【CET 12-24备战】之四级词汇(十一)

本期真题

1.Our son doesn't know what to _______ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
A) take in B) take up C) take over D) take after

2.Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ______.
A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare

3.Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _______heavy
schedules.
A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owing to

4.Tony is very disappointed _______ the results of the exam.
A) with B) for C) toward D) on

5.William Penn, the founder¹ of Pennsylvania, _______ defended the right of every citizen to freedom of choice in religion.
A) peculiarly B) indifferently C) vigorously D) inevitably²

答案：

1.B

我们的儿子不知道在大学里学什么,对将来他不知如何是好.

A)take in
1. 让...进入;接受
The club took in a new member last week.
俱乐部上星期又吸收了一名新会员。
2. 改小;改短
The dress needs to be taken in a bit.
这衣服需要稍微改小一点。

B)take up
1. 开始从事
When did he take up football?
他是什么时候开始踢足球的?
2. 占用;化去
The work took up all his time.
那工作花费了他所有的时间。

C)take over
ph.
1. 接管

D)take after
1. 像;与...相似
He takes after his father, a drunkard.
他就像他父亲一样,醉汉一个。
She took after her mother almost in everything.
她几乎与她母亲一模一样。

2.D

尽管他们每年都在这个地区钟树，但是山顶仍然是裸露的

A)blank
a.
1. 空白的
He handed me a blank check.
他递给我一张空白支票。
2. 空的,无内容的
3. 无表情的,茫然的
There was a blank look on his face.
他脸上没有表情。
4. 无变化的,单调的
5. (诗)无韵的
6. 十足的,完全的

B)hollow
a.
1. 空的,中空的
These chocolate eggs are all hollow.
这些巧克力蛋都是空心的。
2. 凹陷的
He was thin and his cheeks were hollow.
他很瘦,连面颊都凹陷了下去。
3. (声音)空洞的,沉闷的
We heard a hollow boom of thunder.
我们听到低沉的隆隆雷声。
4. 虚伪的;空洞的,无价值的
His speech rang hollow.
他的发言听上去很空洞。

C)vacant
a.
1. 空的;空白的
By the end of the game, the stadium was almost vacant.
到比赛结束的时候,体育馆几乎空了。
2. 空着的,未被占用的
A vacant apartment in New York City is very difficult to find.
在纽约市内很难找到一所空的公寓住处。
3. (职位)空缺的
That position remains³ vacant.
那个职位仍旧空着。
4. 空闲的,清闲的
That will leave plenty of hours vacant.
那样的话就有许多空闲时间了。
5. (心灵)空虚的;(神情)茫然的;心不在焉的;愚蠢的
She has a vacant look.
她脸上没有表情。

D)bare
a.
1. 裸的
The child was bare to the waist.
那孩子打赤膊。
2. 光秃秃的
3. 空的
4. 无陈设的;无装饰的
5. 不加掩饰的
6. 勉强的;仅仅的
All they had were the bare necessities of life.
他们所有的仅仅是生活必需品而已。
7. 没有...的[(+of)]
The little room was almost bare of furniture.
这个小房间几乎没有什么家具。

 

3.D

当一名流行歌星的日子很艰难，因为按繁忙的日程安排，需要大量旅行.

A)in/with regard to
1. 关于
In regard to his suggestions we shall discuss them fully⁴.
关于他的建议,我们将充分地讨论。

B)as to
1. 至于;关于
As to that, they haven't decided⁵ yet.
关于那一点,他们还未作决定。

C)in/with relation to
1. 关于
I have a lot to say in relation to that affair.
关于那件事,我有好多话要说。

D)owing to 由于，因为

4.A

托尼对于考试成绩感到很失望。

5.C

威廉·佩恩，宾西法尼亚的创始人，积极地在宗教里保护每位公民上选的自由的权利。

A)peculiarly
ad.
1. 奇怪地,古怪地
Molly is behaving rather peculiarly.
莫莉现在的行为很古怪。
2. 特别,尤其
3. 独特地,有特色地

B)indifferently
ad.
1. 漠不关心地;冷淡地;淡漠地
He looked indifferently upon subjects that did not interest him.
他对于那些引不起他兴趣的课题非常冷淡。
2. 一般性地;平庸地
He did do his work but indifferently.
他做是做了,但做得不太高明。
3. 相当差地

C)vigorously
ad.
1. 精神旺盛地;活泼地

D)inevitably
ad.
1. 不可避免地;必然地
Inevitably he failed the exam, because he was lazy.
因为他很懒惰,考试当然不及格。

1 Founder   

n.创始者，缔造者

参考例句：

• He was extolled as the founder of their Florentine school.他被称颂为佛罗伦萨画派的鼻祖。
• According to the old tradition,Romulus was the founder of Rome.按照古老的传说，罗穆卢斯是古罗马的建国者。

2 inevitably   

adv.不可避免地；必然发生地

参考例句：

• In the way you go on,you are inevitably coming apart.照你们这样下去，毫无疑问是会散伙的。
• Technological changes will inevitably lead to unemployment.技术变革必然会导致失业。

3 remains   

n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹

参考例句：

• He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。
• The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

4 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

5 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。