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TEM4词汇语法疯狂恶补
Test One
集体名词作主语主谓一致 1)通常作复数的集体名词
集体名词,如:police, people, cattle, militia, poultry等,通常作复数,用复数动词。如: Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides. 2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词
有些集体名词,如foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词,随后的动词用单数。例如:All the machinery in the factory is made in China. 3)既可作单数也可作复数的集体名词
集体名词,如audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government等,既可作单数,也可作复数用。 The city council is meeting to set its agenda.
4)a committee, etc. of +复数名词如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成,随后的动词通常用单数。例如:
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
近义词辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, worn out 这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
tired可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息,还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫,一到家就上床睡觉去了。exhausted表达的疲惫程度最强,指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。
fatigued所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强,表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏,不能再继续下去。 He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪,不想说一句话。 weary语气比tired强,指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后,飞机终于来接他们回去了。 Worn out
这个词不太正式,多用于口语。
The troops were worn out after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。
全真模拟试题
1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course. A. he was knowing B. he is knowing C. having a knowledge of D. knows 2. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn’t. A. ought to write B. ought to have written C. should write D. should be writing
3. Joseph was very lucky ____with his life; he almost did not get out of the room. A. to escape B. to have escaped
C. to escaping D. to be escaping
4. Bread and butter ____liked by Westerners. A. is B. are C. were D. be
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____ very pleasant to sit on in summer. A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
6. He set up in business ____his own and was very successful. A. in B. of C. on D. by
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____ last night. A. must study B. should have studied C. must have studied D. is sure to study 8. Frank almost never received any education, ____? A. would he B. did he C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
9. Even if his letter ____ tomorrow, it ____ too late to do anything. A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be 10. We can hear ____from the back of the room. A. just as good B. just as easy C. just as well D. easily as well
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____ of paint on a clean surface. A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
12. The small mountain village was ____by the snow for more than one month. A. cut back B. cut out C. cut off D. cut away
13. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking. A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
14. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it solves. A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency
15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
16. Under this ____pressure some of the rocks even became liquid. A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky
17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
18. Nancy was surprised that they have ____. They seemed to be a happy couple. A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out 19. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists. A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
20. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds. A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory
21. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they always give him whatever he wants. A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated
22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas. A. give into B. give over C. give off D. give away
23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once. A. peace B. large C. ease D. best 24. —Can you take the day off tomorrow? —Well, I’ll have to get ____ from my boss. A. permission B. permit C. allowance D. possession
25. The ____in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career. A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming
试题答案与解析
1. C) 虽然只懂一点西班牙语,但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。【难点】 know是静态动词,不
能用于进行时;选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词,但作“了解”讲时,前面可加“a”,常用于词组have a knowledge of中,所以选C)。
2. B) 你本应该给詹姆斯写信,然而,你没写。 【难点】 ought to have written是虚拟语气,与本句句意相符。
3. B) 约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命;他险些没从房间里逃出来。 【难点】 to have escaped 是不定式的完成式,表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
4. A) 黄油面包受西方人青睐。 【难点】 bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品,虽然有三个字,表达的却是一个东西,并且是不可数名词,作单数。
5. A) 我家的后花园有一片草坪,夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。 【难点】 which引出非限制性定语从句,在句中作主语,且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有:This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
6. C) 他独自一人开始经商,并且做得很成功。【难点】 on one’s own 是个常用的介词词组,意为“独
自”;of one’s own表示“某人自己的(东西)”,如:I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。
7. C) 约翰的考试分数全班最高;他昨天晚上一定学习了。【难点】 表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。
8. B) 弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育,是不是?【难点】 这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子,由于主句为否定形式,所以反意问句用肯定形式。 9. C) 即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。【难点】 在条件句中表示现在将来的时间,需要用一般现在时,主句中使用将来时。
10. C) 我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。【难点】 as well意为“(程度)同样地好”,是副词短语修饰动词hear;just表示程度,意为“刚好”。
11. A) 为获得一个满意的结果,你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。【难点】coat意为“覆盖物,层”;level意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times意为“次,回”;courses意为“(一层)砖面;一排”。
12. C) 这个小山村被大雪封住达一个多月。【难点】 cut back意为“削减;缩减”;cut out意为“停止;切下”;cut off意为“切断;使隔断”;cut away意为“切除;砍掉”。
13. A) 格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100美元。【难点】 fine意为“处…以罚金”;charge意为“要(价),收(费),要(人)支付(钱)”;punish意为“罚,惩罚”;pose意为“造成,引起(困难)”。 14. B) 现代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。【难点】 technique意为“技法;具体的技术”;technology意为“工业技术”;tactics意为“战术,兵法,策略”;tendency意为“倾向”。 15. C) 玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了,因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。 【难点】 sound意为“作声,发声,响”;ring意为“鸣,发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。
16. C) 在这种强大的压力下,一些岩石甚至变成了液体。【难点】 intensive意为“加强的;集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的;笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的,剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的;粗壮的”。
17. C) 当然,大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的,但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。难点】 maximum意为“最大限量;最高点”;minority意为“少数,半数以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度,最低点”。
18. A)南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶,因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。【难点】 split up意为“分裂,离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮掉;(健康)变得衰弱;崩溃”;fall through意为“失败;成为泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”。
19. B)这片海滩所处位置理想,吸引了很多游客。【难点】 condition意为“状况;形势”;situation意为“位置,地点,环境”;state意为“状态,情形”;publicity意为“公众的注意,名声”。
20. D) 我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说,到60岁的时候,多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。【难点】 sensible意为“明智的,合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉的,不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感觉的,传递感觉的”。 21. B) 他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了,因为他要什么,他们就给什么。【难点】 waste意为“使衰弱;使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏,溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏;毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的”。
22. C) 如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热,它可能释放出一种气体。【难点】 give into为非固定搭配;give over意为“托付,交托”;give off意为“散发”;give away意为“送掉,分发(奖品)等”。 23. C) 他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。 【难点】 at peace意为“和平地”;at large意为“自由地;大体地”;at ease意为“不拘束”;at best意为“至多”。
24. A) ——你明天能休一天吗?——呵,我要征得老板的允许。 【难点】 permission意为“允许”;permit意为“许可证”;allowance意为“津贴”;possession意为“拥有”。 25. C) 詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。
【难点】 weakness意为“弱点;嗜好”;merit意为“优点,长处”;defect意为“缺点,缺陷”;shortcoming
意为“缺点,短处”。
Test Two
关于used to的意义和用法
used to (只有过去时形式,没有现在时形式)表示过去习 惯动作或状态,这种情况现已不复存在。例如:
He used to smoke a lot, but he has long given up smoking.
在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中,用didn’t use to或usedn’t to均可: He didn’t use to smoke cigarettes. He usedn’t to smoke cigarettes.
Didn’t Maria use to be interested in the theatre? Usedn’t Maria to be interested in the theatre? 在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式:
Used you to go to the same school as Edward?
Did you use to go to the same school as Edward?
近义词辨析
use, apply, avail, employ, utilize
这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。 use:强调利用人或物作为工具。
He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料,花光了一切钱财。 Apply:指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。
We should not only know the theory but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论,还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。
Avail:指使用就近的或他人给予的东西,或使别人为自己提供服务。 I don’t think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。
We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。 Employ:指使用未被利用的东西;用于人时表示雇用。
He doesn’t know how to employ his energy and time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。 Utilize:指充分发挥某物的作用,使无用的东西变有用,或使人或物有新用途。 She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。
全真模拟试题
1. My pain ____apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?” A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be 2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ____full y conscious of how much you value him. A. do you become B. then you become C. that you become D. have you become 3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____the atmosphere. A. as it is B. so is
C. the same as D. and so is
4. While driving along the treacherous road, ____. A. my right rear tyre blew out B. my right rear tyre had a blowout C. I had a blownout on my right rear tyre D. I had my right rear tyre blowout
5. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Africa American poetry is his insistence that it ____in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed C. be analysed D. should have been analysed
6.____there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect. A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless
7. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community ____any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women. A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than
8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ____suffering and poverty. A. anything but B. nothing but C. none other than D. no more than
9. After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office. A. it B. that C. what D. which
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these files ____ right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed
11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ____of it at all. A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation
12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ____of your spectacles need changing. A. lenses B. glasses C. sights D. crystals
13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be______with the students and their parents. A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated
14. By cutting down trees we ____ the natural home of birds and animals. A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage
15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ____ if approached with enthusiasm. A. prize B. reward C. refund D. bonus
16. The trade unions in this industry are ____any reduction in wages. A. objecting against B. opposed to
C. reacted to D. resisting against
17. She was teaching me ____you would teach a younger child to speak the language. A. the way B.in the way C. a way D. to the way
18. The Brownings have not ____yet and I doubt whether they will come. A turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to 19. We went on a(n) ____to the mountain yesterday A.excursion B. trip C. tour D. travel
20. When Sarah and I ____on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together. A. compiled B. gathered C. collaborated D. collected
21. Beth could ____her coat because it had largered buttons. A. recognize B. prove C. define D. claim
22. Postal ____are determined by the class and weight of the parcel mailed. A. taxes B. payment C. fees D. premium
23. My father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing ____ .A. help B. aid C. support D. tool
24. On New Year’s Eve, there will be a firework ____ at People’s Square. A. display B. performance C. show D. exhibition
25. The ____of beer and alcohol in New Zealand isvery high. A. consumption B. use C. drink D. absorption
试题答案与解析
1. B)我刚一走进房间时一定表现得很痛苦,因为我遇到的第一个人同情地问我:“你没事吧?”
【难点】 must与完成时不定式连用往往表示对过去发生的事情的主观推测常译成“一定是…”。
2. C)只有当你快要失去什么人时,你才充分意识到他对你是多么重要。【难点】 该句是一个典型的强调句式,即It is...that...。
3. B)正像土壤是地球的一部分,大气层也是。【难点】 Just as...,so...为一固定结构,意为“正如…,…
也…”。
4. C) 当我在险峻的山路上驾车急驰时,车的右后胎爆了。【难点】 此句为一个带有时间状语从句的主从复合句。在英语中,由while, when等引导的时间状语从句,如果其主语与主句中的主语相同,从句中的主语可以省略,而只剩下分词短语。驾车的应该是人,所以只能从C)和D)选,而D)的意义不符,所以选C)。 5. C) 杰恩·瓦格那对亚非诗歌最永恒的贡献是他坚持认为,这类诗歌除用凡俗的参考框架,还应用宗教的参考框架进行研究。【难点】 insistence是个从insist派生来的名词,二者后面分别接同位语从句和宾语从句,句中皆应使用虚拟形式,即should+动词原形或动词原形。
6. C) 尽管我们在改变天气方面无能为力,但我们至少知道天气未来的变化。【难点】 while除表示时间外,还可表示转折、让步,意为“尽管,虽然”。该句中其它选项不具备此意。
7. C)该组织把西部艺术家聚集在一起,希望他们比任何个人都能更多地影响艺术界,并由妇女来促进西部艺术。【难点】 选项C)的than与句中的more形成正确搭配,意为“比…都…”,故为答案。
8. B)但是多年以前瑞士人就发现连年不断的战争给他们带来的只有苦难和贫穷。【难点】 nothing but意为“仅仅,只不过”;anything but意为“除…以外的任何事”;none other than意为“不是别人,正是…”;no more than意为“不过,仅仅”。
9. C)在经过一段似乎是漫无边际的等候之后,终于轮到她走进医生的办公室。【难点】 在由after引导的介词短语中,what seemed(to be)起定语作用修饰an endless wait。又如:I saw what seemed to be a fox.我看见一个似乎是狐狸的东西。
10. D) 董事会认为这些卷宗应立刻打印。【难点】urgent在句中做形式宾语it的补足语,其后的宾语从句应使用虚拟式,即should+动词原形。
11. C) 他的答案很不清楚,我根本弄不懂。【难点】 sense意为“意义;含义”,短语make sense of意为“弄懂…的意思”;explanation意为“解释,说明,阐述”,侧重说明事件的真相、原因;meaning意为“意义,意思;含义”,但不能在make sense of 短语中代替sense;interpretation意为“解释,说明,阐明”,比较正式。
12. A) 你应该每年检查一次自己的眼睛,因为你的眼镜镜片也许需要更换。【难点】 lenses意为“镜片”;glasses意为“眼镜”;sights意为“视野;风景”;crystals意为“水晶,晶体”。
13. B) 校董会希望他们选择的那出剧会受到孩子和家长的欢迎。【难点】 popular意为“讨人喜欢的;得人心的;受欢迎的”。recognized意为“被赏识的;受表彰的”。favorable意为“赢得赞许的讨人喜欢的”,但后面不能接with。fascinated意为“被迷住的,被弄得神魂颠倒的”。 14. D) 我们砍伐树木的行为损坏了鸟兽的自然家园。【难点】 damage意为“加害于…,损伤…”;harm意为“对…有害”;hurt意为“疼痛,受伤,(精神上)伤害”;injure意为“使受伤”,身体受外力伤害。
15. B)罗宾逊先生知道,如果带着热情去做,最琐碎的家务也能证明是一种报偿。【难点】 reward意为“报答;奖赏”;prize意为“奖金,奖品”;refund意为“退款”;bonus意为“奖金,红利”。
16. B)【句意该行业工会反对降低工资。【难点】 be opposed to意为“反对,对抗”;object against不常用;react to意为“作出反应,反应”;resist不与against连用。
17. A)她教我那门语言的方式简直就象在教一个小孩说话。【难点】 the way后接从句,意为“以…方式”。in the way意为“妨碍(某人)”。a way 和to the way不是固定搭配。
18. C)勃朗宁一家人还没露面,我怀疑他们会不会来。【难点】 turn up意为“出现,露面”;turn in意为“归还,递交…”;turn out意为“原来是,证明是”;turn to 意为“求助于;求教于”。 19. A)昨天我们到那座山里进行了一次远足观光。【难点】xcursion意为“远足,短途旅行”;trip意为“旅游出行;行程”;tour意为“游历;观光”;travel意为“(长途)旅行”。
20. C) 当我和萨拉为校报合作一篇文章时,我们发现很难在一起工作。【难点】 collaborate意为“合作,合著”;compile意为“汇集;编辑”;gather意为“聚会,集会”;collect意为“收集;集合”。 21. A)贝丝能认出自己的大衣,因为她的大衣上有红色的大钮扣。【难点】 recognize意为“认出,识别”;prove意为“证明,证实”;define意为“下定义”;claim意为“认领;索取”。 22. C)邮资是根据所邮包裹的等级和重量来定的。【难点】 fee意为“费(如会费,入场费手续费等)”;tax意为“税,税款”;payment意为“支付,付款”;premium意为“津贴;酬金”。 23. B)我父亲耳聋得厉害,不得不使用助听器。【难点】 aid意为“辅助器具”;help意为“帮助”;support意为“支持”;tool意为“工具”。
24. A)新年除夕,人民广场将举行焰火表演。【难点】 display意为“展示性表演”;performance意为“文艺演出;表演”;show意为“展览;展览会”;exhibition也是“展览会”,属销售性质