1. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.

A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks

答案: B

解析: 這個題考四個名詞的比較, 其中: signs 跡象; signals 信號; symbols 象征; marks 分數.

2. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground.

A. instead of B. in addition to

C. as well as D. at the cost of

答案: A

解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(還有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…為代價. 這道題橫線后面是動名詞形式,所以選項C和D首先排除.

3. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it.

A. by contrast B. by nature

C. on the whole D. on the average

答案: C

解析: by contrast 與…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with與…相比較; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 總的來說; on the average 平均.

4. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs.

A. what B. whatever C. where D. however

答案: B

解析: 不管花多少錢,我都買下這個鐘.

5. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel.

A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if

答案: A

解析: Now that 既然; So far和現在完成時態連用.

6. _____ , he failed in the college entrance examination again.

A. To disappoint his parents B. To his parents’ disappointment

C. At his parents’ disapproval D. His parents’ disappointing

答案: B

解析: 令他父母失望的是,他的高考又一次失利. to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的是…; 類似的還有: to one’s surprise 令某人吃驚的是….

7. Please remember _____ these letters on your way to the station.

A. posted B. posting C. to post D. post

答案: C

解析: remember to do… 記住去做某事; 去火車站的路上記得把這封信發了.

8. I’m not used to _____ in that impolite way.

A. speaking B. being spoken C. spoken D. be spoken

答案: B

解析: 我不習慣別人對我這樣不禮貌地提及. 動名詞的被動式spoken的邏輯賓語是“我”,也就是主句的主語.

9. Tom suggested that they should go to Greece, but Mary suggested _____ to Spain.

A. to go B. going C. should go D. went

答案: B考試大－全國最大教育類網站(www．Examda。com)

解析: A錯,因為suggest后面不能跟不定式. 而C項和D項錯在沒有主語.

10. Mass production has made _____ the goods and services we want at a lower price.

A. possible for us to get B. it is possible for us to get

C. it possible for us to get D. possible it is for us to get

答案: C

解析: 考詞序安排問題. C項中的it為形式賓語, it possible for sb to do… 對于某人做某事來說……成為可能