1. ―Would you take this along to the office for me?
―_______ (2006浙江卷)
A. With pleasure. B. That’s right. C. Never mind. D. Don’t mention it.
【答案】A。
【考点】考查交际口语。
【解析】With pleasure的意思是“非常乐意”，主要用于回答请求。又如：May I borrow your car? 我可以借你的车吗? Yes, with pleasure. 当然可以。
2. We don’t keep winning games _______ we keep playing well. (2006浙江卷)
A. because B. unless C. when D. while
【答案】B。
【考点】考查状语从句。
【解析】比较四个选项，只有B填入空格意思最通顺。unless意为“除非”“如果不”，又如：I sleep with the window open unless it’s really cold. 我总是开着窗户睡觉，除非天气非常冷才关上窗户。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。
3. ―Don’t worry if you can’t come to _______ party.
― I’ll save _______ cake for you. (2006浙江卷)
A. the; some B. a; much C. the; any D. a; little
【答案】A。
【考点】考查冠词和代词用法。
【解析】第一空填定冠词，表特指; 根据前面的Don’t worry…可知第二空要填some。
4. _______ is our belief that improvements in health care will lead to a stronger, more prosperous economy. (2006浙江卷)
A. As B. That C. This D. It
【答案】D。
【考点】考查it用法。
【解析】it在此用作形式主语，其后的that从句为真正的主语。
5. When _______ different cultures, we often pay attention only to the differences without noticing the many similarities. (2006浙江卷)
A. compared B. being compared C. comparing D. having compared
【答案】C。
【考点】考查非谓语动词。
【解析】由于句子主语we与动词compare之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词的主动式。其中分词短语when comparing different cultures相当于时间状语从句when we compare different cultures。
6. This machine _______. It hasn’t worked for years. (2006浙江卷)
A. didn’t work B. wasn’t working C. doesn’t work D. isn’t working
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】此处讲的是机器目前的状况，故用一般现在时。此题所利用的干扰时态是其后的现在完成时。
7. The company had about 20 notebook computers but only one-third _______ used regularly. Now we have 60 working all day long. (2006浙江卷)
A. is B. are C. was D. were
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态和主谓一致的用法。
【解析】根据句中的had可知，句子是在谈论过去的情况，故可排除A和B；又因为“三分之一”指电脑，而“电脑”是可数词名词，故其后的谓语动词要用复数，即选D。
8. We’re trying to ring you back,
A. looked up B. took down C. worked out D. brought about
【答案】B。
【考点】考查短语动词辨析与用法。
【解析】take down有两个意思是：一是表示“写下，记下”。如：He took down everything the teacher said. 他把老师说的所有话都记了下来。I didn’t take down his phone number. 我没有记下他的电话号码。二是表示“拆下，拆掉”。如：The machine takes down easily. 这机器很容易拆。
9. _______ by keeping down costs will Power Data hold its advantage over other companies. (2006浙江卷)
A. Only B. Just C. Still D. Yet
【答案】A。
【考点】考查倒装句式。
【解析】当“only+状语”置于句首时，其后句子要用倒装语序，如：Only by shouting was he able to make himself heard. 他只有叫喊才能让别人听到他。Only in this way can our honour be saved. 只有这样，才能保住我们的荣誉。
10. Letterboxes are much more _______ in the
A. common B. normal C. ordinary D. usual
【答案】A(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查形容词辨析与用法。
【解析】common的意思是“普通的”“常见的”，符合句意。
11. I would like a job which pays more, but _______ I enjoy the work I’m doing at the moment. (2006浙江卷)
A. in other words B. on the other hand C. for one thing D. as a matter of fact
【答案】B。
【考点】考查介词用法。
【解析】比较：in other words意为“换句话说”; on the other hand意为“另一方面”; for one thing意为“首先”; as a matter of fact意为“事实上”。根据句意，选B意思最通顺。
12. Progress so far has been very good. _______, we are sure that the project will be completed on time. (2006浙江卷)
A. However B. Otherwise C. Therefore D. Besides
【答案】C。
【考点】考查副词用法。
【解析】前后为因果关系，故用therefore。
13. I was given three books on cooking, the first _______ I really enjoyed. (2006浙江卷)
A. of that B. of which C. that D. which
【答案】B。
【考点】考查定语从句。
【解析】the first of which相当于and the first of the three books，即指这三本书中的第一本。又如：I met the fruit-pickers, several of whom ever university students. 我碰到那些摘水果的人，其中有好几个是大学生。
14. If you can’t decide which of the two books to borrow, why don’t you take _______? I won’t read them this week. (2006浙江卷)
A. all B. any C. either D. both
【答案】D。
【考点】考查代词用法。
【解析】通读全句，只有填both句子意思最通顺。
15. We always keep _______ spare paper, in case we ran out. (2006浙江卷)
A. too much B. a number of C. plenty of D. a good many
【答案】C。
【考点】考查形容词用法。
【解析】由于spare paper不可数，所以不能用B或D来修饰。再根据句意，只有C才通顺。
16. My friend, who ______ on the International Olympic Committee all his life, is retiring next month. (2006浙江卷)
A. served B. is serving C. had served D. has served
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】由于是下个月将要退休，说明现在还在职，据此可排除A和C; 再根据句中的all his life可知要用现在完成时。
17. ― If you like I can do some shopping for you.
― That’s a very kind _______. (2006浙江卷)
A. offer B. service C. point D. suggestion
【答案】A。
【考点】考查名词辨析与用法。
【解析】offer指主动提出的帮助，根据上文的If you like I can do some shopping for you可推知答案。
18. It remains _______ whether Jim’ll be fit enough to play in the finals. (2006浙江卷)
A. seen B. to be seen C. seeing D. to see
【答案】B。
【考点】考查。
【解析】
19. ― Could I have a word with you, mum?
― Oh dear, if you _______. (2006浙江卷)
A. can B. must C. may D. should
【答案】B。
【考点】考查情态动词用法。
【解析】must在此表示坚持或固执，if you must的意思是“如果你一定要说的话，你就说吧”。
20. ― What should I do first?
― The instructions _______ that you should mix flour with water carefully first. (2006浙江卷)
A. go B. tell C. write D. say
【答案】D(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查动词辨析与用法。
【解析】say的以下值得注意：一是表示“写道”“报道”，如：The book says nothing about the affair. 书上对这件事什么也没有谈。二是表示“显示”“指示”，如：My watch says twenty past eight. 我的表是八点二十分。