英语词汇语法练习2

专四词汇语法练习（2）1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting?A) explain B) excuse C) describe D) account2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do.A)admired B) amazed C) amused D) curious3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.A) power B) voice C) volume D) sound4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.A) quantity B) number C) share D) amount5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely.A) all but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.A) take place B) take over C) take down D) take the place of7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.A) For there to be B) As there to be C) For there being D) As there being8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers.A) that B) whose C) what D) which9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up.A) laid B) lying C) lain D) laying10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.A) studied B) should study C) study D) had studied11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.A) into B) on C) of D) under13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.A) intervals B) bases C) gaps D) times14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.A)cut up B)cut off C)cut across D)cut down15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts. A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.A) equipment B) facilities C) appliances D) apparatus17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland.A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked itso much that they would have paid ____ for it.A) twice as much B) as much twice C) as twice much D) much as twice19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the classA) anyone’s B) anyone else C) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.A) whomever B) whichever C) no matter who D) whoever22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick.A) that B) which C) it D) this23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it24. Young ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.A)because B)although C)as D)since25. Tom broke the glass of the neighbor’s window. I’ll ____ that he will not do it again.A) hope for B ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so26.The new cars of the Volkswagon Company are now being____at the rate of 1,000 every week.A) turned out B) turned down C) turned up D) turned on27. It was urgent that he ____ her immediately.A) calls B) called C) call D) would call28. I don’t ____ going to the movie.A) feel for B) feel like C) feel out D) feel29. The meeting drew to a ____ late in the afternoon.A) near B) close C) point D) tail30. John regretted ____ to the meeting last week.A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going1．【答案】D【译文】你怎么解释你开会迟到了？【试题分析】短语动词【详细解答】account for 解释、导致；explain解释；excuse 原谅；find excuse for 找借口；describe 描述。

2．【答案】B【译文】听到消息，这位妈妈震惊得不知所措。

【试题分析】词义辨析【详细解答】测验学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。

admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的，curious好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。

3．【答案】C【译文】他喜欢听音乐时把音量开到最大。

【试题分析】词义辨析【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。

power电力、功率、权力；voice 声音、说话声；sound声音、声响；volume 音量、容量。

本句话说的是把收音机的音量开到最大，所以选择C。

4．【答案】C【译文】教练必须对这次足球赛的失败负大部分责任。

【试题分析】词义辨析【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。

quantity量、数量；number数目、数字；amount数量、总数，share份额。

这里讲的是一大部分的责任，所以选择C。

5．【答案】D【译文】尽管房子里只有他一人，但他忙于自己的工作所以一点也不感到孤独。

【试题分析】固定搭配【详细解答】这道题目主要是测试学生对于anything but 及nothing but 的掌握，anything but一点也不、决不, nothing but只不过……而已。

6．【答案】D【译文】由于从国外引进了先进技术，所以很有必要用熟练工人取代不熟练工人。

【试题分析】动词短语【详细解答】take place发生；take down 记下；take over 接管；take the place of 取代。