和谐英语

备考2008年6月四级考试—词汇活记活用(三)

2008-04-21来源:
 1,Being ignorant of the law is not accepted as an ________ for breaking the law.  A) excuse

  B) intention

  C) option

  D) approval

  excuse:v. 原谅,申辩,做为...的托辞;n. 致歉,理由

  intention:n. 意图,目的,观念

  option:n.意见,见解;主张;评价

  approval: n. 赞成,承认

  2,Within two days, the army fired more than two hundred rockets and missiles at military ________ in the coastal city.

  A) goals

  B) aims

  C) targets

  D) destinations

  goal:n. 目标,终点

  aim:n. 目的,目标,瞄准,针对;vi. 目的在于,企图,瞄准,对准;把…瞄准,把…对准

  target:n. 靶子,目标,(嘲笑、批评、轻蔑等的)对象,目标,拟达到的总数指标

  destination:n. 目的地,终点,目的,目标

  3,It is said in some parts of the world, goats, rather than cows, serve as a vital ________ of milk.

  A) storage

  B) source

  C) reserve

  D) resource

  vital:a. 重要的,充满活力的,生死攸关的

  storage:n. 贮藏,存储,存储器

  source:n. 根源,来源,出处n. 根源,来源,出处

  reserve:n. 预备品,贮存,预备舍;v. 保留,预订,延期

  resource:n. 资源,策略,机智

  4,“This light is too ________ for me to read by. Don’t we have a brighter bulb some where”; said the elderly man.

  A) mild

  B) dim

  C) minute

  D) slight

  mild:a. 温柔的,文雅的,轻微的,不重的,(烟、酒)味淡的

  dim:a. 暗淡的,模糊的;v. 使...暗淡;

  minute:微小的;琐细的;详细的;精密的

  slight:a. 少许的,稍微的;vt. 轻视

  5,We have arranged to go to the cinema on Friday, but we can be ________ and go another day.

  A) reliable

  B) probable

  C) feasible

  D) flexible

  reliable:a. 可靠的,可信赖的

  probable:a. 很可能的,大概会的,有希望的,有可能是真实的

  feasible:a. 能实行的,可行的,适宜的

  flexible:a.可弯曲的,易弯曲的;柔韧的;有弹性的;柔顺的,温顺的;可变通的;灵活的;易适应的