21. Playing tricks on others is _______ we should never do. (2004湖南卷)
A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
【答案】B。
【考点】考查复合不定代词的用法。
【解析】anything指“任何事物”,something指“某事”,everything指“每件事”,nothing指“什么也没有”,根据常识可知,playing tricks on others(捉弄别人)是我们永远也不该做的事情(something),故选B最合适。又如:Growing old is something a man has to accept. 逐渐衰老是任何人都得承认的事实。
22. ―_______ for the glass!
―It’s OK. I’m wearing shoes. (2004湖南卷)
A. Look out B. Walk out C. Go out D. Set out
【答案】A。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】根据后文I’m wearing shoes可知,对方是提醒自己要当心地下的玻璃;而look out 便是“提防、留意、当心”之意,所以选A。又如:Look out for cars when your are crossing the street. 过街时注意车辆。
23. I work in a business _______ almost everyone is waiting for a great chance. (2004湖南卷)
A. how B. which C. where D. that
【答案】C。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】由于定语从句是一个成分完整的句子,不缺少主语和宾语,故可排除关系代词 that 和 which;而how不是关系词,不能引导定语从句,故也可排除。先行词a business (商业机构、公司)表地点,故定语从句where来引导,即答案选C。
24. I think Father would like to know _______ I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note. (2004湖南卷)
A. which B. why C. what D. how
【答案】C。
【考点】考查宾语从句的用法。
【解析】因宾语从句中的介词to缺宾语,故可排除不能用作宾语的连接副词why和how;从意义上看,which表示“哪个”,与句意不符,而what 表示“……所……的事情“(=the thing or things that),与句子语境相符,句意为:我想父亲是希望知道到目前为止我一直在干什么,所以我决定给他寄封短信。
25. Turn on the television or open a magazine and you _______ advertisements showing happy families. (2004湖南卷)
A. will often see B. often see C. are often seeing D. have often seen
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】这是“祈使句+and +陈述句”句型,祈使句相当于一个条件状语从句,and后的陈述句的谓语用一般将来时,这是一个较为固定的句型。又如:Follow the road round to the right and you’ll find his house. 顺着这条路绕到右边,你就可以找到我的住所了。Make the extra effort to impress the buyer and you will be rewarded with a quicker sale. 多用心去打动顾客,货物就会更快售出。
26. For a long time they walked without saying _______ word. Jim was the first to break _______ silence. (2004湖南卷) (www.yygrammar.com)
A. the; a B. a; the C. a; 不填 D. the; 不填
【答案】B。
【考点】考查冠词的用法。
【解析】第一空填不定冠词,因为word是可数名词,且在此为非特指,without saying a word意为“没有说一句话”;第二空silence(沉默)虽为不可数名词,但此处是特指前面提到的那种沉默,所以其前要定冠词。
27. Everyone was on time for the meeting _______ Chris, who’s usually ten minutes late for everything. (2004湖南卷)
A. but B. only C. even D. yet
【答案】C。
【考点】考查特定语境中副词的用法。
【解析】前文说“每个人都按时到会了”,既然说的是“每个人”,当然包括Chris;而后面又说Chris做什么事通常都要迟到10分钟的,这说明其前用even修饰最符合句子意思,even在此用于加强出乎意料或惊讶的语气,意为“甚至……也”“连……都”。句意为:每个人都按时到会,就连通常做什么事都要迟到10分钟的Chris也按时到了。
28. ―Excuse me, but I want to use your computer to type a report.
―You _______ have my computer if you don’t take care of it. (2004湖南卷)
A. shan’t B. might not C. needn’t D. shouldn’t
【答案】A。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】根据句中if you don’t take care of it(如果你不好好爱惜我的电脑)可知,说话者对对方提出借用电脑提出了条件,即对方若答应条件就可借用自己的电脑,否则就不能借用,所以答案选A最佳,shall在此表示告诫。又如:If he doesn’t behave himself, he shan’t go out / be allowed out. 要是他不规矩点,就不许他出去。
29. That doesn’t sound very frightening, Paul, I’ve seen _______. What did you like most about the film? (2004湖南卷)
A. better B. worse C. best D. worst
【答案】B。
【考点】考查比较等级的用法。
【解析】由前句“这听起来并不十分令人恐惧”可知,说话人曾见过比这个更令人恐惧的事,所以用比较级worse。又如:Bob ran the 100 meters in 9.91 seconds, and I have not seen better this year. 鲍勃跑完
30. He accidentally _______ he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks. (2004湖南卷)
A. let out B. took care C. made sure D. made out
【答案】A。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】let out意为“泄露(秘密等)”“发出(叫喊等)”,take care意为“当心”“注意”,make sure意为“弄清楚”“查明”,make out意为“理解”“辨认出”。根据空格前的accidentally(无意中)可知,只有A的意思与之搭配才通顺。句意为:他无意中说出他与妻子吵了一架,他已经几个星期没有归家了。
31. ―I hear Jane has gone to the
―Oh, how nice! Do you know when she _______? (2004湖南卷)
A. was leaving B. had left C. has left D. left
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】既然Jane外出度假去了,说明“离开”这一动作发生在过去,故用一般过去时,即答案选D。注意不能选过去完成时,因为“离开”并非发生在“过去的过去”。
32. You can’t wear a blue jacket _______ that shirt―it’ll look terrible. (2004湖南卷)
A. on B. above C. up D. over
【答案】D。
【考点】考查介词的用法。
【解析】介词over可表示“附于某人或某物之上并将之部分或全部遮住”,而其余三者都无此用法。句意为:你不能在那件衬衣外穿蓝色夹克,太难看了。其余三项的意思分别为:on指“在……的表面上(与某物接触)”,above指“在……之上”“高于”,up指“向上”。
33. You were silly not _______ your car. (2004湖南卷)
A. to lock B. to have locked C. locking D. having locked
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】be silly 后习惯上接不定式,不接现在分词,故可排除C和D;再根据句中的were silly的时态可知,“没有锁车”应用完成式,因为从时间上看,应该是你先“没有锁车”,然后才能说你were silly。
34. They’ve _______ us £150,000 for the house. Shall we take it? (2004湖南卷)
A. provided B. supplied C. shown D. offered
【答案】D。
【考点】考查特定语境中动词的用法与辨析。
【解析】根据句£150,000 for the house(150,000英镑买房子)以及Shall we take it(我们要接受吗)可知,说话者是在说有人在给房子出价购买。在四个选项中,只有offer有“出价”的意思。又如:Would they be prepared to offer any more? 他们愿意出更高的价钱吗?
35. Now, where is my purse?
―_______! We’ll be late for the picnic. (2004湖南卷)
A. Take your time B. Don’t worry C. Come on D. Take it easy
【答案】C。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据空格后的We’ll be late for the picnic(我们参加野餐要迟到了)可知,空格处肯定是表示催促的话,故选C。come on的意思是“快点”,又如:Come on, it’s getting dark. 快点,天要黑了。Come on, Mr Wang is waiting. 快点,