大学英语4参考.docx
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大学英语4参考
PartILevelsofWords
Task1
Theunderlinedwordsandphrasesareoftenusedinaformalway.Pleasereplacethemwithsomemorecommonwords.
1.AbizarreexperimentintheUnitedStateshasdemonstratedthatpsychiatristscannotdistinguisheffectivelybetweenpeoplewhoarementallydisturbedandthosewhoaresane.
2.AttheendoftheinterviewtheytoldmethatIwouldbenotifiedofanyvacanciessuitabletomyexperienceandqualifications.
3.Averytrivialcircumstancewillservetoexemplifythis.
4.Theabsenceofvariationintheresultofourexperimentsgaveusconfidenceinthescientificlaw.
5.Inascientificinquiry,afallacy,greatorsmall,isalwaysofimportanceandissuretobe,inthelongrun,productiveofmischievousresults.
Task2
Identifythelevelofthefollowingsentences.
1.a.Whenhisdaddied,Petehadtogetanotherjob.
b.Afterhisfather’sdeath,Peterhadtochangehisjob.
c.Onthedeceaseofhisfather,Mr.Brownwasobligedtoseekalternativeemployment.
2.a.Pete’soldwomanhittheroofwhenhecamehomewiththatdollfromthedisco.
b.Peter’swifewasveryangrywhenhecamehomewiththegirlfromthediscotheque.
3.a.You’reextremelytalkative.
b.Youtalkalot.
c.You’reanoldwindbag.
4.a. Atwhattimeshallwedine?
b.Whendoweeat?
5.a.Thecollegerequiresallthestudentstosubmittheiressaybyagiventime.
b.I’vegottohandinthisessaybytomorrow.
Keys
Task1
1.bizarre(formal)—strange,odddemonstrate(formal)—prove,show
mentallydisturbed(formal)—mad
2.notify(formal)—tellvacancy(formal)—job(common)
3.trivial(formal)—common,smallcircumstance(formal)—incident,thing
4.absence(formal)—lackvariation(formal)—difference
5.fallacy(formal)—mistake,causebeproductiveof(formal)—produce
mischievous(formal)—harmful
Task2
1.a.colloquialb.commonc.formal
2.a.colloquial,impoliteb.common
3.a.formalb.informalc.slang
4.a.formalb.informal
5.a.formalb.colloquial
PartIIMeaningsofwords
Task1
Trytofindthesynonymsinthefollowingpassages:
ØThedeafeningnoise,andtheglareoftheenginefire,wouldhaveabadeffectonnerves.Further,beingmovedthroughtheairatahighspeedwoulddogreatinjuretodelicatelungs.Thesuddenplungingofatrainintothedarknessofatunnel,andtheequallysuddenrushintofulldaylight,wouldcausegreatdamagetoeyesight.
ØIndeed,asoneimaginetheundergroundworldtobecomeincreasinglyelaborate,onecanvisualizemuchofthefoodsupplyeventuallyderivingfromhydroponicgrowthinartificiallyilluminatedareasunderground.(IssacAsimov)
ØThepressandtelevisionkeepshowingusthefaultsofthepublicfigures,untilwelosefaithandstartlookingfordefectsinanypersonwhoseemsworthyofrespect.Inaneighbororastatesman,wetrytodiscovertheweaknessesoruglymotivesthataresurelyhidingbehindhisnobleactions.(AChangingScene)
ØAsianparentsareabletoinstillmoremotivationintheirchildren.“Mybottomlineis,Asiankidsworkhard,”saidProfessorDornbush.
Therealquestion,then,ishowAsianparentsimbuetheiroffspringwiththiskindofmotivation.(FoxButterfield)
ØRetirementoftenbringsmanyproblemssurroundingthe“WhatdoIdowithmyselftoday?
”question,eventhoughtheremaybenofinancialcares.Largenumbersofpeopleregularlygetheadachesandotherillnessesonweekendswhentheydon’thavetheirjobstogoto,andmustfendforthemselves.Ithasbeenobservedthatunemployment,quiteasidefromexertingfinancialpressures,bringsenormouspsychologicaltroublesandthatmanyindividualsdeterioraterapidlywhenjobless.(LeonardR.Sayles)
Task2
Choosethemorepreciseofthetwowordsinitalicsaftereachsentence,andexplainyourreasons.
1.Thoughshehasgrownup,herbehaviorisoftenchildlike/childish.
2.Iamquitejealous/enviousofyouropportunitytostudyatsuchafamousuniversity.
3.Herclothes,thoughmadeofcheap/inexpensivematerial,arequiteelegant.
4.Thishomely/uglyoldmanisawell-knownmusician.
5.Hewassurprised/stunnedtofindthathislittlesisterhadbecomeapretty,slim/skinnyyoungwoman.
6.Theenemytroopsweredrivenbackwhentheyattempted/triedtocrosstheborder.
7.Theyallfeltsympathy/pityforthevictimsofthedisasterandmadedonations.
8.Isthatold/elderlywoman/ladysittingonthebenchyourmother?
9.Manypeoplebowed/surrenderedbeforeForce,buteventuallyForcewouldbow/surrendertoReason.
10.Apathcanbesafe/securebecausethereisnoriskoflandslides,andapathinAfghanistancanbesafe/securedbecausethereisenoughmilitarysurveillanceprotectingyoufromanambush.
Task3
Trytofindthedifferencebetweenthewordsineachgroup.
1.improve,raise,increase,enhance
2.damage,destroy,spoil,ruin
3.fast,quickly,soon
4.deliver,send,present,carry,bring,take
Task4
Findandcorrectthemisusedwordsinfollowingsentences.
1.Everycountry,bigorsmall,hasitsuniqueculture.
2.Thesmallgirlsangbeautifullyandwascheeredbytheaudience.
3.Thestategovernmenthastrieditsbesttoimprovethelivingstandardofthepeople.
4.Nowadays,shopscanbeexpectedtosendgoodstothedoorofthecustomers.
5.Hepromisedtoreturnmethebookasquicklyaspossible.
6.Don’thaveabadrepairmanfixyourTVset;hemaydestroyit.
7.Singapore,asacountry,isverylittle,butitisadvancedinmanyrespects.
8.Thetraderelationsbetweenthetwonationshavemuchincreasedinrecentyears.
Task5
Pleasecorrecttheimproperwordineachsentenceandexplainit.
1.Thesceneofthiscountryisunparalleled.
2.Thetouristsareafamiliarsceneinthispartofthecity.
3.Theschoolfootballteamhashadthreetriumphsthismonthagainstotherschools.
4.Thefirewascompletelyvanquishedbydaybreak.
5.Theloveofpoetrywaslightedinhimbyherteaching.
6.Theinsultskindledmyanger.
7.HiswordsmadehersoangrythatshecuthisfavoriteT-shirt.
8.Heremembereditwasashadyday,whenhegottoknowthathehadfailedtheexam.
Keys
Task1&2(略)
Task3
1.Improve意为“改善”;raise意为“提升到一个新的高度和水平”;increase意为“增加”;enhance意为“加强”。
2.damage意思为“损坏”,尚可修复;destroy意为“毁坏”,有面目全非之义,spoil意为“使达不到理想,预期的标准”;ruin意思为“使一塌糊涂”。
3.fast泛指速度“快”;quickly侧重频度上的“快”;soon意为“不久”。
Theformertwo是“方式”副词,而soon是“时间”副词。
4.略
Task4(略)
Task5
1.scene—scenery(scene指“观察者眼前看到的东西”;scenery指“一个地方的自然景色”)
2.scene—sight(scene指“视野范围里一切景物构成的景象”;sight指“看到的某一物体或行为”)
3.triumphs—victories(triumph强调“经过艰苦奋斗后取得的重大胜利”,更具文学色彩;victory没有这些意思)
4.vanquished—overcame(vanquish为文学用词,表示“彻底地击败”;overcome为一般用词,无“彻底地”之意)
5.lighted—kindled(light和kindle都有“点燃、使某物燃烧”之意,但kindle还可引申为“使某人感兴趣,使某人兴奋”)
6.kindled—ignited(ignite和kindle均有“点燃”之意,但ignite还可引申为“激怒,使…突然不安”)
7.cut—shredded(cut和shred都有“切”的意思,shred强调“切成或撕成碎片”,cut只指“切”这一动作)
8.shady—gloomy(shady和gloomy均可表示“阴暗的”之意,shady指“令人凉爽的,舒适的阴暗”,gloomy则指“使人忧郁,悲伤的阴暗”)
PartIIIGeneralandSpecificwords
Task1
Arrangethefollowingnounsaccordingtodegreesofgenerality.
1.Germanshepherdanimalcreaturedog
2.flowerstulipsplantcreaturenature
3.transportvehicleplaneBoeing757man-madedevice
4.acoldillnesstroublething
5.AuntSallyarelativepeopleacquaintance
6.novelliteraturewritingPrideandPrejudice
7.scientistschemistsprofessionalsbiochemists
Task2
Thefollowingwordsarerathergeneralinmeaning.Thinkofwordsthataremorespecificthaneachofthem.
walklaughseecrywind
Task3
Pleasereplacetheunderlinedwordsorphraseswiththespecificandcharacteristicones.
1.Pupilsareoftentoldnotusebadlanguageatschool.
2.HiswritingisgoodandIcanunderstanditeasily.
3.Howwellachilddevelopsdependsonhisenvironment.
4.Friendlinessisthefirstrequirementofasalesman.
5.Inspring,theweatherinBeijingcanbeundesirable.
6.Shelookedunwellandwethoughtshemustbeill.
Keys
Task1(略)
Task2
Walk
stride:
towalkwithlongsteps
stalk:
towalkstiffly,slowly,andproudlywithlongsteps(高视阔步)
trot:
tojog,movequickly,usu.referstohorses
waddle:
towalkfromsidetosidewithshortstepslikeaduck(蹒跚而行)
stagger:
towalkunsteadily,slideanddragthefeetalmostfallingateachstep,usuallybecauseofillness,injuryordrink(蹒跚)
totter:
towalkunsteadilyshowinggreatweaknessoftenusedofveryyoungchildrenlearningtowalk(摇摆蹒跚)
shuffle:
tomovewithoutliftingthefeetclearofthefloorasifwearingslippers(拖着脚走)
strut:
towalkinaproudstrongway,esp.withthechestoutandtryingtolookimportant(趾高气扬地走)
amble:
towalkataneasygentlerate(慢行)
stroll:
towalk,esp.slowly,forpleasure.Itemphasizesaslowermovement,morewanderingandaimlesswithsuggestionsofmanystartsandpauses.(闲逛)
saunter:
Alittlemoreformalthanstroll
wander:
tomoveaboutwithoutafixedcourse,aim,orpurpose(漫步,徘徊)
roam:
towanderwithasveryclearaim.Itsuggestsamoreseriouspurposebehindtheirregularofcircularmovementincompleteforgetfulnessoftime.(漫游)
trudge:
towalkheavilyandwearilywitheffortaswhenone(plod)istired(跋涉)
tramp:
towalkwithfirmheavysteps(重步行走)
mince:
towalkwithlittleshortstepsinanaffectedmanner(扭扭捏捏地走)
slouch:
towalkinaloose,ungainly(不雅观)way
hustle:
towalkinabusy,activeway
Laugh
smile:
tomovethecornersofyourmouthoutwardsandslightlyupwards
grin:
tosmilewiththeteeth(露齿而笑)
chuckle:
tolaughquietly(暗笑,含笑)
giggle:
tolaughrepeatedlyfoolishlyanduncontrollably,esp.bygirls(咯咯笑)
snicker:
tolaughi
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