专四词汇语法练习22

专四词汇语法练习（

22

）

1. Little is known of his childhood ____ at a factory at the early age of ten.

A. to begin to work

B. beginning to work

C. save that he began to work

D. about that he worked

2.

There

is

a

general

understanding

among

the

members

of

the

Board

of

Directors

that

chief

attention ____to the undertaking that is expected to bring highest profit.

A. is given

B. gives

C. should be given

D. must be given

3. They did not find ____ to prepare for the worst conditions they might meet.

A. worth their while

B. it worthwhile

C. it worth

D. it worthy

4.

Quarter

horses

can

start

more

quickly,

turn

more

sharply,

and

run

faster

over

short

courses

____breeds can.

A. than the other

B. other

C. than other

D. of all other

5.

Most

insurance

agents

would

rather

you

____

anything

about

collecting

claims

until

they

investigate the situation.

A. do

B. didn’t do

C. don’t

D. didn’t

6. “I’m surely dirty, ____?”

A. am I

B. isn’t I

C. aren’t I

D. am

not I

7. ____ illness, he retired.

A. Thanks to

B. According to

C. Owing to

D. For the sake of

8. This car has many features including ____.

A. stereo, safety devices, air condition, and it saves gas

B. good music, safe devices, air conditioning,and gas

C. stereo, safety devices, air conditioned and good gas

D. stereo, safety devices, air conditioning, and low gas mileage

9. Every boy and girl must have ____ hair neatly combed.

A. his

B. her

C. its

D. their

10. I wish you ____Jim so much. He is still very depressed.

A. not to hurt B. didn’t hurt

C. would not

D. had not hurt

11. Before the school ____ what students must wear, they wore just about anything.

A. managed

B. authorized

C. regulated

D. standardized

12.

While

the

population

of

the

United

States

includes

a

great

variety

ofracial

and

ethnic

backgrounds, Japan’s population is ____.

A. autonomous

B. homogeneous

C. ambitious

ous

13. The contents of the safety deposit box are ____being held by the police until the trial.

A. theoretically

B. temporarily

C. rationally

D. naturally

14. ____of half starving foxes were roaming the snow covered mountain areas.

A. Herds

B. Packs

C. Flocks

D. Crowds

15. The very idea of her winning the English competition is quite _____.

A. strange

B. absurd

C. unlikely

D. sensible

16.

The

earnest

student

waited

with

some

slight

____while

the

teacher

was

reading

his

composition.

A. despair

B. upset

C. nervousness

D. hatred

17. The woman in the kitchen ____ to the doctor that the water was hot.

A. motioned

B. mentioned

C. meant

D. motivated

18. Two years later the opportunity came for him to take a ____American look at the Old World.

A. distinctly

B. distinctively

C. distinct

D. distinctive

19. The audience disliked the film thoroughly and were ____by whistling and stamping their feet.

A. protecting

B. protesting

C. projecting

D. proposing

20. In brief, it should be our goal to ____ as much of the original beauty of nature as we can.

e

B. introduce

C. suit

D. supply

21. We should ____with the difficulties we were confronted with.

A. accord

B. acquaint

C. brood

D. contend

22. She is the person who likes to ____ her knowledge.

A. show up

B. show in

C. show off

D. show round

23. The discovery of gold can bring great ____ to our country.

A. property

B. rich

C. wealth

D. sum

24. I am ____ that many readers are favorably impressed with your writings.

A. confirmed

B. confident

C. indifferent

D. confused

25. His ____ at the meeting yesterday hurt her a lot.

A. conduct

B. action

C. behavior

D. act

试题答案与解析

1

．

C )

【句意】

人们对他的童年了解得很少，只知道他早在

10

岁就在工厂里工 作。

【难点】

此处

save

为介词，相当于

except

，但不太通俗，其后除接名词或 代词外，也可

接

that

引导的从句。

2

．

C)

【句意】

董事会的成员一致认为主要的精力应该放在为取得最高利润而做的努力上面。

【难点】

understanding

如同

suggestion, motion, plan, idea, order

等词一样，其后的同位语

从句中的谓语 动词须用虚拟语气，

should

加原形动词或直接用原形动词 。

3

．

B)

【句意】

他们发现为可能遇到的最差的条件做准备是不值得的。

【难点】

在

find it worthwhile to prepare …

中，

find

之后 是一个复合结构，

其中

it

是形式宾< /p>

语，真正的宾语是

to prepare, worthwhile

（值得花时间的）是宾语补足语。

4

．

C)

【句意】

在短道上，

四分之一英里赛马比其它品种的马起动要快，

转弯要 急，

跑得也更快。

【难点】

than other breeds can

是一个比较状 语从句，

与前边的

more quickly

，

more sharply

，

faster < /p>

等相呼应。

A)

，

D)

本身是错的，

B)

无比较意思。

5

．

B)

【句意】

多数保险代理人宁愿你在他们调查了情况之后才提出申诉。

【难点】

would rather

后跟的从句用动词过去时，

表示

“

宁愿别人

…”

，

而

C)

和< /p>

D)

无实义动

词，故

B)

是正确的。

6

．

C)

【句意】

我身上很脏，是不是

?

【难点】

“I am+

表语

”

< br>这一结构的反意疑问句是一固定结构，即

aren’t I

。

7

．

C)

【句意】

由于疾病，他退休了。

【难点】

owing to

意为

“

由于，因为

”

；

thank s to

意为

“

幸亏

< br>”

；

according to

意为

“

根据

”

；

for

the sake of

意 为

“

为了

…”

。

8

．

D)

【句意】

这辆小汽车有很多特点，包括音响、安全装置、空调和低耗的油表。