【CET 12-24备战】之四级词汇(四)

本期真题

1.If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting sick.

A) a lot of more us
B) more a lot of us
C) a lot of us more
D) a lot more of us

2.Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. _________ obtaining water is not the least.

A) for which
B) to which
C) of which
D) in which

3.They are going to have the serviceman _________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.

A) install
B) to install
C) to be installed
D) installed

4.The car _______ halfway¹ for no reason.

A) broke off
B) broke down
C) broke up
D) broke out

5.A __________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A) result
B) response
C) settlement
D) solution

答案：
1.(A)

如果自来水真像某些人想象的那么危险,那么我们当中更多的人将会生病.

tap water 自来水(非蒸馏水)

2.(C)

生活在澳大利亚中部沙漠有许多问题，其中获取水是最重要的问题.

obtain

vt.

1. 得到,获得

He failed to obtain a scholarship.

他没有获得奖学金。

They obtained a loan from the government.

他们从政府那里得到一笔贷款。

vi.

1. 得到公认;通用;流行;存在

Those conditions no longer obtain.

那些情形已不存在。

The custom still obtains in some areas.

某些地区仍保留着这一习俗。

3.(A)

他们准备让检修工明天在办公室里装一台电扇.

serviceman
n.
1. 军人
2. 修护人员;

electric fan 电扇

4.(B)

汽车在中途无缘无故地抛锚了.

break off

ph.

1. 中断,中止;突然停止,突然住口

2. 断交,断绝友好关系

3. 折断;(使)断开

4. 暂时歇手

5. 【海】偏离

break down

ph.

1. 失败;故障

break up

ph.

1. 崩溃;分离;解散;结业

break out

ph.

1. 爆发;突然发生

5.(D)

期待不久会发现这个问题的解决方法.

只有solution(措施)才能和problem同时出现，表示“某一问题的解决措施”

1 halfway   

adj.中途的，不彻底的，部分的；adv.半路地，在中途，在半途

参考例句：

• We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路，天就黑了。
• In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上，最忌讳的是有始无终。