2012年公共英语四级词汇题精选练习06

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1. He(    )his previous best performance in the 1000 meters.
A. improves
4 q" Q% j+ V. B3 _' {, |: {$ `B. improves on
C. betters
D. proves
( W& A: |1 H! L% ?' X& }  g2. I(    )to interrupt a man when he’s busy working.
6 l& G) e) F  t- q9 W" N/ n0 Y& @A. envy
B. hate
/ A, B% M# M+ X, M& Z- Q; T' [- GC. admire
D. improve
3. he was astonished(    )what he found.
/ K/ z% s! J6 U' yA. at 中华考试网(www．Examw。com)
2 Y2 `; Y; a! a- Z3 ?; m+ ]! YB. to
C. for
D. on
/ d* `9 Y% y* ?; L2 P/ g* v4. They made no effort to hide their amusement(    )I produced a packet of sweets from my pocket.
$ s$ F, `5 I7 W% ^A. whatever
) C. Y5 G0 G, t3 P. iB. wherever
! z2 w$ R! s& ^. j& F# |C. whoever
; c2 q1 q$ q3 j4 cD. whenever
5. I had hoped to get $1000 for my old car but had to(    )a lot less.
9 P6 e. d: ?3 n/ A2 yA. settle down
B. settle in
C. settle for
* e8 }/ K" h3 Z* n. j3 kD. settle on
参考答案：1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. C
1. better和improve均有"提高"、"改善"之意，better主要指改善地位或经济状况；improve指提高文化水平。
( s( q4 E% X; w: f; B5 B- M- ~3. astonish后接动词时常用不定式。be astonished at 对……很惊讶
4 T) }& h4 o+ a6 u: w5. settle down 定居；
9 T' W9 `; c* C; x% g- E( [% z. j* wsettle in 在新居安定下来；
+ `7 c( O  m$ |3 `settle for 勉强认可；
9 }+ Q& m1 j& @1 E9 ~settle on 选定，决定。