11. She took the boy _____ the hand and led him _____ the zero.
A. in…by B. on…at C. at…in D. by…round
选D。take sb. by the hand “牵着某人的手”;round the zero表示“绕着0走”。
12. I went to bed very late last night, _____, early the next morning.
A. or rather B. at least
C. at most D. in a word
选A。 or rather “更确切地说”,符合上下文的意思。
13. Whether we’ll hold the sports meet depends on the weather, _____?
A. won’t we B. shan’t we
C. doesn’t it D. won’t it
选C。从句作主语,疑问部分主语用it,谓语根据主句谓语动词确定。
14. — Is he said ____ his car lost?
— Yes. He was so foolish ____ leave his car ____.
A. that…that…unlock
B. to have had…as to…unlocked
C. to have…to…unlock
D. to have…for him to…unlocked
选B。 Sb. is said to do sth. 据说某人干某事;它是It is said that sb. do sth.的变体。so…as to… 如此……以致……;而leave sth. done表示“使某物被…….”,它们之间为被动的关系。
15. — What is that building?
— _____ the garden equipment is stored.
A. There is in which B. That is where
C. The building that D. That I got
选B。 where引导表语从句,表示“……的地方”。完整的句子为:That building is where the garden equipment is stored.
16. The College Entrance Examination near, so you should be prepared for it.
A. is drawing B. draws
C. drew D. has drawn
选A。draw near 表示“临近,接近”,draw是趋向性动词,常用现在进行时表示一般将来时。
17. All of us still remember the terrible earthquake that Tangshan twenty years ago.
A. attacked B. struck
C. knocked D. exploded
选B。表示自然灾害“侵害”了某地,我们可以用hit或strike, 但不可以用attack或knock。attack表示“进攻;袭击”,多表示用武力进攻;knock是“敲打”的意思。
18. Whenever I met him, _____ was fairly often, I like his sweet and hopeful smile.
A. what B. that C. which D. when
选C。非限制性定语从句不用that,而应该使用which。本题中的which指代整个主句的内容。
19. Mr Smith, of the speech, started to read a novel.
A. tired; boring B. tiring; bored
C. tired; bored D. tiring; boring
选A。tired of…是过去分词短语作原因状语,boring 是现在分词作定语,表示speech本身的特点。
20. _____ China’s reform and opening up in late 1978, its quick development has aroused worldwide attention, which has made America anxious about it.
A. When B. As C. While D. Since
选D。 since引导一个时间状语从句,或接一个短语时主句要用现在完成时。