2009英語專業(yè)四級詞匯與語法全真模擬練習18

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1. His expenditure on holidays and luxuries is rather high in __ with his income.  
    A comparison
    B proportion
    C association
    D calculation  
    2. The President made his last public __ before his term of office ended.
    A appearance
    B engagement 
    C gathering
    D meeting  
    3. There is no much time left, so I’ll tell you about it__.  
    A in detail
    B in brief
    C in short
    D in all  
    4. The population is leveling __ in the area as a result of family planning.  
    A with
    B off
    C up
    D against  
    5. The rain was heavy and __ the land was flooded.  
    A consequently
    B continuously
    C constantly
    D consistently
    答案:1-5AABBA
    1.選A ①in comparison with與……比較起來(可比相同點或不同點)The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with those of New York. ②in proportion to與……成比例 The insolence of the vulgar is in proportion to their ignorance: they treat everything with contempt which they do not understand. ③in association with 與……聯(lián)合,與……共同 They finished the work in association with their friends.
    2.選A make one’s last appearance 最后一次露面
    3.選B ①in brief簡短地,簡言之 This, in brief, is the answer to the argument.②in short 總之,用在表總結的場合 You can’t make me! I won’t do it! In short, no!
    4.選B ①level off達到平衡,穩(wěn)定 Prices leveled off after the inflation ended.
    ②level with和……一樣,坦率誠實地對待 She leveled with him and felt better for it.③level up 使……升高,到同一個平面上,提高We should level the output of our factory up to that of the advanced. ④level against對某人提出(控告)Some of the criticisms leveled against us are not altogether fair.
    5.選A 根據(jù)句子的意思,可以看出and前后表因果關系,所以選consequently表因此。