Ⅰ.句型转换
1．When the test was finished, we began our holiday.
→The test finished, we began our holiday.
2．If weather permits, we will go out for a picnic tomorrow.
→Weather permitting, we will go out for a picnic tomorrow.
3．He would rather stay at home than go to school.
→He would stay at home rather than go to school.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．My brother preferred to sleep at home rather than ________ for a picnic with his friends.
A．going B．go
C．to go D．gone
解析：选B。考查固定表达。句意：我弟弟宁愿在家睡觉也不愿意和朋友们一起去野餐。prefer to do sth.rather than do意为“宁愿……也不……”。
2．Most people would agree that nuclear science should be developed to benefit the human beings ________ harm them.
A．more than B．rather than
C．other than D．better than
解析：选B。句意：绝大多数人同意核科技发展应该造福人类而非危害人类。根据句意，B正确，rather than表示“而不是；而非”之意。more than “多于”；other than “除……之外”；better than“好于”。
3．Terrible as the storm was, umbrellas tightly ________ in our hands, we continued our way.
A．to hold B．holding
C．were held D．held
解析：选D。考查独立主格结构。句意：尽管暴风雨很大，我们紧紧抓着伞继续赶路。umbrella与hold之间是被动的关系，故用过去分词。Ⅰ.选词填空
1．I was wandering in the street when I caught sight of Tom chatting with a girl.
2．After John came back from abroad, he decided to settle down in his hometown.
3．My little brother has a gift for singing songs.He has a golden voice.
4．In spite of bad weather, we managed to get to the airport in time.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．—In your opinion, who is the best basketball player in the world
—Yao Ming.I think he has a(n) ________ for basketball.
A．present B．limit
C．interest D．gift
解析：选D。考查固定搭配。句意：“在你看来，谁是世界上最好的篮球运动员？”“姚明，我认为他在篮球上很有天赋。”由句意可知，D正确，have a gift for为固定搭配，意思是“对……有天赋”。
2．It’s said that the boy, who has ________ real gift for language, once led ________ hard life.
A．不填； 不填 B．a; a
C．a; the D．不填； a
解析：选B。句意：据说那位小男孩，对语言真的非常有天赋，曾经过着非常艰难的生活。have a gift for ...“对……有天赋”；lead a hard life “过着艰难的生活”。
3．In spite of these unexpected difficulties, those scientists ________ to carry out their experiments on the lonely island.Their findings were helpful to science.
A．arranged B．managed
C．offered D．demanded
解析：选B。考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然有意想不到的困难，但是那些科学家们还是设法完成了孤岛上的实验。根据句意，B正确，manage to do sth.“设法成功做了某事”。arrange “安排”；offer“提供”；demand “要求”。
4．It was so noisy outside that he couldn’t ________ down to reading.
A．settle B．put
C．sit D．lie
解析：选A。考查动词短语辨析。句意：外边太吵了，他静不下心来读书。settle down to “定下心来做”；put down “记下；放下”；sit down “坐下”。
5．There was a hole in the door, through which I ________ sight of Mr Brown sitting in a chair.
A．caught B．made
C．took D．got
解析：选A。句意：门上有个洞，透过这个洞我看到布朗先生坐在椅子上。catch sight of “看见；瞥见”。Ⅰ.单词拼写
1．At present the local government is taking measures (措施) to reduce the pollution.
2．The pianist surrounded (包围) by a crowd of fans will hold a concert in the Workers’ Stadium.
3．Could you give me a hand to carry my baggage (行李) to the bedroom
4．The scenery (风景) of the West Lake is beautiful beyond description.
5．The plane is leaving in half an hour, so we’d better go aboard now.
6．Don’t leave matches or cigarettes on the table within reach of little children.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot ________ easy reach.
A．near B．upon
C．within D．around
解析：选C。within easy reach“很容易拿到”。句意：在厨房里把你经常使用的东西放在很容易拿到的地方会节省很多时间。
2．—I heard the train to Shanghai ran away from the railway halfway.
—It was fortunate for Jack not to get ________ it.
A．aboard B．abroad
C．off D．up
解析：选A。句意：“我听说到上海的火车半路上脱轨了。”“杰克很幸运没有乘坐那趟车。”aboard“在(船、飞机、火车、公共汽车)上”，get aboard“登上；上车”，符合题意。abroad“在国外”；get off“下车”；get up “起床”。
3．Friendship can’t be ________ by money but money is an effective means to test how strong the friendship is.
A．measured B．weighed
C．pulled D．limited
解析：选A。句意：友谊不能用金钱来衡量，但金钱是检验友谊是否牢固的一种有效手段。 measure“测量；衡量；判定”，符合题意。weigh“称……的重量”；pull“拉；拖”；limit“限制；限定”。
4．When the patient came to life, he found himself________by a group of doctors and nurses.
A．surrounding B．be surrounded
C．be surrounding D．surrounded
解析：选D。考查过去分词作宾补。非谓语动词充当宾补时，它的语态取决于与宾语之间的主被动关系。根据句意可知，“病人醒来之后，发现自己被一群医生和护士围着”，故选D项。
5．Please go ________the ship quickly.There is only 10 minutes left.
A．abroad B．aboard
C．board D．broad
解析：选B。句意：请快上船，只剩下10分钟了。考查aboard与abroad的区别。go aboard“上船(车、飞机、火车等)”；go abroad“出国”。Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1．If you add too much liquid, the mixture (mix) will not be thick enough.
2．It became fashionable for wealthy (wealth) families to send their teenage children to foreign countries.
3．A straight line is the shortest distance (distant) between two points.
4．It is an old tradition (traditional) for Chinese people to get together and eat dumplings on the eve of the Spring Festival.
5．Mr Smith was pleased (please) that his father was being taken care of in the Home of the Aged.
6．What impressed (impress) me most after visiting the school was that the students were polite and intelligent.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The speech by the mayor before the final voting is strongly impressed ________ my memory.
A．to B．over
C．by D．on
解析：选D。句意：市长在决选前的演讲给我留下了深刻的印象。impress sth.on/upon sb.是固定搭配，意为“给……留下印象”，此处为被动语态。
2．She also said she had ________ feelings about returning to land after so long at sea.
A．mixed B．sad
C．cheerful D．horrible
解析：选A。句意：她还说，在海上那么长时间之后，对重返陆地有一种复杂的心情。此句要用mixed表示“混合的；复杂的”。
3．Parents were ________ at the ________ news that their child had been knocked.
A．terrified; terrified B．terrified; terrifying
C．terrifying; terrifying D．terrifying; terrified
解析：选B。句意：听到孩子被撞的可怕消息后，父母感到非常惊恐。terrified “感到害怕的”，常用来修饰人；terrifying “令人害怕的”，常用来修饰物。
4．—Hello, Mr Green.Jack Ross here.I am calling to ________ our appointment on Monday at ten o’clock in your office.
—OK.I’ll be present on time.
A．confirm B．compare
C．concern D．compete
解析：选A。句意：“你好，格林先生。我是杰克·罗斯。我打电话来是要确认下周一10点在贵公司会面的约定。”“好的，我会准时到场的。”confirm “证实；确认”，符合题意。compare “比较；相比”；concern “涉及；关系到”；compete “比赛；竞争”。Ⅰ.完成句子
1．Not everyone who enjoys sporting events likes to participate in them.
喜欢体育运动的人并不都喜欢参加体育运动。
2．They lay on the grass, looking at the sky.
他们躺在草地上，仰望着天空。
3．The children ran out of the room, laughing and jumping.
孩子们从房间里跑出来，欢笑着，蹦跳着。
4．He said that you were too young to understand the matter and that he was asked not to tell you.
他说你太年轻不懂得此事，况且要求他不告诉你。
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．Some believe we are equipped with a special ability to learn a language and ________ our brain adjusts itself to the language we hear around us.
A．that B．what
C．how D．不填
解析：选A。分析句子结构可知，believe后接两个宾语从句，第一个从句中的that省略了，第二个从句中不缺成分，故用that引导，that尽管在第二个宾语从句中不作成分，但不可省略。
2．(2010·江西高考)The lady walked around the shops, ________ an eye out for bargains.
A．keep B．kept
C．keeping D．to keep
解析：选C。考查非谓语动词。由逗号可知，此处为非谓语动词形式，可排除A项；keep与其逻辑主语，即句子的主语the lady为主动关系，可排除B项；“逛商店”与“留意看廉价商品”是同时发生的，故选C项而排除D项。现在分词短语keeping an eye out for(留意；注意)作伴随状语。Ⅰ.完成句子
1．Can you tell me what the distance is (多远的距离) from Germany to France
2．Anna dreams of there being a chance (有机会) for her to study abroad in the future.
3．You’d better keep your distance from (远离) that dog, because it is too fierce.
4．As/So far as I know (据我所知), it will be two hours before he leaves.
Ⅱ.单项填空
1．The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a ________ of 60 miles.
A．length B．way
C．distance D．space
解析：选C。句意：拉什莫尔山上四位美国著名总统的面容能从60英里的距离被看到。表示两点或两地之间的“距离”用distance。way “路”；space “空间”。
2．I have never dreamed of ________ such a good chance for me.
A．being B．there to be
C．there being D．there is
解析：选C。考查非谓语动词。句意：我从来没想到过我有这么好的机会。of是介词，后面应该接名词、动名词。首先，排除D和B。there be 意为“有……”，动名词结构为there being。
3．—The picture looks better at ________distance.
—OK, I will give it________second try.
A．a; the B．the; the
C．不填； a D．a; a
解析：选D。考查冠词。at a distance “在远处”；give it a second try “再试一次”。句意：“这幅画在远处看会更好看。”“好的，我再试一次。”
4．(2010·上海高考)In ancient times, people rarely travelled long distances and most farmers only travelled ________ the local market.
A．longer than B．more than
C．as much as D．as far as
解析：选D。句意：古时候，人们很少出远门，大多数农民去的地方仅远至当地市场。as far as“远至”，符合语境。longer than“比……长”；more than“多于”；as much as“和……一样多”。
5．—Our holiday cost a lot of money.
—Did it？Well, that doesn’t matter________you enjoyed yourselves.
A．as long as B．unless
C．as soon as D．as far as
解析：选A。句意：“我们的假期花费了很多钱。”“是吗？只要你们玩得开心，花多少钱并不重要。”as long as “只要”；unless“除非；否则”；as soon as “一……就”；as far as “就 ……而言”。
