专四词汇语法复习-1

专四模拟题之词汇语法

1.The little girl was ___ by the death of her dog since her affection for the pet had been real and deep.

A.grieved

B.suppressed

C.oppressesd

D.sustained

2.Parental love should include ___, and so the teenager who is truly loved will receive guidance.

A.discipline

B.acceptance

C.allowance

D.principal

3.Because of her health, it took her a long time to throw ___ her bad cold.

A.off

B.away

C.down

D.over

4.It will be safer to walk in the streets because people will need to carry large amountsof cash; virtually all financial ___ will be conducted by computer.

A.transactions

B.transitions

C.transmissions

D.transformations

5.The 1982 Oil and Gas Act gives power to permit the disposal of assets held by the

corporation, and ___ the corporation's statutory monopoly in the supply of gas for

fuel purposes so as to permit private companies to compete in this supply.

A.decrease

B.abate

C.curtail

D.dwindle

1.[A]【解析】grieve意为“为（别人之故而）感到悲痛”；sustain意为“遭受”，一般用于主动语态；oppress意为“使烦恼，使心烦”；suppress意为“镇压，压抑（感情）”。

He's grieving over his dead wife and son... 他因丧妻失子而悲痛不已。

I didn't have any time to grieve... 我没有时间伤心。

He was deeply grieved by the sufferings of the common people... 百姓的困苦使他痛心不已。

I was grieved to hear of the suicide of James... 听到詹姆斯自杀的消息，我非常伤心

suppress: 镇压;制止;压制 If someone in authority suppresses an activity, they prevent it from continuing, by using force or making it illegal.

If you suppress your feelings or reactions, you do not express them, even though you might want to.

Liz thought of Barry and suppressed a smile... 莉兹想起了巴里，忍住没笑。

The Professor said that deep sleep allowed suppressed anxieties to surface. 教授说深度睡眠可以使压抑的焦虑情绪得以释放。

To oppress people means to treat them cruelly, or to prevent them from having the same opportunities, freedom, and benefits as others.

If something oppresses you, it makes you feel depressed, anxious, and uncomfortable.

The place oppressed Aubrey even before his eyes adjusted to the dark... 奥布里的眼睛还没有适应黑暗之前，这地方便已经让他觉得很压抑了。

2.[A]【解析】discipline意为“纪律，训练”。根据句末的receive guidance，可确定选此项为正确答案。

3.[A]【解析】throw off意为“摆脱”；throw away意为“扔掉，抛弃”；throw down意为“扔下”；throw over意为“背弃，抛弃”。

4.[A]【解析】transaction意为“交易”；transition意为“转变，过渡”；transmission意为“传送，传播”；transformation意为“变形，变化”。

5.[C]【解析】curtail意为“削减，限制”；decrease意为“减少”，指令人反感的事物减少；abate 意为“减少”，多用作及物动词，指数目或体积的减少、范围变小、经济状况恶化；dwindle意为“减少”，指价值丧失。

dwindle : (数量上)减少,缩小 If something dwindles, it becomes smaller, weaker, or less in number.

The factory's workforce has dwindled from over 4,000 to a few hundred... 工厂雇员总数已经从 4,000 多人减少到几百人。

Exports are dwindling and the trade deficit is swelling... 出口在缩减，贸易赤字在增长

Population growth is decreasing by 1.4% each year... 人口增长率正在以每年 1.4% 的速度下降。

The number of independent firms decreased from 198 to 96... 独立公司的数量从 198 个减少到了 96个

abate: 减弱；减轻；减退 If something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.

The storms had abated by the time they rounded Cape Horn. 他们绕过合恩角时，暴风雨已经减弱。

...a crime wave that shows no sign of abating. 丝毫没有减弱迹象的犯罪势头

curtail: If you curtail something, you reduce or limit it.

NATO plans to curtail the number of troops being sent to the region...

北约计划缩减派往该地区的士兵数量。

I told Louie that old age would curtail her activities in time...

我告诉路易，一上年纪她的活动量就会减少。