[1] --What’s the matter? You really look down. --_____ . --Well, better luck next time.
A. Why, I always look up to you B. I failed an important test
C. I have a bad cold D. Me? I never look down upon anybody
[答案] B。 look down意为"情绪低落",下句"望你下一次走好运"与"考试不及格"相吻合,故正确答案为B。
[2] So loudly______that everyone of the class could hear him.
A. did he speak B. did he spoke
C. spoke he D. he spoke
[答案] A。 "So + 形容词... that....在句首,主句要部分倒装。
[3] --May I have a talk with one of your sports reporters? --Sorry, but all of them are out to_______the main events of the day.
A. get B. find
C. cover D. search
[答案] C。 cover the events采访事件。
[4] --Did you write to Mary last month? --No, but I’ll_______her over Christmas Day.
A. be seen B. be seeing
C. have seen D. have been seeing
[答案] B。 将来进行时,可用于表达预计即将发生或势必要发生的动作,在一般情况下可和一般将来时换用,用将来进行时则显得更加委婉。
[5] --What do you think of the Prime Minister’s address to the nation? --I like______of what he said.
A. more B. many
C. few D. much
[答案] D。 address(讲话)是整体名词,表示整体的一大部分不可数,该用much代替。
[6] Dark glasses are sometimes worn to_____the eyes from strong sunlight.
A. prevent B. care
C. defend D. protect
[答案] D。 protect...from意为"保护……不受伤害"。
[7] Hillen used to be very shy, but she has grown_____it now.
A. without B. over
C. away D. out of
[答案] D。 grow out of在此表示"因年岁增大而改掉"的意思。
[8] My command of Chinese is not_____ yours.
A. as half as B. so half good as
C. good as half as D. half so good as
[答案] D。 表示倍数的词应放在比较级结构的前面,so+形容词+as用于否定句。
[9] Miss Smith is a friend of_____.
A. Mary’s mother’s B. Mary’s mother
C. Mary mother’s D. mother’s of Mary
[答案] A。 双重所属的用法。
[10] The little boy is dirty from head to foot because he_____in the mud all morning.
A. has played B. is playing
C. has been playing D. was playing
[答案] C。 从is dirty from head to foot和all morning判断应用C表示一直在玩。
[11] I remember _______ this used to be a quiet village.
A. when B. how
C. where D. what
[答案] A。 when引导宾语从句。village已有quiet修饰,不能再用how引导从句。
[12] Anne looks _______ in red while green clothes are nice ______Helen.
A. good; on B. well; in
C. good; at D. well; for
[答案] A。 look good看起来很美,look是系动词。taste,sound,feel,look,smell与形容词连用表示某人或某物的一种状态
[13] I advised that he _______ to the hospital at once, but he insisted that he _______ quite well then.
A. be sent; was feeling B. was sent; felt
C. be sent; feel D. should be sent; should feel
[答案] A。 性质。
[14] All the students went to see _______ with her.
A. what the matter was B. what was the matter
C. what wrong was D. what was the wrong
[答案] B。 advise引导宾语从句,从句中谓语动词用should do;should也可以省去,只用动词原形表述事实。
[15] --You’ve made great progress in your studies of English, haven’t you? --Yes, but much _______ .
A. remains to do B. is remained to do
C. remains to be done D. is remained to be done
[答案] C。 what was the matter(with)和what was wrong(with)作宾语从句时语序不变。
[16] --Why didn’t you tell Ann the truth? -- ______ .
A. Yes, I was afraid to be scolded by her B. No, but I wanted to
C. But I did D. I always hate telling lies
[答案] C。 特殊疑问句,答句不能用Yes或No开头。
[17] Hardly ______ when the bus suddenly pulled away.
A. they had got to the bus stop B. they got to the bus stop
C. did they get to the bus stop D. had they got to the bus stop
[答案] D。 否定副词hardly放于句首构成倒装句。Hardly+had+主语+done when...did...是固定的句式。
[18] He is always ______ fault with other people though he doesn’t do his own work properly.
A. seeking B. looking
C. finding D. putting
[答案] C。 seek探寻,look看(不及物动词,不加宾语),find找到,put放。
[19] --Do you know anyone in Paris? --No, I’ll make friends once ______ .
A. I’m settled B. I have settled
C. I’ll be settled D. I’m settling
[答案] A。 settle作"安家"解时,既可用settle也可用be settled。本题是由once(一旦)引起的时间状语从句,故用一般现在时表示将来。
[20] --How is ______ going with you? -- So so.
A. everything B. anything
C. something D. nothing
[答案] A。 everything在这里是"一切"的意思。"How is everything going with you?"意思是:"你近况如何?"
[21] I’m not very good at playing chess. He often ________ me.
A. beats B. wins
C. hits D. fights
[答案] A。 在比赛中战胜对手用beat;win指"赢得某项比赛",后接比赛项目的名词。
[22] He asked several questions ________ the professor who gave us a lecture ________ the balance of nature.
A. with; for B. from; of
C. to; about D. of; on
[答案] D。 ask表示"提出请求或问题"时,其间接宾语可用of引出。
[23] This colour TV is very expensive, but not ________ .
A. so better B. as better
C. so well D. as good
[答案] D。 so应与形容词原级连用,so good表示质量好,so well只用于表示人身体健康状况时,well是形容词。
[24] More than ________ of the workers ________ from Paris.
A. ten percents; is B. ten percent; are
C. three times; was D. percents ten; comes
[答案] B。 百分数+of+可数名词,谓语动词用复数形式;百分数+不可数名词,谓语动词应用单数第三人称形式。
[25] It worried her a bit that her hair ________ grey.
A. was turning B. has turned
C. turns D. will turn
[答案] A。 主句worried是过去时,从句用was turning表示过去逐渐变得……。