[1] --What’s the matter? You really look down. --_____ . --Well, better luck next time.
A. Why, I always look up to you B. I failed an important test
C. I have a bad cold D. Me? I never look down upon anybody
[答案] B。 look down意為"情緒低落",下句"望你下一次走好運(yùn)"與"考試不及格"相吻合,故正確答案為B。
[2] So loudly______that everyone of the class could hear him.
A. did he speak B. did he spoke
C. spoke he D. he spoke
[答案] A。 "So + 形容詞... that....在句首,主句要部分倒裝。
[3] --May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters? --Sorry, but all of them are out to_______the main events of the day.
A. get B. find
C. cover D. search
[答案] C。 cover the events采訪事件。
[4] --Did you write to Mary last month? --No, but I’ll_______her over Christmas Day.
A. be seen B. be seeing
C. have seen D. have been seeing
[答案] B。 將來進(jìn)行時(shí),可用于表達(dá)預(yù)計(jì)即將發(fā)生或勢必要發(fā)生的動(dòng)作,在一般情況下可和一般將來時(shí)換用,用將來進(jìn)行時(shí)則顯得更加委婉。
[5] --What do you think of the Prime Minister’s address to the nation? --I like______of what he said.
A. more B. many
C. few D. much
[答案] D。 address(講話)是整體名詞,表示整體的一大部分不可數(shù),該用much代替。
[6] Dark glasses are sometimes worn to_____the eyes from strong sunlight.
A. prevent B. care
C. defend D. protect
[答案] D。 protect...from意為"保護(hù)……不受傷害"。
[7] Hillen used to be very shy, but she has grown_____it now.
A. without B. over
C. away D. out of
[答案] D。 grow out of在此表示"因年歲增大而改掉"的意思。
[8] My command of Chinese is not_____ yours.
A. as half as B. so half good as
C. good as half as D. half so good as
[答案] D。 表示倍數(shù)的詞應(yīng)放在比較級結(jié)構(gòu)的前面,so+形容詞+as用于否定句。
[9] Miss Smith is a friend of_____.
A. Mary’s mother’s B. Mary’s mother
C. Mary mother’s D. mother’s of Mary
[答案] A。 雙重所屬的用法。
[10] The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he_____in the mud all morning.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. was playing
[答案] C。 從is dirty from head to foot和all morning判斷應(yīng)用C表示一直在玩。
[11] I remember _______ this used to be a quiet village.
A. when B. how
C. where D. what
[答案] A。 when引導(dǎo)賓語從句。village已有quiet修飾,不能再用how引導(dǎo)從句。
[12] Anne looks _______ in red while green clothes are nice ______Helen.
A. good; on B. well; in
C. good; at D. well; for
[答案] A。 look good看起來很美,look是系動(dòng)詞。taste,sound,feel,look,smell與形容詞連用表示某人或某物的一種狀態(tài)
[13] I advised that he _______ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he _______ quite well then.
A. be sent; was feeling B. was sent; felt
C. be sent; feel D. should be sent; should feel
[答案] A。 性質(zhì)。
[14] All the students went to see _______ with her.
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. what wrong was D. what was the wrong
[答案] B。 advise引導(dǎo)賓語從句,從句中謂語動(dòng)詞用should do;should也可以省去,只用動(dòng)詞原形表述事實(shí)。
[15] --You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you? --Yes, but much _______ .
A. remains to do B. is remained to do
C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done
[答案] C。 what was the matter(with)和what was wrong(with)作賓語從句時(shí)語序不變。
[16] --Why didn’t you tell Ann the truth? -- ______ .
A. Yes, I was afraid to be scolded by her B. No, but I wanted to
C. But I did D. I always hate telling lies
[答案] C。 特殊疑問句,答句不能用Yes或No開頭。
[17] Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. they had got to the bus stop B. they got to the bus stop
C. did they get to the bus stop D. had they got to the bus stop
[答案] D。 否定副詞hardly放于句首構(gòu)成倒裝句。Hardly+had+主語+done when...did...是固定的句式。
[18] He is always ______ fault with other people though he doesn’t do his own work properly.
A. seeking B. looking
C. finding D. putting
[答案] C。 seek探尋,look看(不及物動(dòng)詞,不加賓語),find找到,put放。
[19] --Do you know anyone in Paris? --No, I’ll make friends once ______ .
A. I’m settled B. I have settled
C. I’ll be settled D. I’m settling
[答案] A。 settle作"安家"解時(shí),既可用settle也可用be settled。本題是由once(一旦)引起的時(shí)間狀語從句,故用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)表示將來。
[20] --How is ______ going with you? -- So so.
A. everything B. anything
C. something D. nothing
[答案] A。 everything在這里是"一切"的意思。"How is everything going with you?"意思是:"你近況如何?"
[21] I’m not very good at playing chess. He often ________ me.
A. beats B. wins
C. hits D. fights
[答案] A。 在比賽中戰(zhàn)勝對手用beat;win指"贏得某項(xiàng)比賽",后接比賽項(xiàng)目的名詞。
[22] He asked several questions ________ the professor who gave us a lecture ________ the balance of nature.
A. with; for B. from; of
C. to; about D. of; on
[答案] D。 ask表示"提出請求或問題"時(shí),其間接賓語可用of引出。
[23] This colour TV is very expensive, but not ________ .
A. so better B. as better
C. so well D. as good
[答案] D。 so應(yīng)與形容詞原級連用,so good表示質(zhì)量好,so well只用于表示人身體健康狀況時(shí),well是形容詞。
[24] More than ________ of the workers ________ from Paris.
A. ten percents; is B. ten percent; are
C. three times; was D. percents ten; comes
[答案] B。 百分?jǐn)?shù)+of+可數(shù)名詞,謂語動(dòng)詞用復(fù)數(shù)形式;百分?jǐn)?shù)+不可數(shù)名詞,謂語動(dòng)詞應(yīng)用單數(shù)第三人稱形式。
[25] It worried her a bit that her hair ________ grey.
A. was turning B. has turned
C. turns D. will turn
[答案] A。 主句worried是過去時(shí),從句用was turning表示過去逐漸變得……。