Ⅳ.语篇填词
When I __1__my mother in the countryside, she was upset. The reason was that snakes came near the house__2__.My mother wanted me to help her and I agreed.
I thought this was a chance for me to__3__myself. I __4__researching the habits of snakes and decided to cool them so that they would become __5__and could be easily caught. I put a bowl with some jelly into the __6__and prepared some icecubes. I made three __7__and the last one succeeded. Pressed by my friends and relations, I decided to __8__the opportunity to apply for __9__.The criteria are very strict. I have filled in the form and __10__my patent application. Now it's a matter of waiting and hoping.
答案 1.called up 2.now and then 3.distinguish 4.set about 5.sleepy 6.fridge 7.attempts 8.seize 9.patent 10.filed
Ⅴ.单项填空
1. By the first decade of the 21st century, international commercial traffic________vastly beyond today's levels.
A.will be expected to extend
B.will have been expected to extend
C.is expected to be extended
D.is expected to have extended
解析 句意：人们期待到21世纪前10年时，国际性商业航空交通远远超过当今水平。人们现在就期待， 而不是将来期待，故用将来完成时。这里指的是extend这一动作的完成， 所以应该在不定式上体现出来。选D。
答案 D
2. I hope you will be________in future about the things you say.
A.careful B.attentive
C.cautious D.caution
解析 句意：我希望你以后说话注意点。careful 意为“小心的，注意的”，后接with 或about; attentive意为“注意的，专心的”;cautious意为“慎重的，谨慎的”;caution是名词，意为“小心，谨慎”。
答案 A
3.It shames me to say it，but I told a lie when________at the meeting by my boss.
A.questioning B.having questioned
C.questioned D.to be questioned
解析 考查省略。句意：会上老板质问我时，我撒了谎。补全应为：when I was questioned at the meeting by my boss.
答案 C
4.Not until all the fish died in the river________how serious the pollution was.
A.did the villagers realize
B.the villagers realized
C.the villagers did realize
D.didn't the villagers realize
解析 否定副词置于句首时句子采用部分倒装形式，即将助动词或系词提到主语之前。
答案 A
5.Only by practising a few hours every day________be able to master the language.
A.you can B.can you
C.you will D.will you
解析 “only + 状语”置于句首时，主句的谓语部分采用部分倒装形式，can不和be able to一起使用。
答案 D
6. Charles Babbage is generally considered________the first computer.
A.to invent B.to have invented
C.inventing D.having invented
解析 考查动词不定式的用法。句意：人们普遍认为是Charles Babbage发明的第一台电脑。sb be considered to have done sth意为“某人被认为已经做了某事”，当表示不定式的动作发生在谓语动词之前时需要用动词不定式的完成时to have done结构。故选B。
答案 B
7.The judger doesn't know whether the witness is telling the truth, but he will________it.
A.identify B.enforce
C.distinguish D.verify
解析 句意：法官不知道证人说的是否是真话， 但他会证实它。verify意为“证实， 查证，核实”; identify意为”认出， 识别”， 多用于在众多物品中选出某一特定物品; enforce意为”加强， 强化”; distinguish意为”区别， 辨别”。
答案 D
8.Suddenly a tall man，driving a golden carriage，________the girl and took her away，________into the woods.
A.seizing;disappeared
B.seizing;disappearing
C.seized;disappeared
D.seized;disappearing
解析 句中的seized和下文中的took由and连接为并列谓语， 而disappearing in the woods是v.ing形式作结果状语， 句子的主语和disappear(不及物动词)存在着逻辑上的主动关系， 故用v.ing形式。
答案 D
9.Thank you for applying for a position with our firm. We do not have any openings at this time, but we shall keep your application on________for two months.
A.pile B.paper
C.essay D.file
解析 句意：感谢你申请我们公司的职位，虽然此刻我们没有岗位开放，但我们会将你的申请存档两个月。on file存档。
答案 D
10.My house is very________for getting to work as it is only a few minutes from the station.
A.comfortable B.suitable
C.convenient D.free
解析 be convenient for (doing )sth (做)某事很方便。句意：从我家去上班很方便，因为距离车站只有几分钟的路程。
答案 C
