2015年英语专业四级真题vocabulary答案及解析

• 68. The product contains no __C___ colours, flavours, or preservatives. • A. fake • B. false • C. artificial • D. wrong • 解析：artificial 人造的；artificial colours 人 工合成色素
2015年英语专业四级真题 （Vocabulary）答案及解析
• 66. Two of her brothers were __B___ during the Second World War. • A. called on • B. called up • C. called for • D. called out • 解析：call on sb. 拜访；call sb. up= order sb. to join the armed force 征召；call for 要 求，需求；call sb. out 召集
• 70. __D___ and business leaders were delighted at the decision to hold the national motor fair in the city. • A. Civil • B. Civilized • C. Civilian • D. Civic • 解析：civil 公民的civil rights 民间的，民用的； • civilized 文明的，有礼貌的； • civilian平民的civilian causalities 平民伤亡； • civic 市政的 civic leaders 市政领导 • “civic”is used to describe people that have an official status in a town or city.
• 80. A couple of young people were giving out leaflets in front of the department store. The underlined part means ___A__. • A. distributing • B. handling • C. dividing • D. arranging
• 73. The doctor said that the gash in the cheek required ten stitches. The underlined part means __D___. • A. lump • B. depression • C. swelling • D. cut
• 67. Bottles from the region sell ___A__ at about $50 a case. • A. wholesale • B. totally • C. entirely • D. together • 解析：wholesale 副词，批发地；句意为 “该地区瓶子的批发价大约为50美元一 箱。”
• 72. His unfortunate appearance was offset by an attractive personality. The underlined part means all the following EXCEPT ___A___. • A. improved • B. made up for • C. balanced • D. compensated for • 解析：offset抵消，弥补
• 69. Davis accepted the defeat in the semi-final with good grace. The underlined part is closest in meaning to ___A__. • A. cheerfully • B. wholeheartedly • C. politely • D. quietly • 解析：with good grace=willingly 欣然地； cheerfully = pleasantly willingly
• 77. His fertile mind keeps turning out new ideas. The underlined part means __C___. • A. abundant • B. unbelievable • C. productive • D. generative
• 71. The city council is planning a huge roadbuilding programme to ease congestion. The underlined part means __B___. • A. calm • B. relieve • C. comfort • D. still • 解析：ease 减轻，减缓；relieve 减轻，缓解
• 75. The university consistently receives a high __D__ for the quality of its teaching and research. • A. standard • B. evaluation • C. comment • D. rating • 解析：rating 是可数名词，a rating of something is a score or measurement of how good or popular it is. (针对受欢迎度 和优劣性的) 评分
• 74. During the economic crisis, they had to cut back production and __B___ workers. • A. lay into • B. lay off • C. lay down • D. lay aside • 解析：lay into: 痛打；痛斥; lay off；解雇 • lay down: 放下，指定；lay aside：放弃，搁置
• 78. The local newspaper has a ___B___ of 100, 000 copies a day. • A. spread • B. circulation • C. motion • D. flow
• 79. These issues wereห้องสมุดไป่ตู้discussed at length during the meeting. The underlined part means __D__. • A. eventually • B. subsequently • C. lastly • D. fully • 解析：at length: 最后，终于；详细地 • eventually: 最后，终于; subsequently:随后，后 来；lastly: 最后，终于; fully: 充分地，完全地 • “at length”如果作“最后，终于”解时，其通 常位于句首。如：At length he returned.
• 76. To mark its one hundredth anniversary, the university held a series of activities including conferences, film shows, etc. The underlined part means __A___. • A. celebrate • B. signify • C. symbolize • D. suggest