上海开放大学学士学位英语统一词汇语法-人文英语4

人文英语4
一、选择填空，从A、B、C三个选项中选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
On average, a successful lawyer has to talk to several ________ a day.
A. customers
B. clients
C. guests
译文：一般一个成功的律师一天要接待好几个客人。
正确答案是：clients
Never before _________ see such a terrible car accident on the road!
A. I have
B. have I
C. did I
译文：我从来没有看到过这么恐怖的一起交通事故。
正确答案是：did I
When Lily came home at 5 pm yesterday, her mother ______dinner in the kitchen.
A. cooked
B. cooks
C. was cooking
译文：莉莉昨天五点钟回家时，她妈妈正在厨房里做晚饭。
正确答案是：was cooking
You shouldn’t ________ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work tonight.
A. do
B. cut
C. kill
No matter _________, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely.
A. hard it was snowing
B. it was snowing
C. how hard it was snowing
译文：不管雪下的多大，两个小姐妹还是安全地把羊拢起来赶回了家。
正确答案是：how hard it was snowing
Had you come five minutes earlier, you _________ the train to Birmingham. But now you missed it.
A. would catch
B. would have caught
C. could catch
译文：要是你早来五分钟，你就能赶上那班去伯明翰的火车了。但现在你错过了。
正确答案是：would have caught
Harry, who had failed in the final exam, had a great worry ________ his mind.
选择一项：
A. in
B. on
C. with
译文：Harry期末考试中失利了，他很担心
正确答案是：on
Nancy is ________ girl.
A. a eighteen-years-old
B. an eighteen-year-old
C. an eighteen-years-old
译文：Nancy是一名18岁的女孩。
正确答案是：an eighteen-year-old
Is the library ________ now? No, it’s ______.
A. opening; closing
B. open; close
C. open; closed
译文：图书馆现在开了吗？没有，关着。
正确答案是：open; closed
Neither John ________ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.
A. nor
B. or
C. but
译文：约翰和他父亲都没能早点起来赶上早班火车。
正确答案是：nor
I was giving a talk to a large group of people，the same talk I ________ to half a dozen other groups before.
A. was giving
B. had given
C. am giving
译文：我给一个大团体进行讲座，同样的讲座之前我给其他一些团体讲过。
正确答案是：had given
With his work completed, the manager stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased ____ he was a man of action.
A. that
B. which
C. What
译文：经理完成了工作，走回他的座位，为自己是个实干家感到满意。
正确答案是：that
_______ her and then try to copy what she does.
A. Mind
B. Watch
C. See
译文：留心观察，然后照她的样子做。
正确答案是：Watch
He is fond of playing ____ piano while his brother is interested in listening to ___ music.
A. /; the
B. /;/
C. the; /
译文：他喜欢弹钢琴，而他的弟弟对听音乐很感兴趣。
正确答案是：the; /
Important ________ his discovery might be, it was regarded as a matter of no account in his time.
选择一项：
A. as
B. until
C. when
译文：虽然他的发现很重要，但是在他那个时代，这个发现被认为毫无价值。
正确答案是：as
Before the final examination, some students have shown ______ of tension. They even have trouble in sleeping.
选择一项：
A. signs
B. anxiety
C. marks
正确答案是：signs
The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket ______________ the desert.
A. covered
B. covering
C. to cover
正确答案是：covering
_______________ is the population of Paris?
A. How much
B. How many
C. What
正确答案是：What
The computer system ___________suddenly while he was searching for information on the Internet.
A. broke out
B. broke up
C. broke down
译文：在他上网查找资料的时候计算机系统突然瘫痪。
正确答案是：broke down
Have you ever visited the Summer Palace, _____ there are many beautiful halls, ridges and a huge lake?
A. which
B. where
C. that
译文：你去过颐和园吗？那儿有很多漂亮的大厅、屋脊，还有一个很大的湖。
正确答案是：where
This overcoat cost _______________. What’s more, they are ________small for me.
选择一项：
A. very much; very
B. much too; too much
C. too much; much too
译文：这件外套太贵了。并且，对我来说太小了。
正确答案是：too much; much too
It is no use _________to remember only grammar rules.
选择一项：
A. to try
B. try
C. trying
译文：只是记住语法规则是没用的。
正确答案是：trying
He would be studying at the university now if he ________the entrance examination.
选择一项：
A. have passed
B. passed
C. had passed
译文：如果他通过了入学考试，现在他就在大学学习了。
正确答案是：had passed
The old houses are being pulled down to ______________ a new office block.
A. make use of
B. make room for
C. take the place of
译文：老房子推倒了是为新的办公区腾地。
正确答案是：make room for
How can he _____________ if he is not _____________?
A. listen; hearing
B. be listening; heard
C. hear; listening
译文：他不听怎么能听到呢？
正确答案是：hear; listening
This overcoat cost _______________. What’s more, they are ________small for me.
A. much too; too much
B. too much; much too
C. very much; very
译文：这件外套太贵了。并且，对我来说太小了。
正确答案是：too much; much too
The student were all entertained in a Mexican restaurant, at Professor Brian’s ________
A. pay
B. expense
C. money
译文：布朗教授在一家墨西哥餐厅请学生吃饭。
正确答案是：expense
You shouldn’t ________ your time like that, Bob; you have to finish your school work tonight.
A. cut
B. kill
C. do
译文：鲍勃，你不该那样浪费时间；你今晚得完成学校得作业。
正确答案是：kill
Neither John________ his father was able to wake up early enough to catch the morning train.
A. nor
B. but
C. or
译文：约翰和他父亲都没能早点起来赶上早班火车。
正确答案是：nor
This kind of material expands _________ the temperature increasing.
选择一项：
A. with
B. for
C. to
译文：这种材料随温度的提高而膨胀。
正确答案是：with
The young ______ interested in pop music.
A. have
B. are
C. is
译文：年轻人对流行音乐感兴趣。
正确答案是：are
He is fond of playing ____ piano while his brother is interested in listening to ___ music.
A. /;/
B. the; /
C. /; the
译文：他喜欢弹钢琴，而他的弟弟对听音乐很感兴趣。
正确答案是：the; /
_______ tomorrow’s lessons, Frank has no time to go out with his friends.
A. Not to prepare
B. Not preparing
C. Not having prepared
译文：没有准备好明天的课，弗兰克没有时间和他的朋友出去。
正确答案是：Not having prepared
No matter _________, the little sisters managed to round the sheep up and drive them back home safely.
A. it was snowing
B. hard it was snowing
C. how hard it was snowing
译文：不管雪下的多大，两个小姐妹还是安全地把羊拢起来赶回了家。
正确答案是：how hard it was snowing
Although he did not know London well, he made his way _____ to the airport.
A. easy enough
B. easily enough
C. enough
译文：虽然他不怎么熟悉伦敦，但她很方便就到了机场。
正确答案是：easily enough
Both the kids and their parents __________English, I think. I know it from their accent.
A. are
B. been
C. is
译文：我想，这些孩子和他们的父母都是英格兰人。从他们的口音我可以知道。
正确答案是：are
Nancy is ________ girl.
A. an eighteen-years-old
B. a eighteen-years-old
C. an eighteen-year-old
译文：Nancy是一名18岁的女孩。
正确答案是：an eighteen-year-old
Did you notice the guy _________head looked like a big potato?
A. whose
B. who
C. which
译文：你注意到那个头看上去像个大土豆得家伙吗？
正确答案是：whose