四级词汇冲刺训练

A)insignificantB) tiny C) minor*D) indispensable
minor: Lesser in importance, rank, or stature:
tiny: Extremely small; minute.
Insignificant: Lacking in importance; trivial. 无关紧要的；无用的
Indispensable: 不可缺少的
19. The river Tweed ____ England and Scotland.
A)compares B) separates* C) contrasts D) distinguishes
separate: 分开；分隔
20. Cambridge has announced plans to establish a business school ____ the master's degree in business administration.
A)representingB) presenting C) offering* D) supplying
offer: To provide;提供
represent: 表现
present: 引见，介绍，
supply: To make available for use; provide.供应；提供（所需物品）
21. There are certain ____ when you must interrupt people who are in the middle of doing something.
A)situationsB) occasions* C) conditionsD) time
occasion: The time at which an event occurs.这种事件发生的时刻
situation: Position or status with regard to conditions and circumstances. 情况，处境与状况或情势有关的地位或位置
22. Pupils who pass the test will be ____ to the next grade.
A)progressed B) proceeded C) promoted* D)proposed
promote；to advance (a student) to the next higher grade. 进级使（一个学生）进入下一个更高的年级
23. There was a ____ drop in support for the party in the 1974 election.
A)delicate B) distinct* C) distant D) downward
distinct: Easily perceived by the senses or intellect; clear: 明显的，清楚的易于被感觉和智慧察觉的；清晰的
delicate: Exquisitely fine or dainty:精细的，雅致的
distant: 远的, 关系远的
downward: .向下的
24. Throughout his life. Henry Moore ____ an interest in sports.
A)containedB) secured C) reserved D) maintained*
contain: 包含；容纳
secure：.保护
reserve: To keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose. 保留，收藏保留，如用于将来使用或某一特殊的目的
maintain: To keep up or carry on; continue:维持或保持；继续
25. What he told us about the affair simply doesn't make any ____.
A)sense * B) idea C) meaning D) significance
make sense .有意义
26. Hitler set out to conquer all of Europe in the belief that the Germans were the master ______.
A)race * B) human C) blood D) brain
race: 民族在共同历史、国籍或地理分布的基础上联合起来的一群人或被归为一类
27. He is uninterested in education and seemingly unfit for other __________.
A)purposes B) employment C) pursuits * D) benefits
pursuit: An activity, such as a vocation or hobby, engaged in regularly.
有规律地从事职业或爱好等活动
employment : [U] An activity to which one devotes time.
（某人）从事的活动某人所投入时间的活动
28. In the past twenty-five years, workers attained a new ____ of human dignity.
A)statue B) station C) status* D) state
status 地位 statue 雕像 state 情形, 状态, 国家, 政府, 州 station岗位
29. Scholarships are too few to ____ the high-school graduates who deserve a college education.
A)meet B) feedC) adoptD) accommodate*
accommodate 向…提供；容纳 feed 喂养 adopt 采用；收养
30. The life I lived ____ me into a new kind of human being.
A)Shaped* B) led C) contributedD) guided
shape塑造lead 带领 contribute …to…为…做贡献；有助于guide 带领
31. The price of the article is out of ____ to its value.
A)place B) question C) way D) proportion*
out of proportion to sth. 与…不成比例
out of place 不在适当的位置, 不合适
out of question 毫无疑问
32. His wife left him after a number of ____ attempts to persuade him to give up taking drugs.
A)Vain*B) inefficient C) lost D) missing
Vain 徒然的, inefficient 低效率的
33. At the interview for the java good ____ of himself.
A)opinion B) idea C) account* D) appearance
give an account of …报告, 叙述, 说明
34. All these children are well disciplined and highly ____ to their teachers and parents.
A)Respectful* B) pleasing C) amusing D) admirable
Be respectful to sb. 尊敬某人 pleasing 令人高兴的
Amusing 有趣的 admirable 令人敬佩的
35. Mr. Keller went over the table again very carefully for fear of ____ any important data.
A)skimmingB) overlooking*C) ignoring D) slipping
overlook 没注意到 skim 撇去把飘浮的物质从（液体）上移走
ignore 不理睬, 忽视 slip 滑动, 滑倒
36. Their arrival will be ____ because of heavy traffic.
A)Delayed* B) postponed C) stretched D) prolonged
delay 耽搁 postpone .推迟, 使延期stretch 伸展；伸长 prolong延长
37. There is too great a ____ of beer in Italy.
A)drink B) use C) consumption* D) sale
consumption 消费, 消费量
38. In Chinese universities, English is a ____ course for all students.
A)comparativeB) selective C) impulsive D) compulsory *
compulsory course 必修课 selective course 选修课
39. The prize was given by the ____ Mr. Smith.