21. The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that ________ people from all walks of life are working hard for ________ new
A. 不填; a B. 不填; the C. the; a D. the; the
【答案】A。
【考点】考查冠词的用法。
【解析】第一空不用冠词，因为此处的 people表示泛指，people from all walks of life的意思是“各行各业的人”；第二空填不定冠词，是因为Jiangsu（江苏）前面受到描绘性定语的修饰，a new Jiangsu的意思是“一个新的江苏”。
22. The doctor is skilled at treating heart trouble and never accepts any gift from his patients, so he has a very good ________. (2010江苏卷)
A. expectation B. reputation C. contribution D. civilization
【答案】B。
【考点】考查特定语境中名词的用法。
【解析】对于考查特定语境中词语用法的考题，最好的方法是代入翻译法，即将四个选项分别代入句中再翻译原句，哪个选项使原句最通顺，哪个选项就是最佳答案。四个选项的意思分别为：expectation意为“期待”“预期”，reputation意为“名声”“名誉”，contribution意为“贡献”“捐款”，civilization意为“文化”“文明”。显然，只有B最符合句子语境。又如：The book is well worthy of his reputation. 这本书完全配得上他的名声。
23. ―Why, Jack, you look so tired!
―Well, I ________ the house and I must finish the work tomorrow. (2010江苏卷)
A. was painting B. will be painting C. have painted D. have been painting
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态。
【解析】现在完成进行时表示从过去一直持续到现在的动作。在此题中，由于“一直在刷油漆”，所以才导致“看上去非常疲惫”，故选D最符合句意。
24. Thousands of foreigners were ________ to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened. (2010江苏卷)
A. attended B. attained C. attracted D. attached
【答案】C。
【考点】考查特定语境中动词的正确选用。
【解析】对于考查特定语境中词语用法的考题，最好的方法是代入翻译法，即将四个选项分别代入句中再翻译原句，哪个选项使原句最通顺，哪个选项就是最佳答案。四个选项的意思分别为：attend意为“参加”“出席”，attain意为“达到”“获得”，attract意为“吸引”，attach意为“连接”“使依属”。根据句意，选C最佳。注意不能选A，因为句子为被动语态，而attend表示“参加”时，必须以“参加”的人作主语；若用于被动语态，则要用被参加的活动等作主语。
25. ―I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month.
―Don’t worry. You ________ have it by Friday. (2010江苏卷)
A. could B. shall C. must D. may
【答案】B。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】shall用作情态动词可以表示“许诺”。又如：You shall have a car for your birthday. 你过生日将会得到一辆汽车。You shall have it back tomorrow. 你明天可以将它拿回。
26. The experiment has ________ the possibility of the existence of any life on that planet, but it does not mean there is no life on other planets. (2010江苏卷)
A. found out B. pointed out C. ruled out D. carried out
【答案】C。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】对于考查特定语境中词语用法的考题，最好的方法是代入翻译法，即将四个选项分别代入句中再翻译原句，哪个选项使原句最通顺，哪个选项就是最佳答案。四个选项的意思分别为：find out意为“发现”“查明”，point out意为“指出”，rule out意为“把…排除在外”“排除…的可能性”，carry out意为“执行”。 根据句意，选C最佳。又如：That possibility can’t be ruled out. 不能排除这种可能性。
27. ―Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?
―________. Ours is much stronger than theirs. (2010江苏卷)
A. Of course B. It depends C. Don’t mention it D. By no means
【答案】D。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据句中的Ours is much stronger than theirs（我们队要比他们的队强多了）可知，选D最佳。by no means的意思是“决不”“根本不”。又如：By no means should we lose confidence. 我们无论如何不能丧失信心。
28. The retired man donated most of his savings to the school damaged by the earthquake in Yushu, ________ the students to return to their classrooms. (2010江苏卷)
A. enabling B. having enabled C. to enable D. to have enabled
【答案】A(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】现在分词短语enabling the students …在此表示伴随情况或方式。又如：I offered them something to eat, thinking they might be hungry. 我给了他们一些东西吃，心想他们可能会饿。I phoned again, making sure I had the right number. 我再打了一次电话，肯定号码是对的。
29. So far we have done a lot to build a low-carbon economy, but it is ________ ideal. We have to work still harder. (2010江苏卷)
A. next to B. far from C. out of D. due to
【答案】B。
【考点】考查短语介词的用法。
【解析】对于考查特定语境中词语用法的考题，最好的方法是代入翻译法，即将四个选项分别代入句中再翻译原句，哪个选项使原句最通顺，哪个选项就是最佳答案。四个选项的意思分别为：next to意为“在……旁边”“仅次于”，far from意为“离……很远”“远非”，out of意为“在……外”“出于……”，due to意为“因为”“由于”。根据句意，只有B最佳。又如：The way you work is far from efficient. 你的工作方法一点也没有效率。This question is far from being settled. 这个问题远没解决。
30. ―Peter, where did you guys go for the summer vacation?
―We ________ busy with our work for months, so we went to the beach to relax ourselves. (2010江苏卷)
A. were B. have been C. had been D. will be
【答案】C。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】根据句意可知，“很忙”在“去海边放松”之前，而“去海边放松”用的是一般过去时went，所以“很忙”应用过去完成时had been。
31. ―I have tried very hard to find a solution to the problem, but in vain.
―Why not consult with Frank? You see, ________. (2010江苏卷)
A. great minds think alike
B. two heads are better than one
C. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
D. it’s better to think twice before doing something
【答案】B。
【考点】考查特定语境中谚语的正确选用。
【解析】四个选项均为谚语，A项的意思是“英雄所见略同”，B项的意思是“两人智慧胜一人”，C项的意思是“双鸟在林不如一鸟在手”，D项的意思是“最好是三思而后行”。根据句中的why not consult with Frank（为什么不与弗莱克商量一下呢）可知，选B最合适。
32. The newly built café, the walls of ________ are painted light green, is really a peaceful place for us, specially after hard work. (2010江苏卷)
A. that B. it C. what D. which
【答案】D。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】which引导非限制性定语从句，the walls of which在含义上相当于and the walls of it。又如：Light is the fast thing in the world, the speed of which is 300,000 kilometers per second. 世界上光的速度是最快的，其速度是每秒30万公里。
33. ―Is everyone here?
―Not yet. Look, there ________ the rest of our guests! (2010江苏卷)
A. come B. comes C. is coming D. are coming
【答案】A。
【考点】考查倒装句中时态的用法。
【解析】由于以here和there开头引出的倒装句不能用于进行时态，所以可以排除C和D；又因为句子主语the rest of our guest为复数，故选A。又如：There comes a time when dying seems preferable to staying alive. 有的时候觉得死了似乎比活着好。
34. George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he ________ more on its culture. (2010江苏卷)
A. focus B. focused C. would focus D. had focused
【答案】B。
【考点】考查虚拟语气的用法。
【解析】I’d rather后接从句时，从句谓语要用虚拟语气，即用一般过去时表示现在或将来，用过去完成时表示过去。又如：I’d rather Jack left on an earlier train. 我宁愿杰克乘前一班火车走。I’d rather he hadn’t told me about it. 我宁愿他没有告诉我这件事。
35. ―I prefer shutting myself in and listening to music all day on Sundays. (2010江苏卷)
―That’s ________ I don’t agree. You should have a more active life.
A. where B. how C. when D. what
【答案】A(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查名词性从句的用法。
【解析】where在此引出表语从句，表示“……的地方”。如：That’s where we differ. 这是我们的分歧所在。That’s where I first met her. 那就是我第一次遇见她的地方。That’s where she usually is at this time of day. 每天这时她通常都在那里。