1. As, after his death, he defeated the forces of injustice, ____the position in art that had been kept from him during his life.
A. so did he gain B. so he gained
C. and he gainedD. and gained
2. He thought he had lost his ____ for good. However, he found his pillow already taken by the dog when he entered the room.
A. beautiful yellow little dog
B. yellow beautiful little dog
C. little yellow beautiful dog
D. beautiful little yellow dog
3. In 1900, the place where he had been buried was finally discovered, marked only by ____, with even a simple stone.
A. the 61 numberB. the number 61st
C. the number 61 D. a 61number
4. More than a yearlater he arrived back in America ____.
A. ill, tired and unhappy
B. with ill, tired and unhappy
C. felt ill, tired and unhappy
D. he felt ill, tired and unhappy
5. She possessed a quick mind, a sharp tongue and ____a strong will.
A. above allB. first of allC. most of allD. moreover
6. The magician picked several persons ____ from the audience and asked them to help him with the performance.
A. by accidentB. at randomC. on occasionD.on average
7. This is ____ the most difficult job I have ever tackled.
A. by rightsB. by itselfC. by oneselfD. by far
8. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning ____traffic jam.
A. in line withB. for the sake of
C. in case ofD. at the risk of
9. We ____ Edison’s success to his intelligence and hard work.
A. subjectB. attributeC. oweD. refer
10. In Britain, and on the continent too, the Japanese are sometimes viewed ____ a threat to domestic industries.
A. likeB. withC. forD. as
试题答案与解析
1. A)【句意】就像他死后战胜了非正义力量一样,他在远离他一生的艺术领域也取得了一席之地。
【难点】“As +句子,so +句子”这一结构意为“象…一样,…也…”。本句中so引导倒装。
2. D)【句意】他以为他永远失去了他那漂亮的小黄狗,可当他走进房间的时候,他发现枕头被小狗叼走了。
【难点】这是一个形容词作层迭修饰的问题。请参阅Test 7的“疑难攻破”。
3. C)【句意】1900年,他的埋葬地终于被发现,墓碑十分简单,上面只标刻着数字61。
【难点】61是个数字,并特指那个数字,所以用the number 61。
4. A)【句意】一年多以后,他回到了美国,又病又累,情绪低落。
【难点】ill ,tired and unhappy 作主语的补足语,说明主语的状态、特点。
5. A)【句意】她有副反应敏捷的大脑,一张利嘴,最重要的是,她有坚强的意志。
【难点】above all 意为“最重要的是”;first of all 意为“首先”;most of all 不是固定搭配;moreover 意为“而且”。
6. B)【句意】魔术师从观众中任意挑选了几个人,要他们协助表演。
【难点】at random意为“任意地”;by accident意为“偶然地”;on occasion意为“有时”;on average意为“平均”。
7. D)【句意】这是我所干得最困难的工作。
【难点】by far用来修饰最高级;by rights意为“按理”。B)、C)意均为“单独地,独自地”,前者指动物或东西,后者指人。
8. C)【句意】今天早晨我上班比平时早,以防堵车。
【难点】in case of意为“万一,以防”;for the sake of意为“为了…(的利益)”;at the risk of意为“冒险”; in line with意为“与…一致”。
9. B)【句意】我们把爱迪生的成就归因于他的聪明才智及辛勤的劳动。
【难点】attribute意为“把…归因于”;owe to意为“应该把…归功于”;subject to意为“使服从,使受到”;refer to意为“查阅,涉及”。
10. D)【句意】在英国,以及在欧洲大陆,有时人们把日本人看做是对本地工业的威胁。
【难点】be viewed as意为“被看作…”,be viewed和其他三个介词搭配不合适。