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If you explained the situation to your solicitor, he _ able to advise you much better than I can.A) would beB) will have beenC) wasD) were2) _, Mr. Wells is scarcely in sympathy with the working class.A) Although he is a socialistB) Even if he is a socialistC) Being a socialistD) Since he is a socialist3) His remarks were _ annoy everybody at the meeting.A) so as toB) such as toC) such toD) as much as to4) James has just arrived, but I didnt know he _ until yesterday.A) will comeB) was comingC) had been comingD) came5) _ conscious of my moral obligations as a citizen.A) I was and always will beB) I have to be and always will beC) I had been and always will beD) I have been and always will be6) Because fuel supplies are finite and many people are wasteful, we will have to install _ solar heating device in our home.A) some type of B) some types of aC) some type of aD) some types of7) I went there in 1984, and that was the only occasion when I _ the journey in exactly two days.A) must takeB) must have madeC) was able to makeD) could make8) I know he failed his last test, but really hes _ stupid.A) something but B) anything butC) nothing but D) not but9) Do you know Tims brother? He is _ than Tim.A) much more sportsman B) more of a sportsmanC) more of sportsmanD) more a sportsman10) That was not the first time he _ us. I think its high time we _ strong actions against him.A) betrayed. takeB) had betrayed. tookC) has betrayed. tookD) has betrayed. take11) Whats the chance of _ a general election this year?A) there being B) there to be C) there be D) there going to be12) The meeting was put off because we _ a meeting without John.A) objected having B) were objected to havingC) objected to haveD) objected to having13) _ you _ further problems with your printer, contact your dealer for advice.A) If, had B) Have, had C) Should, have D) In case, had14) He asked me to lend him some money, which I agreed to do, _ that he paid me back the following week.A) on occasion B) on purpose C) on condition D) only if15) On his death, the old man gave _ property he had to the young man who cared for him during the last years of his life.A) so little B) such little C) what little D) how little16) The director tried to get the actors to _ to the next scene by hand signals.A) move on B) move off C) move out D) move along17) Thousands of people turned out into the streets to _ against the local authorities decision to build a highway across the field.A) contradict B) reform C) counter D) protest18) The majority of nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a _.A) minority B) scarcity C) rarity D) minimum19) Professor Johnsons retirement _ from next January.A) carries into effect B) takes effectC) has effect D) puts into effect20) The president explained that the purpose of taxation was to _ government spending.A) finance B) expand C) enlarge D) budget21) The heat in summer is no less _ here in this mountain region.A) concentrated B) extensive C) intense D) intensive22) Taking photographs is strictly _ here, as it may damage the precious cave paintings.A) forbidden B) rejected C) excluded D) denied23) Mr. Browns condition looks very serious and it is doubtful if he will _ .A) pull back B) pull up C) pull through D) pull out24) Since the early nineties, the trend in most businesses has been toward on-demand, always-available products and services that suit the customers _ rather than the companys.A) benefit B) availability C) suitability D) convenience25) The priest made the _ of the cross when he entered the church.A) mark B) signal C) sign D) gesture1) Many species of wildlife are becoming extinct, _ the rainforests are being destroyed.A) therefore B) since C) soD) consequently2) Beer is the most popular drink among male drinkers, _ overall consumption is significantly higher than that of women.A) whose B) which C) that D) what3) I went along thinking of nothing _, only looking at things around me.A) in particularB) in harmonyC) in doubtD) in brief4) I must congratulate you _ the excellent design of the new bridge. A) with B) ofC) atD) on5) Peter, who had been driving all day, suggested _ at the next town.A) to stopB) stopping C) stop D) having stopped6) There are signs _ restaurants are becoming more popular with families.A) that B) whichC) in whichD) whose7) There is a fully _ health center on the ground floor of the main office building.A) installed B) equipped C) provided D) projected 8) For more than 20 years, weve been supporting educational programs that _ from kindergartens to colleges.A) move B) shift C) range D) spread 9) I was so _in todays history lesson. I didnt understand a thing.A) amazed B) neglected C) confused D) amused 10) His business was very successful, but it was at the _ of his family life.A) consumption B) credit C) exhaustion D) expense 11) Joe is not good at sports, but when it _ mathematics, he is the best in the class.A) comes toB) comes up toC) comes on toD) comes around to12) Now that spring is here, you can _ these fur coats till you need them again next winter.A) put overB) put awayC) put offD) put down13) Please _dictionaries when you are not sure of word spelling or meaning.A) seek B) inquire C) search D) consult 14) At yesterdays party, Elizabeths boyfriend amused us by _ Charlie Chaplin.A) copying B) following C) imitating D) modeling15) She keeps a supply of candles in the house in case of power _.A) failure B) lack C) absence D) drop 16) These books, which you can get at any bookshop, will give you _ you need.A) all the informationB) all the informations C) all of informationD) all of the informations17) Not until the game had begun_ at the sports ground.A) had he arrived B) would he have arrived C) did he arrive D) should he have arrived18) These surveys indicate that many crimes go _ by the police, mainly because not all victims report them.A) unrecorded B) to be unrecorded C) unrecording D) to have been unrecorded19) I have no objection _ your story again.A) to hear B) to hearingC) to having heardD) to have heard20) The clothes a person wears may express his _ or social position.A) curiosity B) status C) determination D) significance1. Although _ Spanish, he attended the course.A) he was knowingB) he is knowingC) having a knowledge ofD) knowsC 【句意】虽然懂一点西班牙语，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. You _ that letter to James. However, you didnt.A) ought to writeB) ought to have writtenC) should writeD) should be writingB 【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. 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 escapingB 【句意】约瑟夫幸运地活着逃了出来；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已经完成。4. Bread and butter _ liked by Westerners.A) is B) are C) were D) beA 【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. 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 isA 【句意】我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面很令人心旷神怡。【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.其中live in和this room构成动宾关系。6. He set up in business _ his own and was very successful.A) in B) of C) on D) byC 【句意】他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。【难点】on ones own是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of ones own表示“某人自己的（东西）”，例如：I have a flat of my own. 我自己有套房子。7. Johns score on the test is the highest in the class; he _ last night.A) must study B) should have studied C) must have studied D) is sure to studyC 【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需要用must have done这一句型结构。8. Frank almost never received any education, _?A) would he B) did he C) didnt he D) wouldnt heB 【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. 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 beC 【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. We can hear _ from the back of the room.A) just as good B) just as easy C) just as well D) easily as wellC 【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. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two _ of paint on a clean surface.A) coats B) levels C) times D) coursesA 【句意】为获得一个满意的结果，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”；time意为“次，回”；course意为“（一层）砖面；一排”。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 awayC 【句意】这个小山村被大雪封住长达一个多月。【难点】cut back意为“削减，缩减”；cut out意为“停止；切下”；cut off意为“切断；使隔断”；cut away意为“切除；砍掉”。13. Miss Green was _ $100 for driving after drinking.A) fined B) charged C) punished D) posedA 【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. Modern _ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.A) technique B) technology C) tactics D) tendencyB 【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. 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) hummingC 【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答地响。【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“发出滴答声”；hum意为“发出连续低沉的声音（如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声）”。16. Under this _ pressure some of the rocks even became liquid.A) intensive B) weighty C) intense D) bulkyC 【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. 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) minimumC 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜致富的，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. Nancy was surprised that they have _. They seemed to be a happy couple.A) split up B) broken down C) fallen through D) knocked outA 【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. The beach is in an ideal _ to draw tourists. A) condition B) situation C) state D) publicityB 【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”；publicity意为“公众的注意，名声”。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) sensoryD 【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. The eldest child is thoroughly _ because they always give him whatever he wants.A) wasted B) spoiled C) destroyed D) uneducatedB 【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. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may _ a gas.A) give into B) give over C) give off D) give awayC 【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. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at _ with him at once.A) peace B) large C) ease D) bestC 【句意】他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。【难点】at peace意为“和平地”；at large意为“自由地；大体地”；at ease意为“不拘束”；at best意为“至多”。24. Can you take the day off tomorrow?Well, Ill have to get _ from my boss.A) permission B) permit C) allowance D) possessionA 【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. The _ in Janets character has hindered her from advancement in her career.A) weaknessB) meritC) defectD) shortcomingC 【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”。. 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 beB) must have beenC) had beenD) had to beB 【句意】我刚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. It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him.A) do you becomeB) then you becomeC) that you becomeD) have you becomeC 【句意】只有当你快要失去什么人时，你才会充分意识到他对你是多么重要。【难点】该句是一个典型的强调句式，即It is. that. 。3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere.A) as it isB) so isC) the same asD) and so isB 【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. While driving along the treacherous road, _ .A) my right rear tyre blew outB) my right rear tyre had a blowout C) I had a blowout on my right rear tyre D) I had my right rear tyre blowoutC 【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. Jean Wagners 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 analyzedB) has been analyzedC) be analyzedD) should have been analyzedC 【句意】让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. _ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.A) SinceB) WhenC) While D) UnlessC 【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. 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 thanB) ratherC) thanD) other thanC 【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. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them _ suffering and poverty.A) anything butB) nothing butC) none other thanD) no more thanB 【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. After _ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctors office.A) itB) thatC) whatD) whichC 【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】如果after是连词，那么从句中的seemed应该是完成时had seemed，但从句中的时态是一般过去时，因此排除after为连词的可能。既然after为介词，后面的句子应该是介词after的宾语从句，而该宾语从句缺少主语，在选项中只有关系词what有此功能，既能引导宾语从句，又能在宾语从句中充当成分。A，B，D项都没有引导宾语从句的功能。10. The board deemed its urgent that these files _ right away.A) had to be printedB) should have been printedC) must be printedD) should be printedD 【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. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _ of it at all.A) explanationB) meaningC) senseD) interpretationC 【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“解释，说明，阐述”，侧重说明事件的真相、原因；meaning意为“意义，意思；含义”，但不能在make sense of 短语中代替sense；interpretation意为“解释，说明，阐明”，比较正式。12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _ of your spectacles need changing.A) lensesB) glassesC) sightsD) crystalsA 【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. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents.A) recognizedB) popularC) favorableD) fascinatedB 【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. By cutting down trees we _ the natural home of birds and animals.A) harmB) hurtC) injureD) damageD 【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. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a _ if approached with enthusiasm.A) prizeB) rewardC) refundD) bonusB 【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. The trade unions in this industry are _ any reduction in wages.A) objecting againstB) opposed toC) reacted toD) resisting againstB 【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. She was tea