2011年12月英語四級詞匯題及解析2
1.It’s good to know that quite a few popular English expressions actually ________ from the Bible.
A) acquire
B) obtain
C) derive
D) result
2.Tom, did it ever ________ to you that you would be punished for cheating on exams?
A) happen
B) occur
C) reflect
D) strike
3.In the U.S. 88 percent of smokers had started before they were 18, despite the fact that it is ________ to sell cigarettes to anyone under that age.
A) liable
B) liberal
C) irrational
D) illegal
4.According to the key witnesses, a peculiarly big nose is the criminal’s most memorable facial ________.
A) feature
B) hint
C) spot
D) signature
5.Brazil’s constitution ________ the military use of nuclear energy.
A) withdraws
B) forbids
C) interrupts
D) objects
第一題:
expression:n. 表達,語法,措辭;
acquire: v. 獲得
obtain:v. 獲得,流行,達到;
derive:vt. 得到,追尋…的起源,派生,引出;vi. 由來,衍生
result:n. 結果,成績,答案;v. 產生,起于,致使
第二題:
punish:v. 處罰,懲罰
happen: v. 發(fā)生,發(fā)生,恰巧
occur:v. 發(fā)生,想到,存在
reflect:v. 反映
strike:n. 罷工,攻擊;vt. 打,擊,敲,沖擊,給…以深刻印象;vi. (鐘)鳴響,罷工,襲擊
第三題:
liable:a. 有義務的,應負責的;有...傾向,易于...的;可能的,大概的.
liberal:a.自由主義的;慷慨的,大方的;心胸寬闊的,開明的;自由的,不受約束的.
irrational:n. 無理數(shù);a. 無理性的,不合理的
illegal:a. 違法的,不合規(guī)定的
第四題:
peculiarly:adv.特有地;特別地
criminal:n. 罪犯,犯人;a. 犯了罪的,罪的,有罪的
memorable:n. 值得紀念的事物;a. 值得紀念的
facial:a. 臉的,臉部用的
feature:n. 特征,特色
hint:n. 暗示,提示;v. 暗示,示意;
spot:n.點,斑點,污點,地點,場所;vt. 認出,發(fā)現(xiàn),玷污,污辱;vi. 沾上污點
signature:n. 簽字,簽名
第五題:
constitution:n. 組織,憲法
military:a. 軍事的,軍用的,軍隊的;n. 軍隊
nuclear:a. 核子的,原子能的,核的
withdraw:v. 撤回,取回,撤退
forbid:vt. 禁止,阻止
interrupt:n. 中斷;v. 打斷,妨礙,插嘴;
object:n.物,物體,目的,目標,對象;v. 不贊成,反對
1.答案:C
參考譯文:知道有相當多的流行的英語表達來自圣經是有好處的。