2016年成人英语考试词汇语法专项练习(十五)

　　1.They do not have to pay for expensive seats at the theater, the cinema or the opera, ______, perhaps, that show is disappointing.

　　A.only to discover B.only discovering C.only so as to discover D.only for discovering

　　2.At first, people raised dogs to help them hunt and to warn them when danger ______. Today, cats and dogs are kept largely as pets.

　　A.reproached B.approached C.appreciated D.apprehended

　　3.After writing poetry unsuccessfully for several years, he was not certain whether to quit or ______ with his art.

　　A.if he should continue B.he should continue C.to be continued D.to continue

　　4.There's little chance that mankind would ______ a nuclear war.

　　A.retain B.endure C.maintain D.survive

　　5.This is what you should bear in mind： Don't ______ a salary increase before you actually get it.

　　A.hang on B.draw on C.wait on D.count on

　　6.I hope you won't mind ______ you the truth.

　　A.being told B.to be telling C.telling D.my telling

　　【正确答案】

　　1.答案：A

　　详解：应选A项。only to do sth意为“结果只是…”，其逻辑主语是they.

　　2.答案：B

　　详解：应选B项。approach意思是“接近，靠近”;reproach意为“责备”;appreciate意为“欣赏”;apprehend意为“理解，忧虑”。

　　3.答案：D

　　详解：应选D项。to continue与to quit并列。

　　4.答案：D

　　详解：【译文】在核战争中人类幸存的可能性很小。

　　【注释】本题的测试点是动词词义辨析。A)retain的意思是“保持，保留”;B)endue的意思是“忍受，忍耐;持久，持续”;C)maintain表示“保养，维修;维持，保持，继续;支持，主张，坚持”。D)survive可用做及物动词，意为“幸免于……，从……中逃生”。D)的意思最合句意。

　　5.[答案] D

　　[译文] 这是你应该记住的：在得到涨工资以前不要指望它。

　　[解析] 本题考察四个带有on的动词词组。Hang on意思较多，有“纠缠，紧紧握住某物;坚持不放弃;坚持不懈;打电话时不挂断;稍待等待一会儿时间”;draw on穿上，戴上(靴子，手套等);吸收，利用;凭，靠;动用;向……支取;逗引(某人)开口说话;招来，招致;接近，靠近;wait on满足…的需要;服侍;count on表示“依赖，依靠”，符合上下文。

　　6.答案：D

　　【解析】mind doing somethin9“介意干某事”，句意：我希望你不会介意我告诉你事实的真相。动名词前的人称在此结构中应选择形容词词性物主代词。