Ⅳ.语篇填词
Professor Higgins is an __1__in phonetics. He is __2__that the quality of a person's English __3__his/her position in society. One day he sees Eliza, a poor flower girl，__4__from the rain. Using his phonetic knowledge, he knows where Eliza comes from. Colonel Pickering is also interested in phonetics, and he comes to England to make the __5__of Higgins. Higgins makes a __6__with Pickering that he can turn Eliza into an __7__class lady. Eliza is determined to succeed and be independent of her family. She __8__of working in a proper __9__shop. Knowing it is impossible to be accepted in that profession if she does not __10__correct English, she asks Higgins to give her lessons.
答案 1.expert 2.convinced 3.decides 4.shelter/hide 5.acquaintance 6.bet
7.upper 8.dreams 9.flower 10.speak
Ⅴ.单项填空
1.It is unwise to________your greater knowledge in front of the manager.
A.show in B.show out
C.show up D.show off
解析 考查短语辨析。句意：你在经理面前炫耀你的知识是不明智的。show off “炫耀;卖弄”符合句意。
答案 D
2.He made another wonderful discovery，________of great importance to science.
A.which I think is B.which I think it is
C.which I think it D.I think is
解析 这里I think是插入语。which引导非限制性定语从句，故选A。
答案 A
3.I was absolutely delighted with the________sunshine________through the window.
A.brilliant;shone B.brilliant;shining
C.brilliantly;shining D.brilliantly;shined
解析 句意：明亮的阳光透过窗子照进来，我非常开心。第一个空要用形容词修饰名词，第二个空表示伴随的动作，故用现在分词。
答案 B
4.It is too early to say whether IBM's competitors will be able to________their products to the new hardware at an affordable cost.
A.adapt B.stick C.yield D.adopt
解析 adapt...to...使……适应……。
答案 A
5.New York________second in the production of apples, producing 850,000,000 pounds this year.
A.ranked B.occupied
C.arranged D.classified
解析 考查词义辨析。句意：纽约苹果产量位居第二，今年生产苹果八亿五千万磅。rank位居，等级;occupy占领，占据;arrange安排;classify分类。
答案 A
6.When I asked the news, he________his happiness.
A.expressed B.betrayed
C.showed D.said
解析 句意：当我问他这个消息时，他显露出高兴的样子。express表达;show表明。betray“显示，显露”符合句意。
答案 B
7.The washing machine would not work because of a(n)________in the switch.
A.mistake B.trouble
C.error D.defect
解析 句意：由于开关有毛病，洗衣机就是不起动。defect意为“缺陷;弱点”;mistake意为“错误;过失”;trouble意为“困难，麻烦，困扰”;error 意为“失误，错误”。
答案 D
8.It was in the United States that I made the________of Professor Jones.
A.acquaintance B.association
C.recognition D.acknowledgement
解析 句意：正是在纽约，我结识了琼斯教授。make the acquaintance of结识……。
答案 A
9.She is so clever that I feel rather at a (an)________talking to her.
A.advantage B.disadvantage
C.mistake D.error
解析 考查词义辨析。句意：她是如此的精明， 以至于我跟她谈话有点感到处于不利地位;be at a disadvantage处于不利地位;be at an advantage处于有利地位， 固定词组。根据句意， 应是“不利地位”。
答案 B
10.The September 11 Attack has been________by the entire international community.
A.condemned B.scolded
C.criticized D.blamed
解析 condemn“谴责”符合句意。scold 斥责;criticize批评;blame责怪。
答案 A
11.The present situation forced us to________this policy.
A.adapt B.admit
C.adopt D.adjust
解析 句意：目前的形势强迫我们采纳这项政策。adopt意为“采用，采取，采纳”;adapt意为“使…适应;改编”;admit意为“承认”;adjust意为“调整;使…适应”。
答案 C
12.—How do you know about the meeting?
—The chairman made the________that it was a success.
A.remark B.meaning
C.difference D.signal
解析 句意：——你认为这次会议怎么样?——主席评论说会议很成功。make a remark发表评论。
答案 A
13.A sudden movement caught the pony's attention and he instantly became________and alert.
A.doubtful B.suspicious
C.suspecting D.hesitating
解析 句意：有东西突然一动，引起了小马的注意，他立刻警觉起来，变得多疑。suspicious 意为“猜疑的，多疑的”，后接of/about;doubtful 意为“不确知的;怀疑的”，常与about 和of连用; suspecting和hesitating是现在分词，不合句意。
答案 B
14.He tried to pass himself________as a qualified doctor.
A.by B.away C.off D.Through
解析 句意：他尽力使自己冒充成一名合格的医生。pass ... off as冒充。
答案 C
15.Chongqing is among the most important cities in China________its size and population.
A.in favour of B.in honour of
C.in view of D.in terms of
解析 考查短语辨析。句意：重庆在面积和人口方面都是中国最重要的城市之一。in terms of在……方面，就……来说。
答案 DⅥ.完形填空
