21. Try on this red skirt; you will look great ________ it. (2009重庆卷)
A. on B. by C. in D. for
【答案】C。
【考点】考查介词的用法。
【解析】in在此表示“穿着”。又如：I've never seen you in a suit before. 以前我从没看过你穿西装。
22. Over the past 20 years, the Internet helped change our world in ________ way or another for the better. (2009重庆卷)
A. any B. one C. every D. either
【答案】B。
【考点】考查代词的用法。
【解析】(in) one way or another是英语中的惯用表达，其意为“不是这样就是那样”“总有办法”。又如：We must finish the job this week (in) one way or another. 我们无论如何必须在本周做完这项工作。
23. She stared at the painting, wondering where she ________ it. (2009重庆卷)
A. saw B. has seen C. sees D. had seen
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】因动词see所表示的动先于stare和wonder之前，所以它要用过去完成时。答案D。句意为：她盯着那幅画，琢磨着在哪看过这幅画。
24. ―You are confident about the job interview, aren’t you?
―________. I’m well prepared and feel I’ve got everything they need. (2009重庆卷)
A. Sure, I am B. It’s hard to say C. I hope so D. Well, maybe
【答案】A。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据空格后的I’m well prepared and feel I’ve got everything they need（我准备得很好，感觉他们需要的所有东西我都具备）可知，说话者已经成竹在胸，所以应选A。
25. Michael’s new house is like a huge palace, ________ with his old one. (2009重庆卷)
A. comparing B. compares C. to compare D. compared
【答案】D。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】因house与compare之间为被动关系，故要用过去分词。但事实上，compared with可视为一种固定搭配，意思是“与……相比”。句意为：与他的老房子相比，迈克尔的新房就像一座巨大的宫殿。又如：Compared with him, I’m just a beginner. 和他相比，我只是一个初学者。Compared with many women, she was very fortunate. 和许多女人相比，她算是很幸运的了。
26. Washing machines made by
A. a; the B. /; a C. /; the D. the; a
【答案】B。
【考点】考查冠词的用法。
【解析】由于attention为不可数名词，且在句中并未特指，故第一空既不能填不定冠词，也不能填定冠词；第二空填不定冠词，表示非特指的属性。
27. Peter was so excited ________ he received an invitation from his friend to visit
A. where B. that C. why D. when
【答案】D。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】根据句意，答案应选when，句意为：当彼得收到朋友邀请他去参观重庆时，他非常激动。注意不要受so…that…句式的影响而误选that，因为he received an invitation from his friend to visit Chongqing并不是so excited的结果。
28. ―I’ve got to go now.
―Must you? I ________ you could stay for dinner with us. (2009重庆卷)
A. think B. thought C. have thought D. am thinking
【答案】B(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】既然现在对方提出要走了，所以，以为对方要留下来吃晚饭的想法肯定就是过去想法，故用一般过去时。I thought…在这类句型中通常译为“我原以为……”“我还以为……”。又如：I thought you’d be like your sister, but you’re quite different. 我本以为你会像你姐姐，但是你们俩完全不一样。
29. With the world changing fast, we have something new ________ with all by ourselves every day. (2009重庆卷)
A. deal B. dealt C. to deal D. dealing
【答案】C。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】此题考查have sth to do句式的用法，其意为“有……要……”。句意为：随着世界的快速变化，我们每天都要独自处理一些新的事情。
30. Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future ________ to the well-educated. (2009重庆卷)
A. belongs B. is belonged C. is belonging D. will be belonged
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词时态和语态的用法。
【解析】belong为不及物动词，常与介词to连用，不用于进行时或被动语态，据此可排除选项B、C、D。句意为：威廉斯教授总是告诫他的学生：未来属于受过良好教育的人。又如：He waltzes in and out as if the house belongs to him. 他大摇大摆地出来进去，好像这所房子是他的一样。
31. We should consider the students’ request ________ the school library provide more books on popular science. (2009重庆卷)
A. that B. when C. which D. where
【答案】A。
【考点】考查同位语从句的用法。
【解析】A。that在此引导同位语从句，修饰名词request。根据英语语法，名词request后接同位语从句时，从句谓语通常要用“（should+）动词原形”这样的虚拟语气，所以从句谓语用的是provide (实为should provide之省略)，而没有用provides。句意为：我们应该考虑一下学生关于校图书馆要提供更多通俗科普图书的要求。
32. ―Hi, Tom. Any idea where Jane is?
―She ________ in the classroom. I saw her there just now. (2009重庆卷)
A. shall be B. should have been C. must be D. might have been
【答案】C。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】根据答语说的“我刚才见到她在那儿”可推知，她“一定”还在那儿。用must be表示肯定的推测，其意为“一定”。shall用于第三人称表示命令、警告或征询对方意见；而B和D均是对过去情况作推测：should have been表示原本应该做某事而实际上没有做；might have been表示对过去可能已经发生的情况。
33. Unsatisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience. (2009重庆卷)
A. though was he B. though he was C. he was though D. was he though
【答案】B。
【考点】考查让步状语从句的倒装用法。
【解析】考查由though引出的让步倒装句式。又如：Strange though it may seem，he arrived early. 尽管看来很奇怪，他却到得很早。Exhausted though she was，there was no hope of her being able to sleep. 尽管她很疲乏，她却没有睡着的希望。Hard though they tried, they couldn't make her change her mind. 尽管他们做了很大努力，却没法让她改变主意。
34. Life is like a long race ________ we compete with others to go beyond ourselves. (2009重庆卷)
A. why B. what C. that D. where
【答案】D。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】由于定语从句we compete with others to go beyond ourselves的句子结构是完整的，不缺主语或宾语，所以不能选C；why引导定语从句，其先行词只能是the reason，而不用于其他场合，故不能选；what不是关系词，不能用于引导定语从句，故也可排除；where在此引导定语从句，修饰名词race，相当于in which。句意为：人生就像一场长途赛跑，在赛跑中我们为了超越自我而与别人竞争。
35. ―Ken, ________, but your TV is going too loud.
―Oh, I’m sorry. I’ll turn it down right now. (2009重庆卷)
A. I’d like to talk with you B. I’m really tired of this
C. I hate to say this D. I need your help
【答案】C(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】口语中说I hate to say [admit, tell, etc]…是一种委婉表达，意思是“我真不愿说(承认、告诉等)……”。又如：I hate to say it, but you are mistaken. 我很不愿这样说，但你的确错了。I hate to tell you this, but I’ve damaged your car. 我真不想告诉你，我把你的汽车弄坏了。I hate to tell you this, but tomorrow’s your last day. 我很抱歉地通知你，明天是你的最后一天了。