多样式攻克大学英语四级词汇第十五期

1. 【模拟】He was found guilty , and lost his job in ____ of it.

A. association

B. consequence

C. succession

D. relation

 

2.【模拟】Asian countries are generally more ____ in social customs than western countries.

A. conservative

B. confidential¹

C. comprehensive

D. consistent

 

3.【模拟】The basic ___ of the communication process are  identified in one question :Who say what through what channel to whom?

A. features

B. virtues²

C. properties

D. characters

 

4.【模拟】 Whether their football team will win is a matter of ____ to me.

A. indifference³

B. difference

C. fact

D. interest

 

5.【真题】 He is ___about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.(2000.1)

A. outstanding

B. optimistic

C. optional

D. obvious

答案及分析

1. 【解析】答案为B

association(with)联合,结交,联想;in consequence of因为……的缘故;in succession接连的;in/with relation to关于,有关.

【译文】他被发现有罪,因而失去了工作.

consequence

n.结果,后果;重要性,重大

【联想】consequent a.作为结果(后果)的,随之发生的;consequently ad.所以,因此

【搭配】in consequence 因此,结果;in consequence of由于,因为……的缘故

 

2.【解析】答案为A

conservative保守的;confidential机密的;comprehensive综合的;consistent连贯的,前后一致的.

【译文】亚洲国家总体而言在社会习俗方面呀不西方国家更趋保守.

conservative

a.保守的,守旧的;不时新的,传统的 n.保守的人

【联想】conserve vt.保护,保藏,保存;conservation n.保存,(对自然资源的保护,避免浪费)

 

3.【解析】答案为A

feature特征,特色;virtue美德;property性质,性能; character本质,特征,特色.

【译文】交际过程的基本特征可以用一个问题来认定,就是”谁通过何种渠道对feature

n.特征,特色;面貌,相貌;特写,专题节目;故事片 vt.突出,由……主演

【联想】character指人或事物特有的本质特征,或人或事物的个性,特色;feature强调共性,引人注意之处,trait指品质,性格上的特点,virtue指好的,优于其他的特点

 

4.【解析】答案为A

indifference不关心,无兴趣;difference差别,差异,分歧;as a matter of fact实际上,其实;interest兴趣.

【译文】他们的足球队能否会赢我来说无关紧要。

indifferent

a.冷漠的,不关心的,不积极的;一般的,表现平平的

【搭配】be indifferent to/towards对……漠不关心

 

5.【解析】答案为B

outstanding杰出的;optimistic乐观的,自信的;optional可选择的;obvious显著的.

【译文】他有信心在来年的奥运会上赢得金牌.

optimistic

a.乐观(主义)的

【联想】optimism n.乐观,乐观主义;pessimistic a.悲观主义的”积极”与”消极”:positive积极的,肯定的,正的;negative消极的,反面的,否定的,负的;active活跃的,积极的,主动的;passive消极的,被动的

【搭配】be optimistic about sth. 对……很乐观

1 confidential   

adj.秘（机）密的，表示信任的，担任机密工作的

参考例句：

• He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
• We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。

2 virtues   

美德( virtue的名词复数 )； 德行； 优点； 长处

参考例句：

• Doctors often extol the virtues of eating less fat. 医生常常宣扬少吃脂肪的好处。
• She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life. 她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。

3 indifference   

n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎

参考例句：

• I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
• He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。