专四词汇与语法 下载本文

17. Usually newspapers ______ for people with intellectual interests. A. suit B. furnish C. regard D. cater

参考答案: D

TIP:cater for something为词组,表示“迎合”的意思,其他三个选择项 suit, furnish, regard是及物动词,不能直接跟介词for。

18. The overcrowded living conditions ______ a heavy strain on the family. A. set B. put C. made D. pressed

参考答案: B

TIP:put a heavy strain on somebody意为“对某人是一个沉重负担”。

19. The supply of apples exceeds the ______ this year. A. request B. claim

C. requirement D. demand

参考答案: D

TIP:demand表示“需求”,与supply“供应”相对应。

20. I must take this watch to be repaired: it ______ over twenty minutes a day. A. increases B. progresses C. accelerates D. gains

参考答案: D

TIP:gain在此句中表示钟表走得太快(相当于 move too fast)。

21. If this animal had escaped from its cage it could ______ have killed or hurt several people. A. equally B. both

C. well D. severely

参考答案: C

TIP:could与well连用,表示“很可能” (相当于it was likely to)。

22. I'm sorry we gave you such short ______ of our visit. A. caution B. notice

C. information D. preparation

参考答案: B

TIP:give somebody short notice of something是固定搭配,意为“提前很短时间通知某人某事”。

23. That old vase will ______ an attractive lamp-holder. A. compose B. form C. make D. assemble

参考答案: C TIP:make意为“(宜)用作”(相当于have the qualities of something)。

24. The World Bank has criticized the country for not giving enough financial ______ to developing countries. A. allowance B. aid C. loan D. provision

参考答案: B

TIP:allowance“津贴,补助”,loan“贷款”,provision“供应品”这三词一般不与financial连用。根据题意,应选aid,表示“财政援助”。

25. Nothing would stop me from ______ my ambition. A. reaching B. completing C. achieving

D. obtaining

参考答案: C

TIP:achieve表示“实现”,此动词常与ambition, goal, aim, purpose连用。

26. He showed his ______ for the TV programme by switching it off. A. distaste B. discontent C. annoyance D. boredom

参考答案: A

TIP:distaste“厌恶” 常与介词for连用,其他三个名词的用法为: discontent over / with, annoyance with somebody / at something, boredom则不可与for 连用。

27. They are ______ the woods for the missing child. A. seeking B. looking

C. investigating D. combing

参考答案: D TIP:comb“彻底搜查”(相当于search thoroughly),其他三词seek(寻找),look,investigate(调查)不能以woods作为宾语。

28. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ______ by a computer. A. managed B. graded C. monitored D. conducted

参考答案: C

TIP:monitor“监测”。

29. What a pretty baby, Mrs Jones! I can see that he takes ______ you! A. after B. over C. up D. from

参考答案: A

TIP:take after“长得像(父母)”,take over“接管,接收”,take up“开始从事”,take from“减少,减弱”。

30. They ______ at the notice but the light was too dim for them to read it. A. peeped B. glared C. peered D. eyed

参考答案: C

TIP:peer“费力地看”,peep“窥视”,glare“怒视”,eye“打量,注视”。

四级语法与词汇(2)

1. ______ is the influence of TV that it can make a person famous overnight. A. So B. This C. Such D. What

参考答案: C

TIP:such ... that“如此??以致??”,such为代词。

2. We need to get the message across ______ too much sun is harmful. A. that B. which C. in which D. so

参考答案: A

TIP:that 引导同位语从句。

3. The business is risky, but ______, we would be rich. A. would we succeed B. could we succeed C. should we succeed D. might we succeed

参考答案: C