四级词汇真题强化训练

1. The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ______.
A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively

2. You have nothing to ______ by refusing to listen to our advice.
A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn

3. As a result of careless washing the jacket ______ to a child's size.
A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased

4. He hoped the firm would ______ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove

5. Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.
A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up

正确答案：

1.D

雇主和雇员之间的关系已经被集中讨论

originally
ad.
1. 起初,原来
It was originally a toy factory.
那原来是一家玩具工厂。
2. 独创地,新颖地

extremely
ad.
1. 极端地;极其;非常
We got on extremely well.
我们相处得极好。
I am extremely sorry.
我非常抱歉。
This is an extremely difficult task.
这是一项极其困难的任务。

violently
ad.
1. 激烈地,猛烈地
They have come into conflict, sometimes violently.
他们产生了矛盾,有时矛盾还非常激烈。
2. 暴力地
3. 极度地
This drug can make some people violently ill.
这药使用后会使一些人感到极其不舒服。
4. 狂暴地,凶暴地

intensively
ad.
1. 强烈地;集中地

2.A

你拒绝听我们的建议将什么也得不到。

gain
vt.
1. 得到;获得,赢得(战争、诉讼等)
Our army gained the battle.
我们的军队赢得了那场战役。
He gained possession of more land.
他拥有了更多的土地。
2. 使得到[O1]
He had gained himself a reputation for unfairness.
他使自己得到了一个不公正的名声。
3. 增加,增添
I gained five pounds in a week.
我一个星期体重增加了五磅。
4. 到达
We gained our destination before dark.
我们天黑之前到达了目的地。
5. (钟、表等)快
My watch gains five minutes a day.
我的表一天快五分钟。
vi.
1. 获利,赚钱;得益[(+by/from)]
We all gained from the experience.
我们都从这次经验中获益。
2. 取得进展;得到改善;增进健康
The singer is gaining in popularity.
这歌手越来越受到人们的欢迎。
3. (钟、表等)走快
n.
1. 获得;增加;获利[C]
The baby had a gain of half a pound.
婴儿的体重增加了半磅。
He served the public wholeheartedly, regardless of his personal gain or loss.
他全心全意为公众服务,从不计较个人得失。
2. 获得物;收益,利润[C]
He escaped to South America with his ill-gotten gains.
他带着不义之财逃往南美。

grasp
vt.
1. 抓牢;握紧;抱住
The little girl grasped her mother's arm.
小女孩抓住了她母亲的手臂。
2. 领会,理解
I don't grasp your meaning.
我不懂你的意思。
3. 急切地抓住(机会等)
vi.
1. 抓
He will grasp at anything that might help him achieve fame.
他会抢着做任何有助于他成名的事情。
n.[S]
1. 抓,紧握;抱
He held my hand in a friendly grasp.
他友好地紧紧握着我的手。
2. 理解,领会
His ideas are beyond my grasp.
他的想法我不能理解。
3. 能力所及的限度;范围
Victory seemed within the team's grasp.
看来这个队胜利垂手可得。
4. 控制;支配;控制力
She is in the grasp of a wicked man.
她受到一个恶人的控制。