1.____in the past, at the moment it is a favorite choice 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 D. they have happened
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 twentyfive.
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. You 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 buy foods 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 wellwritten 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.
A. illegal B. lawful C. faithful D. peaceful
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
答案與解析:
1. D) 【句意】雖然白色過(guò)去不受歡迎,但目前它是婚紗的首選顏色。
【難點(diǎn)】as是連詞,引導(dǎo)讓步狀語(yǔ)從句時(shí),往往使用半倒裝形式。又如:Beautiful as she is, she is foolish.
2. C) 【句意】由于長(zhǎng)時(shí)間無(wú)雨,田野變得十分干燥。
【難點(diǎn)】該句的前半部分是There be結(jié)構(gòu),完成式獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)形式,這與時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)for a long time相吻合。
3. A) 【句意】數(shù)百萬(wàn)次計(jì)算如果用手工操作,那么,到計(jì)算結(jié)束的時(shí)候,就將失去其全部實(shí)際意義。
【難點(diǎn)】這是一句虛擬語(yǔ)氣的句子,條件句使用了省略if的倒裝句形式,動(dòng)作與過(guò)去事實(shí)相反。
4. B) 【句意】電視使我們能夠在事情發(fā)生的那一瞬間就看到它們是如何發(fā)生的。
【難點(diǎn)】moment后接的是省略關(guān)系副詞when的定語(yǔ)從句。B)符合題意要求。
5. D) 【句意】最令我驚訝的是,這個(gè)在車禍中失去雙臂的小男孩能夠用腳使用鋼筆。
【難點(diǎn)】這是一個(gè)what從句作主語(yǔ)的典型句子。
6. A) 【句意】雖然她很小的時(shí)候就寫(xiě)了很多短篇小說(shuō)和詩(shī)歌,但她直到25歲才迎來(lái)第一次真正的成功。
【難點(diǎn)】這是一個(gè)練習(xí)not until結(jié)構(gòu)的句子。
7. A) 【句意】你應(yīng)該知道,不該把你小妹妹一個(gè)人留在家里。
【難點(diǎn)】to know better than to do sth.是一個(gè)常見(jiàn)的表示責(zé)備的句型,意為“應(yīng)該知道不該做某事”。
8. C) 【句意】既然火車一個(gè)小時(shí)以后才開(kāi),我們不妨到快餐店吃口東西。
【難點(diǎn)】might as well后接動(dòng)詞原形,意為“不妨,何不”。
9. D) 【句意】當(dāng)她沒(méi)錢為孩子買吃的東西時(shí),她開(kāi)始偷。
【難點(diǎn)】resort to意為:求助于,其中to是介詞,后接動(dòng)名詞。
10. A) 【句意】那個(gè)男孩承認(rèn)在昨天踢足球的時(shí)候打破了窗子。
【難點(diǎn)】admit to中的to是介詞,后接名詞或動(dòng)名詞。
11. D) 【句意】貝蒂建議我把我們的行李認(rèn)真地貼上標(biāo)簽以免運(yùn)輸中放錯(cuò)位置。
【難點(diǎn)】mislay意為“把……放錯(cuò)地方”;misuse意為“錯(cuò)用濫用”;mishandle意為“瞎弄,胡亂操作”;mistake意為“誤選”。
12. C) 【句意】就錢而言,她很富裕。然而這并不意味著她幸福。
【難點(diǎn)】in terms of意為“從……方面來(lái)說(shuō)”;concerning意為“關(guān)于”;as to也是“關(guān)于;至于”;in the light of 意為“鑒于,由于”。
13. A) 【句意】一篇好文章,除其它因素外,還要求選詞優(yōu)美,組織清晰。
【難點(diǎn)】call for意為“要求,需要”;call on意為“號(hào)召,請(qǐng)求”;call up意為“使人想起” ;call off意為“取消,停止做”。
14. C) 【句意】對(duì)于顧客來(lái)說(shuō),直到最后時(shí)刻才讓售貨員猜出她真正喜歡什么,真正想買什么,這是一個(gè)涉及面子的問(wèn)題。
【難點(diǎn)】a point of honor意為“涉及名譽(yù)的事情”;in one’s honor意為“為某人的榮譽(yù)”; on one’s honor意為“以名譽(yù)擔(dān)保”;an honor意為“光榮的人或事”。
15. B)【句意】這座房子可能下月上市。
【難點(diǎn)】on the market意為“上市,出售”; fair意為“集市;廟會(huì);交易會(huì)”;shop是“商店”;store是“儲(chǔ)存;倉(cāng)庫(kù)”。
16. A) 【句意】很小的時(shí)候,喬治被介紹參與了非法活動(dòng),他受雇為毒販子放哨。
【難點(diǎn)】illegal 意為“不合法的,非法的”;lawful 意為“依法的,守定的”;faithful意為“忠實(shí)的,守信的”;peaceful 意為“平靜的;安寧的”。
17. B) 【句意】能稱得上大學(xué)稱號(hào)的機(jī)構(gòu)是一個(gè)比其他種類高等教育機(jī)構(gòu)都更復(fù)雜更綜合的機(jī)構(gòu)。
【難點(diǎn)】establishment 意為“企業(yè),設(shè)施(公司,學(xué)校,醫(yī)院,教會(huì)等)”;settlement 意為“定居點(diǎn);殖民地”;construction意為“建造;建筑物”;structure是“結(jié)構(gòu),構(gòu)造”。
18. A) 【句意】人的社會(huì)地位常常由他們擁有的財(cái)富的多少來(lái)衡量。
【難點(diǎn)】measure 意為“估量,衡量”;examine 意為“檢查;仔細(xì)觀察”;test意為“試驗(yàn),測(cè)試”;question意為“詢問(wèn),審問(wèn)”。
19. C) 【句意】杰克從不注意自己的外表,衣服從來(lái)不燙。
【難點(diǎn)】indifferent意為“漠不關(guān)心的”; adverse意為“不利的,反對(duì)的”;anonymous 意為“匿名的”; casual意為“非正式的,不拘禮節(jié)的”。
20. D) 【句意】暴力片的拍攝大有上升趨勢(shì)。
【難點(diǎn)】trend意為“傾向,趨勢(shì)”;strength意為“力量,實(shí)力”;direction意為“方向”;tradition 意為“傳統(tǒng)”。