09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(1)
1. Everyone is busy _____ the examination in the classroom. A. with B. for C. on D. under 答案： A
解析： 注意几个固定搭配： be busy (in) doing sth 忙于做…； be busy with sth 忙于…； busy oneself (in) doing sth 忙于做……； busy oneself with sth 忙于……。
2. I suppose you couldn’t let me borrow your car this evening, _____? A. couldn’t I B. don’t I C. could you D. will you 答案：C
解析：suppose 后面的从句中为否定式couldn’t，而主句为肯定式，这是否定后移的用法，后面的反意疑问句要根据从句而定，故反意疑问句用肯定式could you。
3. Smoking is not good _____ you because it can affect your health. A. for B. at C. to D. on 答案： A
解析： be good for… 对…有好处； be good at… 善长于…。
4. Henry and Bady _____ to the parties at the Trade union every Saturday. A. are used to go B. use to go C. used to go D. were used to go 答案： C 解析： be used to do… 被用于做…； used to do… 过去常常…。 5. _____ , the inhabitants fled.
A. The city taken B. The city having been taken C. Having taken the city D. The city being taken 答案： B
解析： 独立主格结构。
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(2)
1. He _____ me to give up the holidays in Spain next month. A. had B. convinced C. agreed D. persuaded 答案： D
解析： persuade 劝说,说服; persuade sb to do sth 劝说某人做某事。 2. The girl immediatly shut the window to _____ the rain. A. keep out B. keep down C. keep up D. keep back 答案： A
解析： keep out 把…挡在外面； keep down 镇压； keep up 使…不倒下， 保持…不衰退； keep back 阻止，隐瞒。 3. Our school-run factory _____ various kinds of chemical devices last year. A. turned into B. turned up C. turned out D. turned off
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答案： C
解析： turn into 转变，变成； turn up 卷起，发现； turn off 关掉； turned out 生产，制造. 4. Mary and I _____ the new college life soon, but Tom didn’t. A. see to B. used to C. adapted to D. stuck to 答案： C
解析： see to 负责，注意，照料； used to 后面没有跟动词，所以不对。 adapt to 适应； stick to 坚持。 5. What he said was quite _____ , therefore, I would do everything to help him. A. valuable B. principle C. reasonable D. superior 答案： C
解析： valuable 值钱的，有价值的； principle 原则，原理，主义； reasonable 有道理的； superior 较高的，优越的。 本句话的意思是说：他说的话有道理，因此，我愿竭力帮助他
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(3)
1. I didn’t finish reading that French book, neither _____ . A. did he B. didn’t he C. he did D. he could 答案：A
解析：neither 后面用倒装.
2. _____ said was disputed by several other witnesses. A. That the man B. It is the man C. What the man D. The man had 答案：C
解析：What the man said…… 这是一个名词性主语从句做主语. 3 She heard a terrible noise, _____ brought her heart into her mouth. A. it B. this C. which D. that 答案：C
解析： 她听到一阵可怕的声音，这让她心都提到噪子眼儿了。这是一个非限制性定语从句，这种情况下用which来引导。 4. _____ is careless when disposing of his wastes. A. It is man B. Man C. Man who D. A man 答案：B
解析： Man 在这里是指“人类”的意思。
5. _____ five hundred people are believed to have drowned. A. As many as B. As much as C. So many as D. So much as 答案：A
解析：首先B、D不对，因为much后面修饰不可数名词； as many as 与…一样多，后面可以接具体的数字；而C项不正确，因为：so many as 如此众多的，后面不能出现具体的数字
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(4)
1. Our students are free to study _____ interests them. A. that B. whichever C. whatever D. anything
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答案： C
解析： 我们的学生有自由学习自已所感兴趣的东西。 2. Mathematics _____ easy to learn. A. is B. are C. can D. feels 答案：A
解析： 数学是很容易学习的。这里注意这个单词Mathematics，是一门学科，谓语要用单数形式。 3. It’s never _____ .
A. late enough to learn B. not late enough to learn C. too late to learn D. so late as not learn 答案： C
解析：活到老，学到老。too……to…… 太……而不能……, 这是一个否定句式，注意句子中有一个never，否定含义，双重否定，所以这个句子为肯定的语气。
4. I don’t know whether he is still _____ in collecting coins. He used to be, but that was several years ago. A. interested B. interesting C. interest D. disinterested 答案：A
解析： 我不知道他是否还对收集古币感兴趣。他过去是这样的，但这是几年前了。短语be interested in doing… 对…感兴趣。
5. The noise outside was _____. A. too irritating that B. so irritating so his speech was hardly audible C. so irritating that his speech was hardly audible D. so irritating enough that his speech was hardly audible 答案：C
解析：外面的嘈杂声是如此地令人厌烦，以至于很难听清他的演讲。 So…that… 如此…以至于… ； audible听得见的； irritating 让人气愤的，让人厌烦的
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(5)
1. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.
A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks 答案: B
解析: 这个题考四个名词的比较, 其中: signs 迹象; signals 信号; symbols 象征; marks 分数. 2. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground. A. instead of B. in addition to C. as well as D. at the cost of 答案: A
解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(还有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…为代价. 这道题横线后面是动名词形式，所以选项C和D首先排除. 3. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it. A. by contrast B. by nature C. on the whole D. on the average
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答案: C
解析: by contrast 与…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with与…相比较; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 总的来说; on the average 平均. 4. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs. A. what B. whatever C. where D. however 答案: B
解析: 不管花多少钱，我都买下这个钟. 5. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel. A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if 答案: A
解析: Now that 既然; So far和现在完成时态连用
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(7)
1. Since everyone would like to find an apartment near the university, there are very few _____ apartments in the area. A. free B. vacant C. empty D. reserved 答案： B
解析： 由于每一个人都想在大学附近找一个公寓，所以附近几乎没有什么空的公寓了。 注意B项和C项的区别：vacant 侧重没有住人，空的人，empty 侧重没有东西，空的物。 2、 They try to ____ a new dictionary every other year. A. bring out B. bring up C. bring about D. bring on 答案： A
解析： 他们试图每两年出版一本新词典。bring out 出版，取出来； bring up 教育，提出（供讨论）； bring about 带来，使（船）掉过头来； bring on 拿来，带来，取来； 3. I agree with him _____, but not entirely. A. until a certain point B. to some point C. to some extent D. until a certain extent 答案： C
解析： 一定程度上我同意他的意见，但不全是这样；to some extent 在某种程度上，在这里相当于to some degree。 4. This hotel _____ $55 for a single room with bath. A. claims B. demands C. prices D. charges 答案： D
解析： claim 声称，主张； demand 要求，需要； price 价格，代价； charge 收费；注意Ｃ项是名词，显然不对，这里需要谓语动词； 带浴室的单间旅馆收费５５元。
5. Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ by their parents. A. raised up B. borne up C. brought up D. got up 答案：C
解析：bring up 养育； Well-mannered children 行为举止良好的孩子，有教养的孩子。有教养的孩子往往都是家长培养教育的结果。没有A项这种用法，因为raise是及物动词，后面不能跟介词； borne up 坚强，毫不气馁
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(8)
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1. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being. A. do B. don’t C. didn’t do D. didn’t 答案： C
解析： I’d rather 后面从句动词用过去式.
2. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people. A. less money and few B. less money and fewer C. little money and less D. few money and less 答案： B
解析： 我们尽力用更少的钱和人力来把工作做得更好；注意less修饰不可数名词，few修饰可数名词，little修饰不可数名词，表否定。
3. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening. A. now that B. that C. because D. so that 答案： D
解析： 这是一个好的建议！让我们完成工作这样今天晚上就可以自由了； now that 既然，由于。 4. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all. A. When compared B. Compared C. While comparing D. Comparing 答案： B
解析： 注意用被动形式，“比较”这个动作是被动的；另外，如果没有B项的话，A项也正确，但最常用省略When的这种；与整个地球来比，最高的山峰看起来也不算什么了。 5. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time. A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water
C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered 答案： C
解析： 这棵树看起来好像很长时间没有烧过水了；注意用被动形式
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(9)
1. _____ a pen, two books and a pencil-box on the desk. A. There have B. There is C. There are D. There was 答案： C
解析： 宾语为复数。
2. The students will put off the match until next week, _____ they won’t be so busy. A. since B. as C. when D. while 答案： C
解析： 这是一个定语从句，when定的是逗号前的next week. 3. She ought to go by plane, _____? A. wouldn’t she B. shouldn’t she
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C. should she D. would she 答案：B
解析： ought to 的否定表示为shouldn’t。
4. So badly _____ in the accident that he had to be sent to hospital for treatment. A. did he injure B. injured he was C. he was injured D. was he injured 答案：D
解析： 他在事故中受伤如此严重，所以被送往医院治疗了；注意以so开头的句子要倒装。 5. This test is for students _____ native language is not English. A. that B. of whom C. whose D. which 答案：C
解析： 表达“什么的…”或“谁的…”时，用whose来引导；这句话的意思是：这次测语是针对那些本族语不是英语的学生的
09PETS三级语法与词汇例题解析(10)
1. The minute when he realized what was happening, He was knocked down by the man
a b c
rushing out from the other side. d 答案：A
解析：把when 去掉，注意：the minute 或 the moment 位于句首，其后不能跟when. 2. However his social position is, it is necessary that he remember to work hard a b c and to serve the people. d 答案：A
解析：前面这句话意思是：不管他是干什么的，However改为: Whatever, However引导的让步状语从句，后面只能接形容词或副词，而这道题是修饰的名词，故要用whatever。
3. On more than one occasion, I found myself doubt my own decision though I had a b c been prepared for it in advance. d 答案：B
解析： doubt改为：doubting, find oneself doing：表示主动语态；而find oneself ＋动词的过去分词：表示被动语态；另外在find oneself 后面可能跟介词短语。
4. The actual population is not so much.Its rate of increase decide a b c how successful the birth control is. D 答案：C
解析： decide改为：decides单数形式。
5. It was turned out that the securities were not so valuable as people had a b c expected. D 答案：A
解析： 去掉was, It turned out that… 后来证明
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