新起点英语第四册部分题目及答案

1.△This agreement is of fundamental importance for world trade.
2.He,an influential person, made an influential decision.
3.△My attempt to make a cake wasn’t successful.
4.The changes met with a lot of opposition from the workforce.
5.Without a moment’s hesitation she jumped into the river.
6.I’ve had an inspiration---let’s paint the doors black.
7.The painting in suggestive of spring.
8.Painters should have innovative ideas.
9.△Word or home---you’ve got to decide where your loyalty lies.
10.I was filled with admiration for his courage.
Classic
1.I’ve just read a classic novel.我刚读过一本经典小说
2.It’s a classic case of malnutrition.这是一个营养不良的典型病例.
3.Running is one of the classic events of the sporting calendar.
跑步是体育运动日程表中的传统比赛项目之一.
4.The football match was a classic.那场足球比赛堪称典范.
Trace
1.The police have been unable to find any trace of the gang.警察不能发现歹徒的任何踪迹.
2.He spoke without a trace of emotion.他说话时毫不动感情.
3.I cannot trace the letter to which you refer.我查不到你提到的那封信.
4.He traces his descent back to an old Norman family.
他追踪自己的世系上溯至一个古老的诺曼家族.
Credit
1.No credit is given at this shop.本商店不能赊购.
2.I can’t take any credit;the others did all the work.
我不能接受任何荣誉, 所有的工作都是别人做的.
3.△The rumor is gaining credit.谣言越传越真.
4.It’s hard to get credits in english.英语课的学分很难取得.
1.△Her fear of water can be traced back to a childhood accident (追溯至儿时的一次事故）
2.△Her speech had a great impact (有巨大的影响）on everyone。

3.He never speaks to me other than to ask me for something （除了向我要东西）
1.I managed to take hold of the jug （设法抓住了那个罐子）before it fell。

1.△He regards the house as an investment(invest).
2.The secretary memorized(memory) the list of phone numbers.
3.It was very odd behaviour(behave) for an adult to act like a child
4.△There has been a wonderful(wonder) advice in computer science recently.
5.She kept making humorous(humor) remarks
6.Did you receive my invitation(invite).
7.I have no choice(choose) but to do as he tells me
8.△Her boyfriend was puzzled(puzzle) by her strange response
9.John is going to write a letter of complaint(complain)
10.△There was keen competition(compete) between the journalists to get the story first.
Invite
1.I’ve been invited to give a speech next month.下周我被邀请做演讲
2.After his lecture he invited questions and comments.他讲完话后请大家提问题和意见
3.Leaving the windows open is just inviting troubles.不关窗户是自找麻烦。

4.A splendour and harmony of nature invites the soul.大自然的奇妙与和谐吸引了人们Approach
1.As you approach the town the first thing you see is the church
当你接近这座城镇时，你首先看到的就是教堂。

2.I find him difficult to approach我觉得他很难接近
3.He told us two basic approaches to the problem他告诉我们应对这个问题的两种基本的方法
4.Before trying to solve the puzzle ,let us consider the best way to approach it .
要想解决这一难题，咱们先来考虑一下如何着手方为上策
Sound
1.That music sounds beautiful 那音乐听起来很美妙。

2.The bell is sounded every hour. 那个钟每小时响一次
3.You don’t sound the ‘h’ in ‘hour’“hour”中的“h”不发音
4.They are sounding the alarm again. 他们正在拉响警报声
1.△You used to smoke (你过去一直抽烟),didn’t you ?
2.we’re so much looking forward to seeing you again(盼望再见到你)
5.△he will pay you back as soon as possible(尽快）。

6.i’ll tell him as soon as I see him（我一见到他）
Unit four
1.The building is functional but has little aesthetic (aesthetics)interest。

2.This TV series originates(originates) from a short story。

3.△They visited their parents who live in their hometown annually (annual)。

4.The discovery (discover) of oil on their land made the family rich。

5.His only recreation (recreate)are drinking beer and reading。

6.During our observation (observe)of the rats，we made several new discoveries。

7.△After her father died she was extremely (extreme)sad。

8.The enemy bombs caused widespread destruction(destroy)。

9.△Any movement (move)can be painful when you hurt your back.
10.A chemical (chemistry) change takes place when the acid is added.
Nature
1.This phenomenon is unique in nature.这种现象在自然界是罕见的。

2.He wants to give away all his possessions and return to nature.
他要舍弃他的一切东西而返璞归真。

1.things of that nature don’t interest me.我对那种事物不感兴趣。

2.It is nature to be kind to people.他为人厚道。

Delicate
1.she has been in delicate health for some time.她身体欠佳已有些日子了。

2.I admired your delicate handling of the situation.我很钦佩你这样巧妙地处理了这种局面。

3.Girls’ skin tends to be more delicate.女孩子的皮肤比较娇嫩
4.Only a delicate thermometer can measure such tiny changes in temperature.
只有非常灵敏的温度计才能测出这样微小的温度变化。

Advance
1.scientists have advanced a new theory to explain this phenomenon.
科学家已经提出一种新理论来解释这种现象。

2.pay attention to the recent advances in medical science.
注意最近医学上的新进展。

3.share prices showed significant advances today.今日股票价格大幅上涨。

4.Send your luggage on in advance.请把行李预先送出。

1.The bad weather only added to our difficulties (增加了我们的困难）
2.△He left due to various reasons （由于种种原因）
3.Britain wants to maintain its position （维持它的地位）as a world power。

4.It’s not exactly what i wanted, but it will serve my purpose(但对我还算有用）
Unit six
1.How can I make polite conversation(converse) with someone I dislike?
2.The chairman wants to have a discussion(discuss) about training with us
3.She’s habitually(habit) late
4.In the course of evolution(evolve).some birds have lost the power of flight
5.Dancers need good coordination(coordinate)
6.Some plays are written in poetic(poet)form
7.He is a descendant(descend) of Queen Victoria
8.The new teaching method has . effectively(effect) improved student’s study.
9.The city is trying to promote cultural(culture) activities
10.They held an animated(animate) argument/debate.
Plain
1.Please explain the sentence in plain English.请用浅近的英语解释这个句子
2.She wears a plain but very elegant dress.她穿着一件朴素而极雅致的连衣裙
3.From a very plain child she has grown into a beautiful woman
她从一个相貌平平的女孩成长为一位漂亮的妇人
4.It rains on the plain in spring in Spain.西班牙的草原春天会下雨
Sense
1.the sense of the words is not clear。

这个词的意思不明确。

2.She is a person with on sense of direction。

她是一个毫无方向感的人。

3.There’s a lot of sense in what she says。

她说的话很有见地。

4.We sensed the tension in the conference room。

我们感觉到了会议室的紧张。

Contact
1.The school requires a contact number for each child.学校要求每一个孩子都有一个联系号码
2.I have a useful contact in New York.我在纽约有个能帮忙的人可以联系
3.They made contact with headquarters by radio.他们通过无线电与总部取得了联系
4.Where can I contact you tomorrow ?明天我在哪里能跟你联系
Gossip
1.Don’t believe all the gossip you hear.那些道听途说的话不可尽信
2.He is a gossip columnist.他是一个漫谈专栏作家
3.You are nothing but an old gossip.你这个专门搬弄是非的老家伙
4.I can’t stand here gossiping all day.我可不能整天站在这里闲聊下去
1.Her time is fully taken up with writing(都用在了写作上)
2.He got a passport by means of cheating(通过欺骗的手段)
3.It just doesn’t make sense(这件事压根没有道理)—why would she do a thing like that。

11.The idea of traveling to the moon holds little attraction （attract）for me.
12.The police have conclusive （conclude）of her book rather difficult to understand
13.I found the conclusion （conclude）of her book rather difficult to understand.
14.The value of education is not quantifiable（quantify）.
15.The idea of a free holiday is rather appealing （appeal）.
16.The discovery of oil is of great significance（significant）to the country’s economy.
17.We accept credit cards, but cash or a cheque would be preferable （prefer）.
18.British industry is not competitive （compete）enough.
19.Those chocolates look quite irresistible（resistible）.
20.A baby’s cry may be expression （express）of hunger or pain.
Tend
1.The sick are well tended at the hospital.病人在医院受到了很好的照顾。

2.Plants tend to die in hot weather if you do not water them.
在炎热的季节如果你不浇植物它们会死。

3.These measures tend to improve working conditions.这些措施有助于改善工作条件。

4.The road tends north.这条路伸向北方。

Appeal
1.I am appealing on behalf of the famine victims.我代表饥民请求援助。

2.Do these paintings appeal to you?你对这些画感兴趣吗？
3.She appealed to the high court against her sentence.他不服判决而向高等法院上诉。

4.The new fashion soon lost its appeal.那种新式样不久就失去了吸引力。

Slight
1.She takes offence at the slightest thing.她动不动就生气。

2.It’s hard to have a slight figure.拥有苗条的身材很难。

3.You did not embarrass me in the slightest.你一点也没让我难堪。

4.My remark was not meant as a slight on you.我的话并没有冒犯你的意思。

Evidence
1.Have you any evidence to support this statement?你这种说法有根据吗？
2.The room bore evidence of a struggle.这房间里有搏斗过的痕迹。

3.He is the sort of man who likes to be very much in evidence at important meetings.
他是非常喜欢在重大会议上出风头的那种人。

4.His answer evidenced a guilty conscience.他的回答证明他良心有愧。

1.Such advice as he was given (给他提的那个建议）proved almost worthless。

2.Although the brothers are not twins，they look very much alike /they look very similar（他们看上去非常相似）
3.I was shocked at the news （对于这个消息我非常吃惊）of her death。

4.In spite of these insults，she managed not to get angry （她还是忍着没发火）
5.There is no truth （毫不属实）in what he says。

1.Her performance in the play was astonishing(astonish).
2.The beautiful girl is a graceful(grace) dancer
3.Don’t be so unpleasant(pleasant) to our guests
4.As the end of the game drew near, the crowd’s excitement(excite) increased
5.I arrived promptly(prompt) at 6o’clock
6.Advanced(Advance) studies on this subject are hard to understand
7.In all honesty(honest) ,the chances of getting money back are slim
8.Appearance can be deceiving(deceive)
9.I was temporarily(temporary) delayed
10.The wonderful(wonder) advance in computer science astonished everyone
Adjust
1.She carefully adjusted her clothes and her hair before going out
他出门之前仔细地整了整衣服和头发
2.They try to adjust the conflicts between them 他们尽力调和相互之间的冲突
3.The body quick adjusts to changes in temperature 身体迅速自行调节以适应气温的变化
4.The insurance company finds it hard to adjust this accident
保险公司发现很难对此事故做出评定
Wonder
3.They were filled with wonder at the sigh他们见此情景惊叹不已
4.Do you know the seven wonders of the world?你知道世界七大奇迹吗？
5.It’s a wonder he continues to gamble when he always loses!
6.令人惊讶的是他一直输还一直赌
7.There has been no news for a week and he is beginning to wonder
已经一个星期没有消息了，他渐渐觉得有些奇怪
Claim
1. She claims the ownership of the land他对这块土地的产权提出要求
2.After the battle both sides claimed victory. 战斗结束后双方均宣称获胜
3.The earthquake claimed thousands of lives. 地震夺去数以千计的生命
4.You can claim your money back if the goods are damaged.如果货物有损坏可以要求退钱
5.火车慢下来.The train slowed down
6.既然那样，你为什么不辞职呢.then why didn’t you quit
7.这个工作证明是更困难的.This job turned to be harder
8.他们把屋子打扫干净.They cleaned up the room
6. 从长远看来.From the long-term view
1.London has excellent communication (communicate) with many European cities。

2.The journalist would not reveal the identity of his informants(inform) 。

3.The magazine has a circulation (circulate)of 400,000.
4.Senior staff got an allowance for entertaining (entertain) the foreign visitors。

5.It is a instructive(instruct) book for operating the new washing machine。

6.This is a suitable location(locate) for a camp。

7.How can we provide them with the motivation(motivate) to learn？
8.He missed the companionship (companion)he’d enjoyed in the navy。

9.At first，she felt very isolated (isolate)。

10.The car accident wasn’t an accident—somebody attempted to kill him deliberately (deliberately)
Live
1.We saw a real live rattlesnake!我们看到了活的响尾蛇
2.That terminal is live.那极带电
3.Pollution is still very much of a live issue.污染仍然是最为人们关切的问题
4.It’s the live coverage of the World Cup.这是世界杯的现场直播
Form
5.The training took the form of seminars and lectures.培训采用研讨会和讲座的形式
6.This painting shows a good sense of form .这幅画表现了形式之美
7.The volunteers formed three groups .志愿者组成三组
8.Please fill in the application form first.请先填申请表
Business
4.He tries not to let his business interfere with his home life .他努力不让工作影响家
庭生活。

5.We don’t do business with foreign companies 我们不与外国人做生意。

6.My private life is none of your business我的私事与你无关。

7.The main business of this meeting is our wage claim会议的主要任务是工资问题。

Shape
1. The picture is round in shape照片是圆形的
2. She is in good shape after months of training几个月的训练后她的状态良好
3. His attitudes were shape partly by his early experiences他的态度部分地受他早期经历的影响
4. He shaped the sand into a mound.他把沙子堆成堆
5.Her skin is exposed to the sun/is exposed to the sunshine （暴露在阳光下）
6.He left for a range of reasons /out of a range of reasons （由于种种原因）
7.The training is carried out in the form of lectures （以讲座的形式）
8.Besides the names on the list （除了名单上的名字外），there are six other
applicants。