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课件48张PPT。单项选择解题指导
湘乡三中高三外语组
单项选择是这些年来高考试题中一直采用的一种题型，近几年的NMET单项选择填空题的命题原则是：“突出语境，强化语意，强调运用”。它所呈现出的特点包括知识覆盖面广、语境地位突出、交际性原则明确、试题题干新颖、迷惑性较大、灵活性较高等。总体体现了“知识化，语境化和交际化”的统一。高考英语单选命题原则和特点湖南2008-2005高考英语单选题知识点的分布情况表考点分布年份把握语境信息Strategy One1.--- Good morning, Grand Hotel.
---Hello, I’d like to book a room for
the night of 18th and 19th.
--- ________
A. What can I do for you?
B. Just a minute, please.
C. What’s the matter?
D. At your service
不同的语境传达不同的信息,注意比较: 2.① （原题）(2008安徽）
－Are you happy with your new computer?
－ No, it is___me a lot of trouble.
②（改编）
－ Are you happy with your new computer?
－Yes. It is ______ me a lot of trouble.
A. showing B. leaving
C. giving D. sparingcD 3. ①（原题）
--Which of the three ways shall I take to
the village ?
-- ______way as you please. (2004 福建)
②（改编）
--Which of the two ways shall I take to
the village ?
-- ______ way as you please.
A. Each B. Every C. Any D. EitherDC分析句法结构,掌握还原规则Strategy Two如：1.Whom would you rather have ___with you ? A.to go B. go C. gone D. going 分析： 测试的知识点是使役动词have的宾语补足语用动词原形表示将要发生的动作。Have sb. do sth. 还原为：you would rather have whom ______ with you. 一、将疑问句改成陈述句 1.Time should be made good use of ___our lessons well. A.learning B.learned C.to learn D.learns C2.Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first
computer.
A to invent B inventing
C to have invented D having invented. People generally consider Charles Babbage ____the first computer.C二、改被动句为主动句We should make good use of time to learn our lessons well. 1. It was _____ the old clock that the old
man spent the whole morning at home．
A．repair B．repairing
C．to repair D．in repair 还原为：The old man spent the whole
morning ____ the old clock at home．判断一个句子是不是强调句型的最佳办法 --去掉题干中的It is(was)...that(who)，如果句子仍然成立--表达完整的意思，则是强调句型；否则，则不是强调句型。三、强调句型还原成简单句式 注意比较下面例子：
2. It was 2008 _______ you joined the football club．
It was in 2008_____ you joined the football club.
A． who B． that C． when D． which
CB强调句与定语从句混合使用 1. It was in the small house _____ was built
with stones by his father _____ he spent
his childhood.
A. which, that B. that, which
C. which, which D. that, where
2. It was just in this room _____ he was born
_____ he died.
A. where, which B. that, that
C. where, that D. which, that ＿＿＿＿＿what little Tom said to his
mother sounded!
A． what reasonable
B． How a reasonable
C． How reasonable
D． What a reasonable What little Tom said to his mother sounded＿＿＿＿!很容易发现sound之后应接形容词作表语。 四、 感叹句还原为陈述句 That was ＿＿＿we had in London 3
years ago!
A． wonderful time
B． a wonderful time
C． wonderful D． wonderfully可还原为：We had a wonderful time in London 3 years ago．。可看出该复合句中有一固定搭配 had a wonderful time（玩得愉快），定语从句中省略了关系代词that。 (that)五、 固定短语还原1. He believes in himself，______ ，
in my opinion, is of the most importance．
A．that B．which C．what D．As
2. The writer，whom I often refer to at the
meetings, _____ famous for those works．
A．is B．are C．am D．were ?( ) B六、去掉插入语、分词结构、从句
A()
3. He often stands against the fence
and talks endlessly with my
father ____ gardening problems.
A．to B．too
C．about D．off
() 七、 补充省略成分
1. ----What made you so happy ?
----_______.
A. Because of my passing the exam.
B. I passed the exam.
C. Because I passed the exam.
D. My passing the exam.
(made me so happy)3. The research is so designed that
once _____ nothing can be done
to change it.
A. begins
B. having begun
C. beginning
D. begun克服定势思维Strategy Three注意：英汉在表达习惯，思维方式等方面具有很多不同，出题者常利用汉英差异出题。
---Let’s go for a walk in the garden.
---___, but I need to do the washing-up. (2008四川）
A. No, thank you. B. That’s right.
C. Good idea. D. Not at all.
[解析]容易误认为是考查spend some time (in) doing sth结构而选A，忽视了waiting for…这一部分。正确答案应是D。 locked in your room在句子里作方式状语，“（我）被锁在你的房间里等侯”。2. I will spend a whole evening _____ in your room waiting for the thief to arrive.
?? A. locking?????? B. in locking?????
C. being locked????? D. locked 3. The country life he was used to ____
greatly since 1992. (2005山东卷)
A. change B. has changed
C. changing D. have changed[解析]易受sb be used to doing的影响而误选C。根据句意和结构可知, he was used to为定语从句，修饰先行词the country life。此空格应填谓语动词。4. Mr. Smith is _____ a good
teacher _____ we all respect.
A. such, that
B. such, as
C. so, that
D. so, as5. around后究竟用什么?Is there a shop around _____ we can
buy some toilet articles?
A. that B. which
C. where D. what6.after which还是after what?After ____ seemed like hours
he came out with a bitter smile.
A. which B. it
C. what D. that7. _____ smoking here will be fined.
A. Who B. Whoever
C. Anyone D. Who ever
8. _____ smokes here will be fined.
A. Who B. Whoever
C. Anyone D. Whomever标点符号和连词提示Strategy Four1.Tom has many friends ;___ can help him.
A. few of which B. few of whom
C. few of that D. few of them ;,;3. I met several people there, two of
_____ being foreigners.
A. whom B. them
C. who D. which2. I met several people there,
two of _____ were foreigners.
A. whom B. them
C. who D. which熟悉英语文化,克服母语干扰Strategy Five1. not to say 是“更不用说”吗? They own two cars, not to _____ a
motorbike.
A. speak B. say
C. talk D. mentionnot to mention 更不用说，此外还有
not to say 虽不能说，即使不能说 He can speak French and Japanese,
not to mention English.
It is warm, not to say hot. 2. “如果你方便的话”说成英语是if you are convenient吗?
I'll come to see you if _____.
A. you're convenient
B. it is convenient for you
C. you feel convenient
D. it is convenient with you “couldn’t have done”呢？---You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.
---_________.
A Well,I thought you would like it
B Well,don’t complain about a gift
C I’m glad you like it ever so much
D That’s all right. I’ll give you a better one next time3. worth和asleep的修饰词 Mary is very clever and _____ worth
teaching, but her brother is not. Look,
he is now _____ asleep in class.
A. very, very B. much, very
C. well, very D. well, fast 4. who he is还是who it is Someone is ringing the doorbell.
Go and see _____.
A. who is he B. who he is
C. who is it D. who it is
1 把握语境信息 疑问句改陈述句
被动句改主动句
2分析句法结构 强调句改简单句
掌握还原原则 感叹句改陈述句
固定短语还原
去掉插入语等
3克服定势思维 补充省略成分
4标点符合和连词提示
5熟悉英语文化，克服母语干扰 Practice makes perfect!小结 单选题解题方法易错题、难题、好题档案60例1. By the time you arrive in London, we _____ in Europe for two weeks.
A. shall stay B. have stayed C. will have stayed D. have been staying
2. I appreciated ____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.
A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given
3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _____ obtaining water is not the least.
A. of which B. for what C. as D. whose
4. The heart is ____ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
A. not so B. not much C. much more D. no more
5. _____ the fact that his initial(开始的)experiments had failed, Pro. White persisted (坚持) in his research.
A. Because of B. As to C. In spite of D. In views of 1-5 CAADC 6. The millions of calculations(计算) involved, had they been don't by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.
A. could lose B. would have lost C. might lose D. ought to have lost
7. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labour.
A. one B. that C. such D. what
8. It isn't cold enough for there _____ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim's car out quite safely.
A. would be B. being C. was D. to be
9. Tom assured (向……保证) his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.
A. call forth B. call at C. call on D. call off
10. More than two hundred years ago the United States _____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got off B. pulled down C. broke away D. dropped off 6-10 BBDAC 11. As your instructor(教师) advised, you ought to spend your time on something ____ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
12. Without the friction (摩擦力) between feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk. A. in no time B. by all means C. in no way D. on any account
13. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style _____ in a personal one.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than
14. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.
A. What B. That C. It D. As
15. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.
A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaking BBDAC 11-15 BCADA 16. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often ____ or better than an actual performance.
A. as good as B. as good C. good D. good as
17. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _____ one major point in contrast with (和……相比) the other.
A. makes B. made C. is to make D. making
18. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half _____.
A. of last year's B. those of last year's C. of those of last year. D. that of last year's
19. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _____.
A. hung up B. hung back C. cut down D. cut off
20. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ____ here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times.16-20 ADDDB 21. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with B. in terms of C. in favor of D. in honor of
22. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds(基金,资金), ____could go penniless by next year.
A. the larger one B. the larger of which
C. the largest one D. the largest of which
23. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ____ fully occupied the whole of last week.
A. were B. had been C. have been D. was
24. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _____.
A. off B. aside C. out D. down
25. I can't _____ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
A. figure out B. draw out C. look out D. work out. 21-25 DBBAA 26. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ____ the last bus.
A. to have caught B. to catch C. catching D. having caught
27. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally(正式地).
A. needn't dress up B. did not need have dressed up
C. did not need dress up D. needn't have dressed up
28. I apologize if I ____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional(无意的).
A. offend(冒犯) B. had offended
C. should have offended D. might have offended.
29. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ____ compliments to his political leaders.
A. paying B. having paid C. to pay D. to have paid
30. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.
A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have been told 26-30 BDBCC 31. _____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving(兴旺的) as it is.
A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be
32. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _____ of him.
A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight
33. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.
A. take away B. cut out C. write off D. clear up
34. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ___ people each year than automobile accidents.
A. seven more times B. seven times more C. over seven times D. seven times
35. This is an exciting area of study, and one ____ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.
A. from B. by C. in D. through 31-35 ABCBC 36. As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ____ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.
A hearing B. to hear C. to be hearing D. having heard
37. Greatly agitated(激动的), I rushed to the apartment and tried the, ____ to find it locked.
A. just B. only C. hence D. thus
38. If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I ___ my head in my hands for a cry.
A. bury B. am burying C. buried D. would bury
39. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ____ wait instead of searching for it.
A. would rather B. had to C. cannot but D. had best
40. So involved with their computers _____ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
A. became the children B. become the children
C. had the children become D. do the children become36-40 ABCDD 41. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____ to its burning temperature.
A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated
42. Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is ___ me.
A. above B. outside C. beside D. beyond
43. This book will show the readers ___ can be used in other contexts.
A. how that they have observed B. that how they have observed
C. how what they have observed D. that they have observed
44. _____ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.
A. As B. Since C. Provided D. While
45. _____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.
A. To give B. Given C. Giving D. Having given 41-45 CDCDB 46. Rebecca______ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.
A. told B. would tell C. had told D. would have told
47. The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur that _____ matters is not winning but participating.
A. anything B. it C. what D. everything
48. It has been estimated(估计) that the earth's surface temperature has increased _____ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850.
A. to B. by C. at D. with
49. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northern most tip actually ____ the Arctic Circle.
A. touched B. touches C. touching D. being touched
50. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _____ makes Colin and me double in-laws.
A. what B. which C. that D. it46-50 DCBCB 51. _____ I admit that there are problems, I don't' think that they cannot be solved.
A. Unless B. Until C. As D. While
52. The place is an ideal site for a university ______ it is far from the downtown area.
A. provided that B. now that C. so that D. in that
53. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _____ buying some expensive equipment.
A. on B. of C. round D. into
54. Today the public is much concerned about the way ____.
A. nature is being ruined B. which nature is ruined
C. on which to ruin nature D. of nature to be ruined
55. When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door.
A. saw me at B. set me off C. sent me to D. showed me to 51-55 DDDAD 56. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ____ the costs.
A. worth B. worth of C. worthy D. worthwhile
57. The _____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
A. common B. usual C. average D. general
58. David likes country life and has decided to ______ farming.
A. go in for B. go back on C. go through with D. go along with
59. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ____ you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case B. provided that C. or else D. as if
60. The detective and his assistant have begun to ____ the mysterious murder.
A. look into B. see to C. make over D. come through56-60 ACABA 01-05 CAADC 06-10 BBDAC 11-15 BCADA 16-20 ADDDB
21-25 DBBAA 26-30 BDBCC 31-35 ABCBC 36-40 ABCDD
41-45 CDCDB 46-50 DCBCB 51-55 DDDAD 56-60 ACABA
湘乡三中高三外语组
单项选择是这些年来高考试题中一直采用的一种题型，近几年的NMET单项选择填空题的命题原则是：“突出语境，强化语意，强调运用”。它所呈现出的特点包括知识覆盖面广、语境地位突出、交际性原则明确、试题题干新颖、迷惑性较大、灵活性较高等。总体体现了“知识化，语境化和交际化”的统一。高考英语单选命题原则和特点湖南2008-2005高考英语单选题知识点的分布情况表考点分布年份把握语境信息Strategy One1.--- Good morning, Grand Hotel.
---Hello, I’d like to book a room for
the night of 18th and 19th.
--- ________
A. What can I do for you?
B. Just a minute, please.
C. What’s the matter?
D. At your service
不同的语境传达不同的信息,注意比较: 2.① （原题）(2008安徽）
－Are you happy with your new computer?
－ No, it is___me a lot of trouble.
②（改编）
－ Are you happy with your new computer?
－Yes. It is ______ me a lot of trouble.
A. showing B. leaving
C. giving D. sparingcD 3. ①（原题）
--Which of the three ways shall I take to
the village ?
-- ______way as you please. (2004 福建)
②（改编）
--Which of the two ways shall I take to
the village ?
-- ______ way as you please.
A. Each B. Every C. Any D. EitherDC分析句法结构,掌握还原规则Strategy Two如：1.Whom would you rather have ___with you ? A.to go B. go C. gone D. going 分析： 测试的知识点是使役动词have的宾语补足语用动词原形表示将要发生的动作。Have sb. do sth. 还原为：you would rather have whom ______ with you. 一、将疑问句改成陈述句 1.Time should be made good use of ___our lessons well. A.learning B.learned C.to learn D.learns C2.Charles Babbage is generally considered ____ the first
computer.
A to invent B inventing
C to have invented D having invented. People generally consider Charles Babbage ____the first computer.C二、改被动句为主动句We should make good use of time to learn our lessons well. 1. It was _____ the old clock that the old
man spent the whole morning at home．
A．repair B．repairing
C．to repair D．in repair 还原为：The old man spent the whole
morning ____ the old clock at home．判断一个句子是不是强调句型的最佳办法 --去掉题干中的It is(was)...that(who)，如果句子仍然成立--表达完整的意思，则是强调句型；否则，则不是强调句型。三、强调句型还原成简单句式 注意比较下面例子：
2. It was 2008 _______ you joined the football club．
It was in 2008_____ you joined the football club.
A． who B． that C． when D． which
CB强调句与定语从句混合使用 1. It was in the small house _____ was built
with stones by his father _____ he spent
his childhood.
A. which, that B. that, which
C. which, which D. that, where
2. It was just in this room _____ he was born
_____ he died.
A. where, which B. that, that
C. where, that D. which, that ＿＿＿＿＿what little Tom said to his
mother sounded!
A． what reasonable
B． How a reasonable
C． How reasonable
D． What a reasonable What little Tom said to his mother sounded＿＿＿＿!很容易发现sound之后应接形容词作表语。 四、 感叹句还原为陈述句 That was ＿＿＿we had in London 3
years ago!
A． wonderful time
B． a wonderful time
C． wonderful D． wonderfully可还原为：We had a wonderful time in London 3 years ago．。可看出该复合句中有一固定搭配 had a wonderful time（玩得愉快），定语从句中省略了关系代词that。 (that)五、 固定短语还原1. He believes in himself，______ ，
in my opinion, is of the most importance．
A．that B．which C．what D．As
2. The writer，whom I often refer to at the
meetings, _____ famous for those works．
A．is B．are C．am D．were ?( ) B六、去掉插入语、分词结构、从句
A()
3. He often stands against the fence
and talks endlessly with my
father ____ gardening problems.
A．to B．too
C．about D．off
() 七、 补充省略成分
1. ----What made you so happy ?
----_______.
A. Because of my passing the exam.
B. I passed the exam.
C. Because I passed the exam.
D. My passing the exam.
(made me so happy)3. The research is so designed that
once _____ nothing can be done
to change it.
A. begins
B. having begun
C. beginning
D. begun克服定势思维Strategy Three注意：英汉在表达习惯，思维方式等方面具有很多不同，出题者常利用汉英差异出题。
---Let’s go for a walk in the garden.
---___, but I need to do the washing-up. (2008四川）
A. No, thank you. B. That’s right.
C. Good idea. D. Not at all.
[解析]容易误认为是考查spend some time (in) doing sth结构而选A，忽视了waiting for…这一部分。正确答案应是D。 locked in your room在句子里作方式状语，“（我）被锁在你的房间里等侯”。2. I will spend a whole evening _____ in your room waiting for the thief to arrive.
?? A. locking?????? B. in locking?????
C. being locked????? D. locked 3. The country life he was used to ____
greatly since 1992. (2005山东卷)
A. change B. has changed
C. changing D. have changed[解析]易受sb be used to doing的影响而误选C。根据句意和结构可知, he was used to为定语从句，修饰先行词the country life。此空格应填谓语动词。4. Mr. Smith is _____ a good
teacher _____ we all respect.
A. such, that
B. such, as
C. so, that
D. so, as5. around后究竟用什么?Is there a shop around _____ we can
buy some toilet articles?
A. that B. which
C. where D. what6.after which还是after what?After ____ seemed like hours
he came out with a bitter smile.
A. which B. it
C. what D. that7. _____ smoking here will be fined.
A. Who B. Whoever
C. Anyone D. Who ever
8. _____ smokes here will be fined.
A. Who B. Whoever
C. Anyone D. Whomever标点符号和连词提示Strategy Four1.Tom has many friends ;___ can help him.
A. few of which B. few of whom
C. few of that D. few of them ;,;3. I met several people there, two of
_____ being foreigners.
A. whom B. them
C. who D. which2. I met several people there,
two of _____ were foreigners.
A. whom B. them
C. who D. which熟悉英语文化,克服母语干扰Strategy Five1. not to say 是“更不用说”吗? They own two cars, not to _____ a
motorbike.
A. speak B. say
C. talk D. mentionnot to mention 更不用说，此外还有
not to say 虽不能说，即使不能说 He can speak French and Japanese,
not to mention English.
It is warm, not to say hot. 2. “如果你方便的话”说成英语是if you are convenient吗?
I'll come to see you if _____.
A. you're convenient
B. it is convenient for you
C. you feel convenient
D. it is convenient with you “couldn’t have done”呢？---You couldn’t have chosen any gift better for me.
---_________.
A Well,I thought you would like it
B Well,don’t complain about a gift
C I’m glad you like it ever so much
D That’s all right. I’ll give you a better one next time3. worth和asleep的修饰词 Mary is very clever and _____ worth
teaching, but her brother is not. Look,
he is now _____ asleep in class.
A. very, very B. much, very
C. well, very D. well, fast 4. who he is还是who it is Someone is ringing the doorbell.
Go and see _____.
A. who is he B. who he is
C. who is it D. who it is
1 把握语境信息 疑问句改陈述句
被动句改主动句
2分析句法结构 强调句改简单句
掌握还原原则 感叹句改陈述句
固定短语还原
去掉插入语等
3克服定势思维 补充省略成分
4标点符合和连词提示
5熟悉英语文化，克服母语干扰 Practice makes perfect!小结 单选题解题方法易错题、难题、好题档案60例1. By the time you arrive in London, we _____ in Europe for two weeks.
A. shall stay B. have stayed C. will have stayed D. have been staying
2. I appreciated ____ the opportunity to study abroad two years ago.
A. having been given B. having given C. to have been given D. to have given
3. Living in the central Australian desert has its problems, _____ obtaining water is not the least.
A. of which B. for what C. as D. whose
4. The heart is ____ intelligent than the stomach, for they are both controlled by the brain.
A. not so B. not much C. much more D. no more
5. _____ the fact that his initial(开始的)experiments had failed, Pro. White persisted (坚持) in his research.
A. Because of B. As to C. In spite of D. In views of 1-5 CAADC 6. The millions of calculations(计算) involved, had they been don't by hand, _____ all practical value by the time they were finished.
A. could lose B. would have lost C. might lose D. ought to have lost
7. No bread eaten by man is so sweet as _____ earned by his own labour.
A. one B. that C. such D. what
8. It isn't cold enough for there _____ a frost tonight, so I can leave Jim's car out quite safely.
A. would be B. being C. was D. to be
9. Tom assured (向……保证) his boss that he would _____ all his energies in doing this new job.
A. call forth B. call at C. call on D. call off
10. More than two hundred years ago the United States _____ from the British Empire and became an independent country.
A. got off B. pulled down C. broke away D. dropped off 6-10 BBDAC 11. As your instructor(教师) advised, you ought to spend your time on something ____ researching into.
A. precious B. worth C. worthy D. valuable
12. Without the friction (摩擦力) between feet and the ground, people would ____ be able to walk. A. in no time B. by all means C. in no way D. on any account
13. We are taught that a business letter should be written in a formal style _____ in a personal one.
A. rather than B. other than C. better than D. less than
14. ______ is generally accepted, economical growth is determined by the smooth development of production.
A. What B. That C. It D. As
15. John complained to the bookseller that there were several pages ____ in the dictionary.
A. missing B. losing C. dropping D. leaking BBDAC 11-15 BCADA 16. Do you enjoy listening to records? I find records are often ____ or better than an actual performance.
A. as good as B. as good C. good D. good as
17. The article opens and closes with descriptions of two news reports, each _____ one major point in contrast with (和……相比) the other.
A. makes B. made C. is to make D. making
18. The number of registered participants in this year's marathon was half _____.
A. of last year's B. those of last year's C. of those of last year. D. that of last year's
19. I was speaking to Ann on the phone when suddenly we were _____.
A. hung up B. hung back C. cut down D. cut off
20. She wondered if she could have the opportunity to spend ____ here so that she could learn more about the city.
A. sometimes B. some time C. sometime D. some times.16-20 ADDDB 21. Christmas is a Christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th ____ the birth of Jesus Christ.
A. in accordance with B. in terms of C. in favor of D. in honor of
22. The Social Security Retirement Program is made up of two trust funds(基金,资金), ____could go penniless by next year.
A. the larger one B. the larger of which
C. the largest one D. the largest of which
23. I would have gone to visit him in the hospital had it been at all possible, but I ____ fully occupied the whole of last week.
A. were B. had been C. have been D. was
24. When workers are organized in trade unions, employers find it hard to lay them _____.
A. off B. aside C. out D. down
25. I can't _____ what has happened to the vegetables, for they were freshly picked this morning.
A. figure out B. draw out C. look out D. work out. 21-25 DBBAA 26. I worked so late in the office last night that I hardly had time ____ the last bus.
A. to have caught B. to catch C. catching D. having caught
27. As it turned out to be a small house party, we ____ so formally(正式地).
A. needn't dress up B. did not need have dressed up
C. did not need dress up D. needn't have dressed up
28. I apologize if I ____ you, but I assure you it was unintentional(无意的).
A. offend(冒犯) B. had offended
C. should have offended D. might have offended.
29. Marlin is a young man of independent thinking who is not about ____ compliments to his political leaders.
A. paying B. having paid C. to pay D. to have paid
30. Although a teenager, Fred could resist _____ what to do and what not to do.
A. to be told B. having been told C. being told D. to have been told 26-30 BDBCC 31. _____ for the timely investment from the general public, our company would not be so thriving(兴旺的) as it is.
A. Had it not been B. Were it not C. Be it not D. Should it not be
32. There were many people present and he appeared only for a few seconds, so I only caught a _____ of him.
A. glance B. glimpse C. look D. sight
33. I'm very glad to know that my boss has generously agreed to _____ my debt in return for certain services.
A. take away B. cut out C. write off D. clear up
34. Smoking is so harmful to personal health that it kills ___ people each year than automobile accidents.
A. seven more times B. seven times more C. over seven times D. seven times
35. This is an exciting area of study, and one ____ which new applications are being discovered almost daily.
A. from B. by C. in D. through 31-35 ABCBC 36. As I'll be away for at least a year, I'd appreciate ____ from you now and then telling me how everyone is getting along.
A hearing B. to hear C. to be hearing D. having heard
37. Greatly agitated(激动的), I rushed to the apartment and tried the, ____ to find it locked.
A. just B. only C. hence D. thus
38. If I were in a movie, then it would be about time that I ___ my head in my hands for a cry.
A. bury B. am burying C. buried D. would bury
39. According to one belief, if truth is to be known it will make itself apparent, so one ____ wait instead of searching for it.
A. would rather B. had to C. cannot but D. had best
40. So involved with their computers _____ that leaders at summer computer camps often have to force them to break for sports and games.
A. became the children B. become the children
C. had the children become D. do the children become36-40 ABCDD 41. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material ____ to its burning temperature.
A. is heated B. will be heated C. be heated D. would be heated
42. Why this otherwise excellent newspaper allows such an article to be printed is ___ me.
A. above B. outside C. beside D. beyond
43. This book will show the readers ___ can be used in other contexts.
A. how that they have observed B. that how they have observed
C. how what they have observed D. that they have observed
44. _____ your opinions are worth considering, the committee finds it unwise to place too much importance on them.
A. As B. Since C. Provided D. While
45. _____ the claim about German economic might, it is somewhat surprising how relatively small the German economy actually is.
A. To give B. Given C. Giving D. Having given 41-45 CDCDB 46. Rebecca______ me earlier if she did not like her house she bought last month.
A. told B. would tell C. had told D. would have told
47. The world's greatest sporting event, the Olympic Games, upholds the amateur that _____ matters is not winning but participating.
A. anything B. it C. what D. everything
48. It has been estimated(估计) that the earth's surface temperature has increased _____ one quarter to three quarters of a degree since 1850.
A. to B. by C. at D. with
49. Iceland lies far north in the Atlantic, with its northern most tip actually ____ the Arctic Circle.
A. touched B. touches C. touching D. being touched
50. Colin married my sister and I married his brother, _____ makes Colin and me double in-laws.
A. what B. which C. that D. it46-50 DCBCB 51. _____ I admit that there are problems, I don't' think that they cannot be solved.
A. Unless B. Until C. As D. While
52. The place is an ideal site for a university ______ it is far from the downtown area.
A. provided that B. now that C. so that D. in that
53. He thought he could talk Mr. Robinson _____ buying some expensive equipment.
A. on B. of C. round D. into
54. Today the public is much concerned about the way ____.
A. nature is being ruined B. which nature is ruined
C. on which to ruin nature D. of nature to be ruined
55. When I said goodbye to her, she _____ the door.
A. saw me at B. set me off C. sent me to D. showed me to 51-55 DDDAD 56. In the meantime, the question facing business is whether such research is ____ the costs.
A. worth B. worth of C. worthy D. worthwhile
57. The _____ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.
A. common B. usual C. average D. general
58. David likes country life and has decided to ______ farming.
A. go in for B. go back on C. go through with D. go along with
59. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ____ you give us all the necessary information.
A. in case B. provided that C. or else D. as if
60. The detective and his assistant have begun to ____ the mysterious murder.
A. look into B. see to C. make over D. come through56-60 ACABA 01-05 CAADC 06-10 BBDAC 11-15 BCADA 16-20 ADDDB
21-25 DBBAA 26-30 BDBCC 31-35 ABCBC 36-40 ABCDD
41-45 CDCDB 46-50 DCBCB 51-55 DDDAD 56-60 ACABA