新東方：英語四級考試考點詞匯及真題解析

　　[辨析及搭配]首先排除動詞B.devise v.設計;發(fā)明。A.device n.裝置;設備;方法;計劃。C.de- viancy n.反常;背離。D.deviation n.背離;越軌;偏差。

　　10.His disasters were to what he had done wrong.

　　A.despite B.in spite of C.down D.due

　　[答案與譯文]D.他遭災難的原因是曾經干過壞事。

　　[辨析及搭配]根據句中的to，可否定A和B。 A.despite不管;盡管;不論。直接帶短語，例句：Despite the pouring rain，he went to his post as usual.盡管大雨傾盆，他照常去上班。B.in spite of與A同義。In spite of the pouring rain，he went to his post as usual.C. down往下;沿著。D.due to因為;由于……而起。例句： Due to his illness he was lying in bed.因為生病，他躺在床上。

　　11.No one can any citizen's legal right.

　　A.be done with B.draw on C.derive from D.deprive of

　　[答案與譯文]D.誰也不能剝奪公民的合法權利。

　　[辨析及搭配]A.be done with了結了;完成了。 B.draw on戴(穿)上;吸收;引誘。例句：The jailer drew the prisoner on to tell his story.看守誘導囚犯把事情說出來。C.derive from得來(自);由……獲得。例句： Anyone can derive a lot of pleasure from making friends.任何人都能從結交朋友中獲得許多樂趣。D.deprive of剝奪;奪去。

　　12.The gifted engineer a model of the atomic generator.

　　A.dragged B.drafted C.drifted D.dratted

　　[答案與譯文]B.那位天才工程師畫了一幅原子發(fā)電機草圖。

　　[辨析及搭配]A.drag拖;拉。B.draft起草;草擬。draft a plan of study草擬一份研究計劃C.drift漂流;飄蕩。D.drat(=damn)例句：Drat it!I forgot my key!見鬼(該死)!我忘了鑰匙!

　　13.Mr.Black was in the ，standing there dumbfounded，not knowing what to do.

　　A.dark B.dusk C.dawn D.dam

　　[答案與譯文]A.布萊克先生不知就里，站在那里目瞪口呆，不知怎么辦好。

　　[辨析及搭配]A.dark黑暗，in the dark在黑暗中;不知情;蒙在鼓里。例句：Parents often keep their children in the dark about their presents on New Year's Eve.新年前夕，父母親常常不讓孩子們知道他們的禮物。B.dusk薄暮;黃昏：It is hard to see clearly at dusk.黃昏時難看清楚東西。C.dawn黎明;破曉。例句：They take their boat out every day at dawn.他們每天黎明時起航出海。D.dam大壩。

　　14.An unexpected guest on us last night.

　　A.decreased B.declined C.descended D.dropped

　　[答案與譯文]C.昨天晚上，一位不速之客突然來到我們家。