16.The big fire in Shanghai, believed to ________ due to the burning of construction materials, caused 58 deaths and destroyed all the belongings of the people there.

　　A. have occurred B. occur

　　C. have been occurring D. be occurring

　　[解析]句意：發(fā)生在上海的那場大火，據(jù)認為是由于建筑材料的燃燒造成的，導(dǎo)致了58人死亡，毀掉了那兒所有人的全部財產(chǎn)。It is believed that...，“據(jù)認為……，據(jù)相信……”，常可改成“主語+be believed+to do”結(jié)構(gòu)，不定式有時態(tài)和語態(tài)的變化。由語境可知，occur 動作發(fā)生在謂語動詞之前，故應(yīng)用不定式的完成式，A項正確。

　　[答案]A

　　17.Little Tom admitted ________ in the shop, ________ that he wouldn't do that in future.

　　A. to have stolen; promising

　　B. stealing; promised

　　C. to stealing; promised

　　D. having stolen; promising

　　[解析]句意：小湯姆承認在商店里偷過東西，保證今后不會再干那事了。admit doing sth.“承認干過某事”，admit 只接動名詞作賓語，排除A、C兩項，又由句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，第二空為非謂語動詞，主語 little Tom 與 promise 之間為主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞作伴隨狀語，故D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　18.The thinker, head in hand, ________ his right arm on his left knee, gained its current title when ________ in Paris in 1890.

　　A. rested; was exhibited

　　B. resting; exhibited

　　C. resting; exhibiting

　　D. being rested; being exhibited

　　[解析]第一空中動詞 rest 和主語 the thinker 屬于主謂關(guān)系，所以選擇 resting;第二空中 exhibit 和主語 the thinker 屬于被動關(guān)系，所以選擇 exhibited。故答案為B。

　　[答案]B

　　19.Liu Xiang won the gold medal of men's 110m hurdles at the 16th Asian Games, ________ the title of the event with 13.09 seconds.

　　A. claimed B. claiming

　　C. has claimed D. to claim

　　[解析]句意：第十六屆亞運會，劉翔贏得了男子110米跨欄金牌，以13.09秒的成績獲得(claiming)這個項目冠軍。

　　[答案]B

　　20.______ a little money, Jane was able to buy her mother a lovely new watch.

　　A. To save B. Saving

　　C. Saved D. Having saved

　　[解析]句意：已經(jīng)省下了一點錢，簡能夠給她媽媽買塊可愛的新手表。主語 Jane 與 save 之間為主謂關(guān)系，并且 save 動作發(fā)生在謂語動詞之前，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞的完成式作狀語，D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　21.________ at the party, we saw Ruth standing alone in the corner of the hall.

　　A. Arriving B. To arrive

　　C. Arrive D. Arrived

　　[解析]句意：到達聚會，我們看到 Ruth 獨自站在禮堂角落里。主語 we 與 arrive 之間為主謂關(guān)系，故用現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語。

　　[答案]A

　　22.In 2010, China enjoyed its best Winter Game results, ________ 11 medals in Vancouver—five gold included.

　　A. to collect B. collected

　　C. being collected D. collecting

　　[解析]句意：2010年，中國在溫哥華獲得了冬奧會的最好成績——取得了11枚獎牌，其中包括5枚金牌。主語 China 與 collect 之間為主謂關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語，D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　23.In the near future, China will increase supply of smaller houses, ________ to help low­income families to buy houses of their own.

　　A. aims B. being aimed

　　C. aiming D. having aimed

　　[解析]句意：在不久的將來，中國將提高小戶型住房的供應(yīng)，旨在幫助低收入的家庭自己買房。aim at“旨在，目的在于”，此處用現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語。

　　[答案]C

　　24.During the opening ceremony, “Miss Smile” has won the hearts of Chinese Internet users after being caught ________ the same smile for nearly 20 minutes.

　　A. fixed B. to be fixed

　　C. to fix D. fixing

　　[解析]catch sb. doing sth.“發(fā)現(xiàn)/撞見某人干某事”，此處為其被動形式 sb. be caught doing sth.，故D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　25._______ their tennis rackets into the air, the players of the winning team let out loud shouts of victory.

　　A. Thrown B. Throwing

　　C. To throw D. Being thrown

　　[解析]句意：把乒乓球拍拋到空中，獲勝隊伍的隊員發(fā)出了勝利的歡呼。主語 the players of the winning team 與 throw 之間為主謂關(guān)系，故應(yīng)用現(xiàn)在分詞短語作狀語。

　　[答案]B