11. The old
A. where B. which C. its D. whose
【答案】D。
【考点】考查定语从句的用法。
【解析】考查关系词的用法与辨析。由于空格后有名词roof，说明空格处只能填关系代词，不能填关系副词，故可排除A；而its不是关系代词，故可排除C；至于which和whose，它们都是关系代词，且都可以用作定语，但which用作定语时，其义与指示代词相似，而whose用作定语时，其义与物主代词相似。根据句意，由于temple与roof之间为所有关系，故答案应选whose。又如：They came to a little stream, whose banks (=and its banks) were lined with tall trees. 他们来到一条小溪旁，两岸都是高高的树子。
12. The cost of renting a house in central
A. that B. this C. it D. one
【答案】A。
【考点】考查替代词的用法。
【解析】考查替代词的用法。that 在此用于替代前面出现过的 the cost。又如：A grandparent’s job is easier than that of a parent. 祖父母的任务比父母的任务要轻松一些。
13. ―What’s the noise? It sounds as if it comes from upstairs.
―_______. It must be the window-cleaner working, next door. (2010陕西卷)
A. I’m not sure B. I hope not C. I’d rather not D. I don’t think so
【答案】D。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据对话内容可知，对于传来的声音，一个认为是从楼上传来的，另一个认为是隔壁擦窗户的人传出的声音，这说明两人的看法不一致，所以选D最符合语境。
14. You look well. The air and the sea foods in Sanya must ________ you, I suppose. (2010陕西卷)
A. agree with B. agree to C. agree on D. agree about
【答案】A。
【考点】考查短语动词的用法。
【解析】agree with表示“(食物、天气、工作等)对……适宜”，agree to表示同意或接受某事，agree on 主要指双方通过协商而取得一致意见或达成协议，agree about主要表示就某事意见一致。根据句意，显然只有A最合适。又如：The food does not agree with me. 这食物对我不适合。Hard work does not agree with him. 艰苦的工作对他不适宜。
15. If we ________ the other road, we might have arrived here in time for the meeting. (2010陕西卷)
A. take B. had taken C. took D. have taken
【答案】B。
【考点】考查虚拟语气的用法。
【解析】根据句意和主句谓语might have arrived可知，此题考查与过去情况相反的虚拟语气，故条件从句要用过去完成时。又如：It wouldn’t have been necessary to change at Leeds if we had caught the earlier train。假如我们赶上早班火车，就不必在利兹换车了。
16. ________ from the top of the tower, the south foot of the mountain is a sea of trees. (2010陕西卷)
A. Seen B. Seeing C. Have seen D. To see
【答案】A。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】由于see与the south foot之间为被动关系，故要选过去分词seen。又如：Seen in this light, the matter is not as serious as people generally suppose. 如从这个角度看，问题并不像人们一般料想的那样严重。
17. John opened the door. There ________ he had never seen before. (2010陕西卷)
A. a girl did stand B. a girl stood C. did a girl stand D. stood a girl
【答案】D。
【考点】考查倒状句的用法。
【解析】考查以there开头引出的完全倒装句。其正常词序为A girl he had never seen before stood there，为避免头轻脚重，使用了倒装语序。又如：There sat our dog Billy. 我们的狗比利坐在那儿。
18. It never occurred to me ________ you could succeed in persuading him to change his mind. (2010陕西卷)
A. which B. what C. that D. if
【答案】C(http://ask.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查名词性从句的用法。
【解析】that引导主语从句，句首的it为形式主语。其基本句型为it occurs to sb that…。又如：It never occurred to me that perhaps he was lying. 我从没想到过他可能是在说谎。
19. His first book ________ next month is based on a true story. (2010陕西卷)
A. published B. to be published C. to publish D. being published
【答案】B。
【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。
【解析】根据句中的next month可知，此书还没有出版，也就是说该书的出版属于“将来”的事情，故要用不定式（表示将来），由此可排除A和D；又因为book与publish之间为被动关系，故要用不定式的被动式，即选B。
20. John thinks it won’t be long ________ he is ready for his new job. (2010陕西卷)
A. when B. after C. before D. since
【答案】C。
【考点】考查状语从句的用法。
【解析】it isn’t [wasn’t, won’t be] long before…是英语中一个常用句型，其意为“在……之前不久”，其中的before引导时间状语从句。又如：It won’t be long before you graduate. 不久你就要毕业了。
21. I have to see the doctor because I ________ a lot lately. (2010陕西卷)
A. have been coughing B. had coughed
C. coughed D. cough
【答案】A。
【考点】考查动词时态的用法。
【解析】根据句中“不得不要去看医生”这一信息可知，“咳嗽”这一现象现在还在持续，由此可排除B和C；比较A和D，显然用现在完成进行时才能更好地表示从过去一直持续到现在的情况，故选A。
22. Studies show that people are more ________ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours. (2010陕西卷)
A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure
【答案】A。
【考点】考查特定语境中形容词的用法与搭配。
【解析】从句意上看，A、B和C均可，因为它们都有“可能”的意思，均与句子语境相符。但是，从搭配上看，只有sb is likely to do sth是合习惯的，而sb is possible (probable) to do sth均不合英语习惯。
23. ―May I take this book out of the reading room?
―No, you ________. You read it in here. (2010陕西卷)
A. mightn’t B. won’t C. needn’t D. mustn’t
【答案】D。
【考点】考查情态动词的用法。
【解析】对于 May I…开头的一般疑问句，其否定回答通常是No, you can’t（不，你不能）或No, you mustn’t（不，你不准）等，这样才能使语气通顺。
24. It is reported that many a new house ________ at present in the disaster area. (2010陕西卷)
A. are being built B. were being built C. was being built D. is being built
【答案】D。
【考点】综合考查主谓一致与动词时态的用法。
【解析】根据句中的it is的时态以及at present（目前）这一时间状语可知，空格处应填现在进行时，而不能填过去进行时，故可排除B和C；又因为“many a+单数名词”虽然表示复数意义，但用作主语时，谓语动词习惯上要用单数（即遵循形式一致的原则）。又如：Many a young man has tried and failed. 很多年轻人都试过，而且失败了。
25. ―What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?
―________. But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match. (2010陕西卷)
A. Have a nice time. B. Pardon me C. That’s great D. You are right
【答案】C(http://www.yygrammar.com/)。
【考点】考查交际口语的用法。
【解析】根据空格后的But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match（但我们要在6点种以前回来看足球赛）可知，说话者是有条件的同意，比较四个选项，选C最合适。