1、题目： 1.We went on a(n) _ to the mountain yesterday. A.excursion B.trip C. tour D. travel 参考答案是：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”。2.The Brownings have not _ yet and I doubt whether they will come. A turned in B. turned out C.turned up
2、D. turned to 参考答案是：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”。3.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 参考答案是：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
3、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。4. The trade unions in this industry are _ any reduction in wages. A. objecting against B. opposed to C. reacted to D.resisting against 参考答案是：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 ag
4、ainst连用。5. 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 参考答案是：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”。6.By cutting down trees we _ the natural
5、 home of birds and animals. A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage 参考答案是：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。7.The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents. A. recognized B. pop
6、ular C. favorable D. fascinated 参考答案是：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”。8.You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _ofyour spectacles need changing. A. lenses B.gl
7、asses C.sights D.crystals 参考答案是：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”。9.His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _of it at all. A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation 参考答案是：C 【句意】他的答案很不清楚，我根本弄不懂。 【难点】sen
8、se 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。10. The board deemed its urgent that these files _right away. A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should
9、be printed 参考答案是：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.After _ seemed an endless wait,it was her turn to step into thedoctors office. A.it B.that C.what D. which 参考答案是：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
10、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。12.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 参考答案是：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
11、”；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”。13._ 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 参考答案是：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
12、句中其它选项不具备此意.14.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 analysed B. has been analysed C. be analysed D. should have been analysed 参考答案是：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
13、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。15While 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 参考
14、答案是: 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)。16. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ the atmosphere. A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is 参考答案是：B 【句意】正像土壤是地球的一部分，大气层
15、也是。 【难点】Just as.，so.为一固定结构，意为“正如，也”。17.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 参考答案是：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。 【难点】该句是一个典型的强调句式，即 It is.that.。18.My pain _ apparent the momen
16、t 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 答案是：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”。19.The _ in Janets character has hindered her fr
17、om advancement in her career. A. weakness B. merit C. defect D. shortcoming 参考答案是：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”。20. Can you take the day off tomorrow? Well, Ill have to get _ from my boss. A. permission B. permit C. allowance D.
18、 possession 答案是: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”。21.His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at _ with him at once. A. peace B. large C. ease D. best 答案是：C 【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 eas
19、e意为“不拘束”;at best 意为“至多”。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 答案是：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.The eldest child is thoroughly _ be
20、cause they always give him whatever he wants. A. wasted B. spoiled C. destroyed D. uneducated 答案是：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”.24.Our _ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of
21、their ability tosmell and 50 percent of their taste buds. A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory 答案是：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”。25. The beach is in an ideal _
22、to draw tourists. A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity 答案是：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”;publicity 意为“公众的注意，名声”。26.Nancy was surprised that they have _. They seemed to be a happycouple. A. split up B.broken down C. fallen through D
23、. knocked out 参考答案：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”。27.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 答案是：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”。
