大学英语四级强化训17.doc

大学英语四级强化训练 Vocabulary and Structure 答案窗体顶端Directions: There are some incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A), B), C), and D). Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence. Then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet with a single line through the centre. 1. He will agree to do what you require _ him A)from B)to C)of D)for The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选crequire（sth of sb）vt“（对的）要求”（一般与all/with连用）（如 I will do whatthepartyrequires ofme；Youhavedoneallthelawrequires ofyou；Repaymentwasrequired ofthedebtorinthreemonthstime）（使用同样句型的动词还有：asksthofsb；demandsthof sb ； requeststhofsb）（不跟其它三个介词搭配） 2. A university is an educational institution which awards degrees and _ research. A)carries though B)carries off C)carries out D)carries about The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cCarry out“进行；贯彻，执行” carry through“完成，实现；将进行到底”carry off“拿走，夺走”carry about（with oneself）“随身携带” 3. The size of the audience, _ we had expected, was well over one thousand. A)whom B)who C)as D)that The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。as“正如”，关系代词，相当于which，引导非限制性定语从句，但as与which不同，as从句可以放在句首，which从句必须放在被修饰的词后面。 4. His argument seemed to carry no _ on the problem whatever. A)in B)by C)for D)on The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选don earth“到底”（一般用在疑问代词或疑问副词之后的疑问句中以加强语气：What on earth do you mean？Why on earth was he so nervous？How on earth are you going to do it？）（与该短语在意义和用法上相同的短语还有 what in the world，what the hell等，不过in the world主要用以加强语气，he hell则多用于表示贬义、失望、气愤的感叹疑问句中） 5. Every camera we sell comes with a tow-year . _. A)safety B)conservation C)confirmation D)guarantee The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dguarantee n“保证，担保；保修单” safety nu“安全，平安” conservation nu“保存，保护；守恒，不灭” confirmation n“证实，批准；加以证明的东西，加以肯定的话” 6. All the people _ I invited have agreed to come. A)whom B)that C)for that D)which The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选B）。定语从句中关系代词的先行词前有no，only，all，the very，the same，any或形容词的最高级等词时，关系代词一般都用that。 7. Dorothy went to work quietly, _ to work as hard as she could. A)her mind being made up B)with her mind making up C)with her mind made up D)her mind making up The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cwith her mind made up“决心已下”（注：介词with短语可有以下构成方式：with十名词十形容词；with十名词十-ing；with十名词十pp；with十名词十prep；with十名词十toV，如 with one eye blind“一只眼看不见”；with his friends helping“有朋友们帮助”；with one leg injured“一条腿受了伤”；with all the children at home“所有孩子都在家”；with a lot of work to do“有许多工作要做”） 8. In old times, property was usually handed _ to the oldest son at his fathers death. A)over B)out C)on D)down The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dhand down（to）（多指一代一代地）“把传下去”（如 Our fathers handed down these customs to us；The estate had been handed down from father to son for six generations）hand over（to）“交出，移交（财产或权力）” hand out“分发，散发”hand on（to）“把传给下一个人” 9. People _that vertical transports would carry millions of passengers as do the airliners of today. A)convinced B)anticipated C)resolved D)assured The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选banticipate vt“预料，期望”（句型：anticipate difficultiesmeeting opposition；anticipate that）convincevt“使确情，使情服”（句型：convince sb of sthsb that；be convinced of/that；（美语）convince sb to do sth）resolve v“决心，决定；解决（困难），解答（问题）” assure vt“使确信，使放心；向保证”（句型：assure sb of/that） 10. Millions of tons of water are _by a complex system of dykes. A)help up B)held on C)held out D)held back The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dhold back“阻挡；阻止的发展；隐瞒(秘密)；踌躇，畏缩不前”(如His poor education is holding him back；The police held back the crowd；He was holding something back from us；No one held back in face of danger)hold up“举起；支撑；使停顿，使不能继续进行；(拦路)抢劫”hold on(单独用)“握住不放；坚持下去；(电话)请等一会儿”hold out(单独用)“伸出；坚持(要求)，不屈服(for sth)” 11. The teacher said _ you have finished your paper, you can do whatever you like. A)But that B)Now that C)As to D)Besides The correct answer: b Your answer:() 讲评： B）Now that意为“既然”，符合题意，为正确答案。A）But that, C）As to, D）Besides则分别解释为“除非、若不”，“关于、至于”和“除之外”。 12. We havent seen our neighbours for more than two weeks. They _ on a trip abroad. A)could go B)must go C)may have gone D)should have gone The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。“may+have+动词的过去分词”表示对过去所发生动作的猜测，符合题意。 13. I wandered through the cool _ of the forest trees. A)shadow B)shade C)shelter D)coverage The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bshade n“（树）阴；阴影”shadow n影子，阴影；暗处，阴暗”shelter n“掩蔽处，躲避处；掩蔽，保护” coverage n.“覆盖的范围；新闻报道（的范围）” 14. She had stomach trouble and had to follow a strict _ prescribed by the doctor. A)routine B)prescription C)diet D)procedure The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cdiet n（多与不定冠词连用）“（病人或减肥者的）特定饮食，规定饮食”（如The doctor recommended a rice diet for her high blood pressure；The doctor put him on a diet，so now he is on a diet）routine n“例行公事；惯常的程序”prescription n“处方，药方”procedure n“程序，手续，步骤” 15. He was _ of his sons success in the competition. A)pride B)honour C)proud D)honourable The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。be proud of 是固定词组，意为“为感到自豪”。 16. The old couple decided to _ a boy and a girl though they had three children of their own. A)adapt B)cherish C)receive D)adopt The correct answer: D Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选dadopt vt.“收养（子女）；采取，采用”（如 As they had no children of their own，theyadopted an orphan；They adopted my suggestion ；Congress adopted the new measures）adapt vt.“使适应，使适合；改编，改写”；vi.“适应（to）”cherish vt.“抱有，怀有（希望、想法、感情等）；爱护，抚育；珍爱，珍视” receive vt.“接到，收到；遭受，受到；接待，接见” 17. They bought that piece of land with a _ to building a new office block. A)purpose B)reason C)view D)goal The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。with a view to作“以为目的”解，是固定词组，to是介词，后须接动名词。 18. Anne couldnt concentrate _ what she was doing while her family were watching TV. A)to B)for C)on D)in The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选c.concentrate on“集中注意力于，全神贯注于，专注于”（注：concentrate不与其它三个介词搭配） 19. The reason _ I cant come is that I have to work late. A)for B)because C)why D)as The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选C）。以reason为先行词时，只能用关系副词why来引导限制性定语从句，why有时也可省略。 20. Almost everything Beethoven wrote was clearly the work of a great man, but he was a very hard-tempered man _ . A)some time B)in time C)sometime D)at times The correct answer: d Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选D）。at times意为“有时”，符合句意。some time，“一些时间”；in time，“及时，最后，终于，总有一天”；sometime，“在（过去或将来的）某个时间”，均不符合句意。 21. The pursuit of leisure on the part of the employees will certainly not _ their prospect of promotion. A)spur B)induce C)further D)reinforce The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cfurther vt.“促进，推进”（如 His support furthered my career；The governmentwishestofurtherthecan。ofpeace）（参见注1255）spurvt.鞭策，激励，促进( to spur sth；spuronones horseones horse forward； spur sb to-V/to greater efforts；spur sb on to sth）induce vt.“引诱，劝诱；引起，导致”（to induce sth；induce sb toV）reinforce vt.“加强，增强” 22. He will probably be awarded a Nobel prize on account of his _ achievements in physics. A)obvious B)worthwhile C)outstanding D)distinct The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选coutstanding adj“突出的，杰出的，显著的”（an outstanding scholar ； make outstandingcontributions; outstanding paintings） obvious adj. “显然的，明显的”worthwhile adj“值得的，值得做的”distinct adj“明显的，清楚的；不同的（from）” 23. She tried to _ her nervousness as she waited to make her speech. A)cover up B)break up C)knock up D)kick up The correct answer: A Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选acover up“掩盖，掩饰”（如 The snow covered up the grass；cover up ones mistakes；I tried to cover up for him but without success.）break up“破裂；打碎，粉碎；终止，结束”（参见注 973）knock up“敲门叫醒；使疲惫不堪”kick up（a row）“吵起来” 24. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have _ passport. A)an operative B)a valid C)an efficient D)an effective The correct answer: B Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选bvalid adj“有效的，具有法律效力的；有理的，有根据的” operative adj“操作的，工作着的；起作用的；有效的（药，条约）efficient adj.“效率高的，有能力的”effective adj“有效的，生效的” 25. I am completely in _ about his plans. I know nothing about them. A)dark B)darkness C)the dark D)the darkness The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cbe in the dark about“对完全不知，被蒙在鼓里”（如 They kept the public inthedarkabouttheiragreement；Wearestillinthedarkabout the cause of the fire.） in the dark/in the darkness“在黑暗中”（没有h darkin darkness的成语） 26. The bus ran over the cliff because its _ failed. A)controls B)gears C)brakes D)signals The correct answer: C Your answer:() 讲评： 本题应选cbrake nc“闸，制动器，刹车”control n.c“控制（系统或措施），支配（手段或办法）” gear nc“齿轮，传动装置；（排）挡” signal nc“信号，暗号” 27. We had difficulties at first but everything worked _ smoothly in the end. A)off B)away C)out D)up The correct answer: c Your answer:() 讲评： work off意为“慢慢脱落，消除掉”；work away意为“开始干起来”；work out作不及物动词，意为“发展，进行”，作及物动词时意为“算出，解决，制订，拟订”；work up意为“引起，激起，逐渐上升，向上爬”。根据句意，C）为正确答案。 28. George took _ of the fine weather to do a days work in his garden. A)advantage B)chance C)interest D)charg