专业英语四级练试题 ：昙花一现

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1. The emperor was loved by his friends， respected by his subjects， and .
2 t/ ]3 g" X+ ~9 L. W$ V, fA. His enemies feared him
B. Feared by his enemies
C. Frightened his enemies
D. He scared his enemies
: X$ v: Y0 _1 r/ Q2. I hope you don’t think I’m but I’ve had the electric fire on for most of the day.
: ]/ z8 [7 J3 `8 d; O* |! tA. Exquisite
) O% U. X) V+ H* M* [B. Extravagant
2 |/ K$ e7 |( l, z' U; }8 IC. Exotic
) i- h! \2 N8 p, Q6 |D. Eccentric
3. He argued forcefully and that they were likely to bankrupt the budget.
A. Bluntly
B. Convincingly
7 N6 l6 W. `( {, wC. Emphatically
  k- r/ D4 _7 @2 L/ ?6 _, W9 oD. Determinedly
, E* V2 `' z8 d/ q1 L! b# \( E4. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free， owing to its always with other elements， most commonly with oxygen.
& K9 k% |. F. i' h% C3 GA. Combined
0 k, }: s) `% n1 PB. Combine
( z4 W% r* \0 N! W, i' KC. Having combined
" c% L( i7 a% A8 o0 L! Y/ b. ]& JD. Being combined
: U8 g" M" s( F3 j5. People will be looking in to see how good we are now and whether our success has just been a in the pan.
A. Flare
B. Glitter
C. Spark
D. Flash
1. 【B】平行结构。本句中的谓语部分均是被动语态，为达到平衡与一致应选相同结构的选项。因此只有B正确。
# D8 [5 g& z% d4 s; X2. 【B】exquisite: extremely beautiful or delicate; finely or skillfully made or done
/ N9 U" a+ x: j  o9 S* \7 z% LExtravagant: (in the habit of) using or spending too much; (of actions) showing this tendency
Exotic: introduced from another country; not native
Eccentric: (of people， behaviour) unusual; peculiar; not conventional or normal
3. 【B】bluntly: in a blunt manner
( S$ g4 U: I! l* @0 B/ ]Convincing: making you believe that something is true or right
% [: q. Z4 b- o2 o1 J  d  q- h  tEmphatically: If you say something emphatically， you say it in a forceful way which shows that you feel very strongly about what you are saying.
4 C# W- a9 F2 g0 ^3 X, xDetermined: having a strong desire to do something， so that you will not let anyone stop you
  U- }. F% A; N4. 【D】非谓语动词用法。本句的谓语动词是 is found，其他动词应以非谓语动词形式出现。Owing to之后应接动名词，故A和B可以排除；主语aluminum与combine构成动宾关系，故应用被动语态，所以本题应选D。 5. 【D】a flash in the pan是固定搭配，表示“昙花一现”。