大学英语四级词汇活记活用(第十一期)

1,John cannot afford to go to university, ________ going abroad.
　　A) nothing but
　　B) anything but
　　C) not to speak of
　　D) nothing to speak of
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　nothing but:只不过是;除了..都没有
　　anything but:决不，一点也不
　　not to speak of:更不用说
　　nothing to speak of:不值一提
　　2,Most laboratory and field studies of human behavior ________ taking a situational photograph at a given time and in a given place.
　　A) involve
　　B) compose
　　C) enclose
　　D) attach
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　involve:vt. 使卷入，使参与，牵涉，包含，包括
　　compose:vt. 构成，组成，创作
　　enclose:v. 围绕,放入封套,装
　　attach: v. 附上,使依恋,爱慕 　　
　　3,If you don’t like to swim, you ________ as well stay at home.
　　A) should
　　B) may
　　C) can
　　D) would
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):　　
　　4,Dr. Smith was always ________ the poor and the sick, often providing them with free medical care.
　　A) reminded of
　　B) absorbed in
　　C) tended by
　　D) concerned about
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　remind of:使回想起
　　be absorbed in:全神贯注于
　　tend:v. 有某种的倾向,易于,移向(be tended by为被动结构)
　　concern about:关心 　　
　　5,Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died on July 4, 1826, the fiftieth ________ of American Independence.
　　A) ceremony
　　B) occasion
　　C) occurrence
　　D) anniversary
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　ceremony:n. 典礼,仪式,礼节
　　occasion:n. 场合,机会,理由;v. 致使,惹起,引起
　　occurrence:n. 发生,事件,发现
　　anniversary:n. 周年纪念　　
　　6,A word processor is much better than a typewriter in that it enables you to enter and ________ your text more easily.
　　A) register
　　B) edit
　　C) propose
　　D) discharge
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　register:vt. 注册，登记，(仪表等)显示，将(邮件)挂号；vi. 登记，注册；n. 登记薄，花名册
　　edit:v. 编辑,编校,修订
　　propose:v. 计划,打算,向...提议
　　discharge:v. & n. 排出，放出，允许…离开，释放，放电
　　7,We don’t know why so many people in that region like to wear dresses of such ________ colors.
　　A) low
　　B) humble
　　C) mild
　　D) dull
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　low:n. 低点,低价,低;a. 低的,消沉的,低等的
　　humble:a. 卑下的,谦逊的,粗陋的;v.使谦卑
　　mild:a. 温柔的，文雅的，轻微的，不重的，(烟、酒)味淡的
　　dull:a. 枯燥的，迟钝的，(天气等)阴郁的，(颜色等)暗淡的
　　8,The news has just ________ that the president is going to visit China next month.
　　A) come down
　　B) come up
　　C) come out
　　D) come about
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　come down:(物价)下跌;落魄,潦倒.
　　come up:发生,出现;走上前来
　　come out:出现,显露;出版,发表;结果是
　　come about:发生；产生
　　9,The ________ that exists among nations could certainly be lessened if misunderstanding and mistrust were removed.
　　A) tension
　　B) strain
　　C) stress
　　D) intensity
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　tension:n. 紧张,不安
　　strain:n. 极度紧张，张力，应力；vt. 拉紧，绷紧，扭伤，损伤
　　stress:n. 压力，压迫，(精神或肉体的)紧张，压力，强调，重视；vt. 强调
　　intensity:n. 强烈,紧张,强度;　　
　　10,The other day, Mum and I went to St. James’s Hospital, and they did lots and lots of tests on me, most of them ________ and frightening.
　　A) cheerful
　　B) horrible
　　C) hostile
　　D) friendly
　　题目相关单词解释(提示:做完题目再看):
　　cheerful:a. 快活的,高兴的,兴高采烈
　　horrible:a. 可怕的,极可憎的,极可厌的
　　hostile: a. 怀敌意的,敌对的
　　friendly:a. 友好的,亲切的,互助的;ad. 友善地,温和的