2019年英语四级词汇语法A试卷及答案

VocabularyandGrammarTest

PaperA(2012-9)

Directions:Thereare100incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachsentencetherearefourchoicesmarkedA),B),C)andD).ChoosetheONEanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.

IwentalongthinkingofnothingA,onlylookingatthingsaroundme.

A)inparticularB)inharmonyC)indoubtD)inbrief

Criticsbelievethatthecontroloftelevisionbymassadvertisinghasthequalityofthe

programs.

A)lessenedB)declinedC)affectedD)effected

Imustcongratulateyou__Dtheexcellentdesignofthenewbridge.

A)withB)ofC)atD)on

Thereisafully___D___healthcenteronthegroundfloorofthemainofficebuilding.

A)installedB)equippedC)providedD)projected

Formorethan20years,we'vebeensupportingthat_Cfromkindergartenstocolleges.

A)moveB)shiftC)rangeD)spread

Theatthemilitaryacademyissorigidthatstudentscanhardlybearit.

A)conventionB)confinementC)principleD)discipline

Thetestresultsarebeyond;theyhavebeenrepeatedinlabsallovertheworld.

A)negotiationB)conflictC)bargainD)dispute

Iwassointoday'shistorylesson.Ididn'tunderstandathing.

A)amazedB)neglectedC)confusedD)amused

Ityoutoatleast50%offtheregularpriceofeitherframesorlenseswhenyoubuy

both.

A)presentsB)entitlesC)creditsD)tips

Desertsandhighmountainshavealwaysbeenatothemovementofpeoplefrom

placetoplace.

A)barrierB)fenceC)preventionD)jam

Inordertomakethingsconvenientforthepeople,thedepartmentisplanningtosetupsomeshopsintheresidentialarea.

A)flowingB)driftingC)mobileD)unstable

Mr.SmithsaysThemediaareverygoodatsensingamoodandthenit.

A)overtakingB)enlargingC)wideningD)exaggerating

Thisisnotaneconomicalwaytogetmorewater;,itisveryexpensive.

A)ontheotherhandB)onthecontraryC)inshortD)orelse

ItwasthefirsttimethatsuchahadtobetakenataBritishnuclearpowerstation.

A)presentationB)precautionC)preparationD)prediction

thathewasn'thappywiththearrangements,Itriedtobookadifferenthotel.

A)PerceivingB)PenetratingC)PuzzlingD)Preserving

Theboardofthecompanyhasdecidedtoitsoperationstoincludeallaspectsofthe

clothingbusiness.

A)multiplyB)lengthenC)expandD)stretch

17.Hisbusinesswasverysuccessful,butitwasattheofhisfamilylife.

A)consumptionB)creditC)exhaustionD)expense

18.Firstpublishedin1927,thechartsremainansourceforresearchers.

A)identicalB)indispensableC)intelligentD)inevitable

19.Joeisnotgoodatsports,butwhenitmathematics,heisthebestintheclass.

A)comestoB)comesuptoC)comesonto

20.Doctorswarnedagainstchewingtobaccoasaforsmoking.

A)reliefB)revivalC)substitute

21.Whencarbonisaddedtoironinpropertheresultissteel.

A)ratesB)thicknessesC)proportions

22.Youshouldtrytoyourambitionandbemorerealistic.

A)reserveB)restrainC)retain

D)comesaroundto

D)succession

D)densities

D)replace

23.Nancyisonlyasortofofherhusband'sopinionandhasnoideasofherown.

A)sampleB)reproductionC)shadowD)echo

24.Nowthatspringishere,youcanthesefurcoatstillyouneedthemagainnextwinter.

A)putoverB)putawayC)putoffD)putdown

25.Thereisaofimpatienceinthetoneofhisvoice.

A)hintB)notionC)dotD)phrase

26.Pleasedictionarieswhenyouarenotsureofwordspellingormeaning.

A)seekB)inquireC)searchD)consult

27.Atyesterday'sparty,Elizabeth'sboyfriendamusedusbyCharlieChaplin.

A)copyingB)followingC)imitatingD)modeling

28.Shekeepsasupplyofcandlesinthehouseincaseofpower.

A)failureB)lackC)absenceD)drop

29.Thegroupoftechniciansareengagedinastudywhichallaspectsofurbanplanning.

A)insertsB)gripsC)performsD)embraces

30.Thelecturewhichlastedaboutthreehourswassothattheaudiencecouldn'thelp

yawning.A)tedious

31."Thislightistoo

theelderlyman.

B)boredC)clumsyD)tired

__formetoreadby.Don'twehaveabrighterbulbsomewhere":said

C)mildD)minute

factoriesabroad,thesmallerthatcountry'srecorded

A)dimB)slight

32.Themoreanation'scompanies

exportswillbe.

A)lieB)locateC)spotD)stand

33.Mr.Smithaskedhissecretarytoanewparagraphintheannualreportshewastyping.

A)invadeB)installC)insertD)inject

34.Theoldpapermillhasbeentomakewayforanewshoppingcentre.

A)helddownB)keptdownC)cutdownD)turndown

35.Mygrandfatherhadalwaystakenainterest,andIhadanequaladmirationforthe

storiesofhistime.

A)weightyB)keen

C)vague

D)splendid

Ifyoudon'tliketoswim,youaswellstayathome.

A)mayB)canC)wouldD)should

ThomasJeffersonandJohnAdamsdiedonJuly4,1826,thefiftiethofAmerican

Independence.

A)ceremonyB)anniversaryC)occasionD)occurrence

Wearequitesurethatwecanourpresentdifficultiesandfinishthetaskaccordingto

schedule.

A)getawayB)getacrossC)getoffD)getover

Beingignorantofthelawisnotacceptedasanforbreakingthelaw.

A)optionB)intentionC)approvalD)excuse

WehavearrangedtogotothecinemaonFriday,butwecanbeandgoanotherday.

A)probableB)reliableC)flexibleD)feasible

Thedefenselawyerwasquestioningtheoldmanwhowasoneoftheofthemurder

committedlastmonth.

A)witnessesB)audiencesC)viewersD)observers

Theseoverseasstudentsshowgreatforlearninganewlanguage.

A)faithB)authorityC)enthusiasmD)convention

"Youtrytogetsomesleep.I'llthepatient'sbreakfast,"saidthenurse.

A)gettoB)seetoC)leadtoD)stickto

Thebankrefusedtohimanymoney,sohehadtopostponebuyingahouse.

A)loanB)borrowC)leaseD)credit

Johncannotaffordtogotouniversity,goingabroad.

A)nothingtospeakofB)nottospeakof

C)anythingbutD)nothingbut

There'sthelivingroomstilltobe,sothat'smynextproject.

A)decoratedB)dissolvedC)assessedD)abandoned

Itmaybenecessarytostopinthelearningprocessandgobacktothedifficultpoints

inthelessons.

A)atcase'B)atlengthC)atintervalsD)atadistance

Mostlaboratoryandfieldstudiesofhumanbehaviortakingasituationalphotograph

atagiventimeandinagivenplace.

A)attachB)composeC)involveD)enclose

Youcanhireabicycleinmanyplaces.Usuallyyou'llhavetopaya.

A)depositB)dealC)fareD)fond

Dr.Smithwasalways___thepoorandthesick,oftenprovidingthemwithfreemedicalcare.

A)tendedbyB)absorbedinC)remindedofD)concernedabout

quantitiesofwaterarebeingusednowadayswiththerapiddevelopmentof

industryandagriculture.

A)ExtremeB)ExclusiveC)ExtensiveD)Excessive

Tospeeduptheofletters,thePostOfficeintroducedautomaticsorting.

A)treatmentB)transmissionC)departureD)delivery

Politicallythesenationstendtobe,withveryhighbirthratesbutpooreducationand

verylowlevelsofliteracy.

A)unsteadyB)unstableC)rationalD)reluctant

Thechairmanwasblamedforlettinghissecretarytoomuchworklastweek.

A)takeawayB)takeoutC)taketoD)takeon

TheLondonMarathonisadifficultrace.___,thousandsofrunnersparticipateeveryyear.

A)ThereforeB)AccordinglyC)NeverthelessD)Furthermore

Somepeoplebelievethatsinceoilisscarce,theofthemotorindustryisuncertain.

A)estimateB)terminalC)fateD)benefit

Itissaidinsomepartsoftheworld,goats,ratherthancows,serveasavitalofmilk.

A)storageB)sourceC)reserveD)resource

recentdevelopmentswedonotthinkyourschemeispractical.

A)InviewofB)InfavorofC)IncaseofD)Inmemoryof

Withintwodays,thearmyfiredmorethantwohundredrocketsandmissilesatmilitaryinthecoastalcity.

A)goalsB)destinationsC)targetsD)aims

Jessicawasfromthewarehousetotheaccountingoffice,whichwasconsidereda

promotion.

A)deliveredB)transferredC)exchangedD)transformed

AspecialfeatureofeducationatMITistheopportunityforstudentsandfacultytotogetherinresearchactivities.

A)involveB)specializeC)participateD)consist

Americancollegestudentsareincreasinglywithcreditcarddebtandthe

consequencescanberatherserious.

A)dischargedB)dominatedC)boostedD)burdened

Somepeoplearguethatthedeathdoesnotthenumberofmurders.

A)penaltyB)patternC)plotD)practice

Astudyshowsthatstudentslivinginnon-smokingdormsarelesslikelytothe

habitofsmoking.

A)turnupB)pickupC)makeupD)drawup

Themostsuccessfulpost-careerathletesarethosewhocantaketheidentityandlifeskillstheylearnedinsportsandthemtoanotherareaoflife.

A)applyB)utilizeC)employD)exert

Manypersonnelmanagerssayitisgettingharderandhardertohonest

applicantsfromthegrowingnumberofdishonestones.

A)dissolveB)disguiseC)discountD)distinguish

Almostalljobapplicantsaredeterminedtoleaveagoodonapotential

employer.

A)illusionB)impressionC)reflectionD)reputation

Beingoutofwork,Janecannolongerfriendstodinnersandmoviesassheusedto.

A)treatB)appealC)urgeD)compel

Althoughtheylosttheirjobs,savingsandunemploymentbenefitsallowthecoupletotheircomfortablehome.

A)lookforwardtoB)catchupwithC)holdontoD)comeinfor

Thefindingspaintauniquepictureoftheshoppinghabitsofcustomers,plustheirmotivationand.

A)possessionsB)possibilitiesC)privilegesD)preferences

Withtheincreasingunemploymentrate,workerswhoare50to60yearsoldareusuallythefirsttobe.

A)laidasideB)laidupC)laidoutD)laidoff

People'sexpectationsaboutthefuturemayhavemoreinfluenceontheirsenseofwell-beingthantheirstatedoes.

A)primitiveB)modernC)currentD)initial

bythesuperstarsontelevision,theyoungathletestrainedhardandplayed

intensely.

A)ImitatedB)InsuredC)ImposedD)Inspired

Thephysicaldifferencebetweenmenandwomencanbedirectlytoourbasicroles

ashuntersandchild-bearers.

A)switchedB)tracedC)pursuedD)followed

Manywomenstillfeelthattheyarebeingbyamaleculture,particularlyinthe

professionalservicessector.

A)heldoutB)heldonC)heldforthD)heldback

Thetechnologicaladvancesmadeitpossibleforthemiddleclassestoenjoywhathadoncebeenonlytotheveryrich.

A)manageableB)acceptableC)affordableD)measurable

Afterworkingallday,hewassotiredthathewasinnotogothepartywithus.

A)moodB)emotionC)senseD)taste

Itisclearthatthedoghasamuchgreaterofitsbraindevotedtosmellthanisthecase

withhumans.

A)compositionB)compoundC)proportionD)percent

Thereisalreadycleartoshowthatplantsandanimalsarebeingaffectedbyclimate

change.

A)witnessB)evidenceC)identityD)certification

Numerousstudiesalreadylinkthefirstmealofthedaytobetterclassroom.

A)functionB)behaviorC)performanceD)display

IntheUS,88percentofsmokershadstartedbeforetheywere18.despitethefactthatitis

tosellcigarettestoanyoneunderthatage.

A)illegalB)irrationalC)liberalD)liable

Althoughmanyexpertsagreethatmorechildrenareoverweight,thereisdebateoverthebestwaytotheproblem.

A)relateB)fileC)attachD)tackle

Sadly,asspendingonprivategardenshas,spendingonpublicparkshasgenerally

declined.

A)liftedB)flownC)heightenedD)soared

It'sgoodtoknowthatquiteafewpopularEnglishexpressionsactuallyfromthe

Bible.

A)acquireB)deriveC)resultD)obtain

Accordingtothekeywitnesses,apeculiarlybignoseisthecriminal'smostmemorablefacial.

A)featureB)signatureC)hintD)spot

Animportantfactorindetermininghowwellyouperforminanexaminationisthe

ofyoumind.

A)caseB)circumstanceC)stateD)situation

Themayorthepoliceofficeramedalofhonorforhisheroicdeedinrescuingthe

earthquakevictims.

A)awardedB)rewardedC)prizedD)credited

Tom,diditevertoyouthatyouwouldbepunishedforcheatingonexams?

A)strikeB)happenC)occurD)reflect

Lungcancerlikesomeothercancers,oftendoesn'tproduceuntilitistoolateand

hasspreadbeyondthechesttothebrain,liverorbones.

A)symbolsB)symptomsC)trailsD)therapies

Researchshowsthatthereisnorelationshipbetweenhowmuchapersonearnsand

whetherhefeelsgoodaboutlife.

A)successiveB)sincereC)significantD)subsequent

Massadvertisinghelpedtotheemphasisfromtheproductionofgoodstotheir

consumption.

A)layB)varyC)moderateD)shift

Showingsomesenseofhumorcan