英语专业四级-词汇、语法详细解答_2.docVIP

专业四级：词汇、语法详细解答 2 名词+不定式与名词+介词+ing分词 有些名词如attempt, chance, effort, freedom, intention, reason, necessity, opportunity, time, way等，在其后用不定式或介词+ing分词均可，意义无甚区别。例如： The doctor made a bold attempt to save/at saving the child’s life. 有些名词如ability, agreement, ambition, anxiety, curiosity, mind, obligation, permission, refusal, tendency, wish等，在其后通常带不定式，而不带介词+ing分词。 例如： Our ability to think and speak separates us from other mammals. 还有些名词如aptitude, experience, hope, method, possibility, difficulty, interest, plan, habit, passion, genius等，其后通常带介词+ing分词，而不带不定式。例如： There is no hope of winning the game. 近义词辨析 strange, eccentric, odd, peculiar, queer, unique 这组词均含有“不平常的”或“奇怪的”的意思。 strange 词义最广。指非一般的、不平常的、费解的或与预期不同的，还强调陌生，不熟悉。 With so many strange faces around her, she felt a bit nervous.身边尽是陌生的面孔，她感到有点紧张。 eccentric 指行为偏离常规，特别是显得古怪或可笑。 You’ll be considered eccentric if you go to the banquet in your tennis shoes.如果穿着网球鞋去参加宴会，别人会认为你很古怪。 odd 强调有异于正常，表示不标准、不正规、不符合规律等，暗示这种奇异令人困惑不解。 Einstein was considered an odd man by the neighbours’ kids.邻居的孩子们认为爱因斯坦是个古怪的人。 peculiar 强调具有明显的奇异特征或令人不快的怪异特性。 We can identify the drug by its peculiar smell.我们可以通过其古怪的气味来辨认那种毒品。 queer 比odd更强调古怪性，指古怪得令人难以置信或离奇可笑。该词是个比较陈旧过时的词。曾被用于指男子同性恋者，宜慎用。 He had a queer expression on his face.他的面部表情古怪。 unique 可指在某一方面不同寻常、特别，有较强的“独一无二”的意思。 His calligraphic style is unique.他的书法风格很独特。 全真模拟试题 1. ____ their help, we wouldn’t have succeeded. A. Hadn’t been forB. Had it not been for C. It hadn’t been for D. Hadn’t it been for 2. ____ that the sweater is handmade, the price seems reasonable. A. SinceB. In viewC. BecauseD. Considering 3. I am in charge of welcoming the ____. A. visitors from outside of town B. outoftown visitors C. visitors of outoftown D. outside town visitors 4. I really do not know whether we can succeed, so do not expect ____. A. too much of usB. us too much C. of us too muchD. us of too much 5. Japan has begun to rival America ____. A. producing automobil