英语四级词汇训练（一）(1)
文章出处： 发布时间：2006-07-09
1. It is much easier to talk about social change than to ____.
A)bring it on B)bring it out C)bring it up D)bring it about
2. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
A)broke off B)broke down C)broke up D)broke out
3. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.
A)bring off B)bring forth C)bring down D)bring back
4. The bed has been ______ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally.
A)handed out B)handed over C)handed down D)handed round
5. The car won’t start because the battery has _____ .
A)run up B)run over C)run down D)run off
6. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A)calls on B)calls for C)calls up D)calls off
7. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A)made off B)made for C)made out D)made up
8. Some hard plastics can be _____ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A)substituted for B)taken the place of C)replaced in D)given way to
9. The price of beer _____ from 500 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A)altered B)ranged C)separated D)differed
10. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A)went after B)went for C)went into D)went on
11. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _____ , you will succeed in the end.
A) hang up B)hang about C)hang in D)hang onto
12. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ____ an accident.
A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to
13. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A) take over B)result in C) hold on D)keep to
14. The police are _____ the records of all those involved in the crime.
A) looking into B) looking after C) looking out D) looking on
15. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Eurpoe into a great war.
A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
17. I don’t know why he _____ in the middle of a sentence.
A)broke away B)broke out C)broke through D)broke off
18. When the whole area was _____ by the flood the government sent food there by helicopter.
A)cut away B)cut down C)cut up D)cut off
19. The engine _____ smoke and steam.
A)gives up B)gives in C)gives away D)gives off
20. I am sorry I _____ your glasses off the desk when wiping it.
A)drew B)hit C)struck D)knocked
21. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A)lay out B)lay off C)lay aside D)lay down
22. This popular sports car is now being ______ at the rate of a thousand a week.
A)turned down B)turned out C)turned up D)turned on
23. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
A)turned up B)turned in C)turned out D)turned down
24. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ____ the cold in a few days.
A)get over B)get away C)get off D)get out
25. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ______ it.
A)got off B)got across C)got away D)got over
26. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son.
A)take B)hand C)think D)get
27. A lorry _____ Jane’s cat and sped away.
A)ran over B)ran into C)ran through D)ran down
28. The speaker _____ his notes before the lecture.
A)ran down B)ran into C)ran over D)ran out
29. The new comers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A)suit B)adapt C)regulate D)coordinate
30. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only _____ to his confusion.
A)extended B)amounted C)added D)turned
参考答案与详解
1. D
[注释]要引起社会变革，说比作容易得多。
A)bring on 引起, 导致, 使发展, 促进；Working out in the rain for a long time may bring on a fever. 在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。Study should bring on your Math. 学习会提高你的数学水平。
B)bring out 使显示, 出版；激起；Company should bring her out a bit. 与人交往会对她说话方面有所鼓励。His latest novel will be brought out. 他的最新小说快要出版了。
C)bring up 教育, 培养, 提出；to bring up the question 提出问题；They had brought up their sons to stand on their own feet. 他们培养儿子生活自立。
D)bring about 使发生, 引起；产生；The politicians don’t seem to have brought about any great changes. 政治家们似乎并没有带来任何巨大的变化。
2. B
[注释]汽车不明不白的中途抛锚了。
A)break off 中断, 折断, 突然停止; They’ve broken off their engagement. 他们解除了婚约。
B)break down （机器）损坏，（健康）垮掉，崩溃；Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 在工作的压力下，她的身体垮了。
C)break up 打碎, 破碎, 分裂, 结束；Their marriage is breaking up. 他们的婚姻濒临破裂。
D)break out （战争，争吵，火灾，瘟疫等）突发, 爆发；逃脱，突围；Several prisoners broke out of the jail. 有几个囚犯从狱中逃脱。
3. C
[注释]我们得千方百计降低 建筑工程 的成本。
A)bring off 使实现，办成功；Though it was a very difficult job, Helen was able to bring it off successfully ahead of schedule. 尽管那项工作很艰巨,海伦还是成功地提前完成了任务。
B)bring forth 提出，产生；He brought forth a new plan, just as unworkable as the old one. 他提出一项新计划，和原计划一样行不通。
C)bring down 使落下，击落，降低，减少；bring down an enemy fighter. 击落一架敌人战斗机。
D)bring back 带回；取来，买来；The country air brought back her strength. 乡村空气使他恢复了体力。
A)bring it on B)bring it out C)bring it up D)bring it about
2. The car ________ halfway for no reason.
A)broke off B)broke down C)broke up D)broke out
3. We have to try every means to _____ the costs of the construction project.
A)bring off B)bring forth C)bring down D)bring back
4. The bed has been ______ in the family. It was my great-grandmother’s originally.
A)handed out B)handed over C)handed down D)handed round
5. The car won’t start because the battery has _____ .
A)run up B)run over C)run down D)run off
6. A well-written composition ______ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A)calls on B)calls for C)calls up D)calls off
7. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ____ the exit as quickly as possible.
A)made off B)made for C)made out D)made up
8. Some hard plastics can be _____ metals in manufacturing machine parts.
A)substituted for B)taken the place of C)replaced in D)given way to
9. The price of beer _____ from 500 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.
A)altered B)ranged C)separated D)differed
10. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A)went after B)went for C)went into D)went on
11. It is not easy to learn English well but if you _____ , you will succeed in the end.
A) hang up B)hang about C)hang in D)hang onto
12. Not long ago, a person whom I know very well was ____ an accident.
A) related to B) involved in C) included in D)subjected to
13. A love marriage, however, does not necessarily _____ much sharing of interests and responsibilities.
A) take over B)result in C) hold on D)keep to
14. The police are _____ the records of all those involved in the crime.
A) looking into B) looking after C) looking out D) looking on
15. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe ______ Eurpoe into a great war.
A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged
17. I don’t know why he _____ in the middle of a sentence.
A)broke away B)broke out C)broke through D)broke off
18. When the whole area was _____ by the flood the government sent food there by helicopter.
A)cut away B)cut down C)cut up D)cut off
19. The engine _____ smoke and steam.
A)gives up B)gives in C)gives away D)gives off
20. I am sorry I _____ your glasses off the desk when wiping it.
A)drew B)hit C)struck D)knocked
21. The store had to ______ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A)lay out B)lay off C)lay aside D)lay down
22. This popular sports car is now being ______ at the rate of a thousand a week.
A)turned down B)turned out C)turned up D)turned on
23. The French pianist who had been praised very highly ______ to be a great disappointment.
A)turned up B)turned in C)turned out D)turned down
24. Mary is in bed with a fever and she can’t hope to ____ the cold in a few days.
A)get over B)get away C)get off D)get out
25. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon ______ it.
A)got off B)got across C)got away D)got over
26. When Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son.
A)take B)hand C)think D)get
27. A lorry _____ Jane’s cat and sped away.
A)ran over B)ran into C)ran through D)ran down
28. The speaker _____ his notes before the lecture.
A)ran down B)ran into C)ran over D)ran out
29. The new comers found it impossible to _____ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.
A)suit B)adapt C)regulate D)coordinate
30. Although he had looked through all the reference material on the subject, he still found it hard to understand this point and her explanation only _____ to his confusion.
A)extended B)amounted C)added D)turned
参考答案与详解
1. D
[注释]要引起社会变革，说比作容易得多。
A)bring on 引起, 导致, 使发展, 促进；Working out in the rain for a long time may bring on a fever. 在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。Study should bring on your Math. 学习会提高你的数学水平。
B)bring out 使显示, 出版；激起；Company should bring her out a bit. 与人交往会对她说话方面有所鼓励。His latest novel will be brought out. 他的最新小说快要出版了。
C)bring up 教育, 培养, 提出；to bring up the question 提出问题；They had brought up their sons to stand on their own feet. 他们培养儿子生活自立。
D)bring about 使发生, 引起；产生；The politicians don’t seem to have brought about any great changes. 政治家们似乎并没有带来任何巨大的变化。
2. B
[注释]汽车不明不白的中途抛锚了。
A)break off 中断, 折断, 突然停止; They’ve broken off their engagement. 他们解除了婚约。
B)break down （机器）损坏，（健康）垮掉，崩溃；Her health broke down under the pressure of work. 在工作的压力下，她的身体垮了。
C)break up 打碎, 破碎, 分裂, 结束；Their marriage is breaking up. 他们的婚姻濒临破裂。
D)break out （战争，争吵，火灾，瘟疫等）突发, 爆发；逃脱，突围；Several prisoners broke out of the jail. 有几个囚犯从狱中逃脱。
3. C
[注释]我们得千方百计降低 建筑工程 的成本。
A)bring off 使实现，办成功；Though it was a very difficult job, Helen was able to bring it off successfully ahead of schedule. 尽管那项工作很艰巨,海伦还是成功地提前完成了任务。
B)bring forth 提出，产生；He brought forth a new plan, just as unworkable as the old one. 他提出一项新计划，和原计划一样行不通。
C)bring down 使落下，击落，降低，减少；bring down an enemy fighter. 击落一架敌人战斗机。
D)bring back 带回；取来，买来；The country air brought back her strength. 乡村空气使他恢复了体力。
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