at a loss 意思是“不知如何是好，茫然，不知所措”，at stake 指“凶吉难卜，好坏无法预料”。可以说in danger 或under threat,但不可以说at danger 或at threat。 1. He proved himself a ________ successor to the former Prime Minister. A. worthwhile B. worthiness C. worthy D. worth 2. Your radio is too loud, turn the ________ down. A. volume B. voice C. sound D. tone
3. The Channel Tunnel is one of the biggest engineering projects ever ________. A. understated B. undertaken C. undergone D. underneath
4. He comes from a poor country village in the mountains, so it’s very hard for him to pay the whole school year’s ________ at one time. A. money B. fare C. fees D. tuition
5. Anthony is a very ________ person and never wastes anything. A. miserly B. thrifty C. economic D. conservative
6. He is seriously ill because his girlfriend has just deserted him. Why don’t you try some occupational ________ to remove his mind from distress? A. operation B. therapy C. injection D. medicine
7. The government used their emergency powers to ________ the truth about the accident. A. suppress B. manipulate C. control D. manage
8. The ________ of the member countries is supposed to be held recently at Geneva. A. summit B. summary C. suffering D. summon
9. The ghostly presence was just a (n)_________ sensation of some people. A. objective B. subjunctive C. subjective D. objected
10. The company is on the verge of bankruptcy, and thousands of jobs are at ________. A. danger B. loss C. threat D. stake 答案及解析 1. 答案为C。
worthwhile 意思是“值得花费时间、金钱或精力的”。worthy 可以表示“值得尊重或者考虑的”，用这一意思时通常做定语。worthiness 是worthy 的名词形式。worth 用作表语，意思是“有某种价值的;值得(做某事)”。本句要填入一个作定语的形容词，所以， C 是正确答案。
2. 答案为A。
volume 意思是“音量，响度”，voice 意思是“嗓音”，sound 意思是“声，声音，声响”，tone 指“音调，音质;语气，腔调;(乐器的)音质，音色”。 3. 答案为B
understate 意思是“有节制地陈述或表达;少说，少报”，undertake 意思是“承担，负起..的责任”，undergo 意为“经历，经受;接受，承受”，underneath 意为“在.. 的下面(介词);在下面，向下(副词);底部，底面(名词)”。 4. 答案为D。
money 泛指“金钱，货币”;fare 指(公共汽车、轮船、计程车等的)票价; fee 指付给私人教师、医生等的服务费，酬金;tuition 尤指大专院校的学费。 5. 答案为B
miserly 意思是“似守财奴的，吝啬的”，thrifty 意思是“节检的，节约的”， economic 意思是“经济学的，经济的”，conservative 意思是“保守的，守旧的”。 6. 答案为B。
operation 指“手术”，therapy 指“疗法”，injection 指“注射”，medicine 指“医术，医学;药”。occupational therapy 指“职业疗法”，即给患者创造性或生产性工作以治疗其身心某些疾病的方法。 7. 答案为A。
suppress 意思是“阻止..被知道或看到”，manipulate 指“熟练地控制或操纵(某事物)”，control 意思是“控制”，manage 意思是“负责(谋事物)，管理，经营”。 8. 答案为A。
summit 意思是“峰会，首脑会晤”，summary 意为“小结”，suffering 指肉体或内心的痛苦，summon 意为“传唤，传讯;(法院的)传票”。 9. 答案为C。
objective 意为“客观的”，subjunctive 意为“虚拟语气的”，subjective 意为“主观的”，object 意思是“反对，抗议”，作动词。 10. 答案为D 。
at a loss 意思是“不知如何是好，茫然，不知所措”，at stake 指“凶吉难卜，好坏无法预料”。可以说in danger 或under threat,但不可以说at danger 或at threat。 1.We prefer that the plan ____ before being put into execution. A)will be fully discussedB)be fully discussed C)must be fully discussedD)would be fully discussed
2.We have plenty of bread,and ____ butter,we have more than enough. A)as forB)in case ofC)such asD)in view of
3.He has great power and wealth,but is still happy ____ that. A)above allB)but forC)except forD)for all 4.____ that it was made into a film. A)So great the success of the book was B)So successful the book was
C)So the book was successful D)So great was the success of the book
5.After 25 years,the town center had changed ____ recognition. A)to B)for C)under D)beyond? 答案与解析: 1.B
我们希望这个计划充分讨论后再执行。此句考点是虚拟语气。及物动词advise, agree, ask,beg, command,decide,demand,determine, dictate等后面的宾语从句须用虚拟语气。虚拟语气的形式是should+动词原形 ,should可以省去，因此选B。 2.A
我们有很多面包，至于奶油就太多了。本题考查介词短语辨析。as for至于，说到，在……方面(常用于句首);in case of万一，假如;such as诸如，例如。例如：in view of鉴于，考虑到。根据句意分析，正确答案为A 。 3.D
他有钱有势，可尽管如此却不快乐。本题考查介词短语辨析。above all首先，最重要的是;but for要不是(引导虚 拟语气);except for除……之外;for all尽管，虽然，与despite,in spite of相同。根据句意分析，正确答案为D。? 4.D
这本书如此成功以至于被拍成了电影。本题考点是倒装。so great提前，句子部分倒装，因此选D。? 5.D
25年过去了，市中心变得认不出来了。本题考查介词的用法。beyond越出(某事物)范围，超越，例如：beyond repair 不能修理;beyond retirement age超出退休年龄。根据句意分析，只有选项D符合。
1. Niagara Falls is a great tourist ______ drawing millions of visitors every year 2. It is not so easy to ______ the way of his walking and talking in the public. A. witness B. imitate C. worship D. yield
3. He is a/an _______ man and can now make his own decision. A. unexpected B. mature C. unfair D. unique
4. He has accepted a _____ approach to solve the crises. A. moderate B.throughout C. tiny D. various
5. They continued to be ______ on the issue of women's liberation.
A. neutral B. vague C. universal D. tropical 答案与解析: 1.A
尼亚加拉瀑布是个著名的旅游景点，每年的都吸引上百万的游客。 attraction n.吸引，吸引力，诱惑力;具有吸引力的事物(或人)。
2.B witness 目击;见证;imitate 模拟，模仿;worship 崇拜，敬仰;yield 出产;结出(果实);产生(效果,收益等);让于,给于;同意。
3.B unexpected 意料之外的，出乎意料的;mature 成熟的; unfair 不公平的; unique 独一无二的。
4.A moderate 中等的,适度的;throughout 完全的，彻底的; tiny 微小的;小的;various 多种多样的，不同的。
5.A neutral 中立的;vague 含糊不清的;模糊不清的; universal 普遍的, 通用的, 宇宙的; tropical 热带的。
1.The Minister of Finance stresses that the quality of goods, ____ the quantity of production, is the key to improving the nation’s economy.? A) other than B) rather than C) more than D) better than
2.If people are not held responsible for their they are drunk,then we____forgive drunken drivers
A) may well as B) had better C) might as well D) would rather
3.He might have been dead ____ the arrival of the doctors. A) but for B) except for C) with D) on
4.These areas rely on agriculture almost ____, having few mineral resources and a minimum of industrial development.
A) respectively B) undoubtedly C) incredibly D) exclusively
5.It’s strange that Amy ____ her aunt in every way. A) takes down B) takes after C) takes to D) takes on
6.With the experience approaching the final success, everyone knows that they can not ____ a single minor mistake and thing. A) inflict B) endure
C) stand D) afford
7.The boss stressed the criterion that a qualified waiter must do every service ____ the satisfaction of his customers. A) for B) by C) on D) to
8.Only after many years of hard work ____ that money alone does not lead to happiness and success.
A) I did realize B) had I realized C) did I realize D) I had realized
9.When automation is introduced into the factory, all the work done by hand will ____ the assembly line.
A) take the place of B) replace C) be attributed to D) give way to
10.The travelers were ready to enjoy the spectacular tidal waves when suddenly a thick fog came up and ____ the whole scene. A) blurred B) belittled C) banned D) collapsed 答案与解析：
1.B。 财政部长强调，促进国民经济的关键不是产量，而是产品的质量。短语辨析题，要求后面考生能辨析...than的差别，并能正确使用。other than 表示“不同于”，“除了”;more than 是“大于”，“多于”，而better than 常指“比……更好”，“胜于”;只有rather than指“不是……(而是……)”，符合本题语境。
2.C。 如果人们不必为自己酒后的行为承担责任，那么我们还是原谅那些酒后驾车的司机为好。本题是考察几个与情态动词相关的习惯用语的使用。might/may as well 是比较常用但许多考生并不明确的习惯表达，表示have no better reason not to...(没理由不……还是……为好);没有may well as 这种说法，另外两个短语大多数考生比较熟悉：had better ——最好;would rather——宁可……也不，宁愿。
3.A。 要不是大夫赶来，他可能已经死了。本题测试重点是虚拟语气的使用。but for的意思是if not(要是没有，要不是)，要求后面跟虚拟语气的谓语。其他三个选项从意思上均说不通。?
4.D。 这些地区矿产资源贫乏，工业发展滞后，几乎完全依赖农业，本题测试副词的用法。四个选项分别为respectively(分别地，各个地);undoubtedly(毋庸质疑地，的确地);incredibly(难以置信地);exclusively(排外地，专有地)。根据句意只能选D。
5.B。 很奇怪，艾米长得特别像她姑妈。本题测试take的短语动词的使用。各选项的意思分别为：take down——拿下，记下，拆卸，病倒;take after——长得相似;take to——