专业四级考试词汇部分的试题测试内容主要涉及以下几个方面：1) 辨析（同义、近义、近形辨析）2) 搭配 3）语境 4) 习语

一. 辨析

1. 选项为异形近义词及形近近义词

历年真题例题：

1） When you’re driving on a motorway, you must obey the signs telling you to get into the right_______. (2000)

A. way B. track C. road D. lane

2) We should make a clear_______ between ‘competent’ and ‘proficient’ for the purposes of our discussion. (2000)

A. separation B. division C. distinction D. difference

3) Being color-blind, Sally can’t make a ________ between red and green. (2001)

A. difference B. distinction C. comparison D. division

4) In order to raise money, Aunt Nicola had to _____ with some of her most treasured possessions. (2001)

A. divide B. separate C. part D. abandon

5) Although he has become rich, he is still very ________ of his money. (2001)

A. economic B. thrifty C. frugal D. careful

6) As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ______ the weekly staff meeting. (2001)

A. preside B. introduce C. chair D. dominate

7) The police have offered a large ______ for information leading to the robber’s arrest. (2002)

A. award B. compensation C. prize D. reward

8) The ______ family in Chinese cities now spends more money on housing than before. (2002)

A. normal B. average C. usual D. general

9) During the summer holiday season there are no ______ rooms in this seaside hotel. (2002)

A. empty B. blank C. deserted D. vacant

10) Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ______ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway. (2003)

A. sign B. mark C. signal D. board

11) The tenant left nothing behind except some ______ of paper, cloth, etc. (2003)

A. sheets B. scraps C. pages D. slices

12) I think you can take a(n) ______ language course to improve your English. (2003)

A. intermediate B. middle C. medium D. mid

13) I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a _______. (2004)

A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred

14) Mary hopes to be _______ from hospital next week. (2004)

A. di**issed B. discharged C. expelled D. resigned

15) Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ______. (2004)

A. invaluable B. priceless C. unworthy D. worthless

16) I couldn’t sleep last night because the tap in the bathroom was_______. (2004)

A. draining B. dropping C. spilling D. dripping

17) All the rooms on the second floor have nicely _______ carpets, which are included in the price of the house. (2004)

A. adapted B. equipped C. suited D. fitted

18) Everyone who has visited the city agrees that it is _______ with life. (2004)

A. vibrant B. violent C. energetic D. full.

19). The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _______. (2005)

A. minority B. scarcity C. rarity D. minimum

20) Taking photographs is strictly ______ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings. (2005)

A. forbidden B. rejected C. excluded D. denied

21) The priest made the ______ of the cross when he entered the church. (2005)

A. mark B. signal C. sign D. gesture

22) The economic recession has meant that job ______ is a rare thing. (2006)

A. security B. safety C. protection D. secureness

23) After the heavy rain, a builder was called to repair the roof, which was ______. (2006)

A. leaking B. trickling C. dripping D. floating

24) The tuition fees are______ to students coming from low-income families. (2007)

A. approachable B. payable C. reachable D. affordable

25) According to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the _______ of 59 percent. (2007)

A. ratio B. percentage C. proportion D. rate

26) Thousands of ______ at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance. (2007)

A. audience B. participants C. spectators D. observers

27) We stood still, gazing out over the limitless _______ of the desert. (2007)

A. space B. expanse C. stretch D. land

28) Teachers in this school were encouraged to use drama as a(n) _______ of learning.

A. design B. instrument C. agency D. tool

29) Bus services between Town Centre and Newton Housing Estate will be _______ until the motorway is repaired. (2008)

A. discontinued B. suspended C. halted D. ceased

30) The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the ______ cause of the tides. (2008)

A. principal B. basic C. initial D. elementary

31) After working for the firm for ten years, he finally _______ the rank of deputy director. (2009)

A. achieved B. approached C. attained D. acquired

32) We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and _______.(2009)

A. conducive B. wholesome C. helpful D. appreciative

33) We all know that Mary has had a strict _______. (2009)

A. growth B. upbringing C. development D. cultivation

34) The young employee has a(n)______ quality—he is totally honest. (2009)

A. respectable B. admirable C. decent D. approachable

35) There were 150______at the international conference this summer. (2010)

A. spectators B. viewers C. participants D. onlookers

36) Because of the economic crisis, industries output in the region remained__.(2010)

A. motionless B. inactive C. stagnant D. immobile

37) The police had difficulty in_____ the fans from rushing on to the stage to take photos with the singer. (2010)

A. limiting B. restraining C. confining D. restricting

38) For the advertised position, the company offers a(n) ______ salary and benefits package. (2010)

A. generous B. plentiful C. abundant D. sufficient

39) Our office has recently _____to a new computer system. (2011)

A. altered B. converted C. tran**ormed D. modified

40) The city government is building more roads to _____ the increasing number of cars. (2011)

A. accommodate B. receive C. accept D. hold

41) They’ve lifted a two-year-long economic ______ on the country. (2011)

A. enclosure B. restriction C. blockade D. prohibition

42) Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding______. (2012)

A. meal B. banquet C. refreshment D. snack

43) That outburst at the meeting was _____ of his bad temper. (2012)

A. expository B. explanatory C. illustrative D. revealing

44) Slavery was _____ in America in the 19th century. (2012)

A. terminated B. cancelled C. abandoned D. abolished

45) As soon as he opened the door, a ____ of cold air swept through the house. (2013)

A. flow B. movement C. rush D. blast

46) She really wanted to say something at the meeting, but eventually ____ from it. (2013)

A. refrained B. prevented C. limited D. restricted

47) The operation could _____ her life by two or three years. (2014)

A. prolong B. increase C. expand D. continue

48) The scientists have absolute freedom as to what research they think it best to _______. (1999)

A. engage B. devote C. seek D. pursue

49) We should always bear in mind that______ decisions often result in serious consequences. (1999)

A. urgent B. instant C. prompt D. hasty

50) The discovery of new oil-fields in various parts of the country filled the government with _____ hope. (1998)

A. eternal B. infinite C. ceaseless D. everlasting

51) The plane found the spot and hovered close enough to _____ that it was a car. (1997)

A. ensure B. examine C. verify D. testify

52) The encouraging factor is that the _______ majority of people find the idea of change acceptable. (1997)

A. numerous B. vast C. most D. massive

53) The novel contains some marvelously revealing_______ of rural life in the 19th century. (1997)

A. glances B. glimpses

C. glares D. gleams

54) Animals that could not ______ themselves to the changed environment perished and those that could survived. (1997)

A. change B. adapt

C. modify D. conform

55) Undergraduate students have no _____ to the rare books in the school library. (1996)

A. access B. entrance C. way D. path

56) You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it’s not worth the ______ it involves. (1996)

A. effort B. strength C. attempt D. force

57) The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident _______ two lorries. (1996)

A. involving B. including

C. combining D. containing

58）The police department came under strong critici** for both the death of an unarmed man and its handling of the _____ (2016)

A. consequence B. outcome C. result D. aftermath

59) The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Brown’s body, seeking to____ the family and community there would be a thorough investigation into his death. (2016)

A. ensure B. assure C. insure D. ascertain

60) If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___extra purity by running it through a coffee filter. (2017)

A. assure B. insure

C. reassure D. ensure

61) It’s ____the case in the region; a story always sounds clear enough at a distance, but the nearer you get to the scene of events the vaguer it becomes. (2017)

A. unchangeably B. invariably C. unalterably D. immovably

62) ____, the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude comments about women. (2018)

A. Questionably B. Arguably C. Contentiously D. Debatably

63) What actually____ a good angle---or a good selfie overall---is rooted in what we consider beautiful. (2018)

A. consists B. constitutes C. composes D. constructs

64)Last March the _____ of a 19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater archaeological team. (2018)

A. debris B. ruins C. remains D. wreck

65) A leading____ intelligence and operations company has released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of piracy and crime against mariners. （2018）

A. oceangoing B. oceanic C. marine D. maritime

66) A group _____ casinos has urged officials not to grant a license to a facility in the city. (2019)

A. opposed to B. objected to C. posed against D. protested against

67) After the war, he worked on an island in the Pacific, helping the natives and medical ____ understand each other’s behavior and cultures.(2019)

A. members B. persons C. personnel D. faculty

68) Although Patterson acknowledges the disappointing season he had with the Vikings, he has no second ____ about how he went about his business. (2019)

A. thoughts B. opinions C. concerns D. reasons

**) While waiting for a flight, we passed the time with some newsstand paperback full of fast action and ____dialogue. (2021)

A. nimble B. agile C. speedy D. brisk

70) The team’s efforts to score were_____ by the opposing goalkeeper. (2021)

A. discouraged B. prevented C. frustrated D. dashed

71) Police did not immediately comment on the cause of the accident, and ____ to the public for any video footage of what happened. (2021)

A. appealed B. pleaded C. inquired D. requested

（第1完）

声明:本资料为英语专业专四专项训练资料，由历年专四真题汇编而成，为我校英语专业学生备考专四的必练项目。欢迎使用!感谢关注!答案另文发布。**推送中!敬请期待!