2014年9月份考试大学英语（4）第一次作业
一、单项选择题（本大题共100分，共 40 小题，每小题 2.5 分）
1. I owe a great deal to my coach. Without his encouragement, I ( ) my goal.
A. will never have achieved B. needn''t have achieved C. mustn''t have achieved D. would never have achieved
2. ( ) makes the employment situation worse is that the present
unemployment problem mainly results from the fact that the unemployed come from areas of low job skills. A. Which B. What C. That D. One
3. We don''t need a car, ( ). A. and neither can we afford it B. neither we can afford it
C. and we can neither afford it D. neither can afford it
4. The agency is more ( ) with making arty ads than understanding its clients（客户）. A. concern B. concerned C. concerning D. to concern
5. The last half of the nineteenth century ( ) the steady improvement in the means of travel. A. has witnessed B. was witnessed C. witnessed D. is witnessed
6. We gave up the house, because of( ) considerations. A. economic B. economical C. economy D. economics
7. He ( ) his toys all over the floor and I had to pick them up. A. used to scatter
B. is used to scattered C. used to scattering D. scatter
8. For my part, I have not the slightest doubt as to ( ) his honesty or his courage.
A. either B. neither C. both D. only
9. If his father ( ) him to go into law, he would have pursued his dream of being an archeologist A. has not persuaded B. did not persuade C. had not persuaded D. does not persuade
10. Ruth Handler, ( ) created Barbie, the world's most popular doll, died last Sunday morning at the age of 85. A. that B. who C. she D. whom
11. I still turn to advertising, now ( ) to stay in fashion ( ) more so to find our own style. A. not…but
B. not only…but C. neither … nor D. either…or
12. It was not very long ( ) scientists applied the technique to other species. A. while B. then C. before D. after
13. He spent the whole night thinking over ( ) Mr. Smith had said at the meeting. A. all what B. which C. all D. that
14. Staying motivated in your study can lead to success — ( ) you give up halfway. A. only if B. as long as C. unless D. lest
15. On the morning of the test, I awoke with chills and a fever,( ), I took the test and got an A. A. however B. therefore
C. nevertheless D. furthermore
16. I had planned to leave Guangzhou ( ) the morning of the 20th, but the take-off was postponed till the late afternoon because of the weather. A. in B. on C. at D. for
17. Some of the biologists insisted that the dam ( ) to protect miles of natural wildness along the river. A. construct
B. have been constructing C. have been constructed D. be constructed
18. If the government had dealt with the crisis properly, inflation ( ) to stay at high level. A. will not have continued B. would not have continued C. should not have continued D. would not continued
19. In my opinion, the management should do far more than just ( ) empty promises. A. make B. making C. to make D. made
20. We gave up the house, because of( ) considerations. A. economic B. economical C. economy D. economics
21. College isn''t the only place ( ) information exists. A. where B. that C. what D. which
22. If they had passed the law, the economy ( ) in better shape now. A. would be
B. would have been C. be D. were
23. Not until after the examinations ( ) how he had idled his time away.