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Ⅰ.单词拼写

1．The match had to be c______________ because of the bad weather.

2．My time is p____________； I can only give you a few minutes.

3．She recognized the p__________ for error in the method being used.

4．I think it’s an a____________ mistake the way they treat that child.

cancelled　,    precious  ,     potential   ,    absolute

5．The f___________ of Rome are famed for their architectural beauty.

6．It's __________ (保证) to rain when you want to go out.

7．The car drew up ___________(在……旁) the pub.

8．The area is flooded, as frequently happens during the ___________ (台风)．

9．After a long journey in this hot weather, I was____________ (出汗) all over.

fountains　 ,   guaranteed   ,   alongside    ,   typhoon   ,    sweating

10．She __________ (颤抖) to think what might have happened to him.

trembled

Ⅱ .单项选择

1．—People should spare no effort to protect the environment.

—______ Air pollution, as is known to all, does harm to our health.

A．All right.       B．Why not?     C．Go ahead.          D．Absolutely.

答案：D

解析：考查口语答语。由句意知应选D.“当然，对极了”，表示同意前者的观点。

2．—Can you imagine a volcano ______ suddenly before you?

—Oh, it must be terrible!

A．erupted        B．erupting         C．being erupted          D．to be erupted

答案：B

解析：imagine 后接动名词的复合结构做宾语。

3．(2010•襄樊五中)－Shall I sit at this end of the boat or the other end?

－If you keep still, you can sit at ______ end.

A．neither         B．each          C．either          D．any

答案：C

解析：either表示两者选一；each表示三者或三者以上的每一个；neither表示两者都不；any表示任何一个。

4．You can do it if you want to, but in my opinion it's not worth the ______ it involves.

A．effort          B．attempt         C．trial         D．strength

答案：A

解析：effort “努力”。句意：“你要做的话你就去做，但是我认为你为此付出的努力是不值得的。”

5．Hearing a man following her, she ______ and ran as fast as she could.

A．feared         B．panicked          C．afraid         D．frightened

答案：B

解析：panic 可用做不及物动词，表示“恐慌”。fear vt. 害怕；C项构成 be afraid of “害怕”；D项 frighten “使害怕”或 be frightened at “害怕……”。

6．Try not to start every sentence with “the”. ______ the beginnings of your sentences.

A．Vary         B．Decorate        C．Form          D．Describe

答案：A

解析：vary “变更，改变”；decorate “装饰，修饰”；form “形成，养成”；describe “描述”。

7．It is all agreed that a good education doesn't ______ a good job.

A．guarantee            B．result            C．promise              D．permit

答案：A

解析：句意为：大家一致认为良好的教育并不确保能得到一份好工作。

8．The ancient church was almost ______ before the firefighters managed to control the big fire.

A．burned down            B．burned at         C．burned off            D．burning up

答案：A

解析：从题意看“教堂几乎被烧毁”，可用 burn down或 burn up 表示此意。但g up 语态不对。只有A适合题意。

9．(2010•上海春招)______ as an Olympic event, a sport must be played in at least 75 countries on at least 4 continents.

A．To accept           B．Having accepted        C．To be accepted           D．Accepting

答案：C

解析：考查非谓语动词。语意：一项运动项目要想被认可为奥运项目，必须至少在四个大洲75个以上的国家开展过。动词accept的逻辑主语是a sport,它们之间为动宾关系，此处不定式to be accepted表示目的，符合语意。

10．I called the airline to ______ my flight reservation a week before I left for Canada.

A．appoint           B．obtain         C．confirm            D．admit

答案：C

解析：考查动词词义辨析。由句意可知，我提前一周给航空公司打电话的目的是想确定一下我动身去加拿大的航班预订。appoint任命；obtain得到；admit承认；confirm确定。根据句意应选C.

11．______ was most important to her, she told me, was whether she could be admitted to a key university the next year.

A．It           B．This        C．As          D．What

答案：D

解析：句意：她告诉我对她来说最重要的是她下一年能否被重点大学录取。what引导主语从句并在从句中做主语，其他三项无此功能。

12．(2010•北京海淀期末)Nearly half a million people are believed ______ their homes as a result of the disaster.

A．to leave         B．to be left          C．to be leaving           D．to have left

答案：D

解析：考查非谓语动词。语意：人们认为有近50万人由于灾害而离开了他们的家园。leave这个动作发生在are believed之前，因此非谓语动词应该用完成式，据此这里选D项。

13．He was about to tell me the secret ______ someone patted him on the shoulder.

A．as        B．until         C．while           D．when

答案：D

解析：考查 be about to do...when... “正要做某事的时候……”。

14．As is well known, the Dragon Boat Festival and the custom of eating rice dumplings are ______ to us Chinese.

A．typical         B．unique       C．alone          D．special

答案：B

解析：unique “独特的，是……特有的”。typical “典型的”，搭配 of; alone 独自的；special 特别的，专门的。

15．______and no way to reduce her pain and suffering from the terrible disease, the patient sought her doctor's help to end her life.

A．Having given up hope of cure         B．With no hope for cure

C．There being hope for cure              D．In the hope of cure

答案：B

解析：本题考查独立主格结构。 A、D两项的结构放在原句中不合适，故首先排除；由句意“病人让医生帮助她结束她的生命”，可以判断出此处是对治愈没有希望，所以C也不对。