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Ⅰ. 单项填空
1. (2015·合肥模拟)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________ of what to do this week.
A. inform B. informing
C. informed D. to inform
【解析】选C。句意: 经理张贴了通知告知员工这周要做什么。staff与inform为被动关系, 故用过去分词。
2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.
A. Hardly B. Directly
C. Mostly D. Nearly
【解析】选B。directly/immediately/instantly等少数副词具有连词的功能, 用来引导状语从句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相当于as soon as, the moment等用法。
3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.
A. earn B. challenge
C. introduce D. develop
【解析】选A。句意: 虽然他是商人, 但他的主要目标不仅仅是获利。earn后可接表示金钱含义的词, 表示“挣得……”。profit意为“利润”。
4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?
—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.
A. will be approved B. approve
C. is to approve D. has been approved
【解析】选D。考查动词时态和语态。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果强调从句的动作完成后主句的动作才发生, 从句的动词常用现在完成时替代将来完成时。
5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.
A. make of B. do with
C. take charge D. make into
【解析】选A。句意: 我认为这是我们对这种材料的最好利用。本题考查短语make use of, use为先行词, that引导定语从句, 修饰use, 还原后即为: we can make the best use of the material。
6. (2015·南京模拟)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.
—I think so. He ________ for it for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
【解析】选D。句意: ——我确定汤姆会在即将到来的青奥会上获得冠军。——我也这样认为。他已经准备了几个月了。prepare的动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在, 故用现在完成进行时, 选D项。
7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.
A. failed B. succeeded
C. struggled D. covered
【解析】选C。句意: 生活对她来说曾经很艰难, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失败”; succeed“成功”, 常构成短语succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆盖; 报道”。
8. (2015·苏州模拟)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.
A. average B. number
C. amount D. quantity
【解析】选A。句意: 毕业考出驾照的学生人数达到了20万, 平均每年4万。an average of“平均”。
9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.
A. that B. whom
C. of whose D. whose
【解析】选D。考查定语从句。句意: 他的父母不让他与家庭贫穷的女子结婚。family前缺少作定语的关系代词, 故选D。
10. (2015·苏州模拟)—How can I get to the island?
—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.
A. other than B. rather than
C. more than D. less than
【解析】选A。句意: ——我如何才能到达这个岛上? ——除了游泳之外无法到达。other than“除了……之外(没有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不仅仅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。
