50. What he told us about the affair simply doesn't make any ______ .
A)sense B)idea C)meaning D)significance
50. A [注释]他关于那件事情说的话毫无道理。make 与A) 项构成词组。
A)sense 官能, 感觉, 判断力, 见识;make sense 有 意义;意思清楚;有道理;make sense of 理解;懂;明白;no sense in 没道理;He has a good sense of smell. 他的嗅觉很灵敏。
B)idea 想法, 念头, 意见, 主意;She'll have her own ideas about that. 对那件事她会有自己的想法。I had no idea about that. 对那件事我没有印象了。
C)meaning 意义, 含意, 意图;the meaning of life 生命的价值;It doesn't seem to have much meaning. 似乎无多大意义。
D)significance 意义, 重要性;of no [little] significance 无关紧要的;What is the significance of this speech? 这个讲话有什么意义?The significance for college students of doing a part-time job means more than money and experience. 大学生打工的意义还不仅在于钱和经验。
53. As the shortage of certain metals approaches, others must be found to take their ______ .
A)share B)role C)place D)shape
53. C [注释]某些金属日趋短缺,必须找到别的材料去取代它们。
A)take share 分担; You must take your share of the blame. 你必须承担部分责任。
B)take on a role 扮演一个角色;C)take sb's place = take the place of sb 代替; She couldn't attend the meeting so her assistant took her place. 他不能出席会议,由其助手代之。
D)take shape 成形;形成;具体化;take the shape of a human being 呈人的形状
meaning, import, significance, sense这组名词的一般含义是“意思”或“意义”。
meaning 是通用词,它似乎可以代替本组的任何一个其他词What's the meaning of the word?
这个词的意思是什么?
I am afraid I don't understand your meaning.恐怕我不明白你的意思。
import 尤其适用于以语言、文章等所传递的意义而且有“接收”的内涵。这一含义与其原义goods brought into a country (进口货物)有一定的联系What's the import of his statement?
他所陈述的这件事的含义是什么?
Can you interpret the import of what he remarked at the end of the meeting?
你能把他在会议结尾时讲话的含义解释一下吗?
significance 用于表示重大的意义This is a matter of great significance.这是一个具有重大意义的问题。
sense 可以表示一个词的意义,也可以表示一个词的多层含义中的某个具体意义,或者用来表示其他方面的抽象意义The word carries several senses.这个词有几个含义。
What you say is true in a sense.你所说的在某种意义上讲是真实的。
四级真题之形容词 第一期1. By law, when one makes a large purchase, he should have _____ opportunity to change his mind.
A)accurate B)adequate C)urgent D)excessive
1.B [注释]按法律,当人们购买大件时,他们有足够的机会改变主意。本题只有B项能与opportunity搭配。
A)accurate 正确的, 精确的;an accurate answer 准确的答案;Is this watch accurate? 这只表准吗?
B)adequate (to/for) 适当的, 足够的;恰当的;胜任的; We took adequate food for the holiday. 我们为假期带足食品。
I hope you will prove adequate to the job. 我希望你能胜任这工作。
C)urgent 急迫的, 紧急的; I must post this letter; it's urgent. 我必须发了这封信,信很紧急。 She was urgent in her demands. 她凡事都要求马上就办。
D)excessive 过多的, 过分的, 额外;excessive drinking 过度饮酒; The food was bad and the bill was excessive in this restaurant. "这家餐馆饭菜很糟,但价钱又很贵。"
2. There were some ______ flowers on the table.
A)artificial B)unnatural C)false D)unreal
2.A [注释]桌上有几朵假花。
A)artificial 人造的, 假的, 非原产地的;做作的,不自然的;artificial manners 矫揉造作的态度;artificial flowers 假花;This brand of tinned beans contains no artificial coloring. 这种品牌的罐装青豆不含人造色素。
B)unnatural 不自然的,异常的;不合自然规律的;die an unnatural death 横死, 死于非命;unnatural reaction 不自然的反应。
C)false 错误的, 虚伪的, 假的, 无信义的, 伪造的;false diamonds 假钻石;Is this statement true or false? 这份报告是正确的还是错误的?
D)unreal 不真实的, 虚幻的;The whole evening seemed strangely unreal. 整个晚上似乎梦幻般的奇异。
3. He was ______ of having asked such a silly question.
A)sorry B)guilty C)ashamed D)miserable
3. C [注释]他为问了这么一个愚蠢的问题而惭愧。本题B,C两项可与of连成词组。
A)sorry 遗憾的, 可怜的, 抱歉的;I'm sorry, I can't come to your party. 很抱歉,我不能来参加你们的晚会了。
B)guilty (of) 犯罪的, 有罪的;内疚的;guilty look 内疚的神色;to be guilty of a crime 犯了罪;C)ashamed of 惭愧的, 羞耻的;耻于…的;不好意思…的;I behaved badly yesterday and I am ashamed (of myself) now. 我昨天表现不好,我现在感到很惭愧。She was ashamed to ask such a simple question. 她不好意思提这么简单的问题。
D)miserable 痛苦的, 悲惨的, 可怜;a miserable failure 可悲的失败;The child is cold, hungry, and tired, so of course he's feeling miserable. 这孩子又冷、又饿、又疲劳,当然他感到很痛苦。
4. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _____ in grocery stores.
A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available
4.D [注释]可以立即食用的方便食品可在杂货店里买到。
A)ready 准备完毕的, 甘心的, 情愿的;The new house is ready for occupation. 新屋可以居住了。He is always ready enough to help us. 他随时都准备来帮助我们。
B)approachable 可接近的, 平易近人的;You'll find the headmaster a very approachable person. 你将会发现校长十分平易近人。
C)probable 很可能的, 大概的;probable life 大概耐用年限;A storm is probable today. 今天可能会有暴风雨。
D)available (to /for)可用到的, 可利用的, 有用的;Chinese commodities available for export are varied. 中国可供出口的商品种类繁多。
5. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.
A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused
5. B [注释]那位怕羞的女同学答不出老师的问题时感到又窘又不自在。
A)amaze 使吃惊;Visitors were amazed at the achievements in the car manufacture of the city during the past decade.参观者对这城市过去十年中汽车制造工业的成就感到惊奇。
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