单项填空
1. Nine major provincial satellite channels have singing competitions on air, ________ three more lining up to run, according to local media reports.
A. for B. over C. with D. beyond
【解析】选C。考查with复合结构。句意: 据当地媒体报道, 九大省级卫星频道都在播出歌唱比赛节目, 另有三家正准备加入这个行列。
【加固训练】
The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already ________ for a meal to be cooked.
A. laid B. laying
C. to lay D. being laid
【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意: 客厅干净、整洁, 一张餐桌已经摆好……分析句子结构可知, 此句为with复合结构, 其中lay与a dining table之间为逻辑上的动宾关系, 故要用过去分词。
2. (2015·建湖模拟)People can find so many good things, such as useful information and lovely pictures on the web, ________ it is also a global village filled with bad things.
A. what B. when C. where D. while
【解析】选D。while并列连词, 意为“然而; 可是”, 表示对比。句意: 人们能在网上找到很多好东西, 如有用的信息, 精美的图片; 可是网络也是一个充满负面东西的地球村。what什么; when何时; where哪里; 均不符合句意。
【加固训练】
________ many countries in Latin America have been trying to reduce gaps in income, America has allowed inequality to grow.
A. While B. Since C. If D. Where
【解析】选A。考查状语从句。句意: 尽管拉丁美洲的许多国家在努力缩小收入差距, 然而美国却允许这种不平等继续增长。此处前后两句表示意义转折, 故使用while表示“尽管”。
3. After three years of hard work, his knowledge and ________ were finally recognized in our school.
A. conscience B. competence
C. conversation D. convenience
【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意: 经过三年的努力奋斗, 他的知识和能力最终在我们学校得到了认可。conscience“良心, 良知”; competence“能力”; conversation“谈话”; convenience“方便”。结合句意, 此处选用competence。
4. We should consider the students’ request that the school library ________ more books on popular science.
A. provide B. will provide
C. provides D. can provide
【解析】选A。句意: 我们应该考虑学生提出的让学校图书馆增加受欢迎的科技书籍的要求。request后的从句应该使用should+动词原形, should省略, 因此选A。
5. (2015·连云港模拟)It was ________ of them to have sent the old people and children to safety in case the flood destroyed their village.
A. tolerant B. considerate
C. typical D. compulsory
【解析】选B。考查形容词的用法。句意: 他们把老年人和孩子送到安全的地方以防洪水毁坏村庄的做法是很周到的。considerate体贴的, 周到的, 符合句意。tolerant忍受的; typical典型的; compulsory义务的。
6. The minister said, “We are ready for discussions with any legal parties, but we’ll never ________ with criminals. ”
A. negotiate B. quarrel C. argue D. consult
【解析】选A。句意: 部长说: “我们愿意与任何合法党派进行讨论, 但我们决不与犯罪分子谈判。”negotiate谈判; quarrel吵架, 争吵; argue辩论, 争辩; consult商议, 咨询。
7. The family as well as their dog ________ on the roof by the flood last week.
A. was trapped B. trapped
C. were trapped D. would trap
【解析】选C。句意: 上周, 那家人还有他们饲养的狗都被洪水困在了屋顶。as well as连接并列成分作主语时, 谓语动词与前面的名词或代词保持一致。“The family”在这里指的是一家人, 所以谓语动词用复数形式, 且人是被洪水困住的, 所以应用被动语态。
