1.Your examination results were quitesatisfactory,but____if you had spent less time in playingfootball?
A.wouldn’t they have been better
B.wouldn’t they be better
C.won’t they have been better
D.won’t they be better
2.I have given up trying to convince him,there is no point____ with him.
A.by arguing
B.with arguing
C.for arguing
D.in arguing
3.Criticism and self criticism is necessary____it helps us to correct our mistakes.
A.in that
B.such that
C.so that
< that
4.To my surprise,the majority of the students____in favor of his proposal.
A.is
B.are
C.be
D.was
5.As a matter of fact,children with parents whose guidance is firm, consistent,and rational are inclined____high level of self confidence.
A.possess
< possess
< have possessed
D.possessing
6.He managed,with his friend’s assistance,____before the building
was locked.
A.being finished
B.be finished
< finish
D.being finishing
7.Why was the suggestion that she____to our party rejected the day before yesterday?
A.be invited
< be invited
C.being invited
D.has been invited
reactions to the online manage8.The office staff____gathered to hear the manager speak.
A.have
B.is being
C.has
D.is
9.____the door when a gust of wind blew the candle out.
A.He had no sooner opened
B.Hardly had he opened
C.Scarcely did he opened
D.No sooner did he open
10.The workers are practising____a new song for the coming evening party of the New Year’s Eve.
< sing
< be singing
C.singing
D.being sung11.His speech was careful and____but his words seemed to make no sense.
A.distinct
B.distinctive
C.distinguishable
D.distinguished
12.The interpreter gave only a____version of the old man’s long
rambling account.
A.minimum
B.tiny
Dpressed
13.I know him____but I have never actually spoken to him.
A.from sight
B.by sight
C.in sight
D.for sight
14.Strenuous efforts have been made to____government expenses to a desired level.
A.cut off
B.cut back
C.cut down
D.cut short
15.They were digging to find some____of the Viking Period.
16.With a wave of his hand,the conjurer made the rabbit____.
A.linger
B.vanish
C.hover
D.soar
17.She has a small machine for____coffee beans.
A.breaking
C.splitting
18.The trouble with owning a foreign car is that____parts are so expensive.
B.separate
C.spare
19.Whenever he writes to his parents,he____a check with his letter.
A.includes
C.inserts
20.The energy gained from the sun can then be used during the night to enable the necessary chemical reactions to____in his body.
A.proceed
B.practise
C.progress
D.precede
21.When Mr.Green was away on business,his neighbor gave his wife a(n) ____with the housework.
A.aid
B.help
C.hand
D.lift
22.There is a____of vegetables in Dalian at the moment because of the cold weather.
B.want
C.shortage
D.desire
23.When I heard footsteps behind me I was____of being attacked.
A.horrified
B.horrible
24.His illness made him____of concentration.
A.incompetent
B.unable
C.incapable
D.powerless
25.I let children make their own decisions now they are older;I wouldn’t ____to interfere.
A.presume
C.assume
D.force
1.A)【句意】你的考试成绩相当令人满意,但是,如果你少费点时间踢足球的话,成绩不更好吗?
【难点】虚拟语气中,如果表示与过去事实相反的假设,则虚拟从句中谓语
应采用过去完成时,而虚拟主句中的谓语动词应使用would have done(been)形式。2.D)【句意】我已经不想说服他了,跟他争论毫无意义。
【难点】There is no point in doing sth意为“做某事毫无意义”。
3.A)【句意】批评和自我批评是必要的,因为它有利于我们改正错误。
【难点】in that往往用于引导原因状语从句,放在句中而不在句首,意为“因为,原因在于”。4.B)【句意】令我吃惊的是,大多数学生赞成他的建议。
【难点】majority为集合名词,意为“大多数”,相当于most,如果所修饰的是可数名词的复数形式,其后谓语也应该采用动词的复数形式。
5.B)【句意】事实上,受到父母严格、一贯而且合理的教导的那些孩子,往往自信心很强。
【难点】be inclined意为“常常,往往”,后接动词不定式,表示某种倾向。
6.C)【句意】在朋友的帮助下,他终于在大楼锁门之前做完了这个实验。
【难点】manage to do意为“(经过努力)做成某事”;manage后跟的宾语只能使用to+动词原形的形式。
7.A)【句意】为什么邀请她参加聚会的建议前天遭到拒绝?
【难点】某些表示建议,提议,意愿,要求和命令等意义的名词,后跟的表语从句和同位语从句的谓语动词一般采用(should)+动词原形的虚拟形式。参见Test19的“疑难攻破”。8.A)【句意】办公室的工作人员集合起来听经理讲话。
【难点】Staff为集合名词,意为“全部工作人员”,通常被看作复数名词,所以它作主语时,谓语动词应该用相应的复数形式。
9.B)【句意】他刚打开门,一阵风就把蜡烛吹灭了。
【难点】英语中经常用hardly/scarcely…when或no sooner…than作为固定搭配,表示“一…就”。含有此结构的句子,表示从句中的动作一发生,主句中的动作随即发生,并且如果hardly /scarcely或no sooner置于句首,则从句的主语和谓语必须倒装,在以上结构中,主句一般用过去完成时,从句一般用过去时,所以符合以上条件的只有选项B)。
10.C)【句意】工人们正在为即将到来的除夕晚会练习演唱一首新歌。
【难点】practise为及物动词,后跟名词或动名词形式,类似的动词还有:finish(完成),consider(考虑),avoid(避免),mind(在意),suggest(建议,提议)等。
11.A)【句意】他措辞谨慎、清晰,但似乎没说明什么。
【难点】distinct意为“明显的,清楚的;清晰的”:distinctive意为“有特的”;distinguishable 意为“可辨别的”;distinguished意为“卓越的,杰出的”。
12.C)【句意】翻译对老人喋喋不休的描述只做了简要翻译。
【难点】condensed意为“缩短的,缩写的”;minimum意为“最低的;最小的”;tiny意为“极小的,微小的”;compressed意为“压缩的;压紧的”,不能指语言。
13.B)【句意】我跟他面熟,但从未跟他说过话。
【难点】know sb by sight是习语搭配,意为“与某人只是面熟”;in sight意为“被看见”;from sight和for sight不是习惯搭配。
14.C)【句意】政府已作出不懈努力,力求把支出降低到预期水平。
【难点】cut down意为“减少,缩减”;cut off意为“中断,打断”;cut back意为“缩减(生产),削减(支出)”,常与on搭配使用;cut short意为“使停止,中断,打断”。
15.C)【句意】他们在挖掘,企图到维京时期的遗物。
【难点】trace意为“痕迹;踪迹”;track意为“(人,物,事等)踪迹;(轮船,飞机)航迹;车辙”;trait意为“特点,特征,特性”;tract意为“大片土地,地带”。
16.B)【句意】魔术师手一挥,小兔消失了。
【难点】vanish意为“突然不见;消失”;linger意为“继续存留;缓慢消失”;hover意为“徘徊,逗留在近旁”;soar意为“翱翔,升高,升腾”。
17.B)【句意】她有一个磨咖啡的小机器。
【难点】grind意为“碾碎,磨碎”;break意为“破碎,断裂”;split意为“劈开,撕开”;crash 意为“坠毁”。
18.C)【句意】养外国造的车的麻烦是,零件太贵。
【难点】spare意为“备用的,预备的”,spare parts是“零件”;extra意为“额外的,追加的”;separate意为“分开的,分离的;各个的”;reserve意为“储备”,不作形容词。
19.D)【句意】他每次给父母写信,都会附上一张支票。
【难点】enclose意为“把…附在信中”;include意为“包括,包含;contain意为“包括”,与include 相似,但include指包含内容一部分,而contain则包含整个内容。
20.A)【句意】从太阳获得的能量在夜晚被利用,这使得必要的化学反应在他体内继续进行。
【难点】proceed意为“(尤其在停顿或打断后)继续进行;继续前进”;practise意为“从事(职业)”,如
行医,作律师;progress意为“前进,行进,进行”;precede意为“(顺序,位置或时间上)处在…之前,先于”。1.____a fine day,we decided to go for a picnic.
A.Having been
B.Being
C.What
D.It being
2.He came to know that the knowledge from books can be useful only______it is linked with practice.
A.as
B.when
C.while
D.for
3.____,it is quite easy to drill a hole in it with laser.
A.Hard although a diamond is
B.As a diamond is hard
C.Hard as a diamond is
D.How hard is a diamond
4.Silk,printing,paper,the compass and powder originated in China,and____ introduction in the west had far reaching effects.
A.these
B.their
C.those

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