2008-2012专四真题语法词汇题

2012专四

51. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. Twenty miles seems like a long work to him. B. No one except his supports agree with him. C. Few students in my class are really lazy. D. Neither Julia nor I were going to the party.

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. the next D. 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 himself will interview Mary. C. I have nothing to say for myself.

D. They quarreled themselves red in the face.

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

55. Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?

A. By now she will be eating dinner. B. I shall never do that again. C. You shall get a promotion.

D. My brother will help you with the luggage. 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!

57. Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?

A. We never doubt that her brother is honest. B. The problem is not who will go but who will stay. C. It is clear that the crime was done deliberately. D .You must get it back to whoever it belongs to. 58. Which of the italicized parts functions as a object?

A. He doesn’t like the idea of my speaking at the meeting. B. It is no use your pretending not to know the matter. C. Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip. D. My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night. 59. All the sentences have an appositive EXCEPT

A. Only one problem still remains—the food B. She bought herself a pair of new shoes. C. My friends all understand and support me. D. She liked her current job, teaching English.

60. Which of the following best explains the meaning of ―shall we buy the tickets first‖?

A. He said that we are 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.

61. Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?

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.

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

A. Despite the rain, everyone enjoy the trip. B. The man with a beard is talking to the manager.

C. Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan. D. Are you sure of Simon’s disappearance? 63. A: Mother, you promised to take me out.

B: Well, _______

A. so do I. B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so I did! 64. Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?

A. They used the box for keeping treasures. B. I stepped a side 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. 65. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. New machinery were introduced in the factory. B. poultry are very expensive in the city. C. The police were investigating the murder case. D. The militia were called out to rescue flood victims.

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

_________ .

A. concerning B. for C. as to D. because of 67. Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding _________ .

A. meal B. banquet C. refreshment D. snack 68. Mini-skirts first _________ in the 1960s.

A. caught on B. caught in C. caught out D. caught up 69. That outburst at the meeting was _________ of his bad temper.

A. expository B. explanatory C. illustrative D. revealing 70. The earthquake refugees are _________ for food and blankets.

A. desirous B. badly off C. seriously off D. ambitious

71. When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual, but her excitement was obvious. The

underlined part means _________ .

A. uncaring B. disinterested C. without plan D. without warning 72. Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living _________ .

A. mind B. knowledge C. memory D. scope 73. The speaker was very good at _________ his ideas during the discussion.

A. putting aside B. putting across C. putting back D. putting off

74. The food is good at this hotel, But the _________ is poor; The writers don’t seem to be well

trained.

A. service B. repair C. charge D. maintenance 75. Slavery was _________ in America in the 19th century.

A. terminated B. cancelled C. abandoned D. abolished

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 77. The boys in the dorm _________ a coin to decide who would clean the floor. A. held B. tossed C. put D. collected 78. The patterns of spoken language are _________ from those of writing.

A. distinct B. distinctive C. distinguished D. distinguishing 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. circular D. oblong 80. I’d like to have a _________ word with his parents.

A. peaceful B. quiet C. silent D. personal

2011专四

51. My uncle is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is no longer the man fifteen years ago. A. which

B. whom

C. who

D. that

he was

52. Which of the following sentences is a COMMAND? A. Beg your pardon. B. Have a good time. C. Never do that again! D. What noise you are making!

53. Which of the following italicized phrases indicates purpose? A. She said it for fun, but others took her seriously.

B. For all its effort, the team didn’t win the match. C. Linda has worked for the firm for twenty years. D. He set out for Beijing yesterday.

54. When you have finished with the book, don’t forget to return it to Tim, A. do you

B. will you

C. don’t you

? D. won’t you

55. In phrases like freezing cold, burning hot, or soaking wet, the –ING participle is used A. as a command. B. as a condition. C. for concession. D. for emphasis.

56. Which of the following italicized phrases is INCORRECT? A. The city is now ten times its original size. B. I wish I had two times his strength. C. The seller asked for double the usual price. D. They come here four times every year. 57. It is not so much the language difficult to understand. A. as

B. nor

C. but

D. like

the cultural background that makes the book

58. Which of the following italicized parts is used as an object? A. What do you think has happened to her? B. Who do you think the visiting professor is? C. How much do you think he earns every month? D. How quickly would you say he would come? 59. The additional work will take A. the other

weeks.

C. other two

D. the more

B. another two

60. Which of the following italicized parts is a subject clause (主语从句)? A. We are quite certain that we will get there in time.

B. He has to face the fact that there will be no pay rise this year. C. She said that she had seen the man earlier that morning. D. It is sheer luck that the miners are still alive after ten days.

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