2017年专四语法题

2017年英语专业四级语法词汇及答案

III. 语言知识:

11. ________ 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, _________ 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 ________ 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 _____.

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 _________.

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 mo dal auxiliary SHOULD express _______. 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 ________ 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 ______ 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 ________alone.

A. would have b een …had been

B. should be … had been

C. could be … were

D. might have been… were

20. You must fire ______ 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 _____to reveal themselves.

A. characters

B. characteristics

C. charisma D characterizations

22. If you intend to melt the snow for drinking water, you can ______ 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 _______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 ________.

A. publications

B. appearances

C. releases

D. presentations

25. The party’s reduced vote in the ge neral election was _______of lack of support for its policies.