四级语法和词汇（1）
1. My father never gave me ______. A. many advice B. many advices C. much advice D. a lot of advices
参考答案： C
TIP：advice为不可数名词，不能用many来修饰，也没有复数形式。
2. She took him ______and led him across the road. A. by his hand B. by the hand C. with hand D. with the hand
参考答案： B
TIP：take ... by the hand“抓住??的手”。英语的习惯是在动词后先提人，而后在介词后再提具体的身体部位，身体部位前通常用定冠词。
3. I don't think he is to blame, ______? A. do I B. is he C. isn't he D. does he
参考答案： B
TIP：本句涉及的是否定的转移问题，I don't think 中的否定词否定的是宾语从句，故附加疑问句就需要用肯定的形式。
4. ______ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it. A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. However
参考答案： C
TIP：as long as“只要”。
5. He couldn't lie convincingly enough to take a child _______.
A. away B. down C. in D. up
参考答案： C
TIP：take in“欺骗”，take away“拿走”，take down“取下来，记下来”，take up“从事”。
6. The parents were worried about Dorothy because no one was aware ______ she had gone. A. where that B. of where C. where D. the place
参考答案： B
TIP：aware一般有两个结构: be aware of something和be aware that-clause,在此选择of 后加名词从句，相当于第一个结构。
7. It was not until she returned home ______ she realized she had almost wasted ten of her valuable hours. A. and B. when C. then D. that
参考答案： D
TIP：此句为强调（分裂）句。如果强调部分不是“人”时，需用that来引导分句。
8. There has not been a great response to the sale, ______? A. does it B. has it
C. does there D. has there
参考答案： D
TIP：这是一个there be的反意疑问句。
9. Anthropology is a science ______ anthropologists use a rigorous set of methods and techniques to document observations that can be checked by others. A. in that
B. that in C. that D. in
参考答案： C
TIP：that引导的从句为同位语从句，that在名词从句中不作任何成分。注意，in that引导原因从句。
10. The activities of the international marketing researcher are frequently much broader than ______.
A. the domestic marketer has
B. those of the domestic marketer C. the domestic marketer does
D. that which has the domestic marketer
参考答案： B
TIP：这是一个比较从句，those在从句中替代activities。
11. I'm surprised at there ______ an index. A. not to be B. to be not C. not being D. being not
参考答案： C
TIP：这是there be非限定形式作介词补足语，通常用 -ing形式。如果是否定形式，那么否定词not应放在非限定形式前面。注意，there be作介词for的补足语时，常用there to be形式。
12. I ______ this soup. I ______ pepper in it. A. am tasting ... am tasting B. am tasting ... taste C. taste ... am tasting D. taste ... have tasted
参考答案： B
TIP：第一个taste是动态动词，根据题意用进行体；第二个taste是感觉动词，属静态动词，一般不用进行体形式。
13. ______, explorers could never have found the cave.
A. But for the fissure had been spotted B. If not the fissure had been spotted C. Had the fissure not been spotted D. Had not the fissure been spotted
参考答案： D
TIP：此句中的条件从句省略引导词if并倒装。在这种情况下，如果从句是否定形式且从句主语是名词，那么否定词 not放在名词前面；而如果从句主语是代词，则把not放在代词后面，如“had it not been ...”。
14. John often sits in a small bar, drinking and smoking considerably more ______. A. than that he is healthy B. than good for his health C. than his health could
D. than is good for his health
参考答案： D
TIP：than为关系代词，在比较从句中作主语。
15. This ______ girl is Mary's cousin. A. pretty little Swedish B. Swedish little pretty C. Swedish pretty little D. little pretty Swedish
参考答案： A
TIP：当一个名词有好几个形容词作为其修饰语时，应注意形容词的词序。一般按下列词序排列: 限定词—表示说话人评价的形容词—表示大小、形状、新旧的形容词—表示颜色的形容词—表示国别、来源、材料的形容词—表示用途或目的的形容词或分词，名词等类别词—名词中心词。
16. We are not on very good ______ with the people next door. A. friendship B. relations C. will D. terms
参考答案： D
TIP：on good / bad terms with为固定词组，意思是“和??关系很好/不和”。
17. Usually newspapers ______ for people with intellectual interests. A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater
参考答案： D
TIP：cater for something为词组，表示“迎合”的意思，其他三个选择项 suit, furnish, regard是及物动词，不能直接跟介词for。
18. The overcrowded living conditions ______ a heavy strain on the family. A. set B. put C. made D. pressed
参考答案： B
TIP：put a heavy strain on somebody意为“对某人是一个沉重负担”。
19. The supply of apples exceeds the ______ this year. A. request B. claim
C. requirement D. demand
参考答案： D
TIP：demand表示“需求”，与supply“供应”相对应。
20. I must take this watch to be repaired: it ______ over twenty minutes a day. A. increases B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains
参考答案： D
TIP：gain在此句中表示钟表走得太快(相当于 move too fast)。
21. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could ______ have killed or hurt several people. A. equally B. both
C. well D. severely
参考答案： C
TIP：could与well连用，表示“很可能” (相当于it was likely to)。
22. I'm sorry we gave you such short ______ of our visit. A. caution B. notice
C. information D. preparation
参考答案： B
TIP：give somebody short notice of something是固定搭配，意为“提前很短时间通知某人某事”。
23. That old vase will ______ an attractive lamp-holder. A. compose B. form C. make D. assemble
参考答案： C TIP：make意为“（宜）用作”(相当于have the qualities of something)。
24. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial ______ to developing countries. A. allowance B. aid C. loan D. provision
参考答案： B
TIP：allowance“津贴，补助”，loan“贷款”，provision“供应品”这三词一般不与financial连用。根据题意，应选aid，表示“财政援助”。
25. Nothing would stop me from ______ my ambition. A. reaching B. completing C. achieving
D. obtaining
参考答案： C
TIP：achieve表示“实现”，此动词常与ambition, goal, aim, purpose连用。
26. He showed his ______ for the TV programme by switching it off. A. distaste B. discontent C. annoyance D. boredom
参考答案： A
TIP：distaste“厌恶” 常与介词for连用，其他三个名词的用法为: discontent over / with, annoyance with somebody / at something, boredom则不可与for 连用。
27. They are ______ the woods for the missing child. A. seeking B. looking
C. investigating D. combing
参考答案： D TIP：comb“彻底搜查”(相当于search thoroughly)，其他三词seek（寻找），look，investigate(调查)不能以woods作为宾语。
28. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ______ by a computer. A. managed B. graded C. monitored D. conducted
参考答案： C
TIP：monitor“监测”。
29. What a pretty baby, Mrs Jones! I can see that he takes ______ you! A. after B. over C. up D. from
参考答案： A
TIP：take after“长得像（父母）”，take over“接管，接收”，take up“开始从事”，take from“减少，减弱”。
30. They ______ at the notice but the light was too dim for them to read it. A. peeped B. glared C. peered D. eyed
参考答案： C
TIP：peer“费力地看”，peep“窥视”，glare“怒视”，eye“打量，注视”。
四级语法与词汇（2）
1. ______ is the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnight. A. So B. This C. Such D. What
参考答案： C
TIP：such ... that“如此??以致??”，such为代词。
2. We need to get the message across ______ too much sun is harmful. A. that B. which C. in which D. so
参考答案： A
TIP：that 引导同位语从句。
3. The business is risky, but ______, we would be rich. A. would we succeed B. could we succeed C. should we succeed D. might we succeed
参考答案： C
TIP：should we succeed 为倒装结构，相当于if we should succeed。
4. Having considered the problem for a while she thought better ______ her first solution. A. to B. than C. from D. of
参考答案： D
TIP：think better of something为一词组，表示“认为??更好”。
5. If that idea was wrong, the project is bound to fail, ______ good all the other ideas might be. A. whatever B. though
C. whatsoever D. however
参考答案： D
TIP：however表示让步，相当于no matter how。
6. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of the body of a runner, ______ to the body.
A. the greater the stress B. the stress is greater C. greater the stress is D. greater is the stress
参考答案： A
TIP：这是一个the more ... the more ... 的比较结构，可以省略谓语动词。
7. That's your sister, ______? A. isn't it? B. isn't that? C. isn't she? D. aren't you?
参考答案： A
TIP：这是一个反意（附加）疑问句，当句子的主语为that，this时，附加部分的代词用it。
8. It's high time we ______ a rest. A. have B. had
C. are having D. should have
参考答案： B
TIP：在It is high / about time that ...句型中，that从句中的谓语动词应用一般过去时。
9. If you ______, you'd better go outside in the fresh air. A. faint
B. have fainted C. are going to faint D. will faint
参考答案： C
TIP：If从句中的一般现在时无现在语意，与主句不符；完成体不合题意。If从句中一般不用will将来时，只能用be going to形式表示“如果现在有迹象表明你将要昏倒的话”，使从句与主句表达的现在语意相照应。
10. I don't know ______. A. why do this
B. why having done this C. why doing this
D. why we ought to do this
参考答案： D
TIP：why引导子句时不可采用动词的非限定形式。
11. The man over there is ______ our principal. A. no other but B. not other than C. no one than D. none other than
参考答案： D
TIP：none other than“（不是别人）正是??”，表示惊奇。
12. No one can walk the wire without a bit of fear unless ______ very young. A. having been trained
B. trained
C. to be trained D. being trained
参考答案： B
TIP：用 -ed 形式同时表示完成和被动。
13. — When can we come to visit you? — Any time you feel ______. A. for it B. to it C. like it D. so
参考答案： C
TIP：feel like为固定搭配，可跟-ing分词，表示“想要”。
14. His honesty is ______ : nobody can doubt it. A. in question
B. out of the question C. beside the question D. without question
参考答案： D
TIP：without question“毫无问题”，in question“被怀疑，有问题”，out of the question“不可能”，beside the question“离题”。
15. This is a most peculiar letter. What do you ______ of it? A. gather B. make C. get D. feel
参考答案： B
TIP：make of something为一动词词组，意为“理解”，常与 nothing, anything, what等代词连用。
16. Now that we've identified the problem, we must decide on an appropriate course of ______. A. action B. progress
C. solution
D. development
参考答案： A
TIP：a course of action“行动途径”。
17. Since the couple couldn't ______ their differences, they decided to get a divorce. A. reconcile B. identify C. adjust D. coincide
参考答案： A
TIP：reconcile“使和解”。
18. We attended a ______ of the new manufacturing process. A. demonstration B. display C. showing
D. manifestation
参考答案： A
TIP：demonstration“演示”，display和showing“展览”，manifestation“表明，表现形式”。
19. How many people do you think his car would ______? A. occupy B. hold C. fit D. load
参考答案： B TIP：hold“容纳”，occupy“占据，占用”，fit“使??适合”，load“装载”。
20. It never ______ my mind that he might refuse the request. A. passed B. filled C. crossed D. occurred
参考答案： C
TIP：cross one's mind“想起”；pass要加through: pass through one's mind；occur要用to: occur to somebody。
21. People become less ______ to new ideas as they grow older. A. receptive B. available C. attentive D. attractive
参考答案： A TIP：receptive“有接受能力的”，available“可得到的”，attentive“专心的；关心的”，attractive“有吸引力的”。
22. Is he really ______ to judge a brass band contest? A. competent B. skillful C. capable D. efficient
参考答案： A TIP：competent“有能力的，能胜任的”；capable也表示“有能力的”，但不可跟不定式；skillful“熟练的”，efficient“高效率的”，均不符题意。
23. The new airport will be ______ from all directions. A. available B. accessible C. obtainable D. achievable
参考答案： B
TIP：accessible“可抵达的”，available，obtainable和achievable都表示“可得到的”。
24. The team's recent wins have now ______ them for the semi-finals. A. fitted B. promoted C. qualified D. selected
参考答案： C
TIP：qualify somebody for something“使某人有资格（条件）做某事”。
25. For parents, one of the problems ______ by rising prices is the continual demand for more pocket money. A. given B. posed C. provided D. forced
参考答案： B
TIP：pose表示“造成，提出”，常与 problem，threat，danger连用。
26. The police managed to ______ down the owner of the car. A. trace B. track C. search D. pursue
参考答案： B
TIP：track down为动词词组，意思是“找到；查出”，其他三个trace, search, pursue一般不与副词down搭配使用。
27. The party's reduced vote was ______ of lack of support for its policies. A. indicative B. confirming C. revealing D. evident
参考答案： A
TIP：be indicative of something“表明，说明”，其他三个选择项不与介词of连用。
28. The football match was televised ______ from the Worker's Stadium. A. alive B. life C. live D. lively
参考答案： C
TIP：live在此句中作副词用，意为“现场直播”，其他三词不合题意。
29. We shall have to go on to the next village. It's too late to ______ now. A. set back B. turn in C. set in D. turn back
参考答案： D
TIP：turn back“折回”，set back“推迟，耽搁”，turn in“拐弯进入，上床睡觉”，set in“到来，开始”。
30. You have a very nasty cough. You must ______ on cigarettes. A. put out B. give up C. cut down D. take down
参考答案： C
TIP：cut down“削减，减少”，put out“熄灭”，give up“放弃”，take down“放下，记下”。
四级语法与词汇（3）
1. The aged ______ now being provided with free medical care in this country. A. is B. are C. was D. were
参考答案： B
TIP：当定冠词+形容词表示一类人时，动词通常用复数形式。
2. In 1939, ______ in 1941, there was a great surge of patriotic feeling. A. like B. as
C. the same as D. similar to
参考答案： B TIP：like为介词，其后只能跟名词或动名词，不能跟介词词组；as是连词，可以接介词词组。
3. The plane flies too ______ to be seen. A. highly
B. higher C. high D. highest
参考答案： C
TIP：too ... to结构中的形容词必须用原级，high作为副词，表示“高”，highly为副词，表示“非常，极”。
4. ______ some countries have ruined their agriculture, squandering money on uneconomic factories, the Ivory Coast has stuck to what it is good at. A. After B. During C. When D. While
参考答案： D
TIP：while是表示对比的连词。
5. Apparently one person ______ ten now attends a university in this country. A. of B. over C. in D. from
参考答案： C
TIP：one in ten和one out of ten都可以表示“十分之一”。
6. All of the plants now raised on farms have been developed from plants ______ wild. A. once they grew B. they grew once C. that once grew D. once grew
参考答案： C TIP：that once grew wild是修饰plants的定语从句；选项A 中的once 为连词，表示“一旦”，不合题意；其他两个选择项则不符合语法规范。
7. This is the best book ______ this year. A. appearing
B. having appeared
C. to appear D. appeared
参考答案： C
TIP：当名词前面有一个形容词最高级、序数词或the only, the next, the last等修饰语时，其后的动词非限定形式修饰语要用不定式。
8. What annoys me is that tomorrow ______ the third time I ______ take my car in to be repaired.
A. is ... have to
B. will be ... have had to C. is ... will have to D. will be ... have to
参考答案： B
TIP：be the first / second time that后面跟的that从句中，谓语动词应采用完成体形式。
9. Our neighbours have ______ ours. A. as a big house as B. as big a house as
C. a big house as same as D. a house the same big as
参考答案： B
TIP：as ... as比较结构当中应采用形容词组或副词词组，如果中间插入名词词组，则名词必须是单数形式，且冠词a / an必须置于形容词之后。
10. She is ______ biting her nails. A. often B. usually
C. continually D. hardly
参考答案： C TIP：continually与现在进行体连用，通常带有感情色彩，表示说话人的态度，一般是表示“不满，抱怨”。类似continually的频度副词还有constantly, always, forever等。
11. It is ten years since I ______ you last. A. see B. saw
C. didn't see D. haven't seen
参考答案： B
TIP：since从句中用过去的一点时间来表示一个时间段的起点。注意本句主句中，用一般现在时可以替代现在完成体。
12. ______ is such a spitfire. A. His that third brother B. His third that brother C. That third brother of his D. That his third brother
参考答案： C
TIP：his与that都是中位限定词，相互排斥，不可同时使用。此题只能选用双重属格。
13. I owe a special debt of ______ to my wife and child for their willingness to put up with my frequent bouts of ill temper or sheer absent-mindedness while I was writing the book. A. thank B. thanking C. thanks D. thankings
参考答案： C
TIP：名词thanks“感激”，通常只用作复数。
14. Which of the following is CORRECT?
A. Not on any account should such disasters be repeated. B. On no account should such disasters be repeated. C. Not on any account such disasters should be repeated. D. On no account such disasters should be repeated.
参考答案： B
TIP：on no account词组放在句首，要用倒装句式。not 和 on any account不可在句首连用，只能说: Such disasters should not be repeated on any account.
15. An application to join this scheme places you under no obligation ______. A. indeed B. eventually C. apart
D. whatsoever
参考答案： D
TIP：whatsoever为一形容词，作后置定语，与否定词连用，加强语势。
16. We covered a wide ______ of topics in the interview. A. extent B. collection C. number D. range
参考答案： D
TIP：a wide range of“一系列”，extent“程度”，collection“收集”，a number of“许多，若干”，但是number不能用wide来修饰。
17. What you say is true, but you could have ______ it more tactfully. A. talked B. phrased C. observed D. remarked
参考答案： B
TIP：phrase“措辞”。
18. If you are under 18, you are not ______ to join this club. A. legitimate B. legible C. eligible D. permissible
参考答案： C
TIP：eligible“合格的”，legitimate“合法的”，legible“字迹清楚的”，permissible“许可的”。
19. When I arrived in this country I had to start learning the language from ______. A. scratch
B. introduction C. ignorance D. blank
参考答案： A
TIP：from scratch为固定词组，意为“从头开始”。
20. I spoke to him, but he was too ______ to hear what I said. A. preoccupied B. concentrated C. attentive D. thoughtful
参考答案： A TIP：preoccupied“有心事，想别的”，concentrated“集中精力的”，attentive“专心的”，thoughtful“沉思的，体贴的”。
21. To ______ greater accuracy, we will double-check all invoices before they leave the office. A. assure B. ensure C. insure D. ascertain
参考答案： B TIP：ensure something“确保（无误）”，assure somebody that ... / assure somebody of something“使某人放心（无虑）”，insure“给??保险”，ascertain“弄清楚”。
22. His letter was so confused that I could hardly make any ______ of it at all. A. interpretation B. message C. sense D. meaning
参考答案： C
TIP：make sense of something为固定词组，意为“理解”。
23. According to the weather forecast, which is usually ______, it will snow this afternoon. A. accurate B. precise C. exact D. perfect
参考答案： A
TIP：accurate“正确无误的”，precise“精确的”，exact“准确的，确切的”，perfect“完美的”。
24. I cannot bear the noise of my brother's radio; it ______ me from my work. A. disturbs B. perturbs C. interrupts D. distracts
参考答案： D TIP：distract“分散注意力”，用法为distract somebody from something；disturb“打搅”，perturb“使不安”，interrupt“打断，中断”。
25. I congratulate you on your ______ in jewelry. A. selection B. choice C. flavour D. taste
参考答案： D
TIP：taste“鉴赏能力”（不可数名词），其他三个选择项不合题意。
26. Even though the football match was not very exciting, the ______ managed to make it sound interesting.
A. commentator B. newscaster C. announcer D. narrator
参考答案： A
TIP：commentator“评论员，解说员”，newscaster“新闻广播员”，announcer“播音员”，narrator“叙述人”。
27. Ask the publishers to send you their latest ______ of English textbooks. A. catalogue B. brochure C. pamphlet D. booklet
参考答案： A
TIP：catalogue“商品目录，图书目录”，brochure, pamphlet, booklet三词意为“小册子，（关于某事、某旅馆等的）情况介绍手册”。
28. I haven't the ______ idea of what you mean. A. lightest B. dimmest C. faintest D. smallest
参考答案： C
TIP：haven't the faintest/slightest/foggiest idea为固定搭配，意为“一点也不明白”。
29. — I'm glad to see you looking so well. — Yes, I feel as ______ as a fiddle. A. well B. straight C. fit D. fine
参考答案： C
TIP：as fit as a fiddle 是习语，表示“非常健康，精神很好”。
30. I only know that it is true that he has broken ______ his engagement to Pamela. A. off B. with C. up D. down
参考答案： A
TIP：break off“中断，绝交”；break with“与??决裂”，其后所用的名词通常指的是决裂的对象；break up“打碎”，break down“损坏，垮掉”。
四级语法与词汇（4）
1. He lost his job ______ no fault of his own. A. through B. by C. with D. over
参考答案： A
TIP：through是表示原因的介词。
2. He didn't know anyone at the wedding ______ than the bride and groom. A. except B. other C. apart D. rather
参考答案： B
TIP：other than为一固定词组，意为“除了”(相当于except)。
3. Supposing I ______ to agree to your request, how do you think the other students would feel? A. would B. am C. were D. could
参考答案： C
TIP：supposing引导的从句可用were虚拟式来表示“假设”。不能用would和could，因为它们不能接带to的不定式。
4. There was a storm ______ I had never experienced before. A. such as B. as which C. with which D. for such
参考答案： A
TIP：such as是比较特别的关系词，强调程度。experience是及物动词，不需加介词。
5. ______ her inexperience her failure to secure the contract was not surprising. A. In view of B. By virtue of C. With regard to D. In recognition of
参考答案： A
TIP：in view of“有鉴于，考虑到”，by virtue of“凭借”，with regard to“关于”，in recognition of“表彰”。
6. The University of Georgia, ______ in 1785, was the first state-supported university in the
United States. A. chartered B. was chartered C. it was chartered D. to be chartered
参考答案： A
TIP：chartered是过去分词作后置定语，表示被动含义，其他三个选择项不合语法。
7. This rule ______ to everyone who ______ for this post. A. will apply ... will apply B. applies ... will apply C. will apply ... applies D. is applying ... is applying
参考答案： C
TIP：一般现在时在一些从属分句（如关系分句、条件分句、时间分句等）中往往被用来表示将来。另外要注意everyone后的关系从句用单数谓语动词形式。
8. Are you suggesting that Joe ______ the murder when you don't believe his alibi? A. commits B. will commit C. commit D. committed
参考答案： D
TIP：此句中的suggest意为“暗示”，that从句中的谓语动词需用陈述语气。
9. You look frozen. I ______ you a cup of coffee. A. will make
B. am going to make C. am making D. am to make
参考答案： A
TIP：will可以表示未经事先考虑的打算，be going to表示经过事先考虑的打算，be to和现在进行体则表示计划、安排。
10. Who ______ in but the President himself! A. is coming
B. should come C. came D. has come
参考答案： B
TIP：这是should的情感用法。
11. It's essential that every child ______ the same educational opportunity. A. had
B. would have C. has D. have
参考答案： D
TIP：表示命令、建议、决心等意义的动词、名词或形容词后的that从句中的动词应该用虚拟式。
12. I didn't vote in the last election, but if I ______, I would have voted for Senator Anderson. A. did B. had C. could D. should
参考答案： B
TIP：在非真实条件句中，表示过去时间时，动词应该用过去完成体。
13. She came back from her trip, ______ the house completely deserted. A. so that found B. to find
C. only finding D. only to find
参考答案： D
TIP：用only to 引导的结果状语往往表示意料之外的、不愿看到的结果。
14. She will be 21 ______. A. come May
B. when May is coming C. if May will come D. that May comes
参考答案： A TIP：这是公式化的虚拟式，come May意为when May comes，又如come winter = when winter comes。
15. He did it ______ it took me. A. one-third the time B. the one-third time C. one-third a time D. a one-third time
参考答案： A
TIP：the和a是中位限定词，one-third是前位限定词，要按序排列。
16. At the casualty department my brother had his injury ______. A. cured B. healed C. relieved D. treated
参考答案： D TIP：treat“治疗”，cure“治愈”，heal“伤口愈合”，relieve“减轻”。
17. He told his father a long and ______ story to explain his lateness. A. inconceivable B. unconvincing C. unimaginable D. incredulous
参考答案： B
TIP：unconvincing“不令人信服的”，inconceivable 和unimaginable都表示“难以想像的”，incredulous“不轻信的，表示怀疑的”。
18. Milk has a ______ to go sour in hot weather. A. tendency B. habit C. problem
D. characteristic
参考答案： A
TIP：tendency“倾向”，常接不定式，habit“习惯”，problem“问题”，characteristic“特点”。
19. Too many hotels have been built and this has ______ down prices, making holidays cheaper. A. forced B. cut C. slowed D. reduced
参考答案： A
TIP：force down prices“迫使物价下降”，cut down一般不与price 连用，但我们可以说 cut somebody down to ten pounds“说服某人降价到10英镑”，slow down“慢下来”，reduce 是及物动词直接跟宾语，不能跟介词down。
20. The lecture ______ from prehistory to modern times and gave the audience much to think about. A. covered B. included C. ranged D. dealt
参考答案： C
TIP：range from ... to ... “范围包括从??到 ??”，cover和 include为及物动词，不能跟介词，deal后接介词 with。
21. At first I was of the ______ that you were decidedly right. A. attitude B. opinion C. thought D. idea
参考答案： B
TIP：be of the opinion为一固定词组，意为“认为，持??看法”。
22. Protests died down when they realized that the new tax ______ to only 50p a week. A. added B. reached C. approached D. amounted
参考答案： D
TIP：amount to“达到”，add 要加 up to表示“增加到，总数达到”，reach 和 approach 表示“达到某一数量”时，多为及物动词。
23. The accused was given a short sentence as he had committed only a ______ offence. A. subordinate B. minimal C. secondary D. minor
参考答案： D
TIP：minor“不严重的”，subordinate 和 secondary意为“次要的，下属的”，minimal“最低限度的，最小的”。
24. She ______ wanted a house overlooking the sea. A. particularly B. strongly C. essentially D. extremely
参考答案： A
TIP：particularly“特别地”，其他三个副词一般不修饰动词 want。
25. At Oxford and Cambridge the ______ of teachers to students is very high. A. proportion B. number C. ratio
D. percentage
参考答案： C TIP：ratio“比率”，proportion“（部分与全体之）比例”，number“数量”，percentage“百分比”。
26. For my birthday, I was given a writing set _______ two pens, envelopes and notepaper. A. involving B. comprising C. consisting D. holding
参考答案： B
TIP：comprise“包括”；involve“涉及”；consist“包括”为不及物动词，需接介词of； hold
“容纳”。
27. I hope you must not take ______ at my frankness. A. annoyance B. offence C. resentment D. irritation
参考答案： B
TIP：take offence为一固定词组，意思是“生气”，其他三个名词不可与take搭配使用。
28. With his lack of experience and smaller physique, we don't think he ______ a chance of winning the fight. A. stood B. gained C. possessed D. took
参考答案： A
TIP：stand a chance 为一固定词组，意为“很有希望，很有可能”。
29. You are getting too old for football, Mr. Black. Youd better take ______ golf instead. A. on B. in C. over D. up
参考答案： D
TIP：take up“开始从事”；take on“采纳；承担”；take in“接纳；领会”；take over“接管”。
30. I try to put ______ a little money each week towards my summer holidays. A. back B. by C. off D. down
参考答案： B
TIP：put by“存储”；put back“把??放回原处”；put off“推迟”；put down“记录，登记”。
四级语法与词汇（5）
1. ______ the heavy rain, quite a large crowd of people were waiting at the station to see the president arrive. A. Although B. Even though C. Nevertheless D. Despite
参考答案： D
TIP：although,even though和nevertheless都是连词，引导状语从句。只有despite是介词，后接名词词组。
2. I'd prefer to postpone that decision ______ I hear from my uncle. A. before B. except C. in case D. in spite
参考答案： A
TIP：before“直到??才”，in case“如果，万一”，except和despite 为介词,不可直接引导从句。
3. I wrote to my bank manager ______ to getting a loan. A. in the hope B. on the question C. with the aim D. with a view
参考答案： D
TIP：with a view to something / doing something“为了”，in the hope 和with the aim后需跟介词of。
4. He looked like an Englishman, but his foreign accent gave him ______. A. in B. away C. up D. over
参考答案： B
TIP：give away“泄露”，give somebody in“把某人交给警察”，give up“放弃”，give over“移交”。
5. Charging prices like that is nothing ______ of robbery. A. less B. more C. short D. far
参考答案： C
TIP：nothing short of 为一固定词组，意为“简直是”。
6. I'd rather you ______ anything about the garden until the weather improves. A. don't make B. didn't do C. don't do D. didn't make
参考答案： B
TIP：would rather 后跟从句时，从句中的谓语动词需用过去时。make things“制造物品”，根据题义选择 do things“做事情”。
7. Under the circumstances it ______ be best to wait for a few weeks. A. seemed B. ought C. might D. should
参考答案： C
TIP：might be best / better为固定搭配，表示“如此做最好/较好”。
8. The doctor insisted his patient ______. A. not work too hard for three months B. relaxing for three months C. takes it easy for three months
D. to take some vacations for three months
参考答案： A
TIP：insist后使用be-虚拟式，not要放在be-虚拟式动词词组最前面。
9. The man who ______ my daughter ______ to be quick-thinking.
A. marries ... needs B. marries ... will need C. will marry ... will need D. will marry ... needs
参考答案： B
TIP：在主句中须用will表示将来时间，而在关系分句中则可用一般现在时表示将来。
10. ______ income tax and the cost of repairs to the house, Mr. Corder has saved quite a lot of money this year. A. In contrast to B. In excess of C. In spite of D. What with
参考答案： C
TIP：what with是表示原因的多词介词，常与导致恶果的几个表原因的名词词组连用。
11. Which of the following is CORRECT? A. Do you mind if I opened the window? B. Would you mind if I opened the window? C. Do you mind me to open the window? D. Would you mind me to open the window?
参考答案： B
TIP：表示客气的请求可以使用would或do引导的疑问句，但是would you mind后的if从句中要用虚拟式，而 do you mind后的if从句中则使用直陈式，如 Do you mind if I open the window?另外，mind后可跟-ing，而不可跟不定式。
12. ______, the chairman closed the meeting. A. There to be no more business B. There being no more business C. There be no more business D. There is no more business
参考答案： B
TIP：这是there be的-ing分词形式，在句中作独立主格结构。
13. ______ arrived undamaged. A. The merchandise has
B. The merchandise have C. The merchandises has D. The merchandises have
参考答案： A
TIP：merchandise是作单数用的集体名词。
14. The idea of traveling through ______ space to other planets interests many people today. A. a B. the C. / D. one
参考答案： C
TIP：space作“外层空间”解时为不可数名词。
15. The physician has made a discovery, ______ of great importance to the progress of science and technology. A. I think which is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is
参考答案： C
TIP：I think 为插入成分，which is of great importance ... 为关系分句。
16. The first time he spoke in public he was ______ with nerves. A. overcome B. inhibited C. numbed D. frozen
参考答案： A
TIP：be overcome with nerves 意为“极为紧张”，inhibit“禁止，抑制”，numb“麻木”，freeze“使感到极冷”。
17. After the theft of his car he put in an insurance ______ for $6,000. A. account B. invoice C. assessment
D. claim
参考答案： D
TIP：claim“索赔”，account“账”，invoice“发票”，assessment“估计”。
18. The children ______ at the ease with which the circus acrobats performed their routine. A. amazed B. marvelled C. surprised D. baffled
参考答案： B
TIP：marvel at“感到惊奇”，其他三个词要用被动形式，即 be amazed / surprised / baffled at something。
19. When he examined the gun the detective's suspicion turned into ______. A. certainty B. confirmation C. reality D. conclusion
参考答案： A
TIP：certainty与suspicion相对。
20. $50? $70? Let's ______ the difference and say $60. A. avoid B. split C. agree D. decrease
参考答案： B
TIP：split the difference为一固定词组，意为“各让一半，通过折中解决分歧”。
21. The black clouds and lightning show that a storm is ______. A. immediate B. immune C. immense D. imminent
参考答案： D
TIP：imminent“即将来临的”，immediate“立即的，当前的”，immune“免疫的”，immense“巨大的”。
22. The company has given him a car with a driver at his ______. A. usage B. disposal C. pleasure D. disposition
参考答案： B
TIP：at someone's disposal为一固定词组，意为“供某人使用”。
23. His bank had never been ______ of his change of address. A. contacted B. notified C. acquainted D. communicated
参考答案： B
TIP：notify somebody of something“通知某人某事”；acquaint要跟介词with: acquaint somebody with something“使某人熟悉某事”；contact“取得联系”，communicate“通讯交流”。
24. As he made no ______ to our quarrel, I assumed he had forgiven me. A. statement B. mention C. reference D. comment
参考答案： C
TIP：make reference to something“提及”，make statement / mention要跟介词of, make comment 要跟介词on 。
25. She pointed out that her wages ______ no relation to the amount of work she did. A. held B. yielded C. offered D. bore
参考答案： D
TIP：bear no relation to为一固定词组，意为“与??不相称”。
26. I know William has been disobedient, but don't be too ______ on him. A. heavy B. strong C. hard D. strict
参考答案： C
TIP：be hard on somebody“对某人很严厉”；be strict 要跟介词with 。
27. The local wine is rather rough, but you'll soon ______ a taste for it! A. receive B. acquire C. accept D. adopt
参考答案： B
TIP：acquire在此意为“养成”，acquire a taste for something则是“养成爱好”之意。
28. His long beard is a ______ joke among his friends. A. steady B. standing C. settled D. stable
参考答案： B
TIP：standing“长期的”，steady及stable“平稳的”，settled“安定下来的”，standing jokes 意为“一贯的笑料”。
29. I wouldn't advise you to join the army. I don't think you are ______ to be a soldier. A. made up B. turned out C. set down D. cut out
参考答案： D
TIP：cut out“天然地适合于??”，make up“弥补”，turn out“关掉；生产”，set down“放下，确定??的日期”。
30. I would like to drive across the Sahara Desert next year, but my wife is not very ______ on the idea. A. happy B. keen
C. enthusiastic D. agreeable
参考答案： B
TIP：keen on“喜爱”，其余选项后不能用介词on。
四级语法与词汇（7）
1. For some time now, world leaders ____ out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction. A. had been pointing B. have been pointing C. were pointing D. pointed
参考答案： B
TIP：本句的时间状语是for some time now，既表示过去到现在的一段时间，又包括现阶段，所以应选用现在完成进行时。本句意为：一段时间以来，世界各国的领导们一直在指出有必要就武器削减问题达成共识。
2. Being color-blind, Sally can't make a ____ between red and green. A. difference B. distinction C. comparison D. division
参考答案： B TIP：make a distinction between表示“区分，对两者加以区别”。而make a difference between意为“对??加以区分对待”，例如：She makes a difference between her own child and her stepchild. make a comparison between表示“对??加以比较”，separation和division意为“分开”，不用于此结构。
3. The new colleague ____ to have worked in several big corporations before he joined our company. A. confesses B. declares C. claims D. confirms
参考答案： C
TIP：claim后接不定式表示“声称”，不定式的动作如果在claim之前发生则应使用不定式的完成时。confess表示“坦白，承认”，一般后接一些不好的事。declare表示“宣布，声明”，后面不接不定式。confirm表示“确认，证实”，之后也不用不定式。
4. The student said there were a few points in the essay he ____ impossible to comprehend. A. has found B. was finding C. would find
D. had found
参考答案： D
TIP：本句主句是过去时，而从句的动作“发现”发生在主句动作“说”之前，所以从句用过去完成时。
5. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ____ quite such a crowd of people. A. hadn't been B. weren't C. hasn't been D. wouldn't be
参考答案： A
TIP：根据此句的主句，可以判断从句是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气，故从句使用过去完成时。
6. The heat in summer is no less ____ here in this mountain region. A. concentrated B. intense C. extensive D. intensive
参考答案： B
TIP：concentrated表示“浓缩的，专心致志的，全力以赴的”；extensive指“广泛的，广阔的”；intensive指“密集的，加强的”；而intense指“强烈的，剧烈的”，用来表示程度、感受、感情的强烈。本句译为：夏天这个山区一样炎热。
7. I must leave now. ____, if you want that book I'll bring it next time. A. Accidentally B. Eventually C. Naturally D. Incidentally
参考答案： D
TIP：accidentally意为“偶然地，意外地”；incidentally意为“附带地，顺便提及”；eventually意为“最后，终于”；naturally意为“自然地”。本句译为：我该走了，顺便提一句，如果你要那本书，我下次带来。
8. Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing. A. who
B. that C. as D. like
参考答案： C
TIP：此句为倒装句。译为：简再笨也不会做这种事。
9. ____, I will marry him all the same. A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor
参考答案： D
TIP：这一用法常见于正式表达当中，这是倒装后的结构。原来的结构为：whether+主语+be+表语。本句译为：不管他是贫穷还是富裕，我都会嫁给他。
10. The research requires more money than ____. A. has been put in B. have been put in C. being put in D. to be put in
参考答案： A
TIP：本题考查了than作连词引导比较状语从句。此句后半句做了省略，全句完整形式应该是：The research requires more money than the money which has been put in.
11. The motorist had to ____ to avoid knocking the old woman down in the middle of the road. A. twist B. swerve C. depart D. swing
参考答案： B
TIP：swerve意为“突然转向”，是惟一符合语境的选项；twist意为“扭曲”；depart意为“离开”；swing意为“摆动”，多指一端固定，另一端来回摆动。本句译为：那个驾驶员不得不突然转向，以避免撞倒正在路中间的那位老妇人。
12. She was so fat that she could only just ____ through the door. A. assemble
B. appear C. squeeze D. gather
参考答案： C
TIP：assemble意为“集合；安装”；appear意为“呈现，出现，显得”；squeeze意为“挤入，挤过”；gather意为“聚集，集合”。本句译为：她太胖了只能从门中挤过去。
13. Thousands of ____ at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance. A. spectators B. audience C. participants D. observers
参考答案： A
TIP：audience意为“听众，观众”，往往指看电视、戏剧或听电台、广播等的人；participant意为“参与者”；spectators意为“观众”，尤其指看体育比赛的观众；observers意为“观察者”。本句译为：体育馆里数千名观众站起来向这一精彩的比赛致敬。
14. It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time. A. would hand in B. hand in
C. have to hand in D. handed in
参考答案： B
TIP：本题考查了表达愿望、建议、命令等意向的虚拟语气。从句需用“should+动词原形”，should可省略。
15. It is high time we ____ cutting down the rainforests. A. stopped B. had to stop C. shall stop D. stop
参考答案： A
TIP：本题考查了虚拟语气的固定句型之一，即“It is high / about time that ?”。此句型中从句的谓语动词用一般过去式或“should+动词原形”，且should不可省略。
16. You must let me have the annual report without ____ by ten o'clock tomorrow morning. A. failure B. hesitation C. trouble D. fail
参考答案： D
TIP：without fail是固定搭配，表示“肯定，必定”。
17. He was ____ to tell the truth even to his closest friend. A. too much the coward B. a coward enough C. too much of a coward D. enough of a coward
参考答案： C
TIP：本题考查了“much of a+名词”的用法，意为“称得上，具有??属性”。本句译为：他太胆小了，甚至不敢把真相告诉他最亲密的朋友。
18. I'm surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It's not like either of them to bear a ____. A. disgust B. curse C. grudge D. hatred
参考答案： C
TIP：bear a grudge (against sb.)意为“（对某人）心怀宿怨”。本句译为：看到他们相互之间不再说话我很吃惊，他们两个都不是那种心怀宿怨的人。
19. The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a ____ forgery. A. man-made B. crude C. natural D. real
参考答案： B
TIP：crude表示“粗糙的，拙劣的”，与forgery搭配表示“粗糙的赝品”。本句译为：前几天他在市场上买的画是件拙劣的赝品。
20. As the manager was away on a business trip, I was asked to ____ the weekly staff meeting.
A. chair B. preside C. introduce D. dominant
参考答案： A
TIP：chair做动词时意义与preside相同，意为“主持（会议等）”，是及物动词。而preside是不及物动词，后须搭配at或over。其他两词词义不符。
21. If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.
A. being treated B. be treated
C. having been treated D. treated
参考答案： D
TIP：本题考查了条件状语从句的省略形式。当条件状语从句中主句主语与从句主语一致时，可以将从句主语和be一并省略。本句译为：如果杰克觉得他没有受到应有的尊重，他会变得脾气暴躁，不停地抱怨。
22. — Does Alan like hamburgers? — Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day. A. as B. to C. for D. so
参考答案： D TIP：“so much+so that从句”是一个固定句式，表示“如此??以至于”。本句译为：是的，他很喜欢，几乎每天都吃。
23. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ____ is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced. A. that B. whose C. as D. what
参考答案： A
TIP：本句考查了定语从句关系词的使用。staff之后的定语从句缺少主语，故用that。本句译为：那些使用电脑的公司发现，他们所需要的质量监控人员数量可以大大减少。
24. The old couple will never ____ the loss of their son. A. get away B. get over C. get off D. get across
参考答案： B
TIP：get over表示“恢复过来”，get away表示“走开，脱身”，get off表示“动身，出发”，get across表示“使??被理解”。
25. Professor Johnson's retirement ____ from next January. A. carries into effect B. has effect C. takes effect D. puts into effect
参考答案： C TIP：carry into effect，take effect和put into effect都有生效之意，但用法不同。carry into effect和put into effect意为“使??生效”，后须接宾语。而take effect可独立使用，其后不需要接宾语。
26. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____. A. in sight B. on view C. at a glance D. on the scene
参考答案： A
TIP：in sight意为“进入视野，步入眼帘”；on view意为“在展览，陈列着”；at a glance意为“一瞥”；on the scene意为“出场，出现”。本句意为：在三千英尺的高度开始出现广阔的平原，远处的山也开始步入眼帘。
27. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people ____. A. hear B. do them C. hearing it D. do
参考答案： D
TIP：本句考查了动词省略的用法，当从句动词与主句动词相同时，可用do代替。
28. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ____. A. drought in others B. droughts are others C. while other droughts D. others in drought
参考答案： A TIP：本句考查了平行结构的用法。And之后的半句要与floods in some years平行，且drought在作“干旱”讲时为不可数名词。
29. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____ going to agree upon anything today. A. neither you nor I are B. neither you nor I am C. neither you nor me is D. neither you nor me are
参考答案： B
TIP：本句考查了并列主语的主谓一致。而由neither ? nor ?引导的并列主语，谓语遵循就近原则。本句译为：再就这个问题讨论下去是徒劳无益的，因为今天你我不会达成任何一致意见。
30. She managed to save ____ she could out of her wages to help her brother. A. how little money B. so little money C. such little money D. what little money
参考答案： D
TIP：这里选what做关系形容词，作定语，表示“所??的”。本句意为：她尽可能地从自己的工资里省下一些钱来帮助她的弟弟。