A. open-minded B. hard-working C. self-confident D. warm-hearted 答案 B
解析 open-minded 思想开明的，坦率的；hard-working 勤劳的，努力工作的；self-confident 自信的；warm-hearted 热心肠的。句意为：我弟弟真是能干，他经常在办公室里工作到深夜。 44.(08天津15)
At the railway station， the mother waved goodbye to her daughter until the train was _______.
A. out of sight B. out of reach C. out of order D. out of place 答案 A
解析 out of sight看不见；out of reach够不到；out of order杂乱，出故障；out of place不在原来的地方，不恰当。句意为：在火车站，这位母亲挥手向她的女儿告别，直到火车看不见为止。 45.(08安徽27)
—Hi，Mark.How was the musical evening?
—Excellent! Alex and Andy performed＿＿＿and they won the first prize. A.skillfully B.commonly 答案 A
解析 句意为：“喂，马克！音乐晚会如何？”“太棒了！亚历克斯和安迪表演得很娴熟，他们得了第一名。” 46.(08江西29)
If a person has not had enough sleep， his actions will give him during the day.
A.away B.up 答案 A
解析 句意为：如果一个人没有足够的睡眠的话，那么在白天他的行为就会表露出来。give away 赠送；泄露；表露；give up放弃；give in屈服，让步；give back返还，归还。 47.(08江西33)
Jack is late again.It is of him to keep others waiting.
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C.willingly D.nervously
C.in D.back
A.normal 答案 D
B.ordinary C.common D.typical
解析 It is typical of sb.to do sth.是固定句型，意为“某人一向如此”。 48.(08湖北28)
In those days， our concern was to provide people who were stopped by the snow storm with food and health care. A.normal 答案 D
解析 normal正常的；标准的；constant不断的；permanent永久的；primary基本的；首要的。句意：在那些日子里，我们最主要的事情就是向那些被围困在暴风雪中的人们提供食物和健康护理。 49.(08湖北29)
As he works in a remote area， he visits his parents only ______ . A.occasionally 答案 A
解析 occasionally adv.偶尔地；anxiously adv.焦急地；practically adv.实用地，实际地；urgently adv.紧急地。句意：因为他在一个边远的地区工作，所以他只能偶尔回去看望他的父母。 50.(08湖南25)
Last night Mr.Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ，he met some friends and stayed out until midnight. A.Meanwhile 答案 C
解析 句意为：昨天晚上库鲁克先生没有按往常的时间回来，而是见了几个朋友，在外面呆到半夜。C项为“相反的；反而”，符合题意；A项“与此同时”；B项“然而”，表转折；D项“然而”，表转折。 51.(08陕西12)
He doesn’t have furniture in his room—just an old desk. A. any
B. many
C. some
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B.constant C.permanent D.primary
B.anxiously C.practically D.urgently
B.However C.Instead D.Yet
D. much
答案 D
解析 由于破折号后出现了just an old desk，表示肯定含义，且furniture为不可数名词，故空格处用much。 52.(08四川1)
I haven’t seen Ann for long that I’ve forgotten what she looks like. A.such 答案 C
解析 由句意“我那么久没见安了，以至于我已忘了她长得什么样子了”及句中引导结果状语从句的连接词，可知用so…that…结构。 53.(08四川3)
Although badly hurt in the accident，the driver was able to make a phone call. A.still 答案 A
解析 句意为：尽管在事故中受重伤，但司机还能打电话。although…yet/still…用以表达“尽管……，但还是……”，属于让步状语从句的范畴。 54.(08四川15)
A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days . A.or more 答案 A
解析 句意为：只要不持续10天或更长，通常咳嗽是没有什么可担心的。A项意为“更多”，B项意为“相反”，C项意为“至多”，D项意为“仅仅”。 55.(08浙江3)
I like this jacket better than that one， but it costs almost three times . A. as much 答案 A
解析 空白处补充完整为as much as that one costs。 56.(08浙江12)
There are plenty of jobs in the western part of the country. A. present B. available
C. precious
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B.very C.so D.too
B.even C.also D.ever
B.instead C.at most D.only
B. as many C. so much D. so many
D. convenient
答案 B
解析 available意为“可得到的，可利用的”。句意为：在这个国家的西部地区，有很多工作可找。 57.(08浙江18)
Running a company is not a matter of hiring people — they also need to be trained. A. simply 答案 A
解析 句意：经营一家公司不仅仅是雇用工人的问题——他们也需要被培训。故选A项。 58.(08福建26)
In spite of repeated wrongs done to him，he looks to people greeting him. A.friendly 答案 A
解析 in spite of是解题的关键词，“尽管反复被冤枉，他看起来还是……”，由此排除C、D两项；friendly友好的；lively活泼的，根据题意可知选A项。 59.(08辽宁30)
It looks like the weather is changing for ______ . Shall we stick to our plan? A. the worse 答案 A
解析 句意：看上去好像天气在变坏。我们还要不要坚持我们的计划？change for the worse变坏，恶化，是固定短语。 60.(08江苏30)
It is to spend money on preventing illnesses by promoting healthy living rather than spending it trying to make people after they are ill. A.good;good 答案 C
解析 由句意可知，两处空白均表示两者的比较，故用比较级。 61.(08山东33)
Would it be for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the
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B. partly C. seriously D. equally
B.lively C.worried D.cold
B. worse C. the worst D. worst
B.well;better C.better;better D.better;good
airport? A.free 答案 D
解析 句意为：4点钟你来接我再送我去机场方便吗？free自由的；vacant未被占用的；handy手边的，附近的；convenient便利的，方便的。 62.(07全国Ⅱ10)
Speaking of all the songs he has written， I think this is probably his A.better-known 答案 C?
解析 well-known的比较级与最高级为better-known与best-known，因提到在他所写的所有的歌曲中，这可能是最好的，因此此处应用最高级。 63.(07北京27)
He has made a lot of films，but A.any 答案 C?
解析 由but可知此处应表示否定意义，故只有C项符合题意。 64.(07天津9) A new A.normal 答案 C?
解析 句意为：两个月前天津机场开始实施了一项新的正规的公共汽车服务。normal正常的;usual通常的;regular有规律的，固定的，正规的，common普遍的，常见的。 65.(07上海44)
John was dismissed last week because of his A.informal 答案 B
解析 A项“非正式的”；B项“漠不关心的”；C项“有决心的，坚决的”；D项“认真的”。由句意可知B项正确。
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B.vacant C.handy D.convenient
one.
B.well-known C.best-known D.most-known?
are good ones.
D.many
B.some C.few
bus service to Tianjin Airport started to operate two months ago. B.usual
C.regular
D.common
attitude towards his job.
D.earnest?
B.casual? C.determined