1、语法词汇专业四级考前恶补-语法词汇 我爱英语网集体名词作主语主谓一致1)通常作复数的集体名词 集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry等，通常作复数，用复数动词。如： Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides. 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词 有些集体名词，如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in
2、 China. 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词 集体名词，如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。 The city council is meeting to set its agenda. 4)a committee,etc. of +复数名词 如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如： A committee of five men and three women is to c
3、onsider the matter. 近义词辨析tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。tired可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。 exhausted表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。 The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上
4、睡着了。 fatigued所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。 He felt fatigued and didnt want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。 weary语气比tired强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。 After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。 worn out这个词不太正式，多用于口语。 The troops wer
5、e worn out after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。 全真模拟试题 1. Although _ Spanish, he attended the course. A. he was knowing B. he is knowing C. having a knowledge of D. knows 2. You _ that letter to James. However, you didnt. A. ought to write B. ought to have written C. should write D. should be writing
6、 3. Joseph was very lucky _ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room. A. to escape B. to have escaped C. to escaping D. to be escaping 4. Bread and butter _ liked by Westerners. A. is B. are C. were D. be 5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, _ very pleasant to sit on in summe
7、r. A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is 6. He set up in business _ his own and was very successful. A. in B. of C. on D. by 7. Johns score on the test is the highest in the class; he _ last night. A. must study B. should have studied C. must have studied D. is sure to study 8. Frank al
8、most never received any education, _ ?A. would he B. did he C. didnt he D. wouldnt he 9. Even if his letter _ tomorrow, it _ too late to do anything. A. will arrive.is B. should arrive.were C. arrives.will be D. arrives.would be 10. We can hear _ from the back of the room. A. just as good B. just as
9、 easy C. just as well D. easily as well 11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two _ of paint on a clean surface. A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses 12. The small mountain village was _ by the snow for more than one month. A. cut back B. cut out C. cut off D. cut away 13. Miss Green
10、 was _ $100 for driving after drinking. A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed 14. Modern _ perhaps causes more problems than it solves. A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency 15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _ when she was trying to go to sleep
11、. A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming 16. Under this _ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid. A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky 17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the _ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living
12、. A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum 18. Nancy was surprised that they have _ . They seemed to be a happy couple. A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out 19. The beach is in an ideal _ to draw tourists. A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity 20. Our _ sensitiv
13、ity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds. A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory 21. The eldest child is thoroughly _ because theyalways give him whatever he wants. A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D.
14、uneducated 22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may _ a gas. A. give into B. give over C. give off D. give away 23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at _ with him at once. A. peace B. large C. ease D. best 24. Can you take the day off tomorrow? Well, Ill have to get _ fro
15、m my boss. A. permission B. permit C. allowance D. possession 25. The _ in Janets character has hindered her from advancement in her career. A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming 您的得分率为： / 25试题答案与解析 1. C) 【句意】虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。 【难点】know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可
16、数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C)。 2. B) 【句意】你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。 【难点】ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。 3. B) 【句意】约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。 【难点】to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。 4. A) 【句意】黄油面包受西方人青睐。 【难点】bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。 5. A) 【句意】我家的后
17、花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。 【难点】which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。 6. C) 【句意】他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。 【难点】on ones own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of ones own表示“某人自己的(东西)”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。7. C) 【句意】约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。 【难点】表示对
18、过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。 8. B) 【句意】弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是? 【难点】这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。 9. C) 【句意】即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。 【难点】在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。 10. C) 【句意】我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。 【难点】as well意为“(程度)同样地好”，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为“刚好”。 11. A) 【句意】为获得一个满意的结果，你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两
19、层油漆。 【难点】coat意为“覆盖物，层”;level意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times意为“次，回”;courses意为“(一层)砖面；一排”。 12. C) 【句意】这个小山村被大雪封住达一个多月。 【难点】cut back意为“削减；缩减”;cut out意为“停止；切下”;cutoff意为“切断；使隔断”;cut away意为“切除；砍掉”。 13. A) 【句意】格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100美元。 【难点】fine意为“处以罚金”;charge意为“要(价)，收(费)，要(人)支付(钱)”;punish意为“罚，惩罚”;pose意为“造成，引起(困难)”。 14. B) 【句意】现
20、代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。 【难点】technique意为“技法；具体的技术”;technology意为“工业技术”;tactics意为“战术，兵法，策略”；tendency意为“倾向”。 15. C) 【句意】玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。 【难点】sound意为“作声，发声，响”;ring意为“鸣，发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。 16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。 【难点】intensive意为“加强的；集中的”;weight
21、y意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的；粗壮的”。 17. C) 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。 【难点】maximum意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority意为“少数，半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。 18. A) 【句意】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。 【难点】split up意为“分裂，离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃”;fall through意为“失败；成为
22、泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”。 19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。 【难点】condition意为“状况；形势”;situation意为“位置，地点，环境”;state意为“状态，情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意，名声”。 20. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。 【难点】sensible意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的，不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的，传递感觉的”。 21. B
23、) 【句意】他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什么。 【难点】waste意为“使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的”。 22. C) 【句意】如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。 【难点】give into为非固定搭配；give over意为“托付，交托”；giveoff意为“散发”；give away意为“送掉，分发(奖品)等”。 23. C) 【句意】他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。 【难点】at peace意为“和平地”;at large意为“自由地；大体地
24、”;at ease意为“不拘束”;at best意为“至多”。 24. A) 【句意】你明天能休一天吗? 呵，我要征得老板的允许。 【难点】permission意为“允许”；permit意为“许可证”；allowance意为“津贴”；possession意为“拥有”。 25. C) 【句意】詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。 【难点】weakness意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit意为“优点，长处”;defect意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处”。 Test Two关于used to的意义和用法used to (只有过去时形式，没有现在时形式)表示过去习惯动作或状态，这
25、种情况现已不复存在。例如： He used to smoke a lot, but he has long given up smoking. 在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中，用didnt use to或usednt to均可： He didnt use to smoke cigarettes. He usednt to smoke cigarettes. Didnt Maria use to be interested in the theatre? Usednt Maria to be interested in the theatre? 在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式： Used you to
26、 go to the same school as Edward? Did you use to go to the same school as Edward? 近义词辨析use, apply, avail, employ, utilize 这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。 use强调利用人或物作为工具。 He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。 Apply 指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。 We should not only know the theory
27、but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。 avail指使用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。 I dont think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。 We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。 employ指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。 He doesnt know how to employ his energy and
28、time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。 utilize指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。 She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。全真模拟试题1. My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”A. must be B. must have been C.
29、 had been D. had to be 2. It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him. A. do you become B. then you become C. that you become D. have you become 3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ theatmosphere. A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is 4. While driving along the treacherous road, _ . A. my right rear tyre blew
