D] available
　　[E] bring [F] make [G] defending [H] ready
　　[I] descend [J] ascend [K] declining [L] inclining
　　答案及解析:
　　1.选[A]。
　　[题意]我会先考虑他在该社区其他农场主和商人间的声誉，然后决定是否同意贷款。
　　take vt.带(去)，携带;做(一次动作);乘(车)，上(船);测定，拍(照);记录;理解，领会
　　[短语]take...for 把...认为是，把...看成为;take in 接受，接纳，吸收;包括;领会，理解;欺骗;take off 脱下;起飞;匆匆离开;take on 开始雇用;呈现，具有;同...较量，接受...的挑战;承担，从事;take out 带...出去(吃饭或看电影等);除掉，毁掉;(通过申请等)取得，办理;(on)对...发泄;take over 接受，接管;承袭，借用;take to 对...产生好感，开始喜欢;开始从事，形成...的习惯;take up 开始从事;把...继续下去;着手处理;占去，占据;(on)接受邀请;(with)与...成朋友
　　[范例]Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over.只要每人耕种的地，野葛都以极快的速度占领。[06.6 听力]
　　2.选[E]。
　　[题意]计算机技术将会引发工商管理的革命。
　　bring vt.带来，拿来;把...引来;促使，说服，劝使;使发生，使处于某种状态
　　[短语]bring about 导致，引起;bring around/round 说服，使信服;使恢复知觉(或健康);bring to 使恢复知觉;bring forth 产生，提出;bring forward 提前;提出，提议;bring off 使实现，做成;bring on 引起，助长，促进;bring out 出版，推出;使显出;激起，引起;bring through 使(病人)脱险，使安全度过;bring up 养育，教养;提出;bring the house down 赢得观(听)众的欢呼声(掌声)
　　[范例]A week by the sea brought her back to health.她在海滨呆了一周后恢复了健康。
　　3.选[D]。
　　[题意]经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在杂货店都可买到。
　　available adj.现成可用的，手边的;可得到的，可利用的;可取得联系的
　　[搭配]be available for use 可加以利用;employ all available means 千方百计
　　[范例]Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other investment available in the developing world. 在发展中国家，比起其他方面的投资，使女孩受教育完全可能带来更高的回报。[06.6 阅读]
　　4.选[B]。
　　[题意]购买这条新的生产线对这个公司来说是笔有利的交易。
　　profitable adj.有利可图的，有益的
　　[搭配] a profitable deal 有利可图的交易;spend a profitable afternoon in the museum 在博物馆度过一个有益的下午
　　[范例] We had a profitable time at the conference because we made some new business contracts. 我们在会上签了些新的生意合同，颇有收获。
　　5.选[G]。
　　[题意]这位辩护律师给陪审团留下了很深的印象。
　　defend vt.保护，保卫;替...辩护
　　[搭配]a defending lawyer 一名辩护律师;defend sb from harm 保护某人不受伤害;defend oneself against enemy 防御敌人;defend the right of every citizen 维护每个公民的权利
　　[范例]When a dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 狗扑向我时，我用棍子自卫。
　　6.选[K]。
　　[题意]除了出生率的上升和移民人数的增加，死亡率的下降也是人口增长的一个因素。
　　decline vi.下降，减少;衰退，衰落 n.下降，减少;衰退，衰落 vt.谢绝
　　[搭配]sb's declining reputation 某人日益衰落的名声;a sharp decline in profit 利润大幅度下降;production/crime rate on the decline 产品/犯罪率正在下降
　　[范例]The decline in the moral standards---which has long concerned social analysts---has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain,for one,is glad.美国大众终于开始关心道德水平的下降，而这一问题曾经在很长一段时间里只是受到了社会分析家们的关注。对此，吉恩 博斯克 埃尔斯坦因感到高兴。[02.1 阅读]
　　7.选[I]。
　　[题意]我们奋力爬上山顶，半个钟头后又开始下山了。
　　descend vi.下来，(位置)下降;(on)袭击;(to)祖传 vt.走下，爬下
　　[搭配]descend from the top of the mountain 从山顶上走下来;descend on/upon an enemy 袭击敌人
　　[范例]We turned the corner and saw that the road descended steeply.我们拐过弯，看到路突然下降。