专四单选语法部分练习及答案

36. The reason ___ I didn’t go to the party was __ I got a bad cold that evening. a. because, that b. because, because c. why, that d. why, because

37. ___ living in cities has may problems, more people move to unban areas. a. Even though b. Even if c. In spite of d. While

38. A month ago,at Giza, just outside Cairo, construction workers unearthed some flat stones, ___were written the rules for training school-leavers.

a. where b. there c. on which d. in which

39. A suggestion was made ___ the senior citizens be taken to a place of safety at once. a. and b. which c. so d. that

40. Is there any place nearby __ I can get my car fixed. a. where b. that c. which d. When

主谓一致

1. 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

2. The statistics ____ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent years. a. proves b. is proving c. are proving d. Prove

3. 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

4. Advertising media like direct mail, radio, television and newspapers ___ to increase the sales of industrial products.

a. have been used b. will be used c. is being used d. has been used 5. Bread and butter _____ liked by Westerners. a. is b. are c. were d. Be 6. A series of robberies ____ recently.

a. has been reported b. have been reported. c. have reported d. has reported 7. Nothing but some chairs _____ in the room.

a. has found b. had found c. were found d. was found 8. More than one company _____ involved in this transaction(deal). a. was b. were c. to be d. /

9. There are ____ I want to tell you.

a. one or two things b. either one thing or another thing

c. neither one thing nor another thing d. not only one thing

10. Most environmental problems exist because adequate measures for preventing them ___ taken in the past.

a. was not b. were not c. were not being d. being not

11. Statistics as well as a course in research methodology ____ all doctors candidates. a. is required of b. are required of c. is requiring d. are required by 12. My friend and adviser ____ to lend me some money.

a. have agreed b. has agreed c. agreed d. are agreed 13. Not every child will visit ___ parents on Sunday.

a. his b. its c. their d. his or her

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14. The United States must look out for the rights of ______ citizens. a. its b. their c. ours d. we. 15. I, who _____ your friend, will try my best to help you. a. be b. am c. is d. are

16. Ten percent of the workers in the city ___ now on strike. a. is b. are c. is to be d. are to be

17. Not only you and I but Peter, the top student in our grade, ____ not able to solve the problem. a. are b. were c. is d. am

18. The government ___ hoping to make their findings known soon. a. is b.has been c. are d. be

19. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.

a. have b. has c. having d. to have 20. Half of the audience _____ foreigners.

a. was b. were c. had been d. has been 21. Another three weeks ______ necessary for us to finish the work. a. are b. was c. is d. will have been 22. Every policeman and every fireman ______ on the alert. a. have been b. was c. are d. were

23. It was you, not I, who ____ too much dependent on medicine and never did exercise. a. were b. are c. was d. am

动词时态和语态 1. Look at the clouds. __________.

a. It will rain. b. It's going to rain. c. It will be raining. d. It is to rain.

2. Our boss, Mr. Smith, ____ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet.

a. was promising b. as been promising c. has promised d. is promising 3. By the end of next week, we ____ the project.

a..will finish b. will be finishing c. will have finished d. have finished 4. It is said that his father _____ for several years.

a. had died b. has been dead c. died d. has dead

5. The government _____ to approve the use of wide-spread surveillance when the Justice Department took objection.

a. is going b. had been c. was about d. is coming

6. We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours ____ miracle. a. Is working b. works c. will be working d. worked 7. When I was in the city, I visited the university where I ____.

a. had studied b.studied c.was studying d.did study 8. Jone could be a very attractive girl but she ___ to her clothes.

a. pays no attention b.paid attention c.was paying no attention d.had paid attention 9. When I saw her smiling face, I knew she ___ good news of her husband.

a.has b.has had c.had had d.was having 10. By the time the course ends, ___ a lot about Britain.

a.we will learn b.we are learning c.we have learned d.we will have learned

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11. .It has been about seven years since they _____.

a.got married b.fir marry c.get married d.have married 12. It is the third time tonight someone ____ me.

a. call b.has called c.calls d.will call 13. No decision has been made about the matter yet. We ___ it.

a. still consider b.still considered c.are still considered d.are still considering 14. As a young man he did not know that he ___ become famous later on. a. was to b.should c.was going to d.would 15. He got word that a delegation ______.

a. soon has arrived b.soon arrived c.is soon going to arrive d.would soon arrive

其他

1. --It is going to be fine tomorrow. -- ____.

a. So is it. b. So it is. c. So it does. d. So does it.

2. Little ___ about her own safety, though she herself was in great danger. a. she cared b. she may care c. may she care d. did she care 3. Fool ___ Jerry is, he could not have done such a thing. a. who b. as c. like d. that

4. Only in the dream world ___ moments of terror that are worse than anything we have known under the sun.

a. there is b. there are c. is there d. are there 5. “I hope the children won’t go near the water.” “I wanted them ____.”

a.. not b. not to c. not go d. won't

6. 1. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ___? a. had’t she b. hasn’t she c. wouldn’t she d. didn’t she

7. Don’t smoke in the meeting-room, ___? a. do you b. will you c. can you d. could you 8. There is little water in the bottle, ____?

a. is there b. is it c. isn’t that d. is that 9. We think that English is very useful, ___?

a. don’t we b. isn’t it c. do we d. is it 10. We don’t believe the news is true, ____?

a. is it b. do we c. isn’t it d. don't we 11. Everything seems all right, ____?

a.doesn’t it b. won’t it c. hasn’t it d. don’t they 12. You’d better remain here, ____?

a. hadn’t you b. shouldn’t you c. couldn’t you d. wouldn’t you 13. I am the only person who is to blame, ___?

a.am not I b. aren’t I c. isn’t he d. am I

14. What a pleasant day, ____?

a. is it b. won’t it c. isn’t it d. aren’t they

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15. A new laptop costs about ___ of a second-hand one.

a. the price of three times b. three times the price

c. as much as the three times price d. three times more than the price

16. The square itself is five hundred yards wide, five times ___ the size of St. Peter’s in Rome. a. / b. that of c. which is d. of 17. He feels that he is not yet __ to travel abroad.

a. too strong b. enough strong c. so strong d.strong enough 18. She walked 7 miles today. I never imagined she could walk ___ far. a. as b. such c. that d. very 19. --“How dark your brother’s hair is !” -- “It’s ___ mine when I was at his age.”

a. not darker than b. no more darker as c. not dark more than d. not darker as 20. In computer programming, this model is ___ any of the others we have ever had. a. more superior b. the more superior c. the most superior d. Superior 21.More than a year later, he arrived back in America, ____.

a. ill, tired and unhappy b. with ill, tired and unhappy c. felt ill, tired and unhappy d. He felt ill, tired and unhappy 22. He thought he had lost his ____ for good.

a. beautiful yellow little dog b. yellow beautiful little dog c. little yellow beautiful dog d. beautiful little yellow dog 23. She is ___ of the two sisters.

a. taller b. tall c. the tallest d. the taller TV sets made this year are better quality than ___ last year. a. that one b. the ones c. that d. those 24. When I saw her, she was reading ____.

a.an exciting, old, detective story b.an old, exciting, detective story c.an exciting, detective, old story d.a detective, old, exciting story 25. . He speaks English ___ he writes it.

a. more badly as b. more badly than c. as bad as d. worse than 26. This watch is ___all the other watches on the market.

a. more superior than b. superior than c. most superior of d. superior to 27. London has a larger population than ___ in the U.K.

a. any city b. any cities c. any other city d. all other cities 28. He knows little of mathematics, and ___ of chemistry.

a. even more b. still less c. no less d. still more

29. . In no country ___ Britain can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day. a. other than b. better than c. more than d. rather than 30. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people ___ harm them. a. more than b. rather than c. other than d. better than 31. You should spend ___ in the study of uses of the common words. a.much time as you can b. as time much as you can c.time as many as you can d.as much time as you can 32. College enrollment was 9,000,000 last year. That was ___.

a. more than 20 percent in 1990 b. 20 percent more than 1990

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