英语四级词汇真题强化训练 (第五十三期)
时间：2019-02-01 作者：英语课 分类：英文语法词汇
本期真题
1. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.
A) on the other hand B) on the contrary C) in short D) or else
2. It was the first time that such a ______had to be taken at a British nuclear power station.
A) presentation B) precaution C) preparation D) prediction
3. ______ that he wasn't happy with the arrangements, I tried to book a different hotel.
A) Perceiving B) Penetrating 1 C) Puzzling D) Preserving
4. The board of the company has decided 2 to ______ its operations to include all aspects of the clothing business.
A) multiply B) lengthen 3 C) expand D) stretch
5. His business was very successful, but it was at the ______ of his family life.
A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion 4 D) expense
正确答案：
1.B
要得到更多的水，这不是一个经济的途径；恰恰相反，这个办法非常昂贵。
A) on the other hand另一方面..，
B) on the contrary正相反
C) in short总之
D) or else否则;要不然。
2.B
这是头一回不得不在英国核电站采取这样的预防措施
A) presentation赠送;授予
B) precaution预防措施
C) preparation准备,预备，(具体的)准备工作,准备措施[C]
D) prediction预言;预报[C]
3.A
察觉到他对安排不满意，我试图去预定另一家酒店。
A) perceive察觉;感知，意识到；
B) penetrate，穿过;刺入;透过，看透;识破；
C) puzzle使迷惑;使为难,使窘困；
D) preserve保存,保藏;防腐[(+from)]，保护;维护;维持
4.C
公司董事会已经决定将其运营活动扩展到服装业的所有领域。
A) multiply 乘,使相乘[(+by/together)]，使(成倍地)增加，使繁殖；
B) lengthen使加长,使延长；
C) expand展开,张开(帆,翅等)，扩大;扩充;发展
D) stretch伸直;伸出;伸长[(+out)]，拉直;拉紧;拉长;撑大。
5. D
他的事业非常成功，但这是以他的家庭生活为代价的。
A) consumption 消耗;用尽，消费；
B) credit赊欠，信用,信赖]，荣誉,赞扬,功劳[(+for/to)]；
C) exhaustion耗尽;枯竭;精疲力竭
D) expense 开支;经费，牺牲;损失,代价at the expense of 以…为代价。
- He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze. 他的目光有股异乎寻常的洞察力。
- He examined the man with a penetrating gaze. 他以锐利的目光仔细观察了那个人。
- This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
- There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
- He asked the tailor to lengthen his coat.他请裁缝把他的外衣放长些。
- The teacher told her to lengthen her paper out.老师让她把论文加长。
- She slept the sleep of exhaustion.她因疲劳而酣睡。
- His exhaustion was obvious when he fell asleep standing.他站着睡着了，显然是太累了。