英语四级“名词题”真题解析
名词是大学英语四级考试中对词汇考查的重要内容之一。因为名词在大学英语基本词汇中所占比例很大,而且英语名词的同义词和近义词很多,所以对名词考查的主要项目是名词意义辨析,此外还有名词与介词的搭配,动词与名词的搭配,以及名词的单复数等。下面是近几年来大学英语四级考试涉及名词的真题解析。
1.These books, which you can get at any bookshop,will give you ____ you need.
A)all the information B)all the informations C)all of information D)all of the informations
(2000.6.CET-4 第22题)
2.The clothes a person wears may express his ______ or social position.
A)Curiosity B)status C)determination D)significance
(200.6.CET-4 第28题)
3. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______, drawing millions of visitors every year.
A)attention B)attraction C)appointment D)arrangement
(2001.CET-4 第42题)
4.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ______.
A)nuisance B)trouble C)Worry D)anxiety
(2000.6.CET-4 第 69题)
5.When people become unemployed, it is________ often worse than lack of wages.
A)laziness B)poverty C)idleness D)inability
(1999.6.CET-第54题)
6.Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the market.
A) batteries B)bargains C)baskets D)barrels
(1999.6.CET-4 第 59题)
7.In previous times,when fresh meat was in short _________,pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A)store B)provision C)reserve D)supply
(1999.6.CET-4 第 61题)
8.The tomato juice left a brown _________ on the front of my jacket.
A)track B)trace C)spot D)point
(1999.1.CET-4 第 59题)
9.My father seemed to be in no _____________ to look at my school report.
A)feeling B)attitude C)emotion D)mood
(1999.1.CET-4 第63题)
10.He gives people the impression ____________ all his life abroad.
A)of having spent B)to hay spent C)of being spent D)to spend
(1998.6.GET-4 第46题)
11.A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial __________ .
A)mark B)feature C)trace D)appearance
(1998.6.CET-4 第47题)
12. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ______ an equal share of its resources?
A)by B)at C)to D)over
13. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to the health service.
A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
14. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
15. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
16. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full ___________.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
17. The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity
18. The traditional approach ______ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing B) in dealing C) dealing D) to deal
19.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _______.
A)intention B)attempt C)purpose D)desire
20. Lightning is a ______ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon
21. I caught a ______ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene
22. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood B) temper C)mind D) passion
(19967.1.CET-4 第39题)
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1.这些书会提供你所需要的所有信息,它们可以在任何书店买到。
A) all the information
information 是不可数名词,没有复数形式,故B)、D)本身是错误的。又因为all of 后面接不可数名词时,名词前须有定冠词,C)也不可选。只能选A)。
2.一个人的衣着可以表示他的身份或社会地位。
B)status
A)curiosity好奇心,求知欲;B)status身份,地位;C)determination 决心;D)significance意义,重要性。根据题意应选B)。另外,or后面的social position实际上是对前面并列的status的解释,也是一个重要的选项线索。
3.尼亚加拉瀑布是一个令人向往 的旅游胜地,每年都吸引数以百万的游客。
A)attraction意为注意;B) at traction意思是具有吸引力的人或物,可引申为胜地C)appointment意为约会;D)arrangement意为安排。根据句意,正确的答案是B)。尼亚加拉瀑布是一处旅游点,而不是一种出游安排。故不能选D)。
4. 大量的蚂蚁老是进入我的厨房,蚂蚁是非常令人讨厌的东西。 A)nuisance
A)nuisance意为令人讨厌的人(东西,情况等)(a person,thing or situation that annoys you or causes problems);B)trouble意为麻烦,苦恼(problems that make something difficult, spoil your plan, make you worry,etc.);C)worry意为担心,发愁D)anxiety意为焦虑,与worry意义相近。蚂蚁是令人讨厌的东西,而不是问题,难题,更不是担忧,焦虑等。故A)是正确答案。
5.当人们失业时,无所事事比失去工资更糟糕。
A) laziness 懒惰;B)poverty贫穷;C)idleness无事可干,闲待;D〕inability无能力,无办法。失业引起的什么状况比失去工资更糟糕呢?不可能是poverty,更不可能是laziness或inability,因为失业本身就可能意味着贫穷,而懒惰和无能是某些人的本性,不是失业引起的。所以是C)idleness。
6.有些人喜欢星期天去购物,因为他们希望在市场买到物美价廉的货物。
B)bargains
A)batteries电池;B)bargains便宜的东西,廉价货;C)baskets篮子,筐;D)barrels桶。根据句意:人们喜欢星期天去购物,自然是希望买到好的、便宜的东西,便宜的东西是泛指。A)、C)、D)均指具体的物品,与原句句意不符。正确答案是B)。
7.在过去,当鲜肉短缺时,许多家庭靠养鸽子作为食物的来源。
D)supply
A)store意为储存的东西或商店,短语 in store的意思是存储备用。B)provision意为提供,供应,常与of搭配,但没有in short provision这样的搭配。C)reserve意为储备物,储量,in reserve的意思是留待后用。D)supply意为供应,供应量,短语in short supply是供应短缺的意思。根据原句句意,D)是答案。
8.番茄汁在我上衣的前襟上留下褐色斑点。
A)track行踪,小径,轨道;B)trace踪迹,足迹,痕迹;C)spot斑点,污点,地 点;D)point点。根据以上辨析,C)符合题意。
9.mood
be in the mood/no mood to do something是固定氨基酸表示有(没有)做 的心情。根据题意,只有D)符合题意要求。 其他三个名词都不能形成be in no搭配。
10.他给人的印象是他这一辈子都是在国外生活的。
A)of having spent
名词impression后要接of而不是to,故先可排除B)和D);另外,根据常见搭配spend ones life,故应用主动形式,所以A)是正确答案。
11.独特的尖下巴是他最令人难忘的面部特征。
B)feature
注意原句中的两个形容词: memorable(令人难忘的)和facial(面部的)。然后再从四个选项中挑出可以被令人难忘和面部的修饰的名词。四个名词的意义分别是:A)mark标记,记号;B)feature特征;C)trace痕迹,踪迹;D)appearance外貌,外表。唯 有B)最合题意。
12.对于地球的资源,地球上的每 一个人是否都享有同等的权利?
C)to
本题是要求选择一适当介词, 与名词right搭配,四个介词中只有to可以。 have a(the)right to sth.意为(享有) 的权利。
13.D)access
本题要求在空白处,填入一个 名词与后面的介词构成搭配。选项中4个名词的意义分别是:A)assessment评价,估价,评定;B)assignment分配,委派,指定的作业,任务;C)exception例外,除以外;D)access接近的机会,利用的权力。Have access to sth.意为享用,使用D)是正确答案。
14.泰勒教授的谈话已表明,科学 已对科学家以及非科学家的日常生活产生了很大的影响。
impact影响,冲击。根据辨析可见,选项D]impact符合题意要求。
15.经理高度赞扬他的雇员表现 出来的诸如忠诚、勇气和坦率等美德。
四个名词的意义分别是:A]virtues美德;B]features特征;C]properties特性,财产;D]characteristics(性格等方面的)特征。原句中loyalty(忠诚),courage(勇气)和truthfulness(诚实)等词都属于美德的范畴,A)是正确答案。
16.不外出上班的家庭主妇们往往觉得没能充分发挥自己的能力。
报纸没有报导这次大火造成的损坏程度。
A)rush
B]glimpse
A]vision视力,洞察力(power of seeing or imaging)B)glimpse 一瞥(quick,imperfect view of something/somebody),catch a glimpse of(瞥见),这是一固定搭配;C)look外观,脸色(appearance);D)scene景象(view,something seen),因此 B)是正确答案。
22.B]temper
A)mood心情、情绪B)temper 脾气、情绪,lose ones temper意为发脾气、生气C)mind头脑,精神,理智,lose ones mind意为发疯,发狂;D)passion强烈的感情,热情。根据以上分析,选项B)符合题意
名词是大学英语四级考试中对词汇考查的重要内容之一。因为名词在大学英语基本词汇中所占比例很大,而且英语名词的同义词和近义词很多,所以对名词考查的主要项目是名词意义辨析,此外还有名词与介词的搭配,动词与名词的搭配,以及名词的单复数等。下面是近几年来大学英语四级考试涉及名词的真题解析。
1.These books, which you can get at any bookshop,will give you ____ you need.
A)all the information B)all the informations C)all of information D)all of the informations
(2000.6.CET-4 第22题)
2.The clothes a person wears may express his ______ or social position.
A)Curiosity B)status C)determination D)significance
(200.6.CET-4 第28题)
3. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______, drawing millions of visitors every year.
A)attention B)attraction C)appointment D)arrangement
(2001.CET-4 第42题)
4.A lot of ants are always invading my kitchen. They are a thorough ______.
A)nuisance B)trouble C)Worry D)anxiety
(2000.6.CET-4 第 69题)
5.When people become unemployed, it is________ often worse than lack of wages.
A)laziness B)poverty C)idleness D)inability
(1999.6.CET-第54题)
6.Some people would like to do shopping on Sundays since they expect to pick up wonderful ______ in the market.
A) batteries B)bargains C)baskets D)barrels
(1999.6.CET-4 第 59题)
7.In previous times,when fresh meat was in short _________,pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.
A)store B)provision C)reserve D)supply
(1999.6.CET-4 第 61题)
8.The tomato juice left a brown _________ on the front of my jacket.
A)track B)trace C)spot D)point
(1999.1.CET-4 第 59题)
9.My father seemed to be in no _____________ to look at my school report.
A)feeling B)attitude C)emotion D)mood
(1999.1.CET-4 第63题)
10.He gives people the impression ____________ all his life abroad.
A)of having spent B)to hay spent C)of being spent D)to spend
(1998.6.GET-4 第46题)
11.A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial __________ .
A)mark B)feature C)trace D)appearance
(1998.6.CET-4 第47题)
12. Does everyone on earth have an equal right ______ an equal share of its resources?
A)by B)at C)to D)over
13. Over a third of the population was estimated to have no _________ to the health service.
A) assessment B) assignment C) exception D) access
14. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong _____ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists.
A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact
15. The manager spoke highly of such ______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.
A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics
16. Housewives who do not go out to work often feel they are not working to their full ___________.
A) capacity B) strength C) length D) possibility
17. The newspaper did not mention the ______ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) range B) level C) extent D) quantity
18. The traditional approach ______ with complex problems is to break them down into smaller, more easily managed problems.
A) to dealing B) in dealing C) dealing D) to deal
19.Shelly had prepared carefully for her biology examination so that she could be sure of passing it on her first _______.
A)intention B)attempt C)purpose D)desire
20. Lightning is a ______ of electrical current from a cloud to the ground or from one cloud to another.
A) rush B) rainbow C) rack D) ribbon
21. I caught a ______ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision B) glimpse C) look D) scene
22. The manager lost his ______ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood B) temper C)mind D) passion
(19967.1.CET-4 第39题)
P
1.这些书会提供你所需要的所有信息,它们可以在任何书店买到。
A) all the information
information 是不可数名词,没有复数形式,故B)、D)本身是错误的。又因为all of 后面接不可数名词时,名词前须有定冠词,C)也不可选。只能选A)。
2.一个人的衣着可以表示他的身份或社会地位。
B)status
A)curiosity好奇心,求知欲;B)status身份,地位;C)determination 决心;D)significance意义,重要性。根据题意应选B)。另外,or后面的social position实际上是对前面并列的status的解释,也是一个重要的选项线索。
3.尼亚加拉瀑布是一个令人向往 的旅游胜地,每年都吸引数以百万的游客。
A)attraction意为注意;B) at traction意思是具有吸引力的人或物,可引申为胜地C)appointment意为约会;D)arrangement意为安排。根据句意,正确的答案是B)。尼亚加拉瀑布是一处旅游点,而不是一种出游安排。故不能选D)。
4. 大量的蚂蚁老是进入我的厨房,蚂蚁是非常令人讨厌的东西。 A)nuisance
A)nuisance意为令人讨厌的人(东西,情况等)(a person,thing or situation that annoys you or causes problems);B)trouble意为麻烦,苦恼(problems that make something difficult, spoil your plan, make you worry,etc.);C)worry意为担心,发愁D)anxiety意为焦虑,与worry意义相近。蚂蚁是令人讨厌的东西,而不是问题,难题,更不是担忧,焦虑等。故A)是正确答案。
5.当人们失业时,无所事事比失去工资更糟糕。
A) laziness 懒惰;B)poverty贫穷;C)idleness无事可干,闲待;D〕inability无能力,无办法。失业引起的什么状况比失去工资更糟糕呢?不可能是poverty,更不可能是laziness或inability,因为失业本身就可能意味着贫穷,而懒惰和无能是某些人的本性,不是失业引起的。所以是C)idleness。
6.有些人喜欢星期天去购物,因为他们希望在市场买到物美价廉的货物。
B)bargains
A)batteries电池;B)bargains便宜的东西,廉价货;C)baskets篮子,筐;D)barrels桶。根据句意:人们喜欢星期天去购物,自然是希望买到好的、便宜的东西,便宜的东西是泛指。A)、C)、D)均指具体的物品,与原句句意不符。正确答案是B)。
7.在过去,当鲜肉短缺时,许多家庭靠养鸽子作为食物的来源。
D)supply
A)store意为储存的东西或商店,短语 in store的意思是存储备用。B)provision意为提供,供应,常与of搭配,但没有in short provision这样的搭配。C)reserve意为储备物,储量,in reserve的意思是留待后用。D)supply意为供应,供应量,短语in short supply是供应短缺的意思。根据原句句意,D)是答案。
8.番茄汁在我上衣的前襟上留下褐色斑点。
A)track行踪,小径,轨道;B)trace踪迹,足迹,痕迹;C)spot斑点,污点,地 点;D)point点。根据以上辨析,C)符合题意。
9.mood
be in the mood/no mood to do something是固定氨基酸表示有(没有)做 的心情。根据题意,只有D)符合题意要求。 其他三个名词都不能形成be in no搭配。
10.他给人的印象是他这一辈子都是在国外生活的。
A)of having spent
名词impression后要接of而不是to,故先可排除B)和D);另外,根据常见搭配spend ones life,故应用主动形式,所以A)是正确答案。
11.独特的尖下巴是他最令人难忘的面部特征。
B)feature
注意原句中的两个形容词: memorable(令人难忘的)和facial(面部的)。然后再从四个选项中挑出可以被令人难忘和面部的修饰的名词。四个名词的意义分别是:A)mark标记,记号;B)feature特征;C)trace痕迹,踪迹;D)appearance外貌,外表。唯 有B)最合题意。
12.对于地球的资源,地球上的每 一个人是否都享有同等的权利?
C)to
本题是要求选择一适当介词, 与名词right搭配,四个介词中只有to可以。 have a(the)right to sth.意为(享有) 的权利。
13.D)access
本题要求在空白处,填入一个 名词与后面的介词构成搭配。选项中4个名词的意义分别是:A)assessment评价,估价,评定;B)assignment分配,委派,指定的作业,任务;C)exception例外,除以外;D)access接近的机会,利用的权力。Have access to sth.意为享用,使用D)是正确答案。
14.泰勒教授的谈话已表明,科学 已对科学家以及非科学家的日常生活产生了很大的影响。
impact影响,冲击。根据辨析可见,选项D]impact符合题意要求。
15.经理高度赞扬他的雇员表现 出来的诸如忠诚、勇气和坦率等美德。
四个名词的意义分别是:A]virtues美德;B]features特征;C]properties特性,财产;D]characteristics(性格等方面的)特征。原句中loyalty(忠诚),courage(勇气)和truthfulness(诚实)等词都属于美德的范畴,A)是正确答案。
16.不外出上班的家庭主妇们往往觉得没能充分发挥自己的能力。
报纸没有报导这次大火造成的损坏程度。
A)rush
B]glimpse
A]vision视力,洞察力(power of seeing or imaging)B)glimpse 一瞥(quick,imperfect view of something/somebody),catch a glimpse of(瞥见),这是一固定搭配;C)look外观,脸色(appearance);D)scene景象(view,something seen),因此 B)是正确答案。
22.B]temper
A)mood心情、情绪B)temper 脾气、情绪,lose ones temper意为发脾气、生气C)mind头脑,精神,理智,lose ones mind意为发疯,发狂;D)passion强烈的感情,热情。根据以上分析,选项B)符合题意