2016年学位英语语法模拟练习题(四)

　　1.You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it ______undrinkable by now.

　　A.became B. had become C.has become D. becomes

　　Best Answer:C

　　详解：答案为C.与by now, so far, tip to now这样的短语连用时，谓语动词用现在完成时。

　　2.The tendency to lie is perhaps _________originally by imitations. It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors.

　　A. taken to B. taken over C.taken in D. taken up

　　Best Answer:D

　　详解：答案为D.take to表示“喜爱”;take over表示“接管”;take in表示“欺骗”;take up表示“接受，形成”。

　　3.There were no tickets ______ for Friday's performance.

　　A.preferable B. considerable C.possible D. available

　　Best Answer:D

　　详解：答案为D.词形辨析和句意搭配题。以"-able"或"-ible"结尾的形容词表示被动，意为“可……”或“值得……”的意思。preferable指“更可取的，更合意的”;considerable指“可观的，相当多的。值得考虑的”。possible指“可能的”。

　　4.Don't _______ this news to the public until we give you the go-ahead.

　　A.release B. relieve C.relate D. retain

　　Best Answer:A

　　详解：答案为A.词形辨析题。release news指“泄露消息。”其余不构成搭配。relieve 指“减轻、缓解”。relate指“叙述、连接”;retain指“保留、维持”。

　　5.The actual _______by which coal is extracted is well worth watching.

　　A.process B. procession C.pattern D. conduct

　　Best Answer:A

　　详解：答案为A.process表示“步骤，程度，制作方法”;procession表示“行进的队伍”;pattern表示“模式，方式”;conduct表示“行为，方式”。

　　6.As a _____ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.

　　A.prior B. previous C.late D. former

　　Best Answer:D

　　详解：答案为D.词义辨析题。former指“前任的，前一个”，表示顺序上的前一个;prior指“较早的”，“优先的”是比较级形式，常和to连用。previous指“先前的，上文的”，表明时间和方位上的先后。late指“迟的，晚期的”，强调时间上的先后。

　　7.They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution _____ the problem.

　　A.in B. to C.on D. with

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B.互搭配题。在：key, answer, access, approach, introduction, rights(权利), response, reaction, reply, solution等词后常用to表示所属关系。

　　8.The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be _____.

　　A.weakened B. omitted C.restricted D. lowered

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B.搭配题。supply只能和lower搭配表示“降低供应量”而符合句意。weaken指“(使)变弱，变衰”，omit指“遗漏，省略”，restrict指“约束，制(禁)止”。

　　9.They have a small library in which you can find a _____ of books on various fields.

　　A.variation B. variety C.varied D. various

　　Best Answer:B

　　详解：答案为B.词形和词性辨析题。a variety of指“大量的许多的”。variation指“变化，变动”。

　　10.Most people are willing to _____ violence of any sort as evil.

　　A.condemn B. blame C.charge D. accuse

　　Best Answer:A

　　详解：答案为A.condemn意为谴责，用在正式的严肃的场合，侧重从道义上或原则加以谴责。符合木题意思;blame表示“责备”，语气较弱，指对不好的事物或做错事的人加以责备;reproach表示：“指责”，一般是从平等关系提出意见，这种意见仅表示不满，可以是正确的，也可以是吹毛求疵的;accuse表示“指责，控告”，常用于"accuse sb. of…"句型中。