英语专业四级阅读理解练习附答案详解:第21期

答案：DDBAB

词汇讲解

1.   representative 代表,众议员,典型

We were seized by a sudden impulse to run. 
我们身不由己突然想跑.

That representative brought forth an amendment to the press law. 
那位代表提出了一项对新闻法的修正案。

2.   retrieve  取回,恢复,补偿

I should like to retrieve my umbrella which I left in the car. 
我想取回我留在车上忘记带走的雨伞。

The company is fighting to retrieve its market share. 
这个公司正在为恢复其市场份额（占有率）而奋斗。

3.  approve  赞同,核准,证实

We can't approve of this sort of thing/these sorts of things/things of this sort. 
我们不能赞同这种事.

You can join the class if you parents approve. 
如果你父母同意，你可以参加这个班。

4.  bearing  举止,轴承,联系

The ambassador arrived bearing gifts for the Queen. 
大使携礼物觐见女王.

I saw a tombstone bearing the date 1602. 
我见到一块刻有1602年字样的墓碑.