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Ⅰ.单词拼写

1.Success in money-making is not always a good c__________ of real success in life.

2.It’s f___________ outside. You’d better put on more clothes.

3.The packet of white p_________ the police found in his room turned out to be cocaine.

4.What we need is a s__________ government.

5.Your invention is ingenious, but not very p__________.

criterion  ,             freezing    ,     powder   ,       stable   ,       practical

6.He is __________(清白的,无罪的) of the charge.

7.He_____________ (使……扬名) himself by his courage at that time.

8.I keep my reference books near my desk for _________ (方便).

9.He ate a light lunch in ____________ (期望) of a good dinner.

10.She likes inventions and she has applied for ________(专利).

innocent     ,      distinguished     ,      convenience      ,    expectation    ,       patent

Ⅱ .单项选择

1.-Jack, you ______ on the phone.

-______.

A.are wanted; Coming        B.are needed; I’m coming

C.are called; I’ll come          D.are rung up; Thanks

答案:A

解析:考查电话用语。叫人接电话时常用表达有:You are wanted on the phone. /There is a call for you./ For you.回答用:I’m coming.或Coming.

2.Whoever invented ______ wheel is believed to have made ______ most useful invention in ______ history.

A.a; the; /      B.the; the; /           C.the; /; /           D.a; a; the

答案:B

解析:发明物的前面必须用 the;第二空用 the表示最高级,故加定冠词 the; in history 为固定搭配,意为“在历史上”,不加任何冠词。

3.Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a

______ environment.

A.peaceful        B.sensitive       C.common          D.stable

答案:D

解析:A项“平静的”;B项“敏感的”;C项“共同的”;D项“稳定的”。句意为:水能吸收和放出许多热量,这在温度上没有大的变化,因而就创造出了一个稳定的环境。

4.Having decided to rent a flat, we ______ contacting all the accommodation agencies in the city.

A.set about          B.set down          C.set out           D.set up

答案:A

解析:考查动词短语。set about doing=set out to do开始着手做某事;set down 写下,记下;set up 建立。

5.Color blind people often find it difficult to ______between blue and green.

A.separate           B.distinguish         C.compare            D.contrast

答案:B

解析:句意为:色盲的人经常感到很难区分蓝色和绿色。separate “分离,分开”,但与 between 不能连用;distinguish between “分辨,辨别”;compare (to/with) 比较,对照;contrast (with) 形成对比。

6.When we plan our vacation, Mother often offers ______ suggestions.

A.careful          B.practical           C.effective           D.acceptable

答案:B

解析:本题考查形容词词义辨析。careful “仔细的,小心的”;practical “可行的,实用的”;effective “有效的,生效的”;acceptable “可接受的,受到欢迎的”。本句的意思是:当我们计划假期的时候,妈妈经常提出实用、可行的建议。因此B项最佳。

7.—Are you ready to leave?

—Almost. I'll be ready to go as soon as I ______ putting the clean dishes away.

A.get through            B.give up           C.go on         D.set about

答案:A

解析:get through (doing) sth. 完成某事。give up (doing) sth. 放弃;go on doing 继续;set about doing 开始做。

8.I am sure that Laura's latest play, ______ staged, will prove a great success.

A.since         B.unless           C.once          D.until

答案:C

解析:考查“once+过去分词”。其中为省略句 once the latest play is staged.

9.(2010•安徽皖南八校二联)Without the help of my English teacher, I ______ the first prize in the English speaking competition.

A.would win         B.would have won      C.would not win            D.would not have won

答案:D

解析:考查虚拟语气。这是一个隐含的虚拟条件句,含有if my English teacher hadn‘t helped me with my spoken English之意,表示与过去的事实相反,故用与过去相反的虚拟语气,因此D项符合题意。

10.Would it be ______ for you to pick me up at four o'clock and take me to the airport?

A.free         B.vacant       C.handy           D.convenient

答案:D

解析:句意:你四点钟接我并把我送到机场方便吗?It is convenient for sb. to do sth. 某人做某事方便。

11.Does this meal cost $50? I ______ something far better than this!

A.prefer          B.expect         C.suggest             D.suppose

答案:B

解析:考查动词辨析。expect期望;期盼;prefer更喜欢;suggest建议;suppose猜想;认为。

12.He can't bear ______ in public.

A.to laugh at           B.to be laughed at         C.laughing at          D.laugh at

答案:B

解析:本题中 bear为“承受”的意思。也可表示为 bear being laughed at.

13.As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain, the visit to the village ______ scenes of my childhood.

A.called up         B.called for         C.called on          D.called in

答案:A

解析:A.“唤起”,B.“需要”,C.“号召”,D.“召集”。本题题意为“……本次参观使我想起了童年的情景”。因此选A.

14.(2010•北京东城期末)-Hello, everyone! Have you heard the meeting will be put off till next Tuesday?

-That's what we ______ about when you came in.

A.are talking           B.were talking            C.talk                D.talked

答案:B 

解析:考查动词的时态。“那就是你进来时我们正在讨论的事情”。此处“讨论”的动作发生在“你进来时”,所以用进行时态,同时从came in可以看出用“过去进行时态”。答案应该选B项。

15.(2010•唐山摸底考试)He was so deep in thought, thinking of the problem ______ he knocked into the tree without noticing it.

A.when            B.while         C.because           D.that

答案:D

解析:考查状语从句的引导词。so...that表示“如此,以致”。他思考问题太投入了,以致一不留神儿撞到了树上。