专四名词辨析

1. The court would not accept his appeal unless _______ evidence is provided. A. definite B. conclusive C.eventual D. concluding B. 译文：除非他提供确凿的证据，否则法院不会接受他的上诉。 精解：固定搭配题。B 项 conclusive 意为（事实证据等）令人信服的，确凿的，消除怀疑的，此处为固定搭配，意为确凿的证据。A 选项 definite 意为明确的, C 选项意为最终的，D 选项意为结尾的，均可排除。 2. That outburst at the meeting was _______ of his bad temper. A. illustrative B. explanatory C. expository D. revealing A. 译文：在会议上情绪失控正说明了他的坏脾气。 精解：固定搭配题。be illustrative of 表示说明解释，其他三个选项无此搭配。 3. Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living ______. A. mind B. knowledge C. memory D. scope C. 译文：在如今很多人的记忆中，大多数中国人以前都骑自行车上班。 精解：固定搭配题。 within living memory 是个固定搭配，表示现在还被人记着，其他三个选项无此搭配。 4. I’d like to have a ______ word with his parents. A. peaceful B. quiet C. silent D. personal B. 译文：我想和他的父母私下里谈谈。 精解： 固定搭配题。have a quiet word with sb.表示与某人私下交谈。B 选项符合句意。 5.John is in the dorm, putting the final _____to her speech. A. details B. remarks C. comments D. touches D. 译文： 琼在宿舍里，正对演讲稿进行最后的修改。 精解： 固定搭配题。put the final touches to 意为做最后的修改，完成最后的细节。其他三个选项无此搭配。 6. His_______ in gambling has eventually brought about his ruin. A. indulgence B. habit C. action D. engagement A. 译文：对于赌博的沉迷最终让他沉沦。 精解： 固定搭配题。indulgence 意为沉迷沉溺，与 in 搭配。本句中的沉迷赌博与后面的ruin 构成因果关系。engagement 意为约定约会婚约。例如 My brother has just told me about his engagement to Anne. 7. Teddy came to my ______ with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that my ...