笔者对2002年6月全国大学英语四级考试试题的Vocabulary and Structure部分作了简单分析,发现词义辨析题明显增加。30个选题中,考词汇的占了近60%。笔者翻阅了往届的四级全真试题,此部分60%为语法和句子结构试题,考词汇的就占了40%左右,由此可见,考生今后的方向应加强词汇学习,扩大词汇量,牢记一些易混词的含义和用法是非常必要的。
此次试题中的17个词汇辨析题并非无聊的同义词辨析游戏,它们当中大部分词义并不相关,主要考查考生的词汇量。下面让我们一起来分析一下这些词汇。(试题序号为原试卷序号)
42.He did not have time to read the report word for word,just _______ it.
A.observed
B.overlooked
C.glanced
D.skimmed
正确答案为D,四个选项都有"看"的意思,但含义不同。A观察B忽略C看一眼(通常作不及物动词,和at一起用)D略读,快读。
44.We would like to _______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A.preserve
B.sustain
C.retain
D.reserve
正确答案为D。四个选项的意思分别为:A保护,保藏B支持,支撑C保持D预定。这句话的意思是要预定五个人的餐位,只有D对。
46.The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have _______ supplies of petroleum.
A.sufficient
B.proficient
C.efficient
D.potential
正确答案为A。本题属于易混型。根据四个词的意思作出判断,A足够的B精通的,熟练的C有效的D潜在的,有可能性的。只有选A才能构成合理的句子。
48.You would be _______ a risk to let your child go to school by him self.
A.attaching
B.affording
C.running
D.omitting
正确答案为C。此题为动词短语搭配。to run a risk意思是"冒险"。其它三个不可。 49.To our _______,Geoffrey's illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A.relief
B.judgement
C.view
D.anxiety
正确答案为A。介词短语to one's relief意思为"让某人松口气"。其它三个词的意思不合逻辑。B判断C观点D焦急,担忧。
52.He is always here,it is _______ you have never met him.
A.unique
B.peculiar
C.rare
D.strange
正确答案为D。四个选项意思分别为A独一无二的B特殊的,特别的,奇特的C稀有的,罕见的D奇怪的,不可思议的。
53.The leader of the expedition _______ everyone to follow his example.
A.sparked
B.inspired
C.promoted
D.reinforced
正确答案为B。四个选词的意义为:A鼓舞,引起B鼓舞,激励C提高,提升D加强,增援。其中C、D的意思不合逻辑,可首先排除。A"spark"通常不能跟不定式作宾补。因此只有B正确。
55.He soon received promotion,for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable _______ .
A.future B.possibility C.ability D.opportunity 正确答案为C。"a man of ability"为固定搭配,意思是"有才能的人"。其他三个不对。
56.The energy _______ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.
A.conveyed
B.released
C.transferred
D.delivered
正确答案为B。四个选词的意思分别为:A运送的,转达的B释放的C转移的,调动的D传送的,交付的。从意思看只有B正确。 57.In my opinion,he's _______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A.by far B.at best C.in all D.for all 正确答案为A。只有A.by far可用在最高级前强调程度,表示"最……"。其他三个词组的意思分别为B最多C总共D尽管。
58.Their products are frequently overpriced and _______ in quality.
A.influential
B.subordinate
C.inferior
D.superior 正确答案为C。四个选词意思分别为:
A有影响的B次要的,下级的C劣等的,差的D优良的,优越的。这个句子要表达的意思是:他们的产品常常是价高质次。
62.Britain has the highest _______ of road traffic in the world-over 60cars for every mile of road.
A.density
B.intensity
C.popularity
D.prosperity 正确答案为A。四个选项意思分别为:
A稠密,密集B强烈,剧烈,紧张C名声,声望D成功,幸运,繁荣。 63.Many people like white color as it is a _______ of purity.
A.sign
B.symbol
C.signal
D.symptom
正确答案为B。这几个词属于易混型,其含义分别为:A记号,痕迹,迹象B象征C信号D症状,症候。
65.This research has attracted wide _______ coverage and has featured on BBC television's Tomorrow's World.
A.media
B.information
C.data
D.message
正确答案为A。四个选项的意思分别为:A媒体,媒介B信息C数据D口信。这句话要表达的意思是:这项研究已经受到广泛的媒体报道,并且已经被BBC电视节目"明日世界"报导。
67.During the process,great care has to be taken to protect the _______ silk from damage.
A.tender
B.delicate
C.sensible
D.sensitive
正确答案为B。英语中有习语:as delicate as silk(柔滑如丝),其它三个不可。
68.The _______ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching,particularly between researchers and teachers.
A.overall
B.intensive
C.joint
D.concise
正确答案为A。四个选项的意思分别为:
A全面的,总体的B加强的,集中的C共同的,共有的D简明的,简要的。
69.I would never have _______ a court of law if I hadn't been so desperate.
A.turned up
B.sought for