Section I Structure and Vocabulary
Directions:
Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A], [B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence and put your choice in the ANSWER SHEET (20 points)
1. As scheduled, the communications satellite went into ________ round the earth.
[A] circle [B] orbit [C] path [D] course
2. I don’t want to lend any more money to him; he’s already in debt ________ me.
[A] to [B] for [C] of [D] with
3. ________ to speak when the audience interrupted him.
[A] Hardly had he begun [B] No sooner had he begun
[C] Not until he began [D] Scarcely did he begin
4. Jean Wagner’s most enduring contribution to the study of Afro-American poetry is his insistence that it ____ in a religious, as well as worldly, frame of reference.
[A]is to be analyzed [B]has been analyzed
[C]be analyzed [D]should have been analyzed
5. Humble ____ it may be, there’s no place like home, where he may go.
[A]although [B]as [C]how [D]which
6. Although he thought he was helping us prepare the dinner, he was actually ________ the way.
[A] in [B] by [C] off [D] on
7. Although the false banknotes fooled many people, they did not close examination.
[A] put up [B] keep up [C] stand up to [D] look up to
8. Anna was reading a piece of science fiction, completely ________ to the outside world.
[A] being lost [B] having lost [C] losing [D] lost
9. Our modern civilization must not be thought of as ________ in a short period of time.
[A] being created [B] to have been created
[C] having been created [D] to be created
10. The students expected there ________ more reviewing classes before the final exam.
[A] is [B] being [C] have been [D] to be
11. The patient has been ________ of the safety of the operation.
[A] assured [B] guaranteed [C] entrusted [D] /confirm/ied
12. Will you ________ this passage to see if there is any misprint?
[A] look up [B] go over [C] dwell on [D] work out
13. The album is as it was the only one ever signed by the President.
[A] unusual [B] unique [C] rare [D] singular
14. Prof. Ward hardly ever went to the theater.
[A] neither the cinema nor [B] neither the cinema or
[C] either the cinema or [D] either the cinema nor
15. The bank is reported ________ in the local newspaper in broad daylight yesterday.
[A] to be robbed [B] robbed
[C] to have been robbed [D] having been robbed
16. Talk to anyone in the drug industry, you’ll soon discover that the science of genetics is the biggest thing to hit drug research since penicillin was discovered.
[A] or [B] so [C] for [D] and
17. Had Paul received six more votes in the last election, he ________ our chairman now.
[A] must have been [B] would have been [C] were [D] would be
18. Stressful environments lead to unhealthy behaviors such as poor eating habits, which ________ increase the risk of heart disease.
[A] in turn [B] in return [C] by chance [D] by turns
19. The tourist is prevented from entering a country if he does not have ________ passport.
[A] an operative [B] a valid [C] an efficient [D] an effective
20. The project requires more labor than ________.
[A] has been put in [B] have been put in [C] being put in [D] to be put in
参考答案:
1-5 BAACB 6-10 ACDCD
11-15 ABBCC 16-20 DDABA
1. B 考查名词辨析。
2. A 考查介词搭配。短语in debt和介词to构成搭配,表示“欠……债”。句子译文:我不想再借钱给他;他已经欠我的债了。
3. A 考查hardly…when结构的倒装形式。
4. 正确答案为C项。本题考查名词insistence的用法。按照该词的要求,其后的同位语从句谓语动词使用should+原形,should可以省略。在本句中,动词analyze和主语it(指Afro-American poetry)是被动关系,所以使用被动语态。句子译文:“让·瓦格纳对美国黑人诗歌研究最长远的贡献是,他坚决主张既要用世俗的观点又要用宗教的观点分析美国黑人诗歌。”
5. 正确答案为B项。本题考查as引导的让步状语从句的倒装形式。规则为:从句结尾的词置于句首。句子译文:“尽管家很简陋,但无论他走到哪里,也找不到像家这样的地方。”
6. 正确答案为A项。考查介词词组。词组in the way表示“妨碍”;by the way表示“顺便说一声”;off the way表示“离开道路”;on the way表示“在路上”。根据语境,此处应选择in the way。句子译文:尽管他认为他在帮我们做饭,实际上他碍手碍脚。
7. 正确答案为C项。考查副词短语。短语put up表示“举起”、“建造”等;keep up表示“继续”、“坚持”;stand up to表示“经得起,顶得住”、“勇敢地面对”;look up to表示“尊敬”。句子译文:尽管假钞蒙蔽了许多人,但它们却经不起仔细检查。
8. 正确答案为D项。由过去分词转化而成的形容词lost和介词to搭配,表示“对……没有感觉的”。在lost之前也可以加being,但是要注意语序,应表达为being completely lost。句子译文:“安娜在读一本科幻小说,完全忽略了外面的世界。”
9. 正确答案为C项。
10. 正确答案为D项。动词expect之后接不定式作宾语补足语,当然也可以接宾语从句。本句既可以说The students expected there to be more reviewing classes before the final exam.,也可以说The students expected there would be more reviewing classes before the final exam.句子译文:“学生们希望在期末考试前有更多的复习课。”
11. 正确答案为A项。考查动词辨析。
12. 正确答案为B项。考查副词短语。短语look up表示“查阅”;go over表示“仔细查看,检查”、“复习”;dwell on表示“详述”、“老是想着”;work out表示“制定出”、“解决”。译文:你可以把这篇文章检查一遍,看是否有打印错误吗?
13. 正确答案为B项。考查形容词辨析。形容词unusual表示“异乎寻常的”;unique表示“独一无二的”;rare表示“稀有的,罕见的”;singular表示“奇特的”。根据题干后半部分的提示,强调唯一性,应选unique。句子译文:这本相册与众不同,因为它是唯一总统曾签过名的相册。
14. 正确答案为C项。本题考查either…or…,A项的neither…nor…虽然本身是正确的,但是与题意不符。句子译文:沃德教授几乎从未去过电影院和剧场。
15. 正确答案为C项。本题考查不定式作主语的补足语,而且表示动作已经发生,应使用不定式的完成时。句子译文:“据当地报纸报道,昨天在光天化日之下该银行遭到抢劫。”
16. 正确答案为D项。祈使句表示条件,然后由and引出结果。句子译文:如果和医药行业的任何人交谈,你很快就会发现,基因科学是自青霉素发明以来对医药研究影响最大的东西。
17. 正确答案为D项。
18. 正确答案为A项。
19. 正确答案为B项。形容词operative表示“操作的,起作用的”;valid表示“有法律效力的”,如a valid contract具有法律效力的合同,a valid air ticket有效机票;efficient表示“有效率的”;effective表示“有效果的”。句子译文:如果没有有效的护照,游客就不能进入一个国家。
20. 正确答案为A项。



