专四词汇语法练习二及答案.docVIP

专四词汇语法练习（7） 1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____in broad daylight yesterday. A. to be robbed B. robbed  C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed 1. C) 【句意】 据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。 【难点】 动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。2. __D__before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success. A. Though having never acted  B. As he had never acted  C. Despite he had never acted  D. In spite of his never having acted 2. D) 【句意】 虽然他以前从未表演过，但他为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。 【难点】 in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A)没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为它是介词。 3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ____ in cities rather than in the country. A. are living B. will be living  C. have lived D. will have lived 3. B) 【句意】 到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。 【难点】 因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来，所以选将来进行时。 4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign __C__part in such dishonest business deals. A. than take B. than to take  C. rather than take D. rather than to take 4. C) 【句意】 米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这种不诚实的商业交易。 【难点】 prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。 5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____going on in the world. A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is 5. C) 【句意】 大家都没有时间去读或去听有关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。 【难点】 在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则关系代词便可省略。6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ___B___a sudden loud noise. A. being there B. should there be  C. there was D. there have been 6. B) 【句意】 如果突然出现巨大的噪音，这些动物真的有可能受到惊吓。 【难点】 该句是一个省略if的倒装的虚拟条件句，可还原为“if there should be...”。 7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language___D_. A. as other people B. as other people’s  C. like other people D. like other people’s 7. D) 【句意】 一点一点地，儿童就会将自己的语言作些必要的修改，而使之与他人的语言相像。【难点】