专四词汇语法练习题及答案大全

练习（1）

1. There was a large crowd of demonstrators ____ against the war.

A) protecting B) preserving C) protesting D) prosecuting

2. I’m afraid I will have to ____her invitation to the party.

A) refuse B) refute C) ignore D) decline

3. The coat I bought yesterday is not expensive at all. As a matter of fact, I would gladly have paid ____ for it. A) as much twice B) much as twice C) as twice much D) twice as much

4. He can’t start the car because the battery has ____. A) run up B) run down C) run over D) run off

5. Without facts, we cannot form a worthwhile opinion, for we need to have factual knowledge ____ our thinking.

A) upon which to base B) which to base upon C) which to be based on D) to base on which 6. This design is ____ that one.

A) more superior to B) far superior than C) more

superior than D) far superior to

7. I wondered what her ____ to the news would be. A) impression B) reaction C) comment D) opinion 8. She shouldn’t have stood in a queue; she ____ her undergro und ticket from the machine.

A) has got B) must have got C) could have got D) got 9. Don’t worry. ____ that you will be treated equally. A) I’ll look forward to it B) I’ll try my utmost C) I’ll be on the alert D) I’ll see to it

10. The workers agreed to ____ the strike if the company would satisfy their demand.

A) call off B) call out C) call to D) call on 11. I’d rather you ____ so rudely to her.

A) don’t speak B) won’t speak C) should not speak D) didn’t speak

12. Today many kinds of electrical ____ are available, which has made housework much easier than before. A) facilities B) appliances C) instruments D) equipment 13. The author is going to ____ his play for television. A) add B) adopt C) adapt D)adjust

14. ____ for your help, I’d never have been able to achieve such a success.

15. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its ____.

A) boundaries B) limitations C) confinements D) restraints

16. I’m afraid I can’t ____ you ____; you’ll have to go to a hotel.

A) put ...up B) pick ... up C) pull ... up D) wake ... up 17. The guests said that they wouldn’t mind ____. A) to have a little light music B) having a little light music C) have a little light music D) if they have a little light music

18. Although this area is very poor just now, its ____ wealth is great.

A) previous B) profound C) potential D) primary 19. He ran quickly to the classroom, two books ____ under his arm.

A) to be hold B) held C) were held D) holding

20. We must try our best to lower the cost of our products. Otherwise the high cost will ____ our profit. A) cut off B) cut in C) cut short D) cut into

21. Tom is not very clever, but he is the most ____ pupil in the class.

A) industrious B) indulgent C) industrial D) indifferent 22. No sooner had he arrived home ____ he was asked to start another journey.

A) when B) than C) then D) until

23. Y oung children easily ____ words that their parents frequently use.

A) put up B) turn up C) bring up D) pick up

24. Only when you have obtained all the information about it ____ come to a sound judgment. A) you can B) you will C) would you D) can you

25. American women were ____ the right to vote until 1920 after many years of hard struggle. A) ignored B) neglected C) denied D) refused

26. All ____ is a continuous supply of the basic necessities of life.

A) what is needed B) the thing needed C) which is needed D) that is needed

27. The factory has ____several workers because of the drop in sales.

A) laid off B) laid out C) laid aside D) laid down

28. There were no tickets ____ for Friday’s performance. A) applicable B) approachable C) attainable D) available

A) would be B) had been C) should be D) would have been

30. If you don’t work hard, you are bound to fall behind others, ____ smart you might be.

A) whatever B) though C) whatsoever D) however 答案及部分题目详解 1. 【答案】C

【译文】有一大群示威者在抗议战争（的爆发）。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】to protest against ... 意为“抗议，反对”。to protect ... (from ...) 意为“保护……（使之不受……）”。to preserve 意为“保护，防护，维护”。to prosecute 意为“对……起诉；进行，坚持下去”。 2. 【答案】D

【译文】我恐怕不得不谢绝她的晚会邀请。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】decline 意为“婉谢，谢绝”，指对别人的邀请、帮助等比较委婉地回绝。refuse 意为“拒绝”，指对别人的要求、请求等比较直率的，有时比较不客气的拒绝。refute 意为驳斥，反驳。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不 3. 【答案】D

【译文】我昨天买的大衣一点也不贵，事实上，花两倍的价钱买

它我都愿意。

【试题分析】本题考察表示倍数和比较的用法。

【详细解答】本句实际上隐含了一个又“as...as...”引导的比较状语从句。完整的句子是“I would gladly have paid twice as much as I paid for it”。当有表示倍数的词时，要放在“as...as...”比较级之前。 4. 【答案】B

【译文】由于电池耗尽了，他的汽车发动不了。 【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】run down 意为“（动力等）耗尽；（身体）衰弱，疲乏；（钟表）停了，(使)失灵”。run up 意为“升起（旗帜）；欠下（钱财）”。run over意为“撞倒，辗过”。run off意为“撵走，吓跑”。 5. 【答案】A

【译文】如果没有事实依据，我们就不能形成正确的主张，因为我们要把想法建立在事实的基础上。

【试题分析】介词＋关系代词＋不定式作后置定语。

【详细解答】此句需要一个后置定语来修饰factual knowledge，根据句意应是base our thinking (upon) on factual knowledge，因此应使用“介词＋关系代词＋不定式”的结构作后置定语。 6. 【答案】D

【译文】这个设计比那个要好的多。 【试题分析】superior 表比较的用法。

【详细解答】superior 意为“优越的，优良的”，后接介词to，表示比较，单词本身没有比较级。通常在前面加“far”表示“比……好得多”。

【译文】我想知道她对这个消息的反应如何。 【试题分析】词语固定搭配题。

【详细解答】reaction 意为“对……的反应”。impression与on 搭配，表示“给……留下……印象”。comment 与on 搭配，表示“对……做出……评价”。opinion on意为“对……发表看法（意见）”。 8. 【答案】C

【译文】她不应该去排队买票，她本来可以通过售票机买地铁票的。

【试题分析】本题考察情态动词could 的完成式用法。 【详细解答】前半句用“shouldn’t have done”的形式，表示“本不应该做……”；后半句则提供了另一种可能性，“本来可以……”，因为是过去可能做，而实际上未做的事情，故应使用could 的完成式。 9. 【答案】D

【译文】不要担心，我会关照，好让你受到平等对待的。 【试题分析】see （to it ）that＋从句的用法。

【详细解答】see （to it ）that……意为“务必，留神，注意做到”。其他三个选项在结构上都不能接从句，在语义上，look forward to意为“希望，盼望”；try one’s utmost 意为“竭尽全力”；be on the alert 意为“警惕，提防”。 10. 【答案】A

【译文】工人们同意如果公司满足他们的要求就取消罢工。 【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】call off 意为“取消”。call out 意为“叫（请）出来；叫出（名字）”。call to 意为“向……喊”。call on 意为“号召，呼吁，要求”。 11. 【答案】D

【译文】我宁愿你不对她这么无礼。

【试题分析】would rather 后宾语从句的虚拟语气。 【详细解答】would rather 表示愿望，后接的宾语从句谓语动词要用虚拟语气。表示与现在事实相反的愿望时，用过去时；表示与过去事实相反的愿望时，用过去完成时。 12. 【答案】B

【译文】如今可供使用的电器很多，这使得做家务事比以前容易多了。

【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】appliance 意为“器具，器械”，electrical appliance 意为“电器”。facility 意为“设备，设施”。

instrument 意为“仪器”，尤指用于精致工作的工具或仪器。equipment 意为“设备，装备”。 13. 【答案】C

【译文】作者将要把他的剧本改编为电视剧。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】adapt意为“改编，翻改；使适应”。add 意为“增加，加强”。adopt意为“采纳，采取（态度）；收养”。adjust意为“调整，适应”。

【译文】如果不是你的帮助，我永远都不会取得这样的成功。 【试题分析】本题测试虚拟条件句的倒装。

【详细解答】根据句意和时态，前半句应为“If it had not been for your help”。当虚拟条件句的谓语动词含有were, had, should 时，可以省略if, 将were, had, should 移至主语的前面。 15. 【答案】B

【译文】虽然电脑有很多好处，但绝不是没有局限性。 【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。

【详细解答】limitation意为“限制，局限”。boundary 意为“边境线，分界线”。confinement 意为“限制

（在范围内），监禁”，。restraint意为“抑制，遏制，制止”，常接介词from。 16. 【答案】A

【译文】恐怕我不能给你提供住处，你得去住旅馆。 【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】put ... up意为“留……住宿；举起；搭建”。pick ... up 意为“拾起，拿起；学会，学到”。pull ... up意为“使（车子）停下”。wake ... up意为“叫醒”。 17. 【答案】B

【译文】客人们说来一点轻音乐也好。

【试题分析】mind +动名词表示“介意，反对”。

【详细解答】mind 作“在乎，介意”讲时，主要用于疑问句、否定句和条件句中，后面若有动词作宾语，要用动名词。 18. 【答案】C

【译文】虽然目前这一地区很贫穷，但它的潜在财富却是巨大的。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】potential意为“潜在的”。previous 意为“以前的，从前的”。profound意为“深奥的，博学的”。primary意为“初级的；主要的；基本的”。 19. 【答案】B

【译文】他胳膊下夹着两本书，飞快地向教室跑去。 【试题分析】独立主格结构作伴随状语。

【详细解答】由于句子前后以逗号隔开，没有连词，因此后半句只能是伴随状语，要使用名词＋分词

的独立主格结构，此句中books是分词动作hold的承受者，

故应使用过去分词。 20. 【答案】D

【译文】我们必须全力降低产品的成本，否则高成本将使利润大打折扣。

【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】cut into意为“减少，降低；插嘴，打断”。cut off 意为“切断；隔绝，挡住；切下来”

。cut in意为“插嘴，夹塞”。cut short意为“打断（谈话），中断（活动）”。

【译文】汤姆并不十分聪明，但他却是班里最勤奋的学生。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】industrious意为“勤奋的，勤勉的”。indulgent 意为“纵容的，溺爱的”。industrial 意为“工业的，实业的”。indifferent意为“冷淡的，漠不关心的；平淡无奇的”。 22. 【答案】B

【译文】他刚到家，就被要求开始另一个旅程。

【试题分析】测试“no sooner...than”引导的时间状语从句。 【详细解答】“no sooner...than” 是一个关联从属连词，意为“一……就…… ”，故B为正确答

案。当“no sooner”置于句首时，要用倒装语序。 23. 【答案】D

【译文】小孩子们会很容易学会父母常使用的话语。

【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】pick up 意为“拾起；（非正规地）学会，学到”。put up 意为“举起；修建；留……住宿”。turn up 意为“出现，出席”。bring up 意为“抚养大；提出”。 24. 【答案】D

【译文】只有当你得到关于它的所有信息后，才能得出合理的判断。

【试题分析】倒装结构。

【详细解答】“Only+状语（状语从句）”置于句首时，主句的主、谓语需采用部分倒装的结构。如

果谓语中含有情态动词、助动词或动词be 时，只要将其移至主语前即可。 25. 【答案】C

【译文】美国妇女很长时间都未被赋予选举的权利，经过多年的斗争，直到1920年她们才争取到了这 一权利。

【试题分析】同义词语辨析题。

【详细解答】deny sb. sth.表示“拒绝给予……”。ignore 意为“忽视，忽略，不理睬”。neglect 意为“疏忽，忽视”。refuse 意为“拒绝”。 26. 【答案】D

【译文】全部所需要的就是对基本生活必需品的源源不断的供

应。

【试题分析】that 引导的限制性定语从句。

【详细解答】All 后需要一个定语从句，而all后面的定语从句只能由that 引导 27. 【答案】A

【译文】由于销售量下降，这家工厂已经解雇了一些工人。 【试题分析】动词短语辨析题。

【详细解答】lay off意为“解雇”。lay out 意为“设计，布局；花费，使用”。lay aside意为“放在一边”。lay down意为“放下；规定，说明”。 28. 【答案】D

【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】available意为“可以得到的，可供利用（使用）的”。applicable 意为“适用的，有效的”。approachable意为“可以到达的，容易接近的”。attainable意为“可以达到的”。 29. 【答案】D

【译文】我遇到交通堵塞了，否则我会按时到这的。 【试题分析】隐含的虚拟条件句。

【详细解答】此题中前半句是一个陈述句，后半句中otherwise相当于一个虚拟的条件从句“If the traffic had not been very busy”，是对过去的情况的一个假设，因此主句中的谓语

要用“would have done”的形式。 30. 【答案】D

【译文】不管你有多聪明，如果你不努力，注定会落在别人后面。 【试题分析】however 引导让步状语从句。

【详细解答】however 引导让步状语从句相当于“no matter how”，后接形容词或副词，表示“不管多么……”。whatever 和whatsoever （语气比whatever 强）引导让步状语从句时，相当于“no matter what”，后接名词。此句如选though，后半句应为“though you might be smart”。 专四词汇语法练习（2）

1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting? A) explain B) excuse C) describe D) account

2. The mother was so ____ at the news tha t she didn’t know what to do.

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

3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____.

A) power B) voice C) volume D) sound

4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match.

A) quantity B) number C) share D) amount

5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his

research that he felt____ lonely.

A) all but B) nothing but C) something but D) anything but

6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.

A) take place B) take over C) take down D) take the place of

7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual.

A) For there to be B) As there to be C) For there being D) As there being

8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers. A) that B) whose C) what D) which

9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up. A) laid B) lying C) lain D) laying

10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does.

A) studied B) should study C) study D) had studied 11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva.

A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking

12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.

A) into B) on C) of D) under

13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.

14.I have decided to ____ my smoking. A)cut up B)cut off C)cut across D)cut down

15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts. A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow 16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.

A) equipment B) facilities C) appliances D) apparatus 17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland. A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces

18. They bought a Y amaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it

so much that they would have paid ____ for it.

A) twice as much B) as much twice C) as twice much D) much as twice

19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her. A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see

20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class

A) anyone’s B) anyone else C) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else

21. The first prize goes to ____ makes the greatest contribution to the company.

A) whomever B) whichever C) no matter who D) whoever

22. Society is a building, to the construction of ____ every member brings a brick. A) that B) which C) it D) this

23. The applicant filled in the form，but he didn’t know which office room ____.

A) to send it to B) to be sent to C) to have it sent to D) to sent it

24. Y oung ____ he was, he was trusted with an important task.

A)because B)although C)as D)since

25. Tom broke the glass of the neighbor’s window. I’

ll ____ that he will not d o it again.

A) hope for B ) be sure C) see to it D) make it so 26.The new cars of the V olkswagon Company are now being ____at the rate of 1,000 every week.

A) turned out B) turned down C) turned up D) turned on

27. It was urgent that he ____ her immediately. A) calls B) called C) call D) would call 28. I don’t ____ going to the movie. A) feel for B) feel like C) feel out D) feel

29. The meeting drew to a ____ late in the afternoon. A) near B) close C) point D) tail

30. John regretted ____ to the meeting last week. A) not going B) not go to C) not having been going D) not to be going 1．【答案】D

【译文】你怎么解释你开会迟到了？ 【试题分析】短语动词

【详细解答】account for 解释、导致；explain解释；excuse 原谅；find excuse for 找借口；describe 描述。 2．【答案】B

【译文】听到消息，这位妈妈震惊得不知所措。

【试题分析】词义辨析

好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。 3．【答案】C

【译文】他喜欢听音乐时把音量开到最大。 【试题分析】词义辨析

【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。power电力、功率、权力；voice 声音、说话声；sound声音、

声响；volume 音量、容量。本句话说的是把收音机的音量开到最大，所以选择C。 4．【答案】C

【译文】教练必须对这次足球赛的失败负大部分责任。 【试题分析】词义辨析

【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。quantity量、数量；number数目、数字；amount 数量、总数，share份额。这里讲的是一大部分的责任，所以选择C。 5．【答案】D

【译文】尽管房子里只有他一人，但他忙于自己的工作所以一点也不感到孤独。 【试题分析】固定搭配

【详细解答】这道题目主要是测试学生对于anything but 及nothing but 的掌握，anything but 一点也不、决不, nothing but只不过……而已。 6．【答案】D

【译文】由于从国外引进了先进技术，所以很有必要用熟练工人取代不熟练工人。 【试题分析】动词短语

【详细解答】take place发生；take down 记下；take over 接管；take the place of 取代。根据上下文，选择D 7．【答案】A

【译文】街上人这么少，真奇怪。 【试题分析】句法结构

【详细解答】there to be 句型做主语时，通常用for做引导词。所以选择A项。 8．【答案】A

【译文】有迹象表明，互联网正越来越受到青少年的喜爱。 【试题分析】名词性从句

【详细解答】名词sign后面要跟that引导的从句做同位语。 9．【答案】B

【译文】Bob在满是蒲公英的草地上躺了很长时间才坐起来。 【试题分析】动词变形

【详细解答】本题主要测验学生对几个容易混淆的词的辨认。lie 躺：过去式lay，过去分词lain；现在分词lying；lie撒谎：过去式lied，过去分词lied，现在分词lying；lay放置：过去式laid，过去分词laid，现在分词laying. 句子中是lie(躺)的现在分词。

10．【答案】A

【译文】Jill宁愿他的女朋友和他在同一个系里学习。 【试题分析】虚拟语气

【详细解答】would rather 后面的从句常用虚拟语气过去式。所以选择A。 11．【答案】B

【译文】她不反对接受这张飞往日内瓦的机票。 【试题分析】考查搭配。

【详细解答】have no objection to doing something表示不反对做什么事情。注意to为介词。12. 【答案】D 【试题分析】考查短语。

【详细解答】to be under the impression that 表示有模糊印象发生过什么事情。 13. 【答案】A

【译文】在暑假里，他们有一个计划，每隔一周看一次电影。 【试题分析】考查短语。

【详细解答】at intervals是考点，表示每隔一段时间或者距离。其余三项均无此义。 14. 【答案】D

【译文】我决定少抽烟。 【试题分析】短语辨义题。

【详细解答】cut up切碎，破碎；cut off 切断，删去；cut across

走捷径，抄近路；cut down 减少，符合题 15. 【答案】A

【译文】因为对外国零件的限制，许多进口飞机已经闲置了数年。 【试题分析】近义词辨析。

【详细解答】idle 空闲的，无用的，懒散的；vacant 空缺的，未占用的；empty空无一物的；hollow中空的 16. 【答案】C

【译文】家电把人们从繁重的家务劳动中解放出来。 【试题分析】近义词辨析。

【详细解答】equipment 不可数名词表示设备，装备，仪表，一起；facilities表示便利设施；appliances表示用具，家电；apparatus表示仪器和器具。 17. 【答案】C

【译文】这场雨下得及时，它将缓解内陆地区的人们面临的高温。 【试题分析】考查分词短语的用法

【详细解答】分词短语作定语，它的作用相当于定语从句。现在分词短语表示动作是由前面的名词发出的，既可以表示进行中的动作，又可以表示习惯性动作。过去分词短语表示前面的名词是受动者。 18. 【答案】A

【译文】他们花了10，000元买了一台雅马哈钢琴。他们很喜欢它，甚至愿意出双倍的价钱。【试题分析】考查英语倍数的表

达方法。

【详细解答】twice as much/many 可以用来表示双倍，谈论不可数的东西时用much；谈论可数的东西时用many。 19. 【答案】C

【译文】她下了楼梯才发现忘记带钥匙了。 【试题分析】考查强调句型

【详细解答】强调句型中应该用that 不用其他的引导词。与not ...until 句型连用时注意,当强调until部分时, not应该和until 部分一起强调。 20. 【答案】C

【译文】麦克很开心，它的英语考试成绩比别人的都高。 【试题分析】考查代词属格。

【详细解答】表示其他任何人应该用anyone else；它的属格是anyone else’s. 21. 【答案】D

【译文】为公司做出最大贡献的人可以得到头奖。 【试题分析】考查从句引导词。

不选用whomever；whichever不用来指表示人的主语；no matter who用来引导让步状语从句。 22. 【答案】B

【译文】社会就象是一座建筑，每个人都为它添砖加瓦。 【试题分析】考查定语从句。

【详细解答】定语从句的复杂介词引导词要结合上下文确定。本句中缺少的是一个关系代词，指物，且用在介词之后只能选B。 23. 【答案】A

【译文】申请人填完了表格，却不知应该交到哪个办公室。 【试题分析】考查动词不定式短语。

【详细解答】由疑问词+不定式构成的不定式短语可以用作动词宾语，相当于从句。但不定式的逻辑主语必须是句子的主语，否则应用宾语从句。 24. 【答案】C

【译文】虽然他很年轻，却被委以重任。 【试题分析】考查连接词。

【详细解答】显然逗号前后的部分是让步关系，而because和since都是引导原因状语从句，不合题意。而although不能引导倒装的让步状语从句，所以选C。 25. 【答案】C

【译文】汤姆把邻居家的窗户玻璃打碎了，我会加以注意，让他下一次别这样。 【试题分析】考查短语。

【详细解答】see to 是一个词组，表示注意照料；该词组后接从句，构成see to it that. 26. 【答案】A

【译文】大众公司的新车正在以每周1，000辆的速度生产出来。

【试题分析】动词短语的辨析。

【详细解答】turn out 表示生产，制造；turn down关小，调低，拒绝；turn up 出现，出席，被发现；turn on 打开，开启。

27. 【答案】C

【译文】他马上给她打电话是很重要的。 【试题分析】考查虚拟语气

【详细解答】在it is urgent that... 的从句中应该用虚拟语气，should+动词原形，且should可以省略. 28. 【答案】B

【译文】我不想去看电影。 【试题分析】考查短语搭配。

【详细解答】feel like要求加动名词，表示想要；feel for 表示摸着寻找；feel somebody out 表示摸清某人的意图，想法。 29. 【答案】B

【译文】会议在下午结束。 【试题分析】考查短语。

【详细解答】draw to a close表示快要结束。come to an end /a close也可以表达同样的意思。30. 【答案】A 【译文】John 很后悔上星期没有去参加那个会议。 【试题分析】考查regret的用法。

【详细解答】对以前的事情后悔应该用regret加上doing。

1. Ability to get along with people is an ____ in business. A) capital B) property C) goods D) asset 2. Many Africans were ____ to Christianity.

A) changed B) transformed C) converted D) exchanged 3. The ____ scene of the waterfall is a perfect delight to the eye.

A) significant B) magnificent C) superstitious D) substantial

4. A lot of traffic accidents____ from carelessness. A) arouse B) arise C) raise D) rise

5. The teacher____ me____ for disobedience.

A) called ...down B) called...upon C) called...off D) called...out

6. Some areas, ____their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.

A) due to B) but for C) in spite of D) with regard to 7. I left for the school earlier than usual this morning ____ traffic jam.

A) in terms of B) in case of C) for the sake of D) at the risk of

8. John felt very ____ when everyone laughed at his question.

A) boring B) complex C) embarrassed D) encouraged 9. He criticized everything and everybody, and even ____ his teachers.

A) ran over B) ran down C) ran against D) ran into 10. In this experiment, they are wakened several times during the night, and asked to report what they ____. A) had been dreaming B) have been dreaming C) are dreaming D) had dreamt

11. It was several hours before I was ____ of what was happening.

A) alive B) aware C) awake D) ware

12. Understanding this article is ____ a seven-year-old child’s capacity.

A) on B) up C) down D) beyond

13. Frequent cultural exchange will certainly help ____friendly relations between our two universities. A) foster B) utilize C) cherish D) raise

14. Such a difficult operation may not succeed, it’s a(n) ____ gamble.

A) essential B) fundamental C) elementary D) inevitable 15. The Chinese nation is____ for its diligence and courage.

A) disgusted B) distinguished C) discouraged D) disappointed

16. ____ right now, she would not be late for the class. A) Would she leave B) If she leave C) Were she to leave D) If she had left

17. The student was very excited when he ____ his teacher in this important lecture.

A) assisted B) insisted C) resisted D) persisted

18. In a few days Mr. Barnstaple had ____strength of body and mind

A) retreated B) recorded C) recovered D) replaced 19. He was bothered by the____ bark of dogs in the neighborhood every night.

A) constant B) perpetual C) long D) steady

20. The Song Dynasty contributed three great inventions____ world civilization. A) to B) towards C) with D) in respond to ____ situation.

A) similar B) alike C) same D) likely

22. In this factory , suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully ____.

A) admitted B) acknowledged C) absorbed D)

considered

23. The boy slipped out of the room and headed for the swimming pool without his parents’____.

A) command B) conviction C) consent D) compromise 24. In a typhoon , winds____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.

A) assume B) accomplish C) attain D) assemble

25. Difficulties and hardships have ____the best qualities of the young geologist.

A) brought out B) brought about C) brought forth D) brought up

26. The bank manager asked his assistant if it was possible for him to____ the investment plan within a week.

A) work out B) put out C) make out D) set out

27. Richard doesn’t think he could ever____ what is called “free-style” poetry.

A) take on B) take over C) take to D) take after

28. Californians and New Englanders speak the same language and ____by the same federal laws. A) stand B) conform C) abide D) sustain

29. The long-awaited Hubble Space Telescope, ____to

orbit the Earth next March, will observe some of the oldest stars in the sky.

A) subject B) owing C) available D) due

30. Although we had told them not to keep us waiting, they made no ____ to speed up deliveries. A) trial B) attempt C) action D) progress 1. 【答案】D

【译文】在商业界友善跟别人相处是可贵的优点。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“资产”的细微差别。

【详细解答】capital指资本，资产；property指财产，所有物；goods指货物；asset指资产，优点。 2. 【答案】C

【译文】许多非洲人都改信基督教。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“转变”的细微差别。

【详细解答】transform指在性质上或形态上发生彻底或基本的变化；convert指改变信仰；exchange指交换。 3. 【答案】B

【译文】瀑布的宏伟景象真是好看极了。

【试题分析】词义辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。 【详细解答】significant指有意义的，重大的；magnificent

指华丽的，雄伟的；superstitious指迷信的；substantial指实质的，坚固的。 4. 【答案】B

【译文】许多的交通事故是由疏忽大意引起的。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考试掌握几个形似，意似的词语的差别。

【详细解答】arouse指唤起，引起；arise(from)指发生，起因于；raise是及物动词指提高，饲养；rise是不及物动词，指升起。

【译文】因我不听话，老师训斥了我

【试题分析】短语辨义题，要求考生掌握几个跟call组成短语的意思。

【详细解答】call down指挑剔、找麻烦,斥责；call upon指命令；要求；call off指取消；call out 指召集使集中；召唤。 6. 【答案】A

【译文】有些地区，由于恶劣的天气情况，几乎没有人居住。 【试题分析】短语辨义题。

【详细解答】due to指由于；but for指要不是；in spite of指不管；with regard to指关于。 7. 【答案】B 【译文】我今天提前去学校，以防塞车。 【试题分析】短语辨义题。

【详细解答】in terms of 指根据，按照；in case of指假设，

万一；for the sake of指为了；at the risk of指冒危险。 8. 【答案】C

【译文】当每个人都嘲笑他的问题的时候，约翰感到很尴尬。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】boring指令人厌烦的；complex指复杂的，合成的；embarrassed指尴尬的；encouraged 指被鼓舞的。 9. 【答案】B

【译文】他批评所有的事，所有的人，甚至还诋毁自己的老师。 【试题分析】短语辨析题。

【详细解答】run...over指撞到，碾过；run...down指批评，贬低；run...against 指违反，偶遇；run...into 指进入，偶遇。 10. 【答案】B

【译文】在实验期间，他们被叫醒几次，报告他们刚刚梦到了什么。

【试题分析】语法题，要求考生掌握现在完成进行时的用法。 【详细解答】此句要求用现在完成进行时，表示一直进行到现在的动作。 11. 【答案】B

【译文】等我意识到发生了什么时，已经过去几个小时了。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】alive指活着的；aware指意识到的；awake指醒的；ware指器皿。

12. 【答案】D

【译文】七岁的小孩是看不懂这篇文章的。 【试题分析】考察介词的意思以及用法。

【详细解答】只有D) beyond超越与题意相符，为正确答案。 13. 【答案】A

【译文】经常的文化交流肯定有助于发展我们两校之间的友好关系。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个动词的意思和运用。 【详细解答】foster指培养，助长；utilize指运用，利用；cherish指珍爱，怀抱（希望）；raise 指提高，饲养。 14. 【答案】D

【译文】这样难度很大的手术可能不成功,但这是一次非做不可的冒险。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形容词的意思。 【详细解答】essential指本质的，实质的；fundamental指基本的；elementary指初步的；inevitable 指不可避免的。 【译文】中华民族以勤劳勇敢著称。 【试题分析】词义辨析题。

【详细解答】disgusted指厌恶的；distinguished指卓著的，优秀的；discouraged指气馁的；disappointed指失望的。 16. 【答案】C

【译文】如果她立刻就走，她上学就不会迟到。

【试题分析】考虚拟语气，要求学生掌握：省略了if时，句子要倒装。

【详细解答】虚拟语气，省略了if，句子部分倒装。 17. 【答案】A

【译文】那个学生很兴奋他可以在重要的演讲中当老师的助手。 【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。 【详细解答】assist指协助帮助；insist指坚持；resist指抗拒，拒绝；persist指坚持，持久。 18. 【答案】C

【译文】几天之后，巴斯得波先生恢复了身体和思维。 【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个形似的词语的意思。 【详细解答】retreat指撤退；record指录音；recover指使恢复原状,使(身体)复原；replace指取代，代替。 19. 【答案】A

【译文】每天晚上附近的持续的狗叫声吵得他不得安宁。 【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“不断的”的细微差别。

【详细解答】constant指始终如一的，不变的，持续地发生或反复地发生；perpetual指永久的，不间断的；steady 指稳定的。

20. 【答案】A

【译文】宋朝为世界文明贡献出三大发明。

【试题分析】搭配题，要求考生掌握contribute和介词的搭配。 【详细解答】contribute和to 搭配，指贡献，捐献。 21.【答案】A

【译文】只要和孩子们相处一段时间，任何人都会了解到对于相同的情况，男孩和女孩的反应是不同的。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“相似”的差别，并能正确运用。

【详细解答】similar表示“相似的，相同的”。alike表示“相同的，相像的”，只能作句子的表语，不能作定语修饰名词。same表示“相同，完全一致，没有差别的”，需与the连用。likely表示“似真的，可能的，有希望的”，不合句意。 22.【答案】A

【译文】在这座工厂里，建议在被完全采纳前常常要等待数月。 【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析几个“承认”的差别，并正确使用。

【详细解答】admit表示“承认，接纳”。acknowledge表示“公开承认(错误或事实)，公认，感谢”。absorb表示“吸引，吸收”。consider表示“思考，考虑”。 23.【答案】C

【译文】那个小男孩偷偷溜出房间，去游泳池而没有得到父母的允许。

【试题分析】词语辨析，要求考生能辨析几个形近词的用法。

【详细解答】consent表示“同意，允诺，赞成”。command表示“命令，指挥，指令”。conviction表示“确信，确定”。compromise表示“妥协，让步”。 24.【答案】C

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生能辨析形近词的意思及用法。 【详细解答】attain 表示“达到，获得”。assume 表示“假定，假设”。

accomplish表示“完成(工作或任务)，达到(某个程度)”。assemble表示“集合，装配”。 25.【答案】A

【译文】艰难和困苦锻炼出了这位年青地质学家的优秀品质。 【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握bring与介词或副词搭配的词组。

【详细解答】bring out 表示“生产，出版，使出现”。bring about表示“使……(事件)发生”。bring froth表示“提出，出示”。bring up表示“抚养，养育”。 26.【答案】A

【译文】银行经理问他的助手是否能在一周内设计出投资计划。 【试题分析】词组辨析题，要求考生掌握含有out的短语。 【详细解答】work over表示“设计出，计算出”。put out表示“放出，生产”。

make out表示“说明，写出”。set out表示“出发，开始，

动身”。 27.【答案】C

【译文】Richard 从不认为自己会喜欢所谓的“自由体”诗歌。 【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握take类短语。 【详细解答】take to 表示“开始，喜欢，适应”。take on 表示“呈现，具有……”。

take over 表示“接收，接管”。take after表示“模仿，长得像……一样”。 28.【答案】C

【译文】加利福尼亚人和新英格兰人讲同一种语言，且遵守同样的联邦法律。

【试题分析】词语辨析题。要求考生掌握几个“坚持”的用法。 【详细解答】abide by表示“坚持，遵守”。stand by 表示“支持，站在……一边”。

conform 表示“使……一致”，与to连用。sustain表示“支撑，维持”。 29.【答案】D

【译文】期盼已久的哈勃太空望远镜，明年三月预计沿地球轨道运行，它将观测太空中的一些最古老的星体。【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】due表示“预期的，预计的”。due to 接名词表示“因为”。subject to表示“服从，听命于”。

owing to表示“由于，因为”。available表示“有用的，存在的”，可接to sb. 或to sth. 30.【答案】B

【译文】尽管我们早已告知他们别让我们久等，他们却丝毫没有加速送货的意思。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，要求考生掌握几个“试图”的差异，并能正确使用。

【详细解答】make与attempt和progress都是常用搭配，make progress(取得进步)不合句意，“没有 尝试加快送货”attempt符合该句句意。 练习（4）

1.____ all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists.

A) Nearly B) That nearly C) It is nearly D) When nearly 2. On cloudy nights it is not possible to see the stars with ____ eye.

A) naked B) bare C) flesh D) pure

3. During the storm we took ____ in the doorway of a shop.

A) rescue B) shelter C) shield D) proof A) staff B) crew C) team D) chain

5. At the first ____ of twelve everyone stopped for lunch.

A) sound B) stroke C) moment D) minute

6. The map was drawn to the standard____ of 1/100,000 so there was not much detail. A) base B) line C) rate D) scale

7. Her skirt had been so ____ in packing that she had to iron it before going out.

A) crushed B) torn C) dirty D) untidy

8. We are taking ____a collection to buy flowers for John because he is in the hospital. A) to B) up C) over D) off

9. It’s not what she says that bothers me. It’s the reason she says it. Y ou’ve got to read ____ the lines with her.

A) among B) amongst C) between D) through 10. I mistook you ____ your brother. A) for B) as C) to be D) by

11. I am easily hurt because my feelings are very ____. A) sensible B) sensational C) sensitive D) sentimental 12. The medical record shows that it was the drug, not the disease, ____ killed him several years ago.

A) the effects of which B) the effects of it C) finally D) that

13. What you have done is ____ the doctor’s orders. A) attached to B) responsible to ) resistant to D) contrary to

14. Y ou can’t see through a telescope unless it is ____ correctly to your sight.

A) adapted B) adopted C) adjusted D) accustomed 15. An ambulance must have priority as it usually has to deal with some kind of ____.

A) crisis B) urgency C) emergency D) emergence 16.____ nothing more to discuss, the secretary-general got to his feet, said goodbye and left the room. A) There was B) Being C) There being D) As there being 17. I ____you that the machine will arrive next week. A) insist B) confirm C) assure D) undertake

18. Many new ____ will be opened up in the future for those with a university education.

A) opportunities B) necessities C) probabilities D) realities

19. His discovery counts ____nothing though he tried very hard.

A) on B) for C) in D) up

20. He has never felt himself so powerfully ____to the

scientific ideal.

A) interested B) absorbed C) confident D) attracted 21. If you don’t put the food in the refrigerator, it may go ____.

A) off B) over C) wrong D) out

22. If this university ____ such a good reputation, I would not have come here.

A) didn’t have B) hadn’t had C) doesn’t have D) hasn’t had

23. He agreed with the plan in ____, but thought that in practice it would not work.

A) attitude B) approach C) viewpoint D) principle 24. If only we ____ then the disease was curable. A) knew B) could know C) had known D) would have known

25. The weather is highly ____ at this time of the year and it is hard to know what to wear. A) various B) variant C) variable D) varied met.

A) destroy B) refuse C) assume D) cancel

27. Eminent physicists from all over the world came to the U.S. to ____ the centennial（一百周年）of A. Einstein’

s birth.

A) congratulate B) applaud C) celebrate D) participate 28.Not until midnight ____him in the hotel.

A) we found B) we did find C) found we D) did we find 29. I could just see a car in the distance, but I couldn’t ____what color it was.

A) make out B) look to C) look out D) take in

30. High in the sky a ____ of birds was flying southward. A) swarm B) flock C) crowd D) herd 1. 【答案】B

【译文】所有的行为都是习得行为是社会学家的一个基本设想。 【试题分析】语法辨析题。

【详细解答】这是一个带主语从句的句子，that 引导出从句。 2. 【答案】A

【译文】在多云的夜晚，不可能用肉眼观察到星星。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】“naked eyes”是固定搭配，即肉眼。 3. 【答案】B

【译文】暴风雨中我们在商店的门廊下避雨。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】rescue是营救，援救；shield是盾牌；防护罩；proof是证据；检验，考验；这三个词都不能跟take搭配，只

有shelter可以，take shelter 是寻求庇护的意思。 4. 【答案】B

【译文】船长和船员都在船上欢迎我们。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解表示不同人群的词之间的细微差别。

【详细解答】staff指的是职员，职工；team是小组，队；chain是串，连锁：crew是全体船员，乘务员，符合句意，是正确答案。

5. 【答案】B

【译文】刚敲十二点，每个人都停下来去吃午饭。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】钟的敲响声或鸣响用stroke。 6. 【答案】D

【译文】地图是按1：100,000的标准比例绘制的，所以不是很详细。

【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】rate是一般意义上的比率，而实物与图表之间的比例是scale，所以scale是正确答案。 7. 【答案】A

【译文】她的裙子在包里给压得很皱，出门前她只好把它熨一下。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】衣服给压皱了是crushed，torn是弄破了，dirty

是脏了，untidy则是不整齐，没有条理性，所以只有crushed符合句意。

【译文】我们筹款为John买花，因为他住院了。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】take up a collection是一个固定词组，意思是募捐，筹款，其它三个介词都无法和take 和a collection 搭配。 9. 【答案】C

【译文】让我烦的不是她说了什么，而是她为什么要说，你得体会她的言外之意。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】read between the lines是一个固定词组，意思是体会字里行间的言外之意。 10. 【答案】A 【译文】我把你错认作你兄弟了。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】mistake A for B是一个固定词组，意思是将A错认作B。 11. 【答案】C

【译文】我感情上容易受伤是因为我很敏感。

【试题分析】词语辨析题，了解相近词的不同意义和用法。 【详细解答】sensitive意为“敏感的”，符合句意。sensible“理智的”；sensation al“令人吃惊的”；sentimental“多愁善感的”，均不符合句意。

12. 【答案】D

【译文】病历表明几年前是毒品而不是疾病导致了他的死亡。 【试题分析】语法辨析题。

【详细解答】此句是强调句型，在强调句中，被强调的主语部分the drug, not the disease是动词killed的动作主体。而强调句又在整个句子中做动作show的宾语。强调句的结构是It is ... that ..., 所以D）为正确答案。 13. 【答案】D

【译文】你的做法违背了医生的建议。 【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。

【详细解答】contrary to意为“与……相反”，符合句意，为正确答案。attached to, responsible to, resistant to则分别表示“连接、附属、依恋”，“对……负责的”，“耐…….的”，意思都与本题不符。 14. 【答案】C

【译文】你没法用望远镜观察，除非你把它调好。 【试题分析】句义理解和词语辨析题。

【详细解答】adjust (to)意为“调整；使适应”，符合句意。adapt sth. to，“改写……以适应……，使……适应（新用途）”；adopt，“采用，收养，通过（法案）”；accustom sb. to，“使某人习惯于……”，均不符合句意。 15. 【答案】C

【译文】救护车必须优先通过，因为它通常是为了紧急情况。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】emergence意为“出现”；crisis是“危机”，一般是政治、经济或情感危机；urgency 也是紧急，但更强调意义重大，而emergency则是意料之外的、危险的紧急情况，更符合句意。 16. 【答案】C

【译文】没有什么可以讨论的了，秘书长站起身来，说了再见，然后离开了房间。 【试题分析】语法辨析题。 语在句中作原因状语。 17. 【答案】C

【译文】我向你保证，机器下个星期就到。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】assure sb. that意为“向某人保证说，肯定地说”，不存在其他三种搭配。 18. 【答案】A

【译文】将来更多的机会将会对受过大学教育的人开放。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】opportunity意为“（做……的）机会”，符合句意。necessity，“必需品”；probability，“可能的结果”；reality，“现实，实际存在的事物”，均不符合句意。

19. 【答案】B

【译文】他的发现毫无价值，尽管他非常努力。 【试题分析】词组辨析题。

【详细解答】count for意为“有价值，有重要性”，count for nothing即为“没有价值”符合句意。count on“指望，依靠”；count in“把……算进去”；count up“把……加起来”，均不符合句意。 20. 【答案】D

【译文】他从来没发现过自己如此地被科学理想所吸引。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】attracted意为“受……吸引”，后接介词to。interested，“对……感兴趣”，后接介词in；absorbed， “专心致志于”，后接介词in；confident，“确信的，自信的”，后接介词of或that从句，均不跟介词to。 21. 【答案】C

【译文】你要是不把食物放进冰箱，食物会坏的。 【试题分析】词组搭配题。

【详细解答】go off意为“（食品）变坏，（疼痛）消失”，符合句意。go over sth.，“浏览，检查，复习”；go out，“消灭，参加社会活动”；go wrong，“出错，（机器）坏了，（事情）进展不顺利”，均不符合句 22. 【答案】A

【译文】如果这所大学没有一个好声誉，我也不会来了。 【试题分析】语法分析题。

【详细解答】这是错综时间条件句，是虚拟语气的一种。从句所陈述的条件是与现在事实相反的一种假设，所以动词用一般过去时；而主句表示的动作与过去的事实相反，所以用would have done...的结构。 23. 【答案】D

【译文】原则上他同意这个计划，可是认为在实践中行不通。 【试题分析】句义理解和词语搭配题。

【详细解答】in principle是固定词组，意为“原则上，总的来说”。 24. 【答案】C

【译文】要是那时候我们知道这种病能治就好了。 【试题分析】语法分析题。

【详细解答】if only引导的句子用虚拟语气，表示与过去的事实相反时，动词用过去完成时。因此C）为正确答案。 25. 【答案】C

【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】various意为“各种各样的”；variant意为“不同的”；variable意为“多变的，变化异常的”；varied意为“变化了的，色彩丰富的”。根据句子意思，应选C。 26. 【答案】D

【译文】我们公司决定取消合同，因为很多条款没有满足。 【试题分析】词语搭配题。

【详细解答】cancel the contract意为“废止合同”，符合句意。

27. 【答案】C

【译文】世界各地的杰出物理学家们来到美国庆祝爱因斯坦诞辰一百周年。

【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】celebrate在这里作“庆祝”解，congratulate意为“祝贺”，一般以人作宾语，如：congratulate sb.on sth., applaud 是鼓掌，participate是参加，后面应跟介词in。 28. 【答案】D

【译文】直到半夜，我们才在旅馆找到他。 【试题分析】语法分析题。

【详细解答】not until置于句首时，主句要用部分倒装，即将助动词提前。 29. 【答案】A

【译文】我只能看到远处一辆汽车，可是分辨不出汽车的颜色。 【试题分析】词组辨析题。

【详细解答】make out意为“辩认出，理解”，符合句意。look to“照顾，负责”；look out“当心，提防”；take in“容纳，理解，欺骗（多用于被动态）”，均不符合句意。

30. 【答案】B

【译文】高空中一群鸟儿向南飞去。 【试题分析】词语辨析题。

【详细解答】a flock of意为“一群（鸟，羊等）”，为正确答案。a swarm of，a crowd of，a herd of分别意为“一群（蜂、蚁、蝗虫等）”，“一群（人等）”，“一群（牛、鹿、象等）”。 练习（5）

1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course. A. he was knowing B. he is knowing

C. having a knowledge of D. knows

2. Y ou ____ that letter to James. However, you didn’t. A. ought to write B. ought to have written C. should write D. should be writing

3. Joseph was very lucky ____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room. A. to escape B. to have escaped C. to escaping

D. to be escaping

4. Bread and butter ____ liked by Westerners. A. is B. are C. were D. be

5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____ very pleasant to sit on in summer. A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is

6. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful. A. in B. of C. on D. by

7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____ last night. C. must have studied D. is sure to study

8. Frank almost never received any education, ____ ? A. would he B. did he C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he

9. Even if his letter ____ tomorrow, it ____ too late to do anything. A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be

10. We can hear ____ from the back of the room. A. just as good B. just as easy C. just as well D. easily as well

11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____

of paint on a clean surface. A. coats B. levels C. times

D. courses

12. The small mountain village was ____ by the snow for more than one month. A. cut back B. cut out C. cut off D. cut away

13. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinking. A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed

14. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it s olves. A. technique B. technology C. tactics D. tendency

15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear

it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.

A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming

16. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid. A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky

17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living. A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum

18. Nancy was surprised that they have ____ . They seemed to be a happy couple. A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through

D. knocked out

19. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists. A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity

20. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds. A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory

21. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because theyalways give him whatever he wants. A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated

22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ____ a gas. A. give into

B. give over C. give off D. give away

23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once. A. peace B. large C. ease D. best

24. —Can you take the day off tomorrow? —Well, I’ll have to get ____ from my boss. A. permission B. permit C. allowance D. possession A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming 试题答案与解析

1. C) 【句意】虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。

【难点】know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C)。

2. B) 【句意】你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。 【难点】ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。

3. B) 【句意】约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。

【难点】to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。

4. A) 【句意】黄油面包受西方人青睐。

【难点】bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。 5. A) 【句意】我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。

【难点】which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动

宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。

6. C) 【句意】他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。 【难点】on one’s own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；

of one’s

own表示“某人自己的(东西)”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。

7. C) 【句意】约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。

【难点】表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型结构。

8. B) 【句意】弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是? 【难点】这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。 9. C) 【句意】即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。

【难点】在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。

10. C) 【句意】我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。 【难点】as well意为“(程度)同样地好”，是副词短语修饰动词hear；just表示程度，意为“刚好”。

11. A) 【句意】为获得一个满意的结果，你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。 【难点】coat意为“覆盖物，层”;level意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times意为“次，回”;courses意为“(一层)砖面；一排”。

【难点】cut back意为“削减；缩减”;cut out意为“停止；切下”;cutoff意为“切断；使隔断”;cut away意为“切除；

砍掉”。

13. A) 【句意】格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100美元。

【难点】fine意为“处…以罚金”;charge意为“要(价)，收(费)，要(人

)支付(钱)”;punish意为“罚，惩罚”;pose意为“造成，引起(困难)”。

14. B) 【句意】现代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。

【难点】technique意为“技法；具体的技术”;technology意为“工业技

术”;tactics意为“战术，兵法，策略”；tendency意为“倾向”。

15. C) 【句意】玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。

【难点】sound意为“作声，发声，响”;ring意为“鸣，发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声”;hum意为“发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。

16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。

【难点】intensive意为“加强的；集中的”;weighty意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky意为“庞大的；粗壮的”。

17. C) 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。

【难点】maximum意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority意为“少数，半数

以下”;majority意为“大多数”;minimum意为“最低限度，最低点”。

18. A) 【句意】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。 【难点】split up意为“分裂，离婚”;break down意为“(精神方面)垮

掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃”;fall through意为“失败；成为泡影”;knock out意为“使筋疲力尽”。

19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位置理想，吸引了很多游客。 【难点】condition意为“状况；形势”;situation意为“位置，地点，

环境”;state意为“状态，情形”;public ity意为“公众的注意，名声”。

20. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到60岁的时候，多数人失去了他们40%的嗅觉能力和50%的味觉能力。

【难点】sensible意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless意为“失去知觉

的，不省人事的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;sensory意为“感

觉的，传递感觉的”。

21. B) 【句意】他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什么。

【难点】waste意为“使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的”。

22. C) 【句意】如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。

【难点】give into为非固定搭配；give over意为“托付，交托”；give off意为“散发”；give away 意为“送掉，分发(奖品)等”。

23. C) 【句意】他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。 意为“至多”。

24. A) 【句意】——你明天能休一天吗? ——呵，我要征得老板的允许。

【难点】permission意为“允许”；permit意为“许可证”；allowance

意为“津贴”；possession意为“拥有”。

25. C) 【句意】詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。 【难点】weakness意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit意为“优点，长处”;defect意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处”。

练习（6）

1. My pain ____ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically:“Are you feeling all right?” A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be

2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ____ fully conscious of how much you value him. A. do you become B. then you become C. that you become D. have you become

3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ____ theatmosphere. A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is

4. While driving along the treacherous road, ____ . A. my right rear tyre blew out

B. my right rear tyre had a blowout C. I had a blownout on my right rear tyre D. I had my right rear tyre blowout

5. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro American poetry

is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference. A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed C. be analysed

D. should have been analysed

6.____ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect. A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless

7. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community ____ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women. A. rather than

B. rather C. than D. other than

8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them ____ suffering and poverty. A. anything but B. nothing but C. none other than D. no more than

9. After ____ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office. A. it B. that C. what D. which

10. The board d eemed it’s urgent that these files ____ right away.

A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be printed

A. explanation B. meaning C. sense

D. interpretation

12. Y ou should have your eyes tested every year in case the ____ of your spectacles need changing. A. lenses B. glasses C. sights D. crystals

13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be ______ with the students and their parents. A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated

14. By cutting down trees we ____ the natural home of birds and animals. A. harm B. hurt C. injure

D. damage

15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ____ if approached with enthusiasm. A. prize B. reward C. refund D. bonus

16. The trade unions in this industry are ____ any reduction in wages. A. objecting against B. opposed to C. reacted to D. resisting against

17. She was teaching me ____ you would teach a younger child to speak the language. A. the way B.in the way C. a way D. to the way

18. The Brownings have not ____ yet and I doubt whether they will come. A.turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to

19. We went on a(n) ____ to the mountain yesterday. A.excursion B. trip C. tour D. travel

20. When Sarah and I ____ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together. A. compiled B. gathered C. collaborated D. collected

21. Beth could ____ her coat because it had largered buttons. A. recognize B. prove C. define D. claim

22. Postal ____ are determined by the class and weight of the parcel mailed. A. taxes B. payment C. fees

D. premium

23. My father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing ____ . A. help B. aid C. support D. tool

24. On New Y ear’s Eve, there will be a firework ____ at People’s Square. A. display B. performance C. show D. exhibition

25. The ____ of beer and alcohol in New Zealand isvery high.

A. consumption B. use C. drink D. absorption 试题答案与解析 1. B)

【句意】我刚一走进房间时一定表现得很痛苦，因为我遇到的第

一个人同情地问我：“你没事吧?”

【难点】must与完成时不定式连用往往表示对过去发生的事情的主观推测，常译成“一定是…”。 2. C)

【句意】只有当你快要失去什么人时，你才充分意识到他对你是多么重要。 3. B)

【句意】正像土壤是地球的一部分，大气层也是。

【难点】Just as...，so...为一固定结构，意为“正如…，…也…”。 4. C)

【句意】当我在险峻的山路上驾车急驰时，车的右后胎爆了。 【难点】此句为一个带有时间状语从句的主从复合句。在英语中，由while, when等引导的

时间状语从句，如果其主语与主句中的主语相同，从句中的主语可以省略，而只剩下分词短语。驾车的应该是人，所以只能从C)和D)选，而D)的意义不符，所以选C)。 5. C)

【句意】杰恩?瓦格那对亚非诗歌最永恒的贡献是他坚持认为，这类诗歌除用凡俗的参考框架，还应用宗教的参考框架进行研究。

【难点】insistence是个从insist派生来的名词，二者后面分别接同位语从句和宾语从句，句中皆应使用虚拟形式，即

should+动词原形或动词原形。 6. C)

【句意】尽管我们在改变天气方面无能为力，但我们至少知道天气未来的变化。

【难点】while除表示时间外，还可表示转折、让步，意为“尽管，虽然”。该句中其它选项不具备此意。 7. C)

【句意】该组织把西部艺术家聚集在一起，希望他们比任何个人都能更多地影响艺术界，并由妇女来促进西部艺术。

【难点】选项C)的than与句中的more形成正确搭配，意为“比…都…”，故为答案。 8. B)

【句意】但是多年以前瑞士人就发现连年不断的战争给他们带来的只有苦难和贫穷。

【难点】nothing but意为“仅仅，只不过”；anything but意为“除…以外的任何事”；none other than 意为“不是别人，正是…”；no more than意为“不过，仅仅”。 9. C)

【句意】在经过一段似乎是漫无边际的等候之后，终于轮到她走进医生的办公室。

【难点】在由after引导的介词短语中，what seemed(to be)起定语作用，修饰an endless wait。又如：I saw what seemed

to be a fox.我看见一个似乎是狐狸的东西。 10. D)

【句意】董事会认为这些卷宗应立刻打印。

【难点】urgent在句中做形式宾语it的补足语，其后的宾语从句应使用虚拟式，即should+动词原形。 11. C)

【句意】他的答案很不清楚，我根本弄不懂。

【难点】sense意为“意义；含义”,短语make sense of意为“弄懂…的意思”；explanation意为“解

make sense of 短语中代替sense；interpretation意为“解释，说明，阐明”，比较正式。 12. A)

【句意】你应该每年检查一次自己的眼睛，因为你的眼镜镜片也许需要更换。

【难点】lenses意为“镜片”；glasses意为“眼镜”；sights意为“视野；风景”；crystals意为“水晶，晶体”。 13. B)

【句意】校董会希望他们选择的那出剧会受到孩子和家长的欢迎。

【难点】popular意为“讨人喜欢的；得人心的；受欢迎的”。recognized意为“被赏识的；受表彰的”。favorable意为“赢得赞许的；讨人喜欢的”，但后面不能接with。fascinated意

为“被迷住的，被弄得神魂颠倒的”。 14. D)

【句意】我们砍伐树木的行为损坏了鸟兽的自然家园。 【难点】damage意为“加害于…，损伤…”；harm意为“对…有害”；hurt意为“疼痛，受伤，(精神上)伤害”；injure意为“使受伤”，身体受外力伤害。 15. B)

【句意】罗宾逊先生知道，如果带着热情去做，最琐碎的家务也能证明是一种报偿。

【难点】reward意为“报答；奖赏”；prize意为“奖金，奖品”；refund意为“退款”；bonus意为“奖金，红利”。 16. B)

【句意】该行业工会反对降低工资。

【难点】be opposed to意为“反对，对抗”；object against不常用；react to意为“作出反应，反应”；resist不与against连用。 17. A)

【句意】她教我那门语言的方式简直就象在教一个小孩说话。 【难点】the way后接从句，意为“以…方式”。in the way意为“妨碍(某人)”。a way 和to the way 不是固定搭配。 18. C)

【句意】勃朗宁一家人还没露面，我怀疑他们会不会来。

【难点】turn up意为“出现，露面”；turn in意为“归还，递交…”；turn out意为“原来是，证明是”；turn to 意为“求助于；求教于”。 19. A)

【句意】昨天我们到那座山里进行了一次远足观光。

【难点】excursion意为“远足，短途旅行”；trip意为“旅游出行；行程”；tour意为“游历；观光”；travel意为“(长途)旅行”。 20. C)

【句意】当我和萨拉为校报合作一篇文章时，我们发现很难在一起工作。

collect意为“收集；集合”。 21. A)

【句意】贝丝能认出自己的大衣，因为她的大衣上有红色的大钮扣。

【难点】recognize意为“认出，识别”；prove意为“证明，证实”；define意为“下定义”；claim 意为“认领；索取”。 22. C)

【句意】邮资是根据所邮包裹的等级和重量来定的。

【难点】fee意为“费(如会费，入场费，手续费等)”；tax意为“税，税款”；payment意为“支付，付款”；premium意为“津贴；酬金”。

23. B)

【句意】我父亲耳聋得厉害，不得不使用助听器。

【难点】aid意为“辅助器具”；help意为“帮助”；support意为“支持”；tool意为“工具”。 24. A)

【句意】新年除夕，人民广场将举行焰火表演。

【难点】display意为“展示性表演”；performance意为“文艺演出；表演”；show意为“展览；展览会”；exhibition也是“展览会”，属销售性质。 25. A)

【句意】在新西兰，啤酒和白酒的消费量很大。

【难点】consumption意为“消费量”;use意为“使用，用途”;drink意为“饮料”；absorption意为“吸收”。 练习（7）

1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ____ in broad daylight yesterday. A. to be robbed B. robbed

C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed

2. ____before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

A. Though having never acted B. As he had never acted C. Despite he had never acted D. In spite of his never having acted

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world'spopulation ____ in cities rather than in the country. A. are living B. will be living C. have lived D. will have lived

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ____part in such dishonest business deals. A. than take B. than to take C. rather than take D. rather than to take

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ____going on in the world. A. it is B. as is C. there is

D. what is A. being there B. should there be C. there was D. there have been

7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language____. A. as other people B. as other people’s C. like other people D. like other people’s

8. Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over____made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk. A. one B. the one C. that D. what

9. The treasury issued an order stating that ____ land purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver. A. henceforth

B. moreover C. whereby D. however

10. The students expected there ____ more reviewing classes before the final exams. A. is B. being C. have been D. to be

11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ____into hard currency. A. translates B. transfers C. transplants D. transmits

12. In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics___or may give you a choice of topics to write about. A. in advance B. ahead of C. above all D. right away

13. It was the driver’s ____that caused him to step on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb. A. fraud B. alarm C. terror D. panic

14. Danny left this ____ message on my answering machine:“I must see you. Meet me at twelve o’clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight? A. ambiguous B. responsible C. implicit D. thoughtful

15. We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ____.

A. reserved for B. engaged in C. used up D. taken up

16.She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t ____this loud noise any longer.

A. come up with B. catch up with C. keep up with D. put up with

17.Tom ____ his new job with confidence. A. set out B. set off C. set up D. set about

18. The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed ____ . A. range B. limit C. rule D. regulation

19. The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ____ to the platform to join the children. A. jump B. limp C. hop D. jog

20. He cannot____a car, for he does not earn much

money. A. obtain B. afford C. donate D. consume

21. The message is clear: Just as te a and banana cant’t go together, ______ should the son of a low class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman. A. either B. not C. neither D. nor

22. Though ____rich, she was better off than at any other period in her life. C. by all means D. by no means

23. It is a(n) ____attitude to take towards life. A. absurd B. silly C. stupid D. authentic

24. Every year, one student in our high school wins a

scholarship that ____ one year of college. A. improves B. subsidizes C. obliges D. inflicts

25. He wrote the book in ____with his wife. A. proportion B. installment C. correspondence D. collaboration 试题答案与解析 1. C)

【句意】据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。 【难点】动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。 2. D)

【句意】虽然他以前从未表演过，但他为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。

【难点】in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A)没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为它是介词。

3. B)

【句意】到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。

【难点】因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来，所以选将来进行时。 4. C)

【句意】米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这种不诚实的商业交易。 【难点】prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to dosth. rather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。 5. C)

【句意】大家都没有时间去读或去听有关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。

【难点】在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则关系代词便可省略。 6. B)

【句意】如果突然出现巨大的噪音，这些动物真的有可能受到惊吓。

【难点】该句是一个省略if的倒装的虚拟条件句，可还原为“if there should be...”。 7. D)

【句意】一点一点地，儿童就会将自己的语言作些必要的修改，而使之与他人的语言相像。

【难点】as和like都可以表示“像…一样”，但as是连词，后跟从句，like是介词，后跟名词或名词性短语。 8. C)

【句意】用塑料纤维制成的衣服比用棉花、羊毛或丝绸等天然纤维制成的衣服有些优势。 【难点】clothing是衣服、被褥的总称，不能用one或the one来指代。what相当于“先行词+that”，后边要接从句。所以只能用that指代clothing。 9. A)

【句意】财政部发布命令，从即日起，向政府购买土地须以金、银支付。 10. D)

【句意】学生们期望期末考试前能有更多的复习课。

【难点】动词expect后必须接动词不定式作其宾语，因此，只有D)为正确。 11. A)

【句意】暑假期间，我们第一次尝到了把劳动变成货币的滋味。 【难点】translate意为“变换，把…转化成”；transfer意为“移交，迁移”；transplant意为“移植(器官)”；transmit意为“传染(疾病)，传达(知识)”。 12. A)

【句意】在有些情况下，你的导师会事先告诉你题目或把题目给你由你选写。

【难点】in advance意为“事先，预先”；ahead of意为“ 在… 之前”；above all意为“尤其，最重要的是”；right away意为“立刻；马上”。 13. D)

【句意】车上了马路边后，司机由于惊慌，没踩刹车，却踩了油门。

【难点】panic意为“惊慌，慌乱”；fraud意为“欺骗，骗局”；alarm意为“警报”；terror意为“恐怖”。 14. A)

【句意】丹尼在我们回答机上留下一条模棱两可的信息：“我必须见你。12点来接我。”他是说中午还是半夜?

【难点】ambiguous意为“模棱两可的；含糊的”；responsible意为“负责的”；implicit意为“暗含的”；thoughtful意为“沉思的，思考的”。 15. D)

【句意】我们要找个桌子坐下，可是所有餐桌都已有人。 【难点】take up意为“占去(时间、地方、注意力等)”；reserve for意为“为…留出，保留”；engage in意为“从事；参加”；use up意为“用完，用光；耗尽”。 16. D)

【句意】她将不得不去别处找工作，因为她再也不能忍受这么大的噪音。

【难点】put up with意为“忍受，容忍”；come up with意为“(针对问题、挑战)提出，想出”；catch up with意为“赶上”；keep up with意为“跟上(人、潮流、形势等)”。 17. D)

【句意】汤姆满怀信心地投入新的工作。

【难点】set about意为“开始；着手”；set out意为“开始”，常与as, in, on连用；set off意为“(使)做某事”；set up意为“开业，开始经商”。 18. B)

【句意】卡车司机因超速而被罚款。

【难点】limit意为“限制；界限”；range意为“(知识、知觉、听觉等的)范围”；regulation意为“规定，规则”；rule和regulation是近义词，意为“规定，规章”。 19. B)

【句意】跛脚的杰克充满自豪，一颠一跛地走上台，加入孩子们的行列。

【难点】limp意为“跛行”；jump意为“跳，跃”；hop意为“(人们)单足跳”；jog意为“慢跑；缓行”。 20. B)

【难点】afford意为“买得起”；obtain意为“得到，获得”；donate意为“捐，赠”；consume意为“消耗，耗尽”。 21. C)

【句意】这是明摆着的事：就像茶叶和香蕉不相搭配一样，下层阶级家庭的儿子也不可能指望娶一个贵族的女儿。

【难点】neither用于否定句之后，意为“…亦不…”；either用于否定句，意为“(二者之中的)任何一方 都(不)…” ；nor意为“…也不…(置于否定句之后)”；not在本句中说不通。 22. D)

【句意】虽谈不上有钱，但她目前的境况比以往任何时候都要好。 【难点】by no means意为“一点也不…”；by means of意为“用，依靠”；within one’s means不是固定短语；by all means意为“无论如何，务必”。 23. A)

【句意】这是一种荒唐的生活态度。

【难点】absurd意为“荒唐的；滑稽可笑的”；silly意为“傻的；愚蠢的”；stupid意为“笨的，麻木的”；authentic意为“可靠的；真诚的；真的 ” 24. B)

【句意】每年，我们学校会有一名同学获得一笔奖学金作为一年的大学生活补贴。

【难点】subsidize意为“给…津贴；资助”；improve意为“改进，改善”；oblige意为“施恩惠于，帮…忙”；inflict意为“予以(打击)；使遭受(损伤，苦痛等)”。

25. D)

【句意】他和妻子合作写了一本书。

【难点】collaboration意为“合作；协作”，in collaboration with为固定搭配；proportion意为“比例”；installment意为“分期付款”；correspondence意为“符合；一致” 练习（8）

1. Evidence came up ____specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old. A. what B. that C. which D. whose

2. I understand ____preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline. A. more than the enormous amount of B. better than most the enormous number of C. better than most the enormous amount of D. fewer than the number of

3. I’m sure your suggestion will ____ the problem. A. contribute to solving B. be contributed to solve C. contribute to solve

D. be contributed to solving

4. In 1840, both Lucretian Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented ______ proper seating at the World’s Anti slavery convention in London because of their sex. A. refusing B. to be refused C. being refused D. having refused

5. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it ____before the West was settled. 6. Y ou should have put the milk into the icebox, I expect it ____undrinkable. A. became B. had become C. has become D. becomes

7. It’s no good ____ him. He is always indifferent towards others’ matters. A. to turn to B. turning to C. turn to D. turned to

8. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis on pressure ____ . A. than more on efficiency B. and more on efficiency C. and more efficiency D. than efficiency

9. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children ____it by mistake. A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take

10. The earnings of women are well below that of men ____educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes. A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of

11. Many automobile accidents were ____careless driving. A. attributed to

B. resulted in C. contributed to D. raised from

12. The actress wanted a hat to ____ her dress. A. go by B. go through C. go out D. go with

13. It takes a lot of____to put on a school play such as King Lear. A. organization B. arrangement C. management D. preparation

14. The police carried out a(n)____search for the mising boy. A. complete B. entire C. thorough D. whole

15. The ____crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.

A. valued B. valueless C. invaluable D. usable

16. Tom has been a vegetarian ____ principle for years. A. in B. on C. for D. by

17. When I got out of the car and walked about among them, ____one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer. A. see that B. except that C. provided that D. except for

18. ____the water left in the kettle, the doctor put several things he unwrapped from a handkerchief. A. At B. To C. Within D. Into

19. I am ____ grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown my son. A. excessively B. much C. certainly D. exceedingly

20. The ____ of AIDS has led to an expansion in research seeking a cure. A. innovation B. selection C. proliferation D. conviction

21. I am sorry I have no time at present to ____more detail or give you an account of other cities of interest. A. bring into B. take into C. come into D. go into

22. When the idea of winning in sports is carried to excess, ____competition c an turn into disorder and violence.

23. Unless all the members agree to ____to the plan

there may be further development in the course of action. A. tumble B. stick C. come D. adjust

24. Y ou must pay import ____on certain goods brought into this country. A. money B. fees C. bills D. duties

25. We expect Mr. White will ____ Class One when Miss Jane retires. A. take over B. take up C. take off D. take to 试题答案与解析 1. B)

【句意】有证据表明，小至六个月的婴儿就能识别具体的声音。 【难点】evidence后面的同位语从句被全句的谓语动词came

up隔开，同位语从句须由that 引导，所以B)项正确。 2. C)

【句意】我比多数人更能理解员工们在最后期限的压力下所做的大量准备工作。

【难点】understand better than...意为“对…非常理解”。preparation是不可数名词，须用amount 修饰，故选C)。 3. A)

【句意】我相信你的建议将有助于问题的解决。

【难点】contribute to意为“有助于，促成”，to是介词，所以后面应接名词或动名词，故选A)。 4. C)

【句意】1840年，露克里蒂安?莫特和伊丽莎白?凯蒂?斯坦顿因为他们的性别而没有得到伦敦世界废奴大会的席位，他们对此表示愤慨。

【难点】resent后接名词或动名词作宾语，根据句意的要求，应使用动名词的被动语态形式，故选C)。 5. B)

【句意】作为一个国家来说，美国将不再具有开拓西部前所具有的那种冒险精神。

【难点】从意义来看，空格应填had,但主句中have是实义动词，为避免重复，可用助动词do 替代，即用did替代had,故B)为答案。

6. C)

【句意】你本该把牛奶放到冰里。我想现在这牛奶不能喝了。 【难点】从句意分析，牛奶已经变质，不能喝了，属过去发生的动作对现在造成影响，再加上by now是现在完成时的典型时间状语，故选C) 7. B)

【句意】向他求助没用，他对别人的事总是漠不关心。 【难点】It is no good doing sth是一个常见的句型，意为“做…没用”，no good后面应接动名词形式。 8. B)

【句意】有些公司采用弹性工作时间制，更注重效率，而不是压力。

【难点】pressure和efficiency处于并列的位置，所以正确答案是B)。and more on efficiency,即more(emphasis) on efficiency。 9. B)

【句意】她总是把自己的药放到搁架上以免孩子错拿。 【难点】lest意为“以免”，后接虚拟语气should+动词原形。 【句意】尽管两性之间所受教育的差别正在缩小，妇女的收入仍大大低于男人的收入。 【难点】四个选项中只有in spite of后可接名词，despite不能和of连用，although和though 是连词，后接从句。

11. A)

【句意】许多汽车交通事故都起因于莽撞驾车。

【难点】attribute to意为“把…归因于；contribute to意为“有助于，促成”；result in意为“导致，结果造成”；raise from不是固定搭配。 12. D)

【句意】那个女演员想要一个与她的连衣裙相配的帽子。 【难点】go with意为“与…相配”；go by意为“根据…作出判断”；gothrough意为“通过；经历”；go out意为“过时”。 13. A)

【句意】上演《李尔王》这样一部校园剧需要大量的组织工作。 【难点】organization意为“组织(行为)”；arrangement意为“安排”；management意为“经营，管理”；preparation意为“准备(状态)；准备工作”。 14. C)

【句意】警方为寻找失踪的男孩进行了一次彻底搜寻。 【难点】thorough意为“彻底的”；complete意为“完全的，全部的”；entire意为“整个的，全部的”；whole意为“全体的，全部的”。 15. C)

【句意】那些无价的皇冠珠宝保存在伦敦塔里。

【难点】invaluable意为“非常宝贵的，无价的”；valued意为“受重视的；宝贵的”；valueless 意为“没有价值的，毫无用处的”；usable意为“可用的，能用的”。 16. B)

【句意】多年来，汤姆一直是一个按原则行事的素食者。 【难点】on principle意为“根据行为准则；按照原则”；in principle意为“原则上；基本上；大体上”。for和by不与principle搭配。 17. D)

【句意】当我下车走在他们中间的时候，除了一个老头不满地摇了摇头，大家都开始欢呼。

【难点】except for意为“除…以外”，后接名词；see that意为“留意…；负责…；务必…”；except that意为“除去…之外”后接句子；provided that意为“倘若，在…条件下”。 18. D)

【句意】那位医生打开手帕里包着的几样东西，放入了壶内剩下的水里。

【难点】为强调放入水中，把地点状语放到了句首。 19. D)

【句意】我非常感激你给我儿子的那么多照顾。

【难点】exceedingly意为“非常，极其”；excessively意为“过多地，过分地”；much常以too much,so much,very

much的形式出现；certainly意为“无疑地；一定”。 20. C)

【句意】爱滋病的扩散使得人们做更多的研究工作去寻找治疗的方法。

【难点】proliferation意为“激增；扩散”；innovation意为“革新，创新”；selection意为“选择；选拔”conviction意为“定罪，判罪”。 21. D)

【难点】go into意为“叙述；讨论”；bring后面很少加into; take into和come into与本题意不符。 22. C)

【句意】当竞争意识发展到极端时，荣誉可能变成混乱和暴力。 【难点】honorable意为“荣誉的，光荣的”；honestly是副词，意为“诚实地”，不能修饰名词，honest虽能修饰名词，但其意义不合题意；honorary意为“(学位、称号等)作为一种荣誉而授予的，名誉的”。 23. B)

【句意】除非所有成员都同意坚持这个计划，否则行动过程中会有进一步改进。

【难点】stick to意为“坚持；坚守”；tumble to意为“突然察觉”；come to意为“降临，发生”；adjust to意为“调整；适应”。

24. D)

【句意】带入本国的某些商品要交进口税。

【难点】duties意为“税，关税”；bill意为“帐单”；fee意为“费”。 25. A)

【句意】我们希望珍妮小姐退休后，怀特先生能够接管一班。 【难点】take over意为“接收，接管”；take up意为“开始采用；采取，承担”；take off意为“脱去；拿掉”；take to意为“开始从事；开始沉湎于”。 练习（9）

1. ____ in the past, at the moment it is a favoritechoice for wedding gown.

A. Unpopular has as white been B. White has been as unpopular C. Unpopular has been as white D. Unpopular as white has been

2. ____for a long time, the fields are all dried up. A. There has been no rain B. Having no rain

C. There having been no rain D. There being no rain

3. The millions of calculations involved, ____ by hand,

would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.

A. had they been done B. they had been done C. having been done D. they were done

4. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment ____. A. which they are happening B. they are happening C. which they happen

5. ____ me most was that the young boy who had lost both arms in an accident could handle a pen with his feet.

A. That amazed B. It amazed C. Which amazed D. What amazed

6. Although she wrote a lot of short stories and poems when she was very young, ____ she was twenty five. A. her first real success did not come until B. her real first success came until not

C. since her first real success did not come until D. not until her first real success

7. Y ou should know better than ____your little sister at home by herself. A. to leave B. leaving C. to have left D. left

8. As the train will not leave until one hour later, we ____grab a bite at the snack bar. A. may well B. just as well C. might as well D. as well

9. She resorted to ____ when she had no money to buyfoods for her children. A. have stolen B. steal C. stole D. stealing

10. The boy has admitted to ____the window while playing football yesterday.

A. breaking

B. having been broken C. break D. be breaking

11. Betty advised me to label our luggage carefully in case it gets ____in transit. A. misused B. mishandled C. mistaken D. mislaid

12. ____ money, she is quite rich. However, this does not mean that she is happy. A. Concerning B. As to C. In terms of D. In the light of

13. A well written composition ____ good choice of words and clear organization among other things. A. calls for B. calls on C. calls up D. calls off

14. It is ____ with the customer not to let the shop assistants guess what she really likes and wants until the last moment. A. in her honor B. on her honor C. a point of honor D. an honor

15. This house will probably come on the ____next month. A. fair B. market C. shop D. store

16. George was introduced to ___ activities at a young age, when she was hire to act as a lookout for drugdealers.

17. An institution that properly carries the name university is a more comprehensive and complex institution than any other kind of higher education____. A. settlement B. establishment C. costruction

D. structure

18. People’s status in society is frequently ____ by how much they own. A. measured B. examined C. tested D. questioned

19. Jack is so____to his appearance that he never has his clothes pressed. A. adverse B. anonymous C. indifferent D. casual

20. There is an increasing ____to make movies describing violence. A. strength B. direction C. tradition D. trend

21. Outside my office window there is a fire ____onthe right. A. escape

B. ladder C. steps D. stairs

22. I ____ with the Browns during my stay in New Y ork City. A. put in B. put down C. put on D. put up

23. Operations which left patients ____ and in need of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable. A. exhausted B. unhealthy C. upset D. fearful

24. Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell their vegetables ____the black market. A. on B. at C. in D. for

25. The electric fan does not work because of the ____of service. A. pause B. break C. interruption D. breakdown 试题答案与解析 1. D)

【句意】虽然白色过去不受欢迎，但目前它是婚纱的首选颜色。 【难点】as是连词，引导让步状语从句时，往往使用半倒装形式。又如：Beautiful as she is, she is foolish. 2. C)

【句意】由于长时间无雨，田野变得十分干燥。

【难点】该句的前半部分是There be结构，完成式独立结构形式，这与时间状语for a long time 相吻合。 3. A)

【句意】数百万次计算如果用手工操作，那么，到计算结束的时候，就将失去其全部实际意

【难点】这是一句虚拟语气的句子，条件句使用了省略if的倒装句形式，动作与过去事实相反。 4. B)

【句意】电视使我们能够在事情发生的那一瞬间就看到它们是如

何发生的。

【难点】moment后接的是省略关系副词when的定语从句。B)符合题意要求。 5. D)

【句意】最令我惊讶的是，这个在车祸中失去双臂的小男孩能够用脚使用钢笔。

【难点】这是一个what从句作主语的典型句子。 6. A)

【句意】虽然她很小的时候就写了很多短篇小说和诗歌，但她直到25岁才迎来第一次真正的成功。

【难点】这是一个练习not until结构的句子。 7. A)

【句意】你应该知道，不该把你小妹妹一个人留在家里。 【难点】to know better than to do sth.是一个常见的表示责备的句型，意为“应该知道不该做某事”。 8. C)

【句意】既然火车一个小时以后才开，我们不妨到快餐店吃口东西。

【难点】might as well后接动词原形，意为“不妨，何不”。 9. D)

【句意】当她没钱为孩子买吃的东西时，她开始偷。

【难点】resort to意为:求助于，其中to是介词，后接动名词。

10. A)

【句意】那个男孩承认在昨天踢足球的时候打破了窗子。 【难点】admit to中的to是介词，后接名词或动名词。 11. D)

【句意】贝蒂建议我把我们的行李认真地贴上标签以免运输中放错位置。

【难点】mislay意为“把……放错地方”；misuse意为“错用滥用”；mishandle意为“瞎弄，胡乱操作”；mistake意为“误选”。 12. C)

【句意】就钱而言，她很富裕。然而这并不意味着她幸福。 【难点】in terms of意为“从……方面来说”；concerning意为“关于”；as to也是“关于；至于”；in the light of 意为“鉴于，由于”。 13. A)

【句意】一篇好文章，除其它因素外，还要求选词优美，组织清晰。

意为“取消，停止做”。 14. C)

【句意】对于顾客来说，直到最后时刻才让售货员猜出她真正喜欢什么，真正想买什么，这是一个涉及面子的问题。

【难点】 a point of honor意为“涉及名誉的事情”；in one’

s honor意为“为某人的荣誉”；on one’s honor意为“以名誉担保”；an honor意为“光荣的人或事”。 15. B)

【句意】这座房子可能下月上市。

【难点】on the market意为“上市，出售”；fair意为“集市；庙会；交易会”;shop是“商店”；store是“储存；仓库”。 16. A)

【句意】很小的时候，乔治被介绍参与了非法活动，他受雇为毒贩子放哨。

【难点】illegal 意为“不合法的，非法的”；lawful 意为“依法的，守定的”；faithful意为“忠实的，守信的”；peaceful 意为“平静的；安宁的”。 17. B)

【句意】能称得上大学称号的机构是一个比其他种类高等教育机构都更复杂更综合的机构。【难点】establishment 意为“企业，设施（公司，学校，医院，教会等）”；settlement意为“定居点；殖民地”；construction意为“建造；建筑物”；structure是“结构，构造”。 18. A)

【句意】人的社会地位常常由他们拥有的财富的多少来衡量。 【难点】measure 意为“估量，衡量”；examine 意为“检查；仔细观察”；test意为“试验，测试”；question意为“询

问，审问”。 19. C)

【句意】杰克从不注意自己的外表，衣服从来不烫。

【难点】indifferent意为“漠不关心的”；adverse意为“不利的，反对的”；anonymous 意为“匿名的”；casual意为“非正式的，不拘礼节的”。 20. D)

【句意】暴力片的拍摄大有上升趋势。

【难点】trend意为“倾向，趋势”；strength意为“力量，实力”；direction意为“方向”;tradition 意为“传统”。 21. A)

【句意】我办公室的窗外右侧有一个救生楼梯。

【难点】fire escape 意为“防火安全楼梯（位于楼房的外侧面）”；ladder意为“梯子”；steps 意为“台阶”；stairs意为“楼梯”，指室内的。 22. D)

【句意】我在纽约市逗留期间和布朗一家人过了一夜。 put on 意为“上演，演出”。 23. A)

【句意】以前，病人手术后精疲力竭，需长时间才能恢复，现在手术的病人却感到既轻松又舒适。

【难点】exhausted 意为“精疲力竭的”；unhealthy意为“不

健康的”；upset意为“苦恼的，不适的”；fearful 意为“担心的，可怕的”。 24. A)

【句意】农夫们被允许在自己的菜园耕种，并将蔬菜拿到黑市上去卖。

【难点】on the market 意为“上市，出售中”，其它介词搭配不合适。 25. C)

【句意】由于中止了服务，所以电扇不转了。

【难点】interruption 意为“中止，中断”；pause 意为“暂停，间歇”；break意为“停顿，间歇”;breakdown意为“损坏，故障”。 练习（10）

1. ____ native to North America, corn has now spread all over the world. A. In spite of B. That it is C. It was D. Although

2. Our civilization cannot be thought of as ____ in a short period of time. A. to have been created

B. to be created C. having been created D. being created

3. We feel it is high time that the Government ____ something to check the inflation. A. did B. do C.should do D. would do

4. It has been proposed that we ____ our decision until the next meeting. A.delayed B.delay C. can delay D. are to delay

5. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy five miles an hour ____ originate over tropical ocean waters. A. which B. who C. where D.how to

6. ____ is announced in the papers, our country has launched a large scale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals. A. What B. As C. Which D. That

7. All the flights ____ because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead. A.were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled

8. Once ____ , this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity. A. it being completed B. it completed C. completed D. it completes

9. He might have been killed ____ the timely arrival of the ambulance.

A. but for B. except for C. besides D. except

10. If you have never planted anything, you won’t be able to know t he pleasure of watching the thing A.grow B. to grow C. growing D. to be growing

11. He did me a ____ turn by lending me ten pounds. A. good B. nice C. fine D. pretty

12. Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a ____ of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors. A. output B. surplus C. production D. plenty

13. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social ____ . A. occasions B. cases C.situations D. circumstances

14. They have considered their high standard of living a(n) ____ for practising their basic beliefs. A. award B. reward C. result D. consequence

15. Mac’s close ____ to his brother made people mistake them for one another. A. resemblance B. identity C. appearance D. relationship

16. The thieves ____ the waste paper all over the room while they were searching for the diamond ring. A. spread B. scratched

C.scattered D. burned

17. The sight of the fruit salad made our daughter Kit’s mouth ____ . A. wet B. water C. soak D. taste

18. The ____ problem of bring a space ship back from the moon has been solved. A. technical B. technological C. technique D. technology

19. A large part of a person’s memory is ____ words and combination of words. A.by means of B. in terms of C. in connection with D. by way of

20. At her word she stood up and walked away, stopping at the window to pull back the curtain and

____ .

A.look round B. look out C. look up D. look on

21. Their happiness was very ____ . A. crisp B. brittle C. delicate D. fragile

22. I was awfully tired when I got home from work, but a half hour nap ___ me. A.revived B. released C. relieved D. recovered

23. We should always keep in mind that ____ decisions often lead to bitter regrets. A.hasty B. instant C. prompt D.rapid

24. Information and opinion gap exercises have to have some content _____ talking about. A. worthwhile B. worthily C. worth D. worthy

25. “If we fail to act now,”said Tom, “We’ll find ourselves ____ in action later on.” A.paid back B. paid for C.paid up D.paid off 试题答案与解析 1. D)

【句意】玉米虽原产于北美洲，但现在已遍及全世界。 是连词，后接从句，在本句中接的是一个省略主语的从句。 2. C)

【句意】不应把我们的文明看作是短期内创造出来的。 【难点】as 在这里是介词，后面应接名词性质的词，create的动作是过去发生的，所以选C)。 3. A)

【句意】我们认为该到政府采取措施抑制通货膨胀的时候了。

【难点】it is high time that后面接虚拟语气，时态用一般过去时，意为“该到…时候了”。 4. B)

【句意】有人建议我们应将我们的决定推迟到下次会议作出。 【难点】在suggest, propose, demand ,insist 等动词后面的宾语从句中，应使用（should）+动词原形的虚拟语气。 5. A)

【句意】飓风是生成于热带海洋水域上空、风速达每小时75英里以上的强烈气旋。

【难点】关系代词which引导的定语从句修饰名词winds. 6. B)

【句意】正如报界所宣传的那样，我国已发起大规模反走私和反欺诈性外币交易的运动。 【难点】as在这里是一个代词，常用在类似as is well known这样的句子中，意为“这一点”。 7. D)

【句意】所有航班因暴风雪都被取消，我们不得不改乘火车。 【难点】该句的前半句使用的是独立结构，由于动作发生在过去，所以根据题意要求，使用了完成式被动语态。 8. C)

【句意】这座电站一建成竣工，就将向周围城乡供电。 【难点】once在这里是连词，意为“一旦…就…”，后面省略了it is。

9. A)

【句意】要不是救护车及时到达，他可能就没命了。

【难点】but for 意为“要不是”，它的典型使用就是在虚拟语气的句子中，所以正合题意。 10. A)

【句意】如果你从未种植过任何东西，你就不会明白观察你种植的东西生长所带来的快乐。

【难点】watch 后接不带to的不定式作宾语补足语。 11. A)

【句意】他借给我十英磅，算是给我做了件好事。

【难点】当turn为“行为，举止”时，常与good,bad,ill，evil连用。do sb. a good turn意为“做利于某人的事”。 12. B)

【句意】我们的鸡开始下蛋后，我们便把剩余的鸡蛋送给邻居。 【难点】surplus 意为“过剩，剩余”；output 意为“产量”；production意为“生产”；plenty意为“丰富，大量”。 13. A)

【句意】下列是有关韩国人在不同的社交场合可能有的行为的评论。

【难点】occasion意为“场合，节庆活动”；case 意为“事实；情况”；situation意为“情况；处理”；circumstance意为“环境；形势”。

14. B)

【句意】他们认为自己的高生活水准是对实施基本信仰的一种报偿。

【难点】reward意为“报答；奖赏”；award意为“奖；奖品”；result 意为“结果”；consequence 意为“后果”。 15. A)

【句意】麦克和弟弟长得十分相像，人们常常把他们俩认错。 【难点】这四个名词中resemblance后面可接介词to,表示“与相似”。relationship后面接to 时意为“和…的关系”。 16. C)

【句意】小偷找钻戒的时候，把废纸撒落得满屋都是。 【难点】scatter意为“散布，撒播”；scratch意为“搔，抓”；spread意为“传播；使蔓延”，burn 意为“燃烧”。 17. B)

【句意】我女儿凯蒂一看见水果色拉就流口水。

【难点】wet 意为“湿的”；water意为“流口水”；soak意为“浸湿”；taste意为“品尝”。 18. A)

【句意】使宇宙飞船从月球上返航的技术问题已被解决。 【难点】technical意为“技术的，技能的”；technological 意为“技术学的，工艺学的”；technique 意为“技术，技能”，是名词；technology意为“技术（学），工艺（学）”，也是名词。

19. B)

【句意】一个人的大部分记忆是用词和词的组合进行的。 【难点】in terms of 意为“用…的话，以…措辞”；by means of意为“借着”；in connection with 意为“与…相关联，关于”；by way o f “经过…，经由…”。 20. B)

【句意】听了她的话，她站起身，走开了，然后停在窗前，拉开窗帘，向外眺望。

【难点】look out意为“向外看”；look around意为“环顾”；look up 意为“抬头望，查检”；look on意为“旁观”。 21. D)

【句意】他们的幸福非常脆弱。

【难点】fragile 意为“脆弱的，虚弱的，易碎的”；crisp意为“脆的，新鲜而脆生的”；brittle 意为“易碎的，易损坏的”；delicate意为“脆的，娇贵的”。 22. A)

【句意】我下班回家的时候累极了，但半小时的午睡又使我振作了精神。

【难点】revive 意为“使恢复精力；使振奋精神”；release意为“放开，松开”；relieve意为“缓解，减轻”；recover意为“恢复（健康，知觉，情绪等）；使复原”。 23. A)

【句意】我们应该永远牢牢记住，草率的决定常常导致后悔不堪。 【难点】hasty意为“草率的，轻率的”；instant意为“立即的，即刻的”，prompt意为

“敏捷的，及时的，迅速的”；rapid意为“快的，迅速的”。 24. C)

【句意】信息练习和见解分歧练习里必须有值得读的内容。 worthy意为“值得的，应得的”，后接of；worthily意为“可敬佩地”。 25. A)

【句意】“如果我们不能现在采取行动”，汤姆说，“我们会发现自己在以后的行动中得到回报”。

【难点】pay back意为“回报，报答”；pay for意为“为…付出代价”；pay up意为“全部付清”；pay off意为“还清债务；清偿欠(某人)的债务”。 练习（11）

1. It’s not fair that you come home after a bad day at work and ____ your wife and children. A. take it out on B. take out it on C. take out on D. take on it with

2. She put an extra blanket over the baby for fear that

____ .

A. he catches cold B. he should catch cold C. he caught cold D. he be catching cold

3. Our teacher recommended that we ____ as attentive as possible when we visit the museum. A. are B. shall be C. be D.were

4. Y ou ____ business interfering with my affairs. A. have none B. have no

C. have none of the D. have nothing like

5. The new cut in interest rate ____ promote domestic investment. A. means to B. directs toward C. is meant to D. leads to

6. Advertising media like direct mail, radio, television and newspapers ____ to increase the sales of industrial products.

A.have been used B. will be used C. is being used D. has been used

7. While being q uestioned on the court, the man denied ____the old lady’s necklace. A. having taken B. taking C. to have taken D. to take

8. Dr. Park was accused ____ the patient with overdose of sleeping pills so that the patient’s life was terminated before the expected time. A.of providing B. with providing C. to have provided D. to provide

9. By the end of next month we ____ this assignment. A. will finish

B. will be finishing C. will have finished D. have finished

10. We will be losing money this year unless that new economic plan of yours ____ miracle. A.is working B. works

C. will be working D. worked

11. It was dark in the cave so she ____ a match. A. struck B. hit C. fired D. burned

12. Mary will not be able to come to the birthday party as she is ____ with a cold. A. laid out B. laid up C. laid by D. laid down A.relies on B. consists in

C. composes of D. comprises in

14. To make this ____clear we shall have to look closely into biology’s long history. A.distinction B. indication C. recognition D. constitution

15. Most importantly, such an experience helps ____a heightened sensitivity to other cultures and will bring about a greater appreciation of one’s own culture as well. A. coach B. forsake C. foster D.censor

16. When Ann broke the dish she tried to put the ____ back together. A. fragments B. pieces C. bits D. slices

17. Jane tried to ____ the doorman with money, but she failed. A. bribe B. corrupt C. award D. endow

18. Classification is a useful ____to the organization of knowledge in any field. A. means B. approach C. mode D. manner

19. The human race has already paid a heavy price for its slow ____to environmental threats. A. response B. responsibility C. resolution D. resistance

20. We have a high regard for Prof. Joseph because he always ____his principles. A. lives on B. lives up to

C. lives through D. lives with

21. My grandfather accidentally ____ fire to the house. A.put B. took C.set D. got

22. We enjoyed the holiday ____ the expense. A.except B. besides C. in addition to D. except for

23. If you want children to work hard you must ____ their interests instead of their sense of duty. A. appeal to B. look into C. give rise to D. go in for

24. Basically a robot is a machine which moves, manipulates, joins or processes ____ in the same way as human hand or arm. A. characters

B. components C.catalogues D. collections

25. Of course, talking about something which affects them personally is ____ motivating for students. A. chiefly B. correctly C. currently D. eminently 试题答案与解析 1. A)

【句意】白天的工作不顺心，回到家里拿老婆孩子出气，这是不公平的。

【难点】take it out on sb. 意为“拿某人出气”，其中it是无人称代词，无所指，这是一个固定的结构。 2. B)

【句意】由于害怕孩子感冒，她在孩子身上又盖了一条毯子。 【难点】for fear that 后接虚拟语气，（should）+动词原形。 3. C)

【难点】recommend,command ,suggest 等词后接的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，即（should）+动词原形。 4. B)

【句意】你没有权力干涉我们的事情。

【难点】have no business doing /to do something 意为“没有权力，没有理由做某事” 5. C)

【句意】利率再次下调旨在促进国内投资。

【难点】be meant to do 意为“旨在做”；mean to do 意为“打算做，企图做”；lead to 意为“导致”，后接名词。 6. A)

【句意】像直接邮件、无线电、电视和报纸这样的广告媒介一直被用来促进工业品的销售。

【难点】根据句意，应用完成时的被动语态，media 是medium 的复数形式。 7. A)

【句意】法庭传训他的时候，他否认拿了老太太的项链。 【难点】deny后需接动名词，由于动作是过去发生的，所以选A)，动名词的完成式。 8. A)

【句意】帕克大夫被指控向患者提供过量的安眠药，结果造成病人在预期的时间前死亡。 【难点】be accused of 是个常见的词组，意为“被控有…罪”。 9. C)

【句意】到下月底，我将完成这项任务。

【难点】by the end of next month (year)是将来完成时的典型状语，故选C)。 10. B)

【句意】除非你的新经济计划创造奇迹，否则我们将赔钱。 【难点】unless 引导条件状语从句，用一般现在时表示将来。 11. A)

【句意】岩洞里很黑，她燃着了一根火柴。

【难点】strike 意为“擦（火柴）”，其它几个词不能和matches搭配。 12. B)

【句意】玛丽不能来参加生日晚会了，因为她患了感冒，卧床在家。

【难点】lay up 意为“因痛（或伤残）卧床”，常用被动语态；lay out 意为“摆出，展开”；lay by 意为“储存”；lay down意为“牺牲，献出”。 13. B)

【句意】她常说她最大的快乐在于为残疾儿童服务。

【难点】consist in 意为“在于，存在于”；rely on 意为“依靠，依赖”；be composed of 意为“由…构成”；comprise 意为“由…组成；构成”。 14. A)

【句意】为了搞清楚这一差别，我们必须认真地审视一下生物学

发展的漫长历史。

【难点】distinction意为“区别；差异”；indication意为“标示，迹象”；recognition意为“（正式的）承认，认可，认知”；constitution意为“宪法，体制”。 15. C)

【句意】最重要的是，这样的经历能促进人们对其它文化的感受性，并使他们更欣赏自己的文化。

【难点】foster意为“培养，促进，助长”;coach意为“训练，指导”；forsake意为“遗弃，抛弃”；censor意为“审查,检查”。

【句意】安把盘子打碎后，想把碎片再合在一起。

【难点】fragment 意为“碎片，碎块”；piece意为“块，片”；bit意为“小片；小段”；slice意为“薄片；切片”。 17. A)

【句意】简企图用钱贿赂看门人，但失败了。

【难点】bribe 意为“收买；行贿”；corrupt意为“腐蚀，使堕落”；award意为“授予（奖品等）；给予”；endow意为“资助，捐赠”。 18. B)

【句意】分类是组织任何领域知识内容的有效方式。

【难点】approach作“方式，方法；态度”讲时，后接介词to，其它几个词没有这种用法。

19. A)

【句意】人类已为他们对环境威胁作出的迟缓反应付出了重大代价。

【难点】response意为“反应”后接介词to ;responsibility意为“责任”；resolution意为“决心，决定”；resistance意为“抵抗”。 20. B)

【句意】我们十分尊重约瑟夫教授，因为他总是信守原则。 【难点】live up to 意为“遵守，实践（诺言，原则）”；live on 意为“以…为生”；live through 意为“度过，经历过”；live with 意为“忍受；容忍”。 21. C)

【句意】我爷爷不小心放火烧着了房子。

【难点】词组set fire to 意为“点燃，使燃烧”。 22. D)

【句意】除了花很多钱外，我们的假期很愉快。

【难点】except指的是除去同类的事物，且常用于否定句；besides是包含在内的，除了；in addition to 也是包括在内；except for 是除了不同类的事物。 23. A)

【句意】如果你要孩子们努力学习，你必须唤起他们的兴趣而不是责任感。

【难点】appeal to 意为“有感染力，有吸引力”；look into 意为“调查，观察”；give rise to意为“引起，导致”；go in for意为“爱好；从事，参与”。 24. B)

【句意】机器人基本上是一台机器，它像人的手臂一样移动、操纵、结合或加工零件。 【难点】component意为“零件；成分”；character 意为“特性；人格”；catalogue意为“目录”；collection意为“收集”。 25. D)

【句意】当然，谈论一些影响学生个性的事对他们是非常有积极作用的。

【难点】eminently 意为“突出地；明显地”；chiefly意为“主要地；大部分”；correctly意为“正确 地”，currently意为“现时，当前”。 练习（12）

1. It was requested that all of the equipment____ in the agreed time. A. erected

B. would be erected C. be erected D. will be erected A. to remember

B. remembered

C. having been remembered D. remembering

3. I ____ him the Christmas gift by mail because he came home during the Christmas holidays. A. ought to have sent B. couldn’t have sent C. must have sent D. needn’t have sent

4. It turned out that the children were not ____ for the accident. A. to blame B. to be blamed C. to be blaming D. to have been blamed

5. The desegregation was achieved through a number of struggles, ____been mentioned in previous chapters. A. a few of which B. a few of them C. a few of those D. a few of that

6. Setting up a committee might be a way ____ the

project more efficiently. A. to be doing B. doing C. to do D. being done

7. It ____ to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education. A.pains her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained

8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson, ____ a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. A.was promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised

9. He was determined to sail around the world ____ his illness and old age. A. given B. although C. despite

D. in spite

10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____first thing tomorrow morning. A. had to be put in the mail B. must be put in the mail C. be put in the mail

D. should have been put in the mail

11. ____ drills that have no real topic have to remainas they are. A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate D.Manifest

12. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____ of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library. A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch

13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____ them.

A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch

14. ____ and wage increases have not kept in step. A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity

15. People under stress have performed ____ feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim. A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal

16. Modern appliances ____ us from a good deal of household work.For instance, the dryer A.escape B . benefit C. liberate D. comfort

17. The audience waited in ____ silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.

A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable

18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____ .

A. counted for B. looked up C.accounted for D. checked up

19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ ever seeing it. A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted

20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____ business. A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate

21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night. A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed

22. We’ll ____ you as soon as we have any further information. A. notify B. signify C. communicate D. impart

23. The fox fell into the ____ the hunters had set forit. A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle

24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____ it up. A. torn B. given C. broken

D. disposed

25. The old lady ____ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom. A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled 试题答案与解析 1. C)

【句意】所有设备要求在商定的时间内安装完毕。

【难点】request后面的宾语从句要求使用虚拟语气，即（should）+动词原形，本句用的是被动语态。 2. A)

【句意】坐在我对面的那个人梦幻般地笑着，好像回想起过去发生的某件高兴的事。

【难点】“as if +不定式”是一个常见的结构，意为“好像”。 3. D)

【句意】我本不必把圣诞礼物给他邮去，因为他圣诞节期间回家了。

【难点】主句用了一句与过去事实相反的表示必要性的虚拟语气，符合题意。 4. A)

【句意】结果证明是，这起事故不怪孩子。

【难点】be to blame 是一个习惯搭配，意为“该受责备”。 5. A)

【句意】经过若干次斗争，种族隔离被取消了，其中的几次斗争在前几章里已经提到。 【难点】这里考的是非限制性定语从句，关系代词which前加修饰语。 6. C)

【句意】建立一个委员会或许是更有效地做这项工程的方法。 7. A)

【句意】看到那片山区有那么多孩子连小学都上不起，她感到很痛心。

【难点】It pains sb. to see...意为“看到…使某人感到痛心”。 8. B)

【句意】我们的老板汤姆逊许诺给我们加薪好些年了，可到现在什么也没发生。

【难点】这句话考的是现在完成时行时。 9. C)

【句意】他不顾疾病缠身，年老体弱，决心做环球航行。 【难点】despite是介词，意为“尽管”，等于in spite of,两者的后面都接名词。 10. C)

【句意】董事会认为，明天早晨的第一件事就是将这些邀请函紧

急寄出。

【难点】it is urgent that 后接虚拟语气，即（should）+动词原形。 11. B)

【句意】没有实际主题的操作性训练只得保持原样。

【难点】manipulative 意为“操作的；控制的”；manufacture意为“制造”；manipulate意为“操纵”；manifest意为“显然的；明了的”。 12. C)

【句意】写作这本书的时间如此之长，以致于我找不到图书馆职员为我找到的大部分原始资料。

【难点】lose track of 意为“失去与…的联系；失去…的线索”；trace意为“痕迹，遗迹”；trail 意为“踪迹；臭迹；足迹”；touch意为“接触”。 13. B)

【句意】你大衣的肘部磨薄了，我得在那儿打块补丁。 【难点】patch意为“补缀；修补”；mend意为“修理；修补”，比如鞋；repair意为“修理；修复”，比如机器；pitch意为“投；掷；扔”。 14. D)

【句意】生产率的提高和工资的提高没有保持同步。

【难点】productivity 意为“生产力；生产率”；production

意为“生产；制造”；product意为“产品”；produce意为“农产品”。 15. B)

【句意】人们在心理压力的作用下，表演了非凡的力量技艺，比如把一辆汽车从交通事故的受害者身上搬开。

【难点】extraordinary意为“不平常的；非凡的”；specific意为“特有的，特种的”；abrupt意为“突然的，意外的”；abnormal意为“不正常的，反常的”。 16. C)

【句意】现代化的家用电器把我们从大量的家务劳动中解放出来，比如，甩干机使我们不必把洗的衣服挂起来。

【难点】liberate意为“解放”，与from连用；escape意为“逃跑；逃走”；benefit意为“有益于”；comfort意为“安慰；慰问”。 17. C)

【句意】那位上了年纪的发言人在他的笔记中寻找着他记不起来的数字，此时，听众们恭敬地等候着，全场一片寂静。 【难点】respectful意为“尊敬的；恭敬的”；respective意为“各自的，分别的”；respect是名词，意为“尊敬”；respectable意为“可敬的”。 18. C)

【难点】account for意为“解释；说明”；count for意为“值，

计”；look up意为“查检”；check up 意为“核实”。 19. B)

【句意】当这个人被问及丢失的文件夹时，他否认曾经见过。 【难点】四个选项中只有deny合题意。deny+动名词，意为“否认”；refuse意为“拒绝”，加不定式；oppose意为“反对，抵抗”，常接介词to; resist意为“反抗，抗拒”。 20. D)

【句意】年轻夫妇之间的交流是件棘手的事。

【难点】delicate意为“需要小心处理的，棘手的”；sharp意为“尖刻的，辛辣的”；dreadful意为“遭透的，非常讨厌的”；intense意为“强烈的，剧烈的”。 21. D)

【句意】好几星期没下雨，昨晚下了一场小雨，很快被地面吸收了。

【难点】absorb意为“吸收”；skip意为“使(石片)跳跃着擦过水面”；soak意为“把…浸湿”；retrieve 意为“使恢复；使再生”。 22. A)

【句意】一有进一步的消息，我们立即通知你。

【难点】notify意为“通知；报告”；signify意为“象征，预示”；communicate意为“传达，传递”；impart意为“告诉；传授”。

23. B)

【句意】狐狸掉进了猎人为它设的陷井。

【难点】bush意为“树丛”；trap意为“陷井”；trick意为“把戏”；circle意为“圈，圆圈”。 24. A) 【句意】我不知道你要保留那封信。我已把信撕了。

【难点】tear up意为“撕毁”；give up意为“放弃”；break up意为“击碎；拆散”；dispose of意为“处理；清除”。 25. B)

【句意】老太太滑倒了，从楼梯顶上摔到了下面。

【难点】slip意为“滑倒；滑落”；slide意为“滑行；光滑地移动”；split意为“裂开”；spill意为“溅出；流出”。 练习（13）

1. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen. A. being combined B. having combined C. to combine D. combined

2. Physics is the present day equivalent of ____ used to be called natural philosophy, from ____ most of present day science arose.

A. which, what B. that, which C. what, which D. what, that

3. On no account ____ ever leave the baby at home alone. A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall

4. ____ the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages. A. It is the sun and not the earth B. That the sun and not the earth D. The sun and not the earth

5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ____ , was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war. A. was turned out B. was being turned out C. being turned out D. turned out

6. I’d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow. A. went B. should go C. will go D. go

7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew. A. when B. who C. then D. which

8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____find a place to settle down. A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to

9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ____ run. A. let alone

B. that’s to say C. not to speak D. not to mention

10. ____ , she led a life of complete seclusion. A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced

11. Sometimes a bus ____ gets on the bus to check the tickets. A. agent B. officer C. conductor D. inspector

12. He made a quick ____ from his illness. A. relief B. recovery C. survival D. relaxation

13. ____ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax. A. While

B. Even though C. Now that D. For

14. My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it’s because she is ____ child. A. one B. a lone C. a single D. an only

15. ____ the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motives are misunderstood by others. A. But for B. Except for C. Apart from D. Except that

16. If the scheme is ____ carried out without waste of time or energy I shall be completely satisfied. A.relatively B. noticeably C. appropriately D. efficiently

17. One day we all may find it useful to have a(n) ____ for sending documents, writing any pictures across the telephone lines. A. receiver B. echo C. extension D. facility

18. To their credit the Department of Energy ____ these ideas and funded a detailed study. A. took over B. took on C. took up D. took to

19. Feeling that she was in the right, she took ____ at the dirty remark. A. protection B. offense C. defense D. guard

20. They agreed to share in common any ____ of funds after all expenses were paid in full. A. sufficiency

B. surpass C. excess D. surplus

21. He was ____ her in intelligence. A. below B. under C. beneath D. down A. bright B. clever C. brilliant D. ingenious

23. In the refining process, rice and flour lose much of their ____ . A. acid B. alcohol C. vitamin D. sulphur

24. Individual lines of the poem were very beautiful, but I didn’t see how the lines fit together. To me, the poem wasn’t ____ A. inherent B. coherent C. logical D. corporate

25. To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a ____experience. A. hysterical B. grievous C. gracious D. sensible 试题答案与解析 1. A)

【句意】由于铝总是和其它元素结合在一起，最常见的是和氧气在一起，所以自然界中哪里也不会找到单独的铝元素。 【难点】owing to 是介词，后应接名词或动名词，根据题意，应接被动语态形式。 2. C)

【句意】当今的物理就是以前被称之为自然哲学的等同物，大多数现代科学都产生于自然哲学。

【难点】what used to be called作定语，修饰natural philosophy,from which引导一个非限制性定语从句。 3. A)

【句意】你决不应该把小孩一个人放在家里。

【难点】on no account 意为“决不”属否定意义的词，引导倒装句，所以只有A)项正确。 4. B)

【句意】太阳系的中心是太阳而不是地球这一事实被中世纪的教

会认为是异端邪说。

【难点】That引导主语从句，全句的谓语是was considered. 5. D)

【句意】后来证明他的财产被国家没收的原因是，战争期间他参与了诈骗活动。

【难点】it turned out (to be)这里作插入语，意为“证明 是…”。 6. A)

【句意】我宁愿你乘火车去，因为天气预报说明天将有大雪。 【难点】would rather 后接虚拟语气的从句，用一般过去时。 7. A)

【句意】爱因斯坦于1921年获诺贝尔奖金，在德国享有盛誉。后来随着纳粹主义的兴起，他被逐出德国，因为他是个犹太人。 【难点】关系副词when引导的定语从句修饰名词词组the rise of Nazism。 8. A)

【句意】他只能在最遥远的地方找个安身之处。 【难点】Nowhere是否定副词，位于句首引导倒装句。 9. A)

【句意】在车祸中，他的一条腿骨折，他连走路都不行，更不用说跑了。

【难点】let alone意为“更不必说”；not to mention意为

“再加上”；that is to say意为“也就是说”。 10. B)

【句意】失宠后，她过着完全隐居的生活。 【句意】有时，公共汽车检票员上车查票。

【难点】bus conductor意为“公共汽车售票员”；agent意为“代理人，中介人”；officer意为“军官，官员”inspector意为“检查员，视察员”。 12. B)

【句意】他很快恢复了健康。

【难点】recovery意为“恢复，复苏”，后接介词from;relief意为“宽慰，安心”；relaxation意为“放松”；survival意为“生存”。 13. C)

【句意】既然考试的紧张已经过去，我们现在可以放松了。 【难点】now that意为“既然；由于”，用于新的事情的发生，接一般现在时的句子。while意为“虽然”；even though意为“即使”，for意为“因为”，不能用于句首。 14. D)

【句意】我表妹南希的情绪经常很糟，我想这是因为她是独生子的缘故。

【难点】表示“独生子”的时候，只能说an only child。 15. C)

【句意】除了已经提及的因素外，有时人们感到不安全是因为他们的动机被他人误解。 【难点】apart from是包含在内的“除了”；excepr for和except that是不包含在内的除了；but for 意为“要不是”。 16. D)

【句意】如果计划能在不浪费时间和精力的情况下得到有效实施，我将十分满意。

【难点】efficiently意为“有效地”；relatively意为“相对地”；noticeably意为“显而易见地”；appropriately意为“恰当地”。 17. D)

【句意】有朝一日我们会发现，拥有一个能通过电话线发送信息、绘制图片的设备是非常有用的。

【难点】facility意为“设备”；receiver意为“电话听筒”；echo意为“回声；回音”；extension意为“分机”。 18. C)

【句意】令他们感到光荣的是，能源部采纳了这些想法并为一个详细的研究报告作了资助。 【难点】take up意为“采纳(观点)”；take over意为“接收，接管，占据”；take on 意为“承担”；take to意为“喜欢上”。 19. B)

【句意】她觉得自己有理，因此，她对这样肮脏的话语十分恼怒。

【难点】take offence意为“对…生气”；protection意为“保护”；defense意为“防卫”；guard意为“看守；警戒”。 20. D)

【句意】他们同意在全部费用支出后共享剩余的资金。 【难点】surplus意为“剩余，剩余额”；sufficiency意为“足量，充足”；surpass是动词，不适合本句;excess意为“超过”。 21. A)

【句意】他的智力不如她。

【难点】below意为“(智力、地位、军阶等)低于”;under意为“(尺寸、价值、数量、程度、标准等)少于，于”;beneath意为“在…下方；(地位，级别等)低于，次于”；down意为“往…下端”。

【句意】想出这样一个天才的计划需要丰富的想象力。 【难点】ingenious意为“(方法等)巧妙的；制作精巧的；bright意为“聪明的，机灵的”；clever 意为“头脑机敏的，伶俐的”;brilliant意为“才华横溢的，有才能的”。 23. C)

【句意】在加工过程中，大米和面粉失去大量维生素。 【难点】vitamin是“维生素”，其它词义不符本题。acid是“酸”；alcohol是“酒精”；sulphur是“硫”。 24. B)

【句意】这首诗的每个单行写得很美，但我不明白各行是如何联

系在一起的。依我看，这首诗不连贯。

【难点】coherent意为“连贯的，紧凑的”；inherent意为“内在的，固有的”；logical意为“逻辑的”；corporate意为“社团的，法人的”。 25. B)

【句意】对十分敏感的儿童来说，一次简单的呵斥可能会成为极其痛苦的经历。

【难点】grievous意为“极痛苦的”；hysterical意为“情绪暴躁不能控制的”；gracious意为“亲切的，有礼的”；sensible意为“明白事理的；合情理的”。 练习（14）

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. V ictor 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 known

9. We can make an exception ____ . 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. “Y ou 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. Y ou’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

21. The two scholars worked at the task of writing a preface to the new dictionary for three hours ____ last night.

A. at length B. in full C. on end D. in time

22. I can’t read the marks and notes Jim made in the margin. They are too____. A.faint B. foggy C. transparent D. misty

23. A highly organized system of irrigation is ____ Chinese agriculture. A. typical of B. consistent with C. famous for D. subject to

24. Jack is very ____ about wines. A. aware

B. knowledgeable C. learned D. informed

25. As for Ann, I am not sure about her ____ in Italian.

A. fluency B. clarity C. coherence D. excellency 试题答案与解析 1. A)

【句意】大规模种植的农作物都繁衍于野生植物。 【难点】that引导限制性定语从句，修饰plants. 2. B)

【句意】到你毕业的时候，我们在澳洲居住就会有一年了。 【难点】将来完成时常和by the time+句子的结构连用。 3. D)

【句意】他得到一个在比较文学年度讨论会上宣读论文的机会，他对此表示感激。

【难点】appreciate后面必须接名词或动名词，本句题意要求使用被动语态，故选D)。 4. A)

【句意】那位政府官员找不到足够的证据去说明他为什么赞成修改税法。

【难点】to base sth on sth 意为“把……建立在……的基础上”。which指代grounds. 5. B)

【句意】居住在沙漠里牵涉很多问题，其中缺水是最严重的问题。 【难点】of which 引导非限制性定语从句，which指代problems。 6. D)

【句意】氢是宇宙中最重要的元素之一，因为它提供了其它元素赖以产生的建构框架。 【难点】in that相当于because，引导原因状语从句。 7. A)

【句意】正象休闲一样，紧张也是我们生活中的一个重要部分。 【难点】just as...，so...意为“如同…，也是…”。 8. C)

【句意】维格坐公共汽车回家去了，不知道他的妻子对他的归来能否接受。

【难点】not knowing为现在分词短语，作伴随状语。 9. D)

【句意】我们可以把约翰的事作为例外。

【难点】in the case of...意为“在…的情况下”；in case of 意为“以防，万一” 10. C)

【句意】文化大革命在中国开始的时候，他父亲在上大学。 【难点】这是一个简单的过去进行时的练习。 11. A)

【句意】我的猫很挑食，可我的狗一点也不挑，你给她什么她就吃什么。

【难点】indiscriminate意为“不加区别的；一视同仁的”；choosy意为“爱挑剔的，过于讲究的”；indefinite意为“不确定的”；picky意为“吹毛求疵的；爱挑剔的”。 12. C)

【句意】“这个家比联邦政府还官僚”，麦克跟父母抱怨道，“你们什么事都有条条框框”。 【难点】bureaucratic意为“官僚主义的”；systematic意为“系统的”；democratic意为“民主的”；public意为“公共的”。 13. B)

【句意】美国人的礼貌观念和中国人的不同。

【难点】concept意为“概念；观念”；mind意为“想法；见解；主意”；consideration意为“考虑，思考”；thought意为“想法；意见，见解”。 14. D)

【句意】好，有关体育运动我就说这么多。下次我要选一个关于其它休闲活动的话题来谈。

【难点】leisure意为“休闲”；refreshment意为“活力恢复；爽快”；entertainment意为“娱乐；文艺”；pleasure意为“娱乐消遣”。 15. B)

【句意】在发生地震的地方，能量会沿着地壳的一条缝隙在一个地区释放出来。

【难点】release意为“释放；排放”；repel意为“击退”；run意为“(水)流动”；rush意为“冲过，冲越”。 16. D)

【句意】那位老园丁以前总是把他所有的工具和可组装的设备放在花园的棚子里。

【难点】shed意为“车棚，工棚”；barn意为“谷仓，粮仓”；room意为“房间”；hut意为“(简陋的)小屋”。 17. C)

【句意】我连衣裙的前部有一个很大的咖啡污渍。

【难点】stain意为“污点，污迹”；pore意为“毛孔，气孔”；patch意为“斑，与周围不同的部分”；grease意为“油脂；润滑脂”。 18. A)

【句意】她的腿摔断了，可是骨折处很快就痊愈了。

【难点】fracture意为“骨折”，injury意为“伤害；受伤处”；skeleton意为“骸骨”；cavity意为“腔”。 19. A)

【句意】你最好把它们加起来。我不擅长算数。

【难点】figure意为“数字”；character意为“文字”；summary意为“摘要，梗概”；counter为“计数器”。

20. B)

【句意】女孩选了一些非常漂亮的包装纸包礼物。

【难点】这四个选项中只有wrapping paper有“包装纸”的意思，符合题意。 21. C)

【句意】那两位学者昨天晚上花了三个小时为新字典写序。 【难点】on end意为“连续不断地”，和表示时间的词连用。at length意为“最后，终于”；in full 意为“全 部地”；in time意为“及时，不迟”。 22. A)

【句意】我读不懂吉姆在空白处做的记号和注解，它们太模糊了。 【难点】faint意为“不清楚的，模糊的”；foggy意为“含糊的；朦胧的”；transparent意为“易懂的；结构清楚的”；misty意为“朦胧不清的”。这四个词中，只有faint可以修饰字迹。 23. A)

【句意】灌溉系统组织严密是中国农业的典型特点。

【难点】typical of意为“特有的，典型的”；consistent with意为“与…一致；与…相符合”；famous for意为“以…著名”；subject to意为“由…决定的；取决于…的”。 24. B)

【句意】杰克对酒很在行。

【难点】knowledgeable意为“知识渊博的；有见识的”；aware意为“意识到的，知道的”，与of搭配；learned意为“有学问的，博学的”，作定语或后接介词in; informed意为“见闻广的；了解情况的”，作定语。 25. A)

【句意】至于安，我不知道她的意大利语是否流利。 excellency意为“优点，优秀”。 练习（15）

1. They feel they are justified ____ the child because he was not behaving himself. A. to punish B. to be punishing C. in punishing D. punishing

2. ____ in the first round of the competition, our team took the earliest flight back. A. Being knocked out B. Having been knocked out C. We were knocked out D. We had been knocked out

3. If the door was not forced open, ____ that the burglar must have had a key.

A. it follows B. it is followed C. following is D. it will be followed

4. Miss Helen always buys ____ priced clothes. A. higher B. high C. highest D. highly

5. By 1990, production in the area is expected to double ____ of 1980. A. that B. it C. one D. what

6. I did not choose any of the three offerings, because I found ____ satisfactory. A. neither of them B. none of it C. either of them D. none of them

7. A panda’s primary activity is sleep, ____ its waking

hours looking for food. A. that it spends B. for spending C. and it spends D. will spend

8. The university of California, ____ in 1868, is administered by president and governed by a twenty four member board of regents. A. founded

B. has been founded C. to have been founded D. was founded

9. ____ of the play, Desire Under the Elm, introduces the cast of characters and hints at the plot. A. The act first B. Act first C. First Act D. Act One

10. I’d rather we ____ our lesson now. A. have B. had

C. should have

D. shall have

11. Their walking tour through Springfield never came ____ . A. to B. off C. out D. round

12. The conflict between romantic ____ and harsh reality has been the theme of many great novels. A. fantasies B. perceptions C. affairs D. revelations

13. Bob’s work is ____ to Tom’s. A. interior B. inferior C. exterior D. better

14. Sunglasses serve to ____ eyes from the glare of the sun. A. shield B. shelter

C. defend D. guard A. purpose B. reason C. view D. goal

16. To be ____ , I couldn’t understand what he was driving at. A. modest B. frank C. sincere D. trivial

17. The exact cause of the killing disease was not known until Dr. Smith discovered it ____ . A. by all means B. by accident C. by hand D. by and by

18. David found the book ____ , it provided him with so much information about the subject. A. flattering B. fabricating

C. enlightening D. perplexing

19. He had deceived a great many people but she ____ him at once. A. saw through B. saw off C. saw about D. saw into

20. It’s on the top shelf, out of ____ . A. reach B. touch C. hand D. distance

21. All the hotels in the town were full up so we stayed in a ____ village. A. close B. near C. nearby D. neighborhood

22. He does not work but he gets a good ____ from his investment. A. income

B. salary C. wage D. earning

23. Mr. Black asked his son Olive to buy a ____ of bread at the baker’s near his school. A. pound B. loaf C. bag D. packet

24. This detective story may not be ____ interestingto keep the child awake. A. inadequately B. enough C. sufficiently D. amply

25. The two pieces of fried steak Karl had for dinner gave him a(n) ____ . A. headache B. infection C. soar throat D. upset stomach 试题答案与解析

1. C)

【句意】他们认为惩罚这个小孩是有理的,因为他行为不当。 【难点】be justified in doing意为“做…是正当的（有道理的）”。 2．B)

【句意】由于在第一轮比赛就被淘汰，我们队便乘最早的航班返回了。

【难点】现在分词的完成时形式用作原因状语，被动语态是句意的要求，所以选B)。3．A)

【句意】如果门不是被撞开的话，那么可以断定，强盗一定是有钥匙。

【难点】“it follows that…”是一个句型结构，意为“可以断定…”。 4．D)

【句意】海伦小姐总买贵衣服。

【难点】higher 不对，因为不存在比较，highest是最高级，在意义上可以，但形容词的最高级要加“the”；high本来是形容词，不能形容“priced”，但副词highly可以与priced成合成词highly priced。 5．A)

【句意】截止1990年，该地区的生产渴望比1980年翻一番。 【难点】需要填入的是一个代替production的词，应使用that。

不能用it。 6．D)

【难点】首先，相对于两件事物来说，只能用either或neither,none是用在有三件或以上事物的情况中的。其次，主句说did not choose，说明都不好，从句应为否定。 7．C)

【句意】熊猫的基本活动是睡眠，睡醒的时候寻找食物。 【难点】填入C) 后结构正确，因为and连接两个并列分句。 8．A)

【句意】加利福尼亚大学创建于1868年，现由校长和24名董事管理。

【难点】founded in 1868作为一个插入成份修饰主语。 9．D)

【句意】《榆树下的恋情》这出剧的第一幕介绍了演员阵容并暗示了故事情节。

【难点】表示“第一部”有两种方式:一、Act One 二、The first act。 10．B)

【句意】我宁愿我们现在就上课。

【难点】虚拟语气，表示对不可能发生的事情的希望，用一般过去时。 11．B)

【句意】他们徒步穿越斯宾菲尔德的活动从未付诸实践。 【难点】come off 意为“发生，举行”；come to意为“涉及，谈到”；come out意为“真相大白”；come round意为“迂回而至”。 12．A)

【句意】浪漫的幻想和残酷的现实是很多小说的主题。 【难点】fantasy意为“想象；幻想”；perception意为“感觉，感知”；affair意为“风流韵事”；revelation意为“揭示，展现；显示”。 13．B)

【句意】鲍勃的工作不如汤姆的。

【难点】inferior(to) 意为“次的；次于…的”；interior意为“内部的”；exterior意为“外部的；外面的”；better意为“更好的”，后不接to. 14．A)

【句意】太阳镜能为眼睛遮住眩目的太阳光。

【难点】shield意为“保护，保卫”，与from连用；shelter意为“掩蔽；庇护；为提供避难所”；defend意为“防御；保卫”；guard意为“监视；看守”。 15．C)

【句意】他们购买那块地的目的是建一座新的购物中心。 【难点】with a view to doing 意为“为了…目的；打算做”；

purpose意为“目的，意图”；reason 意为“理由，原因”；goal意为“目标，目的”。后三个词不能代替view。 16．B)

【句意】说实话，我不懂他说的是什么意思。

【难点】to be frank 是个习语，意为“开诚布公地说”，作句子的开首语。modest意为“谦虚的”；sincere 意为“诚实的，真挚的”；trivial意为“琐碎的；不重要的”。 17．B)

【句意】这个致命性疾病的确切原因直到史密斯博士偶然发现之后才真相大白。

【难点】by accident意为“偶然”；by all means意为“一定，务必”；by hand 意为“用手；用体力”；by and by意为“不久；过一会儿”。 18．C)

【句意】大卫发现这本书很富启蒙性，因为这本书上有很多关于这个学科的知识。

【难点】enlightening意为“有启迪作用的，使之启蒙的”；flattering意为“谄媚的，奉承的”； 19．A)

【句意】他骗了很多人，但她一下子就把他看穿了。

【难点】see through意为“看穿，识破”；see off 意为“为…送行，向…告别”；see about意为“料理，办理”；see into

意为“调查；领会，了解”。 20．A)

【句意】东西在最上面的架子上，够不到。

【难点】out of reach意为“无法拿到的；力所不及的”。另三项选择不能与out of形成合理搭配。 21．C)

【句意】城里的所有旅馆都住满了，所以我们住在附近的一个小村里。

【难点】nearby意为“在附近的”；close 意为“亲密的，紧密的”；near 意为“接近”，后接to；neighborhood意为“邻里地区”。 22．A)

【句意】他不工作，而是从投资中得到丰厚的收入。

【难点】income意为“收入”；salary 意为“薪水”；wage意为“（以时间计酬的）日薪，周薪”；earning常用作复数形式，意为“所得，收入”。 23．B)

【句意】布莱克先生让他儿子奥利弗到学校附近的面包店买块面包。

【难点】形容面包的量词单位应为loaf, 其它三个词不恰当。 24．C)

【句意】这个侦探故事的趣味性可能不足以使这个孩子夜不能

寐。

【难点】sufficiently意为“足够地”，修饰形容词或动词;inadequately意为“不充分地，不恰当地”；enough是形容词，意为“足够的”；amply意为“充裕地，绰绰有余地”。 25．D)

【句意】卡尔晚饭时吃了两块炸牛排，他感到肠胃不适。 【难点】an upset stomach意为“胃肠不舒服”；headache意为“头痛”；infection“感染”；sore throat 意为“嗓子痛”。 练习（16）

1. Public acceptance of rabbit as an economical source of protein depends on ____ .

A. how aggressively do producers market it B. if it marketed aggressively

C. how aggressively producers market it D. whether or not aggressive marketing

2. Y ou mustn’t eat these apples ____ they are unripe. A. much as B. because of C. even if D. in case

3. Although ____ happened in the developed country

sounds like science fiction, it could occur elsewhere in the world. A. which B. what C. how D. it

4. It was he in ____ we had the greatest faith. A. who B. whose C. whom D. that

5. Being in no great hurry, ____ . A.we went the long route

B. the long scenic route was our preference C. we took the long, scenic route 6.Neither of the answers ____ right. A. were B. is C. has been D. are

7. He is ill, ____ I am only a little tired. A. whereas

B. on the contrary C. and D. however

8. She is rich, and ____ is more, very beautiful. A. who B. that C. what D. which

9. Say ____ you like，it is your father that made you ____ you are. A. that ;that B. that;what C. what ;that D. what ;what

10. ____ you made your bed, ____ you must lie on it. A.Because;so B.For;and C. Once ;and D. As ;so

11. If reading is to accomplish anything more than ____ time, it must be active. A. wasting

B. spending C. passing D.idling

12. The ____ from the airport was really tiring because it was situated far from the city. A. flight B. travel C. crossing D. journey

13. Kenya’s Tsavo Game Par k ____ Susan much of the wildlife park she had visited in New Jersey. A. evoked B. recalled C. reminded D. remembered

14. Did you notice the ____ on the doctor’s face when he heard that Kita had found the pearl of the world. A. appearance B. expression C. description D. illusion

15. They plan to ____ the run down house in a year’s

time. A. revive B. renovate C. replace D. remove

16. The supply of silver in the mine had ____ , causing great concern among the people of the town. A. increased B. extended C. devalued D. diminished

17. The lawyer thought that piece of evidence was ____ early in the investigation, but it turned out to be vital in convicting the criminal. A. unchangeable B. unsuitable C. insignificant D. important

18. The once beautiful flowers in the vase had ____ . A. withered B.wasted C. watered

D. wrinkled

19. This has been the ____ of the frontier on the American mind. A. impact B. input C. effort D. recognition

20. Because of its incredibly ____ natural resources, the United States appeared to be a “land of plenty”. A. optional B. abundant C. maximum D. leading

21. The most important of these leaders was Martin Luther King, a black minister with a great gift for ____ his people. A. exciting B. cheering C. inspiring D. offering

22. Material abundance has been the life blood which has ____ Americans in their basic beliefs and values.

A. contributed B. provided C. favored D. sustained institutions. A. assigned B. attached C. dispatched D.detached

24. Some colleges are state supported, others are privately ____ , and still others are supported by religious organizations. A. entitled B. endeavored C. ensured D. endowed

25. In addition, there are specialized public schools for the ____ , and for those with other special needs, as well as accelerated and enriched courses for gifted students. A. indulged B. handicapped

C. kidnapped D. invalid 试题答案与解析 1. C)

【句意】公众能否将兔肉接受为比较经济的蛋白质来源要看生产者如何去销售。

【难点】depend on 后面加一个从句，从句语序应为陈述语序。 2．D)

【句意】这些苹果你千万不要吃，可能没熟。

【难点】in case意为“如果，万一，若”，适合本句逻辑关系。 3．B)

【句意】虽然发生在发达国家的事情听起来像科幻小说，但也可能发生在世界上其它地区。

【难点】what引导的从句作为主语，同时，what又是从句的主语。 4．C)

【句意】我们最信任的就是他。

【难点】用来代替“he”的是“who”，who前面有介词的时候要改为宾格whom。 5．C)

【句意】由于我们用不着着急，我们选择了那条长而风景优美的路线。

【难点】A)错，因为没有go route 的搭配。B)错，主语应该是being in no great hurry 的主语we。D)错，原因同B)。 6．B)

【句意】两个答案都不正确。

【难点】neither意为“二者无一”,后接单数谓语动词。 7．A)

【句意】他病了，而我只是有点儿累。

【难点】whereas连接两个句子，又含有转折的意思。 8．C)

【句意】她很有钱，而且很漂亮。

【难点】what is more是习惯用语，意为“另外，而且”。 9．D)

【句意】不管怎么说，因为你父亲你才有今天。 【难点】say what you like 意为“不管怎么说”。 10．D)

【句意】是你铺的床，你就要躺在上面（自作自受）。 【难点】as…so…意为“像…那样，…也就…”。

【句意】如果读书不是为了消磨时间而是为了获取知识,那么你必须积极去读。

【难点】pass意为“消磨”；waste意为“浪费”；spend意为“花费”；idle意为“虚度”，与away 连用。 12．D)

【句意】机场离城市太远，所以从机场回来这段路使人非常疲劳。 【难点】journey意为“行程，路程”；flight意为“飞行；航班”；travel意为“（长途）旅行，旅游”；crossing意为“横越，横渡”。 13．C)

【句意】肯尼亚的查沃野生动物保护区使苏珊想起了她在新泽西参观过的野生动物园。 【难点】remind意为“使想起”，常与of连用；evoke意为“使人想起”，但不与of连用；recall 意为“记得，回想起”；remember和recall类似，意为“记得，回想起”。 14．B)

【句意】当博士听说基塔发现了世界上最大的珍珠时，你注意到他那时脸上的表情了吗？ 【难点】expression 意为“表情，表现力”；appearance意为“外观，外表”；description 意为“描写，描述”；illusion意为“错觉，幻觉；假象”。 15．B)

【句意】他们计划在一年时间内翻修这所旧房子。

【难点】renovate意为“修复；整修一新”；revive意为“使复兴，振兴”；replace意为“放回，把…放回原处”；remove意为“移开，挪开，拿走”。 16．D)

【句意】矿里白银的供应量下降，这引起城里人的极大关心。

【难点】diminish 意为“下降，减少”；increase 意为“增加，增强”；extend意为“延展”；devalue 意为“（货币）贬值”。 17．C)

【句意】在调查初期律师认为这项证据不是很重要，但后来证明，这项证据在控告罪犯时起了至关重要作用。

【难点】insignificant意为“不重要的”；unsuitable 意为“不合适的，不适当的”；unchangeable 意为“不可改变的，不变的”；important意为“重要的，重大的”。 18．A)

【句意】花瓶里曾漂亮一时的花枯萎了。

【难点】wither意为“枯萎了，凋谢了”；waste意为“浪费”；water意为“浇水”；wrinkle意为“生皱纹”。 19．A)

【句意】这一直是边疆对美国人心理的影响。

【难点】impact意为“冲击，影响”，后接介词on；input意为“输入”；effort意为“努力”；recognition 意为“认出”。 20．B)

【句意】因其拥有富足得令人难以置信的自然资源，美国似乎是“天府之国”。

【难点】abundant 意为“丰富的，充足的，大量的”；optional

意为“可自由选择的，任意的”；maximum意为“最大限度的；最高的”；leading意为“主要的，最重要的”。 21．C)

【句意】这些领导中最重要的是马丁?路德?金。他是个极富鼓动才能的黑人牧师。

【难点】inspire意为“激励，鼓舞”；excite意为“使兴奋，刺激”；cheer意为“提起精神，激励（人高兴起来）”；offer意为“提供”。

【句意】物质丰富一直是使美国人坚持其信仰和价值观念的生命线。

【难点】sustain意为“维持（生命、活力等），使…持续”；contribute意为“捐（款），捐助”；provide意为“提供”；favor 意为“支持…，赞同…”。 23．C)

【句意】我给一个能将记者的问题发往850多个机构的因特网站发了一封信。

【难点】dispatch意为“发送，派遣”；assign意为“分配；指派；指定”；attach意为“贴上；附上，使（人）属于”；detach意为“拆开，分开”。 24．D)

【句意】有些大学是州立的，有些是私立的，还有一些是宗教组织资助兴办的。

【难点】endow意为“资助，向…捐钱”；entitle意为“给…权力；给资格”，常与to连用；endeavor 意为“努力，尽力；尝试”；ensure意为“保证，担保”。 25．B)

【句意】另外，还有为残疾人开办的特殊公共学校，还有为有其他特殊需要的人开办的学校，还有为天才学生开设的快班课程和拓展课程。

【难点】handicapped意为“有生理缺陷的，智力低下的”，the handicapped意为“残疾人”。indulge 意为“放任，纵容，娇养”；kidnap意为“诱拐，绑架”；invalid意为“无效的，作废的”。 练习（17）

1. Any steam engine gives us an example of ____ into work.

A.heats having turned B. heats turning

C. heats having been turned D. heat being turned

2. Essentially, a theory is an abstract, symbolic representation of _____ reality. A. what it is conceived B. that is conceived

C. that is being conceived D. what is conceived to be

3. Not until a monkey is several years old ____ to exhibit signs of independence from its mother. A.it does begin B. when it begins C. does it begin D. before it begins

4. Television will be used to enable customers to shop from the comfort of their homes by simply ordering via the TV screen, payment ____ by direct debit of their credit cards. A. making it B. is made C. being made D. will be made

5. A woman has to be ____ a man to go half as far. A. twice as good as B. as twice good as C. twice good as D. twice so good as

6. Hardly had we got on the bus ____ it began to rain.

A. when B. since C. but D. before

7. I’m sorry I can’t go with you, but I wish you ____ . A. a good time B. have a good time C. to have a good time D. will have a good time

8. Many a time ____ them not to do so. A. we have warned B. do we have warned C. have we warned D. warned we have

9. They have produced ____ .

A. 10 more pianos this month than last month C. 10 pianos this month as many as last month D. 10 as many pianos this month as last month 10. He was hungry and ordered two ____ of fish. A. shares B. parts C. portions

D. sections

11. The best students are ____ special scholarships. A. awarded B. rewarded C. forwarded D. honored

12. She stood up and ____ in strong language. A. opposed B. reckoned C. objected D. shouted

13. After becoming paralysed, Jane had to get used to the loss of ____ .She hated having to depend on others for things she once did for herself. A. authority B. autonomy C. attraction D. dependence

14. Having poor handwriting is not much of a ____ in an age of typewriters and computers. A. difference B. possibility

C. convention D. liability

15. The ____ grades are generally considered to be kindergarten through third grade. A. primitive B. primary C. promising D. proceeding

16. The meal was excellent; the pears were particularly ____ . A. flavored B. delicious C. tasteful D. gracious

17. His parents give him many expensive toys as some form of ____ for his lameness and inability to play active games. A. remedy B. compensation C. treatment D. comfort

18. To what extent will future scientific discoveries

make possible the ____ of the human life span. A. increase B. expansion C. growth D. prolongation

19. She was at the ____ of her career when she was badly injured in the car accident. A. bloom B. peak C. excess D. extreme

20. Should the ____ of patriotism be controlled by reason? A. sentiment B. affection C. emotion D. passion

21. ____ going through to New Y ork yesterday to attend his son’s wedding, Dr. Knapp flew to Chicago for a flower show. A. On the contrary B. In spite of

C. Instead of D. Because of

22. ____ to the question of refreshments, I should think orange juice and potato chips will be sufficient. A.Due B. As C. Prior D. According

23. To most of the undergraduate students, the doctoral degree is a distant ____ . A. theme B. prospect C. threshold D. token

24. The party’s reduced vote was ____ of lack of support for its policies. A. authoritative B. acute C. adverse D. indicative

25. Plato’s teaching had a profound ____ on Aristotle. A. sentiment

B. affect C. effect D.sanction 试题答案与解析 1．D)

【句意】蒸汽机是将热转化为能的一个例子。

【难点】heat是不可数名词，是being turned的逻辑主语。 2．D)

【句意】从本质上说，理论是对虚构现实的一种抽象的并具有象征性的展示。

【难点】介词of后应接宾语，B)和C)为定语从句，但无先行词；A)中it为多余，只有D)为名词性从句，可作of的宾语。 3. C)

【句意】猴子要到几岁的时候才能表现出脱离母亲而独立的迹象。

【难点】否定词not用于句首，要用倒装句，即把句子谓语的情态动词或助动词提到主语前面。 4．C)

【句意】人们将使用电视在家里舒舒服服地购物，可以通过屏幕进行订货，所需支付的款项可直接从信用卡扣除。 【难点】此句为独立主格，分句动词应用分词形式。 5．A)

【句意】一个女人如果想走男人的一半距离的话，那么她的体力必须是男人的二倍。

【难点】表示“有…几倍好”用“几倍+as+adj +as”结构。 6．A)

【句意】我们刚上车，就下起雨来了。

【难点】hardly位于句首，句子要用倒装形式。Hardly通常与when连用，表示“一……就……” 7．A)

【句意】对不起，我不能跟你去，但是我希望你玩得愉快。 【难点】wish的祝愿句中，wish后的直接宾语通常是名词。 8．C)

【句意】我们多次警告他们不要这样做。 【难点】“Many a time”引导倒装。 9．A)

【句意】他们这个月生产的钢琴比上个月多十台。 【难点】表示程度的状语应放在比较形容词或副词前面。 10．C)

【句意】他饿极了，点了两份鱼。

【难点】portion意为“（食物的）一份”；share意为“一份，份额”，指数量讲；part意为“部分”；section意为“（事物的）部分；（文章等的）段落，节”。 11．A)

【句意】最好的学生被颁发特殊奖学金。

【难点】award意为“授予；颁发”；reward意为“酬谢，奖励”，常与with连用；forward意为“促进，推动”；honor意为“使增光，给…以荣誉”。 12．C)

【句意】她站起身，用激烈的言辞表示反对。

【难点】object意为“反对，不赞成；提出异议”,指有不同意见。oppose意为“反对；反抗”，及物动词;reckon意为“计算；数”；shout意为“叫喊”。

【句意】瘫痪后，珍妮不得不去习惯失去自由行动能力的状态，她讨厌依赖他人做她以前自己能做的事情。

【难点】autonomy意为“人身自由；自主权”；authority意为“权力；管辖权”；attraction意为“吸引”；dependence意为“依靠，依赖；依赖关系”。 14．D)

【句意】字写得不好在打字机和电脑时代算不上不利条件。 【难点】liability意为“不利条件，妨碍的人（或物）”；difference意为“差异”；possibility意为“可能性”；convention意为“社会习俗”。 15．B)

【句意】一般认为初级年级是从幼儿园到三年级。

【难点】primary意为“初级的；小学的”，primitive意为“原

始的，上古的；早期的”；promising 意为“有希望的，有前途的；大有可为的”；preceding意为“在前的，在先的”。 16．B)

【句意】这顿饭真好吃，尤其是梨，很香。

【难点】delicious意为“美味的，可口的”;fla vored意为“特殊风味的”；tasteful意为“有鉴赏力的；趣味高雅的”；gracious意为“亲切的，和蔼的；殷勤的”。 17．B)

【句意】由于跛足，他不能玩运动量大的游戏，他的父母给了他很多昂贵的玩具作为某种形式的补偿。

【难点】compensation意为“补偿”；remedy意为“补救；纠正（办法）”；treatment意为“治疗，疗法”；comfort意为“安慰，慰藉”。 18．D)

【句意】未来的科学发现将在多大程度上延长人的寿命呢？ 【难点】prolongation意为“延长，拉长”；increase意为“增加；增大”；expansion意为“扩大，扩充”；growth意为“增长，增加；生长”。 19．B)

【句意】正当事业处于顶峰的时候，她出了车祸，受了重伤。 【难点】peak意为“顶点，顶峰”，常用于词组at the peak of 中；bloom 意为“开花期；繁花盛开”，常用于词组in the

bloom of …；excess意为“超越，越过”；extreme意为“极度（状态）”。 20. A)

【句意】爱国主义情操应该受理智控制吗?

【难点】sentiment意为“情操”，含有较大的理智因素。affection意为“喜爱，爱心”，指热烈亲切慈爱的感情。emotion意为“情绪，激情”，主要指精神上的感情。passion意为“热情，激情”，指一种与理智相对而言的强烈的情感，这种情感往往使一个人的判断受到影响。 21．C)

【句意】耐普博士昨天没去纽约参加儿子的婚礼而是飞到芝加哥去看花展。

【难点】instead of 意为“代替，而不是”；on the contrary 意为“正相反”；in spite of 意为“不顾，尽管”;because of 意为“由于，因为”。四个词组中，只有instead of 后面可接动名词doing的形式。 22．C)

【句意】我想，在吃点心前桔汁和土豆片就足以吃饱了。 【难点】prior to 意为“在…以前，先于”；due to 意为“由于，因为”；as to 意为“至于，关于”；according to 意为“根据，按照”。 23．B)

【句意】对多数本科生来说，博士学位是一个遥远的前景。 意为“门槛；开端”；token意为“标志，象征，记号”。 24．D)

【句意】该党得票下降暗示该党的政策缺少支持。

【难点】indicative意为“象征的，暗示的”，后接of，构成词组；authoritative意为“权威性的，可信的”；acute意为“尖锐的，敏锐的”；adverse意为“不利的，有害的”。 25．C)

【句意】柏拉图的教学对亚里士多得有深远的影响。

【难点】effect意为“作用，影响”，have an effect on …意为“对…有影响。”sentiment意为“感情，意见”；affect意为“影响，假装”，是动词；sanction意为“赞许，支持；鼓励”。 练习（18）

1. ____ their help, we wouldn’t have succeeded. A. Hadn’t been for B. Had it not been for C. It hadn’t been for D. Hadn’t it been for

2. ____ that the sweater is hand made, the price seems reasonable. A. Since

B. In view C. Because D. Considering

3. I am in charge of welcoming the ____ . A. visitors from outside of town B. out of town visitors C. visitors of out of town D. outside town visitors

4. I really do not know whether we can succeed, so do not expect ____ . A. too much of us B. us too much C. of us too much D. us of too much

5. Japan has begun to rival America ____ . A. producing automobiles B. to manufacture automobiles C. in the production of automobiles D. for automobiles producing

6. He did nothing but ____ letters home all this afternoon. A. to write

B. writing C. write D. wrote

7. ____ left before the deadline, it does not seem likely that Jimmy will accomplish the job. A. With so short time

B. Although such a short time C.With such a short time D. It is such a short time

8. “Will Tom recover?”“Right now there is no way ____ .” A. of knowing B. to be known C. for knowing D. to have known

9. No sooner had we started out ____ it began to snow. A.then B.when C. than D. whenever

10. ____ the consequence, I will be on your side. A. However

B. No matter how

11. When they arrived at the cross roads, they went the wrong ____ . A. direction B. way C. path D. route

12. I can’t stand the summer’s ____ heat. A. intensive B. heavy C. intense D. high

13. She takes ____ interest in the economic reform in China.

A. considerable B. conventional C. considerate D. conservative

14. When our university library bought this microscope we were given a one year’s ____ . A. proof B. reservation

C. security D. guarantee

15. The football player had studied economics in the university for a(n) ____ of roughly six years. A. decade B. time C. age D. period

16. A dictionary of the English language, ____by Dr. Samuel Johnson, was the first real attempt as a systematic written survey of English usage. A. compiled B. composed C. concocted D. collected

17. The volunteer firefighters valiantly tried to put out the ____ forest fire. A. raging B. rippling C. rolling D. roaring

18. Education is ____ for all school age children in many

a country. A. universal B. compulsory C. requested D. general

19. The policeman’s ____ mind caught the suspect’s lies. A. alive B. alert C. experienced D. imaginable

20. Over years, a balance is ____ among the plants and animals in a community and it remains basically stable. A. worked out B. worked off C. worked over D. worked up

21. The global influence of English can be measured by the opposition of its old ____ , French. A. rival B. mould C. objective

D. plot

22. That night’s ____ with Grace was as tough a battle as I’ve ever fought with an animal. A. experience B. encounter C. fatigue D. attack

23. I don’t think I have become more political, but if I see injustice and ____, I feel I have to do something. A. hostility B. hostage C. inhumanity D. indignation

24. Dr. Fox said that wolves he has have been even more ____ and more sensitive to human feelings than most dogs have. A. expressive B. extensive C. impressive D. intensive

25. The present universal fear has been the result of a forward surge in our knowledge and ____ of certain

dangerous factors in the physical world. A. perception B. supplement C. synthesis D.manipulation 试题答案与解析 1．B

【难点】这是以had为助动词，表示虚拟语气的条件状语从句句型，省略if，句子倒装，而not不提前。 2．D)

【句意】考虑到这件毛衣是手工织的，价格还算合理。 【难点】considering常常当作介词用，意为“考虑到”。 3．B)

【句意】我负责接待城外的来客。 【难点】out of town 是合成形容词。 4．A)

【句意】我真不知道我们会不会成功，所以不要对我们期望太高。 【难点】expect…of …表示“对…期望”。 5．C)

【句意】在汽车生产方面日本已经成为美国的竞争对手。 【难点】in表示“在…方面”。 6．C)

【句意】整个今天下午他在家除了写几封信，别的什么也没做。 【难点】do nothing but 后加动词原形。 7．C)

【句意】在最后期限到来之前，时间所剩无几，吉米似乎不可能完成这项工作。

【难点】逗号前是个由with引导的独立结构。time前加a,表示一段时间。 8．A)

【句意】“汤姆会恢复健康吗?”“眼下还无从知道。” 【难点】there is no way of knowing意为还无法知道。 9．C)

【句意】我们刚一出发天就开始下雪。

【难点】no sooner …than为固定句型，意为“一…就”。 10．D)

【句意】不论后果如何，我都将站到你这边。 【难点】whatever意为“不论什么，不论…如何”。 11．A)

【句意】到十字路口时，他们走错了方向。

【难点】direction 意为“方向”,go the wrong direction是习语，意为“走错方向”。way意为“方式,方法”；path意为“小路；小道”；route意为“路线，航线”。 12．C)

【句意】我无法忍受夏日的酷热。

【难点】intense意为“强烈的”，intense heat 为固定搭配，意为“酷热”。intensive意为“集中的，彻底的”；heavy 意为“强烈的；猛烈的”，但不能修饰heat;high 意为“（速度，温度，程度等）激烈的”。

【句意】她对中国的经济改革怀有极大的兴趣。

【难点】considerable意为“相当的，可观的”；conventional意为“惯例的；常规的”；considerate 意为“体贴的”；conservative意为“保守的，慎重的”。 14．D)

【句意】我们大学的图书馆买这台显微镜的时候，得到一年保修的承诺。

【难点】guarantee 意为“保证；保单”；proof意为“证据；证物”；reservation意为“预订，预订的房间或座席”；security 意为“保证；保障；担保”。 15．D)

【句意】这位足球运动员曾在大学学习了大约六年经济学。 【难点】period 意为“（一段）时间，时期，阶段；时代”；decade意为“十年，十年期”；time 意为“（一部分）时间，（一段）时间”；age 意为“时代，年代”。 16．A)

【句意】塞缪尔?约翰逊编的《英语字典》是对英语用法进行系

统书面研究的第一次真正尝试。

【难点】compile意为“编辑，编纂”；compose意为“创作（音乐、文学作品）；谱曲”；concoct 意为“人为地制造，编造”；collect意为“收集；聚集”。 17．A)

【句意】消防志愿者们勇敢地努力去扑灭熊熊燃烧的森林大火。 【难点】raging意为“狂想的，狂暴的”；rippling意为“起涟漪的；波动的”；rolling意为“起伏的，翻腾的”；roaring意为“吼叫的，轰鸣的”。 18．B)

【句意】在许多国家，教育对所有学龄儿童来说是义务性的。 【难点】compulsory意为“强制的，义务的”；universal意为“全体的；共同的，普遍的”；request 是动词，意为“要求”，general意为“一般的，普通的”。 19．B)

【句意】警察头脑机警，揭穿了嫌疑犯的谎言。

【难点】alert意为“警惕的；警觉的”；alive意为“活的；有活力的；“只能做表语；ex perienced意为“有经验的，老练的”；imaginable意为“可想象的，想得到的”的，常与all,every,only 连用。 20．D)

【句意】生物群落中的植物和动物从长时间角度看能保持平衡，

这种平衡会基本上保持稳定。

【难点】work out意为“解决，计算出”;work off 意为“慢慢除去”；work over意为“彻底检查，充分研究”；work up 意为“渐渐发展成，逐渐达到”。 21．A)

【句意】英语在全球的影响可从它的老对手法语的抵抗窥见一斑。

【难点】rival意为“竞争者，对手”；mould意为“模子，铸型”；objective意为“目的，目标”；plot意为“阴谋，秘密计划”。

【句意】那晚和格雷丝的遭遇就像我以前同动物的打斗一样艰难。

【难点】encounter意为“邂逅；遭遇”，后接with; experience意为“经历，经验”；fatigue意为“疲劳”；attack意为“攻击；责难”。 23．C)

【句意】我认为我并没有变得更有政治倾向，但是，如果我看见不公正和野蛮的事情，我感觉我必须做点什么。

【难点】inhumanity意为“无人性；野蛮”；hostility意为“敌意；敌视”；hostage意为“人质；抵押品”；indignation意为“愤怒；义愤”。 24．A)

【句意】福克斯博士说，他养的狼要比多数狗对人更富于情感，更敏感。

【难点】expressive意为“富于表情的，意味深长的”；extensive意为“广泛的；广阔的”；impressive 意为“给人以深刻印象的”；intensive意为“集中的，密集的”。 25．D)

【句意】现在普遍存在的恐惧一直是我们大量地了解并控制了客观世界里某些危险因素的结果。

【难点】manipulation意为“控制，操纵”；perception意为“感知，察觉”；supplement意为“增补物，补充物”；synthesis意为“ 综合，结合”。 练习（19）

1. Everyone in the family bullied her and made her do all the chores, she was indeed ____. A. Ciderella B. a Cinderella C. the Cinderella D. that Cinderella

2. Air is to us ____ water to fish. A. like B. as C. what

D. that

3. ____ troublesome the problem is, he faces it withpatience. A. However B. No matter C. Despite D. Although

4. Peter became angry and said that ___. A. he was tired to listen to them

B. the listening to them was tired for him C. he was tiring listening to them D. he was tired of listening to them

5. Weather ____, the picnic will be held as scheduled. A. permits B. should permit C. will permit D. permitting

6. We regret ____ you that your subscription is overdue. A. informing B. to inform C. being informed D. to be informed

7. ____ you are a college teacher, you probably have to take your holidays in July and August. A. Since that B. Since now C. By now D. Now that

8. He had no business ____ mixed up in such a matter. A. getting B. in getting C. to be got D. get

9. Everybody must observe the rule, not ____ the director. A. except B.but C. excepting D. except for

10. The texture of the rock’s grains were described ____“like sugar”. A. as being B. as is C. as was

D. as if

11. The subject of children starving to death is too ____to joke about. A. grim B. grief C. shrewd D. snobbish

12. We can’t just ____ these objections off. A. ward B. lay C.shrug D. shake

13. Children are ____ for saying the wrong thing at -the wrong time. A.naughty B. plain C. versatile D. notorious

14. Let’s ____ the bird from the case. A. liberate B. put C. set

D. free

15. She regarded the burglary as a(n) ____of her home. A. invasion B. suppression C. violation D. theft

16. I telephoned this afternoon, but nobody ____ . A. replied B. responded C. returned D. answered

17. The ____ of my paper on animal communication includes a book on whale songs. A. biography B. preface C. introduction D. bibliography 18.

Many

experts

____

a

low

protein,

high

carbonhydrate diet. A. prompt B. advocate C. inherent

D.claim

19. The medical center’s annual fee is ____ , covering all visits and services. A. indicative B. indefinite C. inclusive D. integral

20. Dominic is the most ____ pupil in class. A. individual B. industrial C. indulgent D. industrious

21. Mr. Morgan gradually ___a knowledge of the subject.

22. Though steam engines have now passed the ____oftheir usefulness, their heritage remains. A. prime B. era C. epoch D. date

23. What he said just now had little to do with the question ____discussion.

A. with B. under C. by D. over

24. Molten iron is poured into the mixer in the same way ____tea is poured into a cup from a teapot. A. as B.that C. since D. like

25. The Russians also burned their farms and ____ their dams and power plants. A. blew up B. blew off C. blew out D. blew over 试题答案与解析 1. B)

【句意】家中的每个人都欺侮她，叫她做所有的家务，她真是个灰姑娘。

【难点】Cinderella源于童话《灰姑娘》,现已成为专有名词。 2．C)

【句意】空气对于我们来说就像水对于鱼一样。 【难点】固定句型A is to B what C is to D. 3．A)

【句意】无论问题多么麻烦，他都耐心地去面对。 【难点】however=no matter how, 意为“不管…”。 4．D)

【句意】彼得非常生气，并说他很讨厌他们说话。

【难点】sb be tired of doing sth意为“某人厌倦做某事”。 5．D)

【句意】若天气允许的话，野餐将如期进行。

【难点】“Weather permitting”作为独立结构，意为“如果天气允许的话”，也可以用“if weather permits”。 6．B)

【句意】我们很遗憾地通知你，你的订单已经过期。

【难点】“We regret to inform you”意为“我们很遗憾地通知你”。 7．D)

【句意】既然你是个大学老师，你大概不得不在七、八月份休假。 【难点】now that=since, 意为“既然”。 【句意】他没有理由卷入这件事情。

【难点】getting为get的现在分词形式，与mixed up构成现在分词短语，修饰business，作定语。

9．B)

【句意】每个人都要遵守规则，主任也不例外。

【难点】but=except,not but意为“不除……之外”。 10．A)

【句意】岩石的纹理结构被描述为“像糖”。 【难点】be described as 意为“被形容为”。 11．A)

【句意】儿童饿死这一话题太无情，不该拿来开玩笑。 【难点】grim意为“无情的，冷酷的，可怕的”；grief是名词，意为“悲伤，悲痛”；shrewd意为“机灵的，精明的”；snobbish意为“势力的，媚上欺下的”。 12．C)

【句意】我们不能对这些反对意见不予理睬。

【难点】shrug off 意为“对…满不在乎，对…不屑一顾”；ward off 意为“避开，挡开，避免”；lay off 意为“停止打扰；不理会；戒绝”；shake off 意为“抖落，摆脱”。 13．D)

【句意】孩子们常在错误的时间说错话，这一点众所周知。 【难点】notorious意为“坏方面闻名的，臭名昭著的”，后接介词for；naughty 意为“顽皮的，淘气的；plain意为“明白的，清楚的”；versatile意为“多才多艺的，有多方面才能的”。 14．D)

【句意】咱们把鸟从笼子里放了吧。

【难点】free意为“使自由；释放”，常与from连用；liberate意为“释放”；put不能和from连用；set后面接from的时候还要加free，即set free from. 15．C)

【句意】她认为入室偷盗是侵犯家宅的行为。

【难点】violation意为“侵犯（行为），妨碍（行为）；invasion意为“侵犯，侵害”，尤其隐私和个人权力；suppression 意为“压制，镇压”；theft意为“偷窃，失窃”。 16．D)

【句意】我今天下午打了电话，但没有人接。

【难点】answer the telephone意为“接电话”，是习惯用法。 reply是“回答，答复”，后接介词to；respond意为“应答”，后面也接介词to;return意 为“返还”。 17．D)

【句意】我那篇有关动物交际的论文的参考书目中包括一本关于鲸语言的书。

言，开场白”；introduction 意为“导言，开场白”。 18．B)

【句意】许多专家提倡低蛋白、高碳水化合物的饮食。 【难点】advocate意为“拥护；主张；提倡”;prompt 意为

“促使；激励；鼓舞”；inherent是形容词，意为“内在的，固有的，本来就有的”；claim意为“声称；认领；自称”。 19．C)

【句意】医疗中心的年度费用是包括一切的，含所有检查和服务费用。

【难点】inclusive意为“包含一切的”；indicative意为“暗示的，暗指的”，后接介词of;indefinite 意为“不明确的，含糊的，不清楚的”；integral意为“构成整体所必需的；固有的”。 20．D)

【句意】多米尼克是班上最勤奋的学生。

【难点】industrious意为“勤劳的，勤奋的”；individual意为“独特的；个人的”；industrial 意为“工业上的；工业用的”；indulgent意为“宽容的”。 21．C)

【句意】摩根先生渐渐地了解了这个科目。

【难点】acquire 意为“（尤指通过努力)取得，获得，写到”，acquirea knowledge of 意为“获得…的知识”；attain意为“达到，获得”；require意为“需要”；enquire 意为“查问，查究”，后接介词into。 22．A)

【句意】虽然蒸汽机车的使用已过了它的全盛期，但其传统犹存。 【难点】prime意为“全盛期；最好的时期”；era意为“时代；

(某一重要历史事件的）年代”；epoch意为“(有重大发展或特别事情的）重要时期”；date意为“日期”。 23．B)

【句意】他刚才说的话与正在讨论的问题毫无关系。

【难点】under discussion是习惯搭配，意为“正在讨论之中的”，其它三个介词和discussion不是固定搭配。 24．A)

【句意】熔铁被倒入搅拌机的方式和茶被倒入茶壶里的方式相同。

【难点】same 和as有固定搭配关系，而和其它几个词没有固定搭配关系。 25．A)

【句意】俄罗斯人烧毁了他们的农场，炸毁了他们的大坝和电厂。 【难点】blow up 意为“爆炸，炸毁”；blow off 意为“吹掉，被吹走”；blow out 意为“（车胎）爆裂；熄灭”；blow over意为“逝去,被淡忘”。 练习（20）

1. Revolution means ____ the productive forces. A. to liberate B. liberated C. liberate D. liberating

forecast economic trend with precision. A. make B. make it C. making D. makes it

3. Home is home, ____ ever so homely. A. it is B. it were C. be it D. it be

4. Mary is ____ than Alice. A. more experienced a teacher B. a more experienced teacher C. more an experienced teacher D.more experienced teacher

5. Arriving at the bus stop, ____ waiting there. A. a lot of people were B. he found a lot of people C. a lot of people D. people were found

6. She has taken great pains to conceal her emotions, and thereby made them ____conspicuous.

A. all the more B. all the much C. all more D. all much

7. He didn’t go to the party, but he does wish he ____there. A. would be B. has been

C. would have been D. had been

8. It was recommended that passengers ____ smoke during the flight. A. not B. need not C. could not D. would not

9. Only take such clothes ____ really necessary. A. as were B. as they are C. as they were D. as are

10. They lost their way in the forest, and ____ made

matter worse was that night began to fall. A. that B. what C. it D. which

11. Bargaining can go on the whole day, or even several days, with the customer coming and going ___. A. in places B. at intervals C. in person D. at large

12. Human behaviour is mostly a product of learning, ____the behavior of an animal depends mainly on instinct. A. otherwise B. whereas C. unless D. nevertheless

13. She ____ a little map for me on the back of my invitation. A.planned B. slipped

C. sketched D. worked

14. If someone is a witness, then he has to ____ in court. A. augment B. testify C. certify D. betray

15. Richard’s news report covering the conference was so ____that nothing had been omitted.

http://www.wendangku.net/doc/275284ef19e8b8f67c1cb9dd.htmlprehensive B. integrated C. redundant D. productive

16. Teachers like students to be ____ and listens to what they are saying. A. cordial B. watchful C. cumulative D. attentive

17. The captain of the ship ____the passengers that there was no danger.

A. assumed B. insured C. assured D. ensured

18. The educational ____ of computers has not been fully realized. A. version B. value C. quality D. goal

19. Is it possible to make an early ____ to have my hair cut tomorrow? A. enrollment B. engagement C. appointment D. arrangement

20. After I heard that I took a deferred pass in chemistry, I was in a ____ emotional state. A.greatly B. highly C.doubtfully D. nervously

21. Since I could not see anything through the microscope, ____my careful adjustment, I gave up. A. for all B. above all C. after all D. in all

22. When the V ictorians had family reunions, the hosts ____their way to entertain the guests. A. went in for B. went over C. went out of D. went back on

23. The washing machine factory guaranteed that all ____parts would be replaced without charge. A. disappearing B. unused C. defective D. miss

24. It was reported that the ____ concerning the accident would be handled by the chief of police. A. recording B. gossip

C. exploration D. inquiry

25. While they were away on vacation, they allowed their mail to ____ at the post office. A. pile up B. set up C. turn up D. mix up 试题答案与解析 1．D)

【句意】革命意味着解放生产力。

【难点】mean后接动名词，意思是“意味着”。 2．B)

【句意】个人和集体行为的变化使得经济学家几乎不可能精确地预测经济发展趋势。

【难点】空处应填一词作复数名词variables的谓语，同时加上it作其形式宾语，因而选B)项。 3．C)

【句意】家就是家，尽管它很简朴。

【难点】be it ever so homely 表示“尽管家很简朴”，是be ever so homely as it may 的省略。 4．B)

【句意】玛丽是个比艾丽丝更有经验的教师。

【难点】此句是两个人的比较，只有B)表达形式正确。 5．B)

【句意】当他到达公共汽车站时，他发现有许多人等候在那里。 【难点】现在分词arriving的逻辑主语是he。 6．A)

【句意】她费了好大劲儿去掩盖自己的感情，结果欲盖弥彰。 【难点】all the more为成语，意为“反而更加”。 7．D)

【句意】他没有去参加晚会，但他但愿去了。

【难点】wish涉及宾语从句须用虚拟语气，前面并列分句中谓语动词为过去式，表明wish从句中表示的愿望与过去事实相反，必须用过去完成时。 8．A)

【句意】建议乘客们在飞行期间不要吸烟。

【难点】recommend跟从句时，从句的谓语动词用（should）+动词原形。 9．D)

【句意】只带必要的衣物。

【难点】这是一句祈使句，应用一般现在时，as是连接代词，相当于that。 10．B)

【句意】他们在林中迷了路，更糟糕的是夜幕开始降临。 【难点】此处需一个既引导主语从句又能在从句中作主语的关系代词，that和which不能作主语，it不是关系代词。 11．B)

【句意】讨价还价可以进行一整天，甚至好几天，顾客不停地出出进进。

【难点】at intervals 意为“不时；到处；每隔…时间（距离）”。 12．B)

【句意】人类的行为大多是学习的产物，而动物的行为则主要依靠本能。

【难点】whereas 意为“然而，却”，引导对立的从句；otherwise意为“否则”；unless意为“除非”；nevertheless 意为“然而”，不引导从句。 13．C)

【句意】她在我请柬的背面为我画了一张小地图。

【难点】sketch意为“画草图；粗略地画”；plan意为“设计；绘制图表”；slip意为“偷偷塞进；迅速放”；work意为“制造；用手加工”。 14．B)

【句意】如果某人是证人，那么他必须出庭作证。

【难点】testify意为“作证，证明”；augment意为“扩大；增大；加强”；certify意为“证明，证实”；betray意为“出

卖；失信于”。 15．A)

【句意】理查德那份会议新闻报道一应俱全，无一遗漏。 【难点】comprehensive意为“广泛的，包罗万象的”；integrated意为“整体的，综合的”；redundant 意为“冗长的，productive 意为“多产的，富饶的”。 16．D)

【句意】教师都想要他们的学生注意听讲。

【难点】attentive 意为“注意的，专心的”；cordial意为“热情友好的，热诚的”；watchful意为“警惕的；戒备的”；cumulative意为“累积的，渐增的”。 17．C)

【句意】该船长向乘客们保证没有危险。

【难点】assure意为“使服从；向某人保证”；assume意为“假定为…；担任；承担”；insure意为“为…投保，保险”；ensure意为“保证；使…安全”。 18．B)

【句意】计算机教育的价值还没有完全实现。

【难点】value意为“价值，重要性”;version意为“描写；译本”；quality意为“品质，本质”；goal 意为“目标，目的；球门”。 19．C)

【句意】我可以把明天理发的约定提早点吗？

【难点】appointment意为“约定，预约”；enrollment意为“登记；入学；注册”；engagement 意为“订婚”；arrangement意为“排列，整理”。 20．B)

【句意】当我听说我的化学得了个延期及格时，我很不高兴。 【难点】highly意为“高度，极，非常”，一般修饰形容词；greatly意为“非常，大大地”；doubtfully 意为“不自信地，怀疑地；nervously意为“神经质地，提心吊胆地”。 21．A)

【句意】尽管我做了认真调整，透过这台显微镜我还是什么也看不见，后来我就放弃了。【难点】for all意为“虽然，尽管”，是介词，后接名词，起让步状语从句的作用；above all 意为“首先，尤其是”，作插入语；after all 意为“毕竟，终究”，副词作用，作状语；in all 意为“全部，合计”。 22．C)

【句意】维多利亚人搞家庭聚会时，主人们不厌其烦地招待客人。 【难点】go out of one’s way 意为“特地；不怕麻烦地”；go in for 意为“从事(某种职业或活动）”；go over意为“重复；温习”；go back on 意为“背叛；出卖”。 23. C)

【句意】洗衣机厂保证，所有有缺陷的零件均可免费更换。

【难点】defective意为“有缺点的，有毛病的，有缺陷的”；disappearing意为“消失的，失踪的”；unused意为“从未用过的，不用的”；miss是动词，意为“错过，未赶上”。 24．D)

【句意】据报道，有关事故的调查由警察局长负责。

【难点】inquiry意为“调查，查问”；recording意为“记录”；gossip意为“流言蜚语；道听途说”；exploration意为“探索，探究”。 25．A)

【句意】他们外出度假的时候，允许邮件堆在邮局。

【难点】pile up 意为“堆积起来；积累”；set up 意为“竖立，架起”；turn up 意为“把…开大；调高”；mix up 意为“搅匀，拌和；使混淆”。