英语专业四级词汇-冲刺练习第一期

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　　WORD
　　barren /bArEn/：unable to produce young; unproductive
　　TYPICAL USE: The barren land could produce little food.
" Y& M; J( w: S4 M4 P- V　　Synonym：sterile
  B# }9 m; A: T1 l　　bump/bQmp/: come with a blow or knock
) O* J3 o2 f3 P( V0 p; L2 o( a4 V　　TYPICAL USE: The room was dark and I bumped my head against the door.
　　Synonym: collide
6 }. n9 D$ F1 i' h9 w　　devise/di vaIz/: think out: plan or contrive
) j/ ~. ^/ ]8 @% l  B9 o# p( A% W1 H　　TYPICAL USE: He devised new method for teaching the blind.
3 s4 r* E8 w9 k　　Synonym: invent
2 v$ h  {6 P7 ~　　exert/ig zEt/: put into use: exercise
　　TYPICAL USE: My wife’s exert lots of pressure on me to change my job.
　　Synonym: use
　　oath/EJW/: a solemn promise often calling upon God
* w3 R, N& p8 _: k5 C3 `0 E- f　　TYPICAL USE: He places the right hand on the Bible as he spoke the oath of the office
8 n. d1 |# X9 `& Z5 l* U, n" M　　Synonym: pledge
　　shatter/FAtE/: destroy completely; break suddenly into pieces
* V* Y2 d9 a; K" Y7 A　　TYPICAL USE: Their hope of finding him alive was shattered when his dead body was found.
　　Synonym：smash
　　Exercise:用今天所学单词的适当形式填空
　　Our hopes for a picnic was __1__by a heavy rain.
　　The boy is trying to__2__a scheme to earn more money during the vacation.
　　Exposure to radioactivity may make animals and plants __3__.
　　He made a(an) __4__that he would tell the truth and nothing but the truth.
' }/ A7 @( x6 ]　　She couldn’t open the door, even by__5__ all her strength
0 I5 Q. ~, I# p0 \  }" X　　答案:
' R+ r  x8 A9 _　　1.shattered
　　2.devise
: `; ]2 `5 U. Z& Y' o6 a# w& t/ ?　　3.barren
% W# E& a, s0 U! W8 I　　4.oath
　　5.exerting