2014年大学英语四级词汇试题讲解19

　　1. ______ his sister, Jack is quiet and does not easily make friends with others.

　　2. In Africa, educational costs are very low for those who are ______ enough to get into universities.

　　3. Do you have any ______ about what living beings on other planets would be like?

　　4. In November 1987 the government ______ a public debate on the future direction of the official sports policy.

　　5. His career was not ______ hindered by the fact that he had never been to college.

　　[A]ambitious [B]unlike [C]notion [D]noticeably

　　[E]initiated [F]alike [G]ideal [H]fortunate

　　近义词排除练习：

　　1.[A]handle [B]cope [C]tackle [D]thrive

　　2.[A]similar [B]alike [C]annual [D]like

　　3.[A]magnificent [B]sufficient [C]super [D]superb

　　4.[A]opponent [B]opportunity [C]chance [D]occasion

　　答案：

　　1.选[B]。[题意]杰克和姐姐不同，他生性喜静，不易与他人交朋友。

　　unlike adv.不同的 prep.和...不同

　　[范例]His uncle promised him $100 if he could earn a like sum.如果他自己能挣到100美元，他伯伯答应给他同样数目的钱。

　　2.选[H]。[题意]在非洲，教育费用对于那些足够幸运能够进入大学的人来说是很低的。

　　fortune n.运气，时运，命运;(大量)财产，大笔的钱

　　[搭配]have good/ bad fortune 运气好/坏;read/ tell sb.’s fortune 给某人算命;try one’s fortune 碰运气

　　[搭配]Every man is the architect of his own fortune.每个人都是自己命运的建筑师(主宰)。

　　3.选[C]。[题意]你知道别的行星上的生命是什么样子吗?

　　notion n.概念，观念;意图，想法

　　[搭配]have no notion of time 没有时间观念;have a sudden notion to leave 突然想离开;unrealistic notions 不切实际的想法;have no notion of resigning 没有辞职的意思

　　[范例]I haven’t the faintest notion of what they mean. 我一点也不知道他们是什么意思。

　　4.选[E]。[题意]1987年11月，政府就官方体育运动方针政策的未来走向发起了一场公开辩论。

　　initiate vt.开始，发起;使初步了解;接纳(新成员) n.新加入组织的人

　　[搭配]initiate trade with developed nations 开始与发达国家交易;initiate a reform 发起改革

　　[范例]The police wanted to know who had initiated the fight.警方想知道是谁先开始动手打架的。

　　5.选[D]。[题意]他的事业并未因他从未上过大学而受到明显的妨碍。

　　noticeably adv.显而易见地

　　1.[D] 2.[C] 3.[B] 4.[A]