2006年英语专业四级试题

[真题] 2006年英语专业四级试题
PART I DICTATION
第1题：
参考答案：
THE INTERNET The Internet is the most significant progress in the field of communications. Imagine a book that never ends, a library with a million floors, or imagine a research project with thousands of scientists working around the clock forever. This is the magic of the Internet. Yet the Internet has the potential for good and bad. One can find well-organized, information-rich websites. At the same time, one can also find wasteful websites. Most websites are known as different Internet applications. These include online games, chat rooms and so on. These applications have great power too. Sometimes the power can be so great that young people may easily become victims to their attraction. So we need to recognize the seriousness of the problem. We must work together to use its power for better ends.
详细解答：
Part II LISTENING COMPREHENSION In Sections A、B and C you will hear everything once only.Listen carefully and then answer the questions that follow. Mark the correct answer to each question on your ANSWER SHEET. SECTION A CONVERSATIONS In this section you will hear several conversations. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[听力原文]
M: Hello.
W: Oh, hello, you must be a new student. Did you find us ok?
M: Well, I got a bit lost and I had to ask a stranger, but I got here eventually.
W: Oh, dear. Have you come far today?
M: Only from Britain. I was staying with my brother.
W: Oh, good. How did you get here?
M: My brother took me to the railway station and I got a bus at this end.
W: Aha, well, you'd better tell me your name, so I can find your form. M: It's Mark Bern.
W: Bern, Bern. Ah, yes. Oh, you've changed since this photo. What happened to your beard and moustache, and you are not wearing glasses, either?
M: No, I thought I'd better look smarter.
W: Here is the key to your room. It is 501.
M: Thanks. How do I get there?
W: Go to the end of this corridor, turn left and it's the third door on the right.
M: Thank you. Oh, there is a meeting for new students. What time is that?
W: Half past five in the Common Room on the ground floor at the other end of the corridor.
M: Thanks a lot. Bye.
第2题：
How did Mark get there?
A.By train and by car.
B.By plane and by coach.
C.By train and by bus.
D.By bus and by plane.
参考答案：C
答案解析：
第3题：
Mark used to wear all the following EXCEPT ________.
A.short hair.
B.glasses.
C.moustache.
D.beard.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第4题：
Where is the meeting for new students to be held?
A.In the third room on the right.
B.In the Common Room.
C.In a room at the other end.
D.In Room 501.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
[听力原文]
W: Hi, Steve, how are things?
M: Hi, Maggie. Good, thanks. What's new with you?
W: Oh, I was just wondering if you wanted to go out tonight.
M: Well, I was thinking of going to the university library to do a bit of study. What have you got in mind?
W: I thought we could just go for a walk, maybe down to that park near the beach.
M: Tonight? You must be joking. It's too cold.
W: Oh, yes. It's too cold, but I still want to go out somewhere. That new Tom Cruise's film is on in town. How about that?
M: Ok, what time does it start?
W: Oh, I think it's half past eight something. I will just get the paper and have a look. Just turn on for a minute. Look, the film got fantastic review in the paper last week.
M: Ok, ok. Where are we going to meet?
W: It'd be easier if we met at the cinema.
M: Ok. Where is it?
W: Oh, you know, the Olyang.
M: Where is that?
W: Near the Town Hall and opposite the bank.
M: Oh, yeah. I know where it is. Ok, look, I will meet you there at fifteen past eight.
第5题：
What did Steve originally plan to do?
A.To go to a park near the beach.
B.To stay at home.
C.To see a new film.
D.To do some study.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
第6题：
Maggie finally decided to go to see a film because ______.
A.there was no park nearby.
B.the weather wasn't ideal for a walk.
C.it would be easier to go to a cinema.
D.Steve hadn't seen the film yet.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第7题：
Where did they plan to meet?
A.Outside the Town Hall.
B.Near the bank.
C.In Steve's place.
D.At the cinema.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
[听力原文]
W: What are you reading, Bill?
M: It's this week's New Scientist, why?
W: I was just wondering. It looks interesting. But I've never actually read it myself. It's for real scientists?or can ordinary people like me understand it?
M: Oh, it's for anyone really. It usually has articles and stories about character affairs and about science as well as papers about new development and research. I am reading about new telephone that allows you to see the person you are speaking to as well as hear him.
W: Oh, I heard about it. Is it on the market yet? Can I buy one?
M: No, not this one. But the company has made other models to try out on business. This one is special because its color and the image is moving.
W: Oh, that's interesting.
M: You see the first video phones that what they called were made in Japan. But they can only show a still, black and white image. So this videophone is much better than that. Mind you and I'm not sure I want one, would you?
W: Well, no. I don't think I would. I bet it costs a lot of money. Does it say how much it costs?
M: Yes, the early black and white one costs several hundred pounds, but the one the story is about costs several thousand pounds.
W: En. Why does anybody want one, do you think?
M: Business organizations that need to frequently contact overseas organizations would want it. It's like a face-to-face conversation. So maybe a lot of overseas travel can be avoided.
W: Yes, I suppose so.
第8题：
The following details are tree about the new device EXCEPT ______.
A.it has color.
B.it has a moving image.
C.it costs less money.
D.it is not on the market.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第9题：
Why didn't Bill want one of them?
A.He wanted to buy one from Japan.
B.He wasn't sure about its quality.
C.He thought it was for business use.
D.He thought it was expensive.
参考答案：C
答案解析：
第10题：
Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the woman?
A.She had never read the magazine herself.
B.She knew who usually read the magazine.
C.She was quite interested in the new device.
D.She agreed with Bill at the end of the conversation.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
第11题：
The conversation is mainly about ______.
A.a new type of telephone.
B.the cost of telephones.
C.some features of the magazine.
D.the readership of the magazine.
参考答案：C
答案解析：
SECTION B PASSAGES In this section, you will hear several passages. Listen to the passages carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[听力原文]
If you're in a western country, you often see people walking their dogs. It is still true that a dog is the most useful animal in the world. However the reason why one keeps the dog has changed. Once upon a time, a man met a dog and wanted it to help him in the fight against the other animals. And the dog listened to him and did what he told him to do. Later people used dogs for hunting other animals. And dogs did not eat what they got until their masters agreed. Dogs were also used for driving sheep and guarding chickens. But now people in towns and cities do not need dogs to fight other animals any more. Of course, they keep them to frighten thieves. But the most important reason for keeping dogs is that they feel lonely in the city. For a child, a dog is his best friend when he has no friends to play with; for a young wife, a dog is her child when she does not have her own; for old people, a dog is also a child when their real children have grown up and left. Now people do not have to use a dog, but they keep it as a friend, just like a member of the family.
第12题：
In the old days dogs were used for the following EXCEPT ______.
A.hunting other animals.
B.driving sheep.
C.guarding chickens.
D.keeping thieves away.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
第13题：
Which of the following is CORRECT?
A.Dogs are now treated as part of a family.
B.Dogs still perform all the duties they used to do.
C.People now keep dogs for the same reasons as before.
D.Only old people are seen walking their dogs.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
第14题：
The passage is mainly about ______.
A.what dogs can do.
B.how to keep dogs.
C.dogs and their masters.
D.reasons for keeping dogs.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
[听力原文]
I am going to work in a totally new environment. I'll have to get used to different working conditions. I am used to working in quite high-tech sort of industry that has got lots of machinery and everything. But now I am going to a place that has no machinery as such, apart from a typewriter. The place has no electricity at all, no photocopiers,
all the things that you just take for granted here. They just won't be there any more. I'll be staying near the school in quite a small village. And I will be staying in a teacher's house, living with two or three other volunteer teachers. I'll have to get used to not having the variety of different foods that you have here like twenty different varieties of breakfast serial. And the range of food there is much smaller, not many choices. I'll also have to get used to getting water from a well, not having electricity which means gas lamps in the evening; which means the difficulty of preparing for the next day's lessons in poor light; which means different ways of getting your clothes washed. There will be all sorts of big differences like that, but I'll have to get used to when I arrive there.
第15题：
According to the passage, the working conditions in the new place
______.
A.are the same as the speaker is used to.
B.are expected to be rather poor.
C.are just as adequate.
D.are not yet clear.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第16题：
What is the speaker going to do in the new place?
A.Traveling.
B.Studying.
C.Settling down.
D.Teaching.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第17题：
The speaker expects ______.
A.fewer choices of food.
B.many ways to do washing.
C.modem lighting facilities.
D.new types of drinking water.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
第18题：
From the passage we can learn that the speaker ______.
A.is unprepared for the new post.
B.is unclear about the conditions there.
C.is ready for all the difficulties there.
D.is eager to know more about the post.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
[听力原文]
The most common type of child abuse you know is beating with the hands or with an instrument usually a cane in some places. Nearly a third of the abused children we see are in the age group between six and ten, and about sixty-five percent of them are boys. This is the age group when children are first to expect to study hard and parents have great expectations of their progresses in school. Boys of course attract more abuse such as beating because once again parental expectations are high, and boys tend to be more energetic and difficult to control than girls. Most experts seem to agree that the child abuse is caused by a combination of social and psychological factors. Families who beat their children are not particularly different from other people. The only difference that exists between them is that they lack skills in the establishing good relationships with their children. These families too, generally speaking, have other problems such as marriage problems or financial problems. Some parents are hurting their children because they strongly believe in the use of traditional discipline methods. But many of them have emotional problems. They are often the victims of violence themselves. Sometimes they even bear an unreasonable hatred for a child because they believe that the child has brought the family bad luck.
第19题：
According to the passage, when are children first expected to study hard?
A.Before 6 years of age.
B.Between 6 and 10.
C.After l0 years of age.
D.After 12 years of age.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
第20题：
Parents who abuse their children tend to have the following problems EXCEPT ______.
A.religious problems.
B.emotional problems.
C.financial problems.
D.marriage problems.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第21题：
Which of the following statements is CORRECT?
A.Boys and girls are equally energetic.
B.Parents have higher expectations for boys.
C.Some parents lack skills to deal with their kids.
D.Some parents are ill-educated and ill-tempered.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
SECTION C NEWS BROADCAST In this section,you will hear several news items. Listen to them carefully and then answer the questions that follow.
[听力原文]
American coast guard officials in Florida say they have returned to Cuba a group of would-be migrants who try to make their way to the United States in an unusual vessel, a floating truck. They said one of their planes spotted the Cubans more than half way through their
journey, and the coast guard could not believe their eyes when they saw the vessel. The Cubans had attached floats and propellers to a 1951 shabby truck.
第22题：
What has happened to the Cubans?
A.They set foot in Florida.
B.They were drowned.
C.They were flown to the U.S.
D.They were sent back to Cuba.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
第23题：
How did the Cubans try to enter the U.S.?
A.In a small boat.
B.In an old truck.
C.By swimming.
D.By driving.
参考答案：C
答案解析：
[听力原文]
"All large and medium-sized Chinese cities will have greater air quality monitoring by 2010." says a government official. The government has spent 150 million yuan on air quality monitoring systems across China since 2000 when officials began paying great attention to air quality monitoring. More than 220 cities now have air quality monitoring systems and 42 others will have systems in place by the end of this year.
第24题：
How many cities will have air quality monitoring systems installed by the end of this year?
A.42 cities.
B.220 cities.
C.150 cities.
D.262 cities.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
[听力原文]
Storms sank two river ferries in southern Bangladesh on Sunday and some 90 passengers were reported missing while at least another 68 died. One of the packed ferries carrying around 150 people capsized early on Sunday on the Meghna river and 50 were rescued. A second ferry sank on the same river just one kilometer away leaving 40 passengers missing after 6 were rescued.
第25题：
Altogether how many people were reported missing?
A.68.
B.90.
C.150.
D.40.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
第26题：
Which of the following details is INCORRECT?
A.The two ferries sank on different days.
B.The accidents were caused by storms.
C.The two ferries sank on the same river.
D.More people were rescued from tile first ferry.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
[听力原文]
The Indonesian government has given official approval for an Australian consulate in Dili. The first Australian consulate officials will travel to the East Timor capital next week as well as serving the consular needs of Australian in the region. The consulate will facilitate Australian support to the United Nation's assistance mission in East Timor. The announcement follows in principle their agreement reached on the opening of the consulate between Australian prime minister and Indonesian president in Barley last month.
第27题：
What is the news item mainly about?
A.Indonesian government policies.
B.Australia's support to the UN assistance mission.
C.Opening of an Australian consulate in East Timor.
D.Talks between Australia and Indonesia.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
[听力原文]
PepsiCo of the US and Unilever of the UK have become the latest foreign entrance in China's competitive bottle tea market. The two companies launched Lipton's iced tea in Guangzhou last week in a 50-50 venture. "PepsiCo is contributing its bottling facilities and distribution networks to the alliance while Unilever provides the famous tea brand and recipe," company executive said. China has a growing bottle tea market estimated to be worth 10 billion Yuan. It has been dominated in recent years by two Taiwanese brands, Master Kang and Uni-President. Three other big brands, Nestle, Guangdong based Jianlibao and Lipton, have just entered the market this year. Swiss company Nestle is working in conjunction with Coca Cola.
第28题：
The news item is mainly about a joint venture between ______.
A.a US company and a UK company.
B.a Swiss company and a UK company.
C.two Taiwanese companies.
D.a mainland company and a US company.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第29题：
Who will provide the distribution networks in the joint venture?
A.Unilever.
B.Nestle.
C.PepsiCo.
D.Coca Cola.
参考答案：D
答案解析：
[听力原文]
The Isreali peace camp has launched the biggest protest in years with more than 100,000 people protesting on Saturday and demanding the country leave Gaza, after Palestinian militants dealt Israel's army its deadliest blow since 2002. Crowds at Tel Aviv's main square added to the growing call for withdrawal from the war-torn territory. The killing of 13 soldiers by militants in the Gaza Strip last week has deepened already strong support in Israel for Prime Minister Sharon's Gaza pullout plan which is being delayed by hardliners in his right-wing Likud party.
第30题：
Who staged the protest on Saturday?
A.The soldiers.
B.The peace camp.
C.The militants.
D.The hardliners.
参考答案：B
答案解析：
第31题：
Which of the following details about the news is INCORRECT?
A.13 soldiers were killed last week.
B.100,000 people participated in the protest.
C.The protesters demanded a pullout from Gaza.
D.The Prime Minster rejected the pullout plan.
参考答案：A
答案解析：
PART ⅢCLOZE Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
There are many superstitions in Britain, but one of the most___31___held is that it is unlucky to walk under a ladder--even if it means___32___the pavement into a busy street!___33___you must pass under a ladder you can___34___bad luck by crossing your fingers and___35___them crossed until you have seen a dog.___36___ , you may lick your finger and___37___a cross on the toe of your shoe, and not look again at the shoe until the___38___has dried.
Another common___39___is that it is unlucky to open an umbrella in the house-- it will either bring___40___to the person who opened it or to the whole ___41___. Anyone opening an umbrella in fine weather is___42___, as it inevitably brings rain!
The number 13 is said to be unlucky for some, and when the 13th day of the month___43___on a Friday, anyone wishing to avoid a bad event had better stay___44___. The worst misfortune that can happen to a person is caused by breaking a mirror,___45___it brings seven years of bad luck! The superstition is supposed to___46___in ancient times, when mirrors were considered to be tools of the gods.
Black cats are generally considered lucky in Britain, even though they are___47___witchcraft. It is___48___lucky if a black cat crosses your path-- although in America the exact opposite belief prevails.
Finally, a commonly held superstition is that of touching wood___49___luck. This measure is most often taken if you think you have said something that is tempting fate, such as "my car has never___50___, touch wood?"
第32题：
A.broadly
B.widely
C.quickly
D.speedily
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本句意为“流传最广泛的迷信是…”。

widely“广泛地，普遍地”，符合句意；broadly“宽广地，广阔地”，主要指地域的辽阔；quickly和speedily指速度的快捷。

第33题：
A.running from
B.jumping off
C.stepping off
D.keeping from
参考答案：C
答案解析：
本句意为“即使是从人行道走到繁忙的马路上去。

”step off“齐步前进，(从…上)走下来”，符合句意。

run from“从…处跑出”；jump off “跳离”；keep from“阻止，隐瞒”。

第34题：
A.If
B.As
C.Though
D.Unless
参考答案：A
答案解析：
此处应该使用表示假设的从属连词，只能选If。

第35题：
A.erase
B.remove
C.avoid
D.ease
参考答案：C
答案解析：
本句意为“如果必须从梯子下经过，可以通过…来避免厄运”。

avoid“避免，消除”，强调的是“预防措施”，符合句意；erase“抹去，擦”；remove“除去，开除”；ease“减轻，放松”。

第36题：
A.keep
B.keeping
C.kept
D.to keep
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本句中介词by的宾语为and连接的两个并列成分，前一宾语为动名词crossing your fingers，因此，后一宾语也需要采用动名词形式，即keeping。

第37题：
A.Consequently
B.However
paratively
D.Alternatively
参考答案：D
答案解析：
通过前句you can…和后句you may…，可知空格处应为表示并列意义的词。

Alternatively“二者选一地”，符合句意；Consequently“从而，因此”，表示因果关系；However“可是，然而”，表示转折关系；Comparatively“比较地，相当地”，表示比较关系。

第38题：
A.make
B.print
C.perform
D.produce
参考答案：A
答案解析：
本句意为“…在鞋尖处划一个十字”。

make“做出(某种行为、举动等)”，符合用法。

print“印刷，出版”；perform“履行，表演”；produce“生产，制”。

第39题：
bel
B.symbol
C.mark
D.cut
参考答案：C
答案解析：
本句意为“直到鞋尖上划的十字痕迹干了后再看。

”mark“标志，痕迹”，符合句意；label“标签，商标”；symbol“符号，象征”；cut“削减，伤口”。

第40题：
A.argument
B.superstition
C.opinion
D.idea
参考答案：B
答案解析：
文章从本句开始介绍第二个迷信说法，此处与首句中的one of the most…构成固定搭配 one…another…，所以空格处为superstition“迷信”。

第41题：
A.loss
B.difficulty
C.tragedy
D.misfortune
参考答案：D
答案解析：
前半句中的it is unlucky…和此处的bring…to the person意义相一致，而且下文也出现了 the worst misfortune…，因此，misfortune“不幸，灾祸”符合句意。

loss“损失，遗失”；tragedy“悲剧，灾难”，语意过重。

第42题：
A.house
B.household
C.home
D.chicer
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本句意为“这会给(在屋内)打伞的人或全家人带来不幸。

”household“家庭，一家人”，符合句意；house“房子，住宅”，侧重建筑物；home“家，家乡，国内”，与“出门(国)在外”相对应； circle“圆形物，循环”。

第43题：
A.unwise
B.unintelligent
C.unpopular
D.unfortunate
参考答案：C
答案解析：
上文提到在屋内打伞会带来厄运，而本句意思是“晴天打伞是...，因为它会带来雨。

”由此推断“带来雨”并不是一件不幸的事，只能是不受欢迎的。

unpopular
“不流行的，不受欢迎的”，符合句意；unwise“不明智的，轻率的”；unintelligent “缺乏才智的，愚钝的”；unfortunate“不幸的”。

第44题：
A.falls
B.retires
C.drops
D.happens
参考答案：A
答案解析：
本句意为“某个月份的13号适逢星期五”。

Fall“发生，落到”，习惯上和on 搭配使用，符合句意；drop“落下，降低”，通常不与日期搭配使用。

第45题：
A.away
B.outdoors
C.indoors
D.far
参考答案：C
答案解析：
在西方，13是不吉利的数字，因此每个月的这一天，人们为了避免不幸，最好呆在家里。

indoors“在户内，在室内”，符合句意。

第46题：
A.when
B.as
C.if
D.though
参考答案：B
答案解析：
前半句句意为“打碎镜子会给人带来最大的不幸”，后半句句意为“它会带来长达7年的坏运气”。

显然两个分句间是一种因果关系，as有“因为”的含义，符合句意。

第47题：
A.have originated
B.be originating
C.be originated
D.originate
参考答案：A
答案解析：
本句意为“迷信应该在古代的时候就已经出现了”。

表示已经出现，应该使用完成时态。

第48题：
A.concerned about
B.related with
C.associated with
D.connected in
参考答案：C
答案解析：
本句意为“在英国黑猫通常被认为是吉利的，尽管人们经常把黑猫和巫术联系起来”。

be associated with“与……联系”，符合句意；be concerned about“关心，挂念”；be related with“与……符合”；connect经常与介词with搭配，意为“与…连接”。

第49题：
A.especially
B.specially
C.frequently
D.rarely
参考答案：A
答案解析：
前句提到“黑猫通常被认为是吉利的”和本句的“…情况下尤为吉利”构成递进关系。

Especially“特别，尤其”，指程度的加深加强，符合句意；specially “特别地，与众不同地”；frequently“经常地”；rarely“很少地”。

第50题：
A.as
B.for
C.in
D.of
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本句意为“还有一个普遍的迷信说法是触摸木头祈求好运”。

for“为了”，表示目的，符合句意。

第51题：
A.broken up
B.broken off
C.broken away
D.broken down
参考答案：D
答案解析：
表示“汽车出故障或抛锚”一般用短语break down。

break up“打碎，破碎”；break off“中断，解除”；break away“突然离开，放弃”。

PART IV GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY There are thirty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four words or phrases marked A、B、C and D. Choose one word or phrase that best completes the sentence. Mark your answers on your ANSWER SHEET.
第52题：
______ dull he may be, he is certainly a very successful top executive.
A.Although
B.Whatever
C.As
D.However
参考答案：D
答案解析：
选项中能修饰形容词的只有however；whatever后接名词；although和as作连词，后接句子。

第53题：
If only I ______ play the guitar as well as you!
A.would
B.could
C.should
D.might
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本考查if only引导的句子，其后常用虚拟语气表示惋惜、遗憾。

本句是对现在情况 (人的能力)的虚拟，动词用过去式could。

第54题：
The party, ______ I was the guest of honor, was extremely enjoyable.
A.by which
B.for which
C.to which
D.at which
参考答案：D
答案解析：
本题主要考查定语从句中的介词。

本句中定语从句的先行词是the party，“参加晚会”习惯表达为“at the party”，所以连接代词which前应为at。

第55题：
It's high time we ______ cutting down the rainforests.
A.stopped
B.had to stop
C.shall stop
D.stop
参考答案：A
答案解析：
结构It's(high)time后接句子时，从句要使用虚拟语气，即谓语动词用过去式。

第56题：
Tile student said there were a few points in the essay he ______ impossible to comprehend.
A.has found
B.was finding
C.had found
D.would find
参考答案：C
答案解析：
本句主句是过去式，而从句的动作发生在主句动作之前，所以从句用过去完成式，即had found。

第57题：
Loudspeakers were fixed in the hall so that everyone _______ an opportunity to hear the speech.
A.ought to have
B.must have
C.may have
D.should have
参考答案：D
答案解析：
so that引导的目的状语从句，从句中常用may。

但是本句主句用的是过去时态，所以从句；也应该用相应的表示过去的时态，只有should have符合要求。

第58题：
I am surprised ______ this city is a dull place to live in.
A.that you should think
B.by what you are thinking
C.that you would think
D.with what you were thinking
参考答案：A
答案解析：
和[D].都是what引导的从句，what作动词think的宾语，而think不能同时接纳what和空格后的句子作宾语，所以排除[B]和[D]；主句中含有感情色彩的词，从句中常用 should，意为“竟然”。

第59题：
Susan is very hard working, but her pay is not ______ for her work.
A.enough good
B.good enough
C.as good enough
D.good as enough
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本题考查enough作修饰语时的位置。

修饰名词时，常置于名词之前；修饰形容词或副词时，则置于其后。

所以“足够地好”应该表示为good enough。

第60题：
It is imperative that the government ______ more investment into the shipbuilding industry.
A.attracts
B.shall attract
C.attract
D.has to
参考答案：C
答案解析：
It is(was)+形容词(或过去分词)+that…结构中，使用某些表示愿望、建议、请求、命令、迫切等形容词后的主语从句的谓语要用虚拟语气。

其表达形式为hould+动词原形或省略should直接用动词原形。

本句中imperative就是这种用法。

第61题：
Land belongs to the city; there is ______ thing as private ownership of land.
A.no such a
B.not such
C.not such a
D.no such
参考答案：A
答案解析：
There is no such thing as…是习惯用法，意思为“没有…这样的事”。

第62题：
My daughter has walked eight miles today. We never guessed that she could walk ______ far.
A./
B.such
C.that
D.as
参考答案：C
答案解析：
such后常接名词或名词词组；as后接副词常用在“as…as…”结构中；that作副词，意思是“那样，那么”，可放在形容词或副词之前，表示强调，符合句意。

第63题：
The statistics ______ that living standards in the area have improved drastically in recent times.
A.proves
B.is proving
C.are proving
D.prove
参考答案：D
答案解析：
句子的主语statistics“统计数字、数据”，是复数形式，谓语动词prove也应该采用复数形式。

另外，根据句意，prove不宜用进行时，即“数据表明”，而非“数据正在表明”。

第64题：
There are only ten apples left in the baskets, ______ the spoilt ones.
A.not counting
B.not to count
C.don't count
D.having not counted
参考答案：A
答案解析：
现在分词做伴随状语，其否定形式只在现在分词前加not即可。

第65题：
It was ______ we had hoped.
A.more a success than
B.a success more than
C.as much of a success as
D.a success as much as
参考答案：A
答案解析：
此题容易误选more a success than，如果改为more of success than就对了。

第66题：
There used to be a petrol station near the park, ______?
A.didn't it
B.doesn't there
edn't it
D.didn't there
参考答案：D
答案解析：
used to意为“过去常常做…”。

当陈述句谓语部分含有used to时，反意疑问句常由usedn't或didn't来构成；如果陈述句是There used to be…句型，反意疑问句用usedn't/didn't there构成。

第67题：
It is an offence to show ______ against people of different races.
A.distinction
B.difference
C.separation
D.discrimination
参考答案：D
答案解析：
“歧视他人”可译为“show discrimination against”。

第68题：
A great amount of work has gone into ______ the Cathedral to its previous splendor.
A.refreshing
B.restoring
C.renovating
D.renewing
参考答案：B
答案解析：
本题主要是区分近义词restore和renovate。

Restore“重建，修复”，宾语常为“被毁坏的建筑物或艺术品”，强调恢复原貌；renovate“修复，整修”，宾语常为“旧建筑物”，强调整修一新。

本句中有to its previous splendor，所以答案为restore。

第69题：
The thieves fled with the local police close on their ______.
A.backs
B.necks
C.toes
D.heels
参考答案：D
答案解析：
on/at one's heels为固定短语，意思为“紧跟在后面，紧随其后”。

第70题：
The economic recession has meant that job ______ is a rare thing.
A.security
B.safety
C.protection
D.secureness
参考答案：A
答案解析：
job security意为“工作保障”，是一种惯用法。

第71题：
Many people nowadays save money to ______ for their old age.
A.cater
B.supply
C.provide
D.equip
参考答案：A
答案解析：
provide for“为(可能有的困难)做准备”，符合句意；cater常和for搭配，意为“满足需要(或欲望)，迎合”；supply常和with搭配，意为“供应，补给”；equip常和with搭配，意为“装备，配备”。