9. The MP4 was so beautiful and it happened to be 40% off, so I couldn’t resist ________ it.
A. to buy B. buying
C. to be bought D. being bought
【解析】选B。句意: 这款MP4非常漂亮而且碰巧打六折, 我就忍不住买下了它。resist doing sth. 意思为“抵制住做某事的诱惑”且I与buy之间为主动关系, 故选B。
10. (2015·常州模拟)To tell the truth, I would rather I ________ the pain instead of you. You don’t know how worried I was.
A. took B. had taken
C. have taken D. should have taken
【解析】选B。“I would rather+从句”表示与现在或将来事实相反的假设从句用一般过去时, 表示与过去事实相反的假设从句用过去完成时。根据后面的“how worried I was”可知, 此处表示与过去事实相反的假设, 故选B。
11. —Have they made the final decision?
—Yes, but it’s ________ likely that they will change their mind again tomorrow.
A. rather than B. less than
C. other than D. more than
【解析】选B。句意: ——他们已经做出最后的决定了吗? ——是的。但是他们明天不太可能会再次改变主意。rather than而不是; less than少于; other than除了, 非; more than超过。表示否定意思用B项合适。
12. It’s ________ shame to cheat at an examination, for you have ________ reputation for being honest.
A. a; / B. /; / C. a; a D. /; a
【解析】选C。句意: 考试中作弊是一件可耻的事, 因为你有诚实的好名声。两空均表示泛指, 故选C。13. I am heavily ________ at the moment, but I hope to be out of it when I get paid.
A. in debt B. in trouble
C. in vain D. in danger
【解析】选A。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 我现在陷入严重的债务危机中, 但是我希望发了工资后会摆脱债务困扰。由后半句的“out of it when I get paid”可知, A项正确。in debt“欠债”; in trouble“陷入困境”; in vain“白费, 徒劳”; in danger“处于危险中”。
14. Of all the speeches delivered in this contest today, ________ was more impressive than “Extend the Passion” by the student from Class 18. A. few B. nothing
C. no one D. none
【解析】选D。句意: 在今天这场比赛中的所有演讲里, 没有比来自18班的那个学生的“Extend the Passion”更令人印象深刻的了。none=no+前面的名词, 在本句中none=no speech, 符合句意。few不用于此结构中; nothing没有任何东西; no one没人。
15. —Where did you make your first appointment with Harry?
—It was in the Disneyland Park in Hong Kong ________ he served as a department manager.
A. that B. which
C. from which D. where
【解析】选D。考查强调句中的定语从句。这是一个省略了that部分的强调句, 补充完整为: It was in the Disneyland Park in Hong Kong where he served as a department manager that I made my first appointment with Harry。where引导定语从句修饰Disneyland Park。
