如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如：
A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter.
近义词辨析
tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout
这组词均含有“疲惫的”的意思。
tired可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。
Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。
exhausted
表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。
The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。
fatigued
所表达的疲劳程度比tired和weary强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。
He felt fatigued and didn’t want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。
weary
语气比tired强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。
After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。
wornout
这个词不太正式，多用于口语。
The troops were wornout after winning the battle.战后,部队疲惫不堪。
全真模拟试题
1. Although ______ Spanish, he attended the course.
A. he was knowing B. he is knowing
C. having a knowledge of D. knows
2. You ______that letter to James. However, you didn’t.
A. ought to write B. ought to have written
C. should write D. should be writing
3. Joseph was very lucky ______ with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.
A. to escape B. to have escaped
C. to escaping D. to be escaping
4. Bread and butter ______liked by Westerners.
A. is B. are C. were D. be
5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, ______
very pleasant to sit on in summer.
A. which is B. which it is C. it is D. where it is
6. He set up in business ______ his own and was very successful.
A. in B. of C. on D. by
7. John’s score on the test is the highest in the class; he ______
last night.
A. must study B. should have studied
C. must have studied D. is sure to study
8. Frank almost never received any education, ______?
A. would he B. did he
C. didn’t he D. wouldn’t he
9. Even if his letter ______ tomorrow, it ______
too late to do anything.
A. will arrive...is B. should arrive...were
C. arrives...will be D. arrives...would be
10. We can hear ______from the back of the room.
A. just as good B. just as easy
C. just as well D. easily as well
11. To obtain a satisfactory result, one must apply two ______
of paint on a clean surface.
A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses
12. The small mountain village was ______ by the snow
for more than one month.
A. cut back B. cut out
C. cut off D. cut away
13. Miss Green was ______ $100 for driving after drinking.
A. fined B. charged C. punished D. posed
14. Modern ______ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.
A. technique B. technology
C. tactics D. tendency
15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear
it ______ when she was trying to go to sleep.
A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming
16. Under this ______ pressure some of the rocks even
became liquid.
A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky
17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ______ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.
A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum
18. Nancy was surprised that they have ______. They seemed to be a happy couple.
A. split up B. broken down
C. fallen through D. knocked out
19. The beach is in an ideal ______ to draw tourists.
A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity
20. Our ______ sensitivity decreases with age. By age
60, most people have lost 40 percent of their ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.
A. sensible B. senseless
C. sensitive D. sensory
21. The eldest child is thoroughly ______ because they
always give him whatever he wants.
A. wasted B. spoiled
C. destroyed D. uneducated
22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may ______ a gas.
A. give into B. give over
C. give off D. give away
23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at ______ with him at once.
A. peace B. large C. ease D. best
24. —Can you take the day off tomorrow?
—Well, I’ll have to get ______ from my boss.
A. permission B. permit
C. allowance D. possession
25. The ______ in Janet’s character has hindered her from advancement in her career.
A. weakness B. merit
C. defect D. shortcoming
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试题答案与解析
1. C) 【句意】虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。
【难点】know是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选knows从句中又缺少主语。knowledge作“知识”讲时是不可数名词，但作“了解”讲时，前面可加“a”，常用于词组have a knowledge of中，所以选C)。
2. B) 【句意】你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。
【难点】ought to have written是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。
3. B) 【句意】约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。
【难点】to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。
4. A) 【句意】黄油面包受西方人青睐。
【难点】bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。
5. A) 【句意】我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。
【难点】which引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和sit on 构成动
宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortable to live in 这句中live in 和this room构成动宾关系。
6. C) 【句意】他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。
【难点】on one’s own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“独自”；of one’s own表示“某人自己的(东西)”，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。
used to (只有过去时形式，没有现在时形式)表示过去习惯动作或状态，这种情况现已不复存在。例如：
He used to smoke a lot, but he has long given up smoking.
在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中，用didn’t use to或usedn’t to均可：
He didn’t use to smoke cigarettes.
He usedn’t to smoke cigarettes.
Didn’t Maria use to be interested in the theatre?
Usedn’t Maria to be interested in the theatre?
在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式：
Used you to go to the same school as Edward?
Did you use to go to the same school as Edward?
近义词辨析
use, apply, avail, employ, utilize
这组词均含有“使用”或“利用”之意。
use强调利用人或物作为工具。
He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。
Apply 指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。
We should not only know the theory but also know how to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。
avail指使用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。
I don’t think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。
We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。
employ指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。
He doesn’t know how to employ his energy and time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时间。
utilize指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。
She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。
全真模拟试题
1. My pain ______ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to be
2. It is only when you nearly lose someone ______ fully conscious of how much you value him.
A. do you become B. then you become
C. that you become D. have you become
3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, ______ the
atmosphere.
A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is
4. While driving along the treacherous road, ______.
A. my right rear tyre blew out
B. my right rear tyre had a blowout
C. I had a blownout on my right rear tyre
D. I had my right rear tyre blowout
5. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of AfroAmerican poetry
is his insistence that it ______ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed
C. be analysed D. should have been analysed
6.______ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.
A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless
7. This organization brought Western artists together in the hope of ma
king more of an impact on the art community ______ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.
A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than
8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought
them ______ suffering and poverty.
A. anything but B. nothing but
C. none other than D. no more than
9. After ______ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctor’s office.
A. it B. that C. what D. which
10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these files ______
right away.
A. had to be printed B. should have been printed
C. must be printed D. should be printed
11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any ______
of it at all.
A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation
12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the ______
of your spectacles need changing.
A. lenses B. glasses C. sights D. crystals
13. The school committee hoped that their choice of play would be ______ with the students and their parents.
A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated
14. By cutting down trees we ______ the natural home of birds and animals.
A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage
15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a ______ if approached with enthusiasm.
A. prize B. reward C. refund D. bonus
16. The trade unions in this industry are ______ any reduction in wages.
A. objecting against B. opposed to
C. reacted to D. resisting against
17. She was teaching me ______ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.
A. the way B.in the way C. a way D. to the way
18. The Brownings have not ______ yet and I doubt whether they will come.
A turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to
19. We went on a(n) ______ to the mountain yesterday.
A.excursion B. trip C. tour D. travel
20. When Sarah and I ______ on an article for the school newspaper, we found it difficult to work together.
A. compiled B. gathered
C. collaborated D. collected
21. Beth could ______ her coat because it had large
red buttons.
A. recognize B. prove C. define D. claim
22. Postal ______ are determined by the class and weight of the parcel mailed.
A. taxes B. payment C. fees D. premium
23. My father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing ______.
A. help B. aid C. support D. tool
24. On New Year’s Eve, there will be a firework ______
at People’s Square.
A. display B. performance C. show D. exhibition
25. The ______ of beer and alcohol in New Zealand is very high.
A. consumption B. use C. drink D. absorption
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1. B) 【句意】我刚一走进房间时一定表现得
很痛苦，因为我遇到的第一个人同情地问我：“你没事吧?”
【难点】must与完成时不定式连用往往表示对过去发生的事情的主观推测
，常译成“一定是…”。
2. C) 【句意】只有当你快要失去什么人时，
你才充分意识到他对你是多么重要。
【难点】该句是一个典型的强调句式，即It is...that...。
3. B) 【句意】正像土壤是地球的一部分，大
气层也是。
【难点】Just as...，so...为一固定结构，意为“正如…，…也…”。
4. C) 【句意】当我在险峻的山路上驾车急驰
时，车的右后胎爆了。
【难点】此句为一个带有时间状语从句的主从复合句。在英语中，由while, when等引导的
时间状语从句，如果其主语与主句中的主语相同，从句中的主语可以省略，而只剩下分词短
语。驾车的应该是人，所以只能从C)和D)选，而D)的意义不符，所以选C)。
5. C) 【句意】杰恩·瓦格那对亚非诗歌最永恒
的贡献是他坚持认为，这类诗歌除用凡俗的参考框架，还应用宗教的参考框架进行研究。
【难点】insistence是个从insist派生来的名词，二者后面分别接同位语
从句和宾语从句，句中皆应使用虚拟形式，即should+动词原形或动词原形。
6. C) 【句意】尽管我们在改变天气方面无能
为力，但我们至少知道天气未来的变化。
【难点】while除表示时间外，还可表示转折、让步，意为“尽管，虽然”。该句中其它选项不具备此意。
7. C) 【句意】该组织把西部艺术家聚集在一
起，希望
他们比任何个人都能更多地影响艺术界，并由妇女来促进西部艺术。
【难点】选项C)的than与句中的more形成正确搭配，意为“比…都…”，故为答案。
8. B) 【句意】但是多年以前瑞士人就发现连
年不断的战争给他们带来的只有苦难和贫穷。
【难点】nothing but意为“仅仅，只不过”；anything but意为“除…
以外的任何事”；none other than意为“不是别人，正是…”；no more than意为“不过，仅仅”。
9. C) 【句意】在经过一段似乎是漫无边际的
等候之后，终于轮到她走进医生的办公室。
【难点】在由after引导的介词短语中，what seemed(to be)起定语作用，修饰an endless wait。又如：I saw what seemed to be a fox.我看见一个似乎是狐狸的东西。
The roads were clear except for a few cars.除几辆小汽车外，路面很空旷。
全真模拟试题
1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper ______ in broad daylight yesterday.
A. to be robbed B. robbed
C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed
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 lowclass 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...”。
Her boyfriend believes that she is the prettiest girl in the town.她男朋友觉得她是镇上最漂亮的女孩。
全真模拟试题
1. Evidence came up ______ specific sounds are recognized by babies as young as six months old.
A. what B. that C. which D. whose
2. I understand ______ preparation that staff must put in under pressure to meet the deadline.
A. more than the enormous amount of
B. better than most the enormous number of
C. better than most the enormous amount of
D. fewer than the number of
3. I’m sure your suggestion will ______ the problem.
A. contribute to solving
B. be contributed to solve
C. contribute to solve
D. be contributed to solving
4. In 1840, both Lucretian Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton resented ______ proper seating at the World’s Antislavery convention in London because of their sex.
A. refusing B. to be refused
C. being refused D. having refused
5. America will never again have as a nation the spirit of adventure as it
______ before the West was settled.
A. could B. did C. would D. was
6. You should have put the milk into the icebox, I expect it ______ undrinkable.
A. became B. had become
C. has become D. becomes
7. It’s no good ______ him. He is always indifferent towards others’ matters.
A. to turn to B. turning to C. turn to D. turned to
8. Some companies have introduced flexible working time with less emphasis
on pressure ______.
A. than more on efficiency
B. and more on efficiency
C. and more efficiency
D. than efficiency
9. She always put her medication on the top of the shelf lest the children
______ it by mistake.
A. took B. should take C. had taken D. would take
10. The earnings of women are well below that of men ______
educational differences that are diminishing between the two sexes.
A. although B. though C. despite of D. in spite of
11. Many automobile accidents were ______ careless driving.
A. attributed to B. resulted in
C. contributed to D. raised from
12. The actress wanted a hat to ______ her dress.
A. go by B. go through C. go out D. go with
13. It takes a lot of______ to put on a school play such
as King Lear.
A. organization B. arrangement
C. management D. preparation
14. The police carried out a(n)______ search for the mising boy.
A. complete B. entire C. thorough D. whole
15. The ______ crown jewels are kept in the Tower of London.
A. valued B. valueless C. invaluable D. usable
16. Tom has been a vegetarian ______ principle for years.
A. in B. on C. for D. by
17. When I got out of the car and walked about among them, ______
one old man who shook his head disapprovingly, they all began to cheer.
A. see that B. except that
C. provided that D. except for
18. ______ the water left in the kettle, the doctor put
several things he unwrapped from a handkerchief.
A. At B. To C. Within D. Into
19. I am ______ grateful for the many kindnesses you have shown my son.
A. excessively B. much C. certainly D. exceedingly
20. The ______ of AIDS has led to an expansion in resear
ch seeking a cure.
A. innovation B. selection C. proliferation D. conviction
21. I am sorry I have no time at present to ______ more
detail or give you an account of other cities of interest.
A. bring into B. take into C. come into D. go into
22. When the idea of winning in sports is carried to excess, ______
competition can turn into disorder and violence.
A. honestly B. honest C. honorable D. honorary
23. Unless all the members agree to ______ to the plan
there may be further development in the course of action.
A. tumble B. stick C. come D. adjust
24. You must pay import ______ on certain goods brought
into this country.
A. money B. fees C. bills D. duties
25. We expect Mr. White will ______ Class One when Miss
1. ______ in the past, at the moment it is a favorite
choice for wedding gown.
A. Unpopular has as white been
B. White has been as unpopular
C. Unpopular has been as white
D. Unpopular as white has been
2. ______ for a long time, the fields are all dried up.
A. There has been no rain
B. Having no rain
C. There having been no rain
D. There being no rain
3. The millions of calculations involved, ______ by hand, would have lost all practical value by the time they were finished.
A. had they been done
B. they had been done
C. having been done
D. they were done
4. Televisions enable us to see things happen almost at the exact moment
______.
A. which they are happening
B. they are happening
C. which they happen
D. they have happened
5. ______ me most was that the young boy who had lost
both arms in an accident could handle a pen with his feet.
A. That amazed B. It amazed
C. Which amazed D. What amazed
6. Although she wrote a lot of short stories and poems when she was very
young, ______ she was twentyfive.
A. her first real success did not come until
B. her real first success came until not
C. since her first real success did not come until
D. not until her first real success
7. You should know better than ______ your little sis
ter at home by herself.
A. to leave B. leaving C. to have left D. left
8. As the train will not leave until one hour later, we ______
grab a bite at the snack bar.
A. may well B. just as well
C. might as well D. as well
9. She resorted to ______ when she had no money to buy
foods for her children.
A. have stolen B. steal C. stole D. stealing
10. The boy has admitted to ______ the window while playing football yesterday.
A. breaking B. having been broken
C. break D. be breaking
11. Betty advised me to label our luggage carefully in case it gets _____in transit.
A. misused B. mishandled C. mistaken D. mislaid
12. ______ money, she is quite rich. However, this does not mean that she is happy.
A. Concerning B. As to
C. In terms of D. In the light of
13. A wellwritten composition ______ good choice of
words and clear organization among other things.
A. calls for B. calls on C. calls up D. calls off
14. It is ______ with the customer not to let the shop
assistants guess what she really likes and wants until the last moment.
A. in her honor B. on her honor
C. a point of honor D. an honor
15. This house will probably come on the ______ next month.
A. fair B. market C. shop D. store
16. George was introduced to ______ activities at a young age, when she was hire to act as a lookout for drugdealers.
A. illegal B. lawful C. faithful D. peaceful
17. An institution that properly carries the name university is a more comprehensive and complex institution than any other kind of higher education_________.
A. settlement B. establishment C. costruction D. structure
18. People’s status in society is frequently ______ by
how much they own.
A. measured B. examined C. tested D. questioned
19. Jack is so ______ to his appearance that he never
has his clothes pressed.
A. adverse B. anonymous C. indifferent D. casual
20. There is an increasing ______ to make movies describing violence.
A. strength B. direction C. tradition D. trend
21. Outside my office window there is a fire ______ on
the right.
A. escape B. ladder C. steps D. stairs
22. I ______ with the Browns during my stay in New York City.
A. put in B. put down C. put on D. put up
23. Operations which left patients ______ and in need
of long periods of discovery time now leave them feeling relaxed and comfortable.
A. exhausted B. unhealthy C. upset D. fearful
24. Farmers are allowed to grow small gardens of their own and they sell
their vegetables ______ the black market.
A. on B. at C. in D. for
25. The electric fan does not work because of the ______
of service.
A. pause B. break C. interruption D. breakdown
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1. D)
【句意】 虽然白色过去不受欢迎，但目前它是婚纱的首选颜色。
【难点】 as是连词，引导让步状语从句时，往往使用半倒装形式。又如：
Beautiful as she is, she is foolish.
2. C)
【句意】 由于长时间无雨，田野变得十分干燥。
【难点】 该句的前半部分是There be结构，完成式独立结构形式，这与时
间状语for a long time相吻合。
3. A)
【句意】 数百万次计算如果用手工操作，那么，到计算结束的时候，就将失去其全部实际意义。
【难点】 这是一句虚拟语气的句子，条件句使用了省略if的倒装句形式，
动作与过去事实相反。
4. B)
【句意】 电视使我们能够在事情发生的那一瞬间就看到它们是如何发生的。
【难点】 moment后接的是省略关系副词when的定语从句。B)符合题意要求。
5. D)
【句意】 最令我惊讶的是，这个在车祸
中失去双臂的小男孩能够用脚使用钢笔。
【难点】 这是一个what从句作主语的典型句子。
6. A)
【句意】 虽然她很小的时候就写了很多
短篇小说和诗歌，但她直到25岁才迎来第一次真正的成功。
【难点】 这是一个练习not until结构的句子。
7. A)
【句意】 你应该知道，不该把你小妹妹
一个人留在家里。
【难点】 to know better than to do sth.是一个常见的表示责备的句型，意为“应该知道不该做某事”。
She varies the program each month to make it more attractive.每个月她都对节目做些变动，使它更吸引人。 全真模拟试题
1. Nowhere in nature is aluminum found free, owing to its always ____ with other elements, most commonly with oxygen.
A. being combined B. having combined
C. to combine D. combined
2. Physics is the presentday equivalent of ____ used to be called natural philosophy, from ____ most of presentday science arose.
A. which, what B. that, which
C. what, which D. what, that
3. On no account ____ ever leave the baby at home alone.
A. should you B. you should C. shall you D. you shall
4. ____the center of our planetary system was considered as heresy by the church in the Middle Ages.
A. It is the sun and not the earth
B. That the sun and not the earth
C. Being the sun and not the earth
D. The sun and not the earth
5. The reason that his property was confiscated by the country, it ____, was that he was involved in a lot of fraudulent activities during the war.
A. was turned out B. was being turned out
C. being turned out D. turned out
6. I’d rather you ____ by train because the weather forecast said there would be heavy snow tomorrow.
A. went B. should go C. will go D. go
7. Einstein won the Nobel Prize in 1921 and enjoyed great fame in Germany until the rise of Nazism ____ he was expelled from Germany because he was a Jew.
A. when B. who C. then D. which
8. Nowhere but in the remotest region of the country ____
find a place to settle down.
A. can he B. he can C. he D. for him to
9. With one leg broken in that car accident, he cannot even walk, ____ run.
A. let alone B. that’s to say
C. not to speak D. not to mention
10. ____, she led a life of complete seclusion.
A. Being disgraced B. Disgraced
C. Disgracing D. She was disgraced
11. Sometimes a bus ____ gets on the bus to check the tickets.
A. agent B. officer C. conductor D. inspector
12. He made a quick ____ from his illness.
A. relief B. recovery C. survival D. relaxation
13. ____ the stress of examinations are over, we can all relax.
A. While B. Even though C. Now that D. For
14. My cousin Nancy is often in a poisonous mood; I suppose it’s because she is ____ child.
A. one B. a lone C. a single D. an only
15. ____ the factors already referred to, people sometimes feel insecure because their motives are misunderstood by others.
A. But for B. Except for C. Apart from D. Except that
16. If the scheme is ____ carried out without waste of time or energy I shall be completely satisfied.
A.relatively B. noticeably
C. appropriately D. efficiently
17. One day we all may find it useful to have a(n) ____ for sending documents, writing any pictures across the telephone lines.
A. receiver B. echo C. extension D. facility
18. To their credit the Department of Energy ____ these ideas and funded a detailed study.
A. took over B. took on C. took up D. took to
19. Feeling that she was in the right, she took ____ at the dirty remark.
A. protection B. offense C. defense D. guard
20. They agreed to share in common any ____ of funds after all expenses were paid in full.
A. sufficiency B. surpass C. excess D. surplus
21. He was ____her in intelligence.
A. below B. under C. beneath D. down
22. It took a lot of imagination to come up with such an ____ plan.
A. bright B. clever C. brilliant D. ingenious
23. In the refining process, rice and flour lose much of their ____.
A. acid B. alcohol C. vitamin D. sulphur
24. Individual lines of the poem were very beautiful, but I didn’t see how the lines fit together. To me, the poem wasn’t ____.
A. inherent B. coherent C. logical D. corporate
25. To an especially sensitive child, a simple scolding can be a ____ experience.
A. hysterical B. grievous C. gracious D. sensible
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1. A) 【句意】 由于铝总是和其它元素结合在一起，最常见的是和氧气在一起，所以自然界中哪里也不会找到单独的铝元素。
【难点】 owing to 是介词，后应接名词或动名词，根据题意，应接被动语态形式。
2. C) 【句意】 当今的物理就是以前被称之为自然哲学的等同物，大多数现代科学都产生于自然哲学。
【难点】 what used to be called作定语，修饰natural philosophy,from which引导一个非限制性定语从句。
3. A) 【句意】 你决不应该把小孩一个人放在家里。
【难点】 on no account 意为“决不”属否定意义的词，引导倒装句，所以只有A)项正确。
4. B) 【句意】 太阳系的中心是太阳而不是地球这一事实被中世纪的教会认为是异端邪说。
【难点】 That引导主语从句，全句的谓语是was considered.
5. D) 【句意】 后来证明他的财产被国家没收的原因是，战争期间他参与了诈骗活动。
【难点】 it turned out (to be)这里作插入语，意为“证明是…”。
6. A) 【句意】 我宁愿你乘火车去，因为天气预报说明天将有大雪。
【难点】 would rather 后接虚拟语气的从句，用一般过去时。
7. A) 【句意】 爱因斯坦于1921年获诺贝尔奖金，在德国享有盛誉。后来随着纳粹主义的兴起，他被逐出德国，因为他是个犹太人。
【难点】 关系副词when引导的定语从句修饰名词词组the rise of Nazism。
8. A) 【句意】 他只能在最遥远的地方找个安身之处。
【难点】 Nowhere是否定副词，位于句首引导倒装句。
9. A) 【句意】 在车祸中，他的一条腿骨折，他连走路都不行，更不用说跑了。
【难点】 let alone意为“更不必说”；not to mention意为“再加上”；that is to say意为“也就是说”。
10. B) 【句意】 失宠后，她过着完全隐居的生活。
【难点】 disgraced在这里是过去分词作状语，表示伴随状态。
11. C) 【句意】 有时，公共汽车检票员上车查票。
【难点】 bus conductor意为“公共汽车售票员”；agent意为“代理人，中介人”；officer意为“军官，官员”；inspector意为“检查员，视察员”。
