21. ―Would you like to join me for a quick lunch before class?
―______, but I promised
A. I’d like to B. I like it C. I don’t D. I will
【答案】A。
【考点】考查交际用语。
【解析】I’d like to, but…是一种委婉拒绝的典型表达。
22. ―What fruit is in season now?
―Grapes and peaches, ______. (2008全国I卷)
A. I know B. I think C. I see D. I feel
【答案】B。
【考点】考查交际用语。
【解析】I think在此表示推测。
23. The performance ______ nearly three hours, but few people left the theatre early. (2008全国I卷)
A. covered B. reached C. played D. lasted
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词用法辨析。
【解析】last的意思是“延续，持续，维持”，又如：I wish the friendship between the two countries would last for ever. 我希望两国间的友谊天长地久。The hot weather lasted until September. 炎热的天气一直持续到9月。 The war lasted (for) five years. 战争持续了5年。
24. Let’s learn to use the problem we are facing ______ a stepping-stone to future success. (2008全国I卷)
A. to B. for C. as D. by
【答案】C。
【考点】考查固定搭配。
【解析】本句意为：我们要学会利用目前面临的问题作为开启未来成功之门的钥匙。句中的we are facing为附加信息，如果将其去掉，则可看出此处考查的是use…as这一搭配，其意为“把……用作”，故答案选C。
25. The lawyer rarely wears anything other than jeans and a T-shirt ______ the season. (2008全国I卷)
A. whatever B. wherever C. whenever D. however
【答案】A。
【考点】考查让步状语从句。
【解析】whatever在此引导让步状语从句，相当于no matter what。注意，此题中的whatever the season为省略句，在句末省略了is。句意为：不管是什么季节，这位律师几乎总是穿牛仔裤和T恤。
26. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good ______. (2008全国I卷)
A. to be breathed B. to breathe C. breathing D. being breathed
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词。
【解析】按英语习惯，在easy, difficult, impossible, good, ready等少数形容词后接不定式时，尽管句子主语与其后不定式之间为被动关系，不定式习惯上仍用主动形式。如：Both these questions are easy to answer. 这两个问题都容易回答。 English grammar is not very difficult to learn. 英语语法不很难学。 Are these berries good to eat? 这种莓子能吃吗? The letters are ready to sign. 这些信可以签字了。
27. ―Have you known Dr. Jackson for a long time?
―Yes, since she ______ the Chinese Society. (2008全国I卷)
A. has joined B. joins C. had joined D. joined
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】since she join the Chinese Society为I have known Dr. Jackson since she join the Chinese Society之省略。连词since所搭配的时态通常是：主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时。
28. You’re driving too fast. Can you drive ______? (2008全国I卷)
A. more slowly a bit B. slowly a bit more
C. a bit more slowly D. slowly more a bit
【答案】C(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查修饰语的位置。
【解析】句意为：你的车开得太快了，你能慢一点吗？考生易受汉语影响，由“慢一点”想到选项B或D，而不知道其不符合英语表达习惯。因为，more放在slowly前构成比较级，程度副词a bit应放在more slowly之前起修饰作用。
29. The wet weather will continue tomorrow, when a cold front ______ to arrive. (2008全国I卷)
A. is expected B. is expecting C. expects D. will be expected
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词语态。
【解析】由于a cold front（冷锋）与expect之间为被动关系，故要用被动语态，故可排除B和C；expect的意思是“预计”，is expected to do sth意为“预计将要做某事”，本本身已含有将来意义，故不用将来时态。
30. ―Which of the two computer games did you prefer?
―Actually I didn’t like ______. (2008全国I卷)
A. both of them B. either of them C. none of them D. neither of them
【答案】B。
【考点】考查不定代词。
【解析】由于句中用了didn’t，所以不宜选C和D，因为这两个选项中的none和neither也表否定。再根据句中的actually（实际上）可知，选B最符合语境。
31. ―Have you got any idea for the summer vacation?
―I don’t mind where we go ______ there’s sun, sea and beach. (2008全国I卷)
A. as if B. as long as C. now that D. in order that
【答案】B。
【考点】考查连词用法。
【解析】比较四个选项：as if意为“好像”，as long as意为“只要”，now that意为“既然”，in order that意为“为了”。显然，只有填as long as意思最通顺。答句的意思是：只要有阳光、大海或沙滩，去哪里我都不介意。
32. The weather was ______ cold that I didn’t like to leave my room. (2008全国I卷)
A. really B. such C. too D. so
【答案】D。
【考点】考查so…that…句式。
【解析】so…that…为英语固定句式，其意为“如此……以至……”，又如：He was so young that you must excuse him. 他是那样年轻，你必须原谅他。 It was so dark that he couldn’t see the faces of his companions. 天是那样黑，他连同伴们的脸都看不清。
33. The English spoken in the
A. which B. what C. that D. the one
【答案】C。
【考点】考查代词用法。
【解析】that在此指代the English。句意为：美国人说的英语与英国人说的英语只是稍有不同。又如：The dialect in one town may he quite different from that of the next town. 一个城镇的方言可能与另一个城镇很不相同。
34. After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside. (2008全国I卷)
A. set out B. took over C. took up D. set up
【答案】C。
【考点】考查短语动词辨析。
【解析】take up 的意思比较多，在此它表示“接受(工作、挑战、建议、条件等)”。又如：He has taken up the bet. 他已接受打赌的条件。
35. ―Sorry, I made a mistake again.
―______. Practice more and you’ll succeed. (2008全国I卷)
A. Never mind B. Certainly not C. Not at all D. Don’t mention it
【答案】A(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查交际用语。
【解析】Never mind用于回答道歉，意为“没关系”，又如：A：I’m sorry I’ve spilt some tea on the table-cloth. 对不起，我把茶洒在桌布上了。B：Never mind, it will wash out. 没关系，洗得掉的。