英语四级词汇与语法精选特训(10)

 　　1.____ would welcome such a chance.

　　A)Many man B)A many men C)Many a man D)Many a men

　　2.If Alaska ____ to the United States,perhaps Russian____ there now.

　　A)were not to be sold … is spoken…

　　B)were not sold … is spoken

　　C)had not been sold...would be spoken...

　　D)had not been sold...was spoken

　　3.It was after she had made a thorough¹ investigation² ____she came to know the actual state of affairs.

　　A)then B)that C)so that D)therefore

　　4.____ squeezing your own oranges,have you tried buying packs of orange juice?

　　A)Other than B)Better than C)Less than D)Rather than

　　5.Without air,____ no wind or rain.

　　A)there would be B)there will be C)there have been D)there is

　　6.Although the examination he had passed was not important,his success____ him in his ambition to become a doctor.

　　A)urged B)encouraged C)promised D)persuaded

　　7.Attending to a wife and six children____ most of his time.

　　A)gives up B)eats up C)takes up D)breaks up

　　8.Pigs are easy to raise because they feed ____almost anything .

　　A)in B)on C)for D)from

　　9.How close parents are to their children ____ a strong influence on the character of children.

　　A)have B)has C)having D)to have

　　10.She would sit up late____ novels.

　　A)examining out B)popping up C)poring³ over D)practicing on

　　答案与解析:

　　1.C

　　很多人会欢迎这样一个机会。解析：C.Many a man 很多人。many a+可数名词单数形式，表示很多，结构正确，是答案。A.Many man, many后应接可数名词复数形式。B.A many man 结构错误 D.Many a men, many a 后不能用复数形式。

　　2.C

　　如果阿拉斯加没有卖给美国的话，那么现在那儿(的人)应该说俄语。解析：很明显本题是虚拟语气，而且是对过去的虚拟。故从句动词用had+done 形式，主句用would +have +done 形式。从此判断，C项是正确的。

　　3.B

　　她是在进行彻底的调查之后，才逐渐了解事件的真相解析：很明显此处为 It was ... that...强调结构。

　　4.D

　　你试过买桔子汁，而不是挤自己的桔子吗?解析： D.Rather than而不是，符合题意是正确答案; A.Other than除了、除了……之外的，其它用于此则句意不通顺。B.Better than好于……;C.less than 少于……。均与题意不符。

　　5.A

　　如果没有空气，也就没有风和雨。解析：从题意判断，此处应为虚拟语气，所以用A项。其它各项不表示虚拟语气。

　　6.B

　　尽管他通过考试并不重要，但这次成功对他要当医生的志愿起到了鼓励作用。解析：B.encouraged鼓励、激励。符合题意是正确答案。 A.urged极力主张;B.promised 答应、允诺;D.persuaded 劝说、劝服。均与题意无关。

　　7.C

　　照料妻子和六个孩子花去了他大部分时间。解析：C.takes up 占去、占用。符合题意，是正确答案。A.gives up 放弃、戒除;B.eats up 吃光、吃完;D.breaks up 打碎、。均与题意无关。

　　8.B

　　养猪很容易，因为它什么都吃。解析：feed on 以……为食。符合题意是正确答案。其它各项搭配无此意。

　　9.B

　　父母和孩子们的亲密程度对孩子们的性格有很大的影响。解析：在含有主语从句的句子里，谓语动词要用第三人称单数形式。因此，B答案是正确选项。

　　10.C

　　她过去经常读书到深夜。解析：C.poring over 钻研、熟读，符合题意，是正确答案。A.examining out 此搭配少见;B.popping up 突然出现;D.practicing on 利用(别人的弱点等)，欺骗某人。均与题意无关。

1 thorough   

adj. 彻底的，完全的，精心的

参考例句：

• He made a very thorough analysis on the situation.他对形势的分析很透彻。
• The committee reported its findings after a thorough investigation.委员会在彻底调查以后报告了调查结果。

2 investigation   

n.调查，调查研究

参考例句：

• In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
• He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

3 poring   

细看（pore的现在分词形式）

参考例句：

• He spent hours poring over the statistics. 他花了数小时钻研这些统计数据。
• To plan, we spend several poring over the travel brochures. 为了做好计划，我们花了好几个夜晚来研究旅游手册。