备考2008年6月四级考试—词汇活记活用(三)
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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