21. The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _____ the desert. (2006湖南卷)
A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to cover
【答案】A。
【考点】考查非谓语动词用法。
【解析】现在分词短语covering the desert在此用作定语，修饰blanket; 由于cover与其后的the desert为动宾语关系(表主动)，所以不能用过去分词。
22. In _____ review off 44 studies, American researchers found that men and women who ate six key foods daily cut the risk of _____ heart disease by 76%.(2006湖南卷)
A. a; the B. the; a C. a; 不填 D.不填; a
【答案】C。
【考点】考查冠词用法。
【解析】第一空填不定冠词，表示“一次”; 第二空不填冠词(或填零冠词)，因为此处是表泛指。
23. A man cannot smile like a child, _____ a child smiles with his eyes, while a man smiles with his lips alone. (2006湖南卷)
A. so B. but C. and D. for
【答案】D。
【考点】考查并列连词的用法。
【解析】此处的for表原因，意为“因为”，句意为：成年人不能像小孩那样笑，因为小孩用眼睛笑，而成年人只用嘴唇笑。又如：He shook his head, for he thought differently. (R26) 他摇了摇头，因为他有不同想法。
24. I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I _____ to half a dozen other groups. (2006湖南卷)
A. was giving B. am giving C. had given D. have given
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】许多同学可能会简单地根据前面的was giving而误选A。但事实上，此题提供的语境是：我当时正在给一群人作报告，这个报告我曾给其他若干批人讲过。由于was giving为过去进行时，而“曾给其他若干批人讲过”显然发生在was giving这一过去时间之前，故用过去完成时，即答案选C。
25. Fred, who had expected how it would go with his daughter, had a great worry _____ his mind. (2006湖南卷)
A. on B. in C. with D. at
【答案】A。
【考点】考查介词辨析与用法。
【解析】have sth on one’s mind 为习语，意为“(使某人)为某事物担忧”，如：My deputy has resigned, so I’ve got a lot on my mind just now. 我的副手辞职了，所以现在有许多事要我操心。
26. As the busiest woman in Norton, she made _____ her duty to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town. (2006湖南卷)
A. this B. that C. one D. it
【答案】D。
【考点】考查it作为形式宾语的用法。
【解析】it为形式宾语，其后的her duty为宾语补足语，真正的宾语是其后的不定式to look after all the other people’s affairs in that town。
27. _____ achievement, last week’s ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low, though not failing, grade. (2006湖南卷)
A. In terms of B. In ease of C. As a result of D. In face of
【答案】A。
【考点】考查介词短语辨析与用法。
【解析】in terms of 以……的观点，就……而说; in case of 万一，以防; as a result of 结果; in face of 面对。比较四个选项，只有选A意思最通顺。
28. If you think that treating a woman well means always _____ her permission for things, think again. (2006湖南卷)
A. gets B. got C. to get D. getting
【答案】D(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查非谓语动词用法。
【解析】mean有两个用法，一是表示“打算”，此时后接动词要用不定式，不用动名词，如：What do you mean to do with it? 你打算怎样处理它? 二是表示“意味着”、“需要”等，此时后接动词要用动名词，不用不定式，如：This illness will mean going to hospital. 得了这种病就意味着要住院。比较：If we mean to catch the early bus, that means getting up before five. 要想赶早班车，我们就得在五点钟以前起床。
29. Although she did not know
A. easy enough B. enough easy C. easily enough D. enough easily
【答案】C。
【考点】考查副词用法。
【解析】make one’s way to…为习语，意为“去……”。由于修饰enough的形容词和副词必须置于其后，所以不能选B和D。又因为是要修饰动词make，故要用副词easily，而不是形容词easy，故不能选A。
30. We saw several natives advancing towards our party, and one of them came up to us, _____ we gave some bells and glasses. (2006湖南卷)
A. to which B. to whom C. with whom D. with which
【答案】B。
【考点】考查定语从句用法。
【解析】to which在此引导非限制性定语从句，其中的to与句中的动词give搭配。
31. I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel _____ I heard the steps. (2006湖南卷)
A. while B. when C. since D. after
【答案】B。
【考点】考查状语从句用法。
【解析】when意为“这时(突然)”，又如：I was having a bath when the phone rang. 我正在洗澡，突然电话铃响了。I was reading the newspaper when the doorbell rang. 我正在看报，突然门铃响了。
32. Some aspects of a pilot’s job _____ be boring, and pilots often _____ work at inconvenient hours. (2006湖南卷)
A. can; have to B. may; can C. have to; may D. ought to; must
【答案】A。
【考点】考查情态动词辨析与用法。
【解析】第一空填can，表示推测――can用于肯定句表示推测，主要指理论上的推测，常可译为“有时会”，又如：Children can be very trying. 孩子有时很令人头疼。In winter the winds can be pretty cold. 冬天风有时很冷。第二空填have to指客观上的要求使得飞行员不得不这样做。
33. As the twentieth century came to a close, the raw materials for a great national literature were at hand, waiting _____.(2006湖南卷)
A. to use B. to be used C. to have used D. to be using
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词。
【解析】由于the raw materials与动词use之间为被动关系，故用不定式的被动式。
34. With his work completed, the businessman stepped back to his seat, feeling pleased _____ he was a man of action. (2006湖南卷)
A. which B. that C. what D. whether
【答案】B。
【考点】考查状语从句用法。
【解析】形容词pleased后接that从句表示原因，又如：He was pleased that Jennie should have this fine chance. 他很高兴珍妮能有这样好的机会。We’re very pleased that she does intend to come. 她真的打算来，我们非常高兴。
35. In a room above the store, where a party _____, some workers were busily setting the table. (2006湖南卷)
A. was to be held B. has been held C. will be held D. is being held
【答案】A(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】根据句中的were busily setting the table可知，晚会还没有举行，由此可排除B和D; 比较A和C，A应佳，因为已经在摆桌子，说明晚会马上就要举行了，故用be to do sth结构更合适。