专四单选答案及详解

2012年

51．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A．Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him．

B．No one except his supporters agree with him．C．Neither Julia nor I were going to the party．

D．Few students in my class are really lazy．

答案 B. No one except his supporters agree with him 考点：主谓一致问题

52．Which of the following determiners(限定词)can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns? A．many a B．few C．such D．the next

答案：C. such

53．Which of the following reflexive pronouns(反身代词)is used as an appositive(同位语)?

A，He promised himself rapid progress．

B．The manager herself will interview Mary．

C．I have nothing to say for myself．

D．They quarreled themselves red in the face．

答案：B.

54．My boss ordered that the legal documents ____ to him before lunch．

A．be sent B．were sent

C．were to be sent D．must be sent

答案：A. be sent虚拟语

55．Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?

A．By now she will be eating dinner．

B．I shall never do that again．

C．My brother will help you with the luggage．

D．You shall get a promotion（提升）．

答案：D. willingness自愿，乐意。Shall在这里有主动陈诺的意思，实际上是我将提拔你。。

56．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A．How strange feelings they are!

B．How dare you speak to me like that!

C．What noise they are making!

D. What a mess we are in!

答案 A

57．which of the italicized（斜体的）parts functions as a subject （主语）?

A．We never doubt that her brother is honest．

B．The problem is not who will go but who will stay．

C．You must give it back to whoever it belongs to。

D．It is clear that the crime was done deliberately．

答案：D. It is clear that the crime was done deliberately主语从句

58．which of the italicized parts functions as an object（宾语）?

A．He doesn’t like the idea of m y speaking at the meeting．B．It is no use your pretending not to know the matter．

C．My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night．

D．Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip．

答案：C.

59．All the following sentences have an appositive（同位语）EXCEPT

A．She bought herself a pair of new shoes．

B．Only one problem still remains the food．

C．My friends all understand and support me．

D．She liked her current job，teaching English．

答案：Ａ

60．Which of the following best explain s the meaning of“Shall we buy the tickets first”?

A．He said that we were going to buy the tickets first．B．He requested that we buy the tickets first．

C．He suggested that we buy the tickets first．

D．He advised us to buy the tickets first．

答案：B

61．Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause （原因状语从句）?

A．I got a job as soon as I left university．

B．As there was no answer, I wrote again．

C．You must do the exercises as I show you．

D．Wealthy as he is，Mark is not a happy man．

答案：B

62．Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial（状语）?

A．Are you sure of Simon's disappearance?

B．The man with a beard is talking to the manage. C．Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan．D．Despite the rain，everyone enjoyed the trip．

答案：Ｄ

63．A：Mother．you promised to take me out．B：Well_____

A. so I did!

B. so did I.

C. so I do!

D. so do I

答案：A

64．Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession（让步状语从句）?

A．They used the box for keeping treasures．

B．I stepped aside for her to get in first．

C．For all that he seems to dislike me，I still like him．D．The parents bought a birthday cake for their son．

答案：C

65．Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A．Poultry are very expensive in the city．

B．New machinery were introduced in the factory．

C．The police are investigating the murder case．

D．The militia were called out to rescue flood victims．

答案：B. 集体名词如police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。foliage, machinery, equipment, furniture, merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.

66．The girl cannot come to school today on account of the flu．The underlined part means _____.

A．concerning B．because of C．as to D．for

答案：B, on account of = because of

67．Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _____．

A．meal B．snack C．refreshment D．banquet 答案：D. banquet (wedding banquet 婚宴) 68．Mini-skirts first _____ in the 1960s．

A．caught out B．caught in

C．caught on D．caught up

答案： C. caught on (catch on 流行)

69．That outburst at the meeting was ____ of his bad temper．A．illustrative B．explanatory

C．expository D．revealing

答案：A. illustrative用作说明的，解说性的. explanatory解释的；说明的. expository说明的，解释的. revealing给人启发的；透露真情的. outburst（蒸汽，怒气等的）爆发；破裂70．The earthquake refugees are ____ for food and blankets．A．desirous B．ambitious C．seriously off D．badly off 答案： D. be badly off 穷困, 缺少。seriously off认真了。desirous渴望…的，想得到…的。ambitious有雄心的；有野心的；有抱负的

。

71．When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual （随便的），but her excitement was obvious．

The underlined part means _____．

A．uncaring B．disinterested

C．without plan D．without warning

答案：A. uncaring (=indifferent) 误导项disinterested 一般指公正无私

72．Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living _____．

A．mind B．knowledge C．memory D．scope 答案：C. within living memory自从记事以来，自有记忆时起。scope（处理、研究事务的）范围；眼界，见识。地域

73．The speaker was very good at ____ his ideas during the discussion．

A．putting aside B．putting across

C．putting back D．putting off

答案：B。put aside把…放在一边；（暂时）丢开；忘记；不考虑；搁置。put across解释清楚；使被人理解。put back 放回原处；拨回，向后推。put off敷衍；使分心；延期；

脱去（衣、帽等）

。

74．The food is good at this hotel，but the ____ is poor；the waiters don’t seem to be well trained．

A．maintenance B．repair C．charge D．service 答案：D。maintenance维持，保持。charge索价；收费。75．Slavery was ____ in America in the 19th century．A．abolished B．cancelled

C．abandoned D．terminated

答案：A

76．Mercifully，I was able to complete all I had to do within a few days．The underlined part means _____.

A．efficiently B．surprisingly

C．fortunately D．shortly

答案：C。mercifully幸运地；宽厚地；仁慈地77．The boys in the dorm（宿舍）____ a coin to decide who would clean the floor．

A．held B．tossed C．put D．collected

答案：B。toss（轻轻或漫不经心地）扔；（使）摇荡；摇匀；（为…）掷硬币决定

78．The patterns of spoken language are ____ from those of writing．

A．distinct B．distinctive

C．distinguished D．distinguishing

答案：A。be distinct from 与…非常不同。distinct明显的，清楚的；卓越的，不寻常的；有区别的；确切的。distinctive 有特色的，与众不同的；区别的，鉴别性的；独特；特异。distinguished卓越的；著名的；受人尊敬的；显得重要的。distinguish区分，辨别，分清；辨别是非。distinguishing 有区别的。

79．A(n)____ shape has four straight sides at 90°to each other, two of which are much longer than the other two．

A．square B．oval C．oblong D．circular

答案：C。square正方形。oval椭圆形。oblong长方形。circular 圆形。

80．I’d like to have a ____ word with his parents．A．peaceful B．quiet C．silent D．personal

答案：D. personal (have a personal word with sb. 单独和某人说说话)

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