2012年英语专四单项选择题【三】附答案

2012年英语专四单项选择试题【三】

1．__ I love you，I should never consider marrying you.

A．Whether

B．Also

C．However

D．Much as

2．I wish I hadn’t been so busy this morning，otherwise I __ you with the cleaning.

A．will have helped

B．should help

C．could have helped

D．could help

3．I’d rather you __ make any comments on the issue for the time being.

A．don’t

B．wouldn’t

C．didn’t

D．shouldn’t

4．Just as there are occupations that require college or even higher degrees，so too are there occupations __ technical training is necessary.

A．for which

B．in which

C．to which

D．at which

5．She sat on the bench in the park，her chin __ in her hand.

A．was cupped

B．cupped

C．cupping

D．to be cupped

6．I __ advise you not to do that again in the future.

A．dare

B．would

C．should

D．need

7．The atmosphere is as much a part of the earth as __ its soil and the water of its lakes，rivers and oceans.

A．are

B．is

C．do

D．has

8．If negotiations for the new trade agreements take __，critical food shortages will develop in several countries.

A．too much longer

B．much long too

C．too many longer

D．much too long

9．Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores，and this is especially true__ comes to classroom tests.

A．when

B．since

C．before

D．after

10．I recommend that the planning __ until all the materials have been supplied.

A．is not started

B．will not be started

C．not be started

D．is not to be started

11．Greatly agitated，I rushed to the apartment and tried the door，__ to find it locked. A．just

B．only

C．hence

D．thus

12．When he arrived，he found ___ the aged and the sick at home.

A．none but

B．none other than

C．nothing but

D．no other than

13．As 4 to 8，____ 8 is to 11.

A．as

B．so

C．that

D．which

14．According to some educators，the goal of teaching is to help students learn what __ to know to live a well-adjusted and successful life.

A．do they need

B．they need

C．they are needed

D．as they may need

15．If ever again ____ happens an accident like this，we will have only ourselves to blame. A．it

B．so

C．there

D．that

16．An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of __

A．crisis

B．emergency

C．urgency

D．emergence

17．She was complaining that the doctor was __ too much for the treatment he was giving her. A．expending

B．offering

C．costing

D．charging

18．The patient‘s health failed to such an extent that he was put into __ care.

A．tense

B．rigid

C．intensive

D．tight

19．Although architecture has artistic qualities，it must also satisfy a number of important practical __

A．obligations

B．regulations

C．observations

D．considerations

20．Too much __ to X-rays can cause skin burns，cancer or other damage to the body. A．disclosure

B．exhibition

C．contact

D．exposure

21．In his last years，Henry suffered from a disease that slowly __ him of much of his sight. A．relieved

B．jeopardized

C．deprived

D．eliminated

22．Plastics today contribute to a wide __ of industries.

A．field

B．area

C．scope

D．range

23．Watching me pulling the calf awkwardly to the barn，the Irish milkmaid fought hard to __ her laughter.

A．hold back

B．hold on

C．hold out

D．hold up

24．If you get into a bath full of water，some of the water will __ onto the floor.

A．overlap

B．overflow

C．flourish

D．flutter

25．He did write a wonderful book，but it was just a __ in the pan.

A．flare