大题 1: 词汇选项 ,在每道题的句子里都有一个加底线的词或短语, 请在四个选项中找出与加底线的词或短语意义最相近的一项。
1.? Even in a highly modernized country,
manual work is still needed.
A. ?
expressiveB. ?
physicalC. ?exaggerated
D. ?exaggerated
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
manual(手的;体力的)与
physical(身体的;体力的)意思相近。Their
physical strength was their pride.健壮的体魄是他们的骄傲。
expressive:富于表情的。He had an
expressive face.他有一张表情丰富的脸。:exaggerated:夸张的。Everyone was listening to his vivid but exaggerated
description of the event.每个人都在听他对事件的生动但夸张的描述。dubious:怀疑的。These goods缸e ofdubious origin.这些东西的来路令人怀疑。
manual gestures也可以说成hand gestures(手势)。
2.? Techniques to
harness the
energy of the sun are being developed.
A. ?convert
B. ?store
C. ?utilise
D. ?receive
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
harness此处与utilise意思相近:利用。More
efficient ways to utilise wind
energy and tidal power are being studied.人们正在研究更有效地利用风能和潮汐能量的方法。convert:转换。A solar cell takes radiation from the sun and cbnveas it into electricity.太阳能电池吸收太阳光线,并将其转成电。store:储存。We hope to be able to store solar
energy in the summer months and use it in winter.我们希望能够在夏天把太阳能储存起来,在冬天使用。receive:接收,收到。I received a letter from my brother.我收到我弟弟的一封信。
3.? Many residents of
apartment complexes object to noisy neighbors.
A. ?managers
B. ?occupants
C. ?
landlords
D. ?caretakers
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
resident:居民,住户。与occupant(居住者;占用者)意思相近。A 12.year-old boy and a dog were the sole occupants ofthe big house.这所大房子里只住着一个十二岁的男
孩和一条狗。manager:经理;管理人。AU the managers agreed that this was a good idea.所有的经理都认为这是个好主意。
landlord:房东;地主。The
landlord doesn't want to reduce'the rent.房东不打算降低房租。caretaker:夜间看管空房子的人。You should inform the caretakers of the changes to the alarm system.你应该让守夜的人知道改变警报系统的事。
4.? Hundreds of years ago cloves were used to
remedy headaches.
A. ?disrupt
B. ?diagnose
C. ?evaporate
D. ?cure
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
remedy:治疗;补救。与cure(治疗)是近义词。Herbal medicine can be used to cure sleeplessness.草药可用来治疗失眠。disrupt:破坏;分裂。They made several attempts to disrupt our meetings.他们屡次试图破坏我们的集会。diagnose:诊断。Routine tests will diagnose the condition accurately.常规检查会准确地诊断病情。evaporate:蒸发;使脱水。Heat evaporates water.热使水蒸发。
5.? The
steadily rising cost of labor on the waterfront has greatly increased the cost of shipping.
A. ?
continuouslyB. ?quickly
C. ?excessively
D. ?
exceptionally正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
steadily;稳定地。在此句中有"稳步地,不断地"的意思,与continuouslv(不断地)意思相近。111e
volcano has been erupting
continuously since March.这座火山自三月起一直在不断地喷发。quickly:迅速地。The boss wants us to finish the
project more quickly than before.老板要我们比以前更快地完成这个项目。excessively:过度地;过量地。He laughed excessively,making us question his sincerity.他笑得太过分了,使我们怀疑他的真诚。
exceptionally:例外地。This October has been
exceptionally wet.今年十月雨下得出奇地多。
6.? John Hanson helped draft instructions for Maryland's delegates to the Stamp Act Congress.
A. ?clarify
B. ?
formulateC. ?
reviseD. ?contribute
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
draft:起草,设计。与
formulate(制定)意思相近。We will
formulate apolicy that will
promote l"ather than
hinder peace.我们将制定一项促进和平而不是阻碍和平的政策。clarify:澄清。The committee asked him to clarify his points.委员会要他澄清他的观点。
revise:修改,修订。Professor Jones twice asked Tom to
revise his essay.琼斯教授两次要汤姆修改他的文章。contribute:作贡献;起作用。Exchange of ideas contributes greatly to
mutual understanding.交换看法大大有助于相互了解。
7.? Practically all
species of animals
communicate either through sounds or through a large repertory of soundless codes.
A. ?Simultaneously
B. ?Almost
C. ?Absolutely
D. ?Basically
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
practically:几乎。与almost(几乎)是同义词。In Oxford Street you can buy almost anything.在牛津街你差不多什么都可以买到。simultaneously:同时地。She holds both views simultaneously.她同时持有这两种观点。
absolutely:绝对地。Curing
cancer to the current
medical knowledge is
absolutely impossible.就目前的医学知识来说,治愈癌症绝对不可能。basically:基本地。What he told the investigating committee was basicallv true.他对调查委员会所说的话基本属实。
8.? Sulphur has
occasionally been found in the earth in an almost pure state.
A. ?regularly
B. ?
accidentallyC. ?sometimes
D. ?successfully
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
occasionally与sometimes意思相近:有时,偶尔。I drink coffee only
occasionally.我
只是偶尔才喝咖啡。regularly:定期地,有规律地。,Ik doctor told him to check his blood
pressure regularly.大夫要他定期地查血压。
accidentally:意外地,偶然地。I
accidentally found the book I had been looking for.我偶然碰到我一直想要的书。successfully:成功地。We have completed the experiment successfully.我们成功地做完了实验。
9.? When doves are about two weeks old, they are covered with grey feathers and are ready to try their wings.
A. ?grow
B. ?wrap
C. ?hide
D. ?test
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
try跟test意思相近:试,尝试。We are not ready to test the new design vet.我们尚未做好对新设计进行试验的准备。grow:成长;生长。It is a very
peculiar experience to see one'schild grow.看着孩子长大,有一种独特的感受。wrap:包;包裹。He told the shop
assistant not to wrap it yet;he wanted to examine it more closely.他告诉售货员先不要包起来,他要仔细看看。hide:藏;隐藏。He told the boss that he had nothing to hide.他对老板说他没有什么可隐瞒的。
10.? I
rarely wear a raincoat because I spend most of my time in a car.
A. ?normally
B. ?seldom
C. ?
continuouslyD. ?usually
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
rarely:很少,不常。seldom:很少,不常。She seldom showed her feelings.她
很少流露她的感情。
rarely和seldom是否定副词。放在旬首时引起倒装。Rarely(or Seldom)have I heard such beautiful singing.我很少听到这么优美的歌声。
continuously:连续不断地。The river flows
continuously along the
frontier ofthe country.这条河沿着国家的边境绵绵不断地流着。usually:通常。Influenzausuallybreaks out in winter.流感常见于冬天。
11.? When she was invited to the party, she
readily accepted.
A. ?willingly
B. ?suddenly
C. ?
firmlyD. ?quickly
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
readily:乐意地;迅速地。willingly:乐意地。Ifyou don't come willingly,I shall have to use force.如果你不是心甘情愿地来的话,我将不得不诉诸武力。suddenly:突然。Her expression suddenly altered.她的表情突然变了。
firmly:坚固地!坚定地。The front door is locked and all the windows are
firmly shut.前门锁着,并且所有的窗户都关得死死的。quickly:迅速地。Her heart began to beat very quickly.她的心脏开始非常迅速地跳动。
12.? The
dentist has
decided to
extract her bad tooth.
A. ?take out
B. ?
repairC. ?pull
D. ?dig
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
extract:取出;拔出。take out:取出;拔出。The
dentist took out five of Mary's teeth.牙医拔掉了玛丽的五颗牙。
repair:补。The
garage charged me forty dollars to
repair the car.修车厂要了我40美元修车费。pull:拉。Tlle horse is pulling a cart.马拉着车。pull out:拔。The
dentistpulled out all herbad teeth.牙医拔掉了她所有的坏牙。dig:挖掘。We shall have to dig through the mountains to lay this pipe.为了铺设这条管道,我们得挖通这座大山。
13.? You must shine your shoes.
A. ?lighten
B. ?clean
C. ?wash
D. ?polish
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
shine:照亮,发光。polish:擦亮。Each morning he shaves and polishes his shoes.每天早晨,他都刮脸,擦鞋。lighten:发亮,照亮。The sky lightened after the。rain ended.雨过天晴。clean:清除。He cleaned the dirt off the coat.他擦掉了外套上的污垢。wash:洗。He washed the dirt offthe coat.他把外套上的污垢洗掉了。
14.? The majority of people around here are
decent people.
A. ?honest
B. ?rich
C. ?good-looking
D. ?high-ranking
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
decent:正派的。honest:诚实;正派。He is honest and never tells lies。他是个从不说谎的老实人。rich:富的。One oftheir aims in life is to get rich.他们生活中的一个目标是致富。good-looking:漂亮的。Mary noticed John because he was good-looking.约翰相貌英俊,引起了玛丽的注意。high.ranking:地位高的。He is a high-ranking army officer.他是一位高级陆军军官。
15.? A
deadly disease has
affected these animals.
A. ?
contagiousB. ?serious
C. ?fatal
D. ?worrying
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
deadly:致命的。fatal:致命的。His
illness was fatal to our plans,i.e.,cause them to fail.他生病后我们的计划就落空了。
contagious:传染性的。Chicken pox is a
contagious disease.水痘是一种传染病。serious:严重的。Doctors said that his conditions were serious but stable.医生说他的情况严重但还稳定。worrying:令人担心的。His conditions are worrying to us.他的情况令我们担忧。
大题 2: 语法选择 ,请在下列选项中选出正确答案。
16.? -Does Li Ping serve in the army?
-No, but he ________ in the army for five years.
A. ?served
B. ?has served
C. ?is serving
D. ?would serve
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
由答语No可知他现在不在部队服役,是以前"服过役",故用一般过去时。千万不要被时时状语for three years所迷惑,而错选答案B。
17.? -I'm sorry; I shouldn't have been so rude to you.
-You ________ your
temper but that's OK.
A. ?have lost
B. ?had lost
C. ?did lose
D. ?were losing
正确的答案是: C 答案解释:
上句"我本不该对你那么无礼"是对过去情况的自责;答语"你当时的确很生气",用一般过去时,did在lose前表示强调。
18.? -You must have met him the other day.
-Oh, no, I ________.
A. ?hadn't
B. ?mustn't
C. ?haven't
D. ?didn't
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
问句是对过去情况的猜测,所以答句用
一般过去时。I didn't是I didn't meet him the other day. 的省略。
19.? -Will you go to the park now?
-Not until I ________ my physics exercises.
A. ?will finish
B. ?have finished
C. ?will have finished
D. ?had finished
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
因为在时间
状语从句中要用一般现在时代替一般将来时;若强调从句动作发生在主句动作之前时,用
现在完成时代替将来完成时,本题属后一种情况。
20.? -Did you enjoy the film??
-Yes, it's the best one I ________ these years.
A. ?had
B. ?have had
C. ?had had
D. ?would have
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
因为these years是包括现在在内的,通常与
现在完成时连用。
21.? -Do you know if the foottball game has started yet?
-Started? It must be certain who ________ by now.
A. ?is winning
B. ?wins
C. ?has won
D. ?would win
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
由语境可知答语的意思是"哪队要赢都会很清楚了",用
现在进行时表示将来。
22.? - Will you go to the party?
- No, even though ________ to.
A. ?inviting
B. ?being invited
C. ?invited
D. ?having been invited
正确的答案是: B 答案解释:
由道歉可知,当时"忘记"帮对方寄信了,forget应发生在过去;"放学后自己去寄"是临时的决定,只能用will而不能用表示计划或打算的be going to。
23.? In 1998, this was the longest
bridge that ________.
A. ?was ever built
B. ?had ever built
C. ?has ever been built
D. ?had ever been built
正确的答案是: D 答案解释:
因that (
bridge)是build的承受者,要用被动语态;指1980年(过去)前所建的桥,即:"过去的过去",用过去完成时。
24.? By the end of next year this work ________.
A. ?will have been completed
B. ?will be completed
C. ?will have completed
D. ?has been completed
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
因complete与work是动宾关系,要用被动语态;由by the end of next year可知要用将来完成。
25.? -Are we about to have dinner?
-Yes, it ________ in the dinning room.
A. ?is being served
B. ?is served
C. ?is serving
D. ?serves
正确的答案是: A 答案解释:
因serve与it(dinner)是动宾关系,要用被动语态;由问句中的are about to(即将)和答语Yes可知,已"在"供应dinner了,故用现在进行时的
被动语态。