精选四级词汇与语法特训(139)

　　1. The directions were so ________ that it was impossible to complete the assignment.

　　A. ingenious

　　B. ambitious

　　C. notorious

　　D. ambiguous

　　2. Because a degree from a good university is the means to a better job, education is one of the most ________ areas in Japanese life.

　　A. sophisticated

　　B. competitive

　　C. considerate

　　D. superficial

　　3. If a person talks about his weak points, his listenre is expected to say something in the way of ________.

　　A. persuasion

　　B. remedy

　　C. encouragement

　　D. compromise

　　4. Her interest in redecorating the big house kept her ________ for a whole week.

　　A. constrained

　　B. dominated

　　C. restricted

　　D. occupied

　　5. If we ________ our relations with that country, well hanve to find another supplier of raw materials.

　　A. diffuse

　　B. dininish

　　C. terminate

　　D. preclude

　　6. Moive directors use music to ________ the action on the screen.

　　A. contaminate

　　B. compliment

　　C. contemplate

　　D. complement

　　7. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ________ sight on TV.

　　A. panic

　　B. patriotic

　　C. pathetic

　　D. periodic

　　8. Many tourists were ________ by the citys complicated traffic system.

　　A. degraded

　　B. bewildered

　　C. evoked

　　D. diverted

　　9. Over the last fifteen years, running has become a popular ________ for 30 million participants of all ages.

　　A. fantasy

　　B. pastime

　　C. symposium

　　D. penalty

　　10. Some people think that a ________ translation, or word-for-word translation, is easier than s free translation.

　　A. literal

　　B. literary

　　C. liberal

　　D. linear

　　答案与解析：

　　1.D。A. ingenious 心灵手巧的;善于创造文明的;足智多谋的。B. ambitious野心勃勃得，形容宏大而艰苦的，C. notorious 臭名昭著的，非常的极端的，D. ambiguous 含糊不清的，模棱两可的。

　　2.B。A. sophisticated ⑴在文化和艺术领域成就非凡的，造诣精深的，⑵事故的，老练的，B. competitive竞争激烈的，C. considerate为别人着想的，体谅别人的= thoughtful，D. superficial表面的，表面上的，肤浅的。

　　3.C。A. persuasion ，B. remedy成功解决问题的方法，治愈疾病的良方，C. encouragement鼓励，激励，D. compromise妥协。

　　4.D。A. constrained限制的，制约的，B. dominated 主宰主导，C. restricted 局限的，限制的，D. occupied 。

　　5.B。A. diffuse 扩散，传播，B. dininish消失，减少，

　　C. terminate 完全终止，D. preclude 绪论，序幕。

　　6.D。A. contaminate化学和放射性污染，B. compliment赞美，恭维，C. contemplate 思索，沉思，D. complement连接与 相补充。

　　7.C。A. panic 惊慌，慌张，B. patriotic爱国的，有爱国心的，C. pathetic 可怜的，悲悯的，D. periodic 定期的，定时的。

　　8.B。A. degraded道德堕落阶层降低，B. bewildered迷惑，C. evoked唤起，激起，D. diverted 。

　　9.B。A. fantasy 想象力，幻想，B. pastime 爱好，消遣，C. symposium 专题论坛研讨会，D. penalty 代价惩罚点球。

　　10.A。A. literal 照字面的;原义的，B. literary文学的，精美的，雕琢文字的，C. liberal自由的，D. linear线性的，直线的。