1. It’s said that it’s thanks to so many common understandings ____ they signed an agree-ment on peaceful development.
A. whyB. thatC. soD. which
注釋:答案為B,考查固定結構。仔細分析句子可知去掉it’s…____后,句子適當調整順序仍然成立,所以屬于強調句型。例如:It is what he said that made his mother very upset。句中去掉it is…that…后仍然成立,屬于強調句型。這種方法屬于判斷強調句型的便捷方法。
2. ____ do the pubs stay open?
A. WhenB. WhereC. HowD. Until when
注釋:答案為D,主要考察語境的照應。由題干中stay open可知應該屬于延續性動作。譯文:俱樂部一直開門到什么時候?
3. 10 percent of the workers’ salary was ____ by the employer for no right reason.
A. kept awayB. kept offC. kept backD. kept up
注釋:答案為C,主要考查動詞短語的意思區別。A意思:避開,不接近;B意思:雨雪暫時不下,擋住陽光等;C意思:隱瞞,扣下不付,留在后面;D意思:繼續,保持。此類試題直接從意思著手即可,尤其在平時學習中應該注意短語動詞的特殊含義以及用法,這一點屬于近幾年的高考熱點。
4. When she was awake, she found that she was standing on ____ seemed to be a piece of stone.
A. thatB. whichC. whatD. It
注釋:答案為C,測試連詞的特殊用法。從結構分析可知試題中含有四套主謂結構,因此需要三個連詞來連接句子。但是句子中只有when和that兩個,還缺少一個;另外,題干中seemed to be a piece of stone缺少主語,故而所選擇的連詞應該起雙重作用:既引導句子又作句子成分(主語)。例如:What he said is right.
5. ——Your brother is very careful and honest.
——I agree. What he has just done ____ itself.
A. speaks outB. thinks ofC. speaks forD. thinks out
注釋:答案為C,主要考查動詞的固定搭配。speak for itself/themselves不言而喻,不辨自明,本身就說明問題。例如:There is no need for me to commend his action; it speaks for itself.不必對他的行為進行評價; 它自身就可以說明一切。1994 has been a very good year for us—the figures speak for itself. 1994年對我們是個很好的年頭——一看數字便知道。
6. Don’t be discouraged. ____ things as they are and you will enjoy every day of your life.
A. TakingB. To takeC. TakeD. Taken
注釋:答案為C,主要測試祈使句的固定結構。通常祈使句可以用于下面的結構:祈使句+and/or+主語+will/can+其它…。例如:Study hard and you will make great progress in English. 努力學習,你會在英語上取得更大進步。Stop stealing or you will end up in prison. 停止偷盜,否則,你早晚會坐監獄的。
7. What limited money the able housewife made full use of ____ such a big family!
A. to supportB. supportC. supportingD. supported
注釋:答案為A,主要考查結構的分析能力。一定要排除定勢思維。句子譯文如下:這位有能耐的家庭婦女充分利用了多么少的錢來支撐一個如此大的家。故此,句子中缺少的是目的狀語。
8. Never give a gambler more money than ____.
A. being necessaryB. is necessaryC. it is necessaryD. what necessary
注釋:答案為B,主要考查省略。句子中than充當的是關系代詞作主語,相當于that或as。例如:You spent more money than was intended to be spent. 你花的錢比打算花的多。句子譯文:永遠不要給一個賭徒比必須的錢多。
9. ——I wonder why Mr Green hasn’t showed up at the meeting yet.
——I’m not sure, but he ____ in a traffic jam driving here.
A. could be stuckB. might stuck
C. might have been stuckD. must have stuck
注釋:答案為C,由答案著手,充分利用上下文。主要測試情態動詞和完成時連用表示推測。
10. As he was about to go in, the doors opened and a group of very old people started coming out, ____ the doorway and moving very slowly, helping each other out of the door and down the steps. Ben holds one of the doors ____ for them and stands politely to one side.
A. filled…openB. filling…openedC. filled…openingD. filling…open
注釋:答案為D,主要考查伴隨狀語和形容詞表示狀態。第一空考查伴隨狀語。主要應該分清句子結構,找到平行動作。例如:The boys and girls entered the classroom, singing and dancing. 男孩和女孩們唱著跳著走進教室。第二空考查形容詞表示狀態。
11. Ben reached for the phone book ____ under the pay phone.
A. hangingB. hungC. hangedD. hang
注釋:答案為A,主要測試現在分詞表示狀態。此處,hanging相當于形容詞表示狀態。例如:He sat there with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth。他坐在那兒,嘴里叼著一根煙。句子譯文:本伸手去夠掛在公用電話下的電話本。
12. Mrs. Robinson, ____ makes me sick that I said that to you.
A. thatB. itC. allD. this
注釋:答案為B,形式主語的測試。句子中make sb. sick意思是:使不高興,使難過。例如:People like you make me sick. 像你這樣的人讓我惡心。句子譯文:羅賓遜女士,告訴你那件事讓我難過。
13. They will act ____ your suggestion today.
A. toB. withC. onD. by
注釋:答案為C,主要測試動詞的固定短語。act on (one’s) advice/order/suggestion/…按照(某人的)意見、命令、建議等辦事。例如:Acting on a friend’s advice, he bought $50,000 of shares in a television company。他按照朋友的意見買了一家電視公司5萬美元的股票。
14. The horse was ____ hard to come up from ____.
A. running…behindB. running…the bottomC. pushing…lastD. pulling…back
注釋:答案為A,主要考察動詞以及介詞詞義的區別。句子中from behind的意思是:從后面。譯文:那匹馬努力跑著目的是從后面趕上來。
15. He married ____ himself, but he is happy, and what more is required of a marriage?
A. withB. toC. belowD. above
注釋:答案為C,主要考查介詞的意思。譯文:他委屈自己結了婚,但是他高興,對一樁婚姻更多的要求是什么呢?
16. Say that I am ____ with her. Is that so terrible?
A. a friendB. friendC. friendlikeD. friends
注釋:答案為D,固定短語的考查,be friends with sb.與某某是朋友。例如:My parents have been friends with the Murkets for twenty years. 20年來我的父母和默克特一家一直是好朋友。譯文:假如我和她是好朋友。那有那么害怕嗎?
17. To what extent will future scientific discoveries ____ the prolonging of the human life?
A. be made possibleB. make possible
C. make it possibleD. be made it possible
注釋:答案為C,主要考查動詞的固定搭配。注意分析句子的結構。譯文:將來科學的發現使人類的生命延長到什么程度變成了可能?由譯文中可以看出正常結構如下:Future scientific discoveries will make the prolonging of the human life to what extent possible.
18. ——Would you like to attend the annual conference with me?
——Yes, ____.
A. I’d likeB. I wouldC. I’d like toD. I do
注釋:答案為C,主要考查簡略答語。英語中的簡短回答應該注意適當省略以及上下文的照應。例如:——Why didn’t you come to my party last night?——I had planned to but I had an unexpected visitor. “昨晚為何沒來參加我的晚會?” “我本來計劃來的,但是來了一個不速之客。”
19. Lee ____ in the election, but he began to come from behind in the last week and won in the end.
A. was losingB. was lostC. lostD. had lost
注釋:答案為A,由答案出發可知本試題主要測試時態。有關時態試題首先應該弄明白其基本定義,另外記住某些時態的特殊之處。過去進行時可以表示過去未實現的愿望或打算。例如:She was coming. 她本來打算來的。He was watching the play yesterday, but he was too busy. 他昨天本來要看那場戲的,但是太忙了。
20. The Nanjing Yangzi River bridge is ____ second ____ railway bridge in our country.
A. a…longB. the…longerC. the…longD. the…longest
注釋:答案為D,主要考查形容詞的級別。譯文:南京長江大橋是我們國家第二大鐵路橋。由譯文可以看出句子結構中只不過多了一個序數詞second。進而翻譯成“第二大”,但是仍然不影響形容詞最高級前面的定冠詞的選擇。