2003年专四语法题

2003年专四语法题

1. Agriculture is the country's chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.

[A] is [B] been [C] be [D] being

2. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.

[A] has been missing [B] has been missed

[C] had been missing [D] was missed

3. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.

[A] where [B] of whose [C] whose [D] which

4. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?

[A] you said [B] did you say

[C] did you say that [D] you did say

5. -Does Alan like hamburgers? -Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost

every day.

[A] for [B] as [C] to [D] so

6. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.

[A] like her [B] like hers

[C] similar to her [D] similar to herself

7. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.

[A] for us to be prepared [B] that we are prepared

[C] of us to be prepared [D] our being prepared

8. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

[A] permit [B] permitting [C] permitted [D] permits

9. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.

[A] As much as [B] So much [C] How much [D] Much as

10. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.

[A] neither you nor I are [B] neither you nor me is

[C] neither you nor I am [D] neither me nor you are

11. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.

[A] which [B] it [C] that [D] what

12. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.

[A] which [B] that [C] who [D] whom

13. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?

[A] hadn't she [B] hasn't she [C] wouldn't she [D] didn't she

14. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not . [A] on view [B] at a glance [C] on the scene [D] in sight

15. 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 [B] latest [C] later [D] last

16. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.

[A] acknowledging [B] affording

[C] allowing for [D] accounting for

17. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.

[A] answer to [B] answer for

[C] answer back [D] answer about

18. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.

[A] rare [B] unusual [C] extraordinary [D] unique

19. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.

[A] favoured [B] favourable

[C] favourite [D] favouring

20. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.

[A] empty [B] blank [C] deserted [D] vacant

21. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.

[A] sign [B] mark [C] signal [D] board

22. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.

[A] shows up [B] shows around

[C] shows off [D] shows out

23. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.

[A] sheets [B] scraps [C] pages [D] slices

24. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.

[A] turned [B] changed [C] floated [D] fluctuated

25. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.

[A] intermediate [B] middle

[C] medium [D] mid

【参考答案】：1-5: DACB D 6-10: B A B D C 11-15: A B CDA

16-20: C B A B D 21-25: ACBD A

2003年专四语法题

1. Agriculture is the country's chief source of wealth, wheat ____ by far the biggest cereal crop.

[A] is [B] been [C] be [D] being

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：这是一个独立主格结构。wheat前用逗号，且没有连词，表示这一句起补充说明的作用，该空不能用动词的形式，则being为唯一之选。

2. Jack ____from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.

[A] has been missing [B] has been missed

[C] had been missing [D] was missed

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：由句中时间状语“for some time now”可知，这里要用现在完成时；选项A为现在完成进行时，表示动作从过去某一时间一直持续到现在，故为正确答案。

3. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.

[A] where [B] of whose [C] whose [D] which

【参考答案】：C

【题目解析】：这是一个定语从句，此处缺少一个关系代词。whose 指代前面的hills, whose magnificence表示它的壮丽景色。

4. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?

[A] you said [B] did you say

[C] did you say that [D] you did say

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：did you say是一个插入语。比如说 Who do you think is the best teacher in our school? 即你认为谁是我们学校最好的老师？

5. -Does Alan like hamburgers?every day.

-Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost

[A] for [B] as [C] to [D] so

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：这句话实际上是 (He likes Hamburgers) so much so that he eats

them almost every day. 连词“so that”如此...以致。

6. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.

[A] like her [B] like hers

[C] similar to her [D] similar to herself

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：只有hers可指代她的想法。而her, herself表示她自己。故B为正确答案。

7. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.

[A] for us to be prepared [B] that we are prepared

[C] of us to be prepared [D] our being prepared

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：在类似essential, necessary之类的形容词后面，that从句的动词形式为 (should)+动词原形。故选项B不对。 而essential 后面一般跟for sb. to do sth., 故A为正确答案。

8. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

[A] permit [B] permitting [C] permitted [D] permits

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：当从句的主语和主句的主语不一样时，且没有连词，从句的主语用独立主格结构。Time permitting相当于If time is permitted. 故B为正确答案。

9. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.

[A] As much as [B] So much [C] How much [D] Much as

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：在这四个选项中， as表示“尽管”，引导的条件状语从句时，从句需倒装，即将形容词、副词提至句首，故选项D为正确答案。

10. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon anything today.

[A] neither you nor I are [B] neither you nor me is

[C] neither you nor I am [D] neither me nor you are

【参考答案】：C

【题目解析】：若两个或两个以上的主语由 “or”, “nor”, “either...or”,

“neither...nor”, “not only...but also”，连接，遵守就近原则。故选项C为正确答案。

11. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.

[A] which [B] it [C] that [D] what

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：这是一个非限制性定语从句，此处缺少一个关系代词，指代前面的整个句子。在这四个选项中，只有选项A有此功能，因此A项是正确答案。

12. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.

[A] which [B] that [C] who [D] whom

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：这是一个定语从句，此处缺少一个关系代词。选项B为正确答案。

13. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?

[A] hadn't she [B] hasn't she [C] wouldn't she [D] didn't she

【参考答案】：C

【题目解析】：该题句子的主干 “She would have been more agreeable”, 故附加疑问句为 “wouldn’t she”.

14. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not . [A] on view [B] at a glance [C] on the scene [D] in sight

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：on view意为“展览着”；at a glance意为“一看就”； on the scene意为“在场”；in sight 意为“（指某物）看得见”。根据句意，选项D为正确答案。

15. 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 [B] latest [C] later [D] last

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：latter意为“（刚提到的两者之间的）后者”； latest意为“最近的，最新的”；later意为“后来”; last意为“最后的”。根据句意，只有选项A表示“后者”，选项A为正确答案。

16. It will take us twenty minutes to get to the railway station, ____traffic delays.

[A] acknowledging [B] affording

[C] allowing for [D] accounting for

【参考答案】：C

【题目解析】：acknowledging意为“承认，供认”； affording意为“提供，给予”，allowing for意为“顾及”； accounting for意为“对...作出满意的解释”。 根据句意，选项C为正确答案。

17. He will have to____ his indecent behaviour one day.

[A] answer to [B] answer for

[C] answer back [D] answer about

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：answer to意为“对...有反应，顺从”； answer for意为“对…负责，承担后果”； answer back意为“无礼回嘴，顶嘴”。根据句意，选项B为正确答案。

18. With ____ exceptions, the former president does not appear in public now.

[A] rare [B] unusual [C] extraordinary [D] unique

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：rare意为“稀少的，罕有的，”；unusual意为“不平常的”； extraordinary意为“不平常的，特别的”； unique意为“唯一的，独一无二的”。故选项A为正确答案。

19. We have been hearing ____accounts of your work.

[A] favoured [B] favourable

[C] favourite [D] favouring

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：favoured意为“有利的，称心的”； favourable意为“令人满意的，表示赞许的”；favourite意为“最受喜欢的”。根据句意，选项B为正确答案。

20. During the summer holiday season there are no ____ rooms in this seaside hotel.

[A] empty [B] blank [C] deserted [D] vacant

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：empty意为“空的”，强调房间里无物体； blank意为“空白的”，如 “a blank page空白的一页”； deserted意为“荒废的，（因被弃）无人住的”； vacant意为“（地方等）空的，未被占用的”，如 “vacant house / room空屋子（房间）”。根据句意，选项D为正确答案。

21. Drive straight ahead, and then you will see a ____ to the Shanghai-Nanjing Expressway.

[A] sign [B] mark [C] signal [D] board

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：sign意为“牌子，指示牌”；mark意为“（书写的，印刷的）符号”；signal意为“信号，手势，暗号”；board意为“木板”。根据句意，选项A为正确答案。

22. Whenever possible, Ian ____ how well he speaks Japanese.

[A] shows up [B] shows around

[C] shows off [D] shows out

【参考答案】：C

【题目解析】：show up指“出现”；show around指“为某人作向导”；show off指“炫耀，卖弄”； 没有show out词组。根据句意，选项C为正确答案。

23. The tenant left nothing behind except some ____ of paper, cloth, etc.

[A] sheets [B] scraps [C] pages [D] slices

【参考答案】：B

【题目解析】：sheets指“片，块，张”，可以说 “a sheet of paper”,但一般不能和 “cloth”搭配；scraps意为“小片，碎片”；pages指“页”, 不能和 “paper, cloth”搭配；slices指“（食物上切下的）薄片”。根据句意，选项B为正确答案。

24. Shares on the stock market have ____ as a result of a worldwide economic downturn.

[A] turned [B] changed [C] floated [D] fluctuated

【参考答案】：D

【题目解析】：turned意为“旋转，转动”；changed意为“改变”；floated意为“（货币、汇率等）浮动”；fluctuated意为“（价格等）波动，起伏”。根据句意，选项D为正确答案。

25. I think you can take a(n) ____ language course to improve your English.

[A] intermediate [B] middle

[C] medium [D] mid

【参考答案】：A

【题目解析】：|intermediate意为“中级的”，如 “intermediate course /level /book 中级课程/水平/书本”; middle意为“中间的”，表示方位； medium意为“传播媒介”；mid意为“在...中间“,诗歌中用的较多。故选项A为正确答案。