2013年英语专业四级语法考试题和答案（3）1.There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.A)protectingB)preservingC)protestingD)prosecuting2.I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.A)refuseB)refuteC)ignoreD)decline3.The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all.As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it.A)as much twiceB)much as twiceC)as twice muchD)twice as much4.He can’t start the car because the battery has ____.A)run upB)run downC)run overD)run off5.Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.A)upon which to baseB)which to base uponC)which to be based onD)to base on which6.This design is ____ that one.A)more superior toB)far superior thanC)more superior thanD)far superior to7.I wondered what her ____ to the news would be.A)impressionB)reactionC)commentD)opinion8.S he shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ her underground ticket from the machine.A)has gotB)must have gotC)could have gotD)got9.Don’t worry.____ that you will be treated equally.A)I’ll look forward to itB)I’ll try my utmostC)I’ll be on the alertD)I’ll see to it10.The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.A)call offB)call outC)call toD)call on 11.I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.A)don’t speakB)won’t speakC)should not speakD)didn’t speak12.Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before.A)facilitiesB)appliancesC)instrumentsD)equipment13.The author is going to ____ his play for television.A)addB)adoptC)adapt D)adjust14.____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such a success.A)If I had not beenB)Had it not beenC)If it were notD)Had it not15.With all its advantages, the computer is by nomeans without its ____.A)boundariesB)limitationsC)confinementsD)restraints16.I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.A)put ...upB)pick ...upC)pull ...upD)wake ...up17.The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____.A)to have a little light musicB)having a little light musicC)have a little light musicD)if they have a little light music18.Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.A)previousB)profoundC)potentialD)primary19.He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.A)to be holdB)heldC)were heldD)holding20.We must try our best to lower the cost of our products.Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit.A)cut offB)cut inC)cut shortD)cut into 21.Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.A)industriousB)indulgentC)industrialD)indifferent22.No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.A)whenB)thanC)thenD)until23.Young children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.A)put upB)turn upC)bring upD)pick up24.Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound judgment.A)you canB)you willC)would youD)can you25.American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle.A)ignoredB)neglectedC)deniedD)refused26.All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.A)what is neededB)the thing neededC)which is neededD)that is needed27.The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.A)laid offB)laid outC)laid asideD)laid down28.There were no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance.A)applicableB)approachableC)attainableD)available29.There was a traffic jam; otherwise I ____ here on time.A)would beB)had beenC)should beD)would have been30.If you don’t work hard, you are bound to fallbehind others, ____ smart you might be.A)whateverB)thoughC)whatsoeverD)however31.Harold is a good student, ____ his best subject.A)as EnglishB)English asC)being EnglishD)English being32.They ____ through the woods talking about the current affairs.A)wanderedB)strayedC)rambledD)wondered33.Tom felt awfully sorry ____ her about his absence in the party.A)aboutB)forC)withD)on34.We chose this flat for it is very ____ for my office.A)suitableB)comfortableC)nearD)convenient35.Chinese is the ____ language of most Chinese.A)motherB)nativeC)naturalD)home36.He has been ____ such a bad temper all day.A)inB)onC)byD)at37.While at home, she preferred ____A)doing something to doing nothingB)to do something rather do nothingC)doing something rather do nothingD)to do something to doing nothing38.____she finds ou t that you’ve lost her dog?A)What thoughB)What ifC)What aboutD)What ever39.All the machines in the lab are ____ Miss White.A)in charge ofB)in the charge ofC)under the charge ofD)under charge of40.We agreed to you plan____, but we think it needs modification in some area.A)in principalB)on principalC)in principleD)on principle 41.You will surely succeed in passing CET-4, ____ you work hard at your English.A)so long asB)in caseC)in thatD)as soon as42.The whole journey ____ a full week by the time it ends in France.A)will have lastedB)would lastC)has lastedD)must have lasted43.Autumn now approaching, the peasants are ____.A)at busiestB)at their busiestC)on busiestD)on their busiest44.She is fully occupied everyday with ____.A)her not intelligent sonB)her not very intelligent sonC)the not intelligent son of herD)the not intelligent son of hers45.Not until ____ to go on strike.A)all the demands has been turned down the workers decidedB)had all the demands been turned down the workers decidedC)all the demands had been turned down did the workers decideD)had all the demands been turned down did theworkers decide46.As heir ____ his parent’s property, he will get8 million dollars.A)onB)byC)toD)at47.The ____ of the meal were thrown away.A)remainderB)restC)ruinsD)remains48.The best student in each class will ____ a prize at the end of term.A)awardB)possessC)rewardD)receive49.Great efforts to increase wheat production must be made if bread shortages ____ avoided.A)will beB)are to beC)can beD)were to be50.There are more than 50 proposals ____ at the conference.A)to discussB)to be discussedC)discussingD)having been discussed 答案解析：1. 【答案】C【详细解答】to protest against ... 意为“抗议，反对”。