2004年41. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.A. so much asB. rather thanC. asD. than答案：A 参考译文：那个喇叭手的确引人注意，但与其说我讨厌他的吵闹，倒不如说他没天分。
试题分析：本题考查的是固定搭配的用法。
详细解答：not so much …as意为“与其说是，倒不如说是”。
故选项A为正确答案。
42.____, I’ll marry him all the same.A. Was he rich or poorB. Whether rich or poorC. Were he rich or poorD. Be he rich or poor答案：D 参考译文：无论他贫贱与否，我都会嫁给他。
试题分析：本题为语法题，考查的是虚拟语气的固定用法详细解答：Be he rich or poor 相当于whether he is rich or poor。
故选项D为正确答案。
43. The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.A. howeverB. whicheverC. whateverD. wherever答案：C 参考译文：政府决定允偌尽其职责去减轻洪水区受害者的损失。
试题分析：本题考查代词的用法。
详细解答：whatever引导宾语从句，作主句的宾语，在从句中作主语。
而选项A,B,D意思说不通。
44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?A. Would you be surprisedB. Were you surprisedC. Had you been surprisedD. Would you have been surprised答案：A 参考译文：如果昨天没有提前通知你，我就来了，你会觉得奇怪吗？试题分析：本题考查的是虚拟语气的用法。
详细解答：这是一个错综时间条件句。
条件从句表示的动作和主句表示的动作，发生的时间是不一致的，动词的形式要根据表示的时间来调整。
45. If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.A. being treatedB. treatedC. be treatedD. having been treated答案：B 参考译文：如果没有受到他觉得应得的尊敬，杰克的脾气就会变得很坏，并且不停地抱怨。
试题分析：本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。
详细解答：条件状语从句中的主语和谓语动词被省略了，全句应为“If (Jack is) not treated…”.故选项B为正确答案。
46. It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.A. hand inB. would hand inC. have to hand inD. handed in答案：A 参考译文：学生必须按时上交他们的终期论文。
试题分析：本题考查的是虚拟语气。
详细解答：It is imperative/necessary/important 等结构后的主语从句中，谓语动词用虚拟语气，should加动词原形，should可省。
47. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truckA. the greater stress isB. greater is the stressC. the stress is greaterD. the greater the stress47．答案：A 参考译文：地表和载满货物卡车的接触面越小，卡车的压力就越大。
试题分析：本题考查的是形容词的固定搭配。
详细解答：the more/less … the more 句型，表示“…越…，…就越…”。
故选项A为正确答案。
48. The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.A. that he is thinkingB. to be thinkingC. that he is to thinkD. to think答案：B 参考译文：人们认为财政部长正在考虑通过征收新税来增加政府的额外岁入。
试题分析：本题考查的是非谓语动词的用法。
详细解答：用动词不定式的现在进行时：to be doing，意为“正在考虑”。
49. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.A. these of the mostB. most of thoseC. among the mostD. among the many of答案：C 参考译文：价格，地点，促销，产品，是营销策略计划中最常规的考虑因素。
试题分析：本题考查介词among的用法。
详细解答：among the most conventional concerns是指“包括最常规的考虑因素”。
又如：among the largest cities是指“最大城市之一”。
50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.A. Only if, willB. If only, wouldC. Should, willD. Unless, would答案：A 参考译文：只有双方都接受和约，永久的和平才有、可能建立起来。
详细解答：本题考查的是倒装结构的掌握。
试题分析：only if意为“只有……才……”，如放在句首，句子须倒装；而if only意为“只要，要是…多好”。
故选项A为正确答案。
51. Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.A. are to leaveB. are leavingC. is leavingD. leave答案：C 参考译文：Mr Wells和他的家人下午要去欧洲。
试题分析：本题考查的是主谓语一致。
详细解答：如果主语是单数，即使后面有with, together with, as well as, 等引起的短语，谓语动词还是用单数。
52. It was suggested that all government ministers should ____ information on their financial interests.A. discoverB. uncoverC. tellD. disclose答案：D．参考译文：所有的部长都得公开关于他们财政税收的信息。
试题分析：本题是动词近义词辨析题。
详细解答：disclose意为 to make known publicly，“（公开的）说出，透露”；而discover意为“发现”；uncover意为“揭露，发现”，与discover意思接近。
故选项D为正确答案。
53. As my exams are coming next week, I’ll take advantage of the weekend to ____ on some reading.A. catch upB. clear upC. make upD. pick up答案：A 参考译文：下星期就要考试了，周末我会抽时间赶做些阅读。
试题分析：本题考察的是动词词组的搭配。
详细解答：catch up(on)赶上（进度）；而选项B, C, D都不能和on搭配，clear up意为“解释；整理”；make up意为“捏造”；pick up意为“获得”。
由此可知，选项A为正确答案。
54. I’m surprised they are no longer on speaking terms. It’s not like either of them to bear a ____A. disgustB. curseC. grudgeD. hatred答案：C 参考译文：我很惊奇他们竟然不再和对方说话了，他们都不像是那种记仇的人。
试题分析：本题考查的是名词近义词的辨析。
详细解答：grudge意为“怨恨，不满，嫌隙”，且bear a grudge/grudges意为“（对人）怀恨在心”，是固定搭配；而 disgust意为“厌恶，反感，作呕”；hatred意为“仇恨，憎恶”；curse意为“诅咒”。
根据句意，选项C为正确答案。
55. Mary hopes to be ____ from hospital next week.A. dismissedB. dischargedC.expelledD. resigned答案：B 参考译文：玛丽希望下星期出院。
试题分析：本题考查的是动词近义词的辨析。
详细解答：discharge意为“离开，放（某人）走”；而dismiss意为“派遣，解散”；expel意为“抵制”；resign意为“辞职”。
根据句意，选项B为正确答案。
56. Once a picture is proved to be a forgery, it becomes quite ____.A. invaluableB. pricelessC. unworthyD.worthless答案：D 参考译文：一旦一张画被证明是赝品，它就不值钱了。
试题分析：本题考查的是形容词辨析。
详细解答；worthless意为“没有价值的”；而 invaluable意为“非常昂贵的，价值连城的”；priceless意为“无价的，贵重的”，故选项D为正确答案57. Jimmy earns his living by ____ works of art in the museum.A. recoveringB. restoringC. renewingD. reviving答案：B 参考译文：吉米靠修复在博物馆的艺术品来度日试题分析：本题考查的是动词辨析。