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51. There are as good fish in the a ever came out of it.
[A]than [B]like [C]as [D]so
正确答案为C). as。考核的是as+adj/adv(+n)+as的结构.
52. All the President’s Men one of the important books for historians who study the Watergate Scandal.
[A]remain [B]remains [C]remained [D]is remaining
正确答案为B). remains. 这里All the President’s Men<总统的亲信们>是书名. 谓语动词用第三人称单数.
53. “You borrow my notes provided you take care of them.” I told my friend.
[A]could [B]should [C]must [D]can
正确答案为D). can 表示许可/建议,在口语中常用can. 表示给与“许可”通常用can/may而不用could/might. 这里provided引导条件状语从句,意思等于if/on condition that
54. If only the patient a different treatment instead of using that antibiotics, he might still be alive now.
[A]had receive [B]received [C]should receive [D]were receiving
正确答案为A). If only引导的虚拟语气,解释为”要是…该多好啊!”. 与现在的事实相反的则if only后接过去式did,和过去事实相反的则接过去完成时had done. 这里是说要是这个病人接受了不同的治疗方式(其实那个时候并没有接受),与过去事实相反用过去完成时. 句意: 如果那个病人不使用抗生素而是采用其他疗法,他现在可能还活着呢.
55. Linda was the experiment a month ago, but she changed her mind at the last minute.
[A]to start [B]to have started
[C]to be starting [D]to have been starting
正确答案为B). be to do是固定用法. 由于start the experiment这个动作先于change her mind,所以用过去完成时be to have done表示在过去的事情对现在的影响. 注：动词不定式的完成式有时用在intended, expected, meant, were to, was to等过去式的动词后面，表示未实现的行为。例如：
1)I meant to have nt the book to you by mail. （我本想把这本书邮寄给你的。）
2)He was to have been the new ambassador, but he fell ill. (他原是要任新大使的，但是他病了。)
56. She fifty or so when I first met her at the conference.
[A]must be [B]had been [C]could be [D]must have been
正确答案为D). 对过去事情的肯定推测用must have done, 否定推测用couldn’t have done.
57. It is not much the language as the background that makes the book difficult to understand.
[A]that [B]as [C]so [D]very
正确答案为C). not..so much ..as与其说,不如说,固定用法,历年专四考试中也是重点和难点. 句意:与其说是语言还不如说是背景让这本书难以理解.
58. The committee has anticipated the problems that in the road construction project.
[A]ari [B]will ari [C]aro [D]have arin
正确答案为B). has anticipated现在完成时,意思是已经预料到,不可能对过去发生的事预料,只能是对未发生的进行预料,所以只能选一般将来时. 句意:委员会已经预料到那些问题将在道路建设方案中提起.
59. The student said there were a few points in the essay he
impossible to comprehend.
[A]had found [B]finds [C]has found [D]would find
正确答案为 A). 发现难以理解这个动作先于”说”之前发生,故用过去完成时.
60. He would have finished his college education, but he to quit and find a job to support his family.
[A]had had [B]has [C]had [D]would have
正确答案为C). had就是have的过去式了,没有had had to的说法. 且but后面的句子是单纯叙述过去发生的事情,用一般过去式.
61. The rearch requires more money than .
[A]have been put in [B]has been put in
[C]being put in [D]to be put in
正确答案为B). than后面是省略了it,还原应该是..than it has been put in.
than作为专四语法的重点,考试中出现很多次了.常见的考法有如下两种:
• 连词 than 引导比较状语从句，有时省去部分谓语，保留了主语和助动词，此时助动词
可以移到主语前。如：John drives much more carefully than does his father. (=than his father drives)
• 连词 than 引导比较状语从句，常省去主语，保留谓语部分，这种结构多见于正式文体中。如：Don’t eat more than is good for you.
例子：44. The indoor swimming pool ems to be a great deal more luxurious than ____. (98)
A. is necessary B. being necessary
C. to be necessary D. it is necessary
例子：46. There ought to be less anxiety over the perceived risk of mountain climbing than ____ in the public mind today. (99)
A. exists B. exist C. existing D. to exist
62. Overpopulation pos 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
正确答案为B). 本题是该年专四考试中语法较难的一题. not more…than的意思是与其说…倒不如说…这里意思是: 人口过多对人类的威胁还不如对环境的破坏更为严重。A选项的意思是: 人口过多跟环境破坏一样对人类构不成什么威胁。通过这道题,试比较如下两句句子:John is not better than Tom约翰不如汤姆好。 (但是两人都不错) John is no better than Tom约翰比汤姆好不了多少。 (两个人都不怎么样)
not more than有两种用法:
1)[后接名词](=at most)作"不超过、至多"解。
There are not more than five books in the ca. 箱子里至多有五本书。
He has learned not more than 100 words. 他学会的词不超过100个。
2)[后接从句]往往为"han"形式,作"还比不上"解。本句型侧重点往往在后一个分
句,译成汉语时,仍按原来的语序。
I am not more mad than you. 我哪里像你那么疯。
This book is not more interesting than that one. 这本书不如那本书有趣。
no more than用法：
1)[后接名词](=only)作"不过,仅仅"解。
He is no more than a puppet. 他不过是个傀儡。
2)[后接从句]这种结构在不同的语言环境里有三种不同的用法及含义。
作"没有比……更……"解,其形式往往为"no...han"。
There is no social problem it is more incumbent 义不容辞的upon us to understand than this of the role of custom.（L44, New Concept English, IV）
