英语四级词汇真题强化训练 (第二十一期)

本期真题

1、Without proper lessons, you could ________a lot of bad habits when playing the piano.

［A］ keep up
［B］ pick up
［C］ draw up
［D］ catch up

2、Everything we eat and drink contains some salt; we can meet the body's need for it from natural sources without turning ________ the salt bottle.

［A］ up
［B］ to
［C］ on
［D］ over

3、He always did well at school ________having to do part-time jobs every now and then.

［A］ in spite¹ of
［B］ regardless of
［C］ on account of
［D］ in case of

4、________receiving financial support from family, community or the government is allowed, it is never admired.

［A］ As
［B］ Once
［C］ Although
［D］ Lest

5、 All the key words in the article are printed in ________ type so as to attract readers' attention.

［A］ dark
［B］ dense²
［C］ black
［D］ bold

正确答案：

1.A

没有正确的练习，你弹钢琴时的许多坏习惯会保持下去。

A)keep up
1. (使)不停止
Rain kept up all day.
雨下了一整天。
2. 保持
He kept up a correspondence³ with Tom.
他和汤姆保持通信联系。

B)pick up
1. 拾起
The boy picked up the hat for the old man.
男孩替老人拾起了帽子。
2. 收拾
You should pick up the tools after work.
工作结束后应该把工具收拾好。
3. 学到;获得
He was picking up the skills quickly.
他正在很快地掌握技术。
4. 【口】与...偶然结识(常指与异性调情)
We picked up a couple of girls at the pub last Friday.
上星期五我们在酒吧结识了几个女孩。

C)draw up
1. 起草;制订
He has drawn⁴ up a vacation plan.
他已拟出假期计划。
2. 使靠近
Draw up a chair and sit down.
拉把椅子过来坐下。
3. 停住
A truck drew up in front of the house.
一辆卡车在房子前停下来。

D)catch up
1. 很快拾起
The thief caught up the money and ran away.
小偷一把抓起钱,逃之夭夭。
2. 赶上
They started a few minutes ago, and we must hurry to catch up.
他们几分钟前已出发,我们必须赶紧追上。
3. 缠住
It seemed that she was always caught up in the household.
看来她总是家务缠身。

2.B

我们吃喝的所以东西都含有盐份，我们从自然的饮食中便可以满足对盐份的需求而不必求助于盐瓶

A)turn up
1. 出现;发生
Something unexpected has turned up.
发生了没有意料到的事情。

B)turn to
1. 求助于;转向
We can turn to him for help.
我们可以求助于他。

C)turn on
1. 打开;发动
Will you turn on the radio?
你打开收音机好吗?

D)turn over
1. 翻倒;倾覆
The car was turned over and the driver seriously injured.
汽车翻倒了,司机受了重伤。

3.A

他在学校学习成绩一直很好，尽管他有时还需打工。

A)in spite of 虽然，尽管；
Chichester set off once more in spite of his friends' at tempts⁵ to dissuade⁶ him.
奇切斯特不顾朋友们的劝阻，再次启程了。

B)regardless of 不顾，不管；
Regardless of danger, he climbed the tower.
他不顾危险爬上了高塔。

C)on account of 因为，鉴于，为……缘故；
He couldn't come on account of his illness.
他因病不能来。

D)in case of 如果，在……情况下；
Refer to your dictionary in case of difficulty.
在遇到困难是就查词典。

4.C

尽管从家庭，社区或者政府收到财务支持被允许，但是它从未被赞同过。

5.D

在文章里的全部关键字用粗体打印以便吸引读者的注意。

A)dark
a.
1. 暗;黑暗的
It's getting dark.
天快黑了。
2. (颜色)深的;(皮肤等)微黑的
There are dark clouds in the sky.
天空乌云密布。
3. 阴暗的,阴郁的
The prospects⁷ look dark.
前景黯淡。
4. 邪恶的,坏的
There's a dark side to Jay's character.
杰伊的性格中有阴险的一面。
5. 隐藏的,隐秘的;暧昧的
6. 无知的,蒙昧的

B)dense
a.
1. 密集的,稠密的
We fought our way through dense forest.
我们奋力通过密林。
2. (烟,雾等)浓厚的
Traffic slowed down because of the dense fog.
因浓雾车辆减速行驶。
3. 愚钝的
He is so dense he'll never amount to anything.
他十分愚钝,决不会有出息。

C)black
a.
1. 黑色的;漆黑的;黑暗的
It was a cold, black night.
那是个寒冷而漆黑的夜晚。
2. (关于)黑人的(六十年代起代替有种族歧视的Negro)
There lived a great people -- a black people -- who injected new meaning and dignity into the veins⁸ of civilization. Martin Luther King, Jr.
曾经有个民族--一群黑人--他们为文化的血脉注入了新的意义与尊严。 -- 小马丁·路德·金
He is a famous black musician.
他是位著名的黑人音乐家。
3. (咖啡)不加牛奶(或奶油)的
Do you want your coffee black?
你的咖啡中不要加牛奶吗?
4. 不祥的;黯淡的;毫无希望的;灾难深重的
Things don't look as black as that.
情况并非如此之糟。
5. 愠怒的,生气的
She gave him a black look.
她恶狠狠地瞪了他一眼。
6. (手、衣服等)脏的
7. 阴郁的,忧闷的
in a fit of black despair
在一阵忧郁绝望中
8. 极可恶的;不名誉的
This was one of the blackest crimes ever committed.
这是迄今犯下的最令人发指的罪行之一。

D)bold
a.
1. 英勇的,无畏的;大胆的[+to-v]
Mr. Jordan made a bold speech.
乔丹先生做了一次大胆的演讲。
2. 放肆的,厚颜无耻的
She was hurt by his bold remark.
她被他唐突无礼的话所伤害。
3. 显著的,轮廓清晰的
4. 险峻的
5. (字等)粗笔画的,黑体的[Z]
His drawings were done in a few bold lines.
他的画以几笔粗线挥就。
6. 活跃的,无拘束的
He drew on his bold imagination in composing music.
他凭借自由驰骋的想像力作曲。
7. 鲁莽的,冒失的

1 spite   

n.（用于短语）虽然，不顾，尽管

参考例句：

• He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.尽管他年事很高，但思想观念却很入时。
• In spite of his anger,his remarks were restrained.他尽管生气，说的话还是有节制的。

2 dense   

a.密集的，稠密的，浓密的；密度大的

参考例句：

• The general ambushed his troops in the dense woods. 将军把部队埋伏在浓密的树林里。
• The path was completely covered by the dense foliage. 小路被树叶厚厚地盖了一层。

3 correspondence   

n.信件，通信（联系）符合，一致，相似

参考例句：

• He showed me all the correspondence relating to the matter.他把与这件事有关的全部信件都给我看了。
• What she has just said isn't in correspondence with the views of the majority.她刚才所说的同大多数人所持的观点不一致。

4 drawn   

v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的

参考例句：

• All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
• Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

5 tempts   

v.引诱或怂恿（某人）干不正当的事( tempt的第三人称单数 )；使想要

参考例句：

• It tempts the eye to dream. 这种景象会使眼睛产生幻觉。 来自辞典例句
• This is the tidbit which tempts his insectivorous fate. 就是这一点东西引诱它残杀昆虫。 来自互联网

6 dissuade   

v.劝阻，阻止

参考例句：

• You'd better dissuade him from doing that.你最好劝阻他别那样干。
• I tried to dissuade her from investing her money in stocks and shares.我曾设法劝她不要投资于股票交易。

7 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

8 veins   

n.纹理；矿脉( vein的名词复数 )；静脉；叶脉；纹理

参考例句：

• The blood flows from the capillaries back into the veins. 血从毛细血管流回静脉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• I felt a pleasant glow in all my veins from the wine. 喝过酒后我浑身的血都热烘烘的，感到很舒服。 来自《简明英汉词典》