2011年大学英语四级词汇试题与考点解析(11)
1.John cannot afford to go to university, ________ going abroad.
A) nothing but
B) anything but
C) not to speak of
D) nothing to speak of
2.Most laboratoryand field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
A) involve
B) compose
C) enclose
D) attach
3.If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home.
A) should
B) may
C) can
D) would
4.Dr. Smith was always ________ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.
A) reminded of
B) absorbed in
C) tended by
D) concerned about
5.Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence.
A) ceremony
B) occasion
C) occurrence
D) anniversary
6.A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily.
A) register
B) edit
C) propose
D) discharge
7.We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors.
A) low
B) humble
C) mild
D) dull
8.The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.
A) come down
B) come up
C) come out
D) come about
9.The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.
A) tension
B) strain
C) stress
D) intensity
10.The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.
A) cheerful
B) horrible
C) hostile
D) friendly
1.答案:C
参考译文:约翰连大学都读不起，更不用说出国了。
题目分析:版题题干的结构比较简单,前后两个分句组成,后一个分句是由一个连词和一个动名词构成的.
考点解析:本题的难度并不是很大,只要了解四个选项词组的意思,并且分析前后两个分句的逻辑关系后,很容易选择出正确答案.前一个半句说约翰读不起大学,后半句又提到出国,所以应该选择的是具有更不用说意思的选项C
注意:本题A,B两个选项要重点区分两个词意的意思.像这种可以做连接词的词组一定要记住他们的意思.有时候在作文中可以适当的使用.
2.答案:A
参考译文:大多数关于人类行为的实验室和野外研究活动包括在指定的时间和指定的地点拍照。
