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英语四级名师精讲:2012大学英语四级常考语法解析(4)

1. the children went there to watch the iron tower _d_.

a to erect b be erected c erecting d being erected

watch 看电视用,看比赛用; see 看电影用;

感官动词watch, see, hear; 感官动词 + 名词(代词)+ do

be erected 强调的是动作的结果; being erected 强调的是动作的过程。

2. the engine _d_ smoke and steam.

a gives up b gives in c gives away d gives off

give up 放弃; give in 屈服,让步; give off 释放,放出(烟和气体);

give away 泄露,走漏风声;婚礼中新郎的父亲把新娘的手交给新郎的过程;赠送礼品。

3. the manager promised to keep me _c_ of how our business was going on.

a to be informed b on informing c informed d informing

keep sb. + 分词; inform v. 通知,告知; inform sb. of sth. 通知某人某件事情

keep me informed 使我被告知。

4. the goals _b_ he had fought all his life no longer seemed important to him.

a after which b for which c with which d at which

fight with sb. (注意要看整个句子); fight with + 工具 用该工具来打仗。 fight for 为…而战。

i fight with him. 我和他打起来了。 i fight with him against her. 我和他并肩对付她。

5. they _c_ in spite of the extremely difficult conditions.

a carried out b carried off c carried on d carried forward

in spite of 尽管; carry on 坚持,继续。

6. i should like to rent a house, modern, comfortable and _b_ in a quiet neighborhood.

a all in all b above all c after all d over all

all in all 总而言之;above all 首先,尤其是;after all 毕竟,终究;overall 全面的,总体的

in a word 总之,in short 简而言之,in conclusion 最后,总之,to sum up总之,总而言之。

7. _b_ we have finished the course, we shall start doing more revision work.

a for now b now that c ever since d by now

now that 既然,由于(相当于since); ever since 自从…以来。

与that搭配且后面可以加句子的几个表达形式:

now that 既然,由于; in that 因为; except that 除…之外。

except后面加名词或代词;except that后面加句子。

8. what you have done is _d_ the doctor’s orders.

a attached to b responsible to c resistant to d contrary to

be attached to 连接,附属; this school is attached to beida. 这所学校附属于北大。

responsible to 对…负有责任; resistant adj. 反抗的,抵抗的; water resistant 防水的。

be contrary to 与。。相反(相违背)。

9. john regretted _a_ to the meeting last week.

a not going b not to go c not having been going d not to be going

regret doing 后悔做过某事; regret to do sth. 遗憾的做某事(应用语境非常有限)。

10. we regret to inform you that the materials you ordered are _b_.

a out of work b out of stock c out of reach d out of practice

out of work 失业; out of reach 够不着 within reach 够得着; out of practice 缺乏练习。