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英语专四词汇和语法专项练习
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附答案
(Grammar &
V
ocabulary)
1.
_____
all our kindness to help her, Sara
refused to listen.
A. At
B.
In
C. For
D. On
2. ____ before
we depart the day after
tomorrow, we should have a wonderful dinner party.
A. Had they arrived
B. Would
they arrive
C. Were they arriving
D. Were they to arrive
3. ____ conflict among city-states
caused the eventual decline of Greek civilization.
A.
Continuous
B.
Continual
C.
Constant
D.
Contrary
4. ____ he's already heard
the news.
A.
Chances are
B.
Chance is
C.
Opportunities
are
D.
Opportunity is
5.____ his knowledge and academic
background, he is basically stupid.
A.
But for
B.
According to
C.
For all
D.
Thanks to
6.
____
man
can
now
create
radioactive
elements,
there
is
nothing
he
can
do
to
reduce
their
radioactivity.
A.
As
B.
Whether
C.
While
D.
Now that
7. ____
of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and
drifted to the South.
A.
To be free
B.
To free
C.
Freeing
D.
Freed
8. ____
should any money be given to a small
child.
A.
On no account
B.
From all account
C.
Of
no account
D.
By all account
9.____
the advances of the
science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt
always be with
us.
A.
As
for
B.
Despite
C.
Except
D.
Besides
10. ____ the claim about
German economic might, it is somewhat surprising
how relatively small
the German economy
actually is.
A.
To give
B.
Given
C.
Giving
D.
Having given
11.
____ the sight of the police officers, the men ran
off.
A.
In
B.
At
C.
On
D.
With
12. ____ the wall, we
decided that we should need three tins of paint.
A. Making up
B. Doing up
C. Putting up
D.
Sizing up
13. ____ the whole, early
American city planning was excellent.
A.
In
B.
From
C.
On
D.
Above
14. ____ we are having
these days!
A.
What a lovely weather
B.
What lovely weathers
C.
What lovely weather
D.
What lovely a weather
15.
____,
a
man
who
expresses
himself
effectively
is
sure
to
succeed
more
rapidly
than
a
man
whose command of
language is poor.
A.
Other things
being equal
B.
Were other
things equal
C.
To be equal to other things
D.
Other things to be equal
16. ____, he does not love her.
A.
As he likes her very much
B.
Though much he likes her
C.
Much although he likes her
D.
Much though he likes her
17. A
drunk man walked in,
____ in appearance.
A.
repulsive
B.
reluctant
C.
reproachful
D.
reputed
18.
A
good many houses ____ knocked down by
the earthquake.
A. was
B.
were
C.
is
D. are
19.
A
good teacher must know how to ____
his ideas.
A.
convey
B.
display
C.
consult
D.
confront
20.
A
large
part
of
human
activity,
particularly
in
relation
to
the
environment,
is
____
conditions or
events.
A.
in response to
B.
in favor of
C.
in contrast to
D.
in excess of
21.
A
love
marriage,
however,
does
not
necessarily
____
much
sharing
of
interests
and
responsibilities.
A.
take over
B.
result in
C.
hold on
D.
keep to
22. A
man has to
make _____ for his old age by putting aside enough
money to live on when old.
A.
supply
B.
assurance
C.
provision
D.
adjustment
23. A
river
_____ through the narrow wooded valley below.
A.
extends
B.
pours
C.
expands
D.
twists
24. A
writer has
to ____ imagination as well as his experiences for
his writing.
A.
drawing back
from
B.
draw in
C.
draw up
D.
draw on
25. According to the
psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud, wisdom comes from the
_____ of maturity.
A.
fulfillment
B.
achievement
C.
establishment
D.
accomplishment
26.
After
a
concert
tour
in
Asia,
Canada
and
the
U.S.,
he will
_____
work
on
a
five-language
opera.
A.
confine
B.
indulge
C.
resume
D.
undergo
27.
After briefly ____ the history of the author,
Prof. Li turned to the novel itself
immediately.
A.
dipping in
B.
dipping at
C.
dipping into
D.
dipping to
negotiation, the two countries ____ the terms of
peace.
A.
agreed with
B.
agreed in
C.
agreed to
D.
agreed on
29.
After performing a successful operation, the
doctor at last pulled the patient ____.
A.
back
B.
in
C. up
D.
through
30. After reading these
books, he was _____ to the Darwinian theory of
evolution.
A.
changed
B.
converted
C.
transferred
D.
adjusted
31.
Airplane and television are among the ____ of
science.
A.
masks
B.
martyrs
C.
marvels
D.
marrow
32. All
experts agree that the most important
consideration with diet drugs is carefully ____
the
risks and benefits.
A.
weighing
B.
valuing
C.
evaluating
D.
distinguishing
33. Although
Asian countries are generally more ____
in social customs than Western countries,
there have been several notable
examples of women leaders in both China and India.
A.
conservative
B.
confidential
C.
comprehensible
D.
consistent
34.
Although he is very rich, his undutiful children
are the ____ of his life.
A.
torch
B.
torment
C.
topic
D.
topper
35. Although he thought he
was helping us to prepare the dinner, he was
actually ____ the way.
A.
in
B.
off
C.
by
D.
on
36. Although
most birds have only a negligible sense of smell,
they have ____ vision.
A. vigorous
B. exact
C. acute
D. vivid
37.
Although
sports
____
the
household,
Joe
drew
the
line
when
they
interfered
with
family
traditions and
routine.
A. overwhelmed
B. affected
C. dominated
D. influenced
38. Although the town had been ____ by
the storm several times, little damage was done.
A. attacked
B. injured
C. harmed
D. struck
39. America will never
again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as
it ____ before the West
was settled.
A. could
B. was
C. would
D. did
40. Among the many subjects
in school, mathematics is probably the most _____,
depending least
on a student's
background and culture.
A. universal
B. abstract
C. arbitrary
D. concrete
41.
As a _____ actor, he can perform, sing, dance and
play several kinds of musical instruments.
A. flexible
B. versatile
C. sophisticated
D.
productive
42. As a
salesman, he works on a (an) _____ basis, taking
10% of everything he sells.
A. income
B. commission
C. salary
D. pension
43.
As an excellent shooter, Peter practiced aiming at
both _____ targets and moving targets.
A. stationary
B. standing
C. stable
D. still
44. As teachers we should
concern ourselves with what is said, not what we
think _____.
A. ought to be said
B. must say
C. have to be
said
D. need to say
45. As the plane was
getting ready to take off, we all _____ our seat
belt.
A. tied
B.
locked
C. fastened
D. closed
46. At
first, the speaker was referring to the problem of
pollution in the country, but halfway in her
speech, she suddenly _____ to another
subject.
A. committed
B. switched
C.
favored
D. transmitted
47. At no time _____ other
countries.
A. China will invade
B. will invade China
C. will
China invade
D. invade will China
48. Be here on Friday _____
the latest.
A. at
B. by
C. for
D.
in
49.
Because
the whole
country
is
in
a financial
dilemma,
the
government calls
on
us
to
_____
economy.
A. make
B. practice
C. carry
D. develop
50.
Before he started the work, I asked the builder to
give me an _____ of the cost of repairing the
roof.
A. assessment
B. estimate
C. announcement
D. evaluation
51. Beryl
hardly ever goes to _____ the cinema.
A. neither the theatre or
B.
either the theatre nor
C. neither the
theatre nor
D. the theatre or
52. Beside being expensive,
the food tastes _____.
A. badly
B. too much bad
C. too badly
D. bad
53.
Britain's press is unusual _____ it is divided
into two very different types of
newspaper: the
quality press and the
popular press.
A. in how
B. in what
C. in
which
D. in that
54. By moving the radar beam around
slowly in circles, we can _____ the surroundings.
A. explore
B. expose
C. exploit
D. expand
55. Cancer is second only
_____ heart disease as a cause of death.
A. of
B. to
C.
with
D. from
56.
Care should be taken to decrease the length of
time that one is _____ loud continuous noise.
A. subjected to
B. filled with
C. associated
with