英语四级词汇真题强化训练 (第五十期)

本期真题

1. As the old empires were broken up(破碎, 分裂, 结束, 衰落) and new states were formed, new official tongues began to _____ at an increasing rate.

A) bring up B) build up C) spring up D) strike up

2. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, _____ they have no schedules to keep.

A) even though B) for C) as if D) since

3. Some plants are very _____ to light; they prefer the shade.

A) sensible B) flexible C) objective D) sensitive

4. I went along thinking of nothing ______, only looking at things around me.

A) in particular B) in harmony C) in doubt D) in brief

5. Critics believe that the control of television by mass advertising¹ has ______ the quality of the programs.

A) lessened² B) declined C) affected³ D) effected

正确答案：

1.[C]

句意：随着旧的帝国衰落，新的政权建立，新的官方语言开始快速出现。

A) bring up教育, 培养, 提出。

B) build up树立, 增进, 增大, 堵塞。

C) spring up出现；发生；迅速长出

D) strike up开始演奏, 建立起, 使开始。

2.[A]

句意：很多病人坚持医院要有表，即使他们不用按时间做事。

A) even though即使。

B) for因为

C) as if好像。

D)since因为。。

3.[D]。

句意：一些植物对光敏感，喜阴。

A) sensible有感觉的, 明智的, 有判断力的。

B) flexible柔韧性,灵活的,能变形的, 可通融的。

C) objective客观的，公正的。

D) sensitive敏感的, 灵敏的, 感光的

4.[A]

我一边走一边也没有特别地想什么，只是看着我周围的事物。

A) in particular特别地，固定词组。

B) in harmony with，与...协调一致。

C) in doubt，不能肯定的;可怀疑的。

D) in brief，简而言之。

5.[C]

批评家们认为，电视节目质量已经受到大众广告操纵的影响。

A) lessen，变小,变少;减轻。

B)decline，下降,下跌;减少;衰退,衰落。

C) affect，影响;对...发生作用

D) effect 造成;产生;招致。

1 advertising   

n.广告业；广告活动 a.广告的；广告业务的

参考例句：

• Can you give me any advice on getting into advertising? 你能指点我如何涉足广告业吗?
• The advertising campaign is aimed primarily at young people. 这个广告宣传运动主要是针对年轻人的。

2 lessened   

减少的，减弱的

参考例句：

• Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat. 演讲辞通过翻译的嘴说出来，多少削弱了演讲的力量。
• The flight to suburbia lessened the number of middle-class families living within the city. 随着迁往郊外的风行，住在城内的中产家庭减少了。

3 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。