专四词汇与语法 下载本文

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