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1. (2015·舟山模拟)The gap between the bed and the wall is somewhat ________ for such a shelf.
A. tight B. short C. small D. narrow
【解析】选D。考查形容词辨析。句意: 床和墙之间的间隙对于这样一个架子有点窄。narrow狭窄的; tight紧的; short短的; small小的。
【拓展延伸】不能不记的narrow
narrow adj. 狭窄的; 狭隘的; 勉强的
vt. &vi. (使)变窄; 缩小
(1)a narrow escape 九死一生
narrow victory/defeat 险胜/勉强击败
(2)narrow down 缩小……的范围
narrow. . . to. . . 把……局限在……之内
(3)narrowly adv. 勉强地; 差一点儿; 狭隘地
①She won a narrow victory over her rival in the tennis competition.
她在那次网球赛中险胜了她的对手。
②There are easy ways to narrow down your choices.
减少你的选择有很多简单的方法。
③He narrowly missed being run over by a car.
他差点儿被汽车轧死。
2. (2015·福州模拟)I am blue. I met a classmate in my new school, but when I stopped and smiled, she ________ me and walked on.
A. missed B. refused C. denied D. ignored
【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 我很沮丧。我在新学校遇见一个同班同学, 但是当我停下来微笑时, 她不理睬我继续走。ignore忽视, 不理睬; miss错过; refuse拒绝; deny否认。
3. Mr Green doesn’t like all that empty talk between Simon and Peter, which he thinks will definitely get them ________ .
A. anywhere B. anything
C. nowhere D. nothing
【解析】选C。句意: 格林先生不喜欢西蒙和彼得之间空洞的谈话, 他认为这肯定使他们毫无进展。get sb. nowhere让某人毫无进展。4. (2015·南京模拟)“The Mozart effect” is a study described in 1993 in Nature ________ aroused public interest about the idea ________ listening to a classical music somehow improves the brain.
A. that; which B. what; why
C. who; that D. which; that
【解析】选D。句意: “莫扎特效应”是在1993年在《自然》杂志上描述的一项研究, 它激起了公众对听古典音乐在某种程度上能改善大脑这个观点的兴趣。先行词为study, 定语从句中缺少主语, 故排除选项B和C; 第二空为that引导的同位语从句, 说明idea的内容。故D为正确选项。
5. (2015·绍兴模拟) ________ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.
A. Attracting B. Attracted
C. To be attracted D. Having attracted
【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。句意: 由于被大自然的美丽所吸引, 这个伦敦女孩决定在农场再待两天。the girl与attract之间为被动关系, 故用过去分词短语作原因状语。
【加固训练】
(2015·咸阳模拟)Square Dance is popular throughout China, ________ men as well as women.
A. attracting B. attracted
C. having attracted D. to attract
【解析】选A。考查非谓语动词。句意: 广场舞在全中国都很受欢迎, 不仅吸引妇女还吸引男人。Square Dance与attract之间为主动关系, 故用v. -ing形式。
6. The project was considered likely ________ harm to the appearance of the conservation area and was rejected.
A. caused B. to cause
C. causing D. being caused
【解析】选B。句意: 这个工程被认为很可能会危害保护区的外观, 遭到了拒绝。be likely to do sth. 很可能做某事。
【加固训练】
(2015·南京模拟)—Will you come to the theatre with me tonight?
— ________ . I’ve got so many papers to go through.
A. My pleasure B. Not exactly
C. No doubt D. Not likely
【解析】选D。考查情景交际。句意: ——你今晚和我一起去看戏好吗? ——决不可能。我有这么多的文件要看。not likely决不可能, 当然不会; my pleasure别客气; not exactly不全是; no doubt毫无疑问。
7. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still ________ the traditional customs.
A. observe B. possess
C. perform D. support
【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。句意: 尽管在国外生活了许多年, 许多中国人仍然遵守传统的风俗。observe遵守; possess拥有; perform表现; support支持。
8. (2015·扬州模拟)Many people believe that hunger is only a problem in the developing world. ________ , it is a problem all over the world.
A. As a result B. On the contrary
C. In addition D. For another
【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 许多人认为饥饿仅仅是发展中国家的问题, 正相反, 它是全世界的问题。on the contrary与此相反, 正相反; as a result结果, 因此; in addition此外; for another再则。
