试题分析：句意：过去和现在价格一直居高不下的真正原因很复杂，简短的讨论解释这一问题无法让人满意。根据题干中“and still are”的提示可知过去价格也居高不下，故用一般过去时，表示过去的状态。故选A项。 考点：时态
31.The police officers decided to conduct a thorough and _______ review of the case. A. comprehensive B. complicated C. conscious D. crucial 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：警官决定对这起案件进行一次彻底全面的审查。A项“综合的，全面的，有理解力的”；B项“复杂的”；C项“有意识的”；D项“至关重要的”。故选A项。 考点：形容词词义辨析
32.Some schools will have to make ______ in agreement with the national soccer reform. A. judgments B. adjustments C. comments D. achievements 【答案】B 【解析】
试题分析：句意：为了与国家的足球改革相适应，一些学校必须做出调整。A项“判断，决断”；B项“调整”；C项“评价，评论”；D项“成就”。故选B项。 考点：名词词义辨析
33.—Why didn’t you invite John to your birthday party? —Well, you know he’s _______ .
A. an early bird B. a wet blanket C. a lucky dog D. a tough nut 【答案】B
考点：
英语俗语
34.Many of the things we now benefit from would not be around _______ Thomas Edison. A. thanks to B. regardless of C. aside from D. but for 【答案】D
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考点：介词短语辨析
35.—Go and say sorry to your Mom, Dave.
—I’d like to, but I’m afraid she won’t be happy with my ______ .
A. requests B. excuses C. apologies D. regrets 【答案】C 【解析】
试题分析：句意：—Dave，去跟你的妈妈道歉。—我想这样做，但是我担心她对我的道歉不满意。A项“请求”；B项“借口”；C项“道歉”；D项“遗憾，后悔”。故选C项。 考点：名词词义辨析
2015年普通高等学校 招生全国统一考试（陕西卷）
11. ---Let’s go to the New Year’s Eve party, shall we? ---- I guess it will be fun.
A. Forget it! B. No way! C. Why not? D. What for? 【答案】C
【考点定位】考查交际
英语
12. The little pupil took his grandma the arm and walked her across the street. A. on B. by C. in D. at 【答案】B 【解析】
试题分析：句意：这个小学生拉住他奶奶的膀子和她一起穿过街道.take sb by the arm拉住某人的膀子，所以选B。 【考点定位】考查介词
13. To warm himself, the sailor sat in front of the fire rubbing one bare foot against . A. another B. the other C. other D. either 【答案】B 【解析】
试题分析：句意：为了提醒自己，这个水手坐在火前面一只光脚摩擦另外一只脚。因为人有两只脚，一只是one，另外一只是the other，所以选B.
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【考点定位】考查代词
14. more learned a man is, more modest be usually become. A. The ; the B. A; a C. The ; a D. A; the 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：一个人越有学识，他就越可能更谦虚，使用the +比较级+主谓， the +比较级+主谓的句型，所以选A.
【考点定位】考查冠词
15. As the smallest child of his family, Alex is always longing for the time he should be able to be independent.
A. which B. where C. whom D. when 【答案】D
【考点定位】考查定语
从句
16. —Sir, could I hand in my homework a bit late? ----- __________, since you’ve been unwell these days. A. You can’t be serious B. I’m afraid not C. Good idea D. Well, all right 【答案】D 【解析】
试题分析：句意：--老师，我可以迟一些交我的作业吗？--好的，因为你最近一直不舒服。You can’t be serious你一定是开玩笑吧!；I’m afraid not恐怕不行；Good idea好主意；Wll，all right好啊，行。所以选D。 【考点定位】考查交际英语
17. After receiving the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, Anne Benedict went on all the people who had helped in her career.
A. to thank B. thanking C. having thanked D. to have thanked 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：在获得奥斯卡最佳女配角后，Anne Benedict继续感谢所有帮助她演绎生涯的人。go on to do继续做不同的事情，所以选A. 【考点定位】考查不定式
18. Back from his two-year medical service in Africa, Dr. Lee was very happy to see his mother good care of at home.
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A. taking B. taken C. take D. be taken 【答案】B
【考点定位】考查过去
分词
19. Reading her biography, I was lost in admiration for Doris Lessing had achieved in literature. A. what B. that C. why D. how 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：读完了她的自传后，我对Doris Lessing在文学上做出的贡献非常敬佩。介词for后面是宾语从句，从句中缺少宾语，所以选A。 【考点定位】考查宾语从句
20. I believe you will have a wonderful time here you get to know everyone else. A. though B. as if C. once D. so that 【答案】C 【解析】
试题分析：句意：我相信一旦你了解这里的每个人，你将玩得很愉快。though虽然；as if好像；once一旦；so that为了。所以选C。 【考点定位】考查连词
21. You feel all the training a waste of time, but I’m a hundred percent sure later you’ll be grateful you did it. A. should B. need C. shall D. may 【答案】D 【解析】
试题分析：句意：你可能觉得所有的训练都是浪费时间，但是我有100%的把握你以后会感激它的。should应该；need需要；shall将会；may（不确定）可能。所以选D。 【考点定位】考查情态动词
22. Mary really hard on his book and thinks he’ll have finished it by Friday. A. worked B. has been working C. had worked D. has worked 【答案】B 【解析】
试题分析：句意：Marty一直努力写书，我想他到周五为止将已经完成了。用现在完成进行时表示从过去到现在一直进行的动作。所以选B。 【考点定位】考查现在完成进行时
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23. Ellen is a fantastic dancer. I wish I as well as her. A. dance B. will dance C. had danced D. danced 【答案】C
【考点定位】考查虚拟
语气
24. At college, Barack Obama didn’t know that he the first black president of the United States of America. A. was to become B. becomes C. is to become D. became 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：在大学的时候，奥巴马不知道他将成为美国第一个黑人总统。用过去将来时表示过去某个时间将要发生的事情，所以选A。 【考点定位】考查过去将来时
25. Peter will his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month. A. take up B. put up C. add up D. break up 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：Peter在这个月底将从事旅行社负责人的职位。take up拿起，开始从事；put up竖立；搭建；add up加起来；break up结束；分解。所以选A。 【考点定位】考查动词短语
2015年普通高等学校 招生全国统一考试（天津卷）
1. —Sorry, Liz. I think I was a bit rude to you. —______, but don’t do that again! A. Go ahead B. Forget it 【答案】B
考点：考查交际用语。
2. The quality of education in this small school is better than ______ in some larger schools. A. that 【答案】A 【解析】
试题分析：句意：这所小学校的教育质量要好于一些大学校。句中代词代指不可数名词the quality of education，故用代词that。代词it和one都代指可数名词单数。故选A。 考点：考查代词。
C. It depends D. With pleasure
B. one C. it D. this
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