2. ?______? before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.?
A. Though having never acted ?
B. As he had never acted ?
C. Despite he had never acted ?
D. In spite of his never having acted?
3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the ?world’s?
population ?______? in cities rather than in the country.?
A. are living B. will be living ?
C. have lived D. will have lived?
4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign ?______? part in such dish
onest business deals.?
A. than take B. than to take ?
C. rather than take D. rather than to take?
5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything ?______? going on in the world.?
A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is?
6. There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened, ?_____? a sudden loud noise.?
A. being there B. should there be ?
C. there was D. there have been?
7. Bit by bit , a child makes the necessary changes to make his language ?______?.?
A. as other people B. as other people’s ?
C. like other people D. like other people’s?
8. Clothing made of plastic fibres has certain advantages over ?______?
made of natural fibres like cotton, wool, or silk.?
A. one B. the one C. that D. what?
9. The treasury issued an order stating that ?______? lan
d purchased from the government had to be paid for in gold and silver.?
A. henceforth B. moreover C. whereby D. however?
10. The students expected there ?______? more reviewing classes before the final exams.?
A. is B. being C. have been D. to be?
11. It was during summer breaks that we first taste the satisfaction work that ?______? into hard currency.?
A. translates B. transfers ?
C. transplants D. transmits?
12. In some cases, your instructor may tell you the topics ?______?
or may give you a choice of topics to write about.?
A. in advance B. ahead of C. above all D. right away ?
13. It was the driver’s ?______? that caused him to step
on the gas instead of the brake after his car went over the curb.?
A. fraud B. alarm C. terror D. panic?
14. Danny left this ?______? message on my answering machine:
“I must see you. Meet me at twelve o’clock.” Did he mean noon or midnight??
A. ambiguous B. responsible?
C. implicit D. thoughtful?
15. We looked for a table to sit down, but they were all ?______?.?
A. reserved for B. engaged in ?
C. used up D. taken up?
16. She will have to find somewhere else to work, for she can’t ?______? this loud noise any longer.?
A. come up with B. catch up with ?
C. keep up with D. put up with?
17. Tom ?______? his new job with confidence.?
A. set out B. set off C. set up D. set about?
18. The truck driver was fined for exceeding the speed ?______?.?
A. range B. limit C. rule D. regulation?
19. The crippled Jack proudly walked with a ?______? to the platform to join the children.?
A. jump B. limp C. hop D. jog?
20. He cannot ?______? a car, for he does not earn much money.?
A. obtain B. afford C. donate D. consume?
21. The message is clear: Just as tea and banana cant’t go together, ?_________? should the son of a low?class family expect to marry the daughter of a nobleman.?
A. either B. not C. neither D. nor?
22. Though ?______? rich, she was better off than at any
other period in her life.?
A. by means of B. within her means ?
C. by all means D. by no means?
23. It is a(n) ?______? attitude to take towards life.?
A. absurd B. silly C. stupid D. authentic?
24. Every year, one student in our high school wins a scholarship that ?______? one year of college.?
A. improves B. subsidizes C. obliges D. inflicts?
25. He wrote the book in ?______? with his wife.?
A. proportion B. installment ?
C. correspondence D. collaboration? ?
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1. C) 【句意】据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。?
【难点】动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。?
2. D) 【句意】虽然他以前从未表演过，但他
为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。?
【难点】in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A
)没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为
它是介词。?
3. B) 【句意】到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大
多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。?
【难点】因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来
，所以选将来进行时。?
4. C) 【句意】米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这
种不诚实的商业交易。?
【难点】prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to do sth. r
ather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。?
5. C) 【句意】大家都没有时间去读或去听有
关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。?
【难点】在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则
关系代词便可省略。?
6. B) 【句意】如果突然出现巨大的噪音，这
些动物真的有可能受到惊吓。?
【难点】该句是一个省略if的倒装的虚拟条件句，可还原为“if there should be...”。?
7. D) 【句意】一点一点地，儿童就会将自己
的语言作些必要的修改，而使之与他人的语言相像。?
【难点】as和like都可以表示“像…一样”，但as是连词，后跟从句，like是介词，后跟名词或名词性短语。?
8. C) 【句意】用塑料纤维制成的衣服比用棉
花、羊毛或丝绸等天然纤维制成的衣服有些优势。?
【难点】clothing是衣服、被褥的总称，不能用one或the one来指代。wh
at相当于“先行词+that”，后边要接从句。所以只能用that指代clothing。?
9. A) 【句意】财政部发布命令，从即日起，
向政府购买土地须以金、银支付。?
【难点】henceforth意为“从今以后”，符合题意要求。