2007年專四語法與詞匯題詳解

Grammar and Vocabulary

51. There are as good fish in the sea __________ ever came out of it.

A. than                     B. like                       C. as                        D. so

【解析】答案選C。 There's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it. 為英語諺語，其意為：海里的好魚是取之不盡的。可理解為：縱然失去一個機會，不愁沒有其他機會。

52. All the President’s Men __________one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.

A. remain                  B. remains                C. remained              D. is remaining

【解析】答案選B。All the President’s Men 為書名，故用單數。

53. “You __________ borrow my notes provided you take care of them.” I told my friend.

A. could                   B. should                  C. must                    D. can

【解析】答案選D。 “provided (that) +從句”表示種假設條件，相當于if。根據情況可使用虛擬語氣或是陳述語氣，這里表示真實的條件句。can表示在此表示許可或同意。

54. If only the patient __________ a different treatment instead of using the antibodies he might still be alive now.

A. had received         B. received                C. should receive       D. were receiving

【解析】答案選A。 if only 引導虛擬語氣，與過去事實相反時 if only 謂語動詞用had done；與現在事實相反謂語動詞用did。(from www.hz123456.com)

55.Linda was __________ the experiment a month ago but she changed her mind at the last minute.

A. to start                 B. to have started       C. to be starting         D. to have been starting

【解析】答案選B。“was / were+不定式完成式”的意思是本想做某事（但實際上未做成）。

56. She __________ fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.

A. must be                B. had been               C. could be               D. must have been

【解析】答案選D。must have done表示對過去情況的推測，其意為“一定……”。

57. It is not __________ much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.

A. that                      B. as                        C. so                        D. very

【解析】答案選C。not so much ...as為慣用表達，其意為“與其說……不如說……”。

58.The committee has anticipated the problems that __________ in the road construction project.

A. arise                     B. will arise               C. arose                    D. have arisen

【解析】答案選B。has anticipated 意為“預計到了”。will表將來，符合句意。(from www.yywords.com)

59. The student said there were a few points in the essay he __________ impossible to comprehend.

A. had found             B. finds                    C. has found             D. would find

答案選A。因主句為過去式，從句表示過去的過去，故用過去完成時。

60.He would have finished his college education, but he __________to quit and find a job to support his family.

A. had had                B. has                       C. had                      D. would have

【解析】答案選C。have to的過去式為had to。

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