41. He asked us to________them in carrying through their plan.
A) provide B) arouse C) assist D) persist
【译文】他要我们帮助他们实施计划。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试两组动词形近词辨析。A) provide供应，供给； D) persist 坚持，继续；B) arouse唤醒，唤起，鼓励；C) assist援助，帮助，assist sb. in doing sth.帮助（某人）做……为固定搭配。
42. A good many proposals were raised by the delegates, ________was to be expected.
A) that B) what C) so D) as
【译文】如所期望的那样，代表们提出了很多建议。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试as作为关系代词引导的定语从句。作为关系代词，as可用来指代它前面或后面的主句所表达的意思。as可置于句首或句子后部，在它所引导的定语从句中必须承担一个语法成分，即不是作主语就是作宾语，如：As is announced in today’s newspapers, there will be an earthquake in the next few days.（as作主语）；I usually take a nap after lunch, as is my habit. （as作主语）；As you will find out, I will never let you down. （as作宾语）
43. He was such a________speaker that he held our attention every minute of the three-hour lecture.
A) specific B) dynamic C) heroic D) diplomatic 【译文】他讲话很有感染力；三个小时的演讲中，每一分钟都吸引着我们的注意力。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试同词尾形容词词义辨析。A) specific详细而精确的，明确的，特殊的；B) dynamic动力的，动态的，有活力的；C) heroic英雄的，英勇的；D) diplomatic外交的，老练的。
44. Arriving home, the boy told his parents about all the ________which occurred in his dormitory.
A) occasions B) matters C) incidents D) issues
【译文】回到家，男孩把发生在宿舍里的所有事都告诉了父母。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试名词词义辨析。A) occasion场合，时机；B) matter问题，物质；C) incident事件（普通用语，特指争端），如：The Lugouqiao Incident, which occurred on July 7, 1937, was staged by the Japanese imperialist.（
45. The opening between the rocks was very narrow, but the boys managed to________through.
A) press B) squeeze C) stretch D) leap
【译文】岩石之间的缝隙非常狭窄，但男孩们还是设法挤了过去。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试动词词义辨析。A) press压，按；B) squeeze压榨，挤；C) stretch伸展，伸长；D) leap跳，跳跃。
46. They are trying to________the waste discharged by the factory for profit.
A) expose B) exhaust C) exhibit D) exploit
【译文】他们试图开发工厂排出的废弃物赚钱。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试同前缀动词词义辨析。A) expose使暴露，揭露；B) exhaust用尽，耗尽，使筋疲力尽；C) exhibit展出，陈列；D) exploit开发，利用。
47. The manager urged his staff not to________the splendid opportunity.
A) drop B) miss C) escape D) slide 【译文】经理鼓励员工不要错过大好机会。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试动词词义辨析。A) drop滴下，落下，下降；B) miss未击中，没找到，错过；C) escape逃，逃避，逃脱；D) slide（使）滑动，滑行。
48.________I admire David as a poet, I do not like him as a man.
A) Much as B) Only if C) If only D) As much 【译文】虽然我崇拜诗人大卫，但我不喜欢他的为人。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试复合连词辨义。A) much as非常像，和……几乎一样，虽然，即使；B) only if决不，除非；C) if only要是，只要，要是……多好；D) as much同样数量，同样的事。
49. Because of a________engagement, Lora couldn’t attend my birthday party last Saturday.
A) pioneer B) premature C) prior D) past
【译文】由于已经约了人，劳拉上周六没能参加我的生日派对。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试形容词词义辨析。A) pioneer先驱，倡导者；B) premature（时机）未成熟的，太早的，早熟的；C) prior优先的，在前的，预先的；D) past过去的，结束的。
50. The continuous rain________ the harvesting of the wheat crop by two weeks.
A) set back B) set off C) set out D) set aside 【译文】连续的大雨使小麦收割推迟了两周。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试短语动词辨析。A) set back阻碍，耽搁，延迟；B) set off起程，出发，使爆炸，发射；C) set out出发，动身，启程，开始，着手；D) set aside留出，拨出，储蓄。此类搭配还有很多，需要记忆的有：set about开始，着手；set down写下，抄下，记下；set in降临，来到，开始；set on/upon攻击，袭击，煽动，挑唆；set to开始认真干起来，动手做；set up竖立，建造，设立，开业。请参考CET4/1998/1/52. 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
51. Not having a good command of English can be a serious________preventing you from achieving your goals. A) obstacle B) fault C) offense D) distress
【译文】英语掌握得不好可能成为一个严重的障碍，使你无法达到目标。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试名词词义辨析。A) obstacle障碍，妨害物；B) fault过错，缺点，故障；C) offense进攻；D) distress悲痛，穷困，不幸，危难。
52. It’s very________of you not to talk aloud while the baby is asleep.
A) concerned B) careful
C) considerable D) considerate
【译文】在婴儿睡觉的时候你不大声说话，真是考虑周到。
【解析】答案为D。本题测试形容词词义辨析。A) concerned关心的，有关的；B) careful小心的，仔细的；C) considerable相当大（或多）的，值得考虑的，相当可观的；D) considerate考虑周到的。
53. Many a player who had been highly thought of has________from the tennis scene.
A) disposed B) disappeared
C) discouraged D) discarded
【译文】许多被非常看重的选手已经告别了网球场。
【解析】答案为B。本题测试同前缀动词词义辨析。A) dispose处理，处置，布置；B) disappear消失，不见；C) discourage使气馁，阻碍；D) discard丢弃，抛弃，放弃。
54. She’s fainted. Throw some water on her face and she’ll________.
A) come round B) come along
C) come on D) come out
【译文】她晕过去了。往她脸上洒些水，她就会醒过来的。
【解析】答案为A。本题测试短语动词辨析。A) come round到来，来访，苏醒，复原；B) come along来到，出现；C) come on进步，发展，偶遇，（用于祈使句）走吧，快点，来吧；D) come out出来，（日、月等）出现，（花等）开放。此类搭配还有很多，需要记忆的有：come about发生，产生；come across偶然碰见，意外找到；come at得到，达到，袭击，攻击；come forth出来，涌现；come to来到，到达，共计，总共，涉及，关于；come to oneself苏醒，恢复知觉；come up with提出，提供。
55. All their attempts to________the child from the burning building were in vain.
A) regain B) recover
C) rescue D) reserve
【译文】他们想把孩子从着火的大楼中营救出来是徒劳的。
【解析】答案为C。本题测试同前缀动词词义辨析。A) regain收回，恢复，重新夺回；B) recover痊愈，恢复，复原；C) rescue援救，营救；D) reserve储备，保存，预定。
