2007年专四语法与词汇题详解

61.The research requires more money than __________.

A. have been put in    B. has been put in      C. being put in           D. to be

【解析】答案选B。than后面是省略了it，还原应该是..than it has been put in。

62. Overpopulation poses a terrible threat to the human race. Yet it is probably __________a threat to the human race than environmental destruction.

A. no more               B. not more               C. even more            D. much more

【解析】答案选B。not more ...than…的意思为“与其说是……，不如说是……”，句意为“与其说是威胁了人类发展，还不如说是威胁了环境”。

63.It is not uncommon for there __________problems of communication between the old and the young.

A. being                    B. would be              C. be                        D. to be

【解析】答案选D。介词后介词there be结构时，其中的be通常要用being，但有个例外，就是介词for后接there be结构时，其中的be通常要用to be。比较：They planned on there being another meeting. 他们打算再开一次会议。They planned for there to be another meeting. 他们打算再开一次会议。

64.__________at in his way, the situation does not seem so desperate.

A. Looking                B. looked                  C. Being looked         D. to look

【解析】答案选B。由于句中主语the situation与look at为被动关系，故用过去分词。

65.It is absolutely essential that William __________his study in spite of some learning difficulties.

A. will continue         B. continued              C. continue               D. continues

【解析】答案选C。It is essential that+虚拟语气(should+动词原形)，should可省略。

66.The painting he bought at the street market the other day was a __________forgery.

A. man-made            B. natural                  C. crude                   D. real

【解析】答案选C。crude的本意是：天然物质，处于未加工状态的物质，尤指原油。可引申指“粗糙的、未加修饰的”，crude forgery指拙劣的赝品。

67.She’s always been kind to me –I can’t just turn __________on her now that she needs my help.

A. my back               B. my head               C. my eye                 D. shoulder

【解析】答案选A。turn one’s back on sb. 为习语，意为“拒绝帮助别人”。

68.The bar in the club is for the __________use of its members.

A. extensive              B. exclusive              C. inclusive               D. comprehensive

【解析】答案选B。for the exclusive use of its members指仅供会员使用。

69.The tuition fees are __________to students coming from low-income families.

A. approachable         B. payable                 C. reachable              D. affordable

【解析】答案选D。fees are affordable指“费用可以接受的”。

70.The medical experts warned the authorities of the danger of diseases in the __________of the earthquake.

A. consequence         B. aftermath              C. results                  D. effect

【解析】答案选B。in the aftermath of为固定短语，aftermath意为“（不幸事件的）后果”，如：the aftermath of the war 战争的后果。