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大学英语四级词汇精练240题

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    本部分有四级词汇练习8套,共计240题,囊括四级核心常考词汇,词组,为四级考试完型、阅读、写作、听力等各个部分提供强有力的词汇支持。

    这些词汇练习的目的在于培养一种良好的解题思路和习惯--立足词汇最基本的含义,提高现有词汇知识的利用率。冷静处理看似意思相同的选项,这都需要在做题时有清晰的解题程序和思考方法。

    通过提供的意群和语境来判断,不能简单地望文生义,四级词汇题很多选项干扰性很强,。

注意:这些词汇的用法也经常在完型填空里考查,短语也常出现在阅读理解中,一定要融会贯通,为四级考试以及未来其它考试打下良好的基础!

    Exercise One

    1. In the wife’s eyes, his _____ to their marriagelife is far from perfect.

    A) requirementB) commitmentC) participationD) reflection

    2. In the event of SARS, some _____ it while others lost their courage to do anything about it.

    A) came up toB) lived up toC) faced up toD) caught up to

    3. Experts have _____ with some effective measures to prevent the disease from spreading.

    A) caught upB) put upC) come upD) kept up

    4. If people feel hopeless, they don’t bother to _____ the skills they need to succeed.

    A) requireB) inquireC) acquireD) enquire

    5. As a result of his hard work, he has gained ______ to the Beijing University.

    A) admissionB) commitmentC) opportunityD) reward

    6. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly ____.

    A) gapsB) lengthsC) distancesD) intervals

    7. Only when one is______ of one’s gettingbehind is one more likely to catch up.

    A) criticalB) awareC) visualD) effective

    8. He had a ____ look in his eyes. He must have been shocked.

    A) emptyB) bareC) blankD) hollow

    9. As an ideal _____ to the spread of SARS,this medicine is now in great demand.

    A) barrierB) commitmentC) challengeD) access

    10. When her business goes wrong, she tendsto _____ for advice.

    A) get access toB) come acrossC) reach outD) speak up

    11. The most important for us now is to _____what is to be done next.

    A) allow ofB) reflect onC) feel likeD) remind of

    12. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.

    A) ignoredB) refusedC) neglectedD) denied

    13. Good habits of living have proved to be ofmuch _____ to our health.

    A) barrierB) benefitC) immunityD) commitment

    14. The medicine the doctor gave me ____ my headache.

    A) reducedB) improvedC) releasedD) relieved

    15. As a(n) _____ job, it requires much timeand commitment and persistence.

    A) unwillingB) demandingC) embarrassingD) frustrating

    16. The _____ to be better than others drives him to work harder than before.

    A) uniquenessB) eagernessC) awarenessD) effectiveness

    17. While studying he was financially dependent____ his wife.

    A) onB) ofC) toD) from

    18. Anyone that goes against the social order is _____ to answer for his action.

    A) possibleB) probablyC) likelyD) normally

    19. There is much that can be done about the accidents _____ from carelessness.

    A) aroseB) arisenC) arisingD) arise

    20. _____ his sister, Jack is quiet and does noteasily make friends with others.

    A) DislikeB) UnlikeC) AlikeD) Liking

    21. More new _____ will be opened up in thejob market for those with a good CET6 score report.

    A) opportunitiesB) necessitiesC) realitiesD) probabilities

    22. Unlike the problems I _____ in high school,I have few chances to speak English in class at college.

    A) came acrossB) came aboutC) came afterD) came of

    23. Now that they have not done anything ______about the situation, it shows no evidence to return to normal.

    A) uniqueB) effectiveC) absoluteD) sequential

    24.He ____ the medicine quickly and then drank some orange juice.

    A) sucked B) swallowedC) lickedD) digested

    25. These products are _____ for export, thougha few of them may come into home markets.

    A) completelyB) absolutelyC) essentiallyD) necessarily

    26. The team’s attempt to win the game was_____ by the opposing goalkeeper.

    A) shockedB) frustratedC) given upD) caught up

    27. He is quite sure that it’s _____ impossiblefor him to fulfill the task within two days.

    A) fullyB) exclusivelyC) absolutelyD) roughly

    28. The police wanted her to describe all the events of that morning in _____.

    A) timeB) additionC) sequenceD) place

    29. Thanks to the Internet, we can share sorrowand happiness at each other’s home through the _____ of e-mail.

    A) roleB) mediumC) modemD) sequence

    30. In their own eyes, it is rather _____ that the medical community as a whole still has little idea about the cause of SARS.

    A) rewardingB) demandingC) embarrassingD) requiring
 
    Exercise Two

    1. On the conference, representatives from different countries _________ different viewpoints on this international issue.

    A) put outB) put offC) put forthD) put down

    2. The _____ of the seasons has long been observed by people in all parts of the world.

    A) rhythmB) regulationC) clickD) identity

    3. Our research has focused on a drug which is so _____ as to be able to change brain chemistry.

    A) influentialB) monstrousC) vigorousD) powerful

    4. The footballer made a(n) _____ gesture, which made the audience’s blood boil.

    A) immatureB) offeringC) offensiveD) hesitative

    5. However, at times this balance in nature is ____, resulting in a number of possible unforeseen effects.

    A) troubledB) disturbedC) confusedD) disgusted

    6. As he was unaware of the complexity of this problem, his choice was quite ____.

    A) rationalB) arbitraryC) mechanicalD) unpredictable

    7. Tax cuts are the most important _____ the government has for stimulating the economy.

    A) instructionB) equipmentC) instrumentD) stuff

    8. Spitting on the ground is not only ______but also harmful to others’ health.

    A) shamingB) bangingC) grabbingD) disgusting

    9. The residents here complain that they have been intensely _____ by the endless noises from the building sites for weeks.

    A) annoyedB) piercedC) wrappedD) destroyed

    10. The news made many students ______ that many universities still bind the issue of diploma with their CET4 results.

    A) awfulB) upsetC) tunelessD) lucky

    11. It is not surprising that in modern times the _______ in this month may be out of date in next.

    A) fashionB) anchorC)sectionD) brow

    12. The idea of winning the eyes of the people around ____ powerfully to some youngsters, so they are eagerly identifying themselves.

    A) sticksB) holdsC) attractD) appeals

    13. We are expecting to see that the concerted research work will come up with a _____ solution to the problem.

    A) permanentB) perspectiveC) persistentD) persuasive

    14. He made ______ alterations to his house andthen sold it at a huge profit.

    A) offensiveB) horribleC) radicalC) patient

    15. Although there is no easy cure for this fatal disease atpresent, some of its causes have been ______by experts.

    A) rebelledB) distractedC) boltedD) identified

    16. A positive answer makes you feel good, but a(n) ______ one teaches you a lot.

    A) affirmativeB) negativeC) offensiveD) tuneless

    17. At the early stage of a child’s development, the family tends to have a greater _____ on him than his school.

    A) instrumentB) identityC) communicationD) influence

    18. Mr. Henderson was determined to remain _____. He neither stood on his wife’s side nor on his mother’s side.

    A) naturalB) neutral C) nervousD) native

    19. It is a common practice in western countries that one must make a(n) _____ before seeing his doctor or visiting a friend.

    A) offerB) appointmentC) make upD) toast

    20. When she was told that her cat was killed by the neighbor’s dog, the old lady _____ tears.

    A) reached forB) bolted outC) burst intoD) turn on

    21.Writing is a slow process, requiring ____ thought, time and effort.

    A) significantB) considerableC) greatD) numerous

    22. Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on ____ for two months.

    A) pileB portionC) sequenceD) file

    23. Only a selected number of landladies in theneighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _____.

    A) residentsB) inhabitants C) lodgersD) settlers

    24.During the conference the speaker tried to _____to them his feelings concerning the urgency of a favorable decision.

    A) complyB) imposeC) implyD) convey

    25. He ____ his control by making his students quiet.

    A) assessedB) assertedC) acquiredD) monitored

    26. If you want to get into that tunnel, you firsthave to ____ away all the rocks.

    A) repelB) pullC) transferD) dispose

    27

    .Do you believe these two ____ friends used to be bitter enemies?

    A) intimateB) emotionalC) intenseD) supreme

    28. Although most dreams apparently happen______, dream activity may be provoked by external influences.

    A) spontaneously B) simultaneously C) homogeneously D)instantaneously

    29. According to the instructions we received,we cannot accept photocopies(复印件), but need the ___

    A) sourceB) resourcesC) originD) original

    30. _____ the popular belief that classicalmusic is too complex, it achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create.

    A) SubjecttoB) Contrary toC) Familiar toD) Similar to
Exercise Three

    1. He is late again today. I’ll ____ that he will not be late tomorrow.

    A) refer to itB) look to himC) see to itD) turn to it

    2. As he had worked in the army as an electrical engineer for many years, he had every ____ for the job.

    A) privilegeB) obligationC) qualificationD) quality

    3. After the disaster, the truth ____ us that a healthy habit of living can keep one away from some terrible diseases.

    A) focused uponB) imposed uponC) dawned uponD) leaned upon

    4. After failing the exams three times, Jackrealized that he’d never ____in English.

    A) see to itB) attain itC) catch itD) make it

    5. Susan has not been officially ____ to Johnson.

    A) engagedB) occupiedC) practiced D) undertaken

    6. After so many years, he still ____ the hopethat his lost son would return one day.

    A) clang toB) clung toC) inclined toD) subjected to

    7. The action of cheating in an examination would ____ you ____ severe punishment.

    A) cause…toB) subject…toC) turn…toD) take…to
   
    8. This article ____more attention to the problem of cultural interference in foreign language teaching and learning.

    A) calls forB) applies forC) cares forD) allows for

    9. I don’t think that your watch is ____.

    A) worthy the price B) worth the price C) worthy to buy D) worth to buy

    10. He is ____ a very old man but in fact he is only fifty years old.

    A) apparentlyB) evidentlyC) absolutelyD) actually

    11. It is not polite to ____ a speaker withfrequent questions.

    A) interpretB) interveneC) interruptD) interfere

    12. Their daughter often turns a deaf ear to their inquiries, so they sometimes have to ____ answers from her.

    A) interruptB) exchangeC) squeezeD) exit

    13. His constant failures in love finally threw him off his ____ of mind.

    A) moodB) engagementC) sympathyD) balance

    14. My camera can be ____ to take pictures in cloudy or sunny conditions.

    A) adaptedB) adjustedC) adoptedD) remedied

    15.Young children soon ____ words they hear their elders use.

    A) put forwardB) pick outC) turn upD) pick up

    16. We forgave his bad temper because weknow that his son’s illness had put him under great____.

    A) upsetB) stressC) crisisD) oppression

    17. His political ______ came to an end 20 years ago.

    A) occupationB) employmentC) careerD) profession

    18. The explorer lost his way so he climbed to the top of the hill to ____himself.

    A) spotB) locateC) placeD) situate

    19. We could see only the ____ outline of the mountain in the distance.

    A) vagueB) darkC) meanD) dim

    20. Because the company was doing more business it was necessary to____ the factory.

    A) increaseB) extendC) broadenD) grow

    21.The university ____ consists of full professors, associate professors and assistant professors.

    A) crewB) rankC) circleD) staff

    22. Due to the fact that she was naturally shy, she shrank from any ____ social and cultural activities.

    A) taking part ofB) study onC) success inD) participation in

    23. It was no use trying to discuss business with James, who was well-known for____ everything.

    A) coping withB) trifling withC) handing withD) doing well in

    24. Jane is scolded by her boss because she leftthe office with the computer ____ yesterday.

    A) onB) outC) inD) unclosed

    25. In ______ to the government’s call, a great number of people from different walks of life went to the frontline to fight the flood.

    A) returnB) admissionC) responseD) order

    26. I could see nothing ____ of the hall but the moans of pain told therewas someone there.

    A) in the dustB) in the duskC) in the lobbyD) in the exit

    27. In the eyes of the teachers, the textbooks are far from ____.

    A) contentB) consentC) satisfiedD) satisfactory

    28. Due to the _______difficulty, he has to do several part-time jobs.

    A. economicB. financialC. economicalD. economics

    29. The freshmen are very slow to ____ the strict regulations of this college.

    A) react toB) relate toC) adapt toD) turn to

    30. When reading books about space exploration, I often ____ man’s skill and creativeness in putting complex pieces of machinery into space.

    A) tremble atB) startle atC) wander atD) amaze at Exercise Four

    1.The young people are _____ of their responsibility toward society.

    A) consistentB) consciousC) sensitiveD) reliable

    2. The problem with your conduct is that what you do is not _____ with what you say.

    A) consistentB) continuousC) considerateD) continual

    3. She was so _____ with her job that she didn’t hear someone knocking at the door.

    A) attractedB) drawnC) occupiedD) concentrated

    4. Professor Taylor’s talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of the human society.

    A) motivationB) perspectiveC) impressionD) impact

    5. When she was criticized, she claimed that it was outside her _____ of responsibility.

    A) fieldB) limitC) extentD) range

    6. The world is trying every means to _____ thefriendship between the two countries.

    A) raiseB) promoteC) ariseD) protest

    7. Although not an economist himself, Dr. Smith has long been a severe critic of the government’s _____ policies.

    A) economicalB) economyC) economicD) economics

    8. His constant _____ with his peers has left its mark on his growth.

    A) consentB) contractC) contextD) contact

    9. _____ with his new teaching method, we need to take a critical look at our traditional ones.

    A) CursedB) DepressedC) ImpressedD) Fed up

    10. So clear was his _____ of the case that others had no more to say.

    A) attitudeB) presentationC) commentD) remark

    11. When business is in _____, there is usually an obvious increase in unemployment.

    A) convictionB) relaxationC) depressionD) competition

    12. Don’t take any action until you are fully_____ with the situation there.

    A) consentedB) contentC) obviousD) acquainted

    13. It is said that the math teacher seems _____ towards bright students.

    A) liableB) partialC) beneficialD) preferable

    14. The clothes a person wears may express his __D__ or social position.

    A) estateB) statureC) esteemD) status

    15. _____ with antique furniture, the castle brought us back in time to the Middle Ages.

    A) OrnamentedB) CoveredC) ImpressedD) Improved

    16. One rainy night the policeman had a chance _____ with a gang of smugglers.

    A) acquaintanceB) encounterC) accountD) interview

    17. Newspapers vary greatly in their _____ to the government.

    A) attitudesB) commentsC) viewsD) opinions

    18. A defect of vision prevents him from __ ___ his eyes accurately on an object.

    A) emphasizingB) relaxingC) focusingD) achieving

    19. In most cases, the _____ of a person who sits on a pin is to leap into the air.

    A) reactionB) behaviorC) functionD) instance

    20. Rich as they were in forms, the speaker’s_____ seemed unrelated to his speech.

    A) signsB) gestureC) symptomsD) symbols

    21. He built the team through both hardtraining and _____ discipline.

    A) looseB) physicalC) rigidD) slack

    22. We were depressed _____ the bad news.

    A) atB) inC) forD) on

    23. She was delighted in _____ of friends and relatives.

    A) accommodationB) entertainment C) convictionD) commitment

    24. The days when he was _____ his best is already a thing of the past.

    A) inB) onC) withD) at

    25. Some people are not willing to _____responsibility for the errors they made.

    A) ensureB) assureC) assumeD) resume

    26. I speak in full _____ that our cause is just.

    A) conclusionB) assumptionC) convictionD) determination

    27. Animals can become unusually _____when they are upset by a sudden environment change.

    A) puzzlingB) dominantC) aggressiveD) vigorous

    28. Try to _____ your mind into the future and imagine what life will be like then.

    A) subjectB) objectC) projectD) reject

    29. The boy felt so angry at the girl’s dominance that he could remain _____ no longer.

    A) positiveB) passiveC) optimisticD) pessimistic

    30. Computer software _____ some 70 percent of our range of products.

    A) picks upB) focuses onC) accounts forD) is based on
Exercise Five

    1. It seems that some entertainment stars don’t attach much importance to their public _____.

    A) shapeB) imageC) statusD) figure

    2. ____ the question of the time given to teaching preparations, there are two other requirements for a qualified teacher.

    A)ExceptB)Away fromC) Apart from D) Beside from
   
    3. If it were not for the fact that he was abillionaire, she ____ him.
A)might never marryB) will never marryC) would never have marriedD) would never marry

    4. The gloves were really too small, and it was only by _____ them that I managed to get them on.

    A) spreadingB) squeezingC) stretchingD) bending

    5. You will probably _____ your team’s chance to win because you seem to have such a great ______ them.

    A) affect influence B) effect; influence C) affect;effect on D) effect;affect on

    6. A bridge can be defined ____ a structuregetting over an obstacle, such as a river, a road or railways.

    A) likeB) asC) withD) to

    7. When I took my car to the garage, they soon____ what the trouble was.

    A) emergedB) realizedC) exploredD) diagnosed

    8. What made her heart _____ was the sight of many people begging in the streets.

    A) bleedB)bloodC) bleederD) bled

    9. Our country has launched a(n) ____ for healthy styles of living.

    A) warB) battleC) campaignD) action

    10. He departed ____to catch the train onlyto find his ticket was left in home.

    A) in hurryB) in hasteC) in a hasteD) with haste

    11. The contract will be signed _____ the ceremony.

    A) prior toB) by priority ofC) previous ofD) precious to

    12. There are some areas which are still densely populated ____ their severe weather conditions.

    A) due toB) with regard toC) regardless ofD) but for

    13. He’s watching TV? He’s ____to be cleaning his room.

    A) knownB) supposedC) regardedD) considered

    14. The public has appealed to the governmentto find a ____ to the problem of pollution.

    A) resultB) responseC) settlementD) solution

    15. It was not until he arrived in class _____ realized he had forgotten his book.

    A) when heB) that heC) and heD) he

    16. Seeing he was _____ with his luggage, I offered to help him.

    A) infectedB) embarrassedC) muggedD) confused

    17. So little ____ with each other that theneighbors could not settle their difference.

    A) agreed did theyB) did they agreeC) they agreeD) they did agree

    18. It is advisable for us to ____a more open policy.

    A) adaptB) adjustC) agreeD) adopt

    19. There are several ways to _____ this problem.

    A) implementB) approachC) thrustD) dispose

    20. The conference ____ the possibility of closertrade links between the two countries.

    A) exploredB) implementedC) establishedD) constituted
   
    21. ______ with the boy’s true love for her, the girldecided to entrust her life to him.

    A) AcquiredB) ImposedC) InfectedD) Diagnosed

    22. The runner went fastest in the middle ____of the course.

    A) fragmentB) selectionC) boardD) segment

    23. The more ____ you feel in yourself, the morechances you will stand to win the game.

    A) significanceB) intensityC) fortuneD) confidence

    24. Nothing is worse than the ____ betweenwhat is right and what is wrong.

    A) connectionB) establishment C) illustrationD) confusion
   
    25. His words might have _____ the lovely lady,but he was never aware of it.

    A) cursedB) criticizedC) hurtD) scolded

    26. It is unwise of you to ____ to aconclusion before looking into the matter .

    A) reachB) arriveC) drawD) leap

    27. The ____ to ensure a bright future for myself pushed me to study harder.

    A) crisisB) thrustC) pressureD) approach

    28. A dutiful official never ____ himself of his responsibility for his work.

    A) remindsB) quitsC) disposesD) risks

    29. The official ____ his innocence by showing the fact.

    A) approachedB) exploredC) establishedD) defined

    30. Advertising is distinguished from other forms of communication _____ the advertiser pays for the message to be delivered.

    A) whichB) because ofC) in thatD) whereas
Exercise Six

    11. The train _____ into the station at nine.

    A) pulledB) draggedC) hauledD) pushed

    12. All the leaders should attach much importance to their public _____.

    A) shapeB) imageC) statusD) figure

    13. Our ___ from London to Paris is by way of Dover and Calais.

    A) routeB) wayC) roadD) routine

    14.In ______ to the Party’s call, a great number of doctors and nurses went to the frontline of fighting the flood.
   
    A) returnB) admissionC) responseD) order

    15. They expressed their ______ at being looked down upon by

    demonstration.

    A) optimismB) enthusiasmC) pessimismD) indignation

    17. In interpersonal relations, people should be

    _____ with each other.

    A) shamefulB) frankC) reservedD) indifferent

    18. Mary has a bad cold and a _____ throat.

    A) soreB) painfulC) tenderD) sour

    19. His film was a complete failure, which did his reputation a lot of ______.

    A) damageB) harmC) injuryD) ruin

    20. Every time when I go back to my hometown,I usually spend two days ____ of my relatives.

    A) going the rounds ofB) rounding up

    C) making the rounds ofD) rounding on

    21. Happiness doesn’t necessarily ______ money.

    A) go forB) go throughC) go backD) go with

    22. It’s a disgusting thing to hear him ____ his achievements.

    A) complaining ofB) showing upC) breaking upD) boasting of

    23. Control of noise is a complex technology, and it is most ______ when applied to the original design of the noisy source.

    A) effectiveB) responsibleC) wickedD) considerable

    24. Sometimes, things go in the direction ____ our original expectations.

    A) alien toB) opposite to C) subjecttoD) native to

    25. Success in school _______ much hard work.

    A) calls forB) calls offC) calls upD) calls on

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