四级同义词和近义词辨析练习附答案

Part One
（1）同义词，近义词辨析
1. Children who are over-protected by their parents may become _____.
A) hurt C) spoiled
B) damaged D) harmed
2. There were some _____ flowers on the table.
A) artificial C) false
B) unnatural D) unreal
3. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.
A) rate C) pace B) speed D) denied
4. American women were _____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of
hard struggle.
A) ignored C) refused B) neglected D) denied
5. There's little chance that mankind would _____ a nuclear war.
A) retain C) maintain B) endure D) survive
6. Our company decided to _____ the contract because a number of the
conditions in it had not
been met.
A) destroy C) assume B) resist D) cancel
7. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly
_____ .
A) gaps C) length B) intervals D) distance
8. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A) form C) look B) view D) sight
9. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as
_____ sicknesses.
A) normal C) average B) ordinary D) regular
10. This hotel _____ $60 for a single room with bath.
A) charges C) prices B) increase D) claims
11. The government is trying to do something to _____ better understanding between the two countries.
A) raise C) heighten B) increase D) promote
12. I'm very sorry to have _____ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A) interfered C) impressed B) offended D) bothered
13. The price of beer _____ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.
A) altered C) separated B) ranged D) differed
14. Although they plant trees in this area every year the tops of some hills are still _____.
A) bland C) vacant B) hollow D) bare
15. Medical care reform has become this country's most important public health _____.
A) question C) matter B) stuff D) issue
16. In preparing scientific reports of laboratory experiments, a student should _____ his findings
in logical order and clear language.
A) furnish C) raise B) propose D) present
17. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _____ with the open countryside and homegrown
food.
A) tied C) involved B) bound D) associated
18. Features such as height, weight, and skin color _____ from individual to individual and from
face to face.
A) change C) alter B) vary D) convert
19. It has been revealed that some government leaders _____ their authority and position to get
illegal for themselves.
A) employ C) abuse B) take D) overlook
20. Writing is a slow process, requiring _____ thought, time, and effort.
A) significant C) enormous B) considerable D) numerous
21. New York _____ second in the production of 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A) ranked C) arranged B) occupied D) classified
22. I caught a _____ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street.
A) vision C) look B) glimpse D) scene
23. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _____
and many houses collapsed.
A) wrecked C) torn B) spoiled D) injured
24. Please be careful when you are drinking coffee in case you _____ the new carpet.
A) crash C) spot B) pollute D) stain
25. As a result of careless washing the jacket _____ to a child's size.
A) compressed C) dropped B) shrank D) decreased
26. He hoped the firm would _____ him to the Paris branch.
A) exchange C) transfer
B) transmit D) remove
（2）常见词组、句型的整合关系（一）
27. The engine _____ smoke and steam.
A) gives up C) gives away B) gives in D) gives of f
28. They _____ in spite of the extremely difficult condition.
A) carried out C) carried on B) carried off D) carried forward
29. When _____ Mr. Jones gets old, he will _____ over his business to his son.
A) take C) think B) hand D) get
30. Important people don't often have much free time as their work _____ all their time.
A) takes away C) takes up B) takes over D) takes in
答案：CACDD DBDBA DDBDC DDBCB ABADB CDCBC
Part Two
1. When I was very young, I was terribly frightened of school, but I soon _____ it.
A) get off C) got away B) got across D) got over
2. I always _____ what I have said.
A) get to C) lead to B) hold to D) see to
3. Mr. Wilson said that he did not want to _____ any further responsibilities.
A) take on C) put up B) get on D) look up
4. The French pianist who had been praised very highly _____ to be a great disappointment.
A) turned up C) turned out B) turned in D) turned down
5. When a fire _____ at the National Exhibition in London, at least ten priceless paintings were completely destroyed.
A) broke off C) broke out B) broke down D) broke up
6. The destruction of these treasures was a loss for mankind that no amount of money could _____.
A) stand up to C) come up with B) put up with D) make up for
7. Then the speaker _____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
A) went after C) went for B) went into D) went on
8. You cannot be _____ careful when you drive a car.
A) very C) so B) too D) enough
9. Five minutes earlier, _____ we could have caught the last train.
A) and C) or B) but D) so
10. He's watching TV? He's _____ to be cleaning his room.
A) known C) regarded B) considered D) supposed
11. Because Edgar was convinced of the accuracy of this fact, he _____ his opinion
A) stuck to C)struck B) strove for D) stood for
12. Our son doesn't know to _____ at the university; he can't make up his mind about his future.
A) take in C) take over B) take up D) take after
13. A lorry _____ Jam's cat and sped away.
A) ran over C) ran through
B) ran into D) ran down
14. Frequently single-parent children _____ some of the function that the
absent adult in the house would have served.
A) take off C) take in
B) take after D) take on
15. I want to buy a new tie to _____ this brown suit.
A) go into C) go with
B) go after D) go by
16. I can't _____ what that object is.
A) made up C) make out
B) make over D) make for
17. When the whole area was _____ by the flood, the government sent food there by helicopter.
A) cut away C) cut up
B) cut down D) cut off
18. If you don't like to swim, you _____ stay at home.
A) should as well C) can as well
B) may as well D) would as well
19. That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.
A) called in C) call in
B) calling in D) to call in
20. The sports meet, originally due to be held last Friday, was finally _____ because of the bad weather.
A) set off C) worn off
B) broken off D) called off
21. A well-written composition _____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things.
A) call on C) call up
B) calls for D) calls off
22. The store had to _____ a number of clerks because sales were down.
A) lay out C) lay aside
B) lay off D) lay down
23. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.
A) Believe C) Believing
B) To believe D) Believed
24. The car _____ halfway for no reason.
A) broke off C) broke up
B) broke down D) broke out
25. Only day I _____ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.
A) came across C) came after
B) came about D) came at
26. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn't bothered by his loudness _____ by his lack of talent.
A) than C) as
B) more than D) so much as
27. They decided to chase the cow away _____ it did more damage.
A) unless C) before
B) until D) although
28. _____ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.
A) For now C) Ever since
B) Now that D) By now
29. _____ the advances of science, the discomforts of old age will no doubt always be with us.
A) As for C) Except
B) Besides D) Despite
30. A man escaped from the prison last night. It was a long time _____ the guards discovered what had happened.
A) before C) since
B) until D) when
31. Nuclear science should be developed to benefit the people _____ to test this medicine on human patients.
A) more than C) rather than
B) other than D) better than
32. Scientists say it may be five or ten years _____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A) since C) after
B) when D) before
33. Liquids are like solids _____ they have a definite volume.
A) since C) in that
B) for that D) at that
34.Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to, ____ the color of his skin.
A) regardless of C) by virtue of
B) in the light of D) with the exception of
35. John seems a nice person. ____ , I don't trust him.
A) Even though C) Even so
B) Therefore D) Though
答案：1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.D 15.C 16.C 17.D 18.B 19.D 20.D 21.B 22.B 23.A 24.B 25.A 26.D 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.A 31.C 32.D 33.C 34.A 35.D
Part Three
1. _____ that my head had cleared, my brain was also beginning to work much better.
A) For C) Now
B) since D) Despite
2. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of travelling _____ heavy schedules.
A) with regard to C) in relation to
B) as to D) owing to
3. Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _____ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.
A) by that C) on that
B) on that D) in that
4. In no country _____ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a
single day.
A) other than C) better than
C) more than D) rather than
5. He went ahead _____ all warnings about the danger of his mission.
A) in case of C) regardless of
B) because of D) prior to
6. Not that John doesn't want to help you, _____ it's beyond his power.
A) but that C) and that
B) for that D) in that
7. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true _____ it comes to classroom tests.
A) when C) before
B) since D) after
8. I felt somewhat disappointed and was about to leave, _____ something occurred which attracted my attention.
A) unless C) when
B) until D) while
9. Young adults _____ older people are more likely to prefer pop songs.
A) other than C) less than
B) more than D) rather than
10. You see the lighting _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.
A) the instant C) on the instant
B) for an instant D) in an instant
11. _____ their differences, the couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.
A) But for C) Above all
B) For all D) Except for
(4) 搭配关系和平行结构
12. The bridge was named _____ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
A) after C) by
B) with D) from
13. It wasn't such a good dinner _____ she had promised us.
A) that C) as
B) which D) what
14. Many new _____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.
A) opportunities C) realities
B) necessities D) probabilities
15. It was difficult to guess what her _____ to the news would be.
A) impression C) comment
B) reaction D) opinion
16. I like watching TV _____ to the cinema.
A) more than to go C) more than going
B) than going D) rather than to go
17. He was _____ of having asked such a silly question.
A) sorry C) ashamed
B) much as D) more as
18. I cannot give you _____for the type of car you sell because there is no demand for it in the
market.
A) an expense C) a purchase
B) a charge D) an order
19. In the experiment we kept a watchful eye---the developments and recorded every detail.
A) in C) for
B) at D) on
20. She is --- a musician than her brother.
A) much of B) more of
C) much as D) more as
21. Having no money but _____ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
A) not to want anyone C) wanted no one
B) not wanting anyone D) to want no one
22. They usually have of a day students do far more than just _____ classes.
A) which is C) they have
B) which was D) it is
23. In the course of a day students do far more than just _____ classes.
A) attend C) to attend
B) attended D) attending
24. _____ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.
A) Until C) From
B) Before D) Since
25. When there are small children around, it is necessary to put bottles of pills out of _____.
A) hand C) hold
B) reach D) place
26. The newspaper did not mention the _____ of the damage caused by the fire.
A) extent C) hold
B) level D) quantity
27. The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.
A) accused C) scolded
B) charged D) punished
28. As teachers we should concern ourselves with what is said, not what we think _____.
A) have to be said C) ought to be said
B) must say D) need to say
29. Realizing that he hadn't enough money and _____ to borrow from his father, he decided to sell
his watch.
A) not wanted C) not wanting
B) not to want D) wanting not
30. This ticket _____ you to a free meal in our new restaurant.
A) gives C) entitles
B) grants D) credits
31. We were struck by the extent _____ which teachers' decisions served the interests of the
school rather than those of the students.
A) to C) in
B) for D) with
32. Melted iron is poured into the mixer much _____ tea is poured into a cup from a teapot.
A) in the same way like C) in the same way
B) in the same way which D) in the same way as
33. The manager lost his _____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.
A) mood C) mind
B) temper D) passion
34. Mr. Morgan can be very sad _____, though in public he is extremely cheerful.
A) by himself C) in private
B) in person D) as individual
(5)定语从句、主语从句、同位语从句
35. All _____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.
A) what is needed C) the thing need
B) for our needs D) that is needed
36. _____ she first heard of the man referred to as a specialist.
A) That was from Stephen C) It was from Stephen that
B) It was Stephen whom D) It was Stephen that
37. The goals _____ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.
A) after which C) with which
B) for which D) at which
38. Evidence came up _____ specific speech sounds are recognized by babies as young as 6
months old.
A) what C) that
B) has D) whose
答案：CDDAC AACDA BACAB CCDDC BCAAB AACCC ADBCD CBC
Part Four
1. How close parents are to their children _____ a strong influence on the character of the children.
A) have C) having
B) has D) to have
2. Helen was much kinder to her younger child than she was to the other, _____, of the course, made the others jealous.
A) who C) what
B) that D) which
3. _____ is known to the world, Mark Twain is a great American writer.
A) That C) As
B) Which D) It
4. You will want two trees about ten feet apart, from _____ to suspend you tent.
A) there C) that
B) them D) which
5. In some countries, _____ is called "equality" does not really mean equal right for all people.
A) which C) that
B) one D) what
6. I had just started back for the house to change my clothes _____ I heard voices.
A) as C) after
B) while D) when
7. The mere fact _____ most people believe nuclear war would be madness does not mean that it
will not occur.
A) that C) what
B) which D) why
8. _____ that the trade between the two countries reached its highest point.
A) During the 1960's
B) It was in the 1960's
C) That it was in the 1960's
D) It was the 1960's
9. I hope all the precautions against air pollution, _____ suggested by the local government, will be seriously considered here.
A) while
B) Since
C) After
D) As
10. I've never been to Beijing, but it's the place ______.
A) where I'd like to visit
B) I most want to visit
C) In which I'd like to visit
D) that I want to visit it most
11. They are teachers and don't realize _____ to start and run a company.
A) what it takes
B) what takes it
C) what they take
D) what takes them
12. I have kept that portrait _____ I can see it every day, as it always reminds me of my
university days in London.
A) which
B) where
C) whether
D) when
13. _____ might be expected, the response to the question was very mixed.
A) As
B) That
C) It
D) What
14. By success I don't mean_____ usually thought of when that word is used.
A) what is
B) that we
C) as you
D) all is
15. As_____ announced in today's papers, the Shanghai Export Commodities Fair is Also open on Sunday.
A) being
B) is
C) to be
D) been
16. Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded_____ other more well-informed experiments failed.
A) which
B) that
C) what
D) where
17. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, ______ obtaining water is not the least.
A) for which
B) to which
C) of which
D) in which
18. A survey was carried out on the death rate of new-born babies in that region, _____
were surprising.
A) as results
B) which results
C) the results of it
D) the results of which
六．非谓语、独立主格（一）
19. A new technique _____, the yields as a whole increased by 20 per cent.
A) working out
B) having worked out
C) having been worked out
D) to have been worked out
20. ______ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A) When compared
B) Compare
C) While comparing
D) Comparing
21.The children went there to watch the iron tower _____.
A) to erect
B) erecting
C) be erected
D) being erected
22. The manager promised to keep me_____ of how our business was going on.
A) to be informed
B) on informing
C) informed
D) informing
23. John regretted ______ to the meeting last week.
A) not going
B) not to go
C) not having been going
D) not to be going
24. Mrs. Brown is supposed_____ for Italy last week.
A) to have left
B) to be leaving
C) to leave
D) to have been left
25. The match was cancelled because most of the members_____ a match without a standard court.
A) objected to having
B) were objected to have
C) objected to have
D) were objected to having
26. The teacher doesn't permit_____ in class.
A) smoke
B) to smoke
C) smoking
D) to have a smoke
27. I appreciate_____ to your home.
A) to be invited
B) to have invited
C) having invited
D) being invited
28. The speaker, _____ for her splendid speeches, was warmly received by the audience.
A) having known
B) being known
C) knowing
D) known
29. After ______ for the job, you will be required to take a language test.
A) being interviewed
B) interviewed
C) interviewing
D) having interviewed
30. Mr. Johnson preferred______ heavier work to do.
A) to be given
B) to be giving
C) to have given
D) having given
31. I remember _____ to help us if we ever got into trouble.
A) once offering
B) him once offering
C) him to offer
D) to offer him
32.Mark often attempts to escape _____, whenever he breaks traffic regulations.
A) having been fined
B) to have been fined
C) being fined
D) to be fined
33. No matter how frequently _____, the works of Beethoven always attract large
audiences.
A) performed
B) performing
C) to be performed
D) being performed
34. Jean did not have time to go to the concert last night because she was busy_____ for
her examination.
A) to prepare
B) to be prepared
C) preparing
D) being prepared
35. I would appreciate _____ it a secret.
A) you to keep
B) your keeping
C) that you keep
D) that you will keep
36. Your hair wants _____. You'd better have it done tomorrow.
A) cut
B) cutting
C) to cut
D) being cut
37. _____ , a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more
rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor.
A) Other things to be equal
B) Were other things equal
C) To be equal to other things
D) Other things being equal
38. The man in the corner confessed to _____ a lie to the manager of the company.
A) have told
B) having told
C) being told
D) be told
39.______ such a good chance, he planned to learn more.
A) To be given
B) Having been given
C) Having given
D) Giving
40. The project, _____ by the end of 2000, will expand the city's telephone
network to cover 1,000,000 users.
A) accomplished
B) being accomplished C) to be accomplished D) having been accomplished
41. Ann never dreams of _____ for her to be sent abroad very soon.
A) there being a chance
B) there to be a chance C) there be a chance D) being a chance
42. All things _____, the planned trip will have to be called off.
A) considered B) be considered
C) considering D) having considered.
非谓语、独立主格（二）
43．A Dream of the Red Chamber is said ______into dozens of languages in the
last
decade.
A) to have been translated B) to translate C) to be translated
D) to have translated
44. The speech ______, a lively discussion started.
A) being delivered B) be delivered C) was delivered D) having been
delivered
45. _______the earth to be flat, many feared that Columbus would fall off the
edge of the
earth.
A) Having believed B) Believing C) Believed D) Being believed
46. If I correct someone, I will do it with as much good humor and self-restraint
as if I were the one ______.
A) to correct B) correcting C) having corrected D) being corrected
47. The ancient Egyptians are supposed ______rockets to the moon.
A) to send
B) to be sending C) to have sent D) to have been sending
48. There's a man at the reception desk who seems angry and I think he
means______trouble.
A) making B) to have made
C) to make D) having made 答案：BDCDD DABDB ABAAB DCDCA DCAAA CDDAA BCACB BCBBC AACDB DCC。