1. Although ____ Spanish, he attended the course.
A. he was knowing
B. he is knowing
C. having a knowledge of
D. knows
2. You ____that letter to James. However, you didn't.
A. ought to write
B. ought to have written
C. should write
D. should be writing
3. Joseph was very lucky ____ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape
B. to have escaped
C. to escaping
D. to be escaping
4. Bread and butter ____liked by Westerners.
A is
B. are
C. were
D. be
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ____very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is
B. which it is
C. it is
D.where it is
6. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____the little rain that fell last night.
A. skipped
B. soaked
C. retrieved
D. absorbed
7. We'll ____ you as soon as we have any further information.
A. notify
B. signify
C. communicate
D. impart
8. The fox fell into the ____ the hunters had set forit.
A. bush
B. trap
C. trick
D. circle
9. I don't know you want to keep the letter. I've ____it up.
A. torn
B. given
C. broken
D. disposed
10. The old lady ____ and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.
A. slided
B. slipped
C. split
D. spilled
1. C
句意:虽然只懂一点西班牙语,但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
难点:know是静态动词,不能用于进行时;选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词,但作“了解”讲时,前面可加“a”,常用于词组have a knowledge of中,所以选C
2. B
句意:你本应该给詹姆斯写信,然而,你没写。
难点:ought to have written是虚拟语气,与本句句意相符。
3. B
句意:约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命;他险些没从房间里逃出来。
难点:to have escaped 是不定式的完成式,表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
4. A
句意:黄油面包受西方人青睐。
难点:bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品,虽然有三个字,表达的却是一个东西,并且是不可数名词,作单数。
5. A
句意:我家的后花园有一片草坪,夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
难点:which引出非限制性定语从句,在句中作主语,且和sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有:This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
6. D
句意:好几星期没下雨,昨晚下了一场小雨,很快被地面吸收了。
难点:absorb意为“吸收”;skip意为“使(石片)跳跃着擦过水面”;soak意为“把…浸湿”;retrieve意为“使恢复;使再生”。
7. A
句意:一有进一步的消息,我们立即通知你。
难点:notify意为“通知;报告”;signify意为“象征,预示”;communicate意为“传达,传递”;impart意为“告诉;传授”。
8. B
句意:狐狸掉进了猎人为它设的陷井。
难点:bush意为“树丛”;trap意为“陷井”;trick意为“把戏”;circle意为“圈,圆圈”。
9. A
句意:我不知道你要保留那封信。我已把信撕了。
难点:tear up意为“撕毁”;give up意为“放弃”;break up意为“击碎;拆散”;dispose of意为“处理;清除”。
10. B
句意:老太太滑倒了,从楼梯顶上摔到了下面。
难点:slip意为“滑倒;滑落”;slide意为“滑行;光滑地移动”;split意为“裂开”;spill意为“溅出;流出”。