多樣式攻克大學英語四級詞彙大綱

多樣式攻克大學英語四級詞彙第17期

1. 【真題】The education ___ for the coming year is about $4 billion , which is much more than what people expected.(1997.1)

A. allowance

B. budget

C. reservation

D. finance

2.【真題】In Britain people ____ four million tons of potatoes every year.(2001.1)

A. swallow

B. dispose

C. consume

D. exhaust

3.【真題】It is quite necessary for a qualified teacher to have good manners and ___ knowledge.(1996.1)

A. extensive

B. expansive

C. intensive

D. expensive

4.【真題】 He was ___ of having asked such a silly question.(1991.6)

A. sorry

B. guilty

C. ashamed

D. miserable

5.【真題】 He made such a ____ contribution to the university that they are naming one of the new buildings after him.

A. genuine

B. minimum

C. modest

D. generous

答案及解析

1. 【解析】答案為B

allowance津貼,補貼;budget預算;reservation保留,預定;finance財政,金融.

【譯文】明年的教育預算撥款將達到4億美圓,比人們原先預計的多不少.

budget

n. 預算,預算撥款 vi.(for)作預算,作安排 vt.規劃,安排 a.低廉的,收費公道的

【聯想】allowance n.津貼,補貼,零用錢;make allowance(s) for考慮到,顧及;體諒

【搭配】budget for為……編預算/做準備;balance one’s budget量入為出,平衡預算;on a (tight)budget拮据的,缺錢的;within /below budget在預算內/低於預算

2.【解析】答案為C

swallow吞嚥,吞沒;dispose處理掉,處置;consume消費,消耗;exhaust用光,使筋疲力盡.

【譯文】在英國,人們每年要消耗的土豆達400萬噸.

consume

vt.消耗,花費;吃完,喝光;(with)使着迷,充滿;燒燬,毀滅

【聯想】consumption n.消費,消耗,揮霍;消費/耗量;consumer n.消費/耗者.用户 consume與exhaust, swallow均有”耗盡”之意ume強調大量的消耗用盡,如:consume resources/time; exhaust指用光,而使沒有或失去,如:exhaust one’s patience; swallow指用光,被一下子吞掉,如:swallow up all one’s savings.

【搭配】be consumed with(指感情)被……吞噬

3.【解析】答案為A

extensive廣闊的,廣泛的,extensive knowledge指廣博的知識面;expansive可擴大/擴展的;intensive密集的,集中的;expensive價格昂貴的.

【譯文】一名稱職的教師需具備良好的舉止和廣博的知識.

extension

n.伸出,伸展,擴大;延長部分,擴大部分,擴建部分;電話分機,分機號碼

【聯想】extensive a.廣大的,廣闊的;廣泛的,大量的;extensively ad.前綴 ex-意為”向外”,in-意為”向內”,如:exclude ,include ; external ,internal; exterior, interior; extrovert, introvert

【搭配】extension to sth. 為/對……的增加/擴建

4.【解析】答案為C

be sorry about/for對……感到抱歉/遺憾;be guilty of因……感到內疚/有罪;be ashamed of為……感到羞愧;feel miserable對……感到痛苦/悲慘/可憐.

【譯文】他為問了這樣一個愚蠢的'問題而感到羞愧.

miserable

a.痛苦的,悲慘的,可憐的;令人難受(或痛苦)的

【聯想】misery n.痛苦,苦惱,苦難;悲慘的境遇,貧苦. miserable與wretch均有”悲慘的”之意rable指由於貧窮或不幸導致的痛苦,悲慘境遇,令人同情;wretch指由於表面貧困,骯髒,瘦弱使覺得悲慘,含輕視,憐憫之意.

【搭配】be miserable from…因……而痛苦

5.【解析】答案為D

genuine真誠的;minimum最低的;modest謙遜的;generous慷慨的.

【譯文】他給了那所大學非常慷慨的捐助,所以他們以他的名字命名其中一座大樓.

modest

a.謙虛的,謙遜的;適中的,適度

【聯想】modest與humble均有”謙遜的”之意st強調虛心程度,不自吹自擂;humble指把自己置於低於他人的位置上以示謙恭,如:my humble opinion.

【搭配】be modest about sth對……表示謙虛