D. an honour
B. contribution
C. location
D.
B. competence
C. comprehension D.
15.Jason has been preparing carefully for his English examination so that he could be sure of passing it at his first
_______. A. purpose intention 【答案】C
【解析】句意：杰森为他的英语考试做了精心的准备，他确信自己第一次即可通过考试。on his
first attempt是指第一次尝试，是固定用法。purpose目的；desire强烈的希望；intention企图。
16.Ms. Dicks said the organization wants to reach out to women who otherwise _______ studying IT-related subjects. A. would have avoided B. would avoid 【答案】B
【解析】由句中的otherwise“否则，要不然”可知，此处是一个含蓄条件句，且由句中的
“wants”可知，此处是对与现在事实相反的情况的虚拟，故用would do结构。句意：Dicks女士说该组织想向女性伸出援手，要不然她们就不会学习与IT相关的科目。
17.Many plants could _______ northward and toward the Pacific coast in reaction torising temperatures and changes in rainfall. A. remove B. form 【答案】D
【解析】move运动，移动。句意：许多植物可以向北移到太平洋沿岸，以应对温度的上升和
降水的变化。
18.We are now enjoying the cool air in the room. _______, the farmers are harvesting crops in the hot sun . A. Therefore meanwhile 【答案】D
【解析】题中前后两句表达不同的意思，没有因果关系，故可排除 A 和 C 项。第二句话也
不是对第一句话的补充，故可排除 B 项。in the meantime与此同时，符合题意。句意：我们现在正在享受房间里面的凉爽的空气，与此同时，农民们正在炎热的太阳下收获庄稼。
19.—I guess I must leave now. See you tomorrow. —_______! I have some important information for you. A. Hang on care
B. Never mind
C. All right
D. Take
B. Besides
C. As a result
D. In the
C. resist
D. move
C. avoided
D. avoid
B. desire
C. attempt
D.
【答案】A
【解析】句意：“我想我得走了。明天见。”“等一下，我有重要的事要告诉你。”hang on稍
等，不挂断，符合句意。
20._______ it is a good thing I didn’t get the post I had applied for, though I must admit that I was disappointed at the time. A. By the way 【答案】B
【解析】in a way在某种程度上；in no way决不；by the way顺便提一下；in the way
碍事。句意：我没有得到我申请的工作，在某种程度上说是件好事，尽管我承认当时我很失望。
21.He didn’t make _______ clear when and where the meeting would be held. A. this 【答案】C
B. that
C. it
D. 不填
B. In a way
C. In the way
D. In no way
22.With the increasing unemployment rate, workers who are 50 to 60 years old are usually the first _______. A. laid off be laid off 【答案】D
【解析】the first to do的结构。被解雇，用被动式to be laid off。句意：随着失业率
的上升，五六十岁的工人经常是最早的一批被解雇的。
23.There is plenty of food, water and sunshine, and our friends are living there, _______.
A. warm and comfortable C. warm and comfortably 【答案】A
【解析】句意：那里有充足的食物、水和阳光，我们的朋友住在那里，无比温暖和舒适。形
容词短语作状语，表示伴随情况。
24.—I can’t think why he _______ so angry. I meant no offence. —It’s typical of him to be sensitive. A. should have been B. must have been can have been 【答案】A
C. might have been D.
B. warmly and comfortably D. warmly and comfortable
B. to lay off
C. laying off
D. to
【解析】should have been本应该；must have been表示对过去事情的肯定推测，译成“一
定做过某事”；might have been表示对过去事情的推测，可能性更小。多用于虚拟语气结构中。can have been表示对过去行为的怀疑，用于疑问句，译成“可能做过??吗？。句意：“我认为他本不该这么生气，我并没有冒犯的意思。”“他是个典型敏感的人。”此处指我认为他不该生气，结果他生气了。用“本不该”。注意“I can’t think”否定的转移。
25.—It is reported that Papiss Cisse and Jonny Evans were charged with spitting by the Football Association.
—I think spitting is one of the most disgusting things that _______ happen in the game, but yet it is not the worst. A. must 【答案】D
【解析】can在这里意为“有时会”，表示常有的行为和情形。句意：我认为随地吐痰是比
赛中可能发生的最恶心的事情之一，但还不是最糟糕的事情。
26.“He _______ lived well on his good looks, but instead he chose to thrive(成功)on his talent.” People praised Ning Zetao like this. A. should have 【答案】D
B. must have
C. might have
D. could have
B. shall
C. should
D. can
27.—How is the smog control going on in our capital city?
—It couldn’t be worse. You _______ believe Beijing upgraded the smog alert from yellow to orange and then red again yesterday. A. won’t shouldn’t 【答案】A