四级词汇真题练习之五

　　四级真题-动词短语第五期1. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.

　　A)lay out B)lay off C)lay aside D)lay down

　　B 该商店因销售量下降只得解雇一些店员。

　　A)lay out 摆出，铺开;安排，布置，设计;The gardens are beautifully laid out. 这些花园都设计得很美。

　　B)lay off (临时)解雇 ;停止;The factory was laying people off. 工厂正在裁员。 Lay off hitting me!

　　别打我了!The doctor advised the managing director to lay off for a couple of days. 医生劝总经理休息几天。

　　C)lay aside 把搁置一边;留存，储存;Theyve a little money laid aside for emergencies. 他们存下一点钱以备紧急使用。

　　D)lay down 放下，交出;规定，制定;Lay down your arms， or well fire. 缴枪不杀。

　　2. This popular sports car is now being ______ at the rate of a thousand a week.

　　A)turned down B)turned out C)turned up D)turned on

　　2. B 这种流行的运动车正以每周1000俩的速度生产出来。

　　A)turn down 关小，调低，拒绝; Please turn the television down a bit. 请把电视机音量关小点。to turn down the gas 关小煤气;B)turn out 制造，生产，结果是;关掉;驱逐;We are to turn out 100，000 computers next year to meet the market requirements. 我们计划明年生产十万台计算机以满足市场需要。

　　C)turn up 开大，调大，出现，来到;The party started at 8：00， but she failed to turn up. 晚会8点开始，但她没有到场。

　　D)turn on 接通，打开;Turn on the gas and light the oven. 打开煤气点燃炉子。

　　3. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.

　　A)turned up B)turned in C)turned out D)turned down

　　3. C 受到高度赞扬的这位法国钢琴家令人大失所望。

　　A)turned up 开大，调大，出现，翻上;来到;turn up ones coat collar 把衣领翻上。

　　B)turned in 交还，上交，上床睡觉;内向;This is a poor piece of work youve turned in. 你交来的作品质量差。It I think Ill turn in. 天晚了，我该就寝了。

　　C)turned out 制造，生产，结果是;关掉;驱逐;We are to turn out 100，000 computers next year to meet the market requirements. 我们计划明年生产十万台计算机以满足市场需要。It turned out that this young man was none other than the old mans son. 此年轻人竟然是这老人的儿子。

　　D)turned down A)turn down 关小，调低，拒绝;翻下; Please turn the television down a bit. 请把电视机音量关小点。to turn down the gas 关小煤气;turn down ones coat collar 把衣领翻下。

　　4. Mary is in bed with a fever and she cant hope to ____ the cold in a few days.

　　A)get over B)get away C)get off D)get out

　　4. A 玛莉因发烧而卧床不起，几天内她的感冒不可能痊愈。

　　A)get over 复原，恢复;克服(障碍，困难，窘迫，困惑等)Can we get over this difficulty? 我们能克服这个困难吗?It took me a long time to get over my cold. 我的感冒过了很久才好。Youll be glad to get your operation over. 手术做完了你一定会高兴的。

　　B)get away 离开，度假;逃脱惩罚;接受(小处罚) Thieves robbed the bank and got away with a lot of money. 窃贼抢劫了银行带着许多钱逃跑了。

　　C)get off 出发，动身，逃脱惩罚;下马，下车;We must be getting off now. 现在我们必须出发了。The boy got off the bike. 男孩下了自行车。

　　D)get out (消息，秘密等)被人知道;泄露;离开;The secret got out. 秘密被泄露了。Id better get out before Im thrown out. 我最好在被赶出去之前离开。

　　5. When I was very young， I was terribly frightened of school， but I soon ______ it.

　　A)got off B)got across C)got away D)got over

　　5. D 我年幼时特别怕上学，但是很快就克服了。

　　A)get off 逃脱惩罚;You wont get off so easily next time. 下次你就不能这么容易地逃脱了。

　　B)get across 穿过(桥，河，边境等);使被理解; Did your speech get across to the crowd? 你的演说听众理解吗? Only half the company got across the bridge before it was blown up. 只有半连的士兵过了桥，桥就被炸掉了。

　　C)get away 离开，逃脱惩罚;If you cheat in the exam youll never get away with it. 如果你在考试中作弊，你是逃脱不了惩罚的。

　　D)get over 复原，恢复;克服(障碍，困难，窘迫，困惑等)get over ones shyness / nervousness / disappointment 克服羞涩/ 紧张/ 失望。