英语专四真题及答案

III. 语言知识：

11. ___B_____ combination of techniques authors use, all stories---from the briefest anecdotes to the longest novels ----have a plot.

A. Regarding

B. Whatever.

C. In so far as

D. No matter

12. She followed the receptionist down a luxurious corridor to a closed door, ____B______ the women gave a quick knock before opening it..

A. wherein

B. on which

C. but when

D. then

13. Ms Ennab is one of the first Palestinian ______C____ with seven years’ racing experience.

A. woman drivers

B. women driver

C. women drivers

D. woman driver

14. “I wondered if I could have a word with you.” The past tense in the sentence refers to a __B___.

A. past event for exact time reference

B. present event for tentativeness

C. present event for uncertainty

D. past event for politeness

15. “If I were you, I wouldn’t wait to propose to her.” The subjunctive mood in the sentence is used to ____D______.

A. alleviate hostility

B. express unfavorable feelings

C. indicate uncertainty

D. make a suggestion

16. “It’s a shame that the city official should have gone back on his word.”The modal auxiliary SHOULD express __B_____.

A obligation

B disappointment

C future in the past D. tentativeness

17. Timothy Ray Brown, the first man cured of HIV, initially opted against the stem cell transplantation that _____D______ history.

A. could have later made

B. should have made later

C. might make later

D. would later make

18. Some Martian rock structures look strikingly like structures on Earth that are

known ___C___by microbes.

A. having been created

B. being created

C. to have been created

D. to be created

19. At that moment, with the crowd watching me, I was not afraid in the ordinary sense, as ______ if I ____A_______alone.

A. would have been …had been

B. should be … had been

C. could be … were

D. might have been… were

20. You must fire __C____ incompetent assistant of yours

A. the

B. an

C. that

D. whichever

21. Some narratives seem more like plays, heavy with dialogue by which writers allow their __A___to reveal themselves.

A. characters

B. characteristics

C. charisma D characterizations

22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ___D_____ extra purity by running it through a coffee filter.

A. assure

B. insure

C. reassure

D. ensure

23. The daisy-like flowers of chamomile have been used for centuries to ___B____anxiety and insomnia.

A. decline

B. relieve C quench D suppress

24. Despite concern about the disappearance of the album in popular music, 2014 delivered a great crop of album ___C_______.

A. publications B appearances C. releases D. presentations

25. The party’s reduced vote in the general election was ___C______of lack of support for its policies.

A. revealing

B. confirming

C. indicative

D. evident

26. He closed his eyes and held the two versions of La Mappa to his mind’s __B______ to analyze their differences.

A. vision B eye C. view D. sight

27. Twelve pupils were killed and five ___A_____injured after gunmen attacked the