21. I often see lights in that empty house. Do you think I _______ report it to the police? (2004全国卷III)

A. should                                             B. may

C. will                                                   D. can

【答案】A。

【考点】考查情态动词的用法。

【解析】因为我常发现那座“空房有灯”这种异常现象，所以询问对方我“该不该”将此现象报告警察呢？因此，用表示责任或义务的should。其它三个词的意义或用法均不合语境：may表示允许或表示推测，意为“可以”“也许”；can表示能力、允许或推测，意为“能，会”“可以”“可能”；will意为“将要”“愿意”“总是”等。

22. Helen had to shout _______ above the sound of the music. (2004全国卷III)

A. making herself hear                     B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard                   D. to make herself heard

【答案】D。

【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。

【解析】因为Hellen要使自己讲的话被别人听到，所以要用过去分词作宾补，即：make herself heard；又因为make herself heard是shout的目的，所以用不定式。句意为：海伦不得不大声讲话，才能盖过音乐声让人听见。

23. ―I’d like to take a week’s holiday.

―_______, we’re too busy. (2004全国卷III)

A. Don’t worry                                     B. Don’t mention it

C. Forget it                                           D. Pardon me

【答案】C。

【考点】考查交际口语的用法。

【解析】口语中的forget it可用于表示否定或拒绝，意为“休想”“不可能”。又如：“Can you lend me $10.” “Forget it, no way.”  “借给我10美元好吗？”“你休想，没门。”

24. We needed a new cupboard for the kitchen. So Peter made _______ from some wood we had. (2004全国卷III)

A. it                                                       B. one

C. himself                                            D. another

【答案】B。

【考点】考查替代词的用法。

【解析】one是用来替代“a / an +名词”，以避免重复的，此处one=a cupboard。句意为：我们的厨房需要一个橱柜，所以彼得用我们已有的旧木头做了一个。又如：I didn’t have (hadn’t got) an appointment, so I made one for 4 pm. 我没有预约，所以我预约在下午4点。

25. ―The window is dirty.

―I know. It _______ for weeks. (2004全国卷III)

A. hasn’t cleaned                               B. didn’t clean

C. wasn’t cleaned                              D. hasn’t been cleaned

【答案】D。

【考点】考查动词的时态与语态。

【解析】由is dirty和for weeks可知，空格处要填现在完成时态，故可排除B和C；又因It (The window) 与clean是被动关系，要用被动语态，所以选D。

26. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _______ travel by air. (2004全国卷III)

A. as                                                     B. to

C. than                                                 D. while

【答案】C。

【考点】考查固定句式的用法与搭配。

【解析】would rather do A than do B (宁愿做A这事不愿做B事)是固定句型。又如：They would rather starve to death than accept the fate of slavery. 他们情愿饿死也不愿接受被人奴役的命运。

27. Mr. White _______ at 8:30 for the meeting, but he didn’t show up. (2004全国卷III)

A. should have arrived                      B. should arrive

C. should have had arrived             D. should be arriving

【答案】A。

【考点】考查情态动词的用法。

【解析】根据句意，本题说的是本应该做但实际上没有做的事，故用should have done表示。句意为：怀特先生本来应该8:30来开会的，但他没有来。又如：I should have listened to my father’s wise counsel, and saved some money instead of spending it all. 我本该听从父亲明智的忠告，把钱省下一些而不是挥霍一空。

28. The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _______ the sailing time was 226 days. (2004全国卷III)

A. of which                                          B. during which

C. from which                                     D. for which

【答案】A。

【考点】考查非限制性定语从句的用法。

【解析】因为the sailing time与nine months是部分与整体的关系，所以选A。其中的of which the sailing time =the sailing time of which =and the sailing time of the nine months。句意为：这次环球旅行花了这个老水手9个月的时间，其中海上航行时间有226天。

 

29. When we plan our vacation, mother often offers _______ suggestions. (2004全国卷III)

A. careful                                             B. practical

C. effective                                          D. acceptable

【答案】B。

【考点】考查在特定语境中形容词的用法与辨析。

【解析】practical表示“切合实际的”，careful表示“仔细的”，effective表示“有效的”，acceptable表示“可接受的，受欢迎的”。比较四个选项，只有B最符合句子语境。句意为：当我们计划我们的假期时，母亲经常会提供一些切实可行的建议。

30. I hope you don’t mind me asking, _______ where did you buy those shoes? (2004全国卷III)

A. so                                                     B. and

C. yet                                                    D. but

【答案】D。

【考点】考查并列连词的用法。

【解析】当用于I’m sorry, Excuse me, I hope you don’t mind…等表达后，客气地提出询问或请求时，英语习惯上用but来引出句子。又如：I’m awfully sorry, but we’ve forgotten to reserve you a table. 实在抱歉，我们忘记为您预定餐桌了。Excuse me, but I have an urgent matter to attend to. 对不起，我有急事需要处理。

31. Reading is an experience quite different from watching TV; there are pictures _______ in your mind instead of before your eyes.

A. to form                                             B. form

C. forming                                           D. having formed

【答案】C。

【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。

【解析】因为form作不及物动词，意为“出现、产生”之意，pictures与form是主动关系，用现在分词作定语。又如：thunder clouds forming in the distance远处出现的雷雨云。

32. ―I would never come to this restaurant again. The food is terrible!

―_______. (2004全国卷III)

A. Nor am I                                          B. Neither would I

C. Same with me                                D. So do I

【答案】B。

【考点】考查交际口语的用法。

【解析】表示甲不做某事，乙也同样也不做某事，英语用“neither / nor +特殊词+主语”，“特殊词”用与前句中的情态动词、助动词或be相同，或根据前句的时态，用do, does, did。因前句中有would，后句应重复would，所以选B。

33. It is reported that the United States uses _______ energy as the whole of Europe. (2004全国卷III)

A. as twice                                           B. twice much

C. twice much as                               D. twice as much

【答案】D。

【考点】考查倍数的表示法。

【解析】根据energy后的as可知，此题是考查“倍数+as+形容词原级(+名词)as”结构，即答案选D。句意为：据报道，美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍。又如：Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s, but it cost twice as much as his. 彼得的外套看起来和杰克的一样，但是却比他的贵了两倍。

34. In some western countries, demand for graduates from MBA courses has _______. (2004全国卷III)

A. turned down                                   B. turned over

C. fallen down                                    D. fallen over

【答案】C。

【考点】考查短语动词的用法。

【解析】fall down表示“倒下，跪拜，下降”，turn down表示“拒绝；关小”，turn over表示“打翻，翻身”，fall over表示“跌倒”。比较四个选项，只有C最符合句子语境。句意为：在一些西方国家，对工商管理硕士的需求已经有所下降了。

35. I do every single bit of housework _______ my husband Bob just does the dishes now and then. (2004全国卷III)

A. since                                                B. while

C. when                                               D. as

【答案】B。

【考点】考查while的用法。

【解析】while在此表示对比，意为“而，却”。句意为：我包揽一切家务，而我丈夫却只是偶尔洗次餐具。又如：The first two services are free, while the third costs £35.00. 前两项服务免费，但是第三项服务要花35英镑。