2022年大学英语四级考试语法练习题 16

1. The ________ of these islands is still in dispute and the three countries are to have a conference next month to settle the issue.
A. sovereignty
B. right
C. authority
D. power
　　
2. That organization __________ persons of different political stands.
A. owns
B. embraces
C. composes
D. consists
　　
3. We would never have secured our independence without the aid you______.
A. pursued
B. requested
C. presented
D. rendered
　　
4. Women are ________ against the restrictions on job opportunities.
A. proceeding
B. negative
C. revolving
D. urgent
　　
5. I was unaware of the critical points involved, so my choice was quite _________.
A. artistic
B. artificial
C. arbitrary
D. mechanical
　　
6. Sometimes the student may be asked to write about his ________to a certain book or article that has some bearing on the subject being studied.
A. impression
B. reaction
C. comprehension
D. sentiment
　　
7. We’d decided to sell our car, but then we began to have second________.
A. plans
B. minds
C. ideas
D. thoughts
　　
8. The mystery guest on the show is ________ other than the President.
A. no
B. none
C. not
D. nothing
　　
9. During the recession they ________ the workers off for three months.
A. gave
B. laid
C. called
D. dropped
　　
10. I haven’t enough money to buy a car, so I just have to do_______.
A. nothing
B. none
C. without
D. nobody

答案解析
1. 答案为A。sovereignty 指“国家主权”;right 指“对某事物的正当要求，做某事的权利”，通常说right to sth./to do sth.;authority 指“权利，权威;职权，权限”，power 指“(人的)能力，(生理或精神上的)能力;操纵力，影响力;职权，权势”。
2. 答案为B。own 尤指以法定权利拥有某物;embrace 表示“欣然接受”; compose意为“创作(乐曲或诗歌)”，表示“由……构成”时，应用be composed of 这一表达;consist of 意思是“由……构成”。根据题意及各选项的用法，正确答案为B。
3. 答案为D。pursue 意为“追求追逐”，request 意为“口头或书面的要求，请求”，present 表示“授予，赠予;介绍，引见;提出;呈递”等意思，render 意为“给予”。
4. 答案为A。proceed against sb. 意为“起诉某人”;negative 用作形容词意为“拒绝的，怀疑的，不同意的”; revolve 意为“反复思考，被仔细考虑”;urgent 意为“紧急的，极力主张的”。B、C、D 三项均不与against 连用。
5. 答案为C。artistic 意为“艺术的，艺术家的;富有艺术创造力的”;artificial 意为“人工的; 虚假的; 人为的”; arbitrary 意为“任意的; 武断的”; mechanical 意为“机械的;机械似的，呆板的”。
16. 答案为A。impression 意为“(人、事件、经历等留下的)印象”，reaction 意为“反应”，comprehension 意为“理解，理解力”，sentiment 意为“情绪，伤感”。
17. 答案为D。second thoughts 意思是“(经重新考虑后)改变想法”。
18. 答案为B。none other than 固定短语，用以加强语气。句意为：该节目的神秘嘉宾不是别人，正是总统。
19. 答案为B。lay sb. off 意思是“暂时解雇(工人)”。
20. 答案为C。do without 意思是“没有..也行”。