1、专业英语四级-208及答案解析 (总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数:45,分数:100.00)1.The young employee has a(n) _ qualityhe is totally honest.(分数:2.50)A.respectableB.admirableC.decentD.approachable2.It was strange that she would _ such an absurd idea.(分数:2.50)A.allowB.stickC.takeD.entertain3.Doctors often _ un
2、easiness in the people they deal with.(分数:2.50)A.smellB.hearC.senseD.touch4.She was so fat that she could only just _ through the door.(分数:2.50)A.assembleB.appearC.squeezeD.gather5.We realized that he was under great _, so we took no notice of his bad temper.(分数:2.50)A.excitementB.stressC.crisisD.ne
3、rvousness6.His ideas are invariably condemned as _ by his colleagues.(分数:2.50)A.imaginativeB.ingeniousC.impracticalD.theoretical7.The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to _ government spending.(分数:2.50)A.financeB.expandC.enlargeD.budget8.Everyone who has visited the city agrees th
4、at it is _ with life.(分数:2.50)A.vibrantB.violentC.energeticD.full9.It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _ traffic delays.(分数:2.50)A.acknowledgingB.affordingC.allowing forD.accounting for10.The head of the Museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.(分数:2
5、.50)A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging11.You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world.(分数:2.50)A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical12.In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _.(分数:2.50
6、)A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile13.This project would _ a huge increase in defense spending.(分数:2.50)A.resultB.assureC.entailD.accomplish14.Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; _, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.(分数:2.50)A.consistentlyB.consequentlyC.invariably
7、D.fortunately15.The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been utilized.(分数:2.50)A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable16.The drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being _ as the real stuff.(分数:2
8、.50)A.passed outB.passed byC.passed overD.passed off17.Shes always been kind to meI cant just turn _ on her now that she needs my help.(分数:2.50)A.my backB.my headC.my eyeD.my shoulder18.After a long delay, she _ replying to my e-mail.(分数:2.50)A.got away withB.got back atC.got byD.got round to19.The
9、director tried to get the actors to _ to the next scene by hand signals.(分数:2.50)A.move onB.move offC.move outD.move along20.Professor Johnsons retirement _ from next January.(分数:2.50)A.carries into effectB.takes effectC.has effectD.puts into effect21.Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it i
10、s doubtful if he will _.(分数:2.50)A.pull backB.pull upC.pull throughD.pull out22.As my exams are coming next week, Ill take advantage of the weekend to _ on some reading.(分数:2.50)A.catch upB.clear upC.make upD.pick up23.He will have to _ his indecent behaviour one day.(分数:2.50)A.answer toB.answer for
11、C.answer backD.answer about24.Whenever possible, Ian _ how well he speaks Japanese.(分数:2.50)A.shows upB.shows aroundC.shows offD.shows out25.The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.(分数:2.50)A.get overB.get awayC.get offD.get across26.She refused to _ the door key to the landlady until she
12、got back her deposit.(分数:2.50)A.hand inB.hand outC.hand downD.hand over27.Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little _ of what I said.(分数:2.50)A.remarkB.warningC.noticeD.attention28.If he _ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.(分数:2.50
13、)A.carries onB.carries offC.carried byD.carried away29.Very few scientists _ with completely new answers to the worlds problems.(分数:2.50)A.come toB.come roundC.come onD.come up30.Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to _ them.(分数:2.50)A.get on withB.get away withC.get up fro
14、mD.get in on31.You can actually see the deer at close range while driving through that area. The italicized phrase means _.(分数:2.00)A.clearlyB.very nearC.quicklyD.very hard32.Come on, Jack, tell me the story. Dont keep me in _.(分数:2.00)A.suspenseB.suspendingC.suspensionD.suspender33.The person he in
15、terviewed was _ his former schoolmate.(分数:2.00)A.no other thanB.no more thanC.none other thanD.none the less34.Mary sat at the table, looked at the plate and _ her lips.(分数:2.00)A.smackedB.openedC.partedD.separated35.The thieves fled with the local police close on their _.(分数:2.00)A.backsB.necksC.to
16、esD.heels36.I know he failed his last test, but really hes _ stupid.(分数:2.00)A.something butB.anything butC.nothing butD.not but37.There are still many problems ahead of us, but by this time next year we can see light at the end of the _.(分数:2.00)A.battleB.dayC.roadD.tunnel38.He was _ to tell the tr
17、uth even to his closest friend.(分数:2.00)A.too much of a cowardB.too much the cowardC.a coward enoughD.enough of a coward39.You neednt worry _ regards the cost of the operation.(分数:2.00)A.withB.whichC.asD.about40.I only know the man by _ but I have never spoken to him.(分数:2.00)A.chanceB.heartC.sightD
18、.experience41.As the director cant come to the reception, Im representing the company _.(分数:1.00)A.on his accountB.on his behalfC.for his partD.in his interest42.The police let him go, because they didnt find him guilty _ the murder.(分数:1.00)A.ofB.inC.overD.on43.It was as a physician that he represe
19、nted himself, and _ he was warmly received.(分数:1.00)A.as suchB.such asC.as thatD.so that44.Topics for composition should be _ to the experiences and interests of the students.(分数:1.00)A.concernedB.dependentC.connectingD.relevant45.Youd better look at the difficulty _.(分数:1.00)A.the other wayB.by the
20、 other wayC.another wayD.by another way专业英语四级-208答案解析 (总分:100.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、LANGUAGE USAGE(总题数:45,分数:100.00)1.The young employee has a(n) _ qualityhe is totally honest.(分数:2.50)A.respectableB.admirableC.decentD.approachable解析:解析 所填词应与quality形成搭配,而且破折号后内容是对其解释,故答案为C“正派的”。Arespectable“值得尊重的”;Badmirab
21、le“令人钦佩的”;Dapproachable“可接近的,易接近的”。2.It was strange that she would _ such an absurd idea.(分数:2.50)A.allowB.stickC.takeD.entertain解析:解析 所填词的宾语such an absurd idea,所填词应与其搭配,Dentertain“怀有,抱有,心存,持有”其后宾语常为表示“信心,观点”等的词语,故答案为D。3.Doctors often _ uneasiness in the people they deal with.(分数:2.50)A.smellB.hearC
22、.senseD.touch解析:解析 分析句子结构可知,uneasiness“不安”做所填词的宾语,只有Csense“感觉,感知”能和其搭配,故答案为C。Asmell后面接气味,Bhear后面接声音,Dtouch表示“触摸”,后接实物。4.She was so fat that she could only just _ through the door.(分数:2.50)A.assembleB.appearC.squeezeD.gather解析:解析 由空格前的so fat that可知,此处表示“她勉强能挤过门”,squeeze through为惯用搭配,意为“勉强挤过”,故答案为C。Aa
23、ssemble意为“聚集,装配”,Bappear意为“出现”,Dgather意为“聚集,集合”,均不符合此处语义。5.We realized that he was under great _, so we took no notice of his bad temper.(分数:2.50)A.excitementB.stressC.crisisD.nervousness解析:解析 Aexcitement意为“兴奋”,与句子语义相反,故排除;Bstress意为“压力”,常用under great stress,符合语义,答案故为B;Ccrisis意为“危机”,常和face搭配;Dnervous
24、ness意为“紧张”,不和great,under搭配。6.His ideas are invariably condemned as _ by his colleagues.(分数:2.50)A.imaginativeB.ingeniousC.impracticalD.theoretical解析:解析 imaginative意为“想象的,虚构的”,ingenious意为“机灵的,有独创性的”,impractical意为“不切实际的”,theoretical意为“理论的”。题干中的谓语condemned“批评,谴责”决定所选词含贬义的感情色彩,故答案为C。7.The president expl
25、ained that the purpose of taxation was to _ government spending.(分数:2.50)A.financeB.expandC.enlargeD.budget解析:解析 finance意为“供给经费,负担经费”,与spending“开支”形成语义场共现,符合句意,故答案为A。expand意为“扩张,膨胀”,enlarge意为“放大,扩大”,二者均不能和spending搭配;budget意为“为作预算,编入预算”,不合句意。8.Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _ wit
26、h life.(分数:2.50)A.vibrantB.violentC.energeticD.full解析:解析 vibrant意为“有活力的,活跃的”,符合句意,故答案为A;violent意为“侵犯的”;energetic意为“精力充沛的”,形容人。full用于be full of结构。9.It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, _ traffic delays.(分数:2.50)A.acknowledgingB.affordingC.allowing forD.accounting for解析:解析 ack
27、nowledge意为“答谢”。afford意为“买得起”。allow for意为“在计算、估计、考虑时包括”。account for意为“占用,解释,说明”。根据句意可知,此处是表示将“交通堵塞的时间算在内”,故答案为C。10.The head of the Museum was _ and let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.(分数:2.50)A.promisingB.agreeingC.pleasingD.obliging解析:解析 promising意为“有希望的,有前途的”。obliging意为“乐于助人的,与人方便的”。pl
28、easing意为“令人喜爱的,使人愉快的”,由and后的内容可知,馆长很热心,故答案为D。11.You must insist that students give a truthful answer _ with the reality of their world.(分数:2.50)A.relevantB.simultaneousC.consistentD.practical解析:解析 relevant和to搭配意思为“相关的”,不符合题意;simultaneous意为“同时发生的”,不符合题意;consistent意为“一致的”,可与with搭配,符合此处语义和搭配要求,故为答案;pra
29、ctical意为“实际的”,与题意不符。故答案为C。12.In order to repair barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for animals a farmer must indeed be _.(分数:2.50)A.restlessB.skilledC.strongD.versatile解析:解析 restless意为“不安的”。skilled意为“有技巧的”。strong意为“强壮的”。versatile意为“多才多艺的”,分析句意可知,此处是表示农民们必须是“多面手”,故答案为D。13.This project would _ a
30、 huge increase in defense spending.(分数:2.50)A.resultB.assureC.entailD.accomplish解析:解析 result通常与in连用,表示“导致,致使”。assure意为“断然地说;保证;担保”。entail意为“使必需;带来;引起;使发生”。accomplish意为“完成;达到;实现”,故答案为C。14.Rite of Passage is a good novel by any standards; _, it should rank high on any list of science fiction.(分数:2.50)
31、A.consistentlyB.consequentlyC.invariablyD.fortunately解析:解析 consistently意为“一贯地;始终如一地”。consequently意为“因此”。invariably意为“不变地;总是”。fortunately意为“幸运地”,本题中前后两句的关系是因果关系,故答案为B。15.The diversity of tropical plants in the region represents a seemingly _ source of raw materials, of which only a few have been util
32、ized.(分数:2.50)A.exploitedB.controversialC.inexhaustibleD.remarkable解析:解析 exploit意为“剥削;开发;开采”。controversial意为“争论的;争议的”。inexhaustible意为“取之不尽的”。remarkable意为“显著的;不平常的”,分析句意可知,此处是表示“取之不尽的来源”,故答案为C。16.The drink was packaged in champagne bottles and was being _ as the real stuff.(分数:2.50)A.passed outB.pass
33、ed byC.passed overD.passed off解析:解析 分析题干可知,The drink是被假冒了,故答案为passed off“用欺骗手段把处理掉;使假冒,把冒充成”。passed out意为“分发,分配”;Bpassed by意为“经过”;Cpassed over意为“故意不注意,忽略”。17.Shes always been kind to meI cant just turn _ on her now that she needs my help.(分数:2.50)A.my backB.my headC.my eyeD.my shoulder解析:解析 turn one
34、s back on sb. 意为“对某人置之不理,拒绝帮助某人”,turn one head意为“使某人爱慕”,turn a bind eye (to)意为“对视而不见”,turn one shoulder to意为“不理睬某人”。由.always been kind to me.now that she needs my help可知,答案为A。18.After a long delay, she _ replying to my e-mail.(分数:2.50)A.got away withB.got back atC.got byD.got round to解析:解析 got away
35、with意为“逃避惩罚”,got back at意为“报复”,got by意为“钱勉强够花”,got round to意为“终于去做(久已想做,但因太忙、太懒等而未做的事)”,由After a long delay可知答案为D。19.The director tried to get the actors to _ to the next scene by hand signals.(分数:2.50)A.move onB.move offC.move outD.move along解析:解析 move on意为“继续做(某事)”,move off意为“出发,离开”,move out意为“搬出”
36、,move along意为“向前移动,走开”。空格后的to the next scene是所选词的宾语,且只有move on能与to搭配,故答案为A。20.Professor Johnsons retirement _ from next January.(分数:2.50)A.carries into effectB.takes effectC.has effectD.puts into effect解析:解析 carries into effect意为“实现”,主语为人。takes effect意为“生效”,主语为事或物,has effect意为“有效果”,puts into effect意
37、为“使生效”,主语为人。分析题干结构可知,主语为retirement,故答案为B。21.Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _.(分数:2.50)A.pull backB.pull upC.pull throughD.pull out解析:解析 分析题干可知,空所填词应与condition和serious形成语义场共现。pull through意为“渡过难关”,常用于形容摆脱病痛,恢复健康等,与condition“身体状况”和serious“严重”正好形成语义场共现,故答案为C。pull b
38、ack意为“退却、撤回”,pull up意为“(使车)停下,训斥某人”等,pull out意为“驶出,分离,退却”。22.As my exams are coming next week, Ill take advantage of the weekend to _ on some reading.(分数:2.50)A.catch upB.clear upC.make upD.pick up解析:解析 惯用搭配题;catch up(on)意为“赶上(进度)”;clear up意为“天气转晴”;make up意为“化妆,编造,构成”;pick up意为“好转,改善,捡起,获得”等;故答案为A。2
39、3.He will have to _ his indecent behaviour one day.(分数:2.50)A.answer toB.answer forC.answer backD.answer about解析:解析 本题属于短语辨析题。answer to接sth. 时表示“由控制”,接sb. 时可表示“对某人负责”,此处是表示“对行为负责”,故排除A。answer for可以表示“对负责,承担责任或后果”,符合此处语义,故为答案。answer back意为“辩白”。answer about无此用法。故答案为B。24.Whenever possible, Ian _ how we
40、ll he speaks Japanese.(分数:2.50)A.shows upB.shows aroundC.shows offD.shows out解析:解析 show up意为“揭露;露面”。show around意为“带某人参观”。show off意为“炫耀;卖弄”。show out意为“送某人出去”,故答案为C。25.The old couple will never _ the loss of their son.(分数:2.50)A.get overB.get awayC.get offD.get across解析:解析 get over意为“从(疾病、失望等)痊愈,恢复过来”
41、。get away意为“逃走;走开”,常与with连用。get off意为“使不受惩罚”。get across意为“使人明白”。故答案为A。26.She refused to _ the door key to the landlady until she got back her deposit.(分数:2.50)A.hand inB.hand outC.hand downD.hand over解析:解析 hand in意为“递交,上交”,经常表示下对上,如交作业、报告等。hand out意为“分发”。hand down意为“流传下来”。hand over意为“交出,移交”,注意此处是表示把
42、钥匙移交给房东,故不能选A,故答案为D。27.Although I spoke to her about the matter several times, she took little _ of what I said.(分数:2.50)A.remarkB.warningC.noticeD.attention解析:解析 take notice of是固定搭配,意思是“注意;关注;理会”。故答案为C。28.If he _ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.(分数:2.50)A.ca
43、rries onB.carries offC.carried byD.carried away解析:解析 carry on意为“积蓄;进行;经营”等。carry off意为“拿走;(病)夺去生命;赢得(奖牌等)”等。carry by不是短语。carry away意为“拿走;带走;使入迷,使失去控制”等,分析句意可知,此处是表示“继续那样经营”,故答案为A。29.Very few scientists _ with completely new answers to the worlds problems.(分数:2.50)A.come toB.come roundC.come onD.come
44、 up解析:解析 come up with意为“提出;得出;想到解决办法”等。其他的词组不和with连用。故答案为D。30.Half the excuses she gives are not true, but she always seems to _ them.(分数:2.50)A.get on withB.get away withC.get up fromD.get in on解析:解析 get on with意为“继续做”。get away with意为“做了坏事但未受处罚”。get up from和get in on不是固定搭配。故答案为B。31.You can actually see the deer at close range while driving through that area. The italicized phrase means _.(分数:2.00)A.clea