【CET 12-24备战】之四级词汇(十七)

本期真题

1. The computer revolution may well change society as ______ as did the Industrial Revolution.
A) certainly B) insignificantly² C) fundamentally D) comparatively

2. A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen.They are a thorough ______ .
A) nuisance B) trouble C) worry D) anxiety

3. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to _______it.
A) postpone³ B) refuse C) delay D) cancel

4. Young people are not _______ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in.
A) conservative B) content C) confident D) generous

5. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _______.
A) granted B) implied C) exaggerated D) remedied

答案：
1.C

计算机革命完全可能像工业革命一样根本上改变社会.

A)certainly
ad.
1. 无疑地;必定;确实
They will certainly succeed.
他们一定会成功。
2. (用于回答)当然;可以;没问题
"May I use your motorcycle?" "Certainly".
"我可以借用你的摩托车吗?""行。"

B)insignificant¹
a.
1. 小的;地位低微的;无足轻重的
This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.
这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。
2. 微小的
an insignificant sum of money
一笔微不足道的钱款
3. 无意义的
insignificant chatter
无意义的闲聊
4. 卑鄙的;猥琐的
an insignificant face
猥琐的容貌

C)fundamentally
ad.
1. 基础地;根本地;重要地

D)comparatively
ad.
1. 对比地
2. 比较地;有点,稍微　

]2.A

我的厨房里总是有许多蚂蚁进来，它们是非常令人讨厌的东西。

　　测试点是名词辨义。

A)anxiety意思为“忧虑，不安”如：cause sb. great anxiety（引起某人非常不安）。

B)trouble意思是“困难，麻烦”如：He caused a lot of trouble to his parents and was always in trouble.（他给他的父母招来很多麻烦，甚为苦恼。）

C)worry表示“忧虑，烦恼，令人烦恼的人或事”如：The worry showed on her face（她的脸上显出焦虑的神色。）My father has a lot of worries.（我父亲有许多烦恼的事。）

D)nuisance表示“讨厌的东西（或行为、人）”，是正确的答案。如：The mosquitoes are a nuisance.（蚊子是讨厌的东西。）

3.D

因为我们再没有时间等命令的交付，我们必须取消它。

delivery
n.
1. 投递,传送
How many deliveries are there in your town every day?
你们城里每天送几次信?
2. 交付,交货
We guarantee prompt delivery of goods.
我们保证立即交货。
3. 一次投递(或交付)的邮件(或货物)[C]
4. 转让;引渡
delivery of a criminal
引渡罪犯
4. 【书】释放;解救[(+from)]

A)postpone
vt.
1. 使延期,延迟,延缓[(+to/until)][+v-ing]
They postponed⁴ sending an answer to a request.
他们耽搁了对一项请求的答覆。
The concert has been postponed to Saturday.
音乐会延迟到星期六。
The sports meet was postponed because of rain.
运动会因雨延期。
2. 把...放在次要地位
postpone private gain to the public welfare
把个人利益置于公众福利之后
3. 【语】把...放在后面(或句尾)

B) refuse
vt.
1. 拒绝;拒受;拒给;不准[O1]
He refused my offer of help.
他拒绝了我的帮助。
2. 拒不;不肯,不愿[Y][+to-v]
The engine refused to start.
引擎怎么也发动不起来。
Martin refused to discuss the matter.
马丁拒绝讨论此事。
3. (马)不肯跃过

C) delay
vt.
1. 延缓;使延期
2. 耽搁;延误
The accident delayed the train for two hours.
事故使火车耽搁了两小时

D)cance
vt.
1. 删去,划掉;勾销,盖销(邮票等)
You should cancel this preposition in the sentence.
你应该删去句子中的这个介词。
2. 取消,废除;中止
The game was cancelled because of the rain.
比赛因为下雨而取消了。
3. 抵消,对消[(+out)]
This will cancel your debt to me.
这可抵消你欠我的债务。
4. 【数】约去,消去[(+out)]
5. 销(帐)[(+out)]

4.B

年轻人不满足于站着欣赏艺术；他们想要他们能参与的艺术。

participate
vi.
1. 参加,参与[(+in)]
No professionals participated in the contest.
没有职业选手参加这一比赛。
Everyone can participate in this game.
每个人都能参加这游戏。
2. 分享,分担[(+in/with)]
3. 含有,带有[(+of)]
His poems participate of the nature of satire⁵.
他的诗带有讽刺性。
vt.
1. 分享,分担

A)conservative
a.
1. 保守的,守旧的
His conservative views made him unpopular.
他保守的观点使他不受欢迎。
2. 传统的,老式的
3. 稳当的,谨慎的;有意压低的
This is a conservative estimate of the population in the year 2000.
这是对公元二○○○年时人口的保守估计。
4. (大写)(英国、加拿大等)保守党的
The Conservative Party is now in power.
现在由保守党执政。
5. 防腐的,有保存力的
n.[C]
1. 保守者,守旧者
The conservatives are opposed to any change.
保守分子反对变革。
2. (大写)(英国、加拿大等)保守党党员(或支持者)
3. 防腐剂

B)content
a.
1. 满足的,满意的;甘愿的[F][(+with)][+to-v]
She seems content to live with him.
她似乎很满意与他生活在一起。
He was content with his work.
他对自己的工作很满意。
He seemed content.
他好像满足了。
vt.
1. 使满足[(+with)]
Her answer seemed to content him.
她的回答好像令他满意。
n.
1. 满足

C)confident
a.
1. 确信的;有信心的,自信的[(+of)][+(that)]
He is quite confident that he will pass the examination.
他很有信心通过考试。
They are confident of success.
他们有信心能够成功。
He is confident of passing the examination.
他有信心通过考试。
Patrick was confident of his ability to get work for himself.
派屈克自信有能力为自己找到工作。
2. 过于自信的,自负的;大胆的

D)generous
a.
1. 慷慨的,大方的[(+with/in/to)]
She is generous in giving help.
她乐于助人。
He was generous to everybody with money.
他在金钱上对每个人都很大方。
2. 宽宏大量的,宽厚的[(+to/towards)]
He is generous towards his subordinates.
他待部属很宽厚。
3. 大量的;丰富的;丰盛的
She gave me a generous lunch.
她请我吃了一顿丰盛的午餐。
4. 肥沃的

5.C

大多数广播电台坚持认为电视已经被不公平批评并且主张这种媒体的作用被夸大

maintain 坚持认为；

medium n. 媒体单数，media n. 媒体复数；

A)grant vt. 授予，给予

B) imply vt. 隐含，暗示

C) exaggerate v. 夸大，夸张，高估

D)remedy vt. 弥补，补救，修正。

1 insignificant   

adj.无关紧要的，可忽略的，无意义的

参考例句：

• In winter the effect was found to be insignificant.在冬季，这种作用是不明显的。
• This problem was insignificant compared to others she faced.这一问题与她面临的其他问题比较起来算不得什么。

2 insignificantly   

参考例句：

• Its returns are insignificantly small compared with the investments. 比及投资，它的回报是非常小的。
• Our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts. 我们的预算只会受到这些新削减的轻微影响。

3 postpone   

v.延期，推迟

参考例句：

• I shall postpone making a decision till I learn full particulars.在未获悉详情之前我得从缓作出决定。
• She decided to postpone the converastion for that evening.她决定当天晚上把谈话搁一搁。

4 postponed   

vt.& vi.延期，缓办，（使）延迟vt.把…放在次要地位；[语]把…放在后面（或句尾）vi.（疟疾等）延缓发作（或复发）

参考例句：

• The trial was postponed indefinitely. 审讯无限期延迟。
• The game has already been postponed three times. 这场比赛已经三度延期了。

5 satire   

n.讽刺，讽刺文学，讽刺作品

参考例句：

• The movie is a clever satire on the advertising industry.那部影片是关于广告业的一部巧妙的讽刺作品。
• Satire is often a form of protest against injustice.讽刺往往是一种对不公正的抗议形式。