英語(yǔ)四級(jí)常用的詞義猜測(cè)專(zhuān)項(xiàng)練習(xí)

1、 ）11. The land was desolate: there was no sign of life for several hundred miles.2. Cold beverages like iced tea, fruit juice, coca-c

2、ola and milkshakes are sold everywhere on a hot day3. Children who are over-protected(過(guò)于保護(hù)）by their parents may become spoiled.4. You need to rewrite this sentence because it is ambiguous, the readers will have difficult

3、y in understanding it.5. As a versatile actor, he can sing, dance and play several kinds of musical instrument.6. A zoologist is a scholar, more exactly, a scientist who studies animals.1.Some artists plan their painting

4、s around geometric forms like squares(正方型） ，circles(圓型） ，and triangles(三角型).2.Today young couples(夫妻）who are just starting their households often spend lots of their money on appliances for instance, washing machines, re

5、frigerators(冰箱）, and color televisions.4. He talked about some metals such as iron, silver, and gold.5. Folklore includes all the customs(風(fēng)俗）, belief（信仰） ，and tradition that people have handed down from generation to gen

6、eration.(一代）6. The course gives you chances to know great power polities between nation states. It will provide more space to study particular issues such as relationship among countries in the European Union, third worl

7、d debt, local and international disagreement, and the work of such international bodies as the United Nations, the European Union, and the World Bank.1. He had not cleaned his car for over two months so it was filthy. 2.

8、 Some students tried to help, but some others tried to hinder him.3. Mr. Walker was usually on time; yet this morning he was tardy. 4. Although Kate and Rose are very close friends, they are very different. Kate spends

9、 a lot of money to buy things while Rose loves to economize. 5. The girl who used to be very vociferous doesn’t talk much anymore. 6. Mr. Smith loves to talk, and his wife is similarly loquacious.1 Although he often had

10、the opportunity，Mr. Tritt was never able to steal money from a customer. This would have endangered his position at the bank，and he did not want to jeopardize his future.2 Doctors believe that smoking cigarettes is detri

11、mental to your health. Theyalso regard drinking as harmful.3 After lasting negotiation with America and the concerning countries, China finally rejoins WTO—World Trade Organization.4 In the last two decades, many people

12、are reported to have seen UFO(Unidentified Flying Objects).5 In some area of China, the weather is freezing: very cold.6 A truck in America is often called a lorry in England and oil in America is called petrol in Englan

13、d.7 Young people nowadays are hardly understood by their ancestors, in other words, their parents or grandparents. And what’s more, when these young people get into their age, they unavoidably will find themselves diffic

14、ult to communicate with their offspring, that is their sons and daughters or grandsons and granddaughters.8 The famous English scientist Newton found out by experiments that objects will fall down onto the ground because

15、 of the magnetic force of the earth, which is called gravity.9 Students who are often dozing off in class are known as “特困生”.10 Some diseases are difficult to be cured, such as cancer and AIDS.11 In this world, not all i

16、nsects are evil. Some are good and helpful, bees, for example.12 Rainbow consists of seven colors, namely (i.e.) red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.13 A person who is skilled at making or repairing woode

17、n objects is call a carpenter.14 Minibus means a small bus typically used for short trips.）34. A deaf and dumb guy went into a hardware store to ask for some nails. 5. The climate of the west coast is the most moderate i

18、n Canada, summers are cool and fairly dry and winters are mild, cloudy and wet. Even in mid-winter, the temperature is usually above freezing. 6. All the houses in the city collapsed during the earthquake. 7. For people

19、who live within a stone’s throw from the office to be late to work is unforgivable. 8. The conflagration was so fierce that with just a few seconds one could see the flames where the house had stood and the smoke which f

20、illed the sky could be seen for miles and miles. 9. Some ships carried cargo such as coal, oil and military supplies(軍用物資),while others carried only passengers.10. Yet, shopkeepers may have to spend extra hours to deal w

21、ith problems, such as shoplifter, who always take away things from the shop without paying for them.11. The best football, basketball and tennis players can become professional that means they will have a career in sport

22、s and will get money when they play. 12. Kleptomania is an illness of the mind that gives a person the desire to steal. 13. The word “l(fā)efty” means a person who uses his or her left hand for writing, eating and other jobs

23、.14. Doctors recommended that everyone exercise every day, particular those who spend many hours doing sedentary activities like reading, typing or sewing. 15. A person who has the SARS （非典型肺炎）may have symptoms like coug

24、hing and a high temperature. 16. Unlike the Unite States where many different nationalities make up the population, Japan’s population is quite homogeneous.17. Thousands of people got stuck in lifts. But no one panicked;

25、 we passed the time telling stories.18. Most of us agreed; however, Gary dissented.19. He is homely, not at all as handsome as his brother.20. Not every historic mansion, church, battle site, theatre and other public hal

26、ls can be preserved.21. We should, therefore, learn to choose our words carefully and use them accurately, or they will make our speech silly and vulgar.22. Their friends laughed at them, and my sister felt wretched, ver

27、y unhappy.23. You can take any of the periodicals: The World of English, Foreign Language Teaching in School, or English Learning.23. Many United Nations employees are polyglots: Mr. Simpson, for example, speaks five lan

28、guages fluently.24. When writing an article, we often use similes, such as “brave as a lion” and “quick like lightning”.25. Exhibition officials said that a person bitten by one of these snakes would need at least 80ml o

29、f an anti-poison medicine to be saved.26. Iran quake leaves city flattened.27. When men and women lived by hunting 50,000 years ago, how could they even begin to picture modern life?28. The aging of population will affec

30、t American society in many ways----education, medicine and business.29. …Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work. … If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and tak

31、e the kill for themselves.By describing lions as “opportunist” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions____.A. are cruel animals B. are clever animalsC. like to take advantage of o

32、ther animals D. like to take every chance to eat30. Analyzing the law of the talion---an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth---William Ian Miller presents an original thinking over the concept of “pay back.”The word

33、 “talion” in introducing the book Eye for an Eye is probably a concept of______.A. medicine B. trade C. avenging D. striving31. Some children are natural-born bosses. They have a strong need to make decisi