MODULE 1 Small Talk
Section A INTRODUCTION & VOCABULARY AND READING
题组1
单项选择
1. Are you ______ about giving up smoking this time?
A. worry B. afraid
C. careful D. serious
2. I began to take politics ______ only when I left middle school.
A. truly B. strictly
C. seriously D. carefully
3. The plants in the park died a lot for ______ of water.
A. need B. fear
C. lack D. limit
4. We finally stopped our project because we were ______ funds.
A. for lacking B. for lacking in
C. lack of D. lacking in
5. —I am ______ the interview with the reporter today.
—Oh, take it easy and believe in yourself.
A. nervous about B. nervous for
C. worried on D. worried to
6. If you are worried that the rooms will not be available, you can book one ______.
A. in time B. in advance
C. on end D. by now
7. It is important that we should remember to bring in ______ technology all the time.
A. advancing B. advanced
C. developing D. decreased
8. The story tells us to ______ reward when we help others.
A. look out for B. look back at
C. look up to D. look away from
9. You have to bring your books along with you. ______, you should take your picture.
A. In one word B. In short
C. In addition D. In need
10. ______ all of the above, she also won a Pulitzer Prize in 2009.
A. Except B. Except that
C. In addition D. In addition to
11. I finally ______ the phone number by looking it up.
A. found B. found out
C. looked D. looked for
12. Stand over there, ______ you’ll see the whole city better.
A. but B. till C. and D. or
13. A cup of coffee, ______ you’ll feel better.
A. but B. so C. or D. and
题组2
单项选择
1. We don’t talk about anything important. It is just
______ talk.
A. big B. small
C. heavy D. light
2. You’d better write down the phone number of
that restaurant for future ______.
A. purpose B. reference
C. progress D. memory
3. You put him in a(n) ______ position. You shouldn’t
have spoken ill of him in public.
A. serious B. awkward
C. hospitable D. cautious
4. The pop singer managed to ______ those silly
questions all afternoon.
A. avoid answer B. avoid answered
C. avoid answering D. avoid to answer
5. Though he just failed the exam, he spoke ______
great confidence.
A. with B. to
C. about D. on
6. The wealthy man’s health problems are closely
connected with bad eating habits and ______ of
exercise.
A. limit B. lack
C. need D. demand
7. The young girl sitting next to me on the plane was very ______.
A. anxious B. confident
C. nervous D. content
8. It doesn’t matter ______ you turn right or left at the crossing—both roads lead to the park.
A. whether B. how
C. if D. when
9. After the flooding, people were suffering in that area, ______ urgently needed clean water, medicine and shelter to survive.
A. which B. who
C. where D. what
10. The hotel itself can accommodate 80 guests and, ______, there are several self-catering apartments.
A. however B. therefore
C. in addition to D. in addition
11. You can get cheaper fares on ______ days of the year.
A. certain B. any
C. usual D. important
12. It suddenly occurred to him ______ he had left his keys in the office.
A. whether B. where
C. which D. that
13. If you have ______, you will be successful in the interview.
A. confident B. confidence
C. confidently D. confidential
14. He seems very ______, but in fact, he is very humorous.
A. happy B. sorry
C. serious D. worried
15. She ______from the snake, because she is afraid of it.
A. looks after B. looks out
C. looks into D. looks away
16. This is not an economical way to get more water; ______, it is very expensive.
A. worse still B. on the contrary
C. in short D. in addition
17. It was unwise of him to ______ the unreliable data in his speech.
A. refer to B. add to
C. keep to D. point to
18. I remember a ______ scientist said that we should believe in ourselves first of all.
A. still B. certain
C. sure D. other
19. The bird flew away and avoided ______.
A. to be shot B. to shoot
C. being shot D. shooting
20. Although ______ money at that time, I managed to buy the piano for my daughter.
A. lacked B. lacking
C. lack of D. lacked in
答案与解析
题组1
1. D 句意：你这次是真的要戒烟吗？也就是说“这次你对待戒烟这件事情是认真的吗？”故用serious表达此意，其余选项在结构或者语义上均不合适。
2. C 句意：我到了中学毕业后才开始重视政治学。用take sth. seriously表示“认真地对待某事物”，其余选项在结构或者语义上均不合适。
3. C 句意：这个公园里的很多植物由于缺水而死了。此处用for lack of表示“由于缺乏……”，其余选项在结构或者语义上均不合适。
4. D 句意：我们最终停止了这个工程主要是因为当时缺乏资金。用be lacking in…表示“在……（方面）匮乏”，其余选项在结构上均不合适。
5. A 句意：“今天有记者来采访我，我有点儿紧张。”“别紧张，相信你自己就行。”be nervous about表示“对……神经紧张/害怕/胆怯/焦虑不安”，符合语境语义，其余选项在结构上均不合适。
6. B 句意：如果你担心到时候没房间了，你可以提前预订一个。in advance“提前，预先”，符合语境语义；A项意为“及时”，C项意为“连续地”，D项意为“到目前为止”，均不合适。
7. B 句意：很重要的一点是我们应该记住要时时刻刻引进先进技术。advanced“先进的，高级的”，符合语境语义。A项意为“前进的，年长的”，C项意为“发展中的”，D项意为“减少的”，均不合适。
8. D 句意：这个故事告诉我们不要在帮助别人的时候老是盯着要回报。look away from“把目光从……移开”，引申为“不要老盯着……”，符合语境语义。A项意为“当心，留神”，B项意为“回头看”，C项意为“仰视，尊重”，均不合适。
9. C 句意：你必须随身带上你的书本。另外，你还需要带上你的照片。in addition表示“除此之外，另外”，符合语境语义。A项和B项都意为“总而言之，简言之”，D项意为“需要”，均不合适。
10. D 句意：除上述（奖项）外，她还在2009年获得了普利策奖。in addition to表示“除……之外（还有……）”，注意to是介词，介词后要跟名词，符合语境语义。A项意为“除了……”，不包括后面的对象在内；B项后跟从句，语义也不合适，C项意为“再说，另外”，是副词短语，结构不合适。
11. B 句意：通过查找最终我找到了那个电话号码。find out表示“了解（到），找出（信息）”，多指通过调查、询问、打听、研究之后“搞清楚、弄明白”，符合语境语义。A项意为“（偶然）发现，找到”；C项look为不及物动词，不能直接跟宾语；D项意为“寻找”，强调过程，也不合适。
12. C 句意：站在那儿，你会更好地欣赏到整个城市。运用了“祈使句+and+陈述句（将来时）”句型。故C项符合语义和结构要求。
13. D 句意：喝杯咖啡，你就会感觉好多了。运用了“名词词组+and+陈述句=祈使句+and+陈述句（将来时）”的结构。本题中，A cup of coffee=Drink a cup of coffee。故D项符合语义和结构要求。
题组2
1. B 句意：我们不谈正事，只是聊天。small talk闲谈，聊天；big talk吹牛皮，说大话。
2. B 考查词义辨析。句意：你最好写下这个餐馆的电话号码，以便日后参考用。A项表示“目的”；B项表示“参考，查阅”；C项表示“进步”；D项表示“记忆”。for future reference是一个常用的词组搭配，表示 “以供日后参考”。
3. B serious “严肃的”；awkward意为“尴尬的”；hospitable意为“好客的”；cautious意为“谨慎的”。根据后句句意“你本不应该当众贬损他”可知前句句意为“你让他处于一个尴尬的境地”。
4. C 考查avoid的用法。avoid后接名词或动名词。
5. A 句意：尽管他刚刚考试没及格，但他谈话时仍非常自信。表示“自信地”用with confidence。介词to，about和on与confidence不搭配，故选A。
6. B 句意：这位有钱人的健康问题与不良的饮食习惯和缺少锻炼密切相关。lack of“缺乏”，符合语境语义要求。A项表示“限制”，C项表示“需要”，D项表示“要求”，均不符合题意，故答案为B项。
7. C 句意：在飞机上，坐在我身旁的小女孩非常紧张害怕。A项表示“焦急的”；B项表示“自信的”；C项表示“紧张的”；D项表示“满意的”。根据语境可知答案为C项。
8. A 考查连词的用法。it为形式主语，真正的主语是后面的从句，根据题意，这里表达的是“是否”，提示词是后面的or。
9. B 句意：洪水过后，那一地区的人们正遭受着痛苦，他们迫切需要可饮用水，药物和避难所才能活下去。先行词为people，在非限制性定语从句中充当主语，所以用关系代词who引导。
10. D 句意：那个旅馆本身能容纳80位客人，此外，还有几个可供自己做饭的套房。in addition意为“另外，此外”；however意为“然而”；therefore意为“因此”；in addition to意为“除……之外”，其后常接名词或代词。
11. A 句意：一年的某些日子里，你可以买到比较便宜的车票。certain后接单数名词或复数名词，表示“某个/某些……”。
12. D 考查名词性从句中的主语从句。it作形式主语，真正的主语为that he had left his keys in the office，且that在句中无意义，并不充当任何成分。
13. B 句意：如果你有信心，你就会在面试中获得成功。have confidence表示“有信心”。此处需要一个名词，其他选项词性不符，故选B。
14. C 句意：他看上去很严肃，但实际上他十分幽默。根据but后面的句子可知C项正确。
15. D look away from“把目光从……移开”。
16. B on the contrary“相反”。
17. A 句意：他在演讲中提到了那些不可靠的数据（资料）是不明智的。refer to意为“谈到，提到”。
18. B a certain后面接单数名词，意为“某个人/物”；some后面接单数名词，也可表示“某个人/物”，但some前不能有不定冠词，故选B。
19. C avoid后接动名词的-ing形式，the bird与shoot之间为被动关系，故C项正确。
20. B lack“缺乏”，与主语I之间是主动关系，因此此处用动词的-ing形式。
Section B FUNCTION & READING AND LISTENING & GRAMMAR
题组1
单项选择
1. —Cathy, you have no class today. It is Sunday.
—Oh, I forgot. I ______ so early.
A. needn’t get up B. needn’t have got up
C. mustn’t get up D. shouldn’t have got up
2. He ______ the meeting so he stayed at home.
A. needn’t have attended
B. needn’t to have attended
C. didn’t need attend
D. didn’t need to attend
3. I feel regret a lot now. I ______ in advance, as there were plenty of tickets left.
A. needn’t have booked
B. needn’t book
C. didn’t need to book
D. didn’t need book
4. Thanks for getting my bike repaired. Now ______ is no need for me to buy a new one.
A. it B. there
C. this D. that
5. There is no doubt ______ he can do a good job of it.
A. whether B. if
C. that D. how
6. There is no point ______ in the exam for all the students.
A. to cheat B. cheating
C. cheated D. cheat
题组2
单项选择
1. Little Tom, the vase is very valuable and by no means ______ it.
A. you can touch B. can you touch
C. you will touch D. will you touch
2. Jane was refused by the company that she ______.
A. applied for B. applied to
C. was applied for D. was applied to
3. Why didn’t you ______ your bedroom before you attended the party?
A. tidy out B. tidy up
C. tidy off D. tidy away
4. An increase in students’ ______ economics major at university is being attributed to the global economic crisis.
A. applying to B. applying for
C. employing for D. employing
5. After a short holiday, he ______ himself once more to his studies.
A. applied B. converted
C. engaged D. exerted
6. You’re not allowed to go out until you ______ your room.
A. make up B. tidy up
C. turn up D. give up
7. —Ouch! You hurt me!
—I am sorry. But I ______ any harm. I ______ to drive a rat out.
A. didn’t mean; tried
B. don’t mean; am trying
C. haven’t meant; tried
D. didn’t mean; was trying
答案与解析
题组1
1. B 句意：“凯茜，今天是星期天，你没课。”“哦，我忘了。我本来没必要起这么早的。”从句意可知说话人提醒Cathy今天是星期天没课，但Cathy忘了，说明她已经起床了，也就是说本来没必要起这么早，而实际起来了，所以选B。
2. D 句意：他当时没必要参加那个会议，因此他待在家里。need既可作情态动词又可作实义动词，作实义动词用need的否定形式didn’t need to do，故排除C项；情态动词need do，否定为needn’t do，所以排除B项；needn’t have done表示本没必要做而实际做了，不合题意，而从题中可知他待在家中说明他没去参加会议，所以选D项，表示没必要做而实际上也没做。
3. A 句意：我现在很后悔。我本来没必要提前预订的，因为当时剩下了那么多票。用needn’t have done表示某件事没必要做却已经做了，此处含有遗憾之意。实际表达出的意思是I did book but it wasn’t necessary。其余选项在结构或者语义上均不合适。
4. B 句意：很感谢你修好了我的自行车，现在我没有必要再去买辆新的了。用there is no need for sb. to do sth.表示“对某人来说没有必要做某事”，B项符合语境语义及结构要求。
5. C 句意：毫无疑问他完全能够做好这项工作。用there is no doubt that…表示“毫无疑问……”，C项符合句子结构要求。A项whether与doubt搭配用于肯定句中。其余选项均不符合题意。
6. B 句意：对于所有学生来说，考试作弊没有任何意义。用there is no point/sense(in)doing sth.表示“做某事是毫无价值（意义）的”，B项符合结构要求，注意空前的in省略了。其余选项均不符合结构要求。
题组2
1. B 句意：小汤姆，这个花瓶很名贵，千万不要去摸它。by no means为否定副词短语，放在句子的开头时，句子要进行部分倒装，将相应的助动词、情态动词或系动词提到主语前面，排除A、C两项。此句不表示将来而表示命令，故选can。
2. B 句意：简被她申请的那家公司拒绝了。that引导的是定语从句，修饰先行词company。apply to sb.(for sth.)意思是“向某人申请（某物）”。故选B。
3. B 考查固定搭配。tidy up收拾整齐。根据句意可知B项正确。
4. B 考查apply的用法。句意：由于受全球经济危机的影响，进入大学申请学习经济专业的学生出现了增长势头。apply for sth.“申请某事”，在句中作students的后置定语。
5. A 句意：短暂的假期后，他立刻又投入到学习中。apply可接反身代词，表示“集中精力，专心致志于”。
6. B 考查词组辨析。句意：直到整理好你的房间，你才被允许出去。tidy up“整理，收拾，使整洁”。
7. D 考查时态。由语境可知，didn’t mean any harm表示“我当时没有恶意”，第二个空用过去进行时，表示当时正在进行的动作，当时正在赶老鼠，故选D。
Section C SPEAKING AND WRITING & READING AND VOCABULARY
题组1
单项选择
1. —Mr Li, could you do me a ______ ?
—Certainly, go ahead.
A. help B. favour
C. hand D. kindness
2. I am ______ stopping work now despite the boss’ disagreement.
A. in honor of B. in charge of
C. in need of D. in favour of
3. To my surprise, he never ______ to my letters.
A. answered B. replied
C. repeated D. opened
4. At the meeting we’ll talk about the ______ the social economic problems at present.
A. reply on B. reply for
C. answer to D. answer of
5. Can you give me the ______ to my question?
A. answer B. problem
C. trouble D. meaning
6. A carefully chosen colleague becomes the “manager” and deals with all the matters during the real manager’s ______.
A. ability B. absence
C. aboard D. access
7. Fifteen people were present ______ the meeting held yesterday, and five were absent ______ it.
A. from; at B. to; from
C. at; from D. at; to
8. We hadn’t enough money to pay ______ our bus fare, and ______ we had to walk.
A. for; as a consequence
B. for; as a result
C. /; as consequence
D. /; in consequence
9. ______ I made a mistake, I was punished.
A. Once time B. One time
C. Every time D. By the time
10. It’s a pity that all of us have noticed your daily behavior ______ your words.
A. connects B. conducts
C. contradicts D. contains
11. The captain made a(n) ______ to the passengers for the delay caused by bad weather.
A. apology B. promise
C. mistake D. reply
12. What you said just now did hurt his feeling, I think, ______ you should apologize.
A. for which B. to whom
C. which D. whom
13. Be quiet! It’s rude to ______ people when they are talking.
A. disturb B. introduce
C. prevent D. interrupt
14. He left ______ an important detail in his account.
A. off B. over C. behind D. out
15. The manager is kept in the dark and is not ______ that the company is losing money.
A. known B. known about
C. aware D. aware of
16. She was very angry because she felt that her privacy had been ______ as a singer.
A. killed B. caused
C. violated D. stressed
17. Those boys always ______ their sports skills to the girls.
A. turn off B. show off
C. keep up D. show up
18. —There is a story here in the paper about a 110-year-old man.
—My goodness! I can’t ______ that old.
A. imagine being B. imagine to be
C. think being D. suppose to be
19. I can hardly imagine Peter ______ across the Atlantic Ocean in five days.
A. sail B. sailing
C. have sailed D. to sail
20. He was driving so fast as to get himself into a dangerous situation ______ he is likely to lose the control over his car.
A. which B. that
C. where D. when
题组2
单项选择
1. Please do me a ______ —invite my friend Mr Smith to Youth Theater at 7:30 tonight.
A. help B. favour
C. hand D. favourite
2. As the manager can’t go to the ______, I am representing the company on his behalf.
A. scenery B. environment
C. perspective D. reception
3. As many as five courses are provided, and you are free to choose ______ suits you best.
A. whatever B. whichever
C. whenever D. wherever
4. Please ______ my letter as soon as you get it.
A. reply to B. answer to
C. reply back D. return
5. ______ I arrive in Beijing, I will call you.
A. The moment B. At the moment
C. Every time D. Each time
6. In ______ of the manager, the new secretary will be in charge of the whole company.
A. the absence B. the presence
C. the face D. control
7. I have passed the final entrance exam. ______, I was able to relax myself.
A. As a consequence
B. In a consequence
C. As a result of
D. As a consequence of
8. It is by no means clear ______ the president will do to end the strike.
A. how B. which
C. that D. what
9. The newcomer went to the library the other day and searched for ______ he could find about Mark Twain.
A. wherever B. however
C. whatever D. whichever
10. Everyone in the village is very friendly. It doesn’t matter ______ you have lived there for a short or a long time.
A. why B. how
C. whether D. when
11. It doesn’t matter ______ you pay by cash or credit card in this store.
A. how B. whether
C. what D. why
12. The senator was given a warm ______ by the crowd.
A. reception B. encouragement
C. friendship D. interest
13. When John asked Tom to ______ the question, he refused.
A. make a reply to
B. make a reply of
C. reply
D. give a reply for
答案与解析 题组1
1. B 句意：“李先生，你能帮我一个忙吗？”“当然可以，说吧。”用do sb. a favour表示“帮某人一个忙”，符合语境语义以及结构要求。其余选项均不符合题意要求。
2. D 句意：尽管老板不同意，我还是赞成现在停止工作。用in favour of表示“赞成，主张”，在句中作表语，符合语境语义及结构要求。A项意为“为了纪念……，为了向……表示尊重”；B项意为“掌管……，负责……”；C项意为“需要……”。
3. B 句意：令我意想不到的是，他从未给我回过信。用reply to表示“对……作出答复”，B项符合语境语义及结构要求。A项结构有误，而C、D两项结构和语义均不合适。
4. C 句意：在这个会议上我们将讨论有关当前社会经济问题的解决办法方面的话题。用the answer to表示“……的答案/答复/解决办法等”，符合语境语义和结构要求。其余选项不符合结构要求。
5. A 句意：你能给我问题的答案吗？考查固定搭配the answer to“……的答案”。problem“问题，难题”，trouble“麻烦”，meaning“意思，含义”，均不符合语境语义。故选A。
6. B 句意：经过精心筛选后的一个同事成为了临时的经理，在真正的经理不在的时候处理所有的事务。用absence表示“缺席，不在”，符合语境语义和结构要求。A项意为“能力”，C项意为“在船（飞机）上”，D项意为“通道，途径”，均不符合语境语义和结构要求。
7. C 句意：15个人出席了昨天举行的会议，5个人缺席了。此句用到了present，absent的固定搭配。用be present at a meeting表示“出席会议”；be absent from a meeting表示“缺席会议”。注意固定搭配中的介词即可。
8. D 句意：我们没有足够的钱付车票，因此我们不得不步行。第一个空前的动词是pay，用pay…fare表示“付……的费用”，所以此处不需要填任何词。第二个空表示的是一个结果，而as consequence中间，应该加不定冠词a，所以选D。
9. C 句意：每逢我犯错误时，我都会受到惩罚。用every time作连接词引导时间状语从句，符合语境语义和结构要求。A、B两项结构和语义均存在错误。D项作连接词表示“截止到……（时间）”，语义不合适。故选C。
10. C 句意：很遗憾我们所有人都注意到了你的言行不一致。用contradict表示“与……相矛盾”，符合语境语义，A项意为“联系”，B项意为“引导，带领”， D项意为“包含，容纳”，均不符合题意要求。
11. A 句意：由于天气糟糕，造成乘客滞留，船长向所有乘客道歉。用固定结构make an apology表示“道歉”，符合语境语义和结构要求，B、C、D三项在结构和语义上均不符合题意要求。
12. A 句意：你刚才说的话的确伤了他的感情，我认为，你应该为此道歉。I think为插入语；apologize to sb. for(doing)sth.是固定短语，意为“因为做某事向某人道歉”，which指代前面整句话。
13. D 句意：安静！别人说话的时候去打断别人是很不礼貌的。用interrupt表示“打断，使中断”，后接宾语，符合语境语义。A项意为“困扰”，B项意为“介绍”，C项意为“预防，阻止”，都不符合语境语义要求。
14. D 句意：在他的叙述中他遗漏掉了一个重要的细节。用leave out表示“遗漏，缺漏”，符合语境语义，因此选择D项。leave off停止，结束；leave over剩下，省下，leave behind遗留，丢下，均不符合题意要求。
15. C 句意：这个经理一直被蒙在鼓里，根本没有意识到公司资金正在流失。选项B和D是介词短语，后面不接从句，而A项known是过去分词作形容词，可以接从句，但形式是：It is known that+从句，故此处用be aware that+从句，符合语境语义及结构要求。
16. C 句意：她非常生气，是因为作为一名歌手，她感到自己的隐私受到了侵犯。用violate表示“骚扰，妨碍，侵犯”，符合句意。A项意为“杀死”，B项意为“引起，导致”，D项意为“强调”，均不符合题意要求。
17. B 句意：那些男孩们老向女孩卖弄他们的运动技巧。用show off表示“炫耀，出风头”，符合语境语义。A项意为“关掉，关闭”，C项意为“保持，维持”，D项意为“揭露，露出，露面”，均不符合题意要求。
18. A 句意：“这份报纸上有一篇关于一位110岁老人的故事。”“天哪！我很难想象（他能）活那么久。”用imagine doing sth.表示“想象……”，符合语境语义。B、C、D三项均在结构上存在错误。
19. B 句意：我几乎不能想象彼得在5天内就横渡了大西洋。用imagine(sb./sb.’s)doing表示“想象（某人）做某事”，符合语境语义，结构也合适。A、C、D三项均不符合结构要求。
20. C 句意：他行驶得太快了，使他当时处于几乎对车失去控制的情形。根据句意和结构可判断
situation是先行词，其后是一个定语从句，关系
词在定语从句中作地点状语，故选C。其余选项
均不符合题意要求。
题组2
1. B 句意：请帮我个忙，邀请我的朋友史密斯先生今晚七点半到青年剧院。do sb. a favour/give me a hand “帮某人的忙”。故选B。
2. D 句意：由于经理不能参加这个招待会，我将替代他代表公司出席。reception“招待会”；scenery“风景，景色”；environment“环境”；perspective“前途，观点，看法”。
3. B 考查宾语从句。所填词引导的从句作动词choose的宾语，引导词在从句中作主语，意思是“无论哪个”，故选B。其余选项与句意不符。
4. A 句意：你一收到我的信就请给我回信。reply to the letter“回信”，也可以说answer the letter。
5. A 句意：我一到北京就会给你打电话。此处用表示“一……就……”的名词短语作连词引导时间状语从句，at the moment意为“此刻，现在”，故排除B项；C、D两项不符合句意，故正确答案为A项。
6. A 句意：经理不在时，新秘书将负责整个公司。in the absence of“在……不在时”，符合题意。presence“呈现”；face“面对”；control“控制”。
7. A 句意：我通过了高考。因此我能够放松一下了。前后句之间是因果关系，故用as a consequence。
8. D 句意：总统将采取什么行动结束这次罢工一点儿也不清楚。此处it是形式主语，what引导的主语从句作真正的主语，what在从句中作do的宾语。
9. C 介词for后面接的是宾语从句，且从句中find缺少宾语，所以用whatever，故选C。
10. C 考查名词性从句引导词的用法。根据空后的or可知引导词用whether。
11. B 考查主语从句的连接词。此处it是形式主语，后面的主语从句是真正的主语。句意：在这个商店中现金或信用卡支付都可以。
12. A 句意：这位参议员受到了群众的热烈欢迎。
13. A make a reply to意为“回答”。
Section D EVERYDAY ENGLISH & READING PRACTICE
1. The teacher stressed again that the students should not ______ any important details while they were retelling the story.
A. bring out B. let out
C. leave out D. make out
2. ______ hard you try, it is difficult to lose weight without cutting down the amount you eat.
A. However B. Whatever
C. Whichever D. Whenever
3. It took ______ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. It took brains, too.
A. other than B. more than
C. rather than D. less than
4. ______ I always felt I would pass the exam, I never thought I would get an A.
A. While B. Once
C. If D. Until
5. —Are you going to have a holiday this year?
—I’d love to. I can’t wait to leave this place ______.
A. off B. out
C. behind D. over
6. You can eat food free in my restaurant ______ you like.
A. whenever B. wherever
C. whoever D. however
7. The beauty of Hangzhou is ______ words can describe.
A. much than B. more than
C. only D. no more than
8. Their sudden attack made us more ______ of the danger around us.
A. familiar B. particular
C. aware D. certain
答案与解析
1. C 考查动词短语辨析。句意：老师再次强调，学生在复述这个故事的时候不能遗漏任何重要的细节。leave out遗漏，省略掉；bring out使……显现；let out发出（喊叫、气味、光等）；make out辨认出。
2. A 句意：不减少进食，无论你怎么努力，减肥都是困难的。however“无论怎么”，在此引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter how。
3. B more than在此处的意思是“不只是，不仅仅是”。
4. A 句意：尽管我总觉得我会通过考试，然而，我从来不曾想过我会得“A等”。根据前后两句可以看出题干需要一个引导让步状语从句的连接词。
5. C leave behind“离开（某人/某地）”。
6. A 由句意可知本句强调“无论什么时候”。
7. B more than后接含有can的从句，意为“简直不能，远非”。
8. C 句意：他们的突然攻击使我们更加注意我们周围的危险。A项常跟with搭配；B项表示“特别的”；D项表示“确定的”。由句意可知答案为C项。
Section E CULTURAL CORNER & TASK
1. —How about ______ Christmas evening party?
—I should say it was ______ success.
A. a; a B. the; a
C. a; / D. the; /
2. Sales director is a position ______ communication ability is just as important as sales skills.
A. which B. that
C. when D. where
3. —______ did he tell me his telephone number?
—I have no idea.
A. For what purpose B. For which purpose
C. For the purpose of D. On purpose
4. Letterboxes are much more ______ in the UK than in the USA, where most people have a mailbox instead.
A. common B. normal
C. ordinary D. usual
5. ______ can we agree to such a principle.
A. Under certain circumstances
B. In no circumstance
C. Under any circumstances
D. Under no circumstances
6. Victor apologised for ______ to inform me of the change in the plan.
A. his being not able
B. him not to be able
C. his not being able
D. his to be not able
7. ______ what purpose did he do it like that?
A. At B. As
C. For D. Because
8. On the basis of his great experience, Bob has been ______ developing an entire new method of exploration.
A. successful on B. successful at
C. successful in D. successful
9. ______ bad working conditions! It is hard to imagine ______ in such a place.
A. How; you to work
B. How; you work
C. What; you work
D. What; you working
10. He’s got himself into a dangerous situation ______ he is likely to lose control over the plane.
A. where B. which
C. while D. why
11. We _______ have bought so much food now that Suzie won’t be with us for dinner.
A. may not B. needn’t
C. can’t D. mustn’t
12. I ______ use a clock to wake me up because at six o’clock each morning the train comes by my house.
A. couldn’t B. mustn’t
C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
13. Mark ______ have hurried. After driving at top speed, he arrived half an hour early.
A. needn’t B. wouldn’t
C. mustn’t D. couldn’t
14. —What do you think we can do for our aged parents?
—You ______ do anything except to be with them and be yourself.
A. don’t have to B. oughtn’t to
C. mustn’t D. can’t
15. As a result of the serious flood, two-thirds of the buildings in the area ______.
A. need repairing
B. needs to repair
C. needs repairing
D. need to repair
16. —Is it good to look up every new word when I come across it in reading?
—No, you ______, because you are likely to guess the meaning from the context.
A. can’t B. mustn’t
C. don’t have to D. ought not to
17. Mary got up early, but she ______ so, because she had no work to do that morning.
A. didn’t need to B. needn’t do
C. mustn’t have done D. needn’t have done
答案与解析
1. B 第一个空表示双方都知道的事，故用定冠词the；第二个空前加a，表示“一次成功的晚会”。
2. D 考查定语从句。position为先行词，后面是定语从句，关系词在从句中作的是地点状语，因此，应该使用关系副词where来引导定语从句。因此，正确答案为D项。
3. A 句意：“他告诉我他的电话号码是什么目的？”“我不知道。”A项意为“为了什么目的”；B项意为“为哪个目的”；C项意为“为了……目的”；D项意为“故意地”。根据句意可知应该选A项。
4. A 句意：与美国相比，英国的信箱更常见，在美国大多数人都有邮箱。common“常见的”。
5. D 句意：我们无论如何都不会同意这一原则。under no circumstances“决不”。
6. C apologise for doing sth.“因做某事而道歉”。介词for后接名词或动词的-ing形式，所以B、D两项不正确；A项not的位置不对。
7. C 考查固定搭配。for what purpose意为“为了什么目的”。
8. C 句意：基于他丰富的经验，鲍勃成功地发展了一套全新的探险方法。be successful in“在……上成功”，为固定搭配。
9. D 前一个句子的中心词是名词，感叹句应用what引起。后一个句子考查imagine的用法，imagine sb. doing sth.“想象某人做某事”，该句中的you为working的逻辑主语。
10. A 句意：他陷入了很可能在飞机上失控的危险情形。句子中situation是表示抽象地点的先行词，关系词在定语从句中作状语，故选A。
11. B 句意：既然Suzie不和我们一起吃晚饭，我
们本不需要买这么多食物。may not不可以；
needn’t不需要；can’t不可能；mustn’t绝不可
能。根据句意可知选B。
12. D 此处考查情态动词的用法。needn’t+动词原形表示“没有必要做某事”。句意：我没有必要用闹钟叫醒我，因为每天早上六点火车都经过我的房子。
13. A 考查“情态动词+have done”的用法。needn’t have done表示“本来不必做但已经做了”，符合语境。
14. A 考查情态动词。句意：“你认为我们能够为年迈的父母做些什么呢？”“除了陪伴他们和做你自己，你不需要做什么。”don’t have to/needn’t“不必，不需要”。
15. A 考查主谓一致和need的用法。主语的中心词是buildings，是可数名词的复数形式，所以谓语动词也要用复数；repair与buildings是被动关系，need后应接动词的-ing形式或“to be+过去分词”。故选A。
16. C 考查情态动词的用法。don’t have to相当于needn’t，表示“没有必要”。
17. D 由后半句句意“玛丽那天早上没有工作可做”可推知前面句意为“她本不必起得很早”。故选D。
