1、B. It might take a long time to find a solution to the problem.C. It could take a long time to find a solution to the problem.D. It should take a long time to find a solution to the problem.选D。四个里把握度最高的是should,其次是may,最后是might和could。13. She is a better speaker than _ in the class.A. any boyB. the oth
2、er boysC. other any girlD. all the girls 主语是she,女的,所以不能选B。C的正确说法是any other girl。14. Nobody heard him sing, _?A. did oneB. did heC. didnt theyD. did they选B。根据专四语法出题依据的书新编英语语法教程(章振邦)317页,nobody这种附加疑问句,书面语里用he。口语里偶见they。实际上,现代英语里为了避免有语言歧视(为什么只有he,没有she),很多人都避免只用he,而多改为they。15. I cant put up with _.A. t
3、hat friend of youB. that friend of yoursC. the friend of youD. the friend of yours根据专四语法出题依据的书新编英语语法教程(章振邦)57-58页,这种双重属格结构所修饰的名词可带a, any, some等表示非确定特指的限定词,但通常不带定冠词。比如a daughter of Mrs. Greens, any/some daughters of Mrs/ Greens。16. There has been an increasing number of _ in primary schools in the pa
4、st few years.A. man teacherB. men teacherC. man teachersD. men teachers合成名词复数,man/woman这种,两种都要变成复数,比如women drivers。17. This is one of the issues that deserve _.A. being mentionedB. mentioningC. to mentionD. for mentiondeserve后面接动名词表示被动含义。要么就说deserve to be mentioned。18. The audience _ excited on seei
5、ng _ favorite star glide onto the stage.A. weretheirB. wereitsC. wastheirD. wasones虽然audience这个集合名词和class, team等一样属于可单可复,但用代词回指时要保持数的一致性。所以 C错了,要用its。19. _ your advice, I would have made the wrong decision.A. Hadnt it been forB. Had it not been forC. Had it been forD. Had not it been for条件虚拟句if省略后,h
6、ad、were、should要到句首倒装。20. The sentence “I wish I had been more careful in spending money” expresses the speakers _.A. hope B. joy C. regret D. relief选C。 wish这里引导的是虚拟句,我当时花钱应该更小心点。21. The Attorney General ordered a federal autopsy of Browns body, seeking to _ the family and community there would be a
7、thorough investigation into his death.A. ensure B. insure C. assure D. ascertainassure somebody that/ assure somebody of something指to tell someone that something will definitely happen or is definitely true so that they are less worried,也可以用reassure。Ensure是make sure的意思,后面不能接somebody。Ascertain是find o
8、ut22. The police department came under strong criticism for both the death of an unarmed man and its handling of the _.A. consequence B. outcome C. result D. aftermathaftermath指the period that follows an unpleasant event or accident, and the effects that it causes,最贴切原句说的意思。我找到了原句,见.au/news/2014-08-
9、18/missouri-governor-deploys-national-guard-to-ferguson/5678396 Family speaks at public church rally那部分。出题人把姓名去掉,稍加修改。23. The Foreign Secretary tried to _ doubts about his handling of the crisis.A. dispel B. expel C. repel D. quelldispel指to remove fears, doubts, and false ideas, usually by proving t
10、hem wrong or unnecessary。Expel比喻义指to force someone to leave a school, organization, or country。Repel指People or things that repel you make you feel strongly that you do not want to be near, see, or think about them。Quell一般指to end a situation in which people are behaving violently or protesting, espec
11、ially by using force。但是朗文当代英语词典、柯林斯、剑桥高阶等字典里收录或者列出了quell panic/fear/doubts。出题者这里不够严谨。24. Mutual funds are thus best for investors who dont want to take the time to study stocks in detail or who _ the resources to build a portfolio.A. deprive B. lack C. yearn D. attainmutual funds指互惠基金,portfolio指证券投资
12、组合,均为常见金融术语。25. Chris ran _ John at a sporting-goods trade show and the two quickly struck _ an easy rapport.A. intoup B. oninto C. acrosson D. againstinto run into somebody指to meet someone you know when you are not expecting to。这里的strike up指start a relationship or conversation with someone。Rapport源
13、自法语,请自行查字典注意发音。指friendly agreement and understanding between people。26. “Im leaving the country soon,” he told a _ convened group of reporters.A. especially B. particularly C. specially D. specificallyconvene指if a group of people convene, or someone convenes them, they come together, especially for a formal meeting。27. Israel and Hamas had reached a deal on extending the _ ceasefire by an extra 24 hours until Tuesday at midnight.A. contemporary B. makeshift C. spontaneous D. temporary
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