名师精讲大学英语四级考试讲义词汇(二十二)

　　61. _D_ she realized it was too late to go home.

　　A No sooner it grew dark than B Hardly did it grow dark that

　　C Scarcely had it grown dark than D It was not until dark that

　　no sooner在句首时句子要用部分倒装;hardly要与when搭配;scarcely也要与when搭配。

　　62. In Britain people _C_ four million tons of potatoes every year.

　　A swallow B dispose C consume D exhaust

　　swallow 吞，咽; dispose 去掉，处理，安排; consume 消费，消耗; consumer 消费者;

　　exhaust 将资源消耗殆尽;如果与人在一个句子中搭配则表示使人精疲力竭。

　　63. I d _A_ his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community， and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

　　A take into account B account for C make up for D make out

　　take into account 考虑; make up for 弥补，补偿。

　　65. She cooked the meat for a long time so as to make it _D_ enough to eat.

　　A mild B slight C light D tender

　　mild adj. 不辣的; hot adj. 辣的; extra hot 极辣的;

　　light adj. 清淡的，容易消化的;蛋糕点心等松软的; muffin n. 松饼;

　　slight adj. 轻微的，少量的; tender adj. 肉嫩的。

　　steak n. 牛排;rare 三成熟的;medium 七成熟的;well-done 全熟的;medium rare 五成熟。

　　66. We take our skin for granted until it is burned _A_ repair.

　　A beyond B for C without D under

　　take sth. for granted 把什么事当成理所当然的而不重视; beyond prep. 超出 的范围。

　　67. The computer revolution may well change society as _C_ as did the Industrial Revolution.

　　A certainly B insignificantly C fundamentally D comparatively

　　certainly 当然的，确定无疑的; insignificantly 没有意义的，无足轻重的;

　　comparatively 相比较而言的; fundamentally 根本性的，从本质上来说。

　　68. _C_ in this way， the situation doesn t seem so disappointing.

　　A To look at B Looking at C Looked at D To be looked at

　　70. Some women _D_ a good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the family.

　　A must make B should have made C would make D could have made

　　for the sake of为了 ;为了 的利益;

　　与过去事实相反时用：情态动词 + have + 动词过去分词;

　　should have + 动词过去分词，表示本应该