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1．Xiamen is______most beautiful coastal city and I believe I will come for______second visit.
A．the；a C．the；the
B．a；a D．a；the
解析：考查冠词用法。句意：厦门是一个很美丽的沿海城市，我想我还会再来的。第一个空形容词最高级前用不定冠词a表示“很，非常”；第二个空序数词前用不定冠词a表示“再一，又一”。
答案：B
2．—Mom’s gift？She ______ have chosen a better one for me. —She ______ be very happy to know it. A．should；must C．couldn’t；must
B．might；wouldn’t D．mustn’t；can’t
解析：考查情态动词表推测。第一个空couldn’t...better“不可能再好了”；第二个空表示十分肯定的推测用must。
答案：C
3．It is what you do rather than what you say ______matters. A．that C．which
B．what D．this
解析：考查强调句。强调主语部分。原句为：What you do rather than what you say matters.。 答案：A
4．The soldiers soon reached ______ was once an old temple ______ the villagers used as a school.
A．where；what C．where；which
B．what；which D．what；where
解析：第一个空what引导的名词性从句作reach的宾语，what表示地点，且在从句中作主语；第二个空which引导的定语从句修饰temple，which作use的宾语。
答案：B
5．—Are you glad that you came to Washington?
—Yes，indeed.I ______ going to New York，but I’ve never regretted my decision. A．considered
B．am considering
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解析：考查动词的时态。由于动词consider发生在动词came之前，所以用过去完成时。 答案：C
6．—Do you mind my smoking here? —______！ A．No，thanks C．Yes，please
B．No.Good idea D．Yes.Better not
解析：此处表示委婉的不同意。意思是“你最好不要抽”。(You’d better not smoke.)。另外表示不同意的用语有：No，I don’t think so./ I’m afraid not./ I don’t agree with you.等。
答案：D
10．The wet weather will continue tomorrow when a cold front ______ to arrive. A．is expected C．expects
B．is expecting D．will be expected
解析：动词expect与其逻辑主语之间是被动关系，在时间状语从句中用一般现在时表示将来。
答案：A
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亿折网 11．She didn’t find it any use ______ together with him. A．to live C．live
B．living D．lived
解析：句中的it是形式主语，any use是宾语补足语，又由于it is no use doing是固定句型，因此选用
答案：B
12．This photo of mine was taken ______ stood the famous high tower. A．which C．where
B．in which D．there
形式，作真正的宾语。
解析：where引导的从句在句中作地点状语，并且where在状语从句的句首引起倒装。 答案：C
15．We must find a dictionary.______ will do. A．Some C．Every
B．Any D．Each
解析：any表示“任何”一本都行。句意：我们必须找到一本词典，任何一本都行。 答案：B 二、完形填空
I had a bad experience that happened last year.My wife and I__1__a landscape design company to plant grass and flowers and put in a stone walkway in our backyard.After they did the work，my wife looked over the__2__and realized they had charged us a lot of money for plants that were__3__planted.When we brought the__4__up to the owners of the company，the first thing
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亿折网 they did was refuse to__5__it.They said they were innocent. When we asked them，they said they weren’t__6__since my wife and I could have removed the plants.In fact，they were trying to put the__7__on their customer. When we__8__them through the backyard and it was clear there was no way we could have moved away the plants(it would have been a lot of plants and clearly noticeable)，they then__9__to pay us back only 75% of what they owed us.We thought it was__10__but decided to accept it.
But wait.There’s more.A few months later，the stone walkway they put in__11__.When I asked the company to__12__it，they said they would do so，__13__a month later they still hadn’t done it.More cracks(裂缝)showed up and things got worse.
__14__，I will never do business with this company again.They provided us with the worst customer__15__I’ve ever had.It made me shake my head，get frustrated and__16__how someone could do business like this and survive.One person who feels cheated by a company can__17__millions of people through Facebook，Twitter and online review sites，which will have a negative__18__on its brand.A company can no longer__19__its customers.They can’t treat them__20__and expect to thrive(兴旺)．
作者遭遇了一次糟糕的客户服务经历。 1．A.ordered C．begged
B．permitted D．hired
解析：根据后文提到的纠纷可知，作者和妻子雇用了一家公司。 答案：D 2．A.plan C．cndition
B．bill D．material
解析：根据句中charged us a lot of money可知，这里指账单。 答案：B 3．A.ever C．never
B．sometimes D．often
解析：根据第二段中my wife and I could have removed the plants可知，作者的妻子发现，有些植物没有种植，却被收了钱。
答案：C 4．A.matter C．reply
解析：作者和妻子向公司经营者提出这个问题。 答案：A 5．A.explain
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B．history D．result
B．acknowledge
亿折网 C．share D．balance
解析：根据后句They said they were innocent可知，他们拒绝承认问题。 答案：B 6．A.confused C．responsible
B．disappointed D．curious
解析：根据句中my wife and I could have removed the plants可知，他们认为自己没有责任。
答案：C 7．A.blame C．cost
B．credit D．attitude
解析：根据下文there was no way we could have moved away the plants可知，他们就是尽力把责任推给客户。
答案：A 8．A.picked C．employed
B．walked D．pulled
解析：根据句中through the backyard可知，作者和妻子带着他们查看情况。 答案：B 9．A.accepted C．offered
B．afforded D．required
解析：根据句中pay us back可知，他们提出赔偿。 答案：C 10．A.ordinary C．essential
B．unfair D．reasonable
解析：根据前句中only 75% of what they owed us和本句中but可知，作者和妻子认为不公平。
答案：B 11．A.turned up C．made progress
B．caught fire D．broke down
解析：根据后文More cracks showed up可推断，走道坏了。 答案：D 12．A.repair C．produce
B．place D．add
解析：根据后文内容可知，作者让他们来修理一下。 答案：A
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