专四TEM4语法真题练习.doc

专四语法真题
I.独立主格结构
1. Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth, wheat ______ by far the biggest cereal crop.
a. is b. been c. be d. being TEM-4 2003
2. Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
a. permit b. permitting c. permitted d. permits TEM-4 2003
3. There ____ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier.
a. to be b. to have been c. being d. be 2000
4. _____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.
a. There was b. Since c. Being d. There being 1996
5. The country’s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars ______the most important of these.
a. have been b. are c. being d. are being 1994
II. 定语从句
1. Above the trees are the hills, _______ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
a. where b. of whose c. whose d. which 2003
2. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, _____is something we had not expected.
a. which b. it c. that d. what 2003
3. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man _______ he was twenty years ago.
a. which b. that c. who d. whom 2003
4. The experiment requires more money than _______.
a. have been put in b. being put in c. has been put in d. to be put in 2002
5. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, ______should make great differences in our life next summer.
a. which b. what c. that d. they 2002
6. Have you ever been in a situation _____ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him?
a. by which b. that c. in where d. where 2002
7. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff _______is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced.
a. whose b. as c. what d. that 2000
8. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ____ in the public mind today.
a. exists b. exist c. existing d. to exist 1999
9. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city _______.
a. I’d most like to visit b. which I like to visit mostly
c. where I like to visit d. I’d like much to visit 1999
10. After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office.
a. that b. there c. what d. it 1999
11. She remembered several occasions in the past ____she had experienced a similar feeling.
a. which b. before c. that d. when 1998
12. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than ______.
a. is necessary b. being necessary c. to be necessary d. it is necessary 1998
13. The physicist has made a discovery, _____of great importance to the progress of science and technology.
a. I think which is b. that I think is c. which I think d. which I think is 1997
14. I have never been to London, but that is the city_______.
a. where I like to visit most b. I’d most like to visit
c. which I like to visit mostly d. where I’d like most to visit 1997
15. This company has now introduced a policy _____pay rises have related to performance at work.
a. which b. where c. whether d. what 1996
16. Only take these clothes ______really necessary.
a. as were b. as they are c. as they were d. as are 1994
17. _____ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produced no concrete proposals.
a. That b. It c. This d. As 1994
III. 从句 让步状语从句
1. _______I like economics I like sociology much better.
a. As much as b. So much c. How much d. Much as 2003
2. Fool _______Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
a. who b. as c. that d. like 2002
3. ______I sympathize, I can’t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties.
a. as long as b as c. while d. even 2001
4. _____he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.
a. Much as b. Much though c. As much d. Though much 1998
5. _____, he is ready to accept suggestions form different sources.
a. Instead of his notable contributions b. For all his notable contributions
c. His making notable contributions d. However his notable contributions 1997
结果状语从句
1. -----Does Alan like limburgers?
-----Yes. So much ______ that he eats them
a. for b. as c. to d. so 2003
2. The brilliance of his satires was _____make even his victims laugh.
a. so as to b. such as to c. so that d. such that 1996
方式状语从句
She did her work _____her manager had instructed.
a. as b. until c. when d. though 2002
同位语从句
There is no doubt ______the company has made the right decision on the sales project.
a. why b. that c. whether d. when 2001
表语从句
He is _____as a “bellyacher”— he’s always complaining about something.
a. who is known b. whom is known c. what is known d. which is known 1999
宾语从句
1. The team can handle whatever______.
a. that needs handling b. which needs handling
c. it needs handling d. needs to be handled 1997
2. We can assign the task to ______ is capable and trustworthy.
a. whomever b. who c. whom d. whoever 1994
原因状语从句
Mr. White works with a chemicals import and export company, but he _____for this industrial fair, since he is on leave.
a. has worked b. works c. has been working d. is working 1998
条件状语从句
1. You won’t get a loan ______ you can offer some security.
a. lest b. in case c. unless d. other than 1996
2. _____ time, he’ll make a first-class tennis player.
a. Having b. Given c. Giving d. Had 1996
3. ___ _ I was very much mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise.
a. Unless b. As c. Though d. Since 1995
IV. 比较级和最高级
1. Your ideas, _______, seem unusual to me.
a. like her b. like hers c. similar to her d. similar to herself 2003
2. Intellect is to the mind _______sight is to the body.
a. what b. as c. that d. like 2001
3. Fat cannot change into muscle ______muscle changes into fat.
a. any more than b. no more than c. no less than d. much more than 1999
4. It is not so much the language ______the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand.
a. but b. nor c. as d. like 1999
5. John is______ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.
a. no less b. no more c. not less d. no so 1998
6. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner_____ to the professor.
a. as far as b. the same as c. as much as d. as long as 1998
7. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____Eastern Nebraska.
a. in b. it receives in c. does d. it does in 1996
8. ______ the two, Bob is ______student.
a. Of, more diligent b. In, more diligent
c. Of, the more diligent d. In, much more diligent 1995
9. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them ______conspicuous.
a. all the more b. all the much c. all more d. all much 1994
V. 虚拟语气
1. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential _____for that.
a. for us to be prepared b. that we are prepared
c. of us to be prepared d. our being prepared 2003
2. _____for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.
a. Had it not been b. Hadn’t it been c. Was it not d. Were it not 2002
3. “What courses are you going to do next semester
“I don’t know. But it’s about time ______on something.”
a. I’d decide b. I decided c. I decide d. I’m deciding 2002
4. All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there ______quite such a crowd of people there.
a. weren’t b. hasn’t been c. hadn’t been d. wouldn’t be 2000
5. If you have really been studying English for so long, it’s about time you _____able to write letters in English.
a. should be b. were c. must be d. are 1999
6. If your car _____any attention during the first 12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.
a. shall need b. should need c. would need d. will need 1998
7. _____enough time and money, the researchers would have been able to discover more in this field.
a. Giving b. To give c. Given d. Being given 1998
8. He left orders that nothing ______touched until the police arrived here.
a. should be b. ought to be c. must be d. would be 1998
9. I was to have made a speech if______.
a. I was not called away b. nobody would have called me away
c. I had not been called away d. nobody called me away 1997
10. I _____ the party much more if there hadn’t been quite such a crowd of people there.
a. would enjoy b. will have enjoyed c. would have enjoyed d. will be enjoying 1996
11. We could _____him wit a detached house when he came, but he had specifically asked for a small flat.
a. provide b. have provided c. not provide d. not have provided 1995
12. _____, he would not have recovered so quickly.
a. Hadn’t he been taken good care of b. Had he not been taken good care of
c. Had not he been taken good care of d. Had he been not taken good care of 1995
13. _____ your timely advice, I would never have known how to go about the work.
a. Unless b. But for c. Except for d. Not for 1994
14. It was recommended that passengers _____smoke during the flight.
a. not b. need not c. could not d. would not 1994
15. ______you were busy, I wouldn’t have bothered you with my questions.
a. If I realized b. Had I realized c. I realized that d. As I realized 1994
VI. 反意疑问句
1. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ______?
a. hadn’t she b. hasn’t she c. wouldn’t she d. didn’t she 2003
2. Do help yourself to some fruit, ______you?
a. can’t b. don’t c. wouldn’t d. won’t 2000
3. When you have finished with that video tape, don’t forget to put it in my drawer, ____?
a. do you b. will you c. don’t you d. won’t you 1998
4. You and I could hardly understand, ______?
a. could I b. couldn’t you c. couldn’t we d. could we 1995
VII. 一致
主谓一致
1. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____ going to agree upon anything today.
a. neither you nor I are b. neither you nor me is

c. neither you nor I am d. neither me nor you are 2003
VIII. 时态
现在完成进行时
1. Jack ______from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.
a. has been missing b. has been missed c. had been missing d. was missed 2003
2. For some time now, world leaders _____out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.
a. had been pointing b. have been pointing c. were pointing d. pointed 2002
现在进行时
1. How can I ever concentrate if you _____continually _____me with silly questions?
a. have…interrupted b. had…interrupted c. are…interrupting d. were…interrupting 1997
IX. 插入语
1. Who _______was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
a. you said b. did you say c. did you say that d. you did say 2003
X. 副词
1. She managed to save _______she could out of her wages to help her brother.
a. how little money b. so little money c. such little money d. what little money 2002
2. His strong sense of humor was _______make everyone in the room burst out laughing.
a. so as to b. such as to c. so that d. such that 1998
3. I felt that I was not yet _______to travel abroad.
a. too strong b. strong enough c. so strong d enough strong 1997
Ⅺ. 不定式、现在分词、过去分词和动名词
1. AIDS is said ______the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in the region.
a. being b. to be c. to have been d. having been 2002
2. _______is not a serious disadvantage in life.
a. To be not tall b. Not to be tall c. Being not tall d. Not being tall 2001
3. _______him tomorrow?
a. Why not to call on b. Why don’t call on c. Why not calling on d. Why not call on 2001
4. _______at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.
a. Looking b. Looked c. Having looked d. To look 2000
5. This is an illness that can result in total blindness _______left untreated.
a. after b. if c. since d. unless 2000
6. Professor Johnson is said _______some significant advance in his research in the past year.
a. having made b. making c. to have made d. to make 1999
7. The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the neighboring country, ______by the police each time.
a. had been captured b. being always captured
c. only to be captured d. unfortunately captured 1999
8. The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel_______.
a. to stay b. is to stay c. to stay at d. is for staying 1998
9. ______, he can now only watch it on TV at home.
a. Obtaining not a ticket for the match b. Not obtaining a ticket for the match
c. Not having obtained a ticket for the match d. Not obtained a ticket for the match 1998
10. He wasn’t asked to take on the chairmanship of the society, ______insufficiently poplar with all members.
a. having considered b. was considered c. was being considered d. being considered 1996
11. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals ____ in Africa.
a. hunted b. hunting c. that hunted d. are hunted 1996
12. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid______.
a. from being beaten b. being beaten c. beating d. to be beaten 1996
13. He noticed the helicopter hovering over the field. Then to his astonishment, he saw a rope ladder______ out and three men climbing down it.
a. throwing b. being thrown c. having thrown d. having been thrown 1995
14. He resented ______to wait. He expected the minister ______ him at once.
a. to be asked, to see b. being asked, to see
c. to be asked, seeing d. being asked, seeing 1995
15. This missile is designed so that once _____nothing can be done to retrieve it.
a