【CET 12-24备战】之四级词汇(三十二)

本期真题

1. We’d like to ______ a table for five for dinner this evening.
A) preserve B) reserve
C) retain D) sustain

2. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ______ supplies of petroleum¹.
A) proficient² B) efficient
C) potential D) sufficient

3. He soon received promotion³, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable
A) ability B) future
C) possibility D) opportunity

4. Britain ahs the highest ______ of road traffic in the world - over 60 cars for every mile of road.
A) popularity B) density⁴
C) intensity⁵ D) prosperity

5. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ______ it.
A) skimmed B) observed
C) overlooked D) glanced

答案：
1.B

我们想预订今天的晚餐，一共五人

A) preserve 保护，保存；

B) reserve a table 订餐

C) retain 保留，保持

D) sustain 供养，维持

2.D

欧盟国家曾一度担心无法获得足够的石油供给

A) proficient熟练的

B) efficient有效率的

C) potential有潜力的

D) sufficient足够的,充足的

3.A

他很快得到了提升，因为他的上司意识到他很能干

A) ability “能力

B) future “未来”

C) possibility “可能性”

D) opportunity “机会”

4.B

英国是世界上公路交通密度最大的国家,每英里有60多辆车.

A) popularity "通俗性"

B) density "密度"

C) intensity "强度"

D) prosperity "繁荣"

　
5.A

他没有时间逐字看这份报告，只是浏览了一下。

A) skimmed "浏览，略读”，

B) observed “观察”

C) overlooked “忽视”

D) glanced “匆匆一看”。

1 petroleum   

n.原油，石油

参考例句：

• The Government of Iran advanced the price of petroleum last week.上星期伊朗政府提高了石油价格。
• The purpose of oil refinery is to refine crude petroleum.炼油厂的主要工作是提炼原油。

2 proficient   

adj.熟练的，精通的；n.能手，专家

参考例句：

• She is proficient at swimming.她精通游泳。
• I think I'm quite proficient in both written and spoken English.我认为我在英语读写方面相当熟练。

3 promotion   

n.提升，晋级；促销，宣传

参考例句：

• The teacher conferred with the principal about Dick's promotion.教师与校长商谈了迪克的升级问题。
• The clerk was given a promotion and an increase in salary.那个职员升了级，加了薪。

4 density   

n.密集，密度，浓度

参考例句：

• The population density of that country is 685 per square mile.那个国家的人口密度为每平方英里685人。
• The region has a very high population density.该地区的人口密度很高。

5 intensity   

n.强烈，剧烈；强度；烈度

参考例句：

• I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
• The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。