每天看一个字母的词汇真题

89.greedy／gri:di／a．①贪食的，嘴馋的②贪婪的，贪心的③渴望的
【考点】① be greedy for表示"急需……渴望得到……"。
②be greedy of表示"贪恋……"。
90.greenhouse／`gri:nhaus ／n．温室，暖房
91.grind／graind ／vt．①磨，磨碎，碾碎②（down）折磨，压迫vi．摩擦得吱吱作响n．苦差事，苦活儿
【考点】be ground by表示"受……的折磨"。
【常用词组】
grind out生拼硬凑地写出
92.grip／grip ／n．①紧握，抓牢②掌握，控制vt．①握紧，抓牢②吸引住……的注意力（或想象力等）
【常用词组】
come ／get to grips（认真）对付（或处理）
93.guarantee／.g r n`ti:，.ga:r n`ti:／vt．保证，担保n．保证，保证书
【全真考题】
Every camera we sell comes with a two-year_______．（CET-6，93．6-69）
A）guarantee B）safety
C）confirmation D）conservation
【答案】A
【注释】A）guarantee可有"保修单"之意。B）safety意为"安全"。C）confirmation意为"证实、肯定"。D）conservation意为"保存，保护"。
【译文】我们出售的照相机，每台都保修两年。
94.guilty／gilti／a．①内疚的②有罪的
【全真考题】
The traffic police were searching for evidence to prove the accused man's _______ ，but in vain．（CET-6，91．6-67）
A）mistake B）guilt C）fault D）defect
【答案】B
【注释】A）mistake意为"错误"。B）guilt意为"罪行"。C）fault意为"过错，毛病"。D）defect意为"缺点，毛病，瑕疵"。
【译文】交通警寻找证据以证明被指控人的罪行，但未找到。
字母H部份的真题
根据大纲《词汇表》（Vocabulary）（试用），H部分共有词汇140个，其中中学已学词72个，四级词68个，与旧教学大纲比较，新增四级词4个（hearing，highlight，hip，housing）。根据专家抽样调查，其中有"临界词"（学过后有点印象而不完全清楚）10个左右。另外，hand， hang，hold三个动词与down，on，up，out，over等介词构成的短语动词也是这部分的难点，也是四级考试词汇题考察的重点。
大家先做一下练习，看看自己是否掌握这些词和短语。
I．Fill in the blanks with the words given below．Change the forms where necessary．
harmony hedge harness hazard horizon
humble harsh halt heave highlight
1．The officer_______ his troops for a rest．
2．The panel discussion on cultural exchange____ the experience of people-to-people relations．
3．Man is trying to _______ the limitless power of sun．
4．My cat and dog live in perfect_______．
5．The doctor was _______ about his work， although he cured many people．
6．He will get a_______ punishment，because he violates the school discipline too many times．
7．Rock-climbers sometimes _______ their lives．
8．The storm _______ the sea into mountainous waves．
9．Buying a house is the best _______ against inflation．
10．Science gives us a new _______．
译句：
1．halted 军官命令部队停止前进，休息一下。
2．highlights 小组讨论文化交流时，突出民间关系的交流经验。
3．harness 人类极力利用取之不尽的太阳能。
4．harmony 我的猫和狗相处得十分和睦。
5．humble 这位医生虽然治好了许多人的病，但对他的工作仍很谦逊。
6．harsh 他将受到严厉的惩罚，因为他违反学校纪律的次数太多了。
7．hazard攀岩者有时冒着生命危险。
8．heaved 风暴在海面上掀起万丈波涛。
9．hedge 购买房子是防止通货膨胀的最佳保障。
10．horizon 科学使我们大开眼界。
II．Complete each sentence with one of four choices given below：
1．It is not easy to learn English well but if you _______ ，you will succeed in the end．
A）hang up B）hang about
C）hang on D）hang onto
2．San Francisco is usually cool in the summer，but Los Angeles_______．
A）is rarely B）rarely is
C）is hardly D）is scarcely
3．We had to _______ a lot of noise when the children were at home．
A）go in for B）hold on to
C）put up with D）keep pace with
4．Small farms and lack of modern technology have _______ agricultural production．
A）blundered B）tangled
C）bewildered D）hampered
5．There was something wrong with the traffic signal．Our bus was_______ for nearly half an hour．
A）held on B）held back
C）held in D）held up
6．When Jane fell off the bike，the other children_______．
A）were not able to help laughter
B）could not help but laughing
C）could not help laughing
D）could not help to laugh
7．The story was so touching that I could hardly _______ my tears．
A）hold on B）hold on to
C）hold up D）hold back
8．Should you require any further details at this time，please do not_______ to contact me．
A）void B）hesitate
C）delay D）prevent
9．The discussion quickly became a very _______ argument about increasing price．
A）heated B）roaring
C）warm D）boiling
10．The painting was a valuable family possession，which had been _______ from generation to generation．
A）handed over B）handed out
C）handed down D）handed across
1．【答案】C）。
【解析】A）hang up"挂断（电话）"，B）hang about"闲荡"，C）hang on"坚持下去"，D）hang onto"抓紧（某物）"。可见选项C）hang on符合题意，是正确答案。句意：学好英语不容易，但如果你坚持下去，你最终能成功。
2．【答案】B）。