21. ―Bruce, I really appreciate your handwriting.
―________. (2009福建卷)
A. I practice every day B. Thank you very much
C. No, I don’t think so D. Well, it’s not good enough
【答案】B。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】按英语习惯，英美人通常用“感谢”回答别人的称赞。又如：
A：You speak very good English. 你英语说得真好。
B：Thank you. 谢谢。
22. ―Why does the
―Because large quantities of water ________. (2009福建卷)
A. have polluted B. is being polluted C. has been polluted D. have been polluted
【答案】B。
【考点】考查主谓一致的用法。
【解析】根据英语语法，a great (large, small) quantity of…后主要接不可数名词，但有时也接复数名词；这类结构用作主语时，其谓语的数原则上与其中的名词的数保持一致。但是，若该结构变成(large) quantities of…这样的形式，则当它用作主语时，其谓语动词一律用复数(与其中名词的数无关)，如：Quantities of books were on the desk. 在桌上有很多很多书。Huge quantities of oil were spilling into the sea. 大量的石油渗到海里。由此可排除选项C和D；再根据water与pollute之间的被动关系，可排除A。
23. ―How amazing it is that astronauts are exploring outer space!
―It’s a challenge, I guess, ________man against nature. (2009福建卷)
A. of B. for C. by D. about
【答案】A。
【考点】考查介词的用法。
【解析】A。句中的I guess 为插入语，若撇开它不看，句子则为：It’s a challenge ________man against nature. 此时可明显看出填介词of，句意为：这是人类征服自然的挑战。注意，若表示“对……的挑战”，则后接介词to，如：It was a direct challenge to the president’s authority. 这是对总统权威的直接挑战。
24. It’s helpful to put children in a situation ________ they can see themselves differently. (2009福建卷)
A. that B. when C. which D. where
【答案】D。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】由于定语从句they can see themselves differently的主语和宾语是完整的，所以不能选A和C；when指时间，用于修饰表地点的先行词a situation也不行，故也不能选。
25. For a moment nothing happened ,Then ________ all shouting together. (2009福建卷)
A. voices had come B. came voices C. voices would come D. did voices come
【答案】B。
【考点】考查倒装句的用法。
【解析】考查由then引出的倒装句。又如：Then came a new difficulty. 这时又产生了一个新的困难。He was quiet at first, then came to life with a joke and laughter.他开始沉默寡言，但后来讲了个笑话随之大笑，便活跃了起来。
26. ―Your mum is very kind.
―Yeah, My mum is pretty considerate, you know what ________, she always arranges everything around me. (2009福建卷)
A. she means B. you mean C. I mean D. we mean
【答案】C。
【考点】考查代词的用法。
【解析】根据句子语境，只有填C最通顺。You know what I mean的意思是“你知道我的意思”。句意为：“你妈妈真好。”“是的，我妈妈考虑得太周到了。你知道我是什么意思，她总是把我身边的每件事情都安排了。”
27. We are at your service. Don’t ________ to turn to us if you have any further problems. (2009福建卷)
A. beg B. hesitate C. desire D. seek
【答案】B。
【考点】考查特定语境中动词的用法。
【解析】Don’t hesitate to do sth为口语惯用语，用于鼓励某人，其意为“做某事不要犹豫”。如：Don’t hesitate to tell us if you have a problem. 你有问题就直截了当地告诉我们。If you ever need anything, please don’t hesitate to contact me. 你若需要什么东西，请直接与我联系。
28. The Somali robbers’ frequent attacks on the sea urged the United Nations to ________ all nations to take immediate action. (2009福建卷)
A. fight for B. apply for C. call on D. wait on
【答案】C(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】fight for意为“为……战斗”；apply for意为“申请，请求”；call on意为“号召，呼吁，要求”；wait on意为“服侍，招待，拜访”。句意为：索马里海盗在海上频繁进行袭击，使得联合国呼吁各个国家立即采取行动。
29. The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ________When the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April, 2009. (2009福建卷)
A. delay B. effort C. schedule D. consideration
【答案】A。
【考点】考查特定语境中名词的用法。
【解析】根据句意可知答案。without any delay的本意是“没有耽误”，可译为“马上”“立即”。又如：The police arrived without any delay. 警察马上就赶到了。其他几个词的意思是：effort意为“努力”，schedule意为“时间表”，consideration意为“考虑，体谅；关心”。
30. It seems that living green is ________easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference. (2009福建卷)
A. exactly B. fortunately C. surprisingly D. hardly
【答案】C。
【考点】考查特定语境中副词的用法。
【解析】exactly意为“准确地”；fortunately意为“幸运地”；surprisingly意为“惊讶地，出乎意料地”；hardly意为“几乎不”。句中living green的意思是“绿色生活”“环保生活”。句子大意为：过绿色生活似首很容易并且花钱不多，很小的行动就能带来很大的不同。选C。
31. According to the literary review, Shakespeare ________ his characters live through their language in his plays. (2009福建卷)
A. will make B. had made C. was making D. makes
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】由于莎士比亚属于历史名人，要描述他当时的情况，可用一般现在时或一般过去时。由于选项中没有一般过去时，所以选一般现在时。句意为：据文学评论所说，莎士比亚通过戏剧中的语言让他的人物角色栩栩如生。句中引用文学评论，因此用一般现在时。又如：According to the Bible, God created man in his image. 据《圣经》所叙，上帝按自己的形象创造了人。
32. ________not to miss the flight at 15:20, the manager set out for the airport in a hurry. (2009福建卷)
A. Reminding B. Reminded C. To remind D. Having reminded
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】B。具体说来，此题考查的是remind sb not to do sth（提醒某人不要做某事），因句子主语the manager与remind之间为被动关系，所以remind要用过去分词，即选B。为便于理解，此题可改写为：As the manager was reminded not to miss the flight at 15:20, he set out for the airport in a hurry.
33. She had just finished her homework ________ her mother asked her to practice playing the piano yesterday. (2009福建卷)
A. when B. while C. after D. since
【答案】A。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】A。when在此表示“一……就”“刚……就”，主要用于主句谓语为过去完成时，且连用副词just（刚刚）的句式中。句意为：昨天她一做完家庭作业，她妈妈就叫她练习弹钢琴。又如：I had just poured myself a glass of beer when the phone rang. 我刚刚给自己倒了一杯啤酒，电话铃就响了。
34. In April, 2009, President Hu inspected the warships in
A. marking B. marked C. having marked D. being marked
【答案】A。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】mark的意思是“标志”，由于其后带有宾语，所以不可能用过去分词或现在分词的被动形式，故可排除B和D；再从动词的先后顺序来看，应该是先有inspect，后才有mark，所以选A不选C。
35. But for the help of my English teacher, I ________ the first prize in the English Writing Competition. (2009福建卷)
A. would not win B. would not have won C. would win D. would have won
【答案】B(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查虚拟语气的用法。
【解析】but for的意思是“要不是……”“若不是……”，通常要与虚拟语气连用。如：But for the atmosphere plants would die. 如果没有大气，植物就会死亡。But for your advice I would have failed. 假若没有你的劝告，我想必已失败了。