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1. I would like a job which pays more, but ________ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment.

A. in other words　　　　　B. on the other hand

C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact

【解析】选B。考查短语辨析。句意: 我想有一份待遇更好的工作, 但是另一方面, 我也喜欢现在的工作。in other words换句话说; on the other hand另一方面; for one thing一方面; as a matter of fact事实上。

2. (2015·海安模拟)Only one third of the people present at the meeting voted ________ the new law.

A. in search of B. in favour of

C. in short of D. in case of

【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 在会议上, 在场的只有三分之一的人投票支持新法律。in search of寻找; in favour of支持, 赞同; in short of缺少; in case of以防, 以免。

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—Do you believe that opportunities always ________ the prepared minds?

—I couldn’t agree more.

A. make　　B. change　　C. keep　　D. favour

【解析】选D。句意: ——你认为机会总是青睐有准备的人吗? ——完全同意。favour意为“偏爱, 较喜欢”, 符合语境, 故选D项。

3. You can’t take photographs in here unless you get ________ from the administrator.

A. award B. shelter

C. permission D. schedule

【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 你不能在这里拍照, 除非你得到了管理员的允许。award奖赏; shelter住所, 庇护所; permission允许; schedule时刻表。4. My mother went to the private school in person ________ that I would be safe there.

A. confirming B. having confirmed

C. to confirm D. confirmed

【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。句意: 我妈妈亲自去了那所私立学校, 以便确认我在那里是安全的。根据句意可知, 此处应用不定式作目的状语。

5. (2015·杭州模拟) ________ Daley has always been the focus of much media attention, he tries to lead a normal life.

A. As B. While C. Since D. Before

【解析】选B。考查连词辨析。句意: 尽管Daley总是媒体关注的焦点, 但他努力去过一种正常的生活。根据句意可知上下文存在转折的关系。故用while表示“尽管”符合上下文。as随着, 因为; while当……时, 然而, 尽管; since自从, 既然; before在……之前。

【加固训练】

Focus of much media attention ________ Daley has always been, he tries to lead a normal life.

A. as B. while C. since D. before

【解析】选A。考查倒装。句意: 尽管Daley总是媒体关注的焦点, 但他努力去过一种正常的生活。此处为as引导的倒装句, 表示“尽管, 虽然”, 相当于Although Daley has always been the focus of much media attention. . . 。

6. (2015·启东中学模拟)As they had no children of their own, they ________ a child.

A. adapted B. received C. adopted D. provided

【解析】选C。句意: 因为他们没有自己的孩子, 他们就收养了一个。adapt适应; receive收到; adopt采纳, 收养; provide提供。

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①(2015·温州中学模拟)Considering the advantages of the method, they decided to ________ it.

A. arrange B. possess C. adopt D. adapt

【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 鉴于这种方法的优越性, 他们决定采纳它。arrange安排, 排列, 整理; possess拥有, 具备, 控制; adopt采纳, 采用; adapt适应, 改编。此处应为“采用了这个方法”, 故答案应为C。

②(2015·杭州模拟)The new tax policy would force companies to ________ energy-saving measures.

A. adapt B. adopt C. adjust D. attach

【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。句意: 新税收政策会迫使公司采用节能措施。adapt适应, 改编; adopt收养, 采纳; adjust调整; attach附上。故选B。

7. In China, farmers are ________ from the central government’s new policies on agriculture.

A. suffering B. profiting

C. earning D. learning

【解析】选B。考查动词辨析。句意: 在中国, 农民正从中央政府的新农业政策中受益。suffer遭受; profit得益; earn获得; learn学到。

8. Don’t look down upon the ugly little worm. In a few weeks, it ________ into a beautiful big butterfly.

A. transforms B. would transform

C. have transformed D. will transform

【解析】选D。考查时态。句意: 不要小看这个丑陋的小虫子。几个星期以后, 它就会变成美丽的大蝴蝶。本题的关键在于时间状语In a few weeks, 该时间状语和将来时连用, 表示“一段时间以后”, 使用一般将来时。故D项正确。

9. (2015·安徽六校联考) ________ Wuhan with Shanghai, to be frank, and you’ll find it’s more convenient to live in the former.

A. To compare B. Comparing

C. Compare D. Compared

【解析】选C。考查特殊句式。句意: 坦白地讲, 比较武汉和上海, 你就会发现生活在武汉会更方便。根据连词and可知此处是并列句, 句中没有主语, 判断是祈使句, 用动词原形开头。

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(2015·南京模拟)Though I am improving in my study, I still have a long way to go ________ some of my classmates.

A. to compare with

B. to compare to

C. comparing with

D. compared with

【解析】选D。考查过去分词作状语。句意: 虽然我的学习正在进步, 但是和一些同学比起来我仍然有很长的路要走。

10. The mother was filled with ________ about her daughter’s health, so she asked the doctor for help.

A. eagerness B. anxiety

C. disappointment D. fright

【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。句意: 母亲为女儿的健康忧心忡忡, 于是她求助于医生。eagerness渴望, 热心, 热切; anxiety焦虑, 忧虑; disappointment失望; fright惊吓, 恐怖。

11. (2015·淮安模拟)After the earthquake, many people had to be ________ in the tents, because their houses were badly damaged.

A. put away B. put up

C. put out D. put off

【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 地震后许多人不得不被安置在帐篷里, 因为他们的房子被严重毁坏了。put away把……收好, 储存; put up举起, 张贴, 提供住宿; put out扑灭; put off推迟, 延迟。

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I really can’t ________ with the loud noise outside. It is driving me crazy.

A. come up B. put up

C. push ahead D. get through

【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。句意: 我真的难以忍受外面大声的噪音。它都要让我发疯了。选项中四个短语均可与介词with搭配, 其意义不同。come up with提出; put up with忍受; push ahead with努力推进; get through with完成。

12. All the teachers are well aware of the fact that most students, especially teens, need help and encouragement ________ punishment.

A. other than B. rather than

C. or rather D. more than

【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 所有的老师都清楚地意识到大多数学生, 特别是青少年, 需要的是帮助和鼓励而不是惩罚。other than除了; rather than而不是; or rather更准确地说; more than超过, 不只是。

【加固训练】

My son prefers us to email each other once a week ________ spend half an hour on the phone every night.

A. other than B. rather than

C. more than D. instead of

【解析】选B。考查短语辨析。句意: 我儿子宁愿我们每周彼此发一次电子邮件也不愿意每天晚上花半小时打电话。other than除了; rather than而不是, 宁可……也不愿; more than比……多, 不止; instead of代替, 而不是。根据句意可知答案选B。

13. (2015·芜湖一中模拟)Proper drinking produces few harmful effects but drunkenness and alcoholism can have terrible ________ .

A. consequences B. troubles

C. diseases D. harm

【解析】选A。考查名词辨析。句意: 适当饮酒不会产生什么有害的后果, 但是醉酒和酒精中毒可能会有可怕的后果。consequence结果; trouble麻烦; disease疾病; harm危害, 损害。

14. Can’t you notice that there is little time left? Please tell me the whole thing ________ .

A. in case B. in brief C. in total D. in detail

【解析】选B。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 难道你没有注意到仅有很少的时间剩下吗? 请简单地告诉我整件事情。in case以防, 以免; in brief简而言之; in total总计, 合计; in detail详细地。

15. ________ copies of the famous writer’s works will be on sale after his talk at the Press Conference.

A. Signing B. Sign C. Signed D. To sign

【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。句意: 这位著名作家在新闻发布会以后, 他签过名的书将会被出售。本题中的动词sign与名词copies之间构成被动关系, 故使用过去分词来修饰名词。如果是单个的过去分词修饰名词, 要放在名词的前面; 分词短语要放在所修饰的名词的后面。故C项正确。