1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course.



A. he was knowing B. he is knowing



C. having a knowledge of D. knows



2. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn't.



A. ought to write B. ought to have written



C. should write D. should be writing



3. Joseph was very lucky ____ with his life; he almo



st did not get out of the room.



A. to escape B. to have escaped



C. to escaping D. to be escaping



4. Bread and butter ____liked by Westerners.



A. is B. are C. were D. be



5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____



very pleasant to sit on in summer.



A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is



6. He set up in business ____ his own and was very successful.



A. in B. of C. on D. by



7. John's score on the test is the highest in the class; he ____



last night.



A. must study B. should have studied



C. must have studied D. is sure to study



8. Frank almost never received any education, ____?







A. would he B. did he



C. didn't he D. wouldn't he



9. Even if his letter ____ tomorrow, it ____



too late to do anything.



A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were



C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be



10. We can hear ____from the back of the room.



A. just as good B. just as easy 



C. just as well D. easily as well



11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ____



of paint on a clean surface.



A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses



12. The small mountain village was ____ by the snow



for more than one month.



A. cut back B. cut out



C. cut off D. cut away



13. Miss Green was ____ $100 for driving after drinkin



g.



A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed



14. Modern ____ perhaps causes more problems than it s



olves.



A. technique B. technology



C. tactics D. tendency



15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear



it ____ when she was trying to go to sleep.



A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming



16. Under this ____ pressure some of the rocks even



became liquid.



A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky



17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ____ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former st



andard of living.



A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum



18. Nancy was surprised that they have ____. They se



emed to be a happy couple.



A. split up B. broken down 



C. fallen through D. knocked out



19. The beach is in an ideal ____ to draw tourists.



A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity



20. Our ____ sensitivity decreases with age. By age



60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.





A. sensible B. senseless 



C. sensitive D. sensory



21. The eldest child is thoroughly ____ because they



always give him whatever he wants.



A. wasted B. spoiled



C. destroyed D. uneducated



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



23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ____ with him at once.



A. peace B. large C. ease D. best



24. -Can you take the day off tomorrow?



-Well, I'all have to get ____ from my boss.



A. permission B. permit



C. allowance D. possession



25. The ____ in Janet's character has hindered her f



room advancement in her career.



A. weakness B. merit



C. defect D. shortcoming



试题答案与解析 



1. C) 【句意】 虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他



还是参加了这个课程的学习。



【难点】 know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作"知识"讲时是不可数名词，但作"了解"讲时，前面可加"a"，常用于词组h



aver a knowledge of中，所以选C)。



2. B) 【句意】 你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而



，你没写。



【难点】 ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。



3. B) 【句意】 约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险



些没从房间里逃出来。



【难点】 to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已



完成。



4. A) 【句意】 黄油面包受西方人青睐。



【难点】 bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表



达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。



5. A) 【句意】 我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏



天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。



【难点】 which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成



动



宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this r



oom构成动宾关系。



6. C) 【句意】 他独自一人开始经商，并且做



得很成功。



【难点】 on one's own 是个常用的介词词组，意为"独自"；of one's



own表示"某人自己的(东西)"，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。



7. C) 【句意】 约翰的考试分数全班最高；他



昨天晚上一定学习了。



【难点】 表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用must have done这一句型



结构。



8. B) 【句意】 弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育



，是不是?



【难点】 这是一句含有否定副词never的一般过去时的句子，由于主句为



否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。



9. C) 【句意】 即使他的信明天到也无济于事



了。



【难点】 在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使



用将来时。



10. C) 【句意】 我们在房间的后面也能听得很



清楚。



【难点】 as well意为"(程度)同样地好"，是副词短语修饰动词hear；j



ust表示程度，意为"刚好"。



11. A) 【句意】 为获得一个满意的结果，你必



须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。



【难点】 coat意为"覆盖物，层";level意为"(建筑物)楼层";times意



为"次，回";courses意为"(一层)砖面；一排"。



12. C) 【句意】 这个小山村被大雪封住达一个



多月。

【难点】 cut back意为"削减；缩减";cut out意为"停止；切下";cut





off意为"切断；使隔断";cut away意为"切除；砍掉"。





13. A) 【句意】 格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚100



美元。



【难点】 fine意为"处...以罚金";charge意为"要(价)，收(费)，要(人



)支付(钱)";punish意为"罚，惩罚";pose意为"造成，引起(困难)"。



14. B) 【句意】 现代技术所引发的问题也许比



它所能解决的要多。



【难点】 technique意为"技法；具体的技术";technology意为"工业技



术";tactics意为"战术，兵法，策略"；tendency意为"倾向"。



15. C) 【句意】 玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走



了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。



【难点】 sound意为"作声，发声，响";ring意为"鸣，发出清脆响亮的



声音";tick



意为"发出滴哒声";hum意为"发连续低沉的声音(如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)"。



16. C) 【句意】 在这种强大的压力下，一些岩



石甚至变成了液体。



【难点】 intensive意为"加强的；集中的";weighty意为"沉重的；笨



重的";intense意为"强烈的，剧烈的";bulky意为"庞大的；粗壮的"。



17. 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"。



18. 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"。〖Z



K)〗



19. 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"。



20. 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"。



21. 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";dest



Roy意为"破坏；毁灭";uneducated意为"未受(良好)教育的"。



22. 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. 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



ease意为"不拘束";at best意为"至多"。



24. 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"。



25. 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



t意为"缺点，缺陷";shortcoming意为"缺点，短处"。
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