专四语法真题集 I.独立主格结构
1. Agriculture is the country?s chief source of wealth, wheat ______ by far the biggest cereal crop. a. is b. been c. be d. being 2. Time ______, the celebration will be held as scheduled.
a. permit b. permitting c. permitted d. permits
3. There ____ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an hour earlier. a. to be b. to have been c. being d. be 4. _____ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom. a. There was b. Since c. Being d. There being
5. The country?s chief exports are coal, cars and cotton goods, cars ______the most important of these. a. have been b. are c. being d. are being
（ 1994 Answers: d b c d c） II. 定语从句
1. Above the trees are the hills, _______ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface. a. where b. of whose c. whose d. which
2. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, _____is something we had not expected.
a. which b. it c. that d. what
3. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man _______ he was twenty years ago. a. which b. that c. who d. whom
4. We?ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, ______should make great differences in our life next summer. a. which b. what c. that d. they
5. Have you ever been in a situation _____ you know the other person is right yet you cannot agree with him? a. by which b. that c. in where d. where
6. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff _______is needed for quality control can be substantially reduced.
a. whose b. as c. what d. that 7. I?ve never been to Lhasa, but that?s the city _______.
a. I?d most like to visit b. which I like to visit mostly c. where I like to visit d. I?d like much to visit 8. She remembered several occasions in the past ____she had experienced a similar feeling. a. which b. before c. that d. when 1998
9. The physicist has made a discovery, _____of great importance to the progress of science and technology. a. I think which is b. that I think is c. which I think is d. I think that is 10. I have never been to London, but that is the city_______.
a. where I like to visit most b. I?d most like to visit
c. which I like to visit mostly d. where I?d like most to visit
11. This company has now introduced a policy _____pay rises are related to performance at work. a. which b. where c. whether d. what 12. Only take these clothes ______really necessary.
a. as were b. as they are c. as they were d. as are
13. _____ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion produced no concrete proposals. a. That b. It c. This d. As （Answers: 1-5: c a b a d 6-10: d a c c b 11-13: b b d）
III. 状语从句 1）让步状语从句
1. _______I like economics I like sociology much better.
a. As much as b. So much c. How much d. Much as 2. Fool _______Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.
a. who b. as c. that d. like
3. ______I sympathize, I can?t really do very much to help them out of the difficulties. a. as long as b. as c. while d. even
4. _____he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank. a. Much as b. Much though c. As much d. Though much 5. _____, he is ready to accept suggestions form different sources.
a. Instead of his notable contributions b. For all his notable contributions c. His making notable contributions d. However his notable contributions （Answers: 1-5: d b c a b） 2）结果状语从句
1. -----Does Alan like limburgers? -----Yes. So much ______ that he eats them. a. for b. as c. to d. so 2. The brilliance of his satires was _____make even his victims laugh. a. so as to b. such as to c. so that d. such that ( Answers: d b)
3) 方式状语从句
1. She did her work _____her manager had instructed.
a. as b. until c. when d. though ( Answers: a)
4) 原因状语从句
1. Mr. White works with a chemicals import and export company, but he _____for this industrial fair, since he is on leave.
a. has worked b. works c. has been working d. is working
( Answers: d) (此题选项主要是时态方面的，但能否做出正确选择取决于对since从句的判断) 5) 条件状语从句
1. You won?t get a loan ______ you can offer some security.
a. lest b. in case c. unless d. other than 2. _____ time, he?ll make a first-class tennis player.
a. Having b. Given c. Giving d. Had
3. ___ _ I was very much mistaken, there was something wrong with Louise. a. Unless b. As c. Though d. Since (Answers: 1-5: c b a) 6) 比较状语从句
1. The experiment requires more money than _______.
a. have been put in b. being put in c. has been put in d. to be put in
2. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ____ in the public mind today.
a. exists b. exist c. existing d. to exist
3. he indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than ______.
a. is necessary b. being necessary c. to be necessary d. it is necessary ( Answers: 1-3：c a c 提示：than = than what; 记住：than 后跟的是比较状语从句) IV．
1)名词性从句 同位语从句
1. There is no doubt ______the company has made the right decision on the sales project. a. why b. that c. whether d. when (Answer: b)
2) 表语从句
1. Intellect is to the mind _______sight is to the body.
a. what b. as c. that d. like 2. He is _____as a “bellyacher”— he?s always complaining about something. a. who is known b. whom is known c. what is known d. which is known ( Answer: a c)
3) 宾语从句
1. Who _______was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?
a. you said b. did you say c. did you say that d. you did say
2. After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager?s office. a. that b. there c. what d. it 3. The team can handle whatever______.
a. that needs handling b. which needs handling c. it needs handling d. needs to be handled 4. We can assign the task to ______ is capable and trustworthy.
a. whomever b. who c. whom d. whoever (Answers: 1-5: b c d d) IV. 比较级和最高级
1. Fat cannot change into muscle ______muscle changes into fat.
a. any more than b. no more than c. no less than d. much more than
2. It is not so much the language ______the cultural background that makes the book difficult to understand. a. but b. nor c. as d. like
3. John is______ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. a. no less b. no more c. not less d. no so
4. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner_____ to the professor. a. as far as b. the same as c. as much as d. as long as 5. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _____Eastern Nebraska. a. in b. it receives in c. does d. it does in 6. ______ the two, Bob is ______student.
a. Of, more diligent b. In, more diligent
c. Of, the more diligent d. In, much more diligent
7. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them ______conspicuous. a. all the more b. all the much c. all more d. all much ( Answers: 1-5: a c a c c(倒装) 6-7: c a) V. 虚拟语气
1. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential _____for that.
a. for us to be prepared b. that we are prepared c. of us to be prepared d. our being prepared 2. _____for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.