TEM4真题语法(1992-2005)解析

英语专业四级真题语法（1992-2005）

1. Mary is _______ than Alice. (1992)

A. more experienced a teacher B. a more experienced teacher

C. more an experienced teacher D. more experienced teacher

an experienced teacher, 比较级加在形容词前，因此 B。

2. _______ the two, Bob is ________ student. (1995)

A. Of, more diligent B. In, more diligent

C. Of, the more diligent D. In, the more diligent

the ＋ 比较级 ＋ of the two，因此C。

3. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than _______ Eastern Nebraska. (1996)

A. in B. it receives in C. does D. it does in

完整形式应该是：than Eastern Nebraska receives snow，省去了部分谓语，保留了主语和助动

词，可以倒装，因此 C。

4. The indoor swimming pool seems to be a great more luxurious than _______. (1998)

A. is necessary B. being necessary C. to be necessary D. it is necessary

这个句子是一个由 than 引导的比较状语从句，既然是从句那么可以排除 BC；than 引导的

从句中省略了的主语应该是 the indoor swimming pool，为避免重复，一般省略，不需要用 it

来指代。A。

5. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ______ in the

public mind today. (1999)

A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist

省略了的主语是 anxiety，因此谓语动词用第三人称单数：A

6. The experiment requires more money than _______. (2002)

A. have been put in B. being put in

C. has been put in D. to be put in

than 引导的从句中省略了的主语应该是 money，因此谓语动词要用第三人称单数，C。

7. The less the surface of the ground yields to the weight of a fully-loaded truck, _______ to the

truck. (2003)

A. the greater stress is B. greater is the stress

C. the stress is greater D. the greater the stress

“地表和载满货物卡车的接触面越小，卡车对地面的压强就越大。”A。

8. Some dieters find that after their dieting is over, they ate twice _______ they did before their

diet. (1993)

A. more than B. as many as C. much than D. as much as

D,“饭量是以前的两倍” 。A 是指“三倍” ，不合常理。

9. Language belongs to each member of the society, to the cleaner ___ to the professor. (1998)

A. as far as B. the same as C. as much as D. as long as

C，as much as“达到与„„一样的程度” ，完整的后半个句子应是：language belongs to

the cleaner as much as it belong to the professor “语言属于社会的每个成员，既属于清洁工，

也属于教授” ；as far as“一直到某个程度” ；the same as“与„„一样” ；表示“清洁

工和教授是一样的” ，意思不妥；as long as“只要” 。

10. She did her work ______ her manager had instructed. (2002)

A. as B. until C. when D. though

as可表示方式，意思是“按照，如同” ； “她依照经理的指示办事。 ”A。

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11. The trumpet player was certainly loud. But I wasn’t bothered by his loudness ______ by his

lack of talent. (2004)

A. so much as B. rather than C. as D. than

A考点是 not „ so much as句型，表示“与其说是，倒不如说是” 、 “更多的是，而不

是” 。 “毫无疑问，那个喇叭手的号声吵死了，但与其说我烦他的声音大，倒不如说烦他

没吹号的天分。 ”

12. His remarks were ________ annoy everybody at the meeting. (2005)

A. so as to B. such as to C. such to D. as much as to

such as为固定搭配，意为“到如此程度以致”，又如：His illness is not such as to cause anxiety.

他的病还没有严重到令人担心的地步。

A is to B what C is to D

13. Twelve is to three _______ four is to one. (1998)

A. what B. as C. that D. like

水对鱼的关系就像空气对人的关系一样：Water is to fish what air is to man.

14. Intellect is to the mind ______ sight is to the body. (2001)

A. what B. as C. that D. like

智力对于思想，犹如视力对于身体一样。

not + 比较级 + than, no + 比较级 + than

15. John is _______ hardworking than his sister, but he failed in the exam. (1998)

A. no less B. no more C. not less D. no so

A， “约翰的用功绝不亚于他姐姐，可是这次考试他却没及格。 ”not less than 只是比较

约翰和他姐姐，没有强调约翰非常用功。

16. Fat cannot change into muscle _______ muscle changes into fat. (1999)

A. any more than B. no more than C. no less than D. much more than

A， “脂肪不能转变为肌肉，就像肌肉不能转变为脂肪一样。 ”not „any more than 意思

是“和„同样都不„” 。

as / though / much as

17. David Singer, my friend’s father, ______ raised and educated in New York, lived and lectured

in Africa most of his life. (1993)

A. who B. if C. while D. though

D， 表示转折。 答案 C while 只是表示同时并列的转折。 如： While I understand your views,

I can’t agree with you.

18. ______ he needed money for a new car, he decided not to borrow it from the bank. (1998)

A. Much as B. Much though C. As much D. Though much

A, much as可看作是固定词组，作连词，引导让步状语从句，表示“尽管，虽然” 。如 Much

as I should like to see you, I am afraid you could not come.

19. Fool _____ Jane is, she could not have done such a thing. (2002)

A. who B. as C. that D. like

B，有倒装，a./n. + as + 主语 + 助动词be，如：Patient as he is, he can’t bear it any longer.

20. ______ I like economics, I like sociology much better. (2003)

A. As much as B. So much C. How much D. Much as

D, 同 18题。

21. ______, is scarcely in sympathy with the working class. (2005)

A. Although he is a socialist B. Even if he is a socialist

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C. Being a socialist D. Since he is a socialist

虽然韦尔斯先生是一个社会主义者，但他对工人阶级却没有什么同情心。表转折含义的只有

A 项。

定 语 从 句

22. Above the trees are the hills, ________ magnificence the river faithfully reflects on the surface.

(2003)

A. where B. of whose C. whose D. which

C，关系代词在从句中做定语。 “树的上面是山，它的倒影忠实地映照在河面上。 ”

23. Only take such clothes _______ really necessary. (1994)

A. as were B. as they are C. as they were D. as are

D，as 引导定语从句，先行词是 clothes，as 在从句中作主语，所以 BC 不对，因为 they 是

多余的；A的时态与主句不搭配。

24. ______ is often the case with a new idea, much preliminary activity and optimistic discussion

produced no concrete proposals. (1994)

A. That B. It C. This D. As

D，as作关系代词，引导非限定性定语从句，表达整个主句的意思。 “正如一种新的观念

产生时一样，人们总是做许多准备活动和积极的讨论，却拿不出具体的建议。 ”

25. This company has now introduced a policy _____ pay rises are related to performance at work.

(1996)

A. which B. where C. whether D. what

B， “公司现在提出了一项新政策，依照新政策，工资增长与工作业绩挂钩。 ”

26. The Physicist has made a discovery, _______ of great importance to the progress of science

and technology. (1997)

A. I think which is B. that I think is C. which I think is D. which I think it is

C，I think 是插入语，which在从句中就是主语，D 中 it 是多余的。

27. I have never been to London, but that is the city ______. (1997)

A. where I like to visit most B. I’d most like to visit

C. which I like to visit mostly D. where I’d like most to visit

B, 首先排除 A，因为 the city 在从句中作宾语，不能用 where 引导；C 中 mostly 表示“通

常，大部分” ，意思不通顺；表示“最想” ，用 most like,不是 like most, most 是 much 的

最高级，much一般不修饰不定式，多用于修饰分词。He was much pleased.

28. She remembered several occasions in the past ___ she had experienced a similar feeling. (98)

A. which B. before C. that D. when

D，从句有自己的主语和宾语，因此不选 AC，when 引导定语从句在句中作时间状语。B

项不合语法，因为主句的时态是一般过去时，从句却是过去完成时。

29. I’ve never been to Lhasa, but that’s the city ______. (1999)

A. I’d most like to visit B. which I like to visit mostly

C. where I like to visit D. I’d like much to visit

A，同 27。

30. Firms that use computers have found that the number of staff ______ is needed for quality

control can be substantially reduced. (2000)

A. whose B. as C. what D. that

D，that 在从句中作主语。使用电脑操作的工厂已经发现可以大大减少质检员工的数量。

31. We’ve just installed two air-conditioners in our apartment, ______ should make great

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differences in our life next summer. (2002)

A. which B. what C. that D. they

A，指代前面的整个句子。

32. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time,

______ is something we had not expected. (2003)

A. which B. it C. that D. what

A，同上。 “他们克服一切困难，提前两个月完成了工程，这是我们没有料到的事。 ”

名 词 性 从 句

33. We can assign the task to ______ is capable and trustworthy. (1994)

A. whomever B. who C. whom D. whoever

D，介词 to后面是个宾语从句，从句缺主语；whom 和 whomever 虽然可以接宾语从句，

但它们不能在从句中作主语，AC不对；whoever语义比 who 强烈，更贴切。

34. The team can handle whatever _____. (1997)

A. that needs handling B. which needs handling

C. it needs handling D. needs to be handled

D，whatever引导的分句作 handle 的宾语，又在从句中作主语，因此不需要再加任何其他

主语，ABC都有多余的主语成分。

35. After __ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to enter the personnel manager’s office. (99)

A. that B. there C. what D. it

C，after在句中时介词还是连词？如果是连词，从句中的时态通常为完成体，所以排除连词

的可能性。既然 after是介词，那么后面必定是宾语从句，后面的从句缺主语，只有 what 既

引导宾语从句，又在宾语从句中作主语；BD 都不能引导宾语从句。A 虽然可以引导宾语

从句，但不在从句中充当任何语法成分。

36. Have you ever been in a situation _____ you know the other person is right yet you cannot

agree with him? (2002)

A. by which B. that C. in where D. where

B，situation 后的从句是对 situation作出具体的解释，因此是同位语从句。

非 限 定 动 词（不定式、动名词、分词）

37. ____ is not a serious disadvantage in life. (2001)

A. To be not tall B. Not to be tall C. Being not tall D. Not being tall

D．AC不对是因为动词不定式和动名词的否定结构形式应为 not to do, not doing；B动词不

定式短语作主语通常表示特定的具体的行为，特别是表示将来的或一次性的行为，To skate

on real ice is his dream. D 动名词作主语表示抽象一般的概念。Skating on real ice is great fun.

38. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals _____ in

Africa. (1996)

A. hunted B. hunting C. that hunted D. are hunted

A， 完整结构应为： the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals (from being)

hunted in Africa;“此举也许既能保护非洲的其他动物不被猎杀，又能使大象免受灭族之灾”

39. The Clarks haven’t decided yet which hotel ______. (1998)

A. to stay B. is to stay C. to stay at D. is for staying

C，stay是不及物动词，必须接介词才能跟宾语。

40. In international matches, prestige is so important that the only thing that matters is to avoid

_____. (1996)

A. from being beaten B. being beaten C. beating D. to be beaten

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