15.(2001 四川省)
--- How long can I these books?
--- Two weeks.
A. borrow B. lend C. keep
【解析】选C。本题考查相似动词的用法和短暂性动词与延续性动词的区别。由于受汉语的影响,一些同学们选了A和B。 borrow与lend尽管都作"借"解,但本质有别:前者指"借入",后者指"借出"。根据题意,A的迷惑性更大,但borrow是短暂性动词,不能与一段时间的状语how long连用。
16.(2001 山西省)
It takes us hour or more to go to my hometown by train.
A. an; a B. a; an C. an; 不填 D. a; 不填
【解析】选C。本题考查冠词的用法。少数同学们对a与an的区别把握不清而误选D。a用于辅音音素开头的词前,an用于元音音素开头的词之前,hour的h不发音,以元音/au/开头,故选C。
17.(2001 北京市)
Lucy tried her best to find a good job in the city, but she had no .
A. trouble B. idea C. luck D. time
【解析】选C。本题考查名词的用法。have no idea是一个十分常见的习语,误选B的同学们大有人在;但此题并非对该习语的考查,全句译作:"露茜努力在城区找工作,可不走运。"
18.(2001 江西省)
There are three students in the school.
A. thousands B. thousands of C. thousand of D. thousand
【解析】选D。本题考查数词的用法。因为前面有一个基数词three,少数同学误选A或B; 然而hundred, thousand及million之前有具体的数修饰时,它们应用单数形式;泛指"数百(千、百万)"时,用短语hundreds/ thousands/ millions of...表示。
19.(2001 辽宁省)
I have to speak to my grandpa loudly because there's with his ears.
A. wrong something B. something wrong
C. anything wrong D. nothing wrong
【解析】选B。本题考查复合不定代词修饰语的位置问题。部分同学们根据汉语思维而错误地选A,或不了解句式误选C,不了解句意误选D。本题译作:"我得大声地对爷爷说话,因为他的耳朵有点毛病。"复合不定代词的修饰语应后置,故选B。
20.(2001 安徽省)
--- I've had enough bread. Would you like ?
--- No thanks.
A. a few more B. one more C. another more D. some more
【解析】选D。本题考查不定代词的用法。不少同学们解答此题时大伤脑筋,百思不得其解,a few, one, another修饰可数名词,some一般用于肯定句,于是,只好胡乱地猜一个。其实,这些同学们将some的另一种用法遗忘了,即some表示客气的邀请或请求时,可以用于疑问句中。