9. (2015·南京模拟)According to the manager, the business plan will help the company ________ other small businesses and help them become the number one business over the next 50 years. A. take out B. take control
C. take over D. rule out
【解析】选C。句意: 根据经理的观点, 这个商业计划有助于公司兼并别的小公司, 帮助他们在未来50年成为头号企业。take over接管; take out拿出; take control采取控制; rule out排除, 取消。
10. The headmaster didn’t seem to be ________ that there should have been so much disagreement about the decision.
A. anxious B. aware
C. convenient D. sensible
【解析】选B。句意: 校长好像没有意识到这个表决竟然有这么多分歧。be aware that意识到; anxious焦虑的; convenient方便的; sensible明智的。
11. She ________ to London after an argument with the family.
A. panicked B. complained
C. fled D. conveyed
【解析】选C。句意: 她与家人吵架后离家去了伦敦。flee逃离; panic惊慌; complain抱怨; convey传达。
12. (2015·合肥模拟)—Mr Green, can you spare me a few minutes? I still have some questions about your assignment.
— ________ .
A. It’s a pleasure B. Not at all
C. Help yourself D. Sure, go ahead
【解析】选D。句意: ——格林先生, 你能为我抽出几分钟吗? 我对你安排的任务还有几个问题想问一下。——当然可以, 问吧。根据句意可知D项正确。It’s a pleasure不用谢; Not at all别客气; Help yourself请自便。
13. The young couple will have to rent a house, for their newly bought one ________ .
A. was decorated B. is being decorated
C. will decorate D. had decorated
【解析】选B。decorate是及物动词, 应用被动语态。根据句意“这对年轻夫妇必须租房子, 因为他们新买的房子正在装修中。”及will have to可知, 要用现在进行时的被动语态。
14. After the earthquake I went there, I saw the whole town ________ , and now everything has changed.
A. in ruins B. in poverty
C. in disorder D. in rags
【解析】选A。考查介词短语。句意: 地震过后, 我去了那儿, 我看见整个城镇都成了废墟, 现在一切都改变了。in ruins成为废墟; in poverty处于贫困中; in disorder混乱; in rags衣衫褴褛。
15. The book was written ________ careful observations and detailed studies.
A. on the ground of B. on behalf of
C. on average D. on the basis of
【解析】选D。句意: 这本书是在仔细观察与细致研究的基础上撰写的。on the ground of因为, 由于; on behalf of代表; on average平均; on the basis of“在……基础上”, 符合题意。
