英语专四历年选择题
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1997
年专四选择题
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41. How can I ever
concentrate if you continually___me with silly
questions?
A. have,
interrupted
B. had,
interrupted
C
.
are, interrupting
D. were,
interrupting
[
参考译文
]
你总是不停地问我一些愚蠢的问题，叫我怎能集中注意力呢？
[
详细解答
]
本句中的
continually
意为
―
再三地，连续地
‖
，表示动作在
一定时期内连续不断地
发生，要用进行时。由于主句用的是现在时，为保持一致从句也应
用现在时，故选项
C
为
正确答案。
you have finished with that
video tape, don't forget to put it in my
drawer,___?
A. do you
B
. will you
C. don't you
D. won't you
[
参考译
文
]
看完那盘录像带后，别忘了把它放到我的抽屉里，好吗？<
/p>
[
详细解答
]
如果一个句子的前半句为祈使句，
祈使句后面的附加疑问句常用
will you
或
won't
you
，而不用助动词形式
do
you
或
don't you
。由于此
句中祈使句是否定形式，附加疑问句应
是肯定，故用
will
you
。
43. He left
orders that nothing___touched until the police
arrived here.
A
.
should be
B. ought to be
C. must be
D. would be
[
参考译文
]
他留下命令，在警察到来之前，不得碰任何东西。
[
详细解答
]
当
that
从句充当
o
rder
，
command
等表示说话
人的强烈要求、建议、命令的名词
性从句（宾语从句或同位语从句）时，从句谓语应用<
/p>
―should+
动词原形
‖
或只用动词原形。
故此题应为选
A
。
44.
works
with
a
chemical
import-export
company,
but
he___for
this
industrial
fair,
since he is
on
leave
.
A. has
worked
B. works
C. has been worked
D
. is working
[
参考译文
]
怀特先生在一家化学制品进出口公司工作，但他目前在
休假<
/p>
，正在为此次工业展
览会工作。
[
详细解答
]
根据句
意，谓语应用现在进行时，表示现在正在进行的动作。故选项为
D
。
45.
The
physicist
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
[
参考译
文
]
这位物理学家取得了一项发展，在我看来，这一发现对于科
技进步具有十分重要
的意义。
[
详细解答
]that
一般不引导非限制性定
语从句，
which
与
it
重复，故答案只能选
C
。
46. ___
，
he is
ready to accept suggestions from different
sources.
d of his
contributions
B
.For all his notable
contributions
making
notable contributions
r his notable contributions
[
参考译文
]
尽管他作出了令人瞩目的
贡献，但还是乐于接受来自不同方面的意见。
[
详细解答
]for all
常用来引导让步性短语，表示
―
尽管
...
，虽然
...‖
。
由于介词短语作让步状语
可放于句首，故选项
B
为正确答案。
team
can handle whatever___.
needs handling
needs
handling
needs handling
D
.needs to be
handled
[
参考译文
]
该小组能处理一切需要处理的事情。
[
详细解答
]whatever
为关系代词，
相当于
anything
what
，
引导宾语从句作动词
―handle‖
的宾
语，同时
whatever
又在从句中作主语，故
that
，
which
或
it
都是多余的，只有选项
D
由实义
动词
need
加不定式的被动式构成，表被动，符合语法及句意。
48.
Come and see me whenever___.
are convenient
will be
convenient
C
.it is convenient to you
will be convenient to you
[
参考译文
]
方便时就来看我。
[
详细解答
]whenever
引导的时间状语从句，用一般现在时表将来；同时
表示
―
你方便时
‖
英语
中说
when it is convenient
to you
，而不是
when you are conve
nient
。故选项
C
为正确答案。<
/p>
was a physician that he
represented himself, and___he was warmly received.
A
.as such
as
that
that
[
参考译文
]
他称自己为一名医生，而且作为一名
医生他颇受欢迎。
[
详细解答
]as
< br>such
意为
―
就以这种身份（
或资格）
，作为这样的（人或物）
，照此
‖
；
such
as
意为
―
像
...
那样的；例如
‖
；
so t
hat
意为
―
以便，为了
‖
；没有
as that
这
种搭配。根据句意，选
项
A
为正确答案
。
50.I have never been to
London, but that is the city___.
I like to visit most
B
.I'd most like
to visit
I
like to visit mostly
I'd
like most to visit
[
参考译文
]
我从未去过伦敦，但那却是我最想参观的城市。
[
详细解答
]city
后面跟一个定语从句，起限定作用，意思是
―
我最
想去参观的城市
‖
，引导从
句的关系词
在从句中作
visit
的宾语，
故只能
选
B
或
C
。<
/p>
而
C
项中的
mo
stly
为副词，
意为
―
主
要地，大部分
‖
，用在此
处不合题意；
B
项省略了充当
visi
t
宾语的关系词
which
，为正确答
案。
51.I was to
have made a speech if___.
A.I was not called away
would have called me away
C
.I
had not been called away
called me away
[
参考译文
]
要不是被人叫走，我就会
发言的。
[
详细解答
]
本题主句中的
was/were to have
done
表示
―
本来要做成某事的（结
果却未做成）
‖
，表示与过去事实相
反，
if
从句中应用
had
done
构成的虚拟语气与之相配。故选项
C<
/p>
为正
确答案。
52.
I felt that I
was not yet _____ to travel abroad.
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41.
After _____ seemed an endless wait, it
was her turn to enter the per sonnel manager's
office.
B
.what
[
参考译文
]
在经
历了一场似乎永无休止的等待后，终于轮到她进入人事经理的办公室了。
[
详细解答
]
这里需要填一
个关系代词，
引导一个宾语从句，
作介词
after
的宾语，
同时这一关
系代
词还是宾语从句的主语。
在这四个选项中，
只有
what
既可以引导从句，
也可以作主语。
42.
The
three
men
tried
many
times
to
sneak
across
the
border
into
the
neighbouring
country,
_____ by the police each time.
been captured always captured
C
.only to be captured unately captured
[
参考译文
]
那三个人多次企图偷越边境进入邻国，结果每次都被警察抓住了。
[
详细解答
]
当动词不定式作状语
时，可用来说明前面分句描述的行为所产生的结果。
43.
Professor
Johnson is said _____ some significant advance in
his research in the past year.
made
C
.to
have made
make
[
参考译文
]
据说
Johnson
教授
去年的研究取得了重大进展。
[
详细
解答
]
当动作发生在谓语动词之前时，应用不定式的完成时表示
。本句中的
Professor
Johnson
去年的研究取得重大进展先于谓语动词
―
据说
‖
之前，故应用动词不定式的完成式。
44.
Fat cannot
change into muscle _____ muscle changes into fat.
A
.any more than
less than
more
than
more than
[
参考译文
]
脂肪不能转换为肌肉，正像肌肉不能转换成脂肪一样。
[
详细解答
]not...any
more than...
意为
―
正像
...
一样也不
...‖
；
no more than
意为
< br>―
仅仅，不过是
‖
；
no less than
意为
―
不少于
...‖
；
much
more than
意为
―
比
...
多得多
‖
。根据
句意，选项
A
为正确
答案。
45.
It is
not so much the language _____ the cultural
background that makes the book difficult to
understand.
C
.as
[
参考译文
]
与其说是语言，还不如说事文化
背景使得这本书难以读懂。
[
详细解
答
]
只有
It is not so
much...as...
为固定结构，意思是
―
与其说是
...
不如说是
.
..‖
。
46.
There ought
to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of
mountain climbing than _____ in the
public mind today.
A
.exists
ng
exist
[
参考译文
]
由于感到登山存在危险面产生的焦虑不应像如今公众心里所想象的那么多
。爬山
时对所察觉到的危险的焦虑要比人们内心想象而产生的焦虑少一些。
[
详细解答
]
本句的主干部分为“
There ought to be
less...than...
”
, than
后面应该跟一个句子与
“
There ought
to be
”构成比较关系，但是
than
后面的句子为避免重复省略了主语
anxiety
，
所以谓语应用
exists
。
47. I've never been to Lhasa, but
that's the city _____.
A
.I'd most like
to visit
I like to visit
I like to visit mostly
D.I'd like much to visit
[
参考译文
]
我从
未去过拉萨，但那却是我最想参观的城市。
[
详细解答
]
选项
I'd
most like to visit
在句中是宾语从句，
其
先行词是
city
，
宾语从句省略了关
系代词
that
或
which
。
48. He
_____ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do
something helpful.
A
.may have acted
have acted
act
act
[
参考译文
]
他过去也许做得不是十分明智，但至少他在努力做一些有益的事情。
[
详细解答
]may
+have+
过去分词，表示对过去事情的猜测，
may
表示不确定，意为“过去也
许
...
”
；
must
表确定性
的猜测，用来提示说话人假设某人在过去曾做过某事，说话人对其假
设的内容十分肯定，
意为“过去一定
...
”
。根据句意，
选项
A
为正确答案。
49. If you have really been studying
English for so long, it's about time you _____
able to write
letters in English.
be
B.
were
be
[
参考译文
]
如果你真的学习英语这么长时间
了，现在应该差不多能用英语写信了。
[
详细解答
]It's
about
time...
为固定用
法，是一个典型的虚拟语气结构，从句中的谓语动词用
一般过去时。
50. He's ____ as a
is known
is known
C
.what is known
is known
[
参考译文
]
他是那种大家所熟悉的牢骚满腹的人
--
--
总是怨这怨那。
[
详细解答
]what
相当于
something that
。
What is known
as
意思是“大家所熟悉的，所谓的”
。
What is known as a
“
bellyac
her
”在句中作表语，用于说明
he
的身份、职业等。
51. _____ he always
tries his best to complete it on time.
A. However the
task is hard
B
. However hard the task is
C. Though hard the task is
D.
Though hard is the task
[
参考译文
]
无论任务多艰难，他总是尽力按
时完成。
[
详细解答
]however
意思为“无论如何，不管如何”
，当
它引导让步状语从句时，后面需要紧
跟形容词或副词，表示对形容词或副词意义的强调。
而当
though
引导让步状语从句时，从
句后面的内容应为正常语序。故只有选项
B
为正确答案。<
/p>
52. Much as _____ , I
couldn't lend him the money because I simply
didn't have that much spare
cash.
A
. I would have liked to
B. I would like
to have
C. I should have to like
D.
I should have liked to
[
参考译文
]
尽管我非常乐意借钱给他，但我当时确实没有那么多的多余现
今，所以没能借钱
给他。
[
详细解答
]as
在此句中引导让步状语从句，需
要倒装。根据句意，从句是与过去事实相反的
虚拟语气，所以谓语要用
< br>would have
。
53. My cousin likes eating very much,
but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
l
ar
C.
particular
ic
[
参考译文
]
我的表兄极为贪吃，但对吃
什么并不过分挑剔。
[
详细解答
]special
意为“特别的，特殊的”
；
peculiar
意为“独特的，特有的”
< br>；
particular
意
为“
（过于）讲究的；挑剔的”
；
spec
ific
意为“具体的；特定的”
。根据句意，选项
C
为正确
答案。
54. Your advice would be _____ valuable
to him. Who is now at a loss as to what to do
first.
A
.exceedingly
ively
ively
ively
[
参考译文
]
正因为他现在不知道首先该做些什么，所以你的
建议对他极为有益。
[
详细解答
]exceedingly
意为
“非常，<
/p>
很”
；
excessively
意为
“过渡，
过分，
过
多地”
；
extensively
意为
“广阔的，大范围的”
；
exclusively
意为“独占地；唯一地”
。这里是指“建议是非常有
价值的”
，故选项
A
为正确答案。
55.
More
often
than
not,
it
is
difficult
to
_____
the
exact
meaning
of
a
Chinese
idiom
in
the
English.
ge
er
C
.convey
t
<
/p>
[
参考译文
]
在
很多时候，很难用英语传达汉语成语的确切意思。
[
详细解答
]exchange
意为“交换”
；
transfer
意为“转移，传输”<
/p>
；
convey
意为“传达，传递，
表达（思想、想法等）
”
；
convert
意为“转换，变换”
。这里是指句意的
转达，故答案选
C
。
56. She refused to _____the door key to
the landlady until she got back her deposit.
in
out
down
D
.hand over
[
参考译文
]
在领回押金前，她拒绝将大门钥匙交
给女房东。
[
详细解答
]hand in
意为
“递交，
上交，
提
出”
；
hand out
意为
“分发，
交给，
取出”
；
hand down
意为“留传下来，把
...
传下去”
；
hand
over
意为“交出，移交”
。根据句意，
选项
D
为正确
答案。
< br>
57. The scientists have absolute
freedom as to what research they think it best to
_____.
D
.pursue
[
参考译文
]
科学家对最好从事什么样的项目研究具有绝
对的自由。
[
详细解答
]engage
意为
“使从事，
忙于”
，
常与介词
in
搭配；
devote
意为
“贡献
（给）
，
致力”
，
常与介词
to
搭配；
seek
意为“寻求，探求，追求”
，
seek to+
动词原形，意为“设法（力图）
做某事”
；
D
项
< br>pursue
意为“
（继续）做，从事，忙于”
。这里是指从事某方面的工作，故选
项
D
最合题意。
58. The
Olympic Games _____ in 776 B.C. in Olympia, a
small town in Greece.
A
.originated
d
d
ded
[
参考译文
]
奥林匹克运动会起源于公元前
776
年希腊一个名叫奥林匹亚的
小城。
[
详细解答
]originate
意为“
（使）开始，源自，产生”
；
stem
意为“发生于，起源于”
，常用
语
st
em from /out of
结构；
derive
意为
“起源
（于）
”<
/p>
，
常与介词
from
连用；
descend
意为
“由<
/p>
...
传下来”
。根据句意及其搭配，选
项
A
为正确答案。
59. We should always bear in the mind
that _____ decisions often result in serious
consequences.
t
D
.hasty
[
< br>参考译文
]
我们应始终牢记仓促之下做出的决定往往会产
生严重的后果。
[
详细解答
]urgent
意为
“紧急的，
迫切的”
；
instant
意
为
“瞬间的，
即时的”
；
prompt
意为
“立
即行
动的，敏捷的”
；
hasty
意为“匆
匆的，草率的”
。这里指“仓促的决定”
，故选项
D
为
正确答案。
60. The fact that the management is
trying to reach agreement _____ five separate
unions has led
to long negotiations.
D
.with
[
参考译文
]
管理部门正努力与五个不同的工会达到一致意见，从而引发了漫长的谈判。
[
详细解答
]
动词
agree
可以与介词
upon
，
in
，
with
搭配。
Agree upon
意为“对
...
意见一致”
；
agree in
意为“关于
...<
/p>
意见一致”
；
agree with
意为“与
...
（意见）一致”
。这里是说与某人达
成一致意见，所以答案选
D<
/p>
。
61. The chairman
of the company said that new techniques had _____
improved their production
efficiency.
tly
ly
ely
D
.radically
[
参考译文
]
公司董事长说新技术已从根本上提高
了生产效率。
[
详细解答
]violently
意为“猛烈地，激烈地”
；
severely
意为“剧烈地，严酷地”
；
extremely
意为“非常，很，极（端）
”
；
radically
意为“根本上，完全地，本质地”
。这里是要说新技
术以何种
方式提高了生产效率，显然是“从根本上”最准确。
62.
The
local
authorities
realized
the
need
to
make
____
for
elderly
people
in
their
housing
programmes.
ation
ement
ication
D
.provision
[
参考译文
]
地方当局
意识到有必要在住房规划上为老年人做准备。
[
详细解答
]preparation
意为“预备”<
/p>
，常用结构为
make preparation for
，意思为“作（好）
...
的准备，为
...
做准备”
；
r
equirement
意为“需要，要求”
；
< br>specification
意为“详细说明”
；
D
项
provision
意为“预备，
（预防）措施”
，常用结构为
make provision for
，意思是“为
...
作好
准备，采取措施”
。这里是
指为老年人的住房计划作好准备，故答案选
D
。
63. The guest team was beaten by
the host team 2 _____ 4 in last year's CFA Cup
Final.
C
.to
t <
/p>
[
参考译文
]
客
队在去年的亚俱杯决赛中以
2:4
不敌主队。
< br>
[
详细解答
]
介词
to
可以用来表示对比、对应、比较等，这里是指
比赛中的比分。
64. The police let
him go, because they didn't find him guilty _____
the murder.
A
.of
[
参考译
文
]
因为他没有涉嫌谋杀，警察就放了他。
[
详细解答
]be
guilty of
为固定搭配，意思是“有罪的，犯有
...
罪的”
。
65.
As
a
developing
country,
we
must
keep
____
with
the
rapid
development
of
the
world
economy.
D
.pace
[
参考译文
]
作为一个发展中国家
，他们必须跟上世界经济的飞速发展。
[
详细解答
]keep pace w
ith
意思为
“跟上
...,
与
...
并驾齐驱”
；
be in step with
意思是
“与
...
同步
（相
协调）
”
；
keep
(in) step with
意思是“与
...
保持同步（步调一致）
”
；
move
和
speed
都不能用于
这种结构。根据句意及其搭配，答案应选
D
。
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41.
Acute
hearing
helps
most
animals
sense
the
approach
of
thunderstorm
s
long
before
people___.
A
. do
B. hear
C. do them
D. hearing it
42.
This is an
illness that can result in total blindness ___
left u ntreated.
A. after
B
. if
C. since
43.
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
44.
Do help yourself to some
fruit,___ you?
A.
can’t
B. don’t
C. wouldn’t
D
. won’t
45.
There___
nothing
more
for
discussion,
the
meeting
came
to
an
e
nd
half
an
hour
earlier.
A.
to be
B. to have been
C
.
being
D. be
46.
My mother can’t get ___ because she has
rheumatism (
风湿病
).
A
. about
C.
through
D.
in
47. I
was very much put ___
by Mark’s rude behavior; it really annoy ed
me.
B
.off
48.
You ___ Jim anything about it. It was
none of his business.
A
. needn’t have
told
B. n
eedn’t tell
C. mustn’t
have told
D.
mustn’t tell
49.
All of us would have enjoyed the party
much more if there___ q uite such a crowd of
people there.
A.
weren’t
B. hasn’t
been
C
. hadn’t been
D.
w ouldn’t be
50.
Firms that use computers have found
that the number of staff ___ quality control can
be
substantially
reduced.
D
.that
51.
___ at in this way, the present
economic situation doesn’t seem so
gloomy.
A.
Looking
B.
Looked
C.
Having looked
D.
To look
52.
Many people are ___ to insect bites,
and some even have to go to
hospital.
A. insensitive
B
.
allergic
C. sensible
D. infected
53.
When you’re driving
on a motorway, you must obey the signs
telling you to get into the
right
___.
D
.lane
54
The motorist had to ___to
avoid knocking the old woman down in the
middle of the
road.
A
. swerve
B. twist
C.
depart
D. swing
55.
In winter drivers have
trouble stopping their cars from ___ on icy
roads.
A. skating
B
. skidding
C.
sliding
D. slipping
56.
This project would ___ a
huge increase in defense
spending.
A. result
B. assure
C
. entail
D. accomplish
57.
The chances of a repetition of these
unfortunate events are ___
indeed.
A. distant
B
. slim
C. unlikely
D.
narrow
58.
We should
make a clear ___ between ’competent’ and
’proficient’ for the
purposes of
our discussion.
A. separation
B. division
C
.
distinction
D. diffe
rence
59.
In the
present economic ___ we can make even greater
progress than previously.
A. air
B. mood
C. area
D
. climate
60.
Rite of Passage is a good
novel by any standards;___, it shoul d rank high
on any list of
science
fiction.
A.
consistently
B
. consequently
C. invariably
D. fortunately
61.
The diversity of tropical plants in the
region represents a seeming ly___ source of raw
materials, of which only a few have
been utilized.
A.
exploited
B.
controversial
C
.
inexhaustible
D.
remarkable
62.
While
he
was
in
Beijing,
he
spent
all
his
time
___
some
import
ant
museums
and
buildings.
A.
visiting
B.
traveling
C. watching
D.
touring
63.
You
must
let
me
have
the
annual
report
without
___
by
ten
o’cl
ock
tomorrow
morning.
A. failure
B. hesitation
C. trouble
D
.
fail
64.
As the director can’t come to the
reception, I’m representing the c
ompany
A. on his account
B
. on his behalf
C. for his part
D. in his
interest
65.
Dreams are___ in
themselves, but when combined with other data,
they can tell us much
about the
dreamer.
A
.
uninformative
B.
startling
C.
harmless
D.
uncontrollable
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41.
I can’t
go—
for one thing, I have no money,
and___I have too much work.
A. what’s
more
B. as well
C
. for another
D.
in addition
42.
Even as a girl,___to be her life, and
theater audiences were tobe her best
teacher.
A.
performing by Melissa were
B. it was known that Melissa’s
performances were
C.
knowing that Melissa’s performances
were
D
. Melissa
knew that performing was
43.
___ him
tomorrow?
A. Why
not to call on
B. Why don’t call on
C. Why not calling on
D
.
Why not call on
44.
There is no doubt
___the company has made the right decision on the
sales project.
A. why
B
. that
C. whether
D. when
45.
Intellect is to the mind ___sight is to
the body.
A
. what
B. as
C. that
46.
___I sympathize, I
can’t really do very much to help them out of the
difficulties.
A. As long as
B. As
C
.
While
D. Even
47.
The patient’s progress was very
encouraging as he
could ___ get out of
bed without help.
A
. nearly
B. hardly
C. merely
D. barely
48.
He
was___to tell the truth even to his closest
friend.
A
.
too
much
of
a
coward
B.
too
much
the
coward
C.
a
coward
enough
D.
enough of a
coward
49.
Barry had an advantage over his mother
___he could speak French.
A. since that
B
. in that
C. at that
D. so that
50.
You needn’t worry ___ regards the cost
of the operation.
A. with
B. which
C
. as
D. about
51.
___ is not a serious disadvantage in
life.
A. To be
not tall
B. Not to be
tall
C. Being not
tall
D
. Not being tall
52.
During the famine, many people were ___
to going without food for
days.
A. sunk
B
. reduced
C. forced
D. declined
53.
The computer can be programmed to ___a
whole variety of tasks.
A. assign
B
.
tackle
C. realize
D. solve
54.
The
team’s efforts to score were ___by the opposing
goalkeeper.
A
.
frustrated
B. prevented
C.
discouraged
D.
accomplished
55.
I only know the man
by___ but I have never spoken to
him.
A. chance
B. heart
C.
sight
D. experience
56.
Being colour-
blind, Sally
can’t make a ___between red and green.
A. difference
B
. distinction
C. comparison
D. division
57.
You must insist that students give a
truthful answer ___ with the reality of their
world.
A.
relevant
B.
simultaneous
C
. consistent
D. practical
58.
In
order
to
raise
money,
Aunt
Nicola
had
to
___with
some
of
her
most
treasured
possessions.
A. divide
B. separate
C
. part
D. abandon.
59.
The car was in good
working ___when I bought it a few months ago
A
. order
B. form
C. state
D. circumstance
60.
The customer expressed
her ___for that broad hat.
A. disapproval
B.
distaste
C.
dissatisfaction
D. dismay
61.
In order to repair
barns, build fence, grow crops, and care for
animals a farmer must indeed
be___.
A. restless
B. skilled
C. strong
D
.
versatile
62.
His expenditure on holidays and
luxuries is rather high in___to his
income.
A.
comparison
B
. proportion
C. association
D. calculation
63.
Although he has become rich, he is
still very ___ of his
money.
A.
economic
B. thrifty
C
. frugal
D. careful
64.
As the manager was away on a business
trip, I was asked to ___the weekly staff
meeting.
A.
preside
B. introduce
C.
chair
D. dominate
65.
The ___ of the word is
unknown, but it is certainly not from
Greek.
A.
origin
B. generation
C. descent
D. cause
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41. She did her work _________her
manager had instructed.
A
.
as
B. until
C. when
D. though
42. _______ of the
twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party
last night.
A. None
B. Both
C.
Neither
D. All
43. 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
44. Have you ever
been in a situation ______ you know the other
person is right yet you cannot agree with
him?
A. by which
B
.
that
C. in where
D.
where
45. We’ve just installed two
air
-conditions in out apartment,
_______should make great differences in our
life next summer.
A
. which
B. what
C. that
D. they
46. AID is said
_________ the number-one killer of both men and
women over the past few years in that
region.
A. being
b. to be
C
.
to have been
D. having been
47. 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
48.
Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a
thing.
A. who
B.
as
C. that
D.
like
49. The experiment requires more
money than _____.
A. have been put in
B
. being put in
C. has been put in
D. to be put in
50. _______ for the fact that she broke
her leg, she might have passed the exam.
A
. Had it not been
B. Hadn’t it
been
C. Was it not
D. Were it not
51. ― What courses are you going to do
next semester?‖
― I don’t
know. But its about time _______ on
something.‖
A. I’d
decide
B
. I
decided
C.
I decide
D.
I’m deciding
52. The police
have offered a large ________for information
leading to the robbers arrest.
A. award
B. compensation
C. prize
D.
reward
53. I arrives at the airport so late
that I ______ missed the plane.
A. only
B. quite
C
. narrowly
D. seldom
54.
The popularity o
f the film shows that
the reviewers’ fears were completely
______
A
.
unjustified
B. unjust
C. misguided
D. unaccepted
55. The head of the Museum was ____ and
let us actually examine the ancient manuscripts.
A. promising
B. agreeing
C. pleasing
D
. obliging
56. The multinational corporation was
making a take-over _____ for a property company.
A. application
B
. bid
C. proposal
D. suggestion
57. The
party’s reduced vote was ______ of lack of
sup
port for its policies.
A.
indicative
B. positive
C. revealing
D
. evident
58.
There has been a ______ lack of communication
between the union and the management.
A. regretful
B
. regrettable
C. regretting
D. regretted
59. The teacher ________ expects his
students to pass the university entrance
examination
A. confidently
B. proudly
C. assuredly
D
. confidently
60. The ______ family in Chinese cities
now spends more money on housing than before.
A. normal
B
.
average
C. usual
D.
general
61. The new colleague ____ to
have worked in several big corporations before he
joined our company.
A. confess
B. declares
C
. claims
D. confirms
62. During the reading lesson, the
teacher asked students to read a few ______ from
the novel.
A. pieces
B. essays
C. fragments
D
. extracts
63.
During the summer holiday season it is difficult
to find a(n) _____ room in the hotels here.
A. empty
B
. vacant
C.
free
D. deserted
64. The old couple will never ______
the loss of their son.
A
.
get over
B. get away
C. get off
D. get across
65. Scientific research results can now
be quickly ________ to factory production.
A. used
B.
applied
C.
tried
D.
practiced
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41.
Agriculture
is
the
country’s
chief
source
of
wealth,
wheat
____
by
far
the
biggest
cereal
crop.
D
.being
42. Jack
____from home for two days now, and I am beginning
to worry about his safety.
A.
has been missing
been missed
been missing
missed
43. Above the
trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river
faithfully reflects on the
surface.
whose
C.
whose
44.
Who____ was coming to see me in my office this
afternoon?
said
B
.did you say
you say that
did say
45.
—
Does Alan
like hamburgers?
—
Yes. So much ____ that he
eats them almost every day.
D.
so
46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to
me.
her
B
.like hers
r to her
r to herself
47. The opening
ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential
____for that.
A.f
or us to be prepared
we are prepared
us to be prepared
being prepared
48. Time ____, the celebration will be
held as scheduled.
B
.permitting
ted
s
49. ____ I like
economics, I like sociology much
better.
mush as
much
much
D.
Much as
50. It is
futile to discuss the matter further, because
____going to agree upon anyghing
today.
r you nor
I are
r you nor me
is
C
.neither you nor I am
r me nor you are
51. They
overcame all the difficulties and completed the
project two months ahead of time, ____
is something we had not
expected.
A.
which
52. He is quite
worn out from years of hard work. He is not the
man ____ he was twenty years
ago.
B
.that
53.
She would have been more agreeable if she had
changed a little bit, ____?
’t she
’t she
C.
wouldn’t she
’t she
54. At three thousand
feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is
never a moment when some
distant
mountain is not ____.
view
a glance
the scene
D
.in sight
55.
The
first
two
stages
in
the
development
of
civilized
man
were
probably
the
invention
of
weapons and the discovery of fire,
although nobody knows exactly when he acquired the
use of
the ____.
A
.latter
56. It will take us twenty minutes to
get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.
ledging
ing
C
.allowing for
ting for
57. He will
have to____ his indecent behaviour one
day.
to
B
.answer for
back
about
58. With ____
exceptions, the former president does not appear
in public now.
A
.rare
l
rdinary
59.
We have been hearing ____accounts of your
work.
ed
B
.favourable
ite
ing
60. During the summer holiday season
there are no ____ rooms in this seaside
hotel.
ed
D.
vacant
61. Drive
straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to
the Shanghai-Nanjing
Expressway.
A
.sign
62. Whenever
possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks
Japanese.
up
around
C
.shows off
out
63. The tenant
left nothing behind except some ____ of paper,
cloth, etc.
B
.scraps
64.
Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result
of a worldwide economic
downturn.
d
d
D
.fluctuated
65. I think you
can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your
English.
A.
intermediate
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trumpet player was
certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his
loudness ____ by his
lack
of
talent.
A
. so much as
B. rather than
C. as
D.
than
42.____,
I’ll marry him all the same.
A. Was he rich or poor
B. Whethere
rich or poor
C.
Were he rich or poor
D
. Be he rich or
poor
government
has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease
the hardships of the victims
in the
flood-stricken area.
A. however
B. whichever
C
. whatever
D.
wherever