专业英语四级(语法与词汇)-试卷256(总分:52.00,做题时间:90分钟)一、 LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE(总题数:26,分数:52.00)1.PART III LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEThere are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentencethere are four words, phrases or statements marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose one word, phraseor statement that best completes the sentence.(分数:2.00)__________________________________________________________________________________________解析:2.Your books and magazines are almost in a_______; go and put them in order.(分数:2.00)A.chaosB.disorderC.mess √D.riot解析:解析:你的书和杂志简直是乱七八糟,去把它们整理一下。
A chaos指极度的杂乱和近乎完全的混乱,例如:The government collapsed and chaos reigned.政府垮台,到处一片混乱。
B.disorder“混乱,杂乱”,常指缺乏整齐、顺序,例如:The emergency room was in disorder.急救室一片混乱。
C.mess指“混乱,混杂”,指十分肮脏,不整齐的状态,例如:This room's in a mess.这个房间杂乱不堪。
D.riot指“暴乱,暴动”,例如:He was killed in the riots.他在暴乱中被杀。
注:B和C在意思上符合句意,但只有in a mess的搭配,如用disorder应为in disorder,故选C。
3.The animal protection group is calling on people to _______ fur coats and care for wild animals.(分数:2.00)A.banB.forbidC.vetoD.boycott √解析:解析:动物保护组织正号召人们抵制皮毛大衣,关爱动物。
A. ban主要指官方“禁止”某种事情,例如:He has been banned from driving for a year.他被禁止开车一年。
B.forbid普通用语,指具有权威人士或官方发出禁令,并要求遵守,例如:Parking forbidden! 禁止停车!C.veto指国王、总统等依其职权否决法案、提案等,例如:The president vetoed the bill.总统否决了那项提案。
D.boycott指“联合抵制”,常指拒绝购买某种商品(如本题),例如:They have urged people to boycott foreignproducts.他们敦促大家抵制外国产品。
4.No one could ever_______this government of not caring about the poor.(分数:2.00)A.accuse √B.chargeC.condemnD.prosecute解析:解析:没有人会指责该政府不关心穷人。
A.accuse严厉地指责或谴责某人,习惯搭配为accuse sb.ofstk/doing sth.(如本题),例如:You can't accuse me of being selfish.你不能说我自私。
B.charge指对较严重错误或罪行向法院提出正式起诉,习惯搭配有charge sb.with sth./doing sth.,例如:She has not yet been formallycharged with the offence.她还没有以这一罪名被正式起诉。
C.condemn指正式地“谴责,强烈指责”,从道义或原则上来说,常与for搭配,例如:He was roundly condemned forhis mistake.他因犯错而受到严厉指责。
D.prosecute指对某人提出公诉,检举某人,习惯搭配为prosecute.他因偷窃而被起诉。
He was prosecuted for theft.,例如:for sth.sb5.Yu Dan and Lecture Room program gain popularity in modern China, which is _______ of a newattitude towards Sinology.(分数:2.00)rmativeB.indicative √C.initiativeD.instructive解析:解析:于丹和《百家讲坛》节目在现代中国受到欢迎,这表示人们对待国学有了新的态度。
A.informative表示“提供消息(或情报、资料)的,增进知识的”。
B.indicative与of连用时表示“表示的,象征的”。
C.initiative作形容词表示“主动的,自发的”。
D.instructive表示“教育性的,有益的”。
6.Which of the following is INCORRECT?(分数:2.00)A.He spent all his time reading.B.Half the students are here.C.All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy.D.He asked many his friends for money. √解析:解析:考查限定词的位置。
many是后位限定词,不能放在his前面,只能说He asked many friendsfor money或者He asked many of his friends for money,故选D。
7.In I saw a thief stealing something , the underlined part is_______(分数:2.00)A.a predicate.B.an attribute.C.a complement. √D.an adverbial.解析:解析:现在分词用法题。
see sb.do/doing sth.是“谓语+宾语+宾语补足语”结构,stealingsomething在这里作宾语补足语,对宾语a thief做补充说明,答案为C。
8.Which of the following sentences can NOT be used as a response to I think this food is delicious? (分数:2.00)A.So do we.B.We do too.C.So we do. √D.We think so too.解析:解析:在描述“甲如何如何,乙也是如此”的语境对话中,若前者是肯定句,后者用“so+助动词+主语”或“主语+助动词+too”以表示后者也如此。
如I have a test today.的回复可以是“So does he.”或“He does too.”,因此A、B正确。
该题为I think后接宾语从句,因此也可用“We think so too.”回答,so代替从句的内容,故D也正确。
C为“so+主语+助动词”结构,意为“的确如此、确实如此”,只是进一步强调并重复前者所述内容,前后的主语必须一致,如:“He arrived early.”“So he did”。
C的主语与题干主语不一致,因此答案为C。
9.Which of the following contains an adverbial of cause?(分数:2.00)A.He failed to lift the rock in spite of all his exertions.B.To draw the map properly, you need a special pen.C.For all her wealth, she never wastes money on luxury goods.D.With all this work to do, I don't know whether I can go out. √解析:解析:考查状语在句中的用法。
A、C中的介词短语in spite of all his exertions和for all herwealth均表示让步关系,作让步状语;B中的不定式结构To draw the map properly作目的状语;只有D 。
D表原因,意为“由于……”,故答案为With all this work to do中的介词短语10.An important lecture _______ tomorrow, the professor has to stay up late into the night toprepare for it.(分数:2.00)A.to be given √B.will be givenC.is to be givenD.given解析:解析:逗号前后分句缺乏连词,且主语与谓语均不一致,因此前半句应采取独立主格结构,构成句子的原因状语,相当于As an important lecture will be given tomorrow,故A为正确答案。
D为过去分词作后置定语。
不符合语境。
11.No sooner _______ than a student came to visit her.(分数:2.00)A.she had gone outB.has she gone outC.she has gone outD.had she gone out √解析:解析:含否定意义的副词放在句首时,一般采用倒装句式(谓语前置)。
这类表示否定意义的词有never,seldom,scarcely,little,few,not,hardly以及not only...but(also),no sooner...than,hardly...when等。
答案为D。
12.Once ________, this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity.(分数:2.00)A.it being completedB.it completedpleted √D.it completes解析:解析:条件状语从句的省略形式。