英语专业四级考试词汇语法题训练八十一
1. The customer expressed her _________ for that broad hat.A. disapproval
B. distaste
C. dissatisfaction
D. dismay
2. The novel contains some marvelously revealing _________ of rural life in the 19th century.
A. glances
B. glimpses
C. glares
D. gleams
3. Being colour-blind, Sally can't make a _________ between red and green.
A. difference
B. distinction
C. comparison
D. division
4. The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to _________ government spending.
A. finance
B. expand
C. enlarge
D. budget
5. Things went well for her during her early life but in her middle age her ________ seemed to change.
A. affair
B. luck
C. event
D. chance
1.
[答案]B
[译文]那位顾客表示不喜欢那顶宽边帽。
[答案解析]distaste（不喜欢，厌恶）在句中与for构成搭配，词义也句子相符；disapproval（不赞成）经常与介词of搭配；dissatisfaction（不满意，不高兴）与介词with搭配使用；dismay（惊慌，沮丧）一般与介词over或at搭配。
2.
[答案]B
[译文]这部小说里有一些非常有见地的关于19世纪乡村生活的描述。
[答案解析]glimpse（一看）指“短促的、粗略的一瞥”，还可以引申为“隐约的感觉，略有所知”，经常与of连用；glance（看一下，扫视）强调浏览，仓促地看；glare指“由于羡慕、恐惧、惊讶而表现出的恐吓、凶狠或愤怒的眼光”；gleam指“微光，闪光、希望或某种感情等”。
3.
[答案]B
[译文]由于色盲，莎丽区分不出红色和绿色。
[答案解析]distinction（区分，区别，差别）可与make搭配构成短语make a distinction between，意为“分辨，对....加以区别”；difference（差异，区别）的搭配make a difference between...，意为“区别对待...”；comparison（比较，对照）可构成搭配make a comparison between....意为“把...进行比较”；division（分开，分割）的搭配是make a division of，意为“对..进行划分”。
4.
[答案]A
[译文]总统解释说，征税的目的是为政府开销筹措资金。
[答案解析]finance（为...提供资金）；expand（扩张，发展，膨胀）；enlarge（扩大，放大）；budget（做预算）。
5.
[答案]B
[译文]她早年的生活比较顺利，但中年时运气好象变了。
[答案解析]luck（运气，好运）；affair（事情，事物）；event（事件，比赛项目）；chance（机会，可能性）。
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