21. ―Can I look at the menu for a few more minutes before I decide?
―Of course. _______ sir. (2004全国卷II)
A. Make yourself at home B. Enjoy yourself
C. It doesn’t matter D. Take your time
【答案】D。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据答句中的of course(当然可以)可知,答案选D最合适此处语境。Take your time的意思是“不急”。句意为:“我可以再看几分钟菜单再作决定吗?”“当然可以,先生,你慢慢看。”又如:Take your time―it’s just a short distance from here to the restaurant. 别急,从这儿到那家餐馆只是很短的距离。
22. When first _______ to the market, these products enjoyed a great success. (2004全国卷II)
A. introducing B. introduced
C. introduce D. being introduced
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】因为these products与introduce(引入)是被动关系,所以用过去分词。句意为:当第一次投放市场时,这些产品就获得了巨大的成功。又如:Water is liquid, but when heated it becomes vapour and when frozen it is solid. 水是液体,但加热后,变成气体;冻结后,变成固体。
23. There were dirty marks on her trousers _______ she had wiped her hands. (2004全国卷II)
A. where B. which
C. when D. that
【答案】A。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】先行词是her trousers,表地点,所以选where。句意为:她擦过手的裤子上留下了污点。又如:He followed the instruction to walk along a certain street where I picked him up. 他照吩咐沿某一条街走,我在那里接他上了车。
24. The evening news comes on at seven o’clock and _______ only thirty minutes. (2004全国卷II)
A. keeps B. continues
C. finishes D. lasts
【答案】D。
【考点】考查特定语境中动词的用法与辨析。
【解析】因为keep指保持某种状态,不用来指持续多久;finishes是短暂性动词,不与时间段连用;continue虽可指持续多久,但时间段前通常要用for;而last表示持续多久,其后的时间段前通常省略for。
25. ―Has Sam finished his homework today?
―I have no idea. He _______ it this morning. (2004全国卷II)
A. did B. has done
C. was doing D. had done
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】由上文可知,下文的大意是:“我不知道Sam现在是否已经做完了作业,(但是我知道)他今天早上在做作业”,所以用过去进行时态。
26. The forest guards often find campfires that have not been _______ completely. (2004全国卷II)
A. turned down B. put out
C. put away D. turned over
【答案】B。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】put out表示“扑灭”,turn down表示“关小,拒绝”,put away表示“放好,处理掉,抛弃”,turn over表示“翻转”。比较四个选项,只有B最符合句子语境。句意为:护林员常发现有没被完全弄灭的篝火。
27. _______ you call me to say you’re not coming, I’ll see you at the theatre. (2004全国卷II)
A. Though B. Whether
C. Until D. Unless
【答案】D。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】分别将四个选项填句中,只有D最符合句子语境。句意为:要不是你在电话中说你不来了,我就会去剧院接你了。又如:Unless there is any other business, we can end the meeting. 如果没有别的事情,我们的会议可以结束了。 Unless one side gives, the strike could go on until Christmas. 除非有一方让步,否则罢工很可能继续到圣诞节。
28. “We can’t go out in this weather,” said Bob, _______ out of the window. (2004全国卷II)
A. looking B. to look
C. looked D. having looked
【答案】A。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】由于Bob与look是主动关系,且与谓语动词said同时发生,所以用现在分词的一般式作伴随状语。句意为:鲍勃看着窗外说:“这种天气我们没法出去。”
29. You _______ be tired ― you’ve only been working for an hour. (2004全国卷II)
A. must not B. won’t
C. can’t D. may not
【答案】C。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】由后文“你才只工作了一个小时”推断,“你不可能就累了”。表示有把握的否定推测,用can’t。must not表示禁止,不能表推测;may not是没有把握的否定推测,意为“可能不”。句意为:你不可能就累了――你才干了一个小时的活。
30. I _______ you not to move my dictionary ― now I can’t find it. (2004全国卷II)
A. asked B. ask
C. was asking D. had asked
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】根据句中的now可知,前面一句的意思是:我曾经叫你不要搬动我的词典的 (你偏不听)。“叫”是在过去发生的动作,用一般过去时。句意为:我曾叫你不要搬动我的词典的――我现在找不到了吧。
31. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off _______. (2004全国卷II)
A. a price B. price
C. the price D. prices
【答案】C。
【考点】考查名词前冠词的用法。
【解析】price是可数名词,在此句中为特指,所以用the。句意为:如果你买10个以上,他们会从那个价钱中减掉20便士。
32. ―Do you like _______ here?
―Oh, yes. The air, the weather, the way of life. Everything is so nice. (2004全国卷II)
A. this B. these
C. that D. it
【答案】D。
【考点】考查代词it的用法。
【解析】根据答语The air, the weather, the way of life可知,对方是问他是否喜欢这里的环境,指代环境要用it。句意为:“你喜欢这里吗?”“哦,喜欢。这里的空气、天气,还有生活方式,所有的都很不错。”
33. I must be getting fat―I can _______ do my trousers up. (2004全国卷II)
A. fairly B. hardly
C. nearly D. seldom
【答案】B。
【考点】考查特定语境中副词的用法与辨析。
【解析】fairly表示“相当地”,hardly表示“几乎不”,nearly表示“几乎”,seldom表示“很少”。句意为:我一定是发胖了,因为我的裤子几乎扣不上了(或我的裤子的拉链几乎拉不上了)。又如:She speaks so quietly I can hardly hear her. 她讲话声音那么轻我几乎听不见。
34. According to the art dealer, the painting _______ to go for at least a million dollars. (2004全国卷II)
A. is expected B. expects
C. expected D. is expecting
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词的时态和语态。
【解析】由于the painting与expect (预料、估计) 是被动关系,要用被动语态,故选A。句意为:据那位艺术品经营商讲,这幅画有望卖出至少100 万美元。又如:The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front is expected to arrive. 多雨的天气将持续到明天,那时预计有一股冷锋来临。
35. That’s an unpleasant thing to say about your father after _______ he’s done for you. (2004全国卷II)
A. something B. anything
C. all D. that
【答案】C。
【考点】考查代词的用法。
【解析】因为介词after, before等后一般不跟that从句,可排除D;大意是“在他已经为你付出了一切之后”,所以选all (=everything), he’s done for you是定语从句。