专业英语四级(词汇突破)历年真题试卷汇编5(题后含答案及解析)

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专业英语四级(词汇突破)历年真题试卷汇编5 (题后含答案及解析)

题型有: 4. GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY

PART IV GRAMMAR & VOCABULARY (15 MIN)Directions: There are

thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases

marked A, B, C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence.

1. It was suggested that all government ministers should______information on

their financial interests. (2004年考试真题)

A.discover

B.uncover

C.tell

D.disclose

正确答案:D

解析:disclose意为to make known publicly,“(公开的)说出,透露”;而discover意为“发现”;uncover意为“揭露,发现”,与discover意思接近。故选项D为答案。

2. With______ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.

(2003年考试真题)

A.rare

B.unusual

C.extraordinary

D.unique

正确答案:A

解析:rare意为“稀少的,罕有的”;unusual意为“不平常的”;extraordinary意为“不平常的,特别的”;unique意为“唯一的,独一无二的”。故选项A为答案。

3. I think you can take a (n) ______ language course to improve your English.

(2003年考试真题)

A.intermediate

B.middle

C.medium

D.mid

正确答案:A

解析:intermediate意为“中级的”,如intermediate course/level/book中级课程/冰平/书本;middle意为“中间的”,表示方位;medium意为“传播媒介”;mid意为“在……的中间”,诗歌中用的较多。故选项A为答案。

4. During the summer holiday season there are no ______ rooms in this seaside

hotel. (2003年考试真题)

A.empty

B.blank

C.deserted

D.vacant

正确答案:D

解析:empty意为“空的”,强调房间里无物体;blank意为“空白的”,如:a blank page“空白的一页”;deserted意为“荒废的,(因被弃)无人住的”;vacant意为“(地方等)空的,未被占用的”,如:vacant house/room空屋子/房间。根据句意,选项D为答案。

5. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ______ to the Shanghai-Nanjing

Expressway. (2003年考试真题)

A.sign

B.mark

C.signal

D.board

正确答案:A

解析:sign表示“招牌,符号,标志”;mark表示“痕迹,记号”;signal表示“信号”;board表示“板,布告牌”。只有A符合题意。

6. During the reading lesson, the teacher asked students to read a few______

from the novel. (2002年考试真题)

A.pieces

B.essays

C.fragments

D.extracts

正确答案:D

解析:A项piece意为“(文章的)篇”;B项essay意为“论说文,散文,小品文”;C项fragment意为“碎片,断片”;D项extract意为“选段,节录”,符合句意。

7. The______family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than

before. (2002年考试真题)

A.normal

B.average

C.usual

D.general

正确答案:B

解析:average意为“平常的,普通的,平均数的”,尤指人或事物属于平均水准,如:average students“普通学生”,average rain fall平均降雨量;normal意为“正常的,平常的,平均的”,尤指人或事物处于人们所希望的状态,如:normal body temperature“正常体温”;usual意为“通常的,惯例的”,尤指发生次数频繁的事,如:his usual chair“他常坐的椅子”;general意为“一般的,大体的,综合的”,尤指能对大多数人或事产生影响,而不去考虑具体的或例外的情况。如:general education“普通教育”。只有B符合题意。

8. Being colour-blind, Sally can’t make a ______ between red and green.(2001年考试真题)

A.difference

B.distinction

C.comparison

D.division

正确答案:B

解析:make a distinction between A and B的意思是“分辨出A与B的区别”,指比较后得出结果。make a difference意思是“区别对待”;make a comparison

between A and B,强调比较、比拟、比喻,不强调结果;division指把整体分成部分。

9. The customer expressed her______for that broad hat. (2001年考试真题)

A.disapproval

B.distaste

C.dissatisfaction

D.dismay

正确答案:B

解析:distaste for sth.表示“厌恶,讨厌……”;disapproval一般与of连用,表示“不赞成”;dissatisfaction常与with或at连用,表示“不满意”;dismay为干扰项,意思是“沮丧”。

10. Although he has become rich, he is still very ______ of his money.(2001年考试真题)

A.economic

B.thrifty

C.frugal

D.careful

正确答案:C

解析:be frugal of意为“节俭,节约”,C为答案。economic为干扰项,意为“经济的”,但be economical of可表达“节俭”的意思;thrifty意为“节俭的”,常与with搭配;be careful of意为“仔细,小心”,与句意不符。

11. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ______ the

weekly staff meeting. (2001年考试真题)

A.preside

B.introduce

C.chair

D.dominate

正确答案:C

解析:在本题的四个选项中,preside和chair都有“主持”的意思,但preside作此意讲时为不及物动词,应与at或over连用,故选C。B、D为干扰项,introduce意为“介绍”;dominate意为“统治”。

12. While he was in Beijing, he spent all his time ______ some important

museums and buildings. (2000年考试真题)

A.visiting

B.traveling

C.watching

D.touring

正确答案:A

解析:A项visit表示“参观(景点、人物等)”;B项travel表示“旅行”;C项watch表示“观看(活动、比赛等)”;D项tour表示“在……旅行,参观(地点)”。只有A符合题意。

13. The chances of a repetition of these unfortunate events are______indeed.(2000年考试真题)

A.distant

B.slim

C.unlikely

D.narrow

正确答案:B

解析:distant意为“遥远的,远离的,疏远的”;slim意为“(指希望、可能性等)微小的;渺茫的”;unlikely意为“未必有的;未必可能的”;narrow意为“窄的,狭窄的”。这里是说“发生某事的可能性小”,故选项B为答案。

14. We should make a clear______between “competent” and “proficient” for

the purposes of our discussion. (2000年考试真题)

A.separation

B.division

C.distinction

D.difference