07专四词汇详解

51. there are as good fish in the sea ____ ever came out of it.
a. than b. like c. as d. so
答案：c
解析: 爱尔兰谚语：there's as good fish in the sea as ever came out of it．纵然失去一个机会，不愁没有其他机会。（原意为：海里的好鱼是取之不尽的。）

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
答案：b
解析:all the president’s men 是一个书名,所以用单数

53. “you ____ borrow my notes provided you take care of them.” i told my friend.
a. could b. should c. must d. can
答案：d
解析: provided (that) +从句表示一种假设条件,相当于if。根据情况可使用虚拟语气或是陈述语气，这里表示真实的条件句。can表示许可/建议,在口语中常用can. 表示给与“许可”通常用can/may而不用could/might(章振邦p267)

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
答案：a
解析: 由if only 引导的虚拟语气：与过去事实相反 if only 谓语动词用had done；与现在事实相反谓语动词用did

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
答案：b
解析: was/were+不定式完成式表示虚拟。

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
答案：d
解析:must have done表示对过去的推测。

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
答案：c
解析: not so much ..as与其说,不如说..

58.the committee has anticipated the problems that ____ in the road construction project.
a. arise b. will arise c. arose d. have arisen
答案：b
解析: has anticipated 预测到了。will表预测.用排除法,选c主句应是过去完成时 .

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：a

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
答案：c
解析:had就是have的过去时了,没有had had to这个说法.

61.the research requires more money than ________.
a. have been put in b. has been put in c. being put in d. to be
答案：b
解析:看新编语法教程,里面说这里than后面是省略了it,还原应该是..than it has been put in.

62. overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. yet it is probably ________a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.
a. no more b. not more c. even more d. much more
答案：b
解析:上句说人口多对人类发展造成威胁.而大家要注意这个yet, yet常用于否定句和疑问句,
也就是说下句应该是一个"否定"上句的句子.,而not more ...than的意思就是与其说是a,不如说是b.
这句话.yet it is probably not more a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.就是与其说是威胁了人类发展,还不如说是威胁了环境...

63.it is not uncommon for there _______problems of communication between the old and the young.
a. being b. would be c. be d. to be
答案：d
解析:固定用法：for there to be, of there being..

64.________at in his way, the situation does not seem so desperate.
a. looking b. looked c. being looked d. to look
答案：b
解析: 从这种角度来看，形势似乎还不至于令人绝望。测试点是非谓语动词，looked at 是分词独立结构，表示被动意义作状语，由于句中主语the situation 是它的动作对象，所以要用过去分词。例如：encouraged by the success, the manager decided to expand his business.

65.it is absolutely essential that william _______his study in spite of some learning difficulties.
a. will continue b. continued c. continue d. continues
答案：c
解析: it is essential that+虚拟语气(should+动词原形)，should可省略。

66.the painting he bought at the street market the other day was a _______forgery.
a. man-made b. natural c. crude d. real
答案：c
解析: crude的意思是“天然物质，处于未加工状态的物质，尤指原油”。例如：crude rubber（天然橡胶）；crude salt（粗制盐）；petroleum crude或crude oil（原油）。crude还有“粗糙的、未加修饰...crude forgery.(这幅画是一件拙劣的赝品)。
还要强调的是forgery是赝品的意思,man-made 人造赝品这个说法不通.real和forgery是反义词。

67.she’s always been kind to me –i can’t just turn ____on her now that she needs my help.
a. my back b. my head c. my eye d. shoulder
答案：a
解析:turn one’s back on sb. 是个习语. 意思是：拒绝帮助别人

68.the bar in the club is for the ______use of its members.
a. extensive b. exclusive c. inclusive d. comprehensive
答案：b
解析:for the exclusive use of its members仅供会员使用. exclusive的意思是：独有的,独占的,专用的。例如：this bathroom is for the president's exclusive use. 这间洗澡间是总统专用的。

69.the tuition fees are ______to students coming from low-income families.
a. approachable b. payable c. reachable d. affordable
答案：d
解析: fees are affordable. 费用可以接受的，承受的。

70.the medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the _______of the earthquake.
a. consequence b. aftermath c. results d. effect
答案： b
解析: in the aftermath of的意思是：后果,余波;事件结束后的一段时期, 例如：the rebuilding which took place in the aftermath of the war 意思是在战后余殃中的重建。in consequence of 的意思是：as a result, 结果是…

71.this sort of rude behavior in public hardly ______a person in your position.
a. becomes b. fits c. supports d. improves
答案：a
解析: become: 有"be right or fitting, befit, 与..相称，适宜，适于"的意思, 例如：he used language (eg insulting language) that does not become a man of his education. （他所用的字眼与一个受过他这样的教育的人不相称）。
fit: be the right measure, shape and size for:适合于，合适。例：shoes that fit well. fit(for): make (sb, oneself) suitable or competent. (oxford dictionary)

72.i must leave now. _______,if you want that book i’ll bring it next time.
a. accidentally b. incidentally c. eventually d. naturally
答案：b
解析:incidentally顺便说一句, (口语中另换话题的用语). accidentally意想不到地..

73.after a long delay, she ______replying to my e-mail.
a. got away with b. got back at c. got back d. got round to
答案：d
解析: get away with: 逃避责罚; get back at sb: 报复；get back: （一度失去后）恢复力量，东山再起；get round to doing sth. （较重要之事处理完毕后）处理某事。

74.personal computers are no longer something beyond the ordinary people; they are________ available these days.
a. promptly b. instantly c. readily d. quickly
答案：c
解析: promptly：敏捷地;迅速地;立即地；instantly立即,马上；readily：无困难地,容易地
personal computers are readily available these days.现在个人电脑很容易买到。

75.in my first year at the university i learnt the _______of journalism.
a. basics b. basic c. elementary d. elements
答案：d
解析:.名词只有a、d选项。basics: plural noun, the simplest and most important facts, ideas or things connected with something: 例如; i really must learn the the basics of first aid.
the college can't even afford basics such as books and paper.. elements: pl, beginnings or outlines of a subject of study; parts that must be learnt first, （复）初步，大纲，基本原理。例：the elements of geometry, 几何学的初步。

76.according to the new tax law, any money earned over that level is taxed at the ____of
59 percent.
a. ratio b. percentage c. proportion d. rate
答案：d
解析: ratio：常用作数学术语，多以具体数据体现两个关系平行的事物的数量之比，所涉及的两个比较项必须同时出现；
rate：多指动态的率、比率、速率等，单指“……率”时用……rate，常用于构成复合短语(birth rate, death rate)； 多与介词at搭配，at the rate of,
percentage：多指部分在整体中所占的准确的百分率、百分比；
proportion：可指两个关系平行的事物在大小、数量、程度等方面的比例、比率、比重等，突出孰大孰小，也可指部分在整体中所占的比例，还常表示整体中各部分之间协调或和谐的关系，指匀称，平衡。常与介词in搭配, in the proportion of, 按…比例；in proportion, 成比例。

77.thousands of _______at the stadium came to their feet to pay tribute to an outstanding performance.
a. audience b. participants c. spectators d. observers
答案：c
解析: spectator：noun [c]，someone who watches an event, sport, etc 观众
eg；they won 4-0 in front of over 40,000 cheering spectators.
audience：noun [c] ，the people, considered as a group, who watch or listen to a performance, movie, public event, etc., either together in one place or separately 听众，观众 eg：a live/television audience
pay tribute to：表示尊敬或赞美的行为、言辞或东西。

78.we stood still, gazing out over the limitless ______of the dessert.
a. space b. expanse c. stretch d. land
答案：b
解析: expanse：noun [c] a large, open area of land, sea, or sky
eg: a vast expanse of water;
stretch : noun [c usually si