2012英语专四真题部分重构（2012英语专四真题部分重构答案）

51. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? D

A. Twenty miles seems like a long walk to him.

B. No one except his supporters agree with him.

C. Few students in my class are really lazy.

D. Neither Julia nor I were going to the party.

52.Which of the following determiners (限定词) can be placed before both singular count nouns and plural count nouns? C

A. many a B. few C. the next D. such

53.Which of the following reflexive pronouns (反身代词) is used as an appositive (同位语)?

A. He promised himself rapid progress. B

B. The manager herself will interview Mary.

C. I have nothing to say for myself.

D. They quarreled themselves red in the face.

54. My boss ordered that the legal documents __A__ to him before lunch.

A. be sent B. were sent C. were to be sent D. must be sent

55. Which of the following sentences expresses WILLINGNESS?

A. By now she will be eating dinner. D

B. I shall never do that again.

C. You shall get a promotion.

D. My brother will help you with the luggage.

56. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT?

A. How strange feelings they are! A

B. How dare you speak to me like that!

C. What noise they are making!

D. What a mess we are in!

57. Which of the italicized parts functions as a subject?

A. We never doubt that her brother is honest. C

B. The problem is not who will go but who will stay.

C. It is clear that the crime was done deliberately.

D. You must give it back to whoever it belongs to.

58. Which of the italicized parts functions as an object? D

A. He doesn’t like the idea of my speaking at the meeting.

B. It is no use your pretending not to know the matter.

C. Her falling into the river was the climax of the whole trip.

D. My parents strongly object to my going out alone at night.

59. All the following sentences have an appositive EXCEPT B .

A. Only one problem still remains --- the food.

B. She bought herself a pair of new shoes.

C. My friends all understand and support me.

D. She liked her current job, teaching English.

60. Which of the following best explains the meaning of “Shall we buy the tickets first”?

A. He said that we were going to buy the tickets first. C

B. He requested that we buy the tickets first.

C. He suggested that we buy the tickets first.

D. He advised us to buy the tickets first.

61. Which of the following contains an adverbial clause of cause?

A. I got a job as soon as I left university. B

B. As there was no answer, I wrote again.

C. You must do the exercises as I show you.

D. Wealthy as he is, Mark is not a happy man.

62. Which of the following prepositional phrases can function as an adverbial?

A. Despite the rain, everyone enjoyed the trip. A

B. The man with a beard is talking to the manager.

C. Every precaution was taken against the failure of the plan.

D. Are you sure of Simon's disappearance?

63. A: Mother, you promised to take me out.

B: Well___D__.

A. so do I B. so did I. C. so I do! D. so I did!

64. Which of the following prepositional phrases is an adverbial of concession?

A. They used the box for keeping treasures. C

B. I stepped aside for her to get in first.

C. For all that he seems to dislike me，I still like him.

D. The parents bought a birthday cake for their son.

65. Which of the following sentences is INCORRECT? A

A. New machinery were introduced in the factory.

B. Poultry are very expensive in the city.

C. The police are investigating the murder case.

D. The militia were called out to rescue flood victims.

66. The girl cannot come to school today on account of the flu. The underlined part means__D___.

A. concerning B. for C. as to D. because of

67. Mary and John are busy looking for a hotel for their wedding ___B__.

A. meal B. banquet C. refreshment D. snack

68.Mini-skirts first __A___ in the 1960s.

A. caught on B. caught in C. caught out D. caught up

69. That outburst at the meeting was __C__ of his bad temper.

A. expository B. explanatory C. illustrative D. revealing

70. The earthquake refugees are __B__ for food and blankets.

A. desirous B. badly off C. seriously off D. ambitious

71. When Linda heard the good news she tried to sound casual, but her excitement was obvious. The underlined part means ___A__.

A. uncaring B. disinterested C. without plan D. without warning

72. Most Chinese people went to work by bike within living __C___.

A. mind B. knowledge C. memory D. scope

73. The speaker was very good at __B__ his ideas during the discussion.

A. putting aside B. putting across C. putting back D. putting off

74. The food is good at this hotel, but the __A__ is poor; the waiters don’t seem to be well trained.

A. service B. repair C. charge D. maintenance

75. Slavery was __D__ in America in the 19th century.

A. terminated B. cancelled C. abandoned D. abolished

76. Mercifully, I was able to complete all I had to do within a few days. The underlined part means ___C__.

A. efficiently B. surprisingly C. fortunately D. shortly

77. The boys in the dorm __B__ a coin to decide who would clean the floor.

A. held B. tossed C. put D. collected

78. The patterns of spoken language are __A__ from those of writing.

A. distinct B. distinctive C. distinguished D. distinguishing

79. A(n)___D_ shape has four straight sides at 90°to each other, two of which are much longer than the other two.

A. square B. oval C. circular D. oblong

80. I’d like to have a __B__ word with his parents.

A. peaceful B. quiet C. silent D. personal