1. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year. [CET-4,2001.1]
2. Only a few people have ______ to the full facts of the incident. [CET-4,2004.1]
3. There is no ______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab. [CET-4,2004.1]
4. Many people lost their jobs during the business ______. [CET-4,2003.6]
5. Tony is very ______ with the results of the exam. [CET-4,1999.6]
[A] solid [B] attraction [C] resort [D] depression
[E] appointment [F] harsh [G] access [H] disappointed
参考答案及解析:
1. 选[B]。[题意] 尼亚加拉瀑布是个著名的旅游景点，每年的都吸引上百万的游客。
attraction n.吸引，吸引力，诱惑力;具有吸引力的事物(或人)
[搭配] a great tourist attraction 一个著名的游览胜地;resist attraction 抵制诱惑;offer attraction 提供诱惑物
[范例] Detective novels used to hold a special attraction for me. 侦探小说过去对我特别有吸引力。
2. 选[G]。[题意] 只有少数几个人有机会了解事件的全部真相。
access n.通道，入口;接近，进入;接近的机会 vt.存取(计算机文件)
[提示] 注意与之搭配的介词必须是to, 如：have free access to the library 自由进入图书馆;注意相近词的区别：access, assess
(评价，评估)和excess(超过，过度)。
[范例] Communication through print, as a matter of fact, allows for a great deal of control over the social information to
which children have access. 事实上，通过书本传播信息可以在很大程度上控制孩子们所能获得的社会知识。[03.9 阅读]
3. 选[A]。[题意] 没有确凿的证据表明人们可以控制他们的梦境，至少在实验室的实验条件下是这样的。
solid adj.结实的;实心的;固体的;可靠的;纯质的;连续的 n.固体
[搭配] solid foundation 稳固的基础;a solid mass of matter 一连串众多的时间
[范例] He left me wait for a solid hour. 他让我整整等了一个小时。
4. 选[D]。[题意] 许多人在商业萧条期失业了。
depression n.抑郁，沮丧;不景气，萧条(期);洼地，凹陷
[搭配] economic depression 经济萧条;the Great Depression of hte 1930s 20世纪30年代的经济大萧条。
[范例] She fell into a severe depression after she failed her examination. 她考试没合格后变得十分消沉。
5. 选[H]。[题意] 托尼对考试结果很失望。
disappoint vt.失望;破灭，挫败
[搭配] a disappointing result 令人失望的结果;be disappointed in/ with sb./ sth. 对某人/某事失望;be disappointed of 因...而感到失望
[范例] My parents will be disappointed with me if I fail to get the master degree. 如果我拿不到硕士文凭，我的父母将为我感到失望。 1.I hope that you’ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don’t ___ anything. (CET--4,1999.1)
2.The Car Club couldn’t ___ to meet the demands of all its members. (CET--4,2001,6)
3.He was proud of being chosen to participate in the game and he ___ us that he would try as hard as possible. (CET--4,2003.6)
4.The twentieth century has witnessed an enormous worldwide political, economic and cultural ___. (CET--4,2002.1)
5.At first, the speaker was referring to the problem of pollution in the country but halfway in her speech, she suddenly ___ to another subject. (CET--4,1996.1)
[A] ignorance [B] transformation [C] guarantee [D] assume
[E] omit [F] assured [G] insure [H] switched
参考答案及详解：
1. 选[E]. [题意]我希望在在打这封信的时候你能更仔细一点，不要遗漏任何东西。
omit vt.遗漏，疏忽;省略，删节
[搭配] omit to do/doing something 忘记做某事
[范例] You can omit the sugar if you do not want the dish to be too sweet.如果你不想让菜太甜，可以不加糖。
ignorance n.无知，愚昧
[范例] We are in complete ignorance of his plans.我们对他的计划一无所知。
2. 选[C]. [题意]这个汽车俱乐部不能保证满足所有会员的要求。
g uarantee vt.保证，担保 n.保证，保证书
[用法] 后接不定式或名词宾语结构或that从句，如The Chinese Constitution guarantees that the people have certain right. 中国宪法确保人民拥有某些权力。
Guarantee to meet the demands 保证满足需求
[范例] Is everyone entitled to his opinion? Of cource, this is not only permitted, but guaranteed. 人人都有发表意见的权利吗?当然，这不仅是获得允许的，而且是应该有保障的。[03.9 阅读]
insure vt.保证，担保，确保;给......保险
[搭配] insure sb. against/from danger 保护某人免受危险;insure her a good night’s sleep 保证她能睡一夜好觉;insure against fire/death 火险/寿险
[范例] “It is clear there is a long way to go in insuring shoppers are adequately informed about the environmental impact of products they buy," said Consumers International director. 消费者国际主任说道：“很明显，要确保消费者对所购买产品的环境影响有足够认识，还有很长的路要走。”[05.6 阅读]
3. 选[F]. [题意]他为被选中参加比赛而感到骄傲，并向我们保证他会竭尽全力。
assure vt.确保，保证给;使放心
[用法] 一般只用于如下两种结构：assure sb/oneself of sth. 使某人/自己对.....确信;assure sb. that..... 使某人确信......
4. 选[B]. [题意]二十世纪见证了全球性的政治，经济与文化的巨变。
transformation n.变化，转变;改革，转换
[搭配] polite and economic transformation 政治与经济变革;the transformatin of water into stream 把水变成蒸汽;transformation in sb.’s characer 某人性格上的变化
5. 选[H]. [题意]起初，发言者谈论了那个国家的污染问题，但半途中她突然转到另一个话题上。
switch v.转变，改变 n.开关;转变，改变
[搭配] switch one’s position 改变立场;awitch the light on/off 开/关灯
[范例] The car is fitted with a remote immobiliser(锁止器)，and a radio signal from a control centre miles away will ensure that once the thief switches the engine off, he will not be able to start it again. 车上安装了远程锁止器，几英里以外的控制中心发来的无线信号将会使偷车贼一旦将车熄了火，就再也无法发动引擎。
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