英语专业四级语法词汇详解四十套:第13套

全真模拟试题

1. Any steam engine gives us an example of ____ into work.

A.heats having turnedB. heats turning 

C. heats having been turnedD. heat being turned

2. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of______ reality.

A. what it is conceived B. that is conceived

C. that is being conceivedD. what is conceived to be

3. Not until a monkey is several years old ____ to exhibit signs of independence from its mother.

A.it does beginB. when it begins 

C. does it beginD. before it begins

4. Television will be used to enable customers to shop from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering via the TV screen, payment____ by direct debit of their credit cards.

A. making itB. is made

C. being madeD. will be made

5. A woman has to be ____ a man to go half as far.

A. twice as good as B. as twice good as

C. twice good asD. twice so good as 

6. Hardly had we got on the bus ____ it began to rain.

A. whenB. sinceC. butD. before

7. I’m sorry I can’t go with you, but I wish you ____.

A. a good timeB. have a good time

C. to have a good timeD. will have a good time

8. Many a time ____ them not to do so.

A. we have warnedB. do we have warned

C. have we warned D. warned we have

9. They have produced ____.

A. 10 more pianos this month than last month

B. 10 pianos more this monththan last month

C. 10 pianos this month as many as last month

D. 10 as many pianos this month as last month

10. He was hungry and ordered two ____ of fish.

A. sharesB. partsC. portionsD. sections

11. The best students are ____ special scholarships.

A. awardedB. rewardedC. forwardedD. honored

12. She stood up and ____ in strong language.

A. opposedB. reckonedC. objectedD. shouted

13. After becoming paralysed, Jane had to get used to the loss of____.She hated having to depend on others for things she once did for herself.

A. authorityB. autonomy

C. attractionD. dependence

14. Having poor handwriting is not much of a ____ in an age of typewriters and computers.

A. differenceB. possibility

C. convention D. liability

15. The ____ grades are generally considered to be kindergarten through third grade.

A. primitiveB. primaryC. promisingD. proceeding

16. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly____.

A. flavoredB. deliciousC. tastefulD. gracious

17. His parents give him many expensive toys as some form of ____for his lameness and inability to play active games.

A. remedyB. compensation

C. treatmentD. comfort

18. To what extent will future scientific discoveries make possible the ____ of the human life span.

A. increase B. expansion

C. growth D. prolongation

19. She was at the ____ of her career when she was badly injured in the car accident.

A. bloomB. peakC. excessD. extreme

20. Should the ____ of patriotism be controlled by reason

?A. sentimentB. affectionC. emotionD. passion

21.____ going through to New York yesterday to attend his son’s wedding, Dr. Knapp flew to Chicago for a flower show.

A. On the contraryB. In spite of

C. Instead ofD. Because of

22.____ to the question of refreshments, I should think orange juice and potato chips will be sufficient.

A.DueB. AsC. PriorD. According

23. To most of the undergraduate students, the doctoral degree is a distant ____.

A. themeB. prospectC. thresholdD. token

24. The party’s reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its policies.

A. authoritativeB. acute

C. adverseD. indicative

25. Plato’s teaching had a profound ____ on Aristotle.

A. sentimentB. affectC. effectD.sanction