1998年1月大学英语四级单选详解

1998年1月大学英语四级

31 Although punctual himself, the professor was quite ________ used late for his lecture.

A) to have students B) for students’ being C) for students to be D) to students’ being

=>题目有误，应该是Although punctual himself, the professor was quite used ________ late for his lecture.

Be used to doing sth表示习惯于做某事，但是当这个习惯的动作不是由自己发出的时候，应该在这个动名词词前加个物主代词或所有格的名词可以，表示动作是由谁做的

也就是be used to one’s doing sth习惯了某人做某事

这道题目的意思是，虽然这个教授自己是个守时的人，但是他已经习惯了学生们经常迟到。

32 You should have been more patient ________ that cust omer; I’m sure that selling him the watch was a possibility.

A) of B) with C) for D) at

答案B be patient with…对…耐心

33 Neither of the young men who had applied for a position in the university _______.

A) has been accepted B) have been accepted C) was accepted D) were accepted

答案C主语是Neither of the young men，who had applied for a position in the university 是定语从句修饰the young men, neither表示两个都不，是否定的含义，谓语用第三人称单数，由had applied for a position看出，整句描述的是过去的事情，所以答案C

34 This box is too heavy, ________ give me a hand?

A) would you mind B) would you please C) will you like to D) will you please to

答案B: w ill you…表示提出要求或下命令，在本句中不适合

mind后面要加doing sth或者one’s doing

would you pleas do sth表示礼貌的要求，符合本题

35 __________ he works hard, I don’t mind when he finishes the experiment.

A) As soon as B) As well as C) So far as D) So long as

A) As soon as一…就…

B) As well as和…一样

C) So far as=as far as 就…而论，直到…

D) So long as = as long as只要

所以符合本题的是D

36 As early as 1647 Ohio made a decision that free, tax-supported schools must be established in every town __________ 50 households or more.

A) having B) to have C) to have had D) having had

答案A, having 是分词，在句子中做定语，表状态。表示在拥有50或更多家庭的城镇建立学校。这句话的意思是：早在1647年，俄荷俄州就作出决定，通过免税的方式来支持在有50或50户以上居民的城镇建立学校。

37 People appreciate __________ with him because he has a good sense of humor.

A) to work B) to have worked C) working D) having worked

首先明确appreciate 这个动词的基本用法是appreciate doing sth

排除A B, 然后，明确句子的意思：他很幽默，所以人们很喜欢和他一起工作！

描述的是一般事实！用一般现在时便可！选C

38 The man was put in the soft-padded cell lest he _______ himself.

A) injure B) had injured C) injured D) would injure

答案A：由lest连接的句子，谓语部分用虚拟语气，即“should+动词原形”名意为：这个r 人被关进墙上装有衬垫的病房，以免伤了他自己。should可以省略，直接加动词原型

39 We love peace, yet we are not the kind of people to yield ________ any military threat.

A) up B) to C) in D) at

答案C: yield to是固定搭配，表示向…屈服

40 Although he knew little about the large amount of work done in the field, he succeeded __________ other more well-informed experimenters failed.

A) which B) that C) what D) where

=>答案有误，应该是D,句意:尽管他对这个领域里已做的大量工作不了解,但他在许多知识渊博的专家失败的地方却成功了?空格后是一个主谓结构的从

句,where在从句中作地点状语?Succeed在表示成功的时候是不及物动词，不可接宾语。Fail也是如此。只能说succeed/fail in sth/doing sth, 不能说succeed sth使用where引出地点状语从句，

41 If tap water were as dangerous as some people think, ________ would be getting sick.

A) a lot of more us B) more a lot of us C) a lot of us more D) a lot more of us

参考答案有误，正确答案是D, 意思是：如果自来水像某些人想象的那么危险，那么我们中更多的人将得病。比较级的修饰词用法。a lot修饰比较级时应置前，故选D。

42 Living in the central Australian desert has its problems. _________ obtaining water is not the least.

A) for which B) to which C) of which D) in which

参考答案有误，应该是C,本句说住在沙漠里有许多问题，而获得水是其中最大的问题。not the least最大的。sth of which表示部分和整体的关系，相当于one of them的用法。

43 Which sport has the most expenses _______ training equipment, players’ personal equipment and uniforms?

A) in place of B) in terms of C) by means of D) by way of

答案B: in terms of 就...而言,在...方面

in place of 代替...

by means of 凭借...

by way of 用...方法

44 They are going to have the serviceman _________ an electric fan in the office tomorrow.

A) install B) to install C) to be installed D) installed

选A：have sb do sth 要某人做某事

have sb doing sth 使某人一直做某事（常和时间段状语连用）

have sth sone 使某人/某物遭受…(被动)

45 I’m sure he is up to the job __________ he would give his mind to it.

A) if only B) in case C) until D) unless

（这句话是什么意思哈）

答案A, 我坚信只要他用心去做，他肯定会胜任这份工作的。

46 The car _______ halfway for no reason.

A) broke off B) broke down C) broke up D) broke out

答案B, 汽车抛锚break down

47 The newcomers found it impossible to ______ themselves to the climate sufficiently to make permanent homes in the new country.

A) suit B) adapt C) regulate D) coordinate

答案B,,参考答案错的。意思是新来的人发现要使他们自己完全适应这儿的气候，在这个新的国家长期住下是不可能的。adapt…to…固定搭配

48 A __________ to this problem is expected to be found before long.

A) result B) response C) settlement D) solution

答案C：solution to problem固定搭配

这句话意思是对此问题的一个解决方法预计不久就会被找到

49 You have nothing to __________ by refusing to listen to our advice.

A) gain B) grasp C) seize D) earn

答案A gain. you have nothing to gain 你没有好处.

nothing to gain 和nothing to lose 是固定词, 后者是"你没有坏处, 对你没有影响"

50 As a result of careless washing the jacket ________ to a child’s size.

A) compressed B) shrank C) dropped D) decreased

选B.固定用法.shrink可形容织物的缩小．shrank是shrink的过去式，此处表示被动。

其他几项虽然也有缩小，下降的意思，compress表示受压力而缩小，drop表示物体的下降，decrease表示具体量的缩短减少．

51 He hoped the firm would _________ him to the Paris branch.

A) exchange B) transmit C) transfer D) remove

选C 他希望公司能把他调到巴黎分部工作。

A）exchange 交流，交换；

B）transmit 信息文字的传播或者疾病的传播

C）transfer （from ……to ）转移，调转，转让，转学，换车，可以用来表示职位调动；

D）remove 移动，开除，移交，迁移，免职；

52 Having decided to rent a flat, we __________ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A) set about B) set down C) set out D) set up

答案A: set about doing sth开始做某事

我们决定租房后，开始联系城市里的房屋中介商。set about开始，着手；后接动名词；set down记下；制定；set out出发；开始；后接不定式；set up建立；树立；（使）开始从事某种职业；多用于set (sb.) up as短语。所以选项A为正确答案。

53 The relationship between employers and employees has been studied ________.

A) originally B) extremely C) violently D) intensively

答案D: A) originally 原本；起初B) extremely 极端地，过度地C) violently 暴力地D) intensively集中地，深入地

54 __________ their differences. The couple were developing an obvious and genuine affection for each other.

A) But for B) For all C) Above all D) Except for

答案B: for all表示尽管

55 One day I _________ a newspaper article about the retirement of an English professor at a nearby state college.

A) came across B) came about C) came after D) came at

答案A: come across表示偶遇，无意间看到

56 She was complaining that the doctor was ________ too much for the treatment he was giving her.

A) expending B) offering C) costing D) charging

答案D：

A) expending 花费（时间，精力，财力）

B) offering 提出，出价

C) costing 花费（物作主语）

D) charging 要价，收费

57 The manager spoke highly of such _______ as loyalty, courage and truthfulness shown by his employees.

A) virtues B) features C) properties D) characteristics

答案A：virtues表示有点，与后面的loyalty, courage and truthfulness对应

58 Since the matter was extremely _______, we dealt with it immediately.

A) tough B) tense C) urgent D) instant

答案C 意思是事态紧急我们迅速处理了这件事

urgent是紧急的意思

59 You don’t have to be in such a hurry, I would rather you _______ on business first.

A) would go B) will go C) went D) have gone

选C：would rather表示宁愿别人做某事的时候，如果表示的是现在或者将来的事情，用would rather sb did sth, 如果表示的是过去的事情，用would rather sb had done sth

60 When I try to understand ________ that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.

A) why it does B) what it does C) what it is D) why it is

答案C: 本句是强调句的特殊疑问句，What is it that prevents so many Americans…去掉is it that就是what prevent so many Americans…但强调句式在句中作understand的宾语成分，故正确写法为：what it is that …