2023年英语专业四级历年词汇真题.doc

41. Howcan I ever concentrate if you ___ continually ___ mewith silly questions?

A. have interrupted B. had interrupted

C. are Interrupting D. were interrupting

42. When you have finished with that video tape, don ’t forget to put it in

my drawer, ___

A. do you B. will you C. don ’ t you D. won ’ t you

43.He left orders that nothing ___ touched until the police arrived here.

A. should be B. ought to be C. must be D. would be

44.Mr. White works with a chemicals import & export company, but he ___ for

this industrial fair, since he is on leave.

A. has worked B. works C. has been working D. is working

45. The physicist has made a discovery, ___ of great importance to the progress

of science and technology.

A. I think which is B. that I think is

C. which I think is D. which I think it is

46. ___, he is ready to accept suggestions from different sources. A. Instead of his contributions

47. The team can handle whatever ___.

A. that needs handling B. which needs handling

C. it needs handling D. needs to be handled

48. Come and see me whenever ___.

A. you are convenient B. you will be convenient

49. It was as a physician that he represented himself, and he was warmly

received.

A. as such B. such as C. as that D. so that

50. I have never been to London, but that is the city ___.

A. where I like to visit most B. I ’d most like to visit

C. which I like to visit mostly D. where I ’d like most to visit

51. I was to have made a speech if ___.

A. I was not called away B. nobody would have called me away

C. I had not been called away D. nobody called me away

52. I felt that I was not yet ___ to travel abroad.

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41. John is __ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam.

[A] no less [B] no more [C] not less [D] no so

42. She remembered sever, d occasions in the past __ she had experienced a similar feeling.
[A] while [B] before [C] that [D] when

43. ff your car __ any attention during the first12 months, take it to an authorized dealer.
[A] shall need [B] should need [C] would

need [D] will need

44. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great deal more luxurious than__

[A] is necessary [B] being necessary [C] to be necessary [D] it is necessary

45. __, he can now only watch it on TV at home.

[A] Obtaining not a ticket for the match

[B] Not obtaining a ticket for the match

[C] Not having obtained a ticket for the match [D ] Not obtained a ticket for the match
46. The children prefer camping in the mountains __ an indoor activity.

[A] to [B] than [C] for [D] with

47. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner__ to the professor.
[A] as far as [B] the same as [C] as much as [D] as long as

48. __ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank.
[A] Much as [B] Much though [C] As much [D] Though much

49. The Clarks haven't decided yet which hotel

[A] to stay [B] is to stay [C] to stay at [D] is for staying

50. His strong sense of humor was __ make everyone in the room burst out laughing.
[A] so as to [B] such as to [C] so that [D] such that

51. __ enough time and money, the researcher would have been able to discover

more in this field.

[A] Giving [B] To give [C] Given [D] Being given

52. You __ Mark anything. It was none of his business.

[A] needn ’t have told [B] needn't tell

[C] mustn't have told [D] mustn't tell

53. The membership card entitled him certain privileges in the dub.

[A] on [B] in [C] at [D] to

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41.After ___ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel

manager’s office.

A. that B. what C. there D. it

42.The three men tried many times to sneak across the border into the

neighboring country, ___ by the police each time.

A. had been captured B. being always captured

C. only to be captured D. unfortunately captured

43.Professor Johnson is said ___some significant advance in his research in the past year.

A. having made B. making C. to have made D to make

44.Fat cannot change into muscle ___ muscle changes into fat.

A. any more than B. no less than C no more than D. much more than

45.It is not so much the language ___ the cultural background that makes the

book difficult to understand.

A. but B. nor C. as D. like

ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing

than ___ in the public mind today.

A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist

47. I ’ve never been to Lhasa, but that ’s the city___.

A.I ’d most like to visit B. where I like to visit

C. which I like to visit mostly D. I ’d like much to visit

48. He ___ unwisely, but he was at least trying to do something helpful.

A. may have acted B. must have acted

C. should act D. would act

49. If you have really been studying English for so long. you ___ able to write

letters in English.

A. should be B. were C. must be D . are

’s ___ as a “bellyacher ” —— he’s always complaining about something.

A. who is known B. whom is known

C. what is known D. which is known

51.___he always tries his best to complete it on time.

A. However the task is hard B. However hard the task is

C. Though hard the task is D. Though hard is the task

52.Much as ___, I couldn ’t lend him the money because I simply didn ’t have

that much spare cash.

A. I would have liked to B. I would like to have

C.I should have to like D.I should have liked to

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hearing helps most animals sense the approach of thunderstorm s long

before people___.

A. do B. hear C. do them D. hearing it

42.This is an illness that can result in total blindness ___ left untreated.

A. after B. if C. Since D. unless

43.The central provinces have floods in some years, and ___.

A. drought in others B. droughts are others

C. while other droughts D. others in drought

44.Do help yourself to some fruit,___ you?

A. can ’t B. don ’t C. wouldn ’t D. won’t

45.There___ nothing more for discussion, the meeting came to an end half an

hour earlier.

A. to be B. to have been C. being D. be

46.My mother can ’t get ___ because she h as rheumatism ( 风湿病 ).

C. through D. in

47. I was very much put ___ by Mark ’s rude behavior; it really annoyed me.

B. off C. up D. by

48. You ___ Jim anything about it. It was none of his business.

A. needn ’t have told B. needn ’t tell

C. mustn ’t have told D. mustn ’t tell

49.All of us would have enjoyed the party much more if there___ quite such

a crowd of people there.

A. weren ’t B. hasn ’t been

C. hadn ’tbeen D. wouldn’t be

50. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ___ quality

control can be substantially reduced.

A. whose B. as C. what D. that

51. ___ at in this way, the present economic situation doesn’t seem so gloomy.

A. Looking B. Looked C. Having looked D. To look

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41.I can ’t go — for one thing, I have no money, and ___ I have too much work.

A. what’smore B. as well C. for another D. in addition

42. Even as a girl, ___to be her life, and theater audiences were to be her best teacher.

A. performing by Melissa were

B. it was known that Melissa
’s performances were

C. knowing that Melissa
’s performances were

D. Melissa knew that performing was

43.___ him tomorrow?

A. Why not to call on

B. Why don ’t call on

C. Why not calling on

D. Why not call on

44.There is no doubt ___the company has made the right decision on the sales
project.

A. why
B. that
C. whether
D. when
45. Intellect is to the mind ___sight is to the body.

A. what
B.
as
C. that

D. like
46.___I sympathize, I can
’t really do very much to help them out of the
difficulties.

A. As long as
B. As
C. While

D. Even
47.The patient
’s progress was very encouraging
as he could
___ get out of bed
without help.

A. nearly
B. hardly
C. merely

D. barely
48. He was ___to tell the truth even to his closest friend.

A. too much of a coward

B. too much the coward

C. a coward enough

D. enough of a coward

49. Barry had an advantage over his mother ___he could speak French.

A. since that B. in that C. at that D. so that

50. You needn’t worry ___ regards the cost of the operation.

A. with B. which C. as D. about

51. ___ is not a serious disadvantage in life.

A. To be not tall B. Not to be tall C. Being not tall D. Not being tall

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41. She did her work _________her manager had instructed.

A. as B. until C. When D. though

42. _______ of the twins was arrested, because I saw both at a party last night.

43. 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

44. Have you ever been in a situation ______ you know the other person is right

yet you cannot agree with him?

A. by which B. that C. in where D. where

45. We’ve just installed two air -conditions in out apartment, _______should

make great differences in our life next summer.

A. Which B. What C. that D. they

46. AID is said _________ the number-one killer of both men and women over the past few years in that region.
A. being B. to be C. to have been D. having been

47. She managed to save ______ she could out of her wages to help her brother.

A. how little money B. so little money

C. such little money D. what little money

48. Fool ____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing.

A. who B. as C. that D. like

49. The experiment requires more money than _____.

A. have been put in B. being put in

C. has been put in D. to be put in

50. _______ for the fact that she broke her leg, she might have passed the exam.

A. Had it not been B. Hadn ’t it been

C. Was it not D. Were it not

51. “ What courses are you going to do next semester? ”

“ I don ’t know. But its about time _______ on something. ”

A. I ’d decide B. I decided C. I decide D. I ’m deciding

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41.
Agriculture is the country
’s chief source of wealth, wheat
____ by far
the biggest cereal crop.

A. is
B. been
C. be
D. being

42.
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

43. Above the trees are the hills, ____ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.
A. where B. of whose C. whose D. which

44. Who____ was coming to see me in my office this afternoon?

A. you said B. did you say C. did you say that D. you did say

45. —Does Alan like hamburgers?

— Yes. So much ____ that he eats them almost every day.

A. for B. as C. to D. so

46. Your ideas, ____, seem unusual to me.

A. like her B. like hers C. similar to her D. similar to herself

47. The opening ceremony is a great occasion. It is essential ____for that.

A. for us to be prepared B. that we are prepared

C. of us to be prepared D. our being prepared

48. Time ____, the celebration will be held as scheduled.

A. permit B. permitting C. permitted D. permits

49. ____ I like economics, I like sociology much better.

A. As mush as B. So much C. How much D. Much as

50. It is futile to discuss the matter further, because ____going to agree upon

anything today.

A. neither you nor I are B. neither you nor me is

C. neither you nor I am D. neither me nor you are

51. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, ____ is something we had not expected.

52. He is quite worn out from years of hard work. He is not the man ____ he was twenty years ago.
A. which B .that C. who D .whom

53. She would have been more agreeable if she had changed a little bit, ____?

A. hadn’t she B. hasn’t she C. wouldn’t she D. didn ’t she

54. At three thousand feet, wide plains begin to appear, and there is never a moment when some distant mountain is not ____.

A. on view B. at a glance C. on the scene D. in sight

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trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t

____ by his lack of talent.

A. so much as B. rather than C. as

42.____, I ’ll marry him all t he same.

A. Was he rich or poor B. Whether rich or poor

C. Were he rich or poor D. Be he rich or poor


bothered

D. than


by his


loudness

43.The government has promised to
do ____ lies
in its
power to ease the hardships
of the victims in the flood-stricken area.

A. however
B. whichever
C. whatever
D. wherever

44.____ if I had arrived yesterday without letting you know beforehand?

A. Would you be surprised
B. Were you surprised

C. Had you been surprised
D. Would you have been surprised

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

46.It is imperative that students ____ their term papers on time.

A. hand in

B. would hand in

C. have to hand in
D. handed in

47.The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded

truck, ____ to the truck.

A. the greater stress is

B. greater is the stress

C. the stress is greater

D. the greater the stress

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

D. to think

49.Issues of price, place, promotion, and product are ____ conventional

concerns in planning marketing strategies.

A. these of the most
B. most of those

C. among the most

D. among the many of

50.____ both sides accept the agreement ____ a lasting peace be established

in this region.

A. Only if, will

B. If only, would

C. Should, will

D. Unless, would

51.Mr Wells,
together with all the members
of his family, ____ for
Europe this
afternoon.

A. are to leave
B. are leaving

C. is leaving
D. leave

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51. If
you explained
the
situation
to
your solicitor,
he ________ able to
advise
you much b