四级词汇历年考点详析(A-C)
A absorb vt.吸收;使专心 【搭配】be absorbed in专心于 【考题】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) 【译文】她工作如此专心以致于没听见有人敲门。
abuse vt.滥用;虐待n.滥用 【考题】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) 【译文】据透露,一些政府官员滥用职权为自己谋取非法利益。
accomplish v.达到;完成 【考题】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) 【译文】预计在2000年前完成的这项工程将扩大该市的电话网至 1,000,000用户。
account n.账;账户v.说明……原因 【搭配】on account of 为了……的缘故,因为 take...into account 考虑到 【考题】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) 【译文】我得向社区的其他的农户和商人们了解他的信誉,然后再决定是否同意他的贷款请求。
approve vt.赞成,称许;批准 approval n. 【搭配】for sb.’s approval 求某人指正 give one’s approval to 批准 【考题】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) 【译文】要是委员会能尽快批准这些规章制度并付诸实施就好了。
approximately ad.近似地,大约 【考题】They claim that 1,000 factories closed down during the economic crisis. A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly (1993.1/45/B) 【译文】他们宣称大约有1000家工厂在经济危机中倒闭了。
arise vi.出现;由……引起 【考题】Some confusion has about who can join the association. A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen (1992.1/43/D) 【译文】关于谁加入协会意见不一。
artificial a.人工的;矫揉造作的 【考题】There were some flowers on the table. A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal (1991.6/44/A) 【译文】桌子上有一些假花。
ashamed a.惭愧(的);羞耻(的) 【搭配】be ashamed of 以为……是耻辱 be ashamed to do sth.以干……为耻【考题】He was of having asked such a silly question. A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable (1991.6/65/C) 【译文】他对自己问了这样一个愚蠢的问题感到很不好意思。
associate vi.交往n.伙伴,同事 【搭配】associate oneself with 加入 associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起 associate with 和……来往 【考题】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) 【译文】人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。
available a.可利用的;通用的 【考题】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are in grocery stores. A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available (1997.1/43/D) 【译文】经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。
awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的 【考题】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) 【译文】当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时,她感到很窘迫和难受。 B ban v.禁止 In most countries the sale of liquor to children is
banned.大多数国家都禁止卖酒给小孩子们。 n.禁止,禁令 announce a 30-day ban on hunting宣布30天的禁猎令 【辨析】ban,forbid 和 prohibit三个词都表示“禁止”,其中ban语气最重,指权威机关正式禁止。 forbid是普通用词,指个人行为。prohibit是正式用词,指用法律或法令来禁止。
bare a.无遮盖的;空的;仅仅的 a bare hillside 光秃秃的(无树木的)山坡 a room bare of furniture 几乎没有家具的房间 the bare necessities of life 最起码的生活必需品 v.揭露,暴露,揭开,去除……的覆盖物 bare one’s head 脱去帽子 bare one’s heart 表露真情 【全真考题】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 barely ad.仅仅,只不过,几乎不 We barely had time to catch the train.我们仅有勉强赶上火车的时间。 【用法】1.barely 用在句首时引起句子倒装。 2.barely 含有否定意义,因此用在反意疑问句中时,句尾的疑问短句要用肯定形式。3.barely...when 结构表示“刚……就……”,barely 所在的部分要倒装。 4.barely 不与 ever,any 和 at all 连用。 【辨析】barely,hardly,rarely 和 scarcely四个词意义相近,都表否定概念,但也有一些差别。 rarely 意为“难得,不常”(not often)。 Rarely have I seen him smile. hardly 往往强调能力上有困难,意为“简直不,很难”。 He can hardly jump over the fence. scarcely 往往强调不足,常同 enough,sufficient,any 等表示程度的词连用,意为“不太,几乎,简直没有”。 He has scarcely any money left. barely 与 hardly 和 scarcely 意思相近,意为“几乎,勉强,仅能做到”。但如果后面跟有 ever,any,at all 等词,只能用 hardly 或 scarcely,不能用 barely。 benefit n.益处;优越性;保险金,救济金 I’ve had the benefit of a good education.我得益于良好的教育。/the benefits of science科学的优良条件/ unemployment benefits失业保险 vi.得益 He hasn’t benefited from the experience.他并没有从他的经验中受益。 vt.使……受益 This policy benefits the whole city.这个政策使整个城市受益。 【用法】benefit 作不及物动词时,其后常接介词 from。 bore vt.使……感到厌烦 All his old stories bore me.他所有的老生常谈使我厌烦。 n.令人厌烦的事物 Don’t be such a bore.别这么讨厌。 【用法】bore的两种分词形式boring 和 bored:boring 表示主动,指某事物令人厌烦;bored表示被动,指被某事物弄得厌烦。 He was bored with his job./It’s a boring film. 类似的词还有interesting与interested;exciting与 excited等。 C concentrate v.全神贯注,精神集中,专心致志;集中,集合;浓缩 We should concentrate all our efforts on improving education.我们应该集中精力努力改进教育工作。 Troops are concentrating south of the river.军队正向河的南边集结。 n.浓缩液 【用法】concentrate(sth.)on sth./doing sth. 【全真考题】Anne couldn’t concentrate what she was doing while her family were watching TV.(93.1) A.to B.on C.for D.in 【答案】B continual adj.继续不断的;一再重复的 continual rain 不停的雨 【辨析】continual与continuous continual一般指多次重复的动作:Please stop your continual questions. continuous表示动作或物体继续不停地或不间断地进行下去:a continuous flow of traffic 【全真考题】Our journey was slow because the train stopped at different villages.(99.1) A.unceasingly B.gradually C.continuously D.continually 【答案】D contrary adj.(在性质、倾向或方向等方面)相反的;好与人作对的 contrary beliefs 截然相反的信仰 He is an awkward,contrary child.他是个又麻烦又不听话的孩子。 n.反面 【用法】contrary to 违反:be contrary to the law;on the contrary 与此相反:It doesn’t seem ugly to me;on the contrary,I think it’s rather beautiful. 【全真考题】What you have done is the doctor’s orders.(90.1) A.attached to B.responsible to C.resistant to D.contrary to 【答案】D contributev.捐款,捐助;有助于;投稿 We contributed clothing to the relief of the poor.我们捐赠衣物救济贫民。 Hard work contributed to his success.努力工作使他成功。 He contributed poems to the magazine.他投诗稿给杂志。 【用法】contribute与介词to搭配:contribute(sth.) to 【全真考题】Medical research has shown that the widespread use of cigarettes contributes the increase of cancers.(94.1) A.towards B.for C.with D.to 【答案】D critical adj.吹毛求疵的,批评的;决定性的,重要的 He is so critical that nobody can please him.他太吹毛求疵,所以没有人能取悦他。 We arrived at the critical moment.我们在关键时刻到达。 【用法】critical作吹毛求疵的、批评的讲时与介词 of搭配。 【全真考题】The director was critical the way we were doing the work.(2000.1) A.at B.in C.of D.with 【答案】C 《大学英语教学大纲》中,关于四级词汇的要求是:“领会式掌握4200单词(其中复用式掌握的单词为 2500)以及由这些词构成的常用词组1600条(中学所掌握的单词和词组均包括在内),并具有按照基本构词法识别生词的能力。”大纲中所指的领会式强调对词义的认知,而复用式则强调对这类词的词义辨析、用法以及搭配关系的掌握。因此,以大纲为指导,四级考试中词汇的内容,除了考察对单词的认知外,还测试词义的细微区别、词汇用法和搭配关系。目前考察领会式词汇为73.9%占大部分,复用式占26.1%。在此篇和上期所列重点词汇的四级考题中,bare,concentrate,contribute,continual,critical都以复用式词汇方式来考察。其中,bare和continual考察词义的辨析;concentrate, contribute和critical考察了词的搭配关系。当然,四级试题中词汇的领会与复用也不都是界限分明的,有时在一道题中会既考察认知又考察用法等。
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