56. Computer technology will________a revolution in business administration.
A) bring around B) bring about
C) bring out D) bring up
【译文】计算机技术给工商管理带来了革命。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试短语动词辨析。A) bring around使苏醒过来,使恢复知觉;B) bring about带来,产生,造成,引起,导致;C) bring out拿出,显示出,出版,生产;D) bring up养育,抚养,教育,培养。此类搭配还有很多,需要记忆的有:bring forth使出现,产生,创立,引起,造成,提出,公布;bring home to sb.使(某人)清楚地认识到,使(某人)深切地感到;bring off救出,获得成功,实现,完成;bring on引起,造成,导致。请参考CET4/1994/1/47. We have to________the costs of the construction project.(我们必须降低建设项目的成本。)A) bring off B) bring forth C) bring down D) bring back。
57. The university has launched a research center to develop new ways of________bacteria which have become resistant to drug treatments.
A) regulating B) halting
C) interrupting D) combating
【译文】这所大学建立了一个研究中心,研究新的办法来对付已产生耐药性的细菌。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试动词词义辨析。A) regulate调节;B) halt停止,暂停,中断;C) interrupt打断(别人的讲话或行动),中断,妨碍;D) combat战斗,格斗,搏斗,抗击。
58. The________goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly the gap between researchers and teachers.
A) joint B) intensive
C) overall D) decisive
【译文】本书的总体目标是帮助架起连接研究与教学、尤其是研究人员与教师之间的桥梁。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试形容词词义辨析。A) joint共同的,联合的,连接的;B) intensive强烈的,精深的;C) overall全部的,全面的;D) decisive决定性的。
59. The rapid development of communications technology is transforming the ________in which people communicate across time and space.
A) route B) transmission
C) vision D) manner
【译文】通信技术的迅速发展正在改变人类跨越时空交流的方式。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试名词词义辨析。A) route路线,路程,通道;B) transmission播送,发射,传送,传输;C) vision视力,视觉,眼力,想象力,幻想;D) manner礼貌,风格,方式,样式。
60. When I go out in the evening I use the bike________ the car if I can.
A) rather than B) regardless of
C) in spite of D) other than
【译文】晚上外出时,我尽可能使用自行车,而不是汽车。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试副词短语辨义。A) rather than与其……(不如),不是……(而是),如:He lay rather than sat in his armchair.(与其说他是坐在扶手椅上不如说是躺在里边。);B) regardless of不管,不顾;C) in spite of不管;D) other than不同于,除了,如:The truth is quite other than what you think.(事实和你想的完全不一样。)。
61. There is no________evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.
A) rigid B) solid
C) smooth D) harsh
【译文】没有确凿证据证明人类可以控制自己的梦,至少在实验室的实验情景下无法证明。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试形容词词义辨析。A) rigid坚硬的,刚性的,严格的;B) solid固体的,坚固的,可靠的,一致的;C) smooth平滑的,平坦的,流畅的;D) harsh粗糙的,荒芜的,苛刻的,刺耳的。
62. Every culture has developed ________ for certain kinds of food and drink, and equally strong negative attitudes toward others.
A) preferences B) expectations
C) fantasies D) fashions
【译文】每一种文化都会对某些种类的食物和饮料产生偏爱,而对另一些产生同样强烈的否定态度。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试名词词义辨析。A) preference偏爱,优先选择;B) expectation期待,预料,指望;C) fantasy幻想,白日梦;D) fashion样子,方式,流行,时尚。
63. It is reported that
A) grants B) changes
C) abandons D) backs
【译文】据报道,乌拉圭在人权问题上理解并支持中国。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试动词词义辨析。A) grant同意,准予;B) change改变,变化;C) abandon放弃,遗弃;D) back后退,支持。
64. Only a few people have ________to the full facts of the incident.
A) access B) resort
C) contact D) path
【译文】只有几个人了解这一事件的全部真相。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试名词词义辨析。A) access通路,接近(或进入)的机会,享用权(常与to搭配),如:have regular access to the President(有经常见到总统的机会);B) resort求助,凭借,采用(常与to搭配),如:resort to force(诉诸武力),forbid the resort to harsh measures(禁止采用严厉措施);C) contact接触,联系;D) path道路,途径。
access这个词在四级考试已出现多次,考生一定要多加注意。请参考CET4/1998/6/63. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no________to the health service. A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
CET4/2002/1/51. There is no________to the house from the main road. (从大路没有到这个房子的通路。)A)access B) avenue C) exposure D) edge
65. His trousers ________when he tried to jump over the fence.
A) cracked B) split C) broke D) burst
【译文】试图跳过篱笆的时候,他的裤子裂开了。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试动词近义词辨析。A) crack(使)破裂;B) split劈开,裂开,裂口;C) break打破,折断,弄坏;D) burst爆裂,炸破。
66. So far, ________winds and currents have kept the thick patch of oil southeast of the Atlantic coast.
A) governing B) blowing C) prevailing D) ruling
【译文】迄今为止,盛行风和海流已将厚厚的油渍留在大西洋海岸的东南方向。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试动词词义辨析。A) govern统治,支配,管理;B) blow风吹,吹动……;C) prevail流行,盛行,获胜,prevailing wind为气象用语,意为“盛行风”;D) rule统治,支配。
67. The author was required to submit an________of about 200 words together with his research paper.
A) edition B) editorial C) article D) abstract
【译文】上交研究论文时,作者被要求同时上交一份约200字的摘要。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试两组名词形近词词义辨析。A) edition版本,版;B) editorial社论;C) article文章,论文,商品;D) abstract摘要,概要。
68. As the old empires were broken up and new states were formed, new official tongues began to________at an increasing rate.
A) bring up B) build up
C) spring up D) strike up
【译文】在旧帝国被打破,新的国家正在形成之际,新的官方语言开始越来越快地涌现出来。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试动词短语辨析。A) bring up养育,抚养,教育,培养;B) build up建立,建造,增加,增强,累积,聚积;C) spring up发生,出现;D) strike up开始演奏(或歌唱),开始(与人结识、谈话等)。
69. Many patients insist on having watches with them in hospital, ________ they have no schedules to keep.
A) even though B) for C) as if D) since
【译文】许多病人在医院里都要求把表带在身边,即使他们并没有要遵守的时间表。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试连词与复合连词的辨析。A) even though即使;B) for为了,因为;C) as if好像;D) since既然,因为。
70. Some plants are very________to light; they prefer the shade.
A) sensible B) flexible
C) objective D) sensitive
【译文】有些植物对光特别敏感,它们喜欢阴凉。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试形容词词义辨析。A) sensible有感觉的,明智的,有判断力的;B) flexible灵活的,柔软的,易弯曲的;C) objective客观的;D) sensitive敏感的,灵敏的。