英语专业四级单选题50题精选，附带参考答案

1. If only the arbitration court ____ the dispute.

A. resolve

B. will resolve

C. can resolve

D.would.resolve

2. The paper ____ several persons are risking their lives is an important report on missile A. after which

B. for which

C. with which

D. at which

3. He is now a prominent lawyer in this city but he ____ a salesman working for a small company. A. would be

B.formerly.were C. had been

D. used to be

4. Greater effort to increase food production must be made if we ____ meet an increasing demand by the growing population. A. can

B. may

C. are to

D. should

5. “Did you call to make your hotel reservation?” “Not yet, but I _____”

A. may

B. shall

C. must

D. should have

6. India is a country whose population ____ that of China.

A. is first except for C. is second only to

B. has second place to D. come second following

7. The actress is not so beautiful ____ the press described in advance. A. that

B. which

C. as

D. what

8. The protection device can eliminate the faults ____they cause more damage A. unless

B. until C. before D. although

9. All ____ is peace and progress.

A.what.is.needed B.for.our.needs C.the.thing.needed D.that.is.needed 10. ____ he was aware of the real meaning of life

A. That was from that book C. It was from that book that

B. It was that book which D. It was that book that

11. I hope you will never fall into that ____

A. mistake

B. fault

C. error

D. defect

12. Then the ____ streamed into the great hall.

A. group

B. crowd

C. gang

D. masses

13. Once a ____ is formed it is very difficult to shake it off.

A. habit

B. custom

C. practice

D. usage

14. My husband likes early American furniture, but I prefer ____styles, designs that reflect today’s times. A. noble

B. neutral

C.contemporary D. simple

15. For many people, overeating and overspending are as ____to Christmas as candles and holly. A. integral

B. suitable

C. inevitable

D. compatible

16. When my kids go a weekend without pizza and TV while camping, they think they are suffering great ____ A. deficiency

B. deprivation

C. depression

D. starvation

17. The police have asked for the____ of the public in tracing the whereabouts of the missing boy.

A. cooperation B.advice C. helpfulness D. aid

18. She murmured something and blushed as if a secret had been ____ A. imposed

B. exposed

C. removed

D. renewed

19. Your service is entirely ____ , not compulsory.

A. selective

B. optional

C. voluntary

D. reluctant

20. Their distribution is also ____, sometimes, widely spaced, in places, closely packed together. A. various

B. alternative

C. variable

D.conventional

21. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city _______.

A. I’d most like to visit C. which I like to visit mostly

B. where I like to visit C. I’d like much to visit

22. Above the trees are the hills, _______magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface. A. where

B. of whose

C. whose

D. which

23. The meeting was put off because we ________a meeting without John.

A. objected having C. objected to have

B. were objected to having D. objected to having

24. There ________nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier. A. to be

B. to have been C. being D. be

25. If only I _______ play the guitar as well as you.

A. would

B. could

C. should

D. might

26. Linda was _______ the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute. A. to start C. to be started

B. to have start D. to have been started

27. He is too shy to ask a stranger the time, ________speak to a room full of people.

A.much .more B. much as

C. still less

D. still as

28. My young brother has really gotten under my skin .The underlined part means_____. A. made me anger C. made me excited

B. made me tired D. made me annoyed

29. Your proposal that they _______their conversation in French is quite reasonable. A. to carry on C. carry on

B. will carry on D. must carry on

30. With age, the mineral content of human bones decreases, _______ them more fragile. A. make

C. thereby making

B. and to make D. which it makes

31. When he brought Imelda her drink she gave him a (an) _______,

sweet smile of thanks. A. true

B. original

C. real

D. genuine

32. Any possible solution to the Irish question can only come about through dialogue .The underlined part means ______. A. bring in C. come at

B. turn up D. come around

33. Six weeks after ______you baby is the size of your little fingernail. A. conception B. commission

C. commitment D. confinement

34. Ordinary officers fired off a(n) ______ of angry demands to the government , to improve their pay、status、and conditions. A. succession B. array

C. string

D. procession

35. Several students were surprised to learn that instructors expect two to three hours of study for each hour _________ in class. A. spending B. spent

C. to spend

D. to have spent

36. He _________the 8:00 train because he didn’t leave home until 8:10.

A. couldn’t have caught C. ought to have caught

B. shouldn’t have caught D. must not have caught

37. Every room in the house ______entered, and ﹩10 in notes and a gold watch were missing. A. was

B. had been

C. has been

D. have been

38. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat ______ by far the biggest cereal crop.

A. is B. been C. be D. being

39. Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

A. permit

B. permitting

C. permitted

D. permits

40. AIDS is said ______ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past years in that region.

A. being

B. to be

C. to have been

D. having been

41. Though the young lady was very pretty and gracious, she was none ______ happier for her beauty. A. the

B. much

C. more

D. enough

42. John returned with two laborers, with ______ help we finally got the car out of the mud. A. their

B. whose

C. ∕

D. that

43. Various animals have shells that keep ______ from growing beyond a certain size. A. theirs

B. themselves

C. them

D. their

44. ____________ to get a definition for this word!

A. How it is difficult C. How difficult it is

B. How difficult is it D. It is how difficult

45. Theoretically, a good screwdriver should last a lifetime, but it rarely ______, usually because it is used at one time or another as a substitute for some other tool. A. has

B. is C. should D. does

46. How is it ______ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?

A. if

B. so

C. what

D. that

47. Their marriage is a ______ balance between traditional and contemporary values. A. trivial

B. delicate

C. minor

D. miniature

48. When I asked him if he had ever cheated in exams he said he wouldn’t ______ himself like that. A. decrease

B. subtract

C. minimize

D. degrade

49. It is not uncommon for there ______ problems of communication between the old and the young. A. being

B. would be

C. be D. to be

50. ______ at in his way, the situation doesn’t seem so desperate.

A. looking 答案：

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B. looked C. being looked D. to look

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