1994-2007年专四语法真题集

 

 

 

 

 

一、1994-2003年专四语法真题集：已分类

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 is  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

1. She did her work _____her manager had instructed.

a. as           b. until         c. when          d. though       2002

同位语从句

1. 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

1. 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

1. 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. fired       b. being fired      c. they fired    d. having fired        1995

16. Arriving at the bus stop, _____waiting there.

a. a lot of people were       b. he found a lot of people

c. a lot of people           d. people were found                    1994

17. _____ regular training in nursing, she could hardly cope with the work at first.

a. Not received  b. Since receiving  c. Having received  d. Not having received  1994

XII. 代词

1. ______of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.

a. None         b. Both        c. Neither      d. All           2002

2. It was as a physician that he represented himself, and_____ he was warmly received.

a. as such        b. such as        c. as that       d. so that          1997

XIII. 平行结构

1. Even as a girl, _____to be her life, and theater audiences were to be her best teachers.

a. performing by Melissa were      b. it was known that Melissa’s performances were

c. knowing that Melissa’s performances were  d. Melissa knew that performing was  2001

ⅩⅣ. 情态动词

1. You _____Jim anything about. It was none of his business.

a. needn‘t have told   b. needn’t tell  c. mustn’t have told   d. mustn’t tell   2000

2. He ______unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.

a. may have acted  b. must have acted   c. should act    d. would act   1999

3. Mush as______, I couldn’t lend him the money because I simply didn’t have that much spare cash.

a. I would have liked to    b. I would like to have

c. I should have to like     d. I should have liked to            1999

4. You ______Mark anything. It was none of his business.

a. needn’t have told   b. needn’t tell    c. mustn’t have told   d. mustn’t tell   1998

5. As it turned out to be a small house party, we _____so formally.

a. need not have dressed up       b. must not have dressed up

c. did not need to dress up        d. must not dress up              1996

6. The meeting’s been cancelled. Ann _____ all that work.

a. need to do    b. need have    c. needn’t have done   d. needed not to do   1995

7. “She must be in the dormitory now.” “No, she ____ be there. I saw her in the classroom a minute ago.”

a. mustn’t      b. can’t       c. couldn’t         d. wouldn’t       1994

8. He _____ the 8:20 bus because he didn’t leave home till 8:25.

a. couldn’t have caught          b. ought to have caught

c. shouldn’t have caught         d. must not have caught              1994

ⅩⅤ. It 的用法

1. Come and see me whenever ______.

a. you are convenient         b. you will be convenient   

c. it is convenient to you      d. it will be convenient to you          1997

ⅩⅥ. 冠词

1. The idea of traveling through _____ space to other planets interests many people today.

a. a   b. the   c. /    d. one                          1995

2. ___human problems that repeat themselves in __ life repeat themselves in ___ literature.

a. /, /, the      b. /, the, /      c. The ,/ ,/    d. The, the, the           1994

ⅩⅦ. 省略

1. Acute hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorms long before people _____.

a. do   b. hear   c. do them    d. hearing it                      2000

2. The central provinces have floods in some years, and ______.        2000

a. drought in others   b. droughts are others   c. while other droughts   d. others in drought

ⅩⅧ. 强调句型

1. It was not until midnight _______the snowcapped peak.

a. that they sighted  b. that they did not sight  c. did they sight  d. had they sighted  1995

ⅩⅨ. 倒装

1. He is not under arrest, ______any restriction on him.

a. or the police have placed          b. or have the police placed

c. nor the police have placed        d. nor have the police place        1995

2. So badly ______ in the car accident that he had to stay in hospital for a few months.

a. did he injure   b. injured him   c was he injured    d. he was injured     1994

 

二、2004-2007年专四语法真题集：未分类

2004年语法题集

41. That trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ____ by his lack of talent.

A. so much as      B. rather than     C. as   D. than

42. ____, I’ll marry him all the same.

A. Was he rich or poor   B. Whether rich or poor

C. Were he rich or poor   D. Be he rich or poor

43. The government has promised to do ____ lies in its power to ease the hardships of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

A. however   B. whichever   C. whatever   D. wherever

44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?

A. Would you be surprised   B. Were you surprised

C. Had you been surprised   D. Would you have been surprised

45. If not ____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.

A. being treated   B. treated

C. be treated   D. having been treated

46. It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.

A. hand in    B. would hand in 

C. have to hand in   D. handed in

47. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, ____ to the truck.

A. the greater stress is   B. greater is the stress

C. the stress is greater    D. the greater the stress

48. The Minister of Finance is believed ____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.

A. that he is thinking    B. to be thinking

C. that he is to think   D. to think

49. Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional concerns in planning marketing strategies.

A. these of the most   B. most of those

C. among the most   D. among the many of

50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established in this region.

A. Only if, will   B. If only, would

C. Should, will   D. Unless, would

51. Mr Wells, together with all the members of his family, ____ for Europe this afternoon.

A. are to leave   B. are leaving    C. is leaving   D. leave

 

41-50: A D C A B    A A B C A         51: C

2005年语法题集

51. If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he ________ able to advise you much better than I can.

A. would be         B. will have been      C. was         D. were

52. _________, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.

A. Although he is a socialist                 B. Even if he is a socialist

C. Being a socialist                        D. Since he is a socialist

53. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting.

A. so as to          B. such as to        C. such to           D. as much as to

54. James has just arrived, but I didn’t know he _________ until yesterday.

A. will come        B. was coming       C. had been coming   D. came

55. _________ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.

A. I was and always will be                B. I have to be and always will be

C. I had been and always will be            D. I have been and always will be

56. Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _________ solar heating device in our home.

A. some type of                         B. some types of a

C. some type of a                        D. some types of

57. I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I ________ the journey in exactly two days.

A. must take                           B. must have made

C. was able to make                     D. could make

58. I know he failed his last test, but really he’s _________ stupid.

A. something but                        B. anything but

C. nothing but                          D. not but

59. Do you know Tim’s brother? He is _________ than Tim.

A. much more sportsman                  B. more of a sportsman

C. more of sportsman                     D. more a sportsman

60. That was not the first time he ________ us. I think it’s high time we ________ strong actions against him.

A. betrayed…take                        B. had betrayed…took

C. has betrayed…took                     D. has betrayed…take

61. What’s the chance of ________ a general election this year?

A. there being                           B. there to be

C. there be                              D. there going to be

62. The meeting was put off because we __________ a meeting without John.

A. objected having                        B. were objected to having

C. objected to have                        D. objected to having

63. ________ you _______ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.

A. If, had        B. Have, had        C. Should, have        D. In case, had

64. He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, ________ that he paid me back the following week.

A. on occasion      B. on purpose        C. on condition       D. only if

65. Children who stay away from school do ________ for different reasons.

A. them        B. /          C. it          D. theirs

66. –Why are you staring?

–I’ve never seen ______tree before.

A. kind of      B. that kind of    C. such kind    D. such

 

51-60: AABBD ACBBC              61-66: ADCCD  B

2006年语法题集

51. __dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.

A. Although   B. whatever    C. As     D. However

52. If only I __play the guitar as well as you!

A. would     B. could     C. should     D. might

53. The party, __I was the guest of honour, was extremely enjoyable.

A. by which    B. for which    C. to which    D. at which

54. It’s high time we __ cutting down the rainforests.

A. stopped     B. had to stop    C. shall stop    D. stop

55. The student said there were a few points in the essay he __ impossible to comprehend.

A. has found   B. was finding    C. had found    D. would find

56 Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone__ an opportunity to hear the speech.

A. ought to have   B. must have   C. may have   D. should have

57. I am surprised__ this city is a dull place to live in.

A. that you should think     B. by what you are thinking

C. that you would think     D. with what you were thinking

58. Susan is very hard-working, but her pay is not__ for her work.

A. enough good  B. good enough  C. as good enough  D. good as enough

59. It is imperative that the government __ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.

A. attracts     B. shall attract     C. attract     D. has to

60. Land belongs to the city; there is __ thing as private ownership of land.

A. no such a     B. not such     C. not such a     D. no such

61. My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk ___ far.

A. /       B. such     C. that     D. as

62. The statistics ___ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.

A. proves     B. is proving    C. are proving    D. prove

63. There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ____ the spoilt ones.

A. not counting   B. not to count   C. don’t count   D. having not counted

64. It was ____ we had hoped.

A. more a success than           B. a success more than

C. as much of a success as       D. a success as much as

65. There used to be a petrol station near the park, __?

A. didn’t it   B. doesn’t there   C. usedn’t it?   D. didn’t there