7.In previous times,when fresh meat was in short _________,pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A)store B)provision C)reserve D)supply
(1999.6.CET-4 第 61题)
8.The tomato juice left a brown _________ on the front of my jacket.
A)track B)trace C)spot D)point
(1999.1.CET-4 第 59题)
9.My father seemed to be in no _____________ to look at my school report.
A)feeling B)attitude C)emotion D)mood
(1999.1.CET-4 第63题)
10.He gives people the impression ____________ all his life abroad.
A)of having spent B)to hay spent C)of being spent D)to spend
(1998.6.GET-4 第46题)
11.A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorablefacial __________ .
A)mark B)feature C)trace D)appearance
(1998.6.CET-4 第47题)
12. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ______ an equal share of its resources?
A)by B)at C)to D)over
(1998.6.CET-4 第55题)
13. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to the health service.
A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
(1998.6.CET-4 第63题)
14. Professor Taylor's talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
(1998.6.CET-4 第65题)
15. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
(1998.1.CET-4 第颗7题)
16. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full ___________.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
(1997.6.CET-4 第35题)
17. The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity
(1997.6.CET-4 第40题)
18. The traditional approach ______ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing B) in dealing C) dealing D) to deal
(1996.6.CET-4 第33题)
19.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _______.
A)intention B)attempt C)purpose D)desire
(1996.6.CET-4 第36题)
20. Lightning is a ______ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon
(1996.6.CET-4 第44题)
21. I caught a ______ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene
(1996.6.CET-4 第50题)
22. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood B) temper C)mind D) passion
(19967.1.CET-4 第39题)
1.[译文]这些书会提供你所需要的所有信息,它们可以在任何书店买到。
[答案]A) all the information
[解析]information 是不可数名词,没有复数形式,故B)、D)本身是错误的。又因为all of 后面接不可数名词时,名词前须有定冠词,C)也不可选。只能选A)。
2.[译文]一个人的衣着可以表示他的身份或社会地位。
[答案]B)status
[解析]A)curiosity好奇心,求知欲;B)status身份,地位;C)determination 决心;D)significance意义,重要性。根据题意应选B)。另外,or后面的social position实际上是对前面并列的status的解释,也是一个重要的选项线索。
3.[译文]尼亚加拉瀑布是一个令人向往 的旅游胜地,每年都吸引数以百万的游客。
[答案]B)attraction
[解析]A)attraction意为"注意;B) at traction意思是"具有吸引力的人或物",可引申为"胜地";C)appointment意为"约会;D)arrangement意为"安排"。根据句意,正确的答案是B)。尼亚加拉瀑布是一处"旅游点",而不是一种"出游安排"。故不能选D)。
4.[译文] 大量的蚂蚁老是进入我的厨房,蚂蚁是非常令人讨厌的东西。 [答案] A)nuisance
[解析] A)nuisance意为"令人讨厌的人(东西,情况等)"(a person,thing or situation that annoys you or causes problems);B)trouble意为"麻烦,苦恼"(problems that make something difficult, spoil your plan, make you worry,etc.);C)worry意为"担心,发愁";D)anxiety意为"焦虑",与worry意义相近。蚂蚁是"令人讨厌的东西",而不是"问题,难题(problem)",更不是"担忧","焦虑"等。故A)是正确答案。
5.[译文]当人们失业时,无所事事比失去工资更糟糕。
[答案]C)idleness
[解析]A) laziness 懒惰;B)poverty贫穷;C)idleness无事可干,闲待;D〕inability无能力,无办法。失业引起的什么状况比失去工资更糟糕呢?不可能是poverty,更不可能是laziness或inability,因为失业本身就可能意味着贫穷,而懒惰和无能是某些人的本性,不是失业引起的。所以是C)idleness。
6.[译文]有些人喜欢星期天去购物,因为他们希望在市场买到物美价廉的货物。
[答案]B)bargains
[解析]A)batteries电池;B)bargains便宜的东西,廉价货;C)baskets篮子,筐;D)barrels桶。根据句意:"人们喜欢星期天去购物,"自然是希望买到好的、便宜的东西,便宜的东西是泛指。A)、C)、D)均指具体的物品,与原句句意不符。正确答案是B)。
7.[译文]在过去,当鲜肉短缺时,许多家庭靠养鸽子作为食物的来源。
[答案]D)supply
[解析]A)store意为"储存的东西"或"商店",短语 in store的意思是"存储备用"。B)provision意为"提供,供应",常与of搭配,但没有in short provision这样的搭配。C)reserve意为"储备物,储量",in reserve的意思是"留待后用"。D)supply意为"供应,供应量",短语in short supply是"供应短缺"的意思。根据原句句意,D)是答案。
8.[译文]番茄汁在我上衣的前襟上留下褐色斑点。
[答案]C)spot
[解析]A)track行踪,小径,轨道;B)trace踪迹,足迹,痕迹;C)spot斑点,污点,地 点;D)point点。根据以上辨析,C)符合题意。
9.[译文]我父亲似乎没有心情看我的学习成绩单。
[答案]mood
[解析]be in the mood/no mood to do something是固定氨基酸表示"有(没有)做...... 的心情"。根据题意,只有D)符合题意要求。 其他三个名词都不能形成be in no...搭配。