四级词汇与语法特训(135)

　　1. Reading ________ the mind only with materials of knowledge, it is thinking that makes what we read ours.

　　A. rectifies B. prolongs C. furnishes D. minimises

　　2. If the fire alarm is counted, all residents are requested to ________ in the courtyard.

　　A. converge B. assemble C. crowd D. accumulate

　　3. The work in the office was ________ by a constant stream of visitors.

　　A. confused B. perplexed C. reversed D. hampered

　　4. The joys of travel, having long ________ the disable, are opening up to virtually anyone who has the means.

　　A. omitted B. neglected C. missed D. discarded

　　5.The damage to his car was ________; therefore, he could repair it himself.

　　A. considerable B. appreciable C. negligible

　　D. invisible

　　6. Fewer and fewer of todays workers expect to spend their woeking lives in the same field, ________ the same company.

　　A. all else B. much worse C. let alone D. less likely

　　7. When he finally emerged from the cave after thirty days, John was ________ pale.

　　A. startlingly B. enormously C. uniquely

　　D. dramatically

　　8. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ________ for two months.

　　A. pile B. segment C. file D. sequence

　　9. It will be safer to walk the streets because prople will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial ________ will be conducted by computer.

　　A. transmissions B. transitions C. transactions

　　D. transformations

　　10.The ________ of a cultural phenomenon is usually a logical consequence of some physical aspect in the life style of the people.

　　A. implementation B. expedition C. demonstration

　　D. manifestation

　　答案与解析：

　　1.A

　　rectifies改正纠正【correct正确modify修改】

　　prolongs延长时间长度。furnishes 【furnish = provide supply供给;家具装修】。

　　2.B

　　converge运动物体的会合不通思想及思潮的荟萃。assemble人群聚集组装汽车。

　　3.D

　　reversed转变，过程决定或政策转至对立面。hampered阻碍。perplexed使绝对意义同义词不能选都是困惑迷惑。

　　4.D

　　neglected疏忽忽略。dismiss解散开除。discard抛弃，the disabled残疾人，the disadvantaged弱势群体。

　　5.C

　　6.C

　　all else做主语标明其他任何一切。much worse更为糟糕地是。less likely = unlikely没有可能。

　　7.A

　　startlingly惊人地，strikingly惊人地。enormously巨大地。uniquely唯一地。dramatically象喜剧一般紧张地令人兴奋地。

　　8.C

　　pile堆起来一堆。segment切开的部分单独的部分【episode侦探小说的章节; chapter论文的章节】。file 。sequence系列。

　　9.C

　　transactions结算交易交换商务，trans + action

　　transmissions文化的传递及传播广播电视节目的卫星传送疾病的传播。transitions过渡阶段社会制度转型。ransformations变型变质转换，deformation变态。

　　10.D

　　implementation实施 carry out。expedition远征探险。

　　demonstration说明演示演习

　　manifestation显露 的迹象提出理论的依据