2014年12月大学英语B真题词汇.docx

9、The computer system suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.A.broke downB.broke out C.broke up D.broke in答案：A解析：break down意为“机器或车辆出故障；垮掉”； break out意为“爆发”；break up意为“散开，分散”；break in意为“打断对话”。由题意可选出A。10、How can he _____ if he is not _____?A.listen; hearing B.hear; listeningC.be listening; heard D.be hearing; listened to答案：B解析：hear有特指结果，listen是指动作。由题意为“如果他不听，那么他又怎么能听懂呢”可选出B。11、The students were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brian's ______.A.moneyB.payC.expenseD.loss答案：C解析：at one's expense意为“由某人支付”，固定搭配。有题意可选出C。12、 Tom, what did you do with my documents? I have never seen such a _____ and disorder!A.massB.messC.guessD.bus答案：B解析：mess意为“杂乱、麻烦”；Mass意为“群众；大量”。由题意可选出B。13、If she wants to stay thin, she must make a _____ in her diet.A.changeB.turnC.runD.go答案：A解析：make a change意为“做改变”，固定搭配。14、______ the War of Independence, the United States was an English colony.A.BeforeB.At C.InD.Between答案：A解析：由题意并结合史实，可知题意为“在独立战争之前，美国是英国殖民地”，因此选A。15、This kind of material expands ____ the temperature increasing.A.toB.forC.withD.at答案：C解析：expand意为“在大小、面积、容积、体积或范围等方面的增长”，而with带有伴随状态的意思。由题意可选出C。16、On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several _______ a day. A.customersB.supporters C.guestsD.clients答案：D解析：customer意为“客户，购买者”； supporter意为“支持者”；guest意为“贵宾”； client意为“诉讼委托人”。由题意可选出D。17、What is the train ______ to Birmingham?A.feeB.tipC.fareD.cost答案：C解析：fare指“车费、船费和飞机票价”；fee指“加入组织或做某事付的）费, 酬金”；tip指“小费”；cost指“花费、价格”。18、You shouldn't _______ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work tonight.A.cutB.do C.killD.kick答案：C解析：kill time指“消磨时间”，为固定搭配。do time指“服刑”。19、If by any chance someone comes to see me, ask the person to leave a _______.A.messageB.letterC.sentenceD.notice答案：A解析：leave a message为固定搭配，指“留口讯”；而letter前通常加write；sentence通常与“make、draw”搭配；notice通常与make搭配。20、You can take as many as you like because these handouts are free of _______.A.fareB.chargeC.moneyD.pay答案：B解析：free of charge指“免费”，为固定搭配。题中handout意为“救济品”。21、You'll find th