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1. (2015·苏南五校联考)Johnson had made up his mind to give it up, but on ________ second thought he determined to try ________ third time.
A. /; a B. the; / C. a; a D. the; a
【解析】选A。考查冠词。句意: 约翰逊已经决定放弃了, 但是转念一想他决心再试一次。on second thought表示“转念一想”; a third time表示“再一次”, 强调动作的重复而不是强调第三次, 故选A。
2. (2015·安徽师大附中模拟)Mr Green didn’t think the little boy was to blame, so he stood up ________ him.
A. in honour of B. in defence of
C. in charge of D. in praise of
【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 格林先生站起来为那个小男孩辩护, 说他并不应受责备。in defence of“为……辩护”符合句意。
【加固训练】
She stepped back appearing surprised and put up her hands, as if ________ .
A. in forceB. in relief
C. in defence D. in fact
【解析】选C。句意: 她后退几步, 看上去有些吃惊, 然后举起手, 好像是在自卫。as if后面为省略句, 补充完整为as if she was. . . , 故选C。
3. (2015·江苏前黄高级中学模拟)From his ________ voice on the phone I know what his son did ________ him; in other words, his son is ________ .
A. disappointed; disappointing; disappointing
B. disappointed; disappointed; disappointing
C. disappointing; disappointed; disappointed
D. disappointing; disappointing; disappointed
【解析】选B。句意: 我从电话中他那失望的声音得知他的儿子所做的事情令他失望, 换句话说, 他的儿子是令人失望的。第一空所填词disappointed“失望的”为形容词, 作定语, 用来描述voice; 第二空所填词是动词, 用动词的过去式作谓语; 第三空填disappointing“令人失望的”作表语, 用来描述某人或某事给人的感受。
4. Studies show that students often ________ to too much pressure tend to develop mental problems.
A. exposing B. being exposed
C. to expose D. exposed
【解析】选D。考查非谓语动词。句意: 研究表明经常遇到太多的精神压力的学生会产生精神方面的问题。此处为非谓语动词作后置定语, 因expose与students之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系, 故应用被动形式, 排除A、C两项; 此处不表示正在进行的动作, 排除B项, 故选D。
5. (2015·安徽模拟)One reason for her ________ for city life is that she can have easy access to places like shops and restaurants.
A. reference B. preference
C. performance D. consequence
【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意: 她喜欢城市生活的一个原因是她能很方便地去商店、饭店这样的地方。preference“偏爱, 喜爱”, 符合句意; reference“参考”; performance“表演, 演出”; consequence“后果”。
6. (2015·徐州模拟)The Great Salt Lake is a great tourist ________ , and draws a large number of visitors each year.
A. application B. attraction
C. appointment D. arrangement
【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意: 大盐湖是一个很好的旅游景点, 每年都吸引大批的游客前来参观。此处attraction用作可数名词, 意为“有吸引力的地方”, 符合句意。application“申请, 应用”; appointment“约会, 任命”; arrangement“安排, 整理”。
7. (2015·宿迁模拟)John went through the test paper once more carefully for fear that he would ________ any essential details.
A. betray B. abandon C. overlook D. escape【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 约翰仔细把试卷又检查了一遍, 以免忽略了任何重要的细节。overlook“忽略”, 符合句意。betray“背叛”; abandon“抛弃”; escape“避开, 逃走”。
8. I shall never forget those years ________ I lived in the country with the farmers, ________ has a great effect on my life.
A. that; which B. when; which
C. which; that D. when; who
【解析】选B。考查定语从句。句意: 我不会忘记我和农民一起住在农村的那些年, 这对我一生都影响很大。第一个定语从句的先行词those years是表示时间概念的名词, 其后要用when引导定语从句, when在从句中作时间状语; 第二个定语从句是非限制性定语从句, 要用which引导, which指代整个句子, 在从句中作主语。
