2011年12月英语四级词汇题及解析4
1.Although they lost their jobs, savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ________ their comfortable home.
A) come in for
B) catch up with
C) look forward to
D) hold on to
2.Although many experts agree that more children are overweight, there is debate over the best ways to ________ the problem.
A) relate
B) tackle
C) file
D) attach
3.An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination is the ________ of your mind.
A) state
B) case
C) situation
D) circumstance
4.Research shows that there is no ________ relationship between how much a person earns and whether he feels good about life.
A) successive
B) subsequent
C) significant
D) sincere
5.Sadly, as spending on private gardens has ________, spending on public parks has generally declined.
A) heightened
B) lifted
C) flown
D) soared
1.答案:D
参考译文:尽管他们失去了工作，存款额和失业保障允许这对夫妇依然坚持过舒服的生活。
题目分析:题干结构比较简单,Although they lost their jobs为状语,savings and unemployment benefits allow the couple to hold on to their comfortable home.为主句.
考点解析:本题主要考查四个选项的词组的意思,像这种由动词与两个介词组成的短语要特别注意.
注意:
1)benefit为四级比较容易考到的词汇,注意他的词性,即可作名词也可以作动词.
2)本题题干中出现的allow sb. to do sth.句型.
2.答案:B
参考译文:尽管很多专家同意更多的孩子过度肥胖，对于处理问题最好的方式仍然在争论。
题目分析:本题题干前半句Although many experts agree that more children are overweight为状语,注意词句中有一个由agree引导的宾语从句.后半句为主句。
考点解析:本题考查的是四个选项中可以和the problem搭配的动词,并且应该是一个及物动词,由此确定答案为B
注意:
1)题干中出现的expert的词性,既可以做名词也可以做形容词.
2)relate这个词有两种搭配,即A relate to B表示A与B有联系,A relate with B表示把A和B联系起来.无比区分这两种搭配在意思上的区别.
3)attach的固定搭配:be attached to 表示附属于;依恋于.
3.答案:A
参考译文:决定你在考试中表现好坏的重要因素就是你的心境。
题目分析:本题的结构比较简单,只不过主语部分比较长.本句的主语为An important factor in determining how well you perform in an examination,主语的中心语是factor,其后的部分是对factor的修饰.
