和谐英语

备考2008年6月四级考试—词汇活记活用(一)

2008-04-05来源:
1,It’s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually ________ from the Bible.  A) acquire

  B) obtain

  C) derive

  D) result

  ■题目相关单词解释

  expression:n. 表达,语法,措辞;

  acquire: v. 获得

  obtain:v. 获得,流行,达到;

  derive:vt. 得到,追寻…的起源,派生,引出;vi. 由来,衍生

  result:n. 结果,成绩,答案;v. 产生,起于,致使

  2,Tom, did it ever ________ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?

  A) happen

  B) occur

  C) reflect

  D) strike

  ■题目相关单词解释

  punish:v. 处罚,惩罚

  happen: v. 发生,发生,恰巧

  occur:v. 发生,想到,存在

  reflect:v. 反映

  strike:n. 罢工,攻击;vt. 打,击,敲,冲击,给…以深刻印象;vi. (钟)鸣响,罢工,袭击

  3,In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ________ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.

  A) liable

  B) liberal

  C) irrational

  D) illegal

  ■题目相关单词解释

  liable:a. 有义务的,应负责的;有...倾向,易于...的;可能的,大概的.

  liberal:a.自由主义的;慷慨的,大方的;心胸宽阔的,开明的;自由的,不受约束的.

  irrational:n. 无理数;a. 无理性的,不合理的

  illegal:a. 违法的,不合规定的

  4,According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal’s most memorable facial ________.

  A) feature

  B) hint

  C) spot

  D) signature

  ■题目相关单词解释

  peculiarly:adv.特有地;特别地

  criminal:n. 罪犯,犯人;a. 犯了罪的,罪的,有罪的

  memorable:n. 值得纪念的事物;a. 值得纪念的

  facial:a. 脸的,脸部用的

  feature:n. 特征,特色

  hint:n. 暗示,提示;v. 暗示,示意;

  spot:n.点,斑点,污点,地点,场所;vt. 认出,发现,玷污,污辱;vi. 沾上污点

  signature:n. 签字,签名

  5,Brazil’s constitution ________ the military use of nuclear energy.

  A) withdraws

  B) forbids

  C) interrupts

  D) objects

  ■题目相关单词解释

  constitution:n. 组织,宪法

  military:a. 军事的,军用的,军队的;n. 军队

  nuclear:a. 核子的,原子能的,核的

  withdraw:v. 撤回,取回,撤退

  forbid:vt. 禁止,阻止

  interrupt:n. 中断;v. 打断,妨碍,插嘴;

  object:n.物,物体,目的,目标,对象;v. 不赞成,反对