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