2010年专业英语四级考试最新预测试题及答案(三)
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 1. The bank is reported in the local newsp
aper ____ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed    B. robbed   
C. to have been robbed   D. having been robbed
2. ____ 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
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
4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ____ part in such dish
onest business deals.
A. than take B.  than to take   
C. rather than take   D. rather than to take
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
6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ______ a sudden loud noise.
A. being there   B.  should there be  
C.  there was    D. there have been
7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ____.
A. as other people   B.  as other people’s  
C.  like other people    D.  like other people’s
 
8.  Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over ____
 made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.
A. one     B.  the one     C.   that     D.  what
9.  The treasury issued an order stating that ____ lan
d purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.
A. henceforth    B.  moreover    C. whereby    D.  however
10.  The students expected there ____ more reviewing c
lasses before the final exams.
A. is     B.  being    C. have been     D.  to be
11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work t
hat ____ into hard currency.
A. translates    B. transfers  
C. transplants   D. transmits
12.  In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics ____
 or may give you a choice of topics to write about.
A. in advance     B. ahead of     C. above all  D. right away

13.  It was the driver’s ____ that caused him to step 
on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.
A. fraud     B. alarm    C. terror    D. panic
14.  Danny left this ____ message on my answering mach
ine:
 “I must see you. Meet me at twelve o’clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight?
A. ambiguous   B.  responsible
C. implicit   D. thoughtful
15.  We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ____
.
A.  reserved for    B. engaged in  
C. used up   D. taken up
16.   She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t ____ this loud noise any longer.
A. come up with    B. catch up with  
C. keep up with   D. put up with
17.  Tom ____ his new job with confidence.
A. set out     B. set off    C. set up     D. set about
18.  The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed ____
.
A. range    B. limit    C. rule    D. regulation
19.  The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ____ to t
he platform to join the children.
A. jump  B. limp     C. hop    D. jog
20.  He cannot ____ a car, for he does not earn much m
oney.
A. obtain     B. afford    C. donate     D. consume
21.  The message is clear: Just as tea and banana cant’t go together, ______ sho
uld the son of a lowclass family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.
A. either     B.  not    C. neither    D. nor
22.  Though ____ rich, she was better off than at any 
other period in her life.
A. by means of    B. within her means  
C. by all means   D. by no means
23.  It is a(n) ____ attitude to take towards life.
A. absurd     B. silly    C. stupid     D. authentic
24.  Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that ____ one year of college.
A. improves     B. subsidizes    C. obliges    D. inflicts
25.  He wrote the book in ____ with his wife.
A. proportion    B. installment   
C. correspondence D. collaboration
  
试题答案与解析  
  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)   【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. 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. 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. r
ather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”,rather than后接不带to的不定式。
  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. 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 s
hould be...”。
  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】  as和like都可以表示“像…一样”,但as是连词,后跟从句,li
ke是介词,后跟名词或名词性短语。
  8. C)   【句意】  用塑料纤维制成的衣服比用棉
花、羊毛或丝绸等天然纤维制成的衣服有些优势。
  【难点】  clothing是衣服、被褥的总称,不能用one或the one来指代。wh
at相当于“先行词+that”,后边要接从句。所以只能用that指代clothing。
  9. A)   【句意】  财政部发布命令,从即日起,
向政府购买土地须以金、银支付。
  【难点】  henceforth意为“从今以后”,符合题意要求。

  10. D)   【句意】  学生们期望期末考试前能有更
多的复习课。
  【难点】  动词expect后必须接动词不定式作其宾语,因此,只有D)为正确
。
  11. A)   【句意】  暑假期间,我们第一次尝到了
把劳动变成货币的滋味。
  【难点】  translate意为“变换,把…转化成”;transfer意为“移交,
迁移”
;transplant意为“移植(器官)”;transmit意为“传染(疾病),传达(知识)”。
  12. A)   【句意】  在有些情况下,你的导师会事
先告诉你题目或把题目给你由你选写。
  【难点】  in advance意为“事先,预先”;ahead of意为“在…之前
”;above all意为“尤其,最重要的是”;right away意为“立刻;马上”。
  13. D)   【句意】  车上了马路边后,司机由于惊
慌,没踩刹车,却踩了油门。
  【难点】  panic意为“惊慌,慌乱”;fraud意为“欺骗,骗局”;alarm
意为“警报”;terror意为“恐怖”。
  14. A)   【句意】  丹尼在我们回答机上留下一条
模棱两可的信息:“我必须见你。12点来接我。”他是说中午还是半夜?
  【难点】  ambiguous意为“模棱两可的;含糊的”;responsible意为“负
责的”;implicit意为“暗含的”;thoughtful意为“沉思的,思考的”。
  15. D)   【句意】  我们要找个桌子坐下,可是所
有餐桌都已有人。
  【难点】  take up意为“占去(时间、地方、注意力等)”;reserve for意
为“为…留
出,保留”;engage in意为“从事;参加”;use up意为“用完,用光;耗尽”。
  16. D)   【句意】  她将不得不去别处找工作,因
为她再也不能忍受这么大的噪音。
  【难点】  put up with意为“忍受,容忍”;come up with意为“(针对问
题、挑战)提出,想
出”;catch up with意为“赶上”;keep up with意为“跟上(人、潮流、形势等)”。
  17. D)   【句意】  汤姆满怀信心地投入新的
工作。
  【难点】  set about意为“开始;着手”;set out意为“开始”,常与as
, in, on连用;set off意为“(使)做某事”;set up意为“开业,开始经商”。
  18. B)   【句意】  卡车司机因超速而被罚款。
  【难点】  limit意为“限制;界限”;range意为“(知识、知觉、听觉等
的)范围
”;regulation意为“规定,规则”;rule和regulation是近义词,意为“规定,规章”。

 
  19. B)   【句意】  跛脚的杰克充满自豪,一颠一
跛地走上台,加入孩子们的行列。
  【难点】  limp意为“跛行”;jump意为“跳,跃”;hop意为“(人们)单
足跳”;jog意为“慢跑;缓行”。
  20. B)   【句意】  他买不起小汽车,因为他挣钱
不多。
  【难点】  afford意为“买得起”;obtain意为“得到,获得”;donate意
为“捐,赠”;consume意为“消耗,耗尽”。
  21. C)   【句意】  这是明摆着的事:就像茶叶和
香蕉不相搭配一样,下层阶级家庭的儿子也不可能指望娶一个贵族的女儿。
  【难点】  neither用于否定句之后,意为“…亦不…”;either用于否定
句,意为“(二者之
中的)任何一方都(不)…”;nor意为“…也不…(置于否定句之后)”;not在本句中说
不通。
  22. D)   【句意】  虽谈不上有钱,但她目前的境
况比以往任何时候都要好。
  【难点】  by no means意为“一点也不…”;by means of意为“用,依靠
”;within one’s means不是固定短语;by all means意为“无论如何,务必”。
  23. A)   【句意】  这是一种荒唐的生活态度。
  【难点】  absurd意为“荒唐的;滑稽可笑的”;silly意为“
傻的;愚蠢的”;stupid意为“笨的,麻木的”;authentic意为“可靠的;真诚的;真的
”
  24. B)   【句意】  每年,我们学校会有一名同学
获得一笔奖学金作为一年的大学生活补贴。
  【难点】  subsidize意为“给…津贴;资助”;improve意为“改进,改善
”;oblige意
为“施恩惠于,帮…忙”;inflict意为“予以(打击);使遭受(损伤,苦痛等)”。
  25. D)   【句意】  他和妻子合作写了一本书。
  【难点】  collaboration意为“合作;协作”,in collaboration with为
固定搭配;propo
rtion意为“比例”;instal

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