21. Nowadays, a large number of women, especially those from the countryside, _______ in the clothing industry. (2005辽宁卷)
A. is working B. works C. work D. worked
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】因主语a large number of women(许多妇女)是复数，排除选项A和B；选项D是过去式与Nowadays(现在)相矛盾。句意为：现在，大量的女性，尤其是来自农村的女性，都在服装行业工作。
22. All these gifts must be mailed immediately _______ in time for Christmas. (2005辽宁卷)
A. in order to have received B. in order to receive
C. so as to be received D. so as to be receiving
【答案】C。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】因为句子主语All these gifts与不定式receive是被动关系，只有选项C是被动式。句意为：所有的礼物必须马上寄走，以便在圣诞节前可以收到。
23. Susan decided not to work on the program at home because she didn’t want her parents to know what she _______. (2005辽宁卷)
A. has done B. had done C. was doing D. is doing
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】因decided和didn’t want都是过去式，排除选项A和D；因“做”发生在“决定”之后，而不是之前，不能用过去完成时，排除选项B。句意为：苏珊决定不在家里开放程序，因为她不想让她的父母知道她在做什么。
24. ―We’d like you to start work tomorrow if possible.
―I’m sorry, but I can’t possibly start until Monday. _______? (2005辽宁卷)
A. Do you agree with me B. Is that a good idea
C. Do you think I’m right D. Will that be all right
【答案】D。
【考点】考查语境理解。
【解析】根据语境应是问对方“这样可以 / 行吗？”，所以选D。 句意为：“如果可能的话，我们希望你明天就开始工作。”“对不起，我可能要到星期一才能开始工作，这样行吗？”
25. Could you please tell me where you bought the shoes you _______ yesterday? (2005辽宁卷)
A. tried on B. put on C. had on D. pulled on
【答案】C。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】根据语境应为“穿”的状态，而不是指短暂的动作，所以选C。try on(试穿)，put on / pull on(穿上)都是指动作。句意为：你能告诉我你昨天穿的那双鞋是在哪买的吗？
26. This cake is very sweet. You _______ a lot of sugar in it. (2005辽宁卷)
A. should put B. could have put C. might put D. must have put
【答案】D。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】表示有把握的肯定推测用must。句意为：这个蛋糕很甜，这里面你一定放了很多糖。又如：You must have seen lots of interesting places on your travels. 你在旅行中一定到过不少有趣的地方。As she is not here, I suppose she must have gone home. 她既然不在这里，我料想她必定是回家了。
27. The head office of the bank is in
A. companies B. branches C. organizations D. businesses
【答案】B。
【考点】考查特定语境中名词的用法。
【解析】与the head office of bank相对的应是“支行，分行”，用branches。句意为：这家银行的总部在北京，但它在全国各地有分行。
28. I walked in our garden, _______ Tom and Jim were tying a big sign onto one of the trees. (2005辽宁卷)
A. which B. when C. where D. that
【答案】C。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【解析】先行词是地点名词，且在定语从句中作状语，所以用where。句意为：我在花园里散步，汤姆和吉姆正在花园把一个大标志绑到一棵树上。又如：We then moved to Paris, where we lived for six years. 我们后来搬到巴黎, 在那里住了六年。We drove east to
29. Do you have any idea _______ is actually going on in the classroom? (2005辽宁卷)
A. that B. what C. as D. which
【答案】B。
【考点】考查同位语从的用法。
【解析】引导同位语从句且在从句用作主语的，只有what。因为that在同位语从句中不作任何句子成分；which, as不能引导同位语从句。又如：Have you got any idea what she wants? 你知道她要什么吗? He sounded coherent, but he was too ill to have any idea what he was saying. 他的话听起来条理清楚，但他病得很重，不知道自己在说什么。
30. Follow your doctor’s advice, _______ your cough will get worse. (2005辽宁卷)
A. or B. and C. then D. so
【答案】A。
【考点】考查并列连词的用法。
【解析】四个选项中只有用or(否则的话)才符合逻辑。句意为：按医生的建议去做，否则你的咳嗽会变得更严重。
31. This book tells _______ life story of John Smith, who left _______ school and worked for a newspaper at the age of 16. (2005辽宁卷)
A. the; the B. a; the C. the;不填 D. a;不填
【答案】C。
【考点】考查冠词的用法。
【解析】因后面的of John Smith是特指，所以用定冠词the；leave school(毕业)不用冠词。句意为：本书讲述约翰・史密斯的生活故事，他16岁就辍学去一家报社工作。
32. ―Well. I do think the rabbit is a beautiful, gentle animal which can run very fast.
― _______. (2005辽宁卷)
A. So it is B. So is it C. So does it D. So it does
【答案】A。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】同意对方所说，意为“是的，的确如此”时，不用倒装，排除选项B和C；因上句是the rabbit is…所以也要用is，排除D。
33. Months ago we sailed ten thousand miles across this open sea, which _______ the Pacific, and we met no storms. (2005辽宁卷)
A. was called B. is called C. had been called D. has been called
【答案】B。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】因为这是客观事实，现在也叫太平洋，用一般现在时。句意为：几个月前，我们在这片被称作太平洋的开阔海域上航行了
34. There was never any time for Kate to feel lonely, _______ she was an only child. (2005辽宁卷)
A. ever since B. now that C. even though D. even as
【答案】C。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】只有用表示“尽管”的even though，才符合逻辑。句意为：凯特从没有一刻感到寂寞孤独，尽管她还是个独生子。又如：Tim is in good shape physically even though he doesn’t get much exercise. 蒂姆的身材很好，尽管他不怎么锻炼。
35. In the dark forests _______, some large enough to hold several English towns. (2005辽宁卷)
A. stand many lakes B. lie many lakes C. many lakes lie D. many lakes stand
【答案】B。
【考点】考查倒装的用法(www.yygrammar.com/)。
【解析】因状语或表语(多为介词短语)放在句首时，句子要用完全倒装，排除C和D；stand表示“位于”时，一般指高出于地面或某平面的物体，用于lake显然不宜，排除A。