四級考試考點詞匯及真題解析（A）

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        absorb vt.吸收；使專心
        
        【搭配】be absorbed in專心于
        
        【考題】She was so in her job that she didn't hear anybody knocking at the door.
        
        A)attracted B)absorbed C)drawn D)concentrated
        
        (1996.1／25／B)
        
        【譯文】她工作如此專心以致于沒聽見有人敲門。
 

        
 

        abuse vt.濫用；虐待n.濫用
        
        【考題】It has been revealed that some government leaders their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves.
        
        A)employ B)take C)abuse D)overlook
        
        (1996.6／34／C)
        
        【譯文】據(jù)透露，一些政府官員濫用職權(quán)為自己謀取非法利益。
        
        accomplish v.達(dá)到；完成
        
        【考題】The project， by the end of 2000，willexpand the city's telephone network to cover 1，000，000 users.
        
        A)accomplished B)being accomplished
        
        C)to be accomplished D)having been accomplished
        
        (1999.6／68／C)
        
        【譯文】預(yù)計在2000年前完成的這項工程將擴(kuò)大該市的電話網(wǎng)至 1，000，000用戶。
        
        account n.賬；賬戶v.說明……原因
        
        【搭配】on account of 為了……的緣故，因為
        
        take...into account 考慮到
        
        【考題】I'd his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community，and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.
        
        A)take into account B)account for
        
        C)make up for D)make out
        
        (2000.1／63／A)
        
        【譯文】我得向社區(qū)的其他的農(nóng)戶和商人們了解他的信譽(yù)，然后再決定是否同意他的貸款請求。
        
        approve vt.贊成，稱許；批準(zhǔn)
        
        approval n.
        
        【搭配】for sb.'s approval 求某人指正 give one's approval to 批準(zhǔn)
        
        【考題】If only the committee the regulations and put them into effect as soon as possible.
        
        A)approve B)will approve C)can approve D)would approve
        
        (1997.1／47／D)
        
        【譯文】要是委員會能盡快批準(zhǔn)這些規(guī)章制度并付諸實施就好了。
        
        approximately ad.近似地，大約
        
        【考題】They claim that 1，000 factories closed down during the economic crisis.
        
        A)sufficiently B)approximately C)considerably D)properly
        
        (1993.1／45／B)
        
        【譯文】他們宣稱大約有1000家工廠在經(jīng)濟(jì)危機(jī)中倒閉了。
        
        arise vi.出現(xiàn)；由……引起
        
        【考題】Some confusion has about who can join the association.
        
        A)retained B)lifted C)raised D)arisen
        
        (1992.1／43／D)
        
        【譯文】關(guān)于誰加入?yún)f(xié)會意見不一。
        
        artificial a.人工的；矯揉造作的
        
        【考題】There were some flowers on the table.
        
        A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
        
        (1991.6／44／A)
        
        【譯文】桌子上有一些假花。
        
        ashamed a.慚愧(的)；羞恥(的)
        
        【搭配】be ashamed of 以為……是恥辱
        
        be ashamed to do sth.以干……為恥
        
        【考題】He was of having asked such a silly question.
        
        A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
        
        (1991.6／65／C)
        
        【譯文】他對自己問了這樣一個愚蠢的問題感到很不好意思。
        
        associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事
        
        【搭配】associate oneself with 加入
        
        associate sth.with 把(某事物與其他事物)聯(lián)系在一起
        
        associate with 和……來往
        
        【考題】A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open countryside and homegrown food.
        
        A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated
        
        (1996.6／23／D)
        
        【譯文】人們總是把健康的生活與開闊的鄉(xiāng)村和自家種的食物聯(lián)系在一起。
        
        available a.可利用的；通用的
        
        【考題】Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are in grocery stores.
        
        A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
        
        (1997.1／43／D)
        
        【譯文】經(jīng)過加工隨時可供烹調(diào)的方便食品在食雜店可以買到。
        
        awkward a.笨拙的；尷尬的
        
        【考題】The shy girl felt and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
        
        A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
        
        (1998.6／42／B)
        
        【譯文】當(dāng)這個害羞的女孩回答不上來老師的提問時，她感到很窘迫和難受。