专四词汇语法突击13（附答案详解）1. It wasn’t such a good dinner ____ she had promised us.A. thatB. whichC. asD.what2. ____ can we yield to the pressure.A. By and largeB. By means ofC. By no meansD. In return3. By the time we reach an agreement, the approvals ____ .A. will be gotB. have been gotC. shall have been gotD. are got4. The World Trade Center, the top ____ is 410 meters high, is the tallest building in the world.A. of whichB. whichC. of whoseD. that5. Doctor Godwin says that ____ what forceful arguments against smoking there are, many people persist in smoking.A. thoughB. howeverC. no matterD. but6. ____ many times, this radio receiver is found very sensitive.A. Being testedB. Having been testedC. Having testedD. Testing7. If traffic problems are not solved soon, driving in cities ____ impossible.A. becomesB. will have becomeC. will becomeD. become8. On this busy road drivers ought to be especially careful, ____ ?A. ought itB. oughtn’t theyC. oughtn’t itD. don’t they.A. did he returnB. he did returnC. he returnedD. had he returned10. ____ his eyes when she told him that it was time for them to leave.A. Hardly had he openedB. Scarcely did he openC. No sooner did he openD. He had no sooner opened11. She has ____ as a singer; she’s worth training.A. abilitiesB. capabilitiesC. talentsD. capacities12. The atomic clock is ____ to within 3 seconds in a century.A. exactB. clearC. accurateD. explicit13. That consciousness is being transformed into ____ .A. actionB. actC. deedD. activity14. To stress the importance of a rich vocabulary, the teacher used a(n) ____ .“Writing with a severely limited vocabulary”, she said, “is like trying to paint a circus with only a few colors.”A. exampleB. comparisonC. contrastD. analogy15. When my father listens to classical music on the radio, he often swings his arms as if he’s ____ the orchestra.A. leadingB. controllingC. conductingD. practising16. The disappearance of that money from my wallet is quite ____ . I’m sure the wallet was in my pocket all day.A. dramaticB. doubtfulC. mysteriousD. dangerous17. A completely new situation is likely to ____ when the school leaving age is raised to 16.A. riseB. raiseC. ariseD. arouse18. The campers ____ their tent in a sheltered valley.A. establishedB. placedC. fixedD. built19. An almost ____ line of traffic was moving at a snail’s pace through the center city.A. continuousB. constantC. longD. continual20. On entering another country, a tourist will have to ____ the customs.A. pass throughB. pass byC.pass overD. pass away21. Experiments enable young scientists to judge what must be accepted and what must be viewed with ____ .A. beliefB. curiosityC. suspicionD. doubt22. The city has decided to ____ overhead wires.A. do offB. do withC. do away withD. do away23. George ____ tears when he heard the sad news.A. broke throughB. broke upC. broke intoD. broke out24. As the airliner began to take off, Jane , together with her boyfriend ____ , took a last look at their parents who had come to see them off.A. on boardB. at mostC. on scheduleD. at random25. She’s ____ as a very promising young singer.A. looked onB. looked forC. looked overD. looked up1． C)【句意】这顿饭并不像她所许诺的那么好。
【难点】本句缺少定语从句的关系代词，按照英语语法，如果such所修饰的成分后跟定语从句，则定语从句的引导词通常用as,构成such…as结构，意为“像…一样的”。
2． C)【句意】我们无论如何也不能屈服于压力。
【难点】By and large意为“一般来讲，大体上”。
By means of意为“借助于，通过”。
By no means意为“决不，无论如何都不”。
In return意为“反过来，作为回报”。
3． B)【句意】到我们达成协议的时候，所有的批准都会到手。
c【难点】“by the time+从句”这一结构常常和现在完成时或过去完成时的主句连用。
4． A)【句意】高410米的世界贸易中心是世界上最高的建筑。
【难点】如果定语从句中要强调先行词的某一部分，则通常用“名词+介词+关系代词”构成的定语从句。
此类定语从句中的关系代词必须按照先行词来确定。
5． C)【句意】歌德温医生说，尽管存在那么有力的反对吸烟的论据，但许多人还是坚持吸烟。
【难点】英语中的让步状语从句常由下列连词引导：though/although，even though/even if，no matter+who/how等等。
6． B)【句意】经过多次测试以后，发现这台无线电接收机的灵敏度很高。
【难点】完成时的现在分词形式在本句中用作时间状语，表明测试的时间在发现灵敏度很高之前，being tested不能够表达这一含义，而having tested和testing动作的主体和逻辑主语为人，造成时间状语的逻辑主语和主句的主语不一致，故只能选B)。
7． C) 【句意】如果不尽快解决交通问题，将来就不可能在城市内驾车行驶。
【难点】如果条件句的谓语动词为一般现在时，则主句的谓语动词应采用一般将来时。
8． B)【句意】在这条车水马龙的路上，汽车驾驶员应该格外小心，对不对？【难点】“ought+to+V”这一形式，在变成反意疑问句时，只要在ought后加not，然后再加相应的主语即可。
9． A)【句意】直到1945年战争结束后他才回到家乡。
【难点】副词only置于句首，主要目的在于强调，在语法结构上，则引起倒装。
10． A)【句意】他一睁开眼睛，她就告诉他他们该动身了。
【难点】hardly...when为一固定搭配，意为“一…就”，具有同样意义的搭配还有scarcely...when, no sooner...than等。
【难点】capability意为“能力；才能；潜在能力”，常用于人所具有的从事某项工作或达到某一目的的能力。
ability常用于人，指做事的能力，这种能力可以是天生的，也可以是后天习得的。
talent意为“天才，天赋；才气”，后与for连用；capacity亦为“能力，才能”，既可用于人，也可用于物，指接受、容纳、吸收、理解或完成某事的能力。
12． C)【句意】原子钟在一百年内可精确至三秒以内。
【难点】accurate 意为“准确的，精确的”，指由于细心而精确地使某事符合事实和真理；exact意为“精确的；恰好的；严密的”，指不多不少，确切地与事实或标准相符；clear意为“清晰的；清楚的；明白的”；explicit 意为“详述的；明确的”。