专四词汇与语法 下载本文

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