英语四级词汇冲刺训练

1。In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____. 

A)     gaps          `B) length              C) intervals*        D) distance 

at intervals adv.不时, 相隔一定距离 

at length adv.最后, 详细地 

at a distance 相距，相隔 

2.  You can't afford to let the situation get worse. You must take ____ to put it right. 

A)     decisions      B) directions       C) sides            D) steps* 

take steps to do sth. 设法；采取措施干某事 

take sides with 偏袒; 拥护(某方面) 

3.  The ____ in her eyes gave herself away. 

A)     sight         B) look*           C) view           D) form 

此题意为“她眼神泄漏了她内心的想法。” 

“look”表示“眼神” “sight” 表示“视力；视觉” “view”表示“视野” 

4.  Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as ____ sicknesses. 

A)     normal        B) regular          C) average         D) ordinary* 

common: Commonly encountered; usual. 通常的通常遇见的；普通的 

normal: Conforming with, adhering to, or constituting a norm, standard, pattern, level, or 无效; typical: 正常的符合、遵循或构成一个准则、标准、方式、水平或形式的；典型的： 

e.g. normal room temperature; one's normal weight; normal diplomatic relations. 

标准室温；正常体重；正常外交关系 

regular: Customary, usual, or normal: 

e.g. the train's regular schedule. 火车正常的时间表 

  average: Being intermediate between extremes, as on a scale: 

e.g. a player of average ability. 

5.  This hotel ____ $ 60 for a single room with bath a night. 

A)     claims        B) demands            C) prices          D) charges* 

charge : v. 收费 

6.  Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only ____ to his confusion. 

A)     extended      B) added *         C) amounted       D) turned 

add to 增加           amount to…总计            turn to sb. 求助于 

7.  A completely new situation will ____ when the examination system comes into existence. 

A)     Arise*           B) rise            C) raise           D) arouse 

Arise 出现    rise 上升            raise 举起；饲养           arouse 唤醒；引起 

8.  It took him several months to ____ the wild horse. 

A)      tend         B) breed               C) cultivate        D) tame* 

tend to v.注意, 趋向 

breed 使…繁殖 

cultivate 培养；耕作 

tame 驯服 

9.  The view from the other side of the mountain was even more __________. 

A)     productive     B) impressive *     C) positive         D) decisive 

productive .生产性的, 生产的, 能产的, 多产的 

impressive 给人深刻印象的 

positive 积极的 

decisive 决定性的 

10.  Americans ____ have eggs, some meat, toast, fruit and coffee at breakfast. 

A)     Normally*      B) continuously    C) consequently    D) traditionally 

Normally 正常地, 通常地 

Continuously 不断地, 连续地 

Consequently 因此 

Traditionally .传统上, 传说上 

11.  They had an accident on the road and didn't ____ at their hotel until after midnight. 

A)     enter         B) arrive          C) check in*        D) reach 

check in at the hotel 登记入住酒店 

12.  I bought this sixteenth-century diamond ring at a quite ____ price. 

A)     dear          B) cheap       .     C) expensive       D) reasonable* 

reasonable 合理的； at a quite reasonable price 以很合理的价格；以优惠的价格 

dear, expensive 均表示“昂贵的” 

13.  This kind of trees cannot be grown in such a cold ____ as ours. 

A)     weather       B) climate*             C) air             D) season 

climate: The meteorological conditions, including temperature, precipitation, and wind, that characteristically prevail in a particular region. 气候包括温度、降雨量及风等的气象条件，在某一特别地带占主导 

weather: The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place, with respect to variables such as temperature, moisture, wind velocity, and barometric pressure. 天气给定时间和地点的大气状况，牵涉到变量如温度、湿度、风速和气压 

14.  I'll be unable to join you. Please ____ my name from the list. 

A)     get rid of     B) take away          C) remove*             D) turn off 

get rid of 摆脱, 除去 

take away取走 

remove…from…除掉 

turn off关掉, 避开 

15.  My mother ____ my forehead and told me I had a slight fever. 

A)     moved        B) touched             C) sensed          D) felt* 

feel: To perceive through the sense of touch:强调感觉通过接触而感知： 

touch: To cause or permit a part of the body, especially the hand or fingers, to come in contact with so as to feel: 触摸导致或允许身体的一部分，尤指手或手指与…相接触以感觉： 

16.  It s true that many old people in the United States have to ____ loneliness. 

A)     submit        B) receive         C) suffer           D) endure* 

endure :忍受Endure尤指长期面对痛苦、艰难的能力： 

submit to使服从, 使受到, 服从, 忍受, 顺从 

receive:收到 

suffer: To tolerate or endure evil, injury, pain, or death. suffer指顺从、听任、容忍、自制： 

17.  They were ____ a very difficult examination. 

A)     included in      B) related to            C) involved in      D) subjected to* 

be subject to …遭受. 

Relate to …. 与… 有联系 

Involve in … 卷入 

18.  The result was ____ in comparison with the effort required to achieve them. 

A)     insignificant     B) tiny                C) minor*          D) indispensable 

minor: Lesser in importance, rank, or stature: 

tiny: Extremely small; minute. 

Insignificant: Lacking in importance; trivial. 无关紧要的；无用的 

Indispensable: 不可缺少的 

19.  The river Tweed ____ England and Scotland. 

A)     compares      B) separates*       C) contrasts        D) distinguishes 

separate: 分开；分隔 

20.  Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school ____ the master's degree in business administration. 

A)     representing     B) presenting   C) offering*       D) supplying 

offer: To provide;提供 

represent: 表现 

present: 引见，介绍， 

supply: To make available for use; provide.供应；提供（所需物品） 

21.  There are certain ____ when you must interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something. 

A)     situations     B) occasions*       C) conditions          D) time 

occasion: The time at which an event occurs.这种事件发生的时刻 

situation: Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. 情况，处境与状况或情势有关的地位或位置 

22.  Pupils who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade. 

A)     progressed    B) proceeded           C) promoted*       D)proposed 

promote；to advance (a student) to the next higher grade. 进级使（一个学生）进入下一个更高的年级 

23.  There was a ____ drop in support for the party in the 1974 election. 

A)     delicate       B) distinct*             C) distant              D) downward 

distinct: Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; clear: 明显的，清楚的易于被感觉和智慧察觉的；清晰的 

delicate: Exquisitely fine or dainty:精细的，雅致的 

distant: 远的, 关系远的 

downward: .向下的 

24.  Throughout his life. Henry Moore ____ an interest in sports. 

A)     contained     B) secured             C) reserved        D) maintained* 

contain: 包含；容纳 

secure：.保护 

reserve: To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 保留，收藏保留，如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的 

maintain: To keep up or carry on; continue:维持或保持；继续 

25.  What he told us about the affair simply doesn't make any ____. 

A)     sense *        B) idea                C) meaning        D) significance 

  make sense .有意义 

26.  Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master ______. 

A)     race *         B) human              C) blood           D) brain 

race: 民族在共同历史、国籍或地理分布的基础上联合起来的一群人或被归为一类 

27.  He is uninterested in education and seemingly unfit for other __________. 

A)     purposes      B) employment      C) pursuits *            D) benefits 

pursuit: An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly. 

有规律地从事职业或爱好等活动 

employment : [U] An activity to which one devotes time. 

           （某人）从事的活动某人所投入时间的活动 

28.  In the past twenty-five years, workers attained a new ____ of human dignity. 

A)     statue         B) station              C) status*           D) state 

status 地位  statue 雕像         state 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 州        station岗位 

29.  Scholarships are too few to ____ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education. 

A)     meet         B) feed               C) adopt               D) accommodate* 

accommodate 向…提供；容纳    feed 喂养         adopt 采用；收养 

30.  The life I lived ____ me into a new kind of human being. 

A)     Shaped*        B) led                 C) contributed     D) guided 

shape塑造          lead 带领    contribute …to…为…做贡献；有助于     guide 带领 

31.  The price of the article is out of ____ to its value. 

A)     place         B) question            C) way            D) proportion* 

out of proportion to sth. 与…不成比例 

out of place 不在适当的位置, 不合适 

out of question 毫无疑问 

32.  His wife left him after a number of ____ attempts to persuade him to give up taking drugs. 

A)     Vain*          B) inefficient           C) lost             D) missing 

Vain 徒然的,    inefficient 低效率的    

33.  At the interview for the java good ____ of himself. 

A)     opinion       B) idea                C) account*         D) appearance 

give an account of …报告, 叙述, 说明 

34.  All these children are well disciplined and highly ____ to their teachers and parents. 

A)     Respectful*    B) pleasing        C) amusing         D) admirable 

Be respectful to sb. 尊敬某人    pleasing 令人高兴的  

Amusing 有趣的             admirable 令人敬佩的 

35.  Mr. Keller went over the table again very carefully for fear of ____ any important data. 

A)     skimming     B) overlooking*     C) ignoring         D) slipping 

overlook  没注意到        skim 撇去把飘浮的物质从（液体）上移走 

ignore 不理睬, 忽视  slip 滑动, 滑倒 

36.  Their arrival will be ____ because of heavy traffic. 

A)     Delayed*       B) postponed           C) stretched            D) prolonged 

delay 耽搁    postpone .推迟, 使延期               stretch 伸展；伸长    prolong延长 

37.  There is too great a ____ of beer in Italy. 

A)     drink         B) use                C) consumption*      D) sale 

consumption 消费, 消费量 

38.  In Chinese universities, English is a ____ course for all students. 

A)     comparative     B) selective            C) impulsive       D) compulsory * 

compulsory course 必修课       selective course 选修课 

39.  The prize was given by the ____ Mr. Smith. 

A)     Late*          B) latter           C) later              D) subsequent 

Late 已故的         latter 后者的               later 更后的        subsequent 后来的；并发的 

40.  I don't have the ____ idea what you mean. 

A)     smallest       B) faintest         C) slightest *        D) lightest 

have the slightest idea 一点都不了解

41.    The judge dismissed the case because there was not ____ evidence. 

A)     adequate        B) plenty               C) efficient          D) abundant 

答案: A. 

adequate: 适当的, 充分的 

plenty: 足够的 

efficient: 高效率的 

abundant: 大量的, 富裕的 

42.    Fishing is a hobby which needs a good deal of ____. 

A)     stiffness         B) intelligence          C) patience           D) strength 

答案: C 

stiffness：僵硬， 不灵活， 费劲 

intelligence: 智力, 智慧 

patience: 耐力, 耐心 

strength: 力量 

43.    Mr. Blake was among the few ____ men who refused to indulge in the foolish trade of the day. 

A)     senseless        B) sensible              C) sensitive          D) sensational 

答案: B 

senseless: 无意识的, 失去知觉的 

sensible: 理智的, 实际的 

sensitive: 敏感的 

sensational: 轰动的, 产生轰动效应的 

44.    Christopher Columbus reached the new World in 1492 after he went through all the hardships ____ on the transatlantic voyage. 

A)     imaginable         B) imaginative          C) imaginary         D) imagination 

答案: A 

imaginable: 可以想象得到的 

imaginative: 想象力丰富的 

imaginary: 想象的,虚构的 

imagination: 想象力 

45.    As civilization ____ in the direction of technology, it passes the point of supplying all the basic essentials of life ― food, shelter and clothes. 

A)     processes      B) suspends          C) proceeds           D) exceeds 

答案: C 

process: 处理,加工 

suspend: 暂停，终止 

proceed: 开始进入，前进 

exceed: 超过 

46.    The carriage shot past leaving a ____ of dust behind it. 

A)     Track             B) trail              C) trace             D) train 

答案: B 

track, trail和trace都有”轨道, 轨迹”的意思. Trace为普通用语, 指已出现或发生的东西, 或人或动物过后所留下的明显痕迹,记号等, 如车辙, 足迹等. Track与Trace意义基本相同, 但特别用于狩猎活动中猎狗该踪迹追寻猎物.  Trail是指由足迹, 气味, 灰尘, 水等形成的痕迹. 

47.    Only a very rich man could afford to buy these ____ paintings by Raphael. 

A)     valueless        B) priceless             C) worthless         D) useless 

答案: B 

   valueless和worthless同义, “毫无价值的, 一文不值的”;  Priceless 无价的, 珍贵的; useless 毫无用途的, 无用的 

48.    The village is well known for its impressive mountainous ____. 

A)      views         B) scenes               C) scenery           D) sights 

答案: C 

  本组词都有“景色”的意思. View侧重于眼见的实物, 指自某一位置所能见到之物. 作”景色”解时, 多指视野范围内的景色. Scenery指总体的, 全部的风景, 而scene指的是部分风景. Scenery指的是户外的无活动的场面, 自然存在的美丽景色, 而scene指的是映入视野的, 常常有人和活动场面的景色. Scenery在表示风景时撒播不可数名词, 没有复数形式. Scene 是可数名词. Sight指风景时用复数, 指人们常观光的风景胜地. 

49.    Don't forget to ____ the letter before you post it. 

A)     shut            B) fasten               C) stick             D) seal 

答案: D 

shut: 关上，关门，同close. 

Fasten: 系上，系紧，同tie. 

Stick: 粘，粘住，指把某物粘到另一物体上。 

Seal: 封缄，封装，由指密封信件、包裹等 

50.    The road lay ahead of him, a ____ gray line stretching to the horizon. 

A)     continual        B) continuous          C) prolonged         D) lengthy 

答案: B 

continual：持续的，不间断的 指在一段时间内多次重复的动作，尤其是令人不愉快的动作 

continuous： 持续的，连续的 用于描述持续而不中断的事物或事件 

prolonged： 拖长，延长 

lengthy：冗长的，过长的 多用于贬义 

51.    Some birds ____ twice a year between hot and cold countries. 

A)     immigrate       B) migrate              C) slip              D) glide 

答案: B 

immigrate和migrate都有“移居”的意思。但immigrate指自别国移入并长期定居；migrate可指大批人短期或定居的移居，同时还用于鸟、鱼、兽等定期迁栖、回游等。 

Slip: 滑动，溜入   Glide： 滑动 

52.    It is clear from the demonstration that the students no longer ____ the authority of the university staff. 

A)     recollect         B) recognize         C) receive            D) recover 

答案: B 

recollect：记起，想起   recognize：识别，认出，承认    receive：收到，得到   recover：复元 

53.    It is very difficult for people in some remote towns to have a telephone ____, and they have to wait a long time before they can get a phone. 

A)     installed         B) equipped             C) fixed             D) assembled 

答案: A 

  install和equip都是“安装、配备”的意思，但用法不同。Install后接设备名称，而equip是接设备安装的地点。 

  Fix：修理，表示“安装”时，主要是指把某物固定住。 

  Assemble：组装，组合 

54.    The patient' s progress was very encouraging as he could ____ get out of bed without help. 

A) only       B) nearly       C) merely       D) barely 

答案: B 

only, merely和barely都是“只是，仅仅”的意思，不符合题义。 

55.    The headmaster has ____ to improve the lighting in the school corridors. 

A)     accepted        B) allowed              C) agreed            D) confirmed 

答案: C 

accept：接受，承认 

allow：允许，应用于allow sb. to do sth.结构中 

agree：同意 

confirm: 证实 

56.    All the food in that little cafe is ____. 

A)     home-grown        B) self-made            C) home-made          D) home-bred 

答案: C 

home-grown: (蔬菜等)本地产的，自己园子里种植的 

self-made：靠个人奋斗成功的，白手起家的 

home-made：（衣服、食品等）自制的 

home-bred：（指酒）家酿的 

57.    Because of the increasing interest in horse riding, there is a growing need for ____. 

A)     goldsmiths        B) locksmiths        C) silversmiths        D) blacksmiths 

答案: D 

goldsmith：金匠   locksmith：锁匠    silversmith：银匠     blacksmith：铁匠 

58.    The playing of the national anthem ____________ all sports events. 

A)     proceeds        B) advances             C) processes         D) precedes 

答案: D 

proceed: 开始进入，前进 

advance：前进

process: 处理,加工 

precede：先于谋事之前发生，在之前加上

59.    A person who can hold his anger back is ____. 

A)     self-assured       B) self-controlled      C) self-important         D) self-conscious 

答案: B 

self-assured：自信的 

self-controlled：自控的，有自控能力的 

self-important：妄自尊大的 

self-conscious：自我意识过强的，神经过敏的 

60.    The general manager told his secretary that he suffered from heart disease, but he would not admit it ____. 

A)     in public        B) in private            C) in secret          D) in detail 

答案: A 

in public：在公众场合   in private：私下里    in secret：秘密地    in detail：详细地 

61.    People who live in small towns often seem more friendly than those living in ____ populated areas. 

A)     intensely        B) densely              C) highly            D) abundantly 

答案: B 

intensely：强烈地，极度地   densely：密集地，稠密地    highly：高度地    abundantly：丰富地，充裕地 

62.    You should be ____ for appointment. 

A)     prompt         B) exact                C) proper              D) punctual 

答案: D 

prompt：立即的，迅速的，准时的  exact: 准确的，精确的   proper: 恰当的，适当的   punctual 准时的，按时的 

prompt指的是行动快，不拖延，punctual指的是按时，不早也不晚。 

63.    A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and ____ research. 

A)     carries about  B) carries out           C) carries off            D) carries through 

答案: B 

  该题考察的是由carry构成的词组。一般carry不与about连用。 

carry out: 实行，履行，完成 

carry off: 轻而易举地完成任务 

carry through: 实现，完成；帮助渡过难关 

64.    In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly ____ if the invitation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. 

A)     admired         B) regarded             C) expected          D) worshipped 

答案: B 

admire：钦佩，羡慕      regard：尊重，敬重    expect：期望，盼望    worship：敬慕，景仰；做礼拜 

65.    A man has to make ____ for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old. 

A)     supply          B) assurance            C) provision         D) adjustment 

答案: C 

supply: 提供，供给   assurance：担保，保证；保险    provision：供应，供给；防备（后接for） 

adjustment: 调整 

66.    It is well-known that the retired workers in our country are ____ free medical care. 

A)     entitled to       B) involved in         C) associated         D) assigned to 

答案: A 

be entitled to: 有权享受，有权做 

be involved in: 受到……牵连，参与到……当中 

be associated with: 与......有联系 

be assigned to: 被分派，被指派 

67.    The people of that country still live under ____ of war. 

A)     danger         B) stake             C) loss               D) threat 

答案: D 

danger: 危险   stake: 股份；利害关系；赌金    loss: 损失   threat: 威胁 

68.    I felt ____ to death because I could make nothing of the chairman's speech. 

A)     fatigued      B) tired        C) exhausted      D) bored 

答案: D 

 fatigued和tired都是“疲劳”、“疲惫”的意思。 

Exhausted：筋疲力尽 

Bored：厌烦的 

69.    Your advice would be ____ valuable to her who is in trouble now. 

A)     exceedingly        B) excessively      C) extensively      D) exclusively 

答案: A 

exceedingly：非常，极其    excessively：过度地，过分地   extensively：大量地，广泛地 

exclusively：专有地；独自地，排除其他地 

70.    People ____ that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. 

A)     convinced         B) anticipated          C) resolved           D) assured 

答案: B 

convince：使确信，使信服   anticipate：预期，期望    resolve：下决心，解决    assure：向…保证，使确信 

71.    In spite of the wide range of reading material specially written or ____ for language learning  purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic programme for the reading skills. 

A)     adapted         B) provided             C) assembled         D) appointed 

答案: A 

adapt：改编   provide：提供，供给    assemble：组装，组合     appoint：委任，指派 

72.    The mother said she would ____ her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper. 

A)     let down        B) let alone             C) let off            D) let out 

答案: C 

let down：放下，也常用做let sb down, 意思是“使失望” 

let alone：更不用说，更谈不上；let sb/sth alone是“对某人/某事放任不管” 

let off：宽恕，从轻处理 

let out：放出，释放 

73.    We should always keep in mind that ____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets. 

A)     urgent          B) hasty                C) instant               D) prompt 

答案: B 

urgent：紧急的   hasty：匆忙的，草率的    instant：立即的    prompt：立即的，迅速的，准时的 

74.    John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary. 

A)     missing         B) losing            C) dropping          D) leaking 

答案: A 

  该组词中，missing是形容词，意思是“丢失的，遗失的”。其余三个词是动词。 

75.    In the past, most foresters have been men, but today, the number of women ____ this field is climbing. 

A)     engaging        B) devoting             C) registering        D) pursuing 

答案: D 

engage表示“从事，参加”时，后接介词in 

devote表示“从事，参加”时，后接介词to 

register: 注册；挂号 

pursue: 从事，进行，及物动词 

76.    When confronted with such questions, my mind goes ____, and I can hardly remember my own date of birth. 

A)     dim            B) blank                C) faint             D) vain 

答案: B 

dim：暗淡的，暗的 

blank：空白的，无表情的，发呆的 

faint：昏暗的，微弱的 

vain：徒劳的 

77.    Evidently, there has been a ____ towards simpler ｓｔｙｌｅs in women's dresses. 

A)      fashion        B) intend               C) tendency          D) trend 

答案: D 

fashion：时尚，款式  intend：打算   tendency：趋势   trend：潮流，倾向，时尚 

trend更具体一些，在此处指流行的趋势，有时，tendency也可以使用。 

78.    Some of the most important concepts in physics _____ their success to these mathematical systems. 

A)     oblige         B) owe                 C) contribute            D) attribute 

答案: B 

  这四个词都与介词to连用，他们的意思分别是： 

oblige：迫使…做某事   owe：归公与    contribute：为…做贡献    attribute：把…归因于，认为是…的结果 

79.    As your 包含uctor advised, you ought to spend your time on something _____ researching into. 

A)     precious        B) worth               C) worthy           D) valuable 

答案: B 

  该组词中，只有worth是介词，可后接动名词，意思是“值得做”。其他三个都是形容词。 

precious 和valuable都是“珍贵的，有价值的”意思。 

Worthy：值得的，常用的结构是“be worthy of sth”和“be worthy to do sth” 

80.    As we know, the satellite moves in the ____ space. 

A)     external         B) outward             C) outside           D) outer 

答案: D 

outer space是指“外太空”  External：外面的，外观的    Outward：向外    Outside：在…的外面，在外边 

81.    One reason for the successes of Asian immigrants in the U. S. is that they have taken great ____ to educate their children. 

A)     efforts         B) pains             C) attempts          D) diligence 

答案: B 

  此题是关于动词和名词搭配的问题。在这组词中，动词take只能与pains搭配。 

  Effort做“努力”之意时是不可数名词，所以efforts不能与take连用。 

take pains: 做出努力 

attempt：努力，尝试，企图。make an attempt to do sth 

diligence: 勤奋 

82.    If any man here does not agree with me, he should ____ his own plan for improving the living conditions of these people. 

A)     put on          B) put out              C) put in            D) put forward 

答案: D 

  put on：穿上    put out：出版，发表，扑灭    put in：提交，呈交    put forward：提出…供参考，建议 

83.    The meeting was ____ when the president fell ill. 

A)     put down       B) cut short            C) fall down            D) shut out 

答案: B 

  put down：放下，记下    cut short：中断，缩短    fall down：塌陷    shut out： 一般shut 不与out连用。 

84.    Your improper words will give ____ to doubts concerning your true intentions. 

A)     rise             B) reason               C) suspicion         D) impulse 

答案: A 

give rise to是固定词组，意思是“导致，引起”   Reason：原因    Suspicion：怀疑   Impulse：冲动 

85.    In the disastrous flood many towns and villages were ____ to ruins. 

A)     lessened         B) diminished           C) decreased         D) reduced 

答案: D 

  该组词都有“减少，缩小”的意思。但只有be reduced to是固定搭配，意思是“使陷于较若或不利的状态”。 

86.    You should put a ____ on your luggage, with full name and address. 

A)     label            B) note                 C) signal            D) sign 

答案: A 

label：标签，签条，标记   note：便条，钞票   signal：信号    sign：标识 

87.    It is said that there is a ____ of a thousand dollars offered for the capture of the murderer. 

A)     prize            B) reward           C) credit             D) award 

答案: B    

credit：信用，信誉 

  其余三个词都有奖的意思。Prize来自price，意思是用作奖品的贵重。现常与award换用，但文体不如award正式，prize指对某人在竞赛中获得的优异成绩给予确认和奖励，含几经拼搏，胜利来之不易的意味。Award比prize更正式，语气更庄重，指通过评定后，对优异成绩或卓越贡献者正式授予的奖励。可以是精神的或物质的。获奖者不一定参加某种竞赛，但其成就却达到了获奖水平。Reward为普通用语，意思是报答或、酬劳，指应得的报酬。既可指对善行功德的报答，也可指对工作或服务及努力、对寻回失物或对捉拿犯人等给予的酬金。 

88.     For years Jones kept ____ new and good ideas. 

A)     making up for    B) adding up to           C) coming up with          D) putting up with 

答案: C 

make up for：弥补   add up to：累加，累计    come up with：提出    put up with：忍受 

89.    _________ that there is no opposition, I will act as representative of our class. 

A)     Provided        B) Unless               C) Though              D) Until 

答案: A 

Provided：假如，如果    Unless；除非    Though：虽然     Until：直到…才 

90.    The day he got married is a day he always ____. 

A)     looks up to        B) looks forward to       C) looks back on            D) looks down upon 

答案: C 

look up to：尊敬，景仰    look forward to：期盼，期望    look back on：记起，回忆起   look down upon：轻视，蔑视 

91.    Dark glasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun. 

A)     save            B) shelter               C) shield             D) cover 

答案: C 

save：挽救，救   shelter：庇护，掩护，保护    shield：保护…免受；掩护    cover：盖，掩盖 

92.    The final exam is divided into three ____, namely, reading, writing and translation. 

A)     fractions        B) fragments            C) portions           D) sections 

答案: D 

fraction：（数学中的）分数，小数；小部分 

fragment：碎片，断片 

portion：物体的一部分，一份 

section：物体的一部分；（书、报纸等的）段、节 

93.    We cannot always ____ the wind, so new windmills should be so designed that they can also be driven by water. 

A)     hang on         B) count on         C) hold on           D) take on 

答案: B 

hang on：坚持；紧紧抓住，继续等待 

count on：依靠，指望 

hold on： 继续坚持下去；（打电话时）别挂断 

take on：呈现，开始雇佣 

94.    Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____ by the same federal laws. 

A)     stand           B) conform             C) abide             D) sustain 

答案: C 

stand by：支持，（在困难的情况下）继续忠于 

conform to：遵守，依照 

abide by：遵守，信守 

sustain：维持，长期保持 

95.    The engineers are going through with their highway project, ____ the expenses have risen. 

A)     even though     B) just because          C) now that             D) as though 

答案: A 

even though：同even if，即使 

just because：只是因为 

now that：既然 

as though：同as if, 仿佛，就好像（是真的似的） 

96.    She learnt how to cook by ____ and error. 

A)     trial            B) attempt              C) action            D) progress 

答案: A 

  trial and error为固定词组，意思是“反复实践（得出最佳效果）” 

97.    Stressful environment leads to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ____ increase the risk of heart disease. 

A)     in turn          B) in return             C) by chance         D) by turns 

答案: A 

in turn：转而，后来 

in return：作为…的回报 

by chance：偶然 

by turns：轮流地，依次 

98.    His efforts to improve the school have been very ____. 

A)     operative        B) valid             C) efficient           D) effective 

答案: D 

operative：（计划、法律等）实施中的，起作用的 

valid：有效的，有法律效力的 

efficient：有效率的 

effective：有效果的 

99.    I like to go to the cinema when I am in the ____ for it. 

A)     motive         B) mind               C) mood            D) intention 

C. (be) in the mood for (doing) sth. (或to do sth.) 有做某事的兴致。Are you in the mood to listen to music? 

A. 动机，目的 

B. 想法；感觉；思维能力 

D. 打算，目的 

100.    Circus tigers, although they have been tamed, can ____ attack their trainer. 

A)     unexpectedly      B) deliberately        C) reluctantly        D) subsequently 

A. 出乎意料地 

B. 故意地 

C. reluctantly不情愿地 

D. subsequently后来