9. (2015·蚌埠模拟)She ________ herself. She said she would never marry young, but she did.
A. did contradict B. didn’t contradict
C. wasn’t contradicted D. was contradicted
【解析】选A。句意: 她的确自相矛盾。她说她绝不会早结婚, 但她却这样做了。contradict“与……相矛盾”, 此处did用于动词前表示强调。
10. (2015·淮北模拟)The settlement is home to nearly 1, 000 people, many of ________ left their village homes for a better life in the city.
A. whom B. which C. them D. those
【解析】选A。考查定语从句。句意: 这个定居点是将近1 000人的家园, 他们中的许多人为了过上更好的生活离开农村老家来到这座城市。逗号暗示其后为非限制性定语从句, 先行词为people, 故many of后需要宾格形式的关系代词, 且指代人, 综合题意, 只有whom符合条件。which指代物; them与those不能引导定语从句, 故排除。
11. He will come to understand your efforts sooner or later. It’s just a matter of ________ .
A. luck B. time C. value D. fact
【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意: 他迟早会明白你的努力的。这仅是个时间问题。根据常识“对某事的认识、理解需要一段时间才可以接受”, 故可知答案B合适。
12. The rich shouldn’t ________ their wealth. Instead, they should contribute more money to the poor.
A. show off B. take off
C. put off D. give off
【解析】选A。句意: 有钱人不应该炫耀自己的财富。而是应该多捐些钱给穷人。show off炫耀。
13. Each boy and each girl ________ to help the old man.
A. want B. is wanting
C. are wanting D. wants
【解析】选D。句意: 男孩、女孩都想帮助那位老人。“each+单数名词+and each+单数名词”作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。再根据语境可知此处应用一般现在时, 故正确答案为D。
14. To sum up, ________ war is unavoidable, human beings cannot enjoy everlasting peace.
A. as far as B. as soon as
C. as long as D. as well as
【解析】选C。考查短语辨析。句意: 总的来说, 只要战争不可避免, 人类就不能享受永久的和平。as long as意为“只要”; as far as意为“就……而言”; as soon as意为“立刻”; as well as意为“和……”。15. (2015·南京模拟)—John and I will celebrate our fortieth wedding anniversary next month.
—Oh, ________ !
A. cheer up B. well done
C. go ahead D. congratulations
【解析】选D。考查交际用语。句意: ——我和约翰下个月将庆祝我们结婚四十周年纪念。——噢, 恭喜恭喜! cheer up“打起精神”; well done“做得好”; go ahead“开始吧”; congratulations“祝贺, 恭喜”。
