2008英语专业四级考试词汇语法题训练五十七

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1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed
B. robbed 
C. to have been robbed
D. having been robbed

2. ___ before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.
A. Though having never acted
B. As he had never acted
C. Despite he had never acted
D. In spite of his never having acted

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population ____ in cities rather than in the country.
A. are living
B. will be living 
C. have lived
D. will have lived

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ____part in such dishonest business deals.
A. than take
B. than to take 
C. rather than take
D. rather than to take

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____going on in the world.
A. it is
B. as is
C. there is
D. what is

答案:
1. C)
据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。【难点】动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。2. D)
虽然他以前从未表演过，但他为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。【难点】in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A)没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为它是介词。
3. B)
到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。【难点】因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来，所以选将来进行时。
4. C)
米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这种不诚实的商业交易。【难点】prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。
5. C)
大家都没有时间去读或去听有关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。【难点】在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则关系代词便可省略

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