21. ―Do you enjoy your present job?
―________. I just do it for a living. (2010江西卷)
A. Of course B. Not really C. Not likely D. Not a little
【答案】B。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据空格后的I just do it for a living（我做这工作只是为了谋生）可知，说话者并不十分喜欢这项工作，故选B。比较：Of course意为“当然”，Not really意为“非不十分”，Not likely意为“不太可能”，Not a little意为“不是一点点”“非常”。又如：“Are you busy now?” “Oh, not really. Why?”“你现在忙吗？”“哦，不怎么忙, 有什么事？”
22. ― Our holiday cost a lot of money.
― Did it? Well, that doesn’t matter ________ you enjoyed yourselves. (2010江西卷)
A. as long as B. unless C. as soon as D. though
【答案】A。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】根据语境，只有填as long as（只要）意思最通顺。句意为：“我们的假期花了很多钱。”“是吗？嗯，只要你们玩得开心, 花多少钱不重要。”又如：You’re welcome to stay with us as long as you share the expenses. 欢迎你和我们同住，只要你分担费用。
23. I have told you the truth. ________ I keep repeating it? (2010江西卷)
A. Must B. Can C. May D. Will
【答案】A。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】比较四个选项，只有选A意思最通顺。Must在此表示“一定”“非要”。句意为：我已经告诉了你事实，一定要我一再重复吗？
24. The lady welled around the shops, ________ an eye out for bargains. (2010江西卷)
A. keep B. kept C. keeping D. to keep
【答案】C。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】现在分词短语keeping an eye…在此用作状语，表示伴随。又如：Bend your knees, keeping your back straight. 膝盖弯曲，背部挺直。
25. Parents ________ much importance to education. They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift. (2010江西卷)
A. attach B. pay C. link D. apply
【答案】A。
【考点】考查特定语境中动词的用法与搭配。
【解析】从搭配上看，四个词均可与介词to搭配，但意思不同：attach…to…意为“认为……有（重要性等）”，pay…to…意为“付……给……”，link…to…意为“把……与……联系在一起”，apply…to…意为“把……运用到……”。又如：The tourist attached labels to all his bags. 旅游者把他的行李都贴上标签。They attached a stipulation to the contract. 他们在合同上附加了一个条款。We should attach primary importance to the development of economy. 我们要把发展经济的工作放在第一位。
26. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams. (2010江西卷)
A. keep up with B. put up with C. end up with D. catch up with
【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：keep up with意为“跟上”，put up with意为“容忍”“忍受”，end up with意为“以……结束（告终）”，catch up with意为“赶上”。根据句意，只有C最合适。句意为：睡前闻下这些花，你会进入甜美的梦乡。
27. Swimming is my favorite sport. There is ________ like swimming as a means of keeping fit. (2010江西卷)
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything
【答案】C。
【考点】考查不定代词在固定搭配中的用法。
【解析】nothing like是固定短语，意为“没有什么……更好”，又如：There’s nothing like a cup of tea when you are thirsty. 你口渴时，没有比喝上一杯茶更好的了。
28. Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life ________ and more ________ have reduced the need for face-to-face conversations. (2010江西卷)
A. easily; efficient B. easy, efficient C. easy; efficiently D. easily; efficiently
【答案】B(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查特定语境中形容词和副词的用法。
【解析】由于两个空格均是有作现在分词making的宾语补足语，故要用形容词，不能用副词，故只能选B。其余三项均出现了副词easily或efficiently。
29. We give dogs time, space and love we can spare, and ________, dogs give us their all. (2010江西卷)
A. in all B. in fact C. in short D. in return
【答案】D。
【考点】考查固定短语的用法。
【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：in all意为“一共”，in fact意为“事实上”，in short意为“简言之”，in return意为“作为回报”。根据句意，只有D最适合。句意为：我们把多余的时间、空间和爱给予我们的狗，但作为回报，狗却给予了我们它们的全部。如：I wish I could do something for you in return. 我希望我能做点什么回报你。
30. Mother wanted to be a good provider, a role she ________ since her marriage to Father. (2010江西卷)
A. shoulders B. shouldered C. is shouldering D. has been shouldering
【答案】D。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】根据空格后的since可知，此处谈论的是从过去一直持续到现在的情况，故用现在完成进行时最合适。句意为：母亲想成为一个好的家庭供养人。自从她嫁给父亲以后，她就一直在承担着这个角色。
31. The girl arranged to have piano lessons at the training centre with her sister, ________ she would stay for an hour. (2010江西卷)
A. where B. who C. which D. what
【答案】A。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】where在此引导定语从句，用以修饰先行词the training centre。where在此相当于and there。句意为：那个女孩和她姐姐约好在训练中心上钢琴课，在那里她要逗留一个小时。
32. There were many talented actors out there just waiting ________. (2010江西卷)
A. to discover B. to be discovered C. discovered D. being discovered
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】由于动词wait后习惯上接不定式，故可排除C和D；另外，根据句意可知，actors与discover之间为被动关系，即“等着被发现”，故选不定式的被动式。
33. Not until he left his home ________ to know how important the family was for him. (2010江西卷)
A. did he begin B. had he begun C. he began D. he had began
【答案】A。
【考点】考查倒装句的用法。
【解析】not until…置于句首时，其后的主语要用倒装语序，故可排除C和D；另外，根据动作的先后关系，“离开家”与“开始知道”差不多是同时的，或者说“离开家”要先于“开始知道”，故“开始知道”不能用过去完成时，或者，即使要用过去完成时，也是在until从句使用过去完成时，如：Not until I (had) read your letter did I understand the true state of affairs. 直到我看过你的信，我才了解事实真相。
34. Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ________ name, not case number. (2010江西卷)
A. of B. as C. by D. with
【答案】C。
【考点】考查介词的用法与搭配。
【解析】由于name和case number既没有用复数形式，也没有带冠词，这说明它们与介词构成一种固定搭配，而在四个选项中能用于这类固定搭配的介词只有by。又如：Although she didn’t mention me by name, I know her remarks were intended for my benefit. 虽然她没提到我的名字，但我明白她的话是为我好。
35. Last year the number of students who graduated with a driving licence reached 200,000, a(n) ________ of 40,000 per year. (2010江西卷)
A. average B. number C. amount D. quantity
【答案】A(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查特定语境中名词用法。
【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：average表示“平均”，number表示“数目”，amount表示“数量”，quantity表示“数量”。比较四个选项，只有A最符合句意，an average of…的意思是“平均”。句意为：去年，毕业时就拥有驾照的学生人数达到20万，平均每年4万人。又如：It’s said that the paper receive an average of nearly 100 articles a day. 据说这个报社平均每天要收到百来篇来稿。