TEM-4英语专四真题整理

2001-2005年非谓语、时态、独立主格真题

_____ him tomorrow

A. Why not to call on

B. Why don’t call on

C. Why not calling on

D. Why not call on

[D]

Why not do sth. 表示“为什么不……”

For some time now, world leaders _____out the necessity for agreement on arms reduction.

A. had been pointing

B. have been pointing

C. were pointing

D. pointed

[B]

现在完成时用来表示动作从过去某一世界开始一直延续到现在，可能还要继续下去，，通常与表示时间的状语连用；A. had been pointing 过去完成进行时表示过去某一刻以前曾持续发生过的事情；C. were pointing 强调过去某时刻或某阶段正在进行的动作；D. pointed过去某时间的动作或状态

AIDS is said _____the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in the region.

A. being

B. to be

C. to have been

D. having been

[C]

不定式表示动作的时间先于谓语动词时，要用完成式，C. to have been符合上述语法规则和句意。此题it is said后要求跟不定式结构。A. being, D. having been 均不符合语法要求; B.不定式的一般式表示的动作，发生在谓语动作之后或与谓语动词同时发生。

_____, we’ll go on a picnic tomorrow.

A. If the weather will permit

B. The weather permits

C. Weather permitting

D. Weather permitted

[C]

C用独立主格结构 weather permitting 做状语，因而为正确选项。

A.中If从句应该用一般现在时表示将来，B缺少连接词，D中weather 和permit之间是主动关系

Agriculture is the country’s chief source of wealth , wheat _____by far the biggest cereal crop.

A. is

B. been

C. be

D. being

[D]

根据句子结构，选项处在句子中做状语，因此需要一个非谓语动词构成独立主格结构

Jack_____ from home for two days now, and I am beginning to worry about his safety.

A. has been missing

B. has been missed

C. had been missing

D. was missed

[A]

根据题意，选项处的动词应表示一个已经发生但尚未完成（Jack到现在还没回来）的动作，故应用现在完成进行时

Time_____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

A. permit

B. permitting

C. permitted

D. permits

[B]

根据句意，第一部分的意思应该是Time permitting = If time permits,独立主格结构相当于条件状语从句

If not _____ with the respect he feels due to him, Jack gets very ill-tempered and grumbles all the time.

A. being treated

B. treated

C. be treated

D. having been treated

[B]

因为从句和主句一致，并且从句谓语含有be动词，可以将从句主语和动词be一同省略，所以not之后应跟一个过去分词（If Jack is not

treated…）表示被动

The Minister of Finance is believed _____ of imposing new taxes to raise extra revenue.

A. that he is thinking

B. to be thinking

C. that he is to think C. to think

[B]

这一句考查的是someone is said/believed to do sth. or to be doing sth.根据句意，此处应用动词不定式的进行时（即is believed to be thinking of）

All flights _____ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train.

A. having canceled

B. had been canceled

C. were canceled

D. having been canceled

[D]

本句的主语是we had to take the train。All flights…because of the snowstorm应为独立主格结构，表示航班已经被取消，在句中作状语，表示原因。所以D项having been canceled 表示完成时的独立主格结构，为正确选项

It’s reported by the end of this month, the output of cement