1. The new evidence has ____ the first witness’s story.
A. confused B. considered C. informed D. confirmed

2. He did not show any ____ for our new plans.
A. enthusiasm B. enthusiast C. enthusiastic D. enthusiastically

3. Finally, for many editors, ____ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know.
A. personality B. similarity C. uniqueness D. familiarity

4. She was so ____ in the job that she didn’t hear anybody knocking at the door.
A. attracted B. absorbed C. drawn D. concentrated

5. ____ should any money be given to a small child.
A. On no account B. From all accounts C. Of no account D. By all accounts

6. We can’t ____ whether a child is clever or stupid from his (her) points in an examination.
A. conduct B. notice C. understand D. conclude

7. Tony is ____ the guidebook, looking for information about Japan, where he will travel soon.
A. tracing B. skipping C. inspecting D. scanning

8. The manager told the assistants to ____ all the customers’ names and address.
A. set out B. set about C. set up D. set down

9. I can’t go camping this weekend. ____ I’m too tired, ____ I have to stay at home to look after my sick mother.
A. The first; the second B. First; then
C. In the first place; in the second place D. On the one hand; on the other

10. Busy ____ he is, he can finish the task ahead of time.
A. because B. as C. no matter how D. although

11. He is a very good man, but he is now in a ____ situation.
A. tense B. close C. thick D. tight

12. I don’t intend to buy a new house, so I want to ____ the house for a long time.
A. hire B. rent C. employ D. fire

13. The tenant ____ the house by the month under a one-year lease.
A. loans B. lends C. rents D. borrows

14. The plan was ____ when it was discovered just how much the scheme would cost.
A. released B. desert C. resigned D. abandoned

15. Anything that ____ Mr. Green interests me.
A. concerns B. matters C. importance’s D. subjects

16. The bridge was named ____ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people.
A. after B. by C. with D. from

17. The leader spoke ____ the man who had given his life for the cause.
A. in praise for B. in praise of C. to praise of D. to praise for

18. He can’t complete his paper on time for ____ reasons, which are true.
A. different B. various C. sort of D. kinds

19. Facing the ____ situation the sales manager looked ____.
A. puzzling; puzzled B. puzzling; puzzling C. puzzled; puzzled D. puzzled; puzzling

20. –How do you ____ we go to Beijing for our holidays?
–I think we’d better fly there. It’s much more comfortable.
A. insist B. want C. suppose D. suggest

21. A completely new situation will ____ when the examination system comes into existence.
A. arise B. rise C. raise D. arouse

22. If you’re late again you’ll be ____ from your job.
A. referred B. deserted C. hired D. dismissed

23. With his money ____ he couldn’t go home.
A. leaving B. missed C. running out D. run out

24. ____ I know the money is safe, I shall not worry about it.
A. Even though B. Unless C. As long as D. Given

25. We hope to become more ____ in predicting earthquakes.
A. exact B. correct C. precise D. accurate

26. The statistical (统计的) figures in that report are not ____. You should not refer to them.
A. accurate B. fixed C. delicate D. rigid

27. It’s no use going there now, ____, it’s too dark outside.
A. however B. therefore C. besides D. then

28. When the first English settlers arrived in the New World, the Indians wearing jewellery made of animal bones ____ them warmly.
A. to greet B. greeting C. greeted D. greet

29. The cowboy ____ the cattle that ____ eating the grass here and there.
A. drove up; was B. picked up; were C. rounded up; was D. rounded up; were

30. We were told that we should follow the main road ____ we reached the central railway station.
A. whenever B. until C. while D. wherever

31. He had to be called two or three times ____ he would come to his dinner.
A. before B. when C. until D. as

32. He ____ that he could finish the job without any help.
A. claimed B. required C. demanded D. announced

33. The old man who ____ the village is elected by the villagers.
A. governs B. governor C. government D. rule

34. Competition, they believe, ____ the national character rather than corrupt it.
A. strengthen B. strong C. strength D. force

35. There is difference ____ ten degrees ____ temperature ____ the day and the night.
A. of; of; between B. of; in; between C. from; to; between D. between; of; between

36. The fastest these animals can run is about 65kph and ____ their hunting methods have to be very efficient indeed.
A. at any rate B. at this rate C. in the end D. in consequence

37. He put the ____ of his money into the bank.
A. whole B. all C. part D. complete

38. The number of people present at the concert was ____ than expected. There were many tickets left.
A. much smaller B. much more C. much larger D. many more

39. The research is so designed that once ____ nothing can be done to change it.
A. begins B. having begun C. beginning D. begun

40. Mary finally ____ Bruce as her life-long companion.
A. received B. accepted C. made D. honored

41. ____, he does make angry with her sometimes.
A. As he likes her much B. He likes her much
C. Though much he likes her D. Much as he likes her

42. It is believed that if a book is ____ it will surely ____ the reader.
A. interested; interest B. interesting; be interested
C. interested; be interesting D. interesting; interest

43. Recently I bought an ancient Chinese vase, ____ was very reasonable.
A. which price B. the price of which C. its price D. the price of whose

44. Rainforests ____ and burned at such a speed that they will disappear from the earth in the near future.
A. cut B. are cut C. are being cut D. had been cut

45. “We can’t go out in this weather, “said Bob, ____ out of the window.
A. looking B. to look C. looked D. having looked

46. ____ such heavy pollution already, it may now be too late to clean up the river.
A. Having suffered B. Suffering C. To suffer D. Suffered

47. Sarah, hurry up. I’m afraid you wouldn’t have time to ____ before the party.
A. get changed B. get change C. get changing D. get to change

Happy birthday, Alice! So you have ____ twenty-one already!
A. become B. turned C. grown D. passed

1. (解答: 选D. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “新的证据已经证实了第一个目击者 (证人)所说的话. “confuse”使迷惑不解”; consider”考虑”; inform”通知”. 只有D项符合题意.)

2. (解答: 选A. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “他对我们的新计划显得不热心. “enthusiasm指对某事有兴趣或好感所表现出来的热情或积极性; enthusiast是名词, 指”热心的人”; enthusiastic为形容词; enthusiastically为副词, “热情地”, 后面两词的词性不合题意.)

3. (解答: 选D. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “对编辑来说, 熟悉性也是一个重要因素. “personality”个性, 人格”; similarity”类似, 类似处”; uniqueness”唯一性”; familiarity”熟悉 (性)”, 名词, 在句中作主语.)

4. (解答: 选B. 考查短语辨析. 句意为: “她正埋头工作, 没有听见有人敲门. “be absorbed in意为”专心致志于….”. (be) attracted to sth. /sb. “被….所吸引”; (be) drawn to…”被吸引到….”; (be) concentrated on” (精力)集中在….上面”.)

5. (解答: 选A. 考查短语用法. 句意为: “绝对不应该给 (一个)小孩任何钱. “本题为主谓部分倒装语序, 句首是表示否定意义的状语. on no account意为”决不, 绝对不”; from all accounts和by all accounts均为”根据各种说法”, 放在句首时句子主谓语都不倒装; of no account意为”毫不重要”, 通常作表语或定语.)

6. (解答: 选D. 句意为: “我们不能从一个孩子的一次考试分数中推断出他 (她)是聪明还是迟钝. “conclude…from”从….中推断出”. 其他选项与题意不符.)

7. (解答: 选D. 本题考查谓语动词的辨义. 根据题干信息可知, Tony看书的目的只是想寻找有关日本的信息, 所以不可能是细看. 根据四个动词的意义: trace”追踪, 探索”; skip”跳过, 略过”; inspect”检查, 视察”; scan”扫描, 浏览”. 所以选项D最佳.)

8. (解答: 选D. 考查动词短语的用法. 句意为: “经理吩咐服务员将所有顾客的姓名和地址都记下来. “set down”记下, 写下”, 符合句意.)

9. (解答: 选C. D项用来列举相互矛盾的两个方面; A、B选项只表示事物的顺序; in the first place, in the second place均为副词, 意为: “首先”, “其次”.)

10. (解答: 选B. 句意为: “尽管他很忙, 但他能够提前完成这个任务. “Busy as he is=Though he is busy, as引导让步状语从句时, 必须将状语或表语提到句首.)

11. (解答: 选D. 句意为: “他是一个很好的人, 可他目前正处于困境. “tense”绷紧的, 拉紧的”; close”亲近的, 接近的”, 指空间上距离接近或情感上接近, 如: They are close friends. “他们是亲密朋友”; thick”厚, 粗, 浓稠的”, 如: thick ice/fog/forest”厚厚的冰/浓浓的雾/茂密的丛林”; tight”紧的, 困难的, 棘手的”, 如: in a tight corner for money”处于缺钱的境地”. 也可以指时间或日程紧张, 如: a tight schedule”紧张的日程安排”. 作副词用时表示”紧紧地”, 如: The door was shut tight. 门关得紧紧地.)

12. (解答: 选B. 根据语境, 说话人想长期租用这房子, 所以B选项符合题意. hire”雇用人手”; employ”雇用 (某人)”; fire”开除, 解雇”.)

13. (解答: 选C. 句意为: “房客根据一年的租约按月支付房屋的租金. “loan”借出, 借贷”, 主要指须支付利息的借贷; lend”借出, 借给”, 一般不用于借房子; rent”出租, 租赁”, 须支付租金的租借行为; borrow”借”, 向别人借东西或借进东西, 不用于出借房屋.)

14. (解答: 选D. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “当发现这个方案将会耗费巨资时, 它被放弃了. “abandon指因外界压力和影响而放弃自己负有责任或感兴趣的东西, 正符合题意. release”解除, 免除”; desert表示抛弃自己的职责或应尽的义务; resign”辞去, 辞职, 放弃”.)

15. (解答: 选A. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “任何关于格林先生的事, 我都感兴趣. “concern”与….有关, 关于, 涉及”; matter”要紧, 有关系”; importance”重要, 重要性”; subject”主题, 科目”.)

16. (解答: 选A. 句意为: “这座桥是以一位为人民事业而献身的英雄的名字命名的. “name after”根据….命名”, 为固定搭配, 所以选A项.)

17. (解答: 选B. in praise of为介词短语, 意为”赞美”, 在句中作状语. 动词短语praise sb. for sth. 意为”因….赞扬某人. “)

18. (解答: 选B. 句意为: “由于种种原因, 他的论文不能如期完成, 这些原因都是真实的. “various”各种各样的, 多个不同的”; different指跟上次、原来的不同; 选项C如改为sorts of可以选用; 选项D后加of也可以选用.)

19. (解答: 选A. 句意为: “面临令人费解的形势, 销售部经理一脸困惑. “puzzling”令人困惑的”; puzzled”使 (人)困惑的”.)

20. (解答: 选D. 本题考查动词词义辨析. 根据下文: I think we’d better fly there. It’s much more comfortable. 可看出第二个说话人在给出建议, 那么第一个人应当是在征求建议.)

21. (解答: 选A. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “这种考试制度一旦形成, 将会出现一个崭新的局面. “arise”发生, 出现”; rise”上升, 升起, 起床”; raise”引起, 举起”; arouse”唤醒, 唤起, 引起”.)

22. (解答: 选D. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “如果你再迟到, 你将被解雇. “dismiss”解雇, 使离职”; refer”提交, 呈上”; desert”遗弃, 抛弃”; hire”租用 (某物)”.)

23. (解答: 选C. 考查with的复合结构. 即with + n. +分词. 全句意为: “由于他的钱用完了, 他不能回家. “run out”花光, 用完”.)

24. (解答: 选C. as long as”只要”. 本句意思是: “只要我知道钱是安全的, 我就不会担心. “even though”即使”; unless”如果不”; while”当….的时候”.)

25. (解答: 选D. 考查词义辨析. 句意为: “我们希望能更准确地预测地震. “accurate表示”准确无误地”, 符合题意, 故选D项.)

26. (解答: 选A. 句意为: “这个报告里的统计数字不是很准确, 你不应该参照它们. “accurate意为”准确的, 精确的”, 符合题干的逻辑意义. fixed意为”固定的”; delicate意为”细微的, 精美的, 微妙的”; rigid意为”刚硬的, 坚硬的”.)

27. (解答: 选C. however表转折; therefore表因果关系; then表时间先后, 它们均不合句意. besides意为”加之, 再者”, 故可选用.)

28. (解答: 选C. 动词greeted在句中作谓语, 与从句中动词时态 (arrived)相一致, greeted them warmly意为”热烈欢迎他们”. 故选C项.)

29. (解答: 选D. round up意为: “把 (牛、羊)赶拢”; “把 (分散的人或物)聚在一起”=gather, 全句意为: “放牛娃将在各处吃草的牛赶到一块. “cattle作主语, 谓语常用复数; drive指”把 (牛、羊等)赶走 (跑)”. 又如: The farmer rounded up the sheep on the grass land. “那个农夫把草地上的羊赶到一处. “)

30. (解答: 选B. whenever意思是”无论何时”; while有”当….时, 而, 尽管”等意; wherever”无论何地”. 它们都不符合逻辑. 只有until (一直), 符合句意: “一直沿着大道走, 直到到达中央火车站. “)

31. (解答: 选A. 考查连词的用法. 句意为: “喊他两三次, 他才来吃饭. “until用于肯定句时, 主句中的谓语动词应该是一个延续性的动作, 所以不能选择C项.)

32. (解答: 选A. 句意为: “他声称不需要任何帮助就可以完成工作. “claim”宣称, 声称”; require”要求”; demand指”坚决, 强硬地要求”; announce指对大家感兴趣的事进行宣布, 如国家大事、商品信息、生死病殆、开会新闻等.)

33. (解答: 选A. 考查词义辨析. 全句意为”对这个村子负责的那位老人是村民们自己选出来的. “govern v. “统治”, 比rule语气正式; governor”州长, 统治者”; government”政府”.)

34. (解答: 选A. 全句意为: “他们认为竞争只会增强而不会削弱民族性格. “strengthen”加强, 巩固”; strong adj. “强化的”; strength n. “力气”; force v. “强迫”, n. “武力”.)

35. (解答: 选B. 句意为: “白天和晚上温度相差10度. ” (两者之间的)差异, 用difference between…; (在某方面的)差异, 用difference in…; (有多大的)差异, 用difference of….)

36. (解答: 选D. 句意为: “这些动物最快能以每小时65公里的速度奔跑, 因此他们的狩猎方法必须非常有效. “in consequence”因此, 结果”; at any rate”无论如何, 至少”; at this rate”照这样速度, 照这样下去”; in the end”最后, 终于”.)

37. (解答: 选A. 句意为: “他把所有的钱都存进了银行. “whole”全部, 全体”, 在句中作名词. 如: Two halves make a whole. “两半合成一体”; 也可以用作形容词the whole day (morning, afternoon, evening, night); all也可表示”全部”, 但它是形容词; part”部分”, 可以说: He put part of his money into the bank. “他把一部分钱存进了银行”. part前不加定冠词the; complete”完整的, 全体的”, 是形容词.)

38. (解答: 选A. 本题考查形容词的比较级以及修饰数词的形容词. 在英语中修饰数字习惯上用large或small, 后一句There were many tickets left. 说明人来得少, 所以数字应当是小的.)

39. (解答: 选D. 若主句中主语与从句中主语一致, 往往将从句中的主语及助动词省略掉, 直接用现在分词或过去分词代替; 现在分词表示与主句主语为主动关系, 过去分词与主句主语为被动关系. 原句应为: once it is begun.)

40. (解答: 选B. 本题考查动词的区别. receive”收到”, 表示动作, 不表示是否”接收”; accept是”接受”之意. accept sb. /sth. as…把某人 (某物)作为….来接受; honor sb. as…把某人作为….来尊敬. A、C两项不与as搭配.)

41. (解答: 选D. 以as (虽然)引导的让步状语从句句子要倒装, 倒装部分为从句中的名词、形容词、副词等, 位于句首. though引导的让步状语从句可倒装, 也可不倒装.)

42. (解答: 选D. 本题考查由interest后加-ing, -ed构成的形容词的区别及本身的用法. Interest作动词或名词, 意为”使某人感兴趣”, 结构为: sth. interest sb. ; 作名词为”利益、兴趣、利润”; interesting表示主动意义, “令人感兴趣的”; interested表示被动意义, “对….感兴趣”.)

43. (解答: 选B. 此题考查非限制性定语从句中关系代词的用法. 由题意可知, 中括号处在从句中作主语, 且根据题意为”花瓶的价格”为所属关系; 如选D, 则应改为whose price.)

44. (解答: 选C. 由句中”at such a great speed that they will disappear…”可知热带森林砍伐的动作正在进行, 而未终止, cut为及物动词, 同rainforests之间存在被动关系, 故选C.)

45. (解答: 选A. 句中选项部分作方式状语, 与主句中的动作”说”是同时进行的, 并且与主句主语Bob是主动关系, 故用现在分词.)

46. (解答: 选A. 从already一词可知, 需用现在分词的完成式, 句意为: “由于已经受到如此严重的污染, 现在清理河道可能已经太晚了. “)

47. (解答: 选A. 本题考查系表结构和非谓语动词. get changed是换衣服的意思. changed是过去分词作表语, 就像get dressed”穿衣服”和be seated”就座”一样.)

48. (解答: 选B. 本题考查系表结构. 全句为: “生日快乐, Alice!你已经21岁了. “空内填表示变化的系动词, 较易排除D项, A、C项多接形容词作表语, A项也可接带不定冠词的单数名词作表语.)

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