2010年12月英語四六級考試詞匯筆記：第16講

　　42. Mark often attempts to escape _C_ whenever he breaks traffic regulations.

　　A having been fined B to have been fined C being fined B to be fined

　　escape + 動名詞。

　　44. It is recommended that the project _A_ until all the preparations have been made.

　　A not be started B will not be started C is not started D is not to be started

　　recommend vt. 推薦，建議，后面加句子要用虛擬語氣，謂語動詞的形式：(should) + 動詞原形

　　45. I wish I _D_ longer this morning, but I had to get up and come to class.

　　A have slept B slept C might have slept D could have slept

　　wish 后面的句子要用虛擬語氣，表示與過去事實相反用：情態(tài)動詞 + have + 動詞過去分詞。

　　might經常被翻譯成或許。

　　46. We didn't know his telephone number, otherwise we _D_ him.

　　A had telephoned B must have telephoned

　　C would telephone D would have telephoned

　　otherwise, or等表示“否則”的詞，后面句子都要用虛擬語氣。

　　48. While people may refer to television for up-to-minute news [最新的消息], it is unlikely that television _A_ the newspaper completely.

　　A will replace B have replaced C replace D replaced

　　49. An Olympic Marathon [馬拉松] is 26 miles and 385 yards, approximately [大約] _B_ from Marathon to Athens [雅典].

　　A distance B the distance C is the distance D the distance is

　　50. You will want two trees about ten feet apart, from _D_ to suspend your tent.

　　A there B them C where D which

　　介詞 + which + 動詞不定式(to do sth.) 整體做定語。

　　本句可改寫為：You will want two tress about ten feet apart, to suspend your tent from.

　　只要見到有介詞出現(xiàn)在空格之前，而選項中有which, them, there, where等詞則應選which。

　　51. As I was just getting familiar with this job, I had _C_ to ask my boss.

　　A many B most C much D more

　　當many沒有修飾任何其他詞而單獨出現(xiàn)時表示很多人。 much在這里相當于many things。

　　52. _A_ quite recently, most mothers in Britain did not take paid work outside the home.

　　A Until B Before C From D Since

　　until recently 直到最近; not surprisingly 一點也不奇怪。

　　53. The survival of civilization as we know it is _C_ threat.

　　A within B towards C under D upon

　　under threat 受到威脅。

　　55. In some countries, _D_ is called "equality" [平等] does not really mean equal rights for all people.

　　A which B one C that D what

　　that可以引導主語從句，但只做引導詞而不充當任何成分。

　　56. I walked too much yesterday and _A_ are still aching now.

　　A my leg muscles B my muscles of leg C my leg's muscles D my muscles of the leg

　　英語中一個名詞修飾另外一個名詞時第一個名詞要用單數(shù)。 apple trees, eye drops

　　57. Radio, television and press _B_ of conveying news and information.

　　A are the most three common means B are the three most common means

　　C are the most common three means D are three the most common means

　　幾個詞修飾一個名詞時修飾詞的順序應為：1. 定冠詞the應該放在最前面(離名詞最遠)的位置;

　　2. 數(shù)詞應放在第二位;3. 最后考慮其他形容詞。

　　58. Liquids are like solids _C_ they have a definite volume.

　　A with that B for that C in that D at that

　　三個與that的搭配的表達形式：now that, in that [因為], except that。