英语四级词汇真题强化训练 (第五十三期)

本期真题

1. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.

A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else

　
　
2. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.

A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction
　

3. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.

A) Perceiving B) Penetrating¹ C) Puzzling D) Preserving
　
　
4. The board of the company has decided² to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.

A) multiply B) lengthen³ C) expand D) stretch
　
　
5. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.

A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion⁴ D) expense

正确答案：

1.B

要得到更多的水，这不是一个经济的途径；恰恰相反，这个办法非常昂贵。

A) on the other hand另一方面..，

B) on the contrary正相反

C) in short总之

D) or else否则;要不然。

2.B

这是头一回不得不在英国核电站采取这样的预防措施

A) presentation赠送;授予

B) precaution预防措施

C) preparation准备,预备，(具体的)准备工作,准备措施[C]

D) prediction预言;预报[C]

3.A

察觉到他对安排不满意，我试图去预定另一家酒店。

A) perceive察觉;感知，意识到；

B) penetrate，穿过;刺入;透过，看透;识破；

C) puzzle使迷惑;使为难,使窘困；

D) preserve保存,保藏;防腐[(+from)]，保护;维护;维持

4.C

公司董事会已经决定将其运营活动扩展到服装业的所有领域。

A) multiply 乘,使相乘[(+by/together)]，使(成倍地)增加，使繁殖；

B) lengthen使加长,使延长；

C) expand展开,张开(帆,翅等)，扩大;扩充;发展

D) stretch伸直;伸出;伸长[(+out)]，拉直;拉紧;拉长;撑大。

5. D

他的事业非常成功，但这是以他的家庭生活为代价的。

A) consumption 消耗;用尽，消费；

B) credit赊欠，信用,信赖]，荣誉,赞扬,功劳[(+for/to)]；

C) exhaustion耗尽;枯竭;精疲力竭

D) expense 开支;经费，牺牲;损失,代价at the expense of 以…为代价。　

1 penetrating   

adj.（声音）响亮的，尖锐的adj.（气味）刺激的adj.（思想）敏锐的，有洞察力的

参考例句：

• He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
• He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。

2 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

3 lengthen   

vt.使伸长，延长

参考例句：

• He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
• The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。

4 exhaustion   

n.耗尽枯竭，疲惫，筋疲力尽，竭尽，详尽无遗的论述

参考例句：

• She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
• His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。