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1. (2015·连云港模拟)Wang Fei is my favorite singer. I consider her ________ other stars.
A. more superior to B. more superior than
C. superior to D. superior than
【解析】选C。句意: 王菲是我最喜欢的歌手。我认为她比其他歌手优秀。be superior to“比……更好”, superior没有比较级。
2. (2015·盐城模拟)Reporters are warned of not being too ________ about things they are not supposed to know.
A. strange B. curious
C. conscious D. amusing
【解析】选B。句意: 记者们被警告不要对不应知道的事追根问底。be curious about对……好奇, 符合句意。strange陌生的; conscious有知觉的, 有意识的; amusing有乐趣的, 好笑的, 均不符合句意。
3. The new technology, if ________ to farming, will help increase the grain output.
A. applying B. to apply
C. applied D. having applied
【解析】选C。句意: 这项新技术如果用于农业将会有助于增加粮食产量。if引导的条件状语从句中省略了与主句相同的主语及系动词be, 补全后为: if the new technology is applied to farming, 因此选C。
4. (2015·扬州模拟)He hurried to the booking office, only ________ that all the tickets had been sold out.
A. to be told B. to tell
C. told D. telling
【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意: 他匆忙赶到售票处, 结果被告知所有的票均已售出。only to do表出乎意料的结果。他是被告知, 故选A。
5. —Mum, I have finished my homework.
—Oh, if you guarantee not to ________ me when I am working, you can watch TV.
A. defend B. trouble C. disturb D. interrupt
【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: ——妈妈, 我已经做完作业了。——哦, 如果你保证在我工作时不打扰我的话, 你可以看电视。defend保卫, 保护, 防守; trouble使麻烦, 折磨; disturb打扰, 扰乱; interrupt打断, 中断。根据句意可知答案选C。
6. (2015·淮安模拟)He accumulated a ________ by buying and selling used cars and became one of the richest persons in the town years ago.
A. fortune B. format
C. fountain D. friction【解析】选A。考查名词辨析。句意: 几年前, 他买卖旧汽车积累了一笔财富, 这使他成为了镇上最富有的人之一。fortune“财富”, 符合句意。format“格式, 结构, 形式, 版式”; fountain“泉水, 喷泉”; friction“摩擦, 不和”。
7. (2015·常州模拟)When you ________ a new word, you’d better ________ a dictionary.
A. come about; refer to B. come across; consult
C. come across; look up D. come up; consult
【解析】选B。句意: 当你遇到生词时, 你最好查查词典。come about发生, 产生; come across偶遇; come up被提出; consult = refer to意为“查阅”, 其宾语是a dictionary; look up也有“查阅”之意, 但其宾语是word。故B项正确。
8. (2015·南京模拟)Stacy nearly missed the flight ________ doing too much shopping in the duty-free shop.
A. as a result of B. on top of
C. in front of D. in need of
【解析】选A。考查固定短语。句意: Stacy由于在免税店买东西花的时间太多差点错过了航班。as a result of由于; on top of在……之上, 除……之外; in front of在……前面; in need of需要……。
