1.The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ____ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation’s economy.

A) other than B) rather than

C) more than D) better than

2.If people are not held responsible for their they are drunk,then we____forgive drunken drivers

A) may well as B) had better

C) might as well D) would rather

3.He might have been dead ____ the arrival of the doctors.

A) but for B) except for

C) with D) on

4.These areas rely on agriculture almost ____, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.

A) respectively B) undoubtedly

C) incredibly D) exclusively

5.It’s strange that Amy ____ her aunt in every way.

A) takes down B) takes after

C) takes to D) takes on

6.With the experience approaching the final success, everyone knows that they can not ____ a single minor mistake and thing.

A) inflict B) endure

C) stand D) afford

7.The boss stressed the criterion that a qualified waiter must do every service ____ the satisfaction of his customers.

A) for B) by

C) on D) to

8.Only after many years of hard work ____ that money alone does not lead to happiness and success.

A) I did realize B) had I realized

C) did I realize D) I had realized

9.When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ____ the assembly line.

A) take the place of B) replace

C) be attributed to D) give way to

10.The travelers were ready to enjoy the spectacular tidal waves when suddenly a thick fog came up and ____ the whole scene.

A) blurred B) belittled

C) banned D) collapsed

11.A healthy life is frequently thought to be__with the open countryside and homegrown food.

A)tied B)bound C)involved D)associated

12.Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are__ in grocery stores.

A)ready B)approachable C)probable D)available

13.The shy girl felt __ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher's questions.

A)amazed B)awkward C)curious D)amused

14.Only a few people have ______ to the full facts of the incident.

A) access B) resort C) contact D) assess

15.There is no ______ evidence that people can control their dreams, at least in experimental situations in a lab.四级英语

A)attractionB)appointmentC)accessD)solid

答案与解析：

1.B。财政部长强调，促进国民经济的关键不是产量，而是产品的质量。短语辨析题，要求后面考生能辨析...than的差别，并能正确使用。other than 表示“不同于”，“除了”;more than 是“大于”，“多于”，而better than 常指“比……更好”，“胜于”;只有rather than指“不是……(而是……)”，符合本题语境。

2.C。如果人们不必为自己酒后的行为承担责任，那么我们还是原谅那些酒后驾车的司机为好。本题是考察几个与情态动词相关的习惯用语的使用。might/may as well 是比较常用但许多考生并不明确的习惯表达，表示have no better reason not to...(没理由不……还是……为好);没有may well as 这种说法，另外两个短语大多数考生比较熟悉：had better ——最好;would rather——宁可……也不，宁愿。

3.A。要不是大夫赶来，他可能已经死了。本题测试重点是虚拟语气的使用。but for的意思是if not(要是没有，要不是)，要求后面跟虚拟语气的谓语。其他三个选项从意思上均说不通。

4.D。这些地区矿产资源贫乏，工业发展滞后，几乎完全依赖农业，本题测试副词的用法。四个选项分别为respectively(分别地，各个地);undoubtedly(毋庸质疑地，的确地);incredibly(难以置信地);exclusively(排外地，专有地)。根据句意只能选D。

5.B。很奇怪，艾米长得特别像她姑妈。本题测试take的短语动词的使用。各选项的意思分别为：take down——拿下，记下，拆卸，病倒;take after——长得相似;take to——从事，喜欢，养成……习惯;take on——聘用，承担(工作，责任等)。显然本题正确答案是B。与take 相关的短语动词有许多，请考生多加注意。

6.D。实验接近尾声，即将获得最后的成功。每个人都明白谁都承担不起因一个小差错而毁掉全局的后果。词语辨析题，主要明确 can’t afford 的含义及用法。can’t afford 表示“承担不起……的责任/后果”;inflict 后常接on/upon，表示“使……受(痛苦)，给……以(打击/惩罚)”;endure也常与cannot等否定词连用，表示“不能容忍/忍受”;而 stand 表示“容忍”之意时与endure用法相同。

7.D。老板强调指出，要做一名合格的服务员必须使自己的服务让顾客满意。本题考察介词的使用。do sth. to the satisfaction of sb. 的意思是“把某事做得使某人满意”，其他三个选项均不合题意。

8.C。在经过多年的努力工作之后，我才意识到金钱本身并不能带来幸福和成功。

本题考察考生对虚拟语气和倒装句的正确使用。only after 表示“在……之后”，要求后面跟虚拟语气，同时，如果把only after置于句首则要求用倒装语序，综合考虑只有C答案正确。

9.D。工厂引入自动控制之后，所有由手工进行的工作都将让位于装配线。本题是短语辨析题，主要考察考生对give way to 与take the place of 等短语/词汇的区别。give way to (让位于)既包含着take the place of / replace的意思，又不仅仅是take the place of / replace 的意思，它强调了被比较对象的关系，如 A gives way to B 表示“B 取代了A，A 因退步/落后等原因让位于B”。所以本题答案是D。

10.A。游客们正要欣赏壮观的海啸，突然一阵浓雾出现了，整个景色变得一片模糊。词语辨析题，要求考生能够辨析blur等词语，并学会正确使用。blur—把视线、界限等弄得模糊不清;belittle—轻视，使……显得渺小;ban—禁止，取缔;collapse—倒塌，失败，崩溃。

11.D

associate vi.交往n.伙伴，同事 D

associate oneself with 加入

associate sth.with 把(某事物与其他事物)联系在一起

associate with 和……来往

人们总是把健康的生活与开阔的乡村和自家种的食物联系在一起。

12.D

available a.可利用的;通用的

经过加工随时可供烹调的方便食品在食杂店可以买到。

13.B

awkward a.笨拙的;尴尬的

当这个害羞的女孩回答不上来老师的提问时，她感到很窘迫和难受.

14.C

只有少数几个人有机会了解事件的全部真相。

access n.通道，入口;接近，进入;接近的机会 vt.存取(计算机文件)

注意与之搭配的介词必须是to, 如：have free access to the library 自由进入图书馆;注意相近词的区别：access, assess(评价，评估)和excess(超过，过度)。

15.D

没有确凿的证据表明人们可以控制他们的梦境，至少在实验室的实验条件下是这样的。

solid adj.结实的;实心的;固体的;可靠的;纯质的;连续的 n.固体

solid foundation 稳固的基础;a solid mass of matter 一连串众多的时间

(责任编辑：田学江)