英语四级考试语法真题训练-ing形式1
1. We don’t allow ______ in the auditorium ; we don’t want to risk ______ it on fire .
A)to smoke , setting B)to be smoking, to set
C)to be smoking, being set D)smoking, setting
2. He remembered ______ a bunch of flowers at his birthday party when he was
a little boy .
A)being given B)to give C)be given D)to be given
3. The thief undoubtedly waited for Alice to go out and entered by the back window and
removed the silver without ______ .
A)ever being seen B)having seen C)seeing D)ever been seen
4. The naughty girl said to her parents that she wanted to be a good girl and set her heart ______ a trail of her own.
A)to blazing B)to blaze C)blazed D)blaze
5. She is very busy ______ her papers. She is far too busy ______ callers.
A)writing, receiving B)to write , for receiving C)to write, to receive D)writing , to receive
6. Mike suggested______ to the movie tonight but they finally decided to stay at home watching TV.
A)to going B)of going C)going D)to go
7. When Kate fell off the bike, the other children______ .
A)could not help laughing B)could not help to laugh
C)were not able to help laugher D)could not help but laughing
8. “What’s made Kathy so upset ?”“______ five tickets to the folk music concert.”
A)Because of losing B)Since she lost C)Losing D)Lost
9. When she saw the poor little girl, she couldn’t resist ______ her up.
A)picked B)picking C)to pick D)pick
10. No one thought that Harry’s su ggestion was worth______ .
A)to be considered B)of consideration
C)considering D)to consider
11. My brother is looking forward to ______ a trip to Shanghai next month.
A)making B)make C)have made D)be making
12. ______ made the situation extremely hard for us.
A)Wang Dong had left B)Wang Dong’s having left
C)Wang Dong left D)Wang Dong having left
13. It’s no use ______ with her . You might as well ______ with a stone wall. She is incapable of seeing anyone else’s point of view.
A)arguing , arguing B)argue, argue C)to argue, arguing D)arguing , argue
14. He has trouble ______ French.
A)speaking B)spoken C)to speak D)speak
15. I don’t like ______ bills but when I do get them . I like ____ them promptly.
A)to get, paying B)getting, to pay C)to get, to pay D)getting, paying
16. ______ what Kate will be doing next.
A)There’s no saying B)Not to pay C)There’s no to say D)No saying
17. Her last year’s trousers are now outgrown and need ______ a little.
A)lengthened B)lengthening C)to be lengthening D)to lengthen
18. She denied ______ to check the analysis again.
A)to have been told B)having been told C)being told D)to have told
19. When Katherine had seen the film , she ceased ______ in the novel.
A)interesting B)being interested C)interest D)interested
20. I can’t have him ______ idle all day long .
A)staying B)stay C)stayed D)to stay
21. Karen, scolded by her father, finally confessed to ______ the money.
A)steal B)stealing C)having stolen D)have stolen
22. She recollected ______ her criticize her mother for her selfishness.
A)having heard B)to hear C)to listen to D)hear
23. She accepted the cut in salary without complaint as she used ______ . She was afraid of ______ her job.
A)to complain, losing B)complaining losing
C)to complain, being lost D)to be complained, losing
24. Harry is a turner. He spent four years in a factory ______ for the job.
A)for being trained B)training C)being trained D)to be trained
答案
1 d
2 a 3a 4 a 5 d 6 c 7 a 8 c 9 b 10 c 11 a 12 b 1
3 d 1
4 a 1
5 b 1
6 a 1
7 b 1
8 b 1
9 b 20 a 21 c 22 a 23 a 24 c
25. The mother asked her daughter not to delay ______ the paper.
A)handing in B)having handed in C)to hand in D)hand in
26. You may have been right when you said I didn’t have to help him. But I don’t regret ______ what I thought was right.
A)having done B)being done C)to do D)to have done
27. Most of the old films in the afternoon aren’t ______ awake for anyway.
A)worth staying B)good for staying C)worth to stay D)worth of staying
28. He apologized for ______ to come .
A)not being able B)that he’s not able to C)his not being able D)his being not able
29. “Henry doesn’t seem like the same person.”
“______ so much in the war has made him more thoughtful.”
A)For him to see B)His seeing C)Having seen D)To have seen
30. My brother regrets ______ harder while young.
A)not have worked B)not work C)not having worked D)not to work
31. I have given up trying to convince her; there is no point ______ with her.
A)in arguing B)argue C)arguing D)to argue
32. Does Mr. Li object to ______ her the money?
A)lending B)lend C)be lent D)that we lend
33. It is no use her ______ there; the situation is hopeless now.
A)to be going B)going C)have gone D)to go
34. They daren’t ask for they ______ .
A)afraid to be laughed at B)are afraid of being laughed at
C)afraid being laughed at D)are afraid of laughed at
35. Homework_____ on time will lead to better grades.
A)be done B)done C)having done D)to have been done
36. _____of the burden of ice, the balloon climbed up and drifted to the South.
A)To be free B)Freeing C)To free D)Freed
37. The students_____ all the exercises, the teacher went on to explain the text.
A)having done B)had done C)doing D)done
38. _____waiting for her, he headed home.
A)Feeding up with B)To be fed up with C)Fed up with D)To feed up with
39. The last bus _____ , they had to walk home.
A)gone B)having gone C)had gone D)has gone
40. They found the room thoroughly _____ and everything _____ in good order.
A)to clean ; to arrange B)cleaned ; arranged
C)clean ; arrange D)cleaning ; arranging
41. _____this information , Alice sat down again to wait.
A)On giving B)After having to give C)Having been given D)After given
42. They conclude that _____ a planet only approximately like their own , life is almost certain to start.
A)to give B)to be given C)given D)give
43. A beam of light will not bend round the corner unless _____ to do so with the help of a reflecting device.
A)having B)to be made C)having made D)made
44. The teacher walked into the classroom ______ .
A)with a book in hand B)hand with a book
C)being with a book in hand D)to have a book in hand
45. The astronauts started their journeys in rockets ______ forward by jets of hot gas.
A)drove B)to drive C)driven D)driving
46. “She has been working very hard recently.”
“Because the burden of a big family has been ______ on her shoulder.”
A)borne B)born C)bore D)bear
47. When ______ , the metal expands , and if ______ to cool , it will contract.
A)heating ; allowed B)heating ; allowing C)heated ; allowed D)heated ; allowing
48. Henry is so indifferent to his appearance that he never has his clothes
______.
A)pressed nor shine his shoes B)pressed or his shoes shined
C)to press or his shoes to shine D)pressing or his shoe shined
答案
25 a 26 a 27 a 28 a 29 c 30 c 31 a 32 a 33 b 34 b 35 b 36 d 37 a 38 c 39 b 40
b 41
c 42 c 43
d 44 a 45 c 46 a 47 c 48 b
49. Is there anything you want from town? I am going to get______.
A)mailed letters B)these letters mailed C)those letters mail D)to mail those letters
50. The teacher was very strict with the students. He had them _____ a diary without interruption.
A)to keep B)keep C)having kept D)to be keeping
51. Before the examination he had the lights ______ the whole night.
A)burned B)to burn C)burning D)burn
52. “Who won the election for mayor?”
“A man ______to represent every minority group in the city .
A)claim B)is claimed C)claimed D)claiming
53. Her husband promised to stop smoking .But yesterday she caught him
______a cigarette again.
A)smoke B)smoked C)smoking D)to smoke
54. There seemed little hope that the explorer, _______in the tropical
forest ,would find his way through it.
A)to be deserted B)having deserted C)to have been deserted D)having been deserted
55. ________, they got down to map out a plan for the construction of a new express way
A)Got everything ready B)Having everything got ready
C)Getting everything ready D)Having got everything ready
56. Commercial banks make most of their income from interest_____ on loans and investment in stocks and bonds.
A)earning B)earned C)to earn D)earn
57. The author gave a detailed description_______ on her personal observation of nature.
A)to base B)being based C)based D)basing
58. “How did the group improve its discussion?”
“They all took part ,each member ______the responsibility of leading one meeting .”
A)having B)to have C)has had D)has
59. With the weather conditions ______, they flew to London immediately .
A)taken account into B)taken into account C)taking account into D)taking into account
60. You must follow the directions exactly ,and if you should become _______, you must take the time to go back again and read them over .
A)confused B)to be confused C)to confuse D)confusing
61. It is nine o’clock in the morning .The te acher proposed that they should get ______ at once.
A)started B)start C)to start D)starting
62. Having taken the examination,_________.
A)I gave a passing grade B)I was given a passing grade by the instructor
C)the instructor give me a passing grade D)the instructor gave me a passing grade
63. ______the financial means to remain independent ,Thomas Edison was compelled to seek employment as a night telegraph operator.
A)He was deprived of B)Deprived of
C)That he was deprived of D)Although he was deprived of
64. The scene of the story is _______in London.
A)laying B)lying C)lain D)laid.
65. _______no homework left , the pupils could do whatever they liked .
A)There being B)There had C)There to be D)There having
66. We all left the court , _______ that Tom was innocent.
A)convinced B)convincing C)to convince D)having convinced
67. Don’t you think you’d better _______?
A)to have your machine cleaned B)to have cleaned your machine
C)have your machine cleaned D)had your machine cleaned
68. I asked for help ,_____, whether anyone would volunteer.
A)doubting B)doubted C)being doubting D)was doubting
69. The passengers had a chat with the college students ________as conductors during the summer vacation .
A)help out B)helped out C)to help out D)helping out
70. The order _______pumps will come from the control room.
A)stopping to B)stopped C)to stop D)stops
71. _____, the invention is useless.
A)To speak practical B)In speaking practical
C)Speaking practical D)Practically speaking
72. Before he came to London ,he had never heard a single Englis h word ______ .
A)speaking B)spoken C)to speak D)speak
73. How can you keep the machine _______when you’re away ?
A)running B)have run C)run D)to run
74. I won’t be able to go on holiday ________.
A)with my mother been ill B)with my mother be ill
C)with my mother to be ill D)with my mother being ill
答案
49 b 50 b 51 c 52 d 53 c 54 d 55 d 56 b 57 c 58 a 59 b 60 a 61 a 62 b 63 b 64
d 65 a 66 a 67 c 68 a 69 d 70 c 71 d 72 b 73 a 74 d
2009年6月英语四级考试真题与答案真题： Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: F or this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Free admission to museums Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes) Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1.For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the
sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunde rstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive
大学英语四级复习全攻略 如果你的目标不是冲刺满分，而是在尽可能短的时间里尽 可能提高成绩，那么以下的这些我们在教学和培训中的经验 技巧相信对你都会很有借鉴意义的！ 单词——现在背也不晚 在接下来这段时间性里，如果你用一周左右的时间每天 花出一段固定的时间来大量地强攻单词 (主要应是那些在四级考纲中而不在高中考试范围内的四级“高难词” )，这样你的收获的不仅是阅读和听力的提高，更重要的是对自己的信 心！当然这时候背单词，认识它就行了，不必知道它怎么拼 写，因为即使我们知道了四级新词的意思，把它用在作文中 的可能还是很小。另外有几个针对四级阅读的单词非常重 要，大家一定要注意： positive( 肯定的 )， negative( 否定的 ) ，neutral (中立的 )， indifferent (漠不关心的 )， optimistic (乐观的)，pessimistic (悲观的 )，这几个表明作者态度的词 经常在阅读理解题的选项中出。 听力——反复听真题 要想在短时间内提高听力，最好的办法就是多听。在这 不到一个月的时间里，不用听太多的辅导材料，找来历年真 题的听力，反复听，把握出题的思路和录音的语速、语调。 尽力培养英语思维如果你在听听力时习惯于将每个单 词和句子翻译成汉语，这既浪费时间，也影响理解，因为两 种语言的结构和思维不尽相同，在短暂的15 秒钟内，既要听，又要理解、翻译，还要进行综合判断，很不容易做到，
语思维，不但可以节约时间还可以提高理解力。 1
尝试听前预测四级听力理解从开始播放题头音乐到正 式开始做题之前，大约有 2 分钟的时间。因此，大家可以充分利用这段时间去阅读试卷上各题的选择项，尽量争取在这 2 分钟内多看几道题的选项，这样就可以做到听前预测。当 然在听的时候也要避免因为过分注重每个单词而影响对全篇 中心思想的理解。听前预测还要有一定的客观依据，即话题 所使用的词语的范围，这种内容越具体范围就越窄。这样我 们就可以通过阅读选项推测听力材料可能涉及到什么题材和 它的内容。 力求快速标出答案如果遇到难题，要当机立断，千万不 要在一道题上花太多的时间。尽量余下几秒时间以便浏览下 一题的选择项。通过再次浏览，我们基本上可以预测出所提 问题的大致方向，从而可使自己在听力测试中处于主动地位 。 阅读——拿高分的好方法 我现在总结出一条超级简单的阅读得高分的办法： 快速阅读文章速度大约为 200 字 /分钟。重点是掌握文章大意及每一段大概讲什么。因此，第一段和每一段的首句要 仔细阅读。 做题不要凭印象本找的关键是每一道题必须回到原文 中找到出处 -也就是能够证明这道题正确答案的部分， 千万不要凭印象，凭经验。 不用花时间复查有人要说，你这个“老办法”太老了，根本无用。请注意，以前我亦有同感，但是当我不折不扣的照 此执行，发现效果其佳。一般 40 分的阅读理解， 32 分不成问题，所以也建议你不妨一试。
大学英语四级考试语法：—定语从句 很多同学在大学英语四级考试中会存在一些误区，认为语法不那么重要，其实英 语语法是学习英语的指南，对我们帮助很大。以下是小编给大家整理的大学英语四级 考试语法：—定语从句，希望可以帮到大家 1、mary is a beautiful girl. 名词的扩展靠限定，最基本的就是在名词的前面增加一个形容词这样的定语，上 面的句子就是表语girl的前面加了一个形容词。显然，如果只是mary is a girl这样的 句子会让人觉得非常枯燥，没有什么意义，所传递的信息量极其有限。所以，名词前 面加定语，可以使被限定的名词更加生动，更加形象而富有生命。如果要对名词给出 更多限定，挖掘更多内部信息，我们可以在名词前面加多个定语来限定，如mary is a beautiful chinese girl. 放在名词前面起到限定作用的定语有很多种形式，形容词，名词，动词现在分词，动词过去分词等。虽然形式多样，但是这类定语还是比较好理解，只要顺着句子的顺序，就基本可以明白是怎么回事。 2、the computer that i bought yesterday works well. 有时候，我们需要对名词给出很多的说明，用大量的信息来限定名词。这时，如 果还是把长长的限定成分放在名词前面，就会头重脚轻，所以英语中会用跟在名词后 面的定语从句来限定前面的名词。根据定语的功能还可以分为限制性定语从句和非限 制性定语从句。两者的区别在于前者与被限定名词之间没有逗号，而后者则有逗号隔开;前者起到限定作用，不可或缺，后者起到补充作用，舍去后对剩余部分影响不大。 本句子通过“that i bought yesterday”这个that引导的定语从句，使得主语the computer得到限定而明确，是我昨天买的计算机而不是别的。如果明白了这个名词可 以通过后面加定语从句来扩展，我们的句子马上可以变得复杂起来，请看下例：another popular spectator sport, which is known as the sport of kings, is horse-racing, which is controlled by the jockey club. 译文：另一种以特大型运动著称的流行观赏运动是赛马，这种比赛由赛马总会控制。
A.从介词开始到其后跟的名词结束 B.从介词开始到动名词结束 C.从介词开始到动名词的宾语结束2018年12月大学英语四六级语法精讲课程讲义 一、识别句子成分必须记住的原理 1.衡量是否是一个句子的标准：是否有动词，有动词就是句子，反之不是句子。 2.英语构句原则规定：一个简单句中只能有一个谓语动词 3.长难句的构成：主句、从句、介词短语、非谓语动词 （1）主句的辨识：谓语动词 （2）从句的辨识：连词+与之匹配的谓语动词 （3）介词短语： （4）非谓语动词：4.衡量长难句划分是否正确的标准：整个句子中谓语动词的个数比连词多一个 5.长难句划分方法：连动切割法 ·连动切割法：将句子中的所有连词和动词（连词、动词的排列不分先后）作为切割长难句的基 础，断开主句和从句。 ·长难句划分的具体步骤： 【第一步】断开主句和从句 通读整个句子找出所有的连词或动词，并将连词和动词匹配起来（主要是针对从句而 言，主句不存在连词，从句连词和动词的匹配遵守就近原则），然后再给动词匹配主 语（主句的主语在谓语之前找；从句的主语在连词和与之匹配的谓语动词中间找，如 果它们中间没有任何词语，那么连词本身就是这个从句的主语。） 动名词（doing ） 动词不定式（to do ） 现在分词（doing ） 过去分词（done ）
【第二步】断开介词短语和非谓语动词 二、总结复习句子的主要成分 1、主语 （1）定义：主语是动作的发出者。 （2）位置：在谓语动词之前。 （3）什么可以充当主语： 2、谓语 （1）定义：述说主语的动作或状态。 （2）位置：在主语之后。（3）什么可以充当谓语：实意动词。 3、宾语 （1）定义：（2）位置： （3）什么可以充当宾语：4、表语 （1）定义：表述主语的身份特征，性质状态的 （2）位置：在系动词之后 （3）什么可以充当表语： A.名词： B.代词： C.介词短语： D.非谓语动词： E.句子：A.动作的承受者B.介词所联系的对象，即介词宾语（简称介宾） A.名词： B.代词： C.介词短语： D.非谓语动词： E.句子： A.名词： B.代词： C.形容词 D.介词短语： E.非谓语动词： F.句子：A.在谓语动词之后B.在非谓语动词之后C.在介词之后
2014年6月大学英语四级考试真题及答案(完整版) Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: You should write atleast 120 words but no more than 180 words. Supposea foreign friend of yours is coming to visit your hometown, what is the mostinteresting place you would like to take him/her to see and why? Part III Reading Comprehension (40 minutes) Section A Questions 36 to 45 are based onthe following passage. Global warming is a trend towardwarmer conditions around the world. Part of the warming is natural; we haveexperienced a 20,000 -year -long warming as the last ice age ended and the ice 36 away.However, we have already reached temperatures that are in 37 withother minimum-ice periods, so continued warming is likely not natural. We are 38 toa predicted worldwide increase in temperatures 39 between 1℃and 6℃over the next 100 years. The warming will be more 40 in some areas, less in others, and some placesmay even cool
英语专业四级语法词汇练习题（6） 所属：专四专八阅读：1021 次评论：7 条 [我要评论] [+我要收藏] 有关否定 1)双重否定最常见的形式有： no(not)...but...没有……不…… no(not)...without...没有……不，除……不 no(not)...unless没有……就不…… not...until直到……才…… 例如：There is no one but knows it.没有一个人不知道此事。 2)can not与副词too,enough, sufficiently, over,too much等词连用时，意为“无论怎样也不过分”，“越…越”。例如： You cannot be too careful.你越仔细越好。 We cannot praise him too much.我们无论怎样赞扬他也不过分。 近义词辨析 break, crack, crush, shatter,break, smash 这组词均含有“打破”或“挤碎”的意思。 break 是这组词中最常用的，指使某件东西破碎。 If you break that vase, you’ll have to pay for it.如果打破了那只花瓶，你就得赔偿。 crack 指打裂某物，但不一定打碎，因而通常不会成为碎片。 You may crack these nuts with a hammer.你可以用锤子把这些坚果敲开。 crush 强调挤压或踩的动作，毁坏程度取决于被压物的组织结构，或变形，或成小块，或可恢复原状。 To make wine, you first crush the grapes.若要造酒，需先将葡萄压碎。 shatter 打破某物，力大到使碎片飞出很远，常指整件东西完全被毁。 The explosion shattered most of the windows in the building.爆炸震碎了那座大楼的大部分窗玻璃。 smash 突出暴力，击打时动作较猛，被击打的东西往往完全报废。 He smashed the window with a brick.他用砖块击碎窗玻璃。
plete 指完成一件指派或预定的任务,或完 善、完整未完成的部分 gain 指需要做出比 obtain 更大的努力,往往指通过竞争获得某些有价值的东西obtain 指经过努力或付出代价或经过很长时间儿得到所需要的东西end 指一个动作或一件事情的结束或终止 finish 指把一件事或一个动作做完,强调 事情的了结、终止 7、4 、 accurate , correct , delicate , exact,precise 都含有一定的"正确,精确" 之意 acknowledge,admit,concede,confess,rec ognize 都含有一定的"承认"之意acknowledge 着重”公开承认”,常用来指过去曾隐瞒或否认的事accurate 准确的,精确的,指某人或某事 不仅不出错,而且与事实无出入,强调准 确性 admit 是指在压力下不得不承认已经证实或难以否认的事实,招供(事实,错误等)concede(不情愿地)承认,(在结果确定前)承认失败correct 正确的,指某人或某事合乎事实或 公认的标准或规则,没有错误 delicate 精美、精细的、雅致的 exact 确切的、精确的,语气较 accurate 强, 指某人或某事数量或质量完全符合事实或 标准,而且在细致末节上也丝毫不差 precise 精密的,指具有高度的精确性和准 确性,强调范围界限的鲜明性或细节的精密, 有时略带"吹毛求疵"的贬义 confess 着重承认自己的过错或罪恶recognize 指正式承认主权、权利等8、affirm,assert,allege,claim 都含有一定的"宣称,断言"之意affirm 断言,肯定,指根据事实坚定不移地宣称,有无可争辩之意assert 宣称,坚持,指不管事实如何,主观自信地宣称5、accuse,charge,indict 都含有一定的 "指控,控告"之意 allege 宣称,断定,指在无真实根据情况下宣称,硬说accuseaccusesb.ofdoingsth. 为 … 指 责 某 人,控告某人 claim 声称,主张,往往表示说话者反对或不同意某一观点chargechargesb.withdoingsth. 指 控 某 人… 英语四级温习资料 2(2006-12-1116:02:10)分类：大学英语四六级温习资料征服大学英语四级考试（阅读篇）（一）存在问题6、achieve,acquire,attain,gain,obtain 都含有一定的"获得,达到"之意 achieve 强调由于极大的努力,克服困难后 达到目标 第一,读不懂acquire 指经过不懈努力才获得的技术,知 识等抽象的东西,也指养成习惯等 attain 正式用语,指经过艰苦努力才使人达 到完美境地所谓读不懂,就是考生拿过文章,满头雾水,即使硬着头皮读文章,也是一知半解。然后匆忙做体,仅凭感觉去蒙,因此做体准确率必然不高。
大学英语四级考试真题及答案(绝对完整） Part I Writing (30 minutes) Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of students selecting their lectures. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow: 1. 越来越多的博物馆免费对外开放的目的是什么？ 2. 也会带来一些问题 3. 你的看法？ Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A),B),C) and D). For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. How Do You See Diversity? As a manager, Tiffany is responsible for interviewing applicants for some of the positions with her company .During one interview, she noticed that the candidate never made direct eye contact. She was puzzled and somewhat disappointed because she liked the individual otherwise. He had a perfect resume and gave good responses to her questions, but the fact that he never looked her in the eye said “untrustworthy,” so she decided to offer the job to her second choice. “It wasn’t until I attended a diversity workshop that I realized the person we passed over was the perfect person,” Tiffany confesses. What she hadn’t known at the time of the interview was that the candidate’s “different” behavior was simply a cultural misunderstanding . He was an Asian-American raised in a household where respect for those in authority was shown by averting(避开) your eyes. “I was just thrown off by the lack of ye contact; not realizing it was cultural,” Tiffany says. “I missed out ,but will not miss that opportunity again.” Many of us have had similar encounters with behaviors we perceive as different. As the world becomes smaller and our workplaces more diverse, it is becoming essential to expand our under-standing of others and to reexamine some of our false assumptions . Hire Advantage At a time when hiring qualified people is becoming more difficult ,employers who can eliminate invalid biases(偏爱) from the process have a distinct advantage .My company, Mindsets LLC ,helps organizations and individuals see their own blind spots . A real estate recruiter we worked with illustrates the positive difference such training can make .
英语专业四级词汇语法练习题(一) 1. All of the plants now farmed on a large scale were developed from plants ____wild. A. that once grow B. once they grow C. they once grew D. once grew 2. By the time you graduate，we____in Australia for one year. A. will be staying B. will have stayed C. would have stayed D. have stayed 3. He appreciated____the chance to deliver his thesis in the annual symposium on Comparative Literature. A. having given B. to have been given C. to have given D. having been given 4. The government official can hardly find sufficient grounds ____his arguments in favor of the revision of the tax law. A. on which to base B. which to be based on C. to base on which D. on which to be based 5. Living in the desert involves a lot of problems，____ water shortage is the worst. A. not to mention B. of which C. let alone D. for what 6. Hydrogen is one of the most important element in the universe ____it provides the building blocks from which the other elements are produced. A.so that B. but that C. provided that D. in that 7. Just as relaxation is an important part of our lives，____stress. A.so is B. as it is C. and so is D. the same is 8. Victor took a bus and headed for home，____if his wife would have him back. A. not to know B. not known C. not knowing D. not having known9. We can make an exception ____. A. in any case of John B. in case of John C. in case of John’s D. in the case of John 10. When the Cultural Revolution was launched in China，his father ___ college. A. attended B. had been attending C. was attending D. has been attending 11. My cat is a fussy eater，but my dog is so ____that she’ll swallow down anything that is put in front of her. A. indiscriminate B. choosy C. indefinite D. picky 12. “This house is more ____than the federal government！”Mac complained to his parents. “You have rules for everything.” A. systematic B. democratic C. bureaucratic D. public 13. The American people’s ____of being polite is different from that held here in China. A. mind B. concept C. consideration D. thought 14. Well，that is probably all I can say about sports. Next time I’ll take up the topic of some other ____activities. A. refreshment B. entertainment C. pleasure D. leisure 15. Where there is an earthquake，energy is ____in one area along a crack in the earth crust. A. repelled B. released C. run D. rushed 16. The old gardener used to keep all his tools and do it yourself equipment in a ____in the garden. A. barn B. room C. hut D. shed 17. I’ve got a big coffee____on the front of my dress. A. pore B. patch C. stain D. grease 18. She broke her leg，but the ____healed quickly. A. fracture B. injury C. skeleton D. cavity 19. You’d better add them up. I’m not good at ____. A. figures B. characters C. summaries D. counters 20. The girl chose some very pretty ____paper for the present. A. covering B. wrapping C. packing D.collecting
2014年大学英语四级基础语法讲义8 My shoes are worn out. My shoes are worn out.我的鞋穿破了。 Be worn out 表示“穿破了”，这个词组看起来是被动形式，但并不强调被动，强调的是状态或者情况，可以理解为形容词短语。例如： My clothes are worn out and I have to mend them. 我的衣服穿破了，我得补一下。 You see,this glass is broken. 你瞧，这个杯子破了。 ★You'd better buy a new pair. You'd better buy a new pair.你最好买一双新的。 A pair of…表示“一对”，“一双”，指一起使用的两个相同的东西。例如： Have you bought a pair of shoes? 你买了一双鞋吗？ This pair of glasses is very good for me. . . . .
这副眼镜我戴很好。 ★That's a bit expensive. That's a bit expensive.价钱有点贵。 A bit 表示“一点儿”，“有些”，在句中作定语或者状语，相当形容词或者副词。与a little 是同义词。例如： It's a bit cold today;you'd better put on more clothes. 今天有点冷，你最好多些穿衣服。 If you study a bit hard,you can pass the exam. 如果你多一点努力学习，你就能考试及格。 Please give me a little water. 请给我一点儿水。 ★The shop was quite new,for it had opened only the week before. The shop was quite new,for it had opened only the week before.因上周才开的，所以商店很新。 For 表示“因为”，相当于because 和as.表明原因，三个词中，because语气最强，for 语气最弱。For 表明的原因要写在后面。例如： I want to go to bed,for I feel tired. 我想去睡觉，因为我感到累了。 . . . .
英语四级考试真题及答案(卷一完整 版) 范文： Writing：家长角色 There are several possible reasons accountable for this phenomenon(中心句). To begin with, family in growing numbers has only one child; therefore, parents oftentimes focus all their attentions on that child and exert much pressure on him or her(原因一). Moreover, numerous parents intend to realize their unfulfilled dreams by letting their children learn what they failed to learn and apply for the college by which they failed to be accepted, because they have become richer and they believe that they have the power to make what they wanted and want come true now(原因二). For instance, my uncle used to be a poor man and his dream that one day he would become a violinist was broken because of lack of money. But he made a fortune by selling coals, and then forced his son, my younger brother to practice playing violin. My brother was a huge fan of sports, but now he has to play violin everyday unwillingly and ofter quarrels with their parents(举例：原来-然后-结局). To sum up, it is unreasonable for parents to control their children’s life(总结句). In order to help them grow happily
) After the Arab states won independence, great emphasis was laid on expanding education, with girls as well boys__C__ to go to school. (CET-4 1997,1) A) to be encouraged B) been encouraged C) being encouraged D) be encouraged 2) _A__,a man who expresses himself effectively is sure to succeed more rapidly than a man whose command of language is poor. (CET-4 1997,6) A) Other things being equal B) Were other things equalC) To be equal to other things D) Other things to be equal 3)All things _A___, the planned trip will have to be called off. (CET-4 1998,6) A) considered B) be considered C) considering D)shavingsconsidered 4) The house was very quiet, _A___as it was on the side of a mountain. (CET-4 1999,6) A) isolated B) isolating C) being isolated D)shavingsbeen isolated 5) This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _A___both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil. (CET-4 1999,6) A) being B) been C) to be D)shavingsbeen 6) Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it ____ in Cuba. (CET-4 2000,1) A) being cultivated B) been cultivated C)shavingscultivated D) cultivating 7) ____in this way, the situation doesn't seem so disappointing. (CET-4 2000,1) A) To look B) Looking at C) Looked at D) To be looked at 8) You will see this product ____ wherever you go. (CET-4 2000,6) A) to be advertised B) advertised C) advertise D) advertising 9) ____in a recent science competition, the three students were awarded scholarship totaling 21,000 dollars. (CET-4 2000,12)
大学英语四级考试语法指导 名词性从句中的虚拟语气 第一节：宾语从句(Subordinate Clasue)中的虚拟语气 一、在动词wish后的宾语从句中的虚拟语气 在动词wish后的宾语从句中的虚拟语气，常省去宾语从句的引导词that。 一)、对现在情况的虚拟(与现在的事实相反)： 从句用过去式或过去进行式(时间上是同时的)。其句子结构为：宾语从句的谓语be和were(was)，实义动词用过去式。例： 1. I wish (that可省略,下同)I knew the answer to the question.(wish, 动词过去式knew)我希望知道这个答案。(事实上是不知道) 2. I wish it were spring in my hometown all the year around.(wish, were)但愿我的家乡四季如春。(事实上不可能) 3. I wish I were a bird.(wish, were)但愿我是只小鸟。(事实上不可能) 4. When she was at the party,she wished she were at home.(wished,过去虚拟动词were)(事实上并不在家) 5. Now that he is in China, he wishes he understood Chinese.(wishes,过去虚拟动词understood)
现在他在中国，他希望能懂得中文。(事实上并不懂) 6. When we begin the trip, they will wish they were with us.(will wish,过去虚拟动词were)(事实上并不和我们在一起) 二)、对过去情况的虚拟(和过去的事实相反)： 用wish表示对过去事情的遗憾。其句子结构为：宾语从句的谓语用过去完成时，或would, could, might+现在完成时。例： 1. I wish (that可省略，下同)I hadn't wasted so much time. 我后悔不该浪费这么多时间。(事实上已浪费了) 2. He wishes he hadn't lost the chance. 他真希望没有失去机会。(其实已失去) 3. We wished he had spoken to us. (wished，had + spoken)(事实上他并没同我们讲) 4. I wish you had called earlier. (wish, had + called)(事实上已迟了) 5. They will wish they had listened to us sooner. (will wish,had + listened)(事实上并不如此)