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Ⅰ. 单项填空

1. (2015·合肥模拟)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________ of what to do this week.

A. inform　　　　　　　　B. informing

C. informed D. to inform

【解析】选C。句意: 经理张贴了通知告知员工这周要做什么。staff与inform为被动关系, 故用过去分词。

2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.

A. Hardly B. Directly

C. Mostly D. Nearly

【解析】选B。directly/immediately/instantly等少数副词具有连词的功能, 用来引导状语从句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相当于as soon as, the moment等用法。

3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.

A. earn B. challenge

C. introduce D. develop

【解析】选A。句意: 虽然他是商人, 但他的主要目标不仅仅是获利。earn后可接表示金钱含义的词, 表示“挣得……”。profit意为“利润”。

4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?

—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.

A. will be approved B. approve

C. is to approve D. has been approved

【解析】选D。考查动词时态和语态。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果强调从句的动作完成后主句的动作才发生, 从句的动词常用现在完成时替代将来完成时。

5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.

A. make of B. do with

C. take charge D. make into

【解析】选A。句意: 我认为这是我们对这种材料的最好利用。本题考查短语make use of, use为先行词, that引导定语从句, 修饰use, 还原后即为: we can make the best use of the material。

6. (2015·南京模拟)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.

—I think so. He ________ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing

C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

【解析】选D。句意: ——我确定汤姆会在即将到来的青奥会上获得冠军。——我也这样认为。他已经准备了几个月了。prepare的动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在, 故用现在完成进行时, 选D项。

7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.

A. failed B. succeeded

C. struggled D. covered

【解析】选C。句意: 生活对她来说曾经很艰难, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失败”; succeed“成功”, 常构成短语succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆盖; 报道”。

8. (2015·苏州模拟)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.

A. average B. number

C. amount D. quantity

【解析】选A。句意: 毕业考出驾照的学生人数达到了20万, 平均每年4万。an average of“平均”。

9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.

A. that B. whom

C. of whose D. whose

【解析】选D。考查定语从句。句意: 他的父母不让他与家庭贫穷的女子结婚。family前缺少作定语的关系代词, 故选D。

10. (2015·苏州模拟)—How can I get to the island?

—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.

A. other than B. rather than

C. more than D. less than

【解析】选A。句意: ——我如何才能到达这个岛上? ——除了游泳之外无法到达。other than“除了……之外(没有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不仅仅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。