Ⅰ.语法单句填空
1.It was snowing heavily. The homeless children felt cold, so they stood ________(close) to each other.
答案：close 考查close的用法。句意：天下着大雪，那些无家可归的孩子们感到冷，所以他们紧紧地站在一起(互相取暖)。
2.—May I trouble you with the question?
—Sorry, but it is ________ my knowledge.
答案：beyond 考查固定搭配。beyond意为“超出”，beyond one's knowledge为固定搭配，意为“超出某人的知识范围(解答不了)”。
3.We'd better consider all the possibilities ________ advance before we work out the plan.
答案：in 考查介词短语。句意：在制订计划前我们最好事先考虑所有的可能性。in advance“预先;提前”，与句意相符。
4.The old woman is warmhearted. She is always ready to help ________ is in trouble.
答案：whoever 考查宾语从句。句意：这位老妇人很热心，不管是谁遇到麻烦她总是乐于帮忙。分析句子成分可知，设空处引导一个宾语从句，且在从句中作主语，因此用whoever。
5.________ did we forget to turn off the lights in the kitchen, but we also failed to lock the front door.
答案：Not only 句意：我们不仅忘记关厨房的灯，而且也忘了锁前门。not only位于句首时，其后的成分要部分倒装。
6.He is famous both ________ a novelist and poet but he is more famous ________ his novels.
答案：as; for 考查介词搭配。句意：他作为小说家和诗人而闻名，但更以其小说而闻名。be famous as...“作为……而闻名”;be famous for...“以……而闻名”。
7.If we work hard，we can overcome any difficulty ________ difficulty it is.
答案：whatever 句意：如果我们努力工作，那么不管什么困难，我们都能克服。whatever不管什么，在此作difficulty的定语。
8.You shouldn't stay at your office all day; ________ (get) close to nature is good for your health.
答案：getting
9.Laughter is the best medicine—at least when ________ comes to protecting your heart.
答案：it 句意：笑是最好的药，至少当涉及保护心脏的时候(是这样)。when it comes to...“当涉及……”，为固定句型。
10.As ________ tourist attraction, the Summer Palace does have strong attraction to visitors from home and abroad.
答案：a 考查冠词。颐和园作为“一个”景点，是泛指。
