2008年英語四級句子詞匯真題訓(xùn)練及詳解(三)

　　5.At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject. (CET--4,1996.1)

　　[A] ignorance [B] transformation [C] guarantee [D] assume

　　[E] omit [F] assured [G] insure [H] switched

　　參考答案及詳解：

　　1. 選[E]. [題意]我希望在在打這封信的時候你能更仔細(xì)一點(diǎn)，不要遺漏任何東西。

　　omit vt.遺漏，疏忽;省略，刪節(jié)

　　[搭配] omit to do/doing something 忘記做某事

　　[范例] You can omit the sugar if you do not want the dish to be too sweet.如果你不想讓菜太甜，可以不加糖。

　　ignorance n.無知，愚昧

　　[范例] We are in complete ignorance of his plans.我們對他的計劃一無所知。

　　2. 選[C]. [題意]這個汽車俱樂部不能保證滿足所有會員的要求。

　　g uarantee vt.保證，擔(dān)保 n.保證，保證書

　　[用法] 后接不定式或名詞賓語結(jié)構(gòu)或that從句，如The Chinese Constitution guarantees that the people have certain right. 中國憲法確保人民擁有某些權(quán)力。

　　Guarantee to meet the demands 保證滿足需求

　　[范例] Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of cource, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. 人人都有發(fā)表意見的權(quán)利嗎?當(dāng)然，這不僅是獲得允許的，而且是應(yīng)該有保障的。[03.9 閱讀]

　　insure vt.保證，擔(dān)保，確保;給......保險

　　[搭配] insure sb. against/from danger 保護(hù)某人免受危險;insure her a good night’s sleep 保證她能睡一夜好覺;insure against fire/death 火險/壽險

　　[范例] “It is clear there is a long way to go in insuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy," said Consumers International director. 消費(fèi)者國際主任說道：“很明顯，要確保消費(fèi)者對所購買產(chǎn)品的環(huán)境影響有足夠認(rèn)識，還有很長的路要走。”[05.6 閱讀]

　　3. 選[F]. [題意]他為被選中參加比賽而感到驕傲，并向我們保證他會竭盡全力。

　　assure vt.確保，保證給;使放心

　　[用法] 一般只用于如下兩種結(jié)構(gòu)：assure sb/oneself of sth. 使某人/自己對.....確信;assure sb. that..... 使某人確信......

　　4. 選[B]. [題意]二十世紀(jì)見證了全球性的政治，經(jīng)濟(jì)與文化的巨變。

　　transformation n.變化，轉(zhuǎn)變;改革，轉(zhuǎn)換

　　[搭配] polite and economic transformation 政治與經(jīng)濟(jì)變革;the transformatin of water into stream 把水變成蒸汽;transformation in sb.’s characer 某人性格上的變化

　　5. 選[H]. [題意]起初，發(fā)言者談?wù)摿四莻€國家的污染問題，但半途中她突然轉(zhuǎn)到另一個話題上。

　　switch v.轉(zhuǎn)變，改變 n.開關(guān);轉(zhuǎn)變，改變

　　[搭配] switch one’s position 改變立場;awitch the light on/off 開/關(guān)燈

　　[范例] The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser(鎖止器)，and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again. 車上安裝了遠(yuǎn)程鎖止器，幾英里以外的控制中心發(fā)來的無線信號將會使偷車賊一旦將車熄了火，就再也無法發(fā)動引擎。

　　1. It was in the United States that I made the ______ of Professor Jones.

　　2. It gave me a strange feeling of excitement to see my name in ______.

　　3. The shy girl felt ______ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher’s question.

　　4. The author of the report is well ______ with the problems in the hospital because he has been working there for many years.