56. Not only the professionals but also the amateurs will ________ from the new training facilities.

　　A) derive B) acquire

　　C) benefit D) reward

　　57. The work was almost complete when we received orders to ________no further with it.

　　A) progress B) proceed

　　C) march D) promote

　　58. I waited for him half an hour, but he never ________.

　　A) turned in B) turned down

　　C) turned off D) turned up

　　59. A house with a dangerous gas________can be broken into immediately.

　　A) leak B) split

　　C) mess D) crack

　　60. A dark suit is ________to a light one for evening wear.

　　A) favourable B) suitable

　　C) preferable D) proper

　　61. It was in the United States that I made the ________ of Professor Jones.

　　A) acknowledgement B) acquaintance

　　C) recognition D) association

　　62. Could you take a ________ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?

　　A) bare B) vacant

　　C) hollow D) blank

　　63. A culture in which the citizens share similar religious beliefs and values is more likely to have laws that represent the wishes of its people than is a culture where citizens come from ________ backgrounds.

　　A) extensive B) influential

　　C) diverse D) identical

　　64. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ________ particular care.

　　A) by B) in

　　C) under D) with

　　65. He gave a ________ to handle the affairs in a friendly manner.

　　A) pledge B) mission

　　C) plunge D) motion

　　66. Don't let the child play with scissors________ he cuts himself.

　　A) in case B) so that

　　C) now that D) only if

　　67. ________ the danger from enemy action, people had to cope with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel, and almost everything.

　　A) As far as B) As long as

　　C) As well as D) As soon as

　　68. Many people lost their jobs during the business ________.

　　A) desperation B) decrease

　　C) despair D) depression

　　69. Whenever a big company________a small one, the product almost always gets worse.

　　A) gets on with B) cuts down

　　C) takes over D) puts up with

　　70. Mr Smith was the only witness who said that the fire was ________.

　　A) mature B) deliberate

　　C) meaningful D) innocent

　　试题解析:

　　56. C).本题考核词义辨析.A) derive源自;B)acquire获得;C)benefit受益;D)reward酬劳,奖赏.根据句意,正确答案是选项C).

　　全句可译为:不论是职业运动员,还是业余体育爱好者都可以从这些新的训练设施中受益.

　　57. B).本题考核词义辨析.四个选项均含有"进展"之意,但只有proceed可以与介词with搭配.例如:proceed with one's work继续工作下去.因此,根据句意和搭配关系,正确答案是选项B).

　　全句可译为:当我们接到中断工作的指令时,这项工作差不多快完成了.

　　58. D).本题考核短语动词.A)turn in上交;B) turn down拒绝;C) turn off切断(电源、水源等);D) turn up出现,露面.四个选项中,只有选项D)符合题意,故为正确答案.

　　全句可译为:我等了他半小时,但他根本就没露面.

　　59. A).本题考核词义辨析.A) leak泄漏;B)split分裂;C)mess脏乱状态;D)crack裂口.根据句意,正确答案是选项A).

　　全句可译为:可以立即强行进入有煤气泄漏的房子.

　　60. C).本题考核词义辨析.A) favourable有利的;B)suitable适合的;C)preferable更可取的,更好的;D)proper合适的.根据句意,正确答案是选项C).

　　全句可译为:深色衣服比浅色衣服更适合作晚礼服.

　　61. B).本题考核词义辨析.A)acknowledgement承认,致谢;B)acquaintance相识,了解,make the acquaintance of sb.结识某人;C)recognition认出;D)association联合.根据句意,正确答案是选项B).

　　全句可译为:我是在美国结识琼斯教授的.

　　62. D).本题考核词义辨析.A)bare光秃的;B)vacant未被占用的,空着的;C)hollow空心的;D)blank (纸上)空白的,无字的.根据句意,正确答案是选项D).

　　全句可译为:请你拿一张空白无字的纸并在顶部写上你的名字好吗?

　　63. C).本题考核比较结构和词义辨析.题干中than所引导的比较状语从句为省略结构,可以采取倒装形式.例如:Nobody did more for education in this country than did the late Mr Green.没有人比已故的格林先生为这个国家的教育工作做得更多了.四个选项的意思分别为:A)extensive广泛的;B)influential有影响力的;C)diverse不同的;D)identical完全相同的.根据句意,正确答案是选项C).

　　全句可译为:与来自不同背景的公民所形成的文化相比,有相似的宗教信仰和价值观的公民所形成的文化更可能有代表其意愿的法律.

　　64. D).本题考核固定搭配.四个选项中,能与动词treat搭配使用的只有介词with.因此,正确答案为选项D).

　　全句可译为:学生们感到特别困难的地方都已作了非常仔细的处理.

　　65. A).本题考核词义辨析.A)pledge保证;B)mission使命;C)plunge跳水;D)motion移动.根据句意,正确答案是选项A).

　　全句可译为:他保证以友好的方式处理这些事情.

　　66. A).本题考核连词用法.根据空格前后的意思,空格处应填入一个表示"以免"之意的连词.因此,正确答案为选项A).B)so that以便;C)now that既然; D)only if但愿,均不符合题意.

　　全句可译为:不要让孩子玩剪刀,以免受伤.

　　67. C).本题考核连词用法.A)As far as就……而论; B)As long as只要;C)As well as除……之外(也);D)As soon as一……就.根据句意,C)符合题意.

　　全句可译为:除了敌人来侵犯的危险以外,人们还必须对付食物、衣服、燃料和几乎其他一切东西的严重短缺.

　　68. D).本题考核词义辨析.A)desperation绝望,拼命;B)decrease减少;C)despair绝望;D)depression经济萧条.根据句意,正确答案是选项D).

　　全句可译为:经济萧条时期许多人都失业了.

　　69. C).本题考核短语动词.A)get on with与人相处;B)cut down缩减;C)take over接管;D) put up with忍受.四个选项中,只有选项C)符合题意,故为正确答案.

　　全句可译为:只要大公司一接管小公司,产品质量几乎总要下降.

　　70. B).本题考核词义辨析.A)mature成熟的;B)deliberate有意的,故意的;C)meaningful有意义的;D)innocent清白的,无辜的.根据句意,正确答案是选项B).

　　全句可译为:史密斯先生是说这场火灾是蓄意的唯一证人.

　　(文/李明宇;英语通大学英语四级考试版2004年第2期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)