英语四级词汇真题强化训练 (第十九期)

本期真题

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

A)liable B)partial C)beneficial D)preferable

2. In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.
A) extensive B) spare C) extra D) supreme¹

3. Everybody _______ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary.
A) assembled B) accumulated C) piled D) joined

4. Putting in a new window will _______ cutting away part of the roof.
A) include B) involve C) contain D) comprise

5. Living in the western part of the country has its problems, _______ obtaining fresh water is not the least.
A) with which B) for which C) of which D) which

正确答案：

1. B

据说这位数学老师似乎偏向聪明学生。

A)liable (to/ for) 有责任的, 有义务的, 易...的, 有...倾向的, 负有责任的；

It is liable to rain. 要下雨。

I am not liable for other people's debts. 我对其他人的债务不负责任。

B)partial (to/ towards) 部分的, 局部的, 偏袒的, 偏爱的；

The research project was only a partial success. 那个研究课题只取得部分成功。

I'm very partial to sweet foods. 我特别喜欢甜食。

C)beneficial (to) 有益的,得利的；beneficial birds [insects] 益鸟[虫]；

Sunshine is beneficial to plants. 阳光对植物有益。

D)preferable (to) 较合意的；更可取的；

M appears preferable to N. 看来M比N更为可取。

2.C

为了向他的老板展示他是多么细心的一名工人，他花费额外的力气在那些数字上。

A)extensive
a.
1. 广大的;广阔的;广泛的;大规模的
We had fairly extensive discussions.
我们进行了相当广泛的讨论。
They own extensive land by the ocean.
他们拥有海边的辽阔土地。
2. 大量的;庞大的
The storm caused extensive damage.
风暴造成了巨大的损害。

B)spare
a.
1. 多余的,剩下的;空闲的
He has nothing to do in his spare time.
他休闲时间无事可做。
2. 备用的
Every car should carry a spare tire.
每辆车子应带一个备用轮胎。
3. 节约的;少量的;贫乏的[(+of)]
He is spare of speech.
他很少说话。
4. 瘦的
The farmer is tall and spare.
那个农夫又高又瘦。

C)extra
a.
1. 额外的;外加的
I don't suppose they wanted any extra help.
我想他们不需要额外帮助。
2. 另外收费的[F]
3. 特大的;特佳的

D)supreme
a.
1. 最高的,至上的
The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
2. 最大的,极度的;最重要的
This is the supreme danger of our times.
这是我们时代最大的危险。

3.A

大家都聚集在大厅,在那里受到书记的接见

A)assemble
vt.
1. 集合,召集,聚集
Over 10,000 people were assembled at the airport to honor the President's visit.
有一万多人聚集在机场欢迎总统来访。
2. 收集
3. 配装,装
He was busy assembling the bike.
他忙着装配自行车。
4. 【电脑】组合,汇编
vi.
1. 集合,聚集,集会
An hour later the visiting parents assembled in the school hall.
一小时后,来访的家长聚集在学校大厅里。

B)accumulate
vt.
1. 累积,积聚;积攒
They set to work accumulating a huge mass of data.
他们开始累积大量的资料。
vi.
1. 积成堆;累积,聚积
Dust had accumulated during her absence.
她不在时灰尘积了起来。

C)pile
vt.
1. 堆积,叠;累积[(+up)]
He piled the books on top of each other.
他把书一本本地叠起来。
2. 把...堆在;装(车等)[(+with)]
They piled the cart with fruit and vegetables.
他们把水果和蔬菜装上大车。
vi.
1. 堆积;累积
Her work is piling up.
她的工作越积越多。
She's been piling up money ever since she got the job.
自从得了那份工作以来,她一直在攒钱。
2. 拥,挤[(+in/into/out/off)]
They piled into my car.
他们挤进我的车。

D)join
vt.
1. 连结;使结合[(+to/together/up)]
He joined the two pieces of wood together with glue.
他用胶水将这两块木料粘在一起。
2. 与...会合;与...交接
This path joins the highway up ahead.
这条路在前面与公路相接。
3. 和...一起做同样的事;和...作伴[(+in/for)]
Will you join us for dinner?
你和我们一起吃晚饭好吗?
4. 参加;作...的成员
I'll persuade him to join our club.
我将劝他加入我们的俱乐部。
5. 邻接
The two houses join each other.
这两栋房子相互毗连。
6. 回到(岗位等)
After a few days on shore the sailor joined his ship.
在岸上待了几天后,水手回到了他的船上。
vi.
1. 会合;相遇
Where do the two rivers join?
这两条河在什么地方会合?
2. 参加;同...一起[(+in)]
He never joined in the usual sports of the boys.
他从不参加孩子们的一般体育活动。
3. 邻接
The two estates join at the foot of the hill.
这两处房地产在山脚下相毗连。

4.B

装一扇新窗户就得截去一部分屋顶.

A)include
vt.
1. 包括,包含[W][+v-ing]
The price includes both house and furniture.
价钱包括房子和家具。
2. 算入,包含于...里面
I include him among my friends.
我把他当作朋友。

B)involve
vt.[W]
1. 使卷入,连累;牵涉[(+in/with)]
That's no concern of mine. I'm not involved.
那与我无关,我未卷入。
Don't involve me in your quarrel!
不要把我牵扯进你们的争吵中!
2. 需要,包含,意味着[(+in)][+v-ing]
His work involves occasional journeys.
他的工作偶尔需要出差旅行。
3. 使专注,使忙于[(+in)]
He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation².
他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。

C)contain
vt.[W]
1. 包含;容纳
The jar contains ten glasses of water.
这只大口瓶能装十杯水。
The pill contains vitamins.
这药丸中含有多种维生素。
2. 控制,遏制
I could not contain my laughter.
我无法控制自己不笑出声来。
3. 相当于
A gallon contains four quarts.
一加仑相当于四夸脱。
4. 【数】可被...除尽
10 contains 5 and 2.
十可被五和二除尽。

D)comprise
vt.[W]
1. 包含,包括
The Union comprises fifty states.
美国有五十个州。
2. 由...组成
The medical team comprises five doctors and two nurses.
医疗队由五名医生和两名护士组成。
3. 构成
Fifty states comprise the Union.
五十个州组成美国。

5.C

居住在国家的西部有淡水不足的问题.

1 supreme   

adj.极度的，最重要的；至高的，最高的

参考例句：

• It was the supreme moment in his life.那是他一生中最重要的时刻。
• He handed up the indictment to the supreme court.他把起诉书送交最高法院。

2 dissertation   

n.（博士学位）论文，学术演讲，专题论文

参考例句：

• He is currently writing a dissertation on the Somali civil war.他目前正在写一篇关于索马里内战的论文。
• He was involved in writing his doctoral dissertation.他在聚精会神地写他的博士论文。