2010年12月英語四六級考試詞匯筆記：第14講

　　49. Not _B_, the process of choosing names varies widely from culture to culture.

　　A obviously B surprisingly C particularly D normally

　　not surprisingly 一點也不奇怪。 vary vi. 變化。

　　vary from … to … 從一種形式變化到另一種形式。vary between … and … 在兩者之間進行變化。

　　29. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _B_ from individual to individual and from face to face.

　　A change B vary C alter D convert

　　individual n. 個人，個體; individualism n. 個人主義。

　　44. The hope, goals, fears and desires _D_ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

　　A alter B shift C transfer D vary

　　50. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _A_ the guards discovered what had happened.

　　A before B until C since D when

　　It + 系動詞 + 一段時間 + before引導(dǎo)的句子 在…之前花費多少時間。

　　54. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _D_ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.

　　A since B when C after D before

　　51. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye _D_ the developments and recorded every detail. [keep a watchful eye on 密切主意，留神]

　　A in B at C for D on

　　52. There's little chance that mankind would _D_ a nuclear war.

　　A retain B endure C maintain D survive

　　retain vt. 保持，保留; endure v. 忍受; maintain vt. 維持，保持，堅持認為;

　　survive vi. 生存; vt. 活過 … (賓語為某種災(zāi)難)。 survive a flood 活過一場洪水。

　　前綴sur表示過 … ，外，超; vive 表示生活，強調(diào)活著。

　　54. They usually have less money at the end of the month than _C_ at the beginning.

　　A which is B which was C they have D it is

　　less … than句子前后要平衡結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　55. In the course of a day students do far more than just _A_ classes.

　　A attend B attended C to attend D attending

　　far more than 遠遠多于，遠不止于;也要句子前后平衡結(jié)構(gòu)。

　　56. The French pianist [n. 鋼琴師] who had been praised very highly _C_ to be a great disappointment.

　　A turned up B turned in C turned out D turned down

　　turn up 后面不加賓語表示出現(xiàn)，后面加賓語表示將聲音調(diào)高，調(diào)大;

　　turn in + 賓語 上繳，交出; turn down 將聲音調(diào)低，調(diào)小;拒絕;

　　refuse sb. 指直接的回絕; turn sb. down 則指委婉的拒絕;

　　turn out + 動詞不定式 最終證明是，結(jié)果是。

　　57. Many difficulties have _B_ as a result of the change over to a new type of fuel.

　　A risen B arisen C raised D arrived

　　因本句未加賓語，估不應(yīng)選不及物動詞，可排除C項; arrive vi. 到達，抵達;

　　rise vi. 升起，升高(側(cè)重指旗幟或太陽升起);數(shù)量的增高(側(cè)重指水位、價位);

　　the sun rises in the east and sets in the west 太陽東升西落。

　　arise vi. 升起，升高，出現(xiàn)，發(fā)生(經(jīng)常與抽象名詞聯(lián)用)。

　　69. A completely new situation will _B_ when the examination system comes into existence.

　　A arise B rise C raise D arouse

　　33. Last year the advertising rate _D_ by 20 percent.

　　A raised B aroused C arose D rose