英语四级训练 十二

1. I’d ______ into account his reputation with other farmers and business people in the community, and te make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan.

2. Computer techonology will ______ about a revolution in business

administration.

3. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are ______ in grocery stores.

4. Purchasing the new production line will be a ______ deal for the company.

5. The ______ lawyer made a great impression on the jury.

6. In addition to the rising birthrate and immigration, the ______ death rate contributed to the population growth.

7. We managed to reach the top of the mountain, and half an hour later we began to ______.

[A] take [B] profitable [C] forceful [D] available

[E] bring [F] make [G] defending [H] ready

[I] descend [J] ascend [K] declining [L] inclining

答案：

1. 选[A]。[题意]我会先考虑他在该社区其他农场主和商人间的声誉，然后决定是否同意贷款。

take vt.带（去），携带；做（一次动作）；乘（车），上（船）；测定，拍（照）；记录；理解，领会

[短语]take...for 把... 认为是，把... 看成为；take in 接受，接纳，吸收；包括；领会，理解；欺骗；take off 脱下；起飞；匆匆离开；take on 开始雇用；呈现，具有；同... 较量，接受... 的挑战；承担，从事；take out 带... 出去（吃饭或看电影等）；除掉，毁掉；（通过申请等）取得，办理；(on)对... 发泄；take over 接受，接管；承袭，借用；take to 对... 产生好感，开始喜欢；开始从事，形成... 的习惯；take up 开始从事；把... 继续下去；着手处理；占去，占据；(on)接受邀请；(with)与... 成朋友

[范例]Where there is no one to work the fields, Kudzu soon takes over.只要每人耕种的地，野葛都以极快的速度占领。[06.6 听力]

2. 选[E]。[题意]计算机技术将会引发工商管理的革命。

bring vt.带来，拿来；把... 引来；促使，说服，劝使；使发生，使处于某种状态

[短语]bring about 导致，引起；bring around/round 说服，使信服；使恢复知觉（或健康）；bring to 使恢复知觉；bring forth 产生，提出；bring forward 提前；提出，提议；bring off 使实现，做成；bring on 引起，助长，促进；bring out 出版，推出；使显出；激起，引起；bring through 使（病人）脱险，使安全度过；bring up 养育，教养；提出；bring the house down 赢得观（听）众的欢呼声（掌声）

[范例]A week by the sea brought her back to health.她在海滨呆了一周后恢复了健康。

3. 选[D]。[题意]经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在杂货店都可买到。 available adj.现成可用的，手边的；可得到的，可利用的；可取得联系的

[搭配]be available for use 可加以利用；employ all available means 千方百计

[范例]Educating girls quite possibly yields a higher rate of return than any other

investment available in the developing world. 在发展中国家，比起其他方面的投资，使女孩受教育完全可能带来更高的回报。[06.6 阅读]

4. 选[B]。[题意]购买这条新的生产线对这个公司来说是笔有利的交易。 profitable adj.有利可图的，有益的

[搭配] a profitable deal 有利可图的交易；spend a profitable afternoon in the museum 在博物馆度过一个有益的下午

[范例] We had a profitable time at the conference because we made some new business contracts. 我们在会上签了些新的生意合同，颇有收获。

5. 选[G]。[题意]这位辩护律师给陪审团留下了很深的印象。

defend vt.保护，保卫；替... 辩护

[搭配]a defending lawyer 一名辩护律师；defend sb from harm 保护某人不受伤害；defend oneself against enemy 防御敌人；defend the right of every citizen 维护每个公民的权利

[范例]When a dog attacked me, I defended myself with a stick. 狗扑向我时，我用棍子自卫。

6. 选[K]。[题意]除了出生率的上升和移民人数的增加，死亡率的下降也是人口增长的一个因素。

decline vi.下降，减少；衰退，衰落 n. 下降，减少；衰退，衰落 vt. 谢绝

[搭配]sb’s declining reputation 某人日益衰落的名声；a sharp decline in profit 利润大幅度下降；production/crime rate on the decline 产品/犯罪率正在下降

[范例]The decline in the moral standards---which has long concerned social analysts---has at last captured the attention of average Americans. And Jean Bethke Elshtain,for one,is glad.美国大众终于开始关心道德水平的下降，而这一问题曾经在很长一段时间里只是受到了社会分析家们的关注。对此，吉恩 博斯克 埃尔斯坦因感到高兴。[02.1 阅读]

7. 选[I]。[题意]我们奋力爬上山顶，半个钟头后又开始下山了。

descend vi.下来，（位置）下降；(on)袭击；(to)祖传 vt. 走下，爬下

[搭配]descend from the top of the mountain 从山顶上走下来；descend on/upon an enemy 袭击敌人

[范例]We turned the corner and saw that the road descended steeply.我们拐过弯，看到路突然下降。