31. To the great ________ of the citizens, no one else was infected with H1N1 except the 12 confirmed cases.

　　A. relaxation B. disappointment

　　C. relief D. surprise

　　[解析]to the great disappointment of sb.令某人大為失望的是;to the great relief of sb.令某人大為寬慰的是;to the great surprise of sb.令某人大為吃驚的是;無 to the great relaxation 的搭配。由句意可知，此處表示“令市民大為寬慰的是”，故C項正確。

　　[答案]C

　　32. To their disappointment, Dr Wang gave a speech about the economy without even a passing ________ to the problem of unemployment.

　　A.connection B.appointment

　　C.reference D.exploration

　　[解析]reference 提及，參考。句意：使他們失望的是，王博士做了關于經(jīng)濟的演講卻對失業(yè)問題只字未提。connection 聯(lián)系;appointment 約會;exploration 探索。

　　[答案]C

　　33.We should bear in mind that social development and balance of nature should go in ________.

　　A.company B.sympathy

　　C.association D.harmony

　　[解析]in harmony 和諧地。句意：我們應牢記社會的發(fā)展應該和大自然的平衡和諧。company 陪伴;sympathy 同情;association 聯(lián)系。

　　[答案]D

　　34.The speech that Mr Smith made today gave a strong ________ on the students.

　　A. expression B. expectation

　　C. reputation D. impression

　　[解析]expression 表情，表達;expectation 期望，盼望;reputation 名聲;impression 印象，give an impression on sb.“給某人留下印象”，為固定搭配，故D項正確。

　　[答案]D

　　35.Eat less and take more exercise or you'll be out of ________.

　　A. order B. shape

　　C. weight D. balance

　　[解析]out of order 出毛病了，壞了;out of shape 健康狀況不佳;變形;weight 不與 out of 搭配;out of balance 失去平衡。由句意“少吃點，多鍛煉，要不然，你的身體就不好了�！笨芍狟項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　36.When advised dieting, Marsha would say, “What's the ________ in working so hard to lose weight, only to gain it all back again?”

　　A. concern B. matter

　　C. effect D. point

　　[解析]concern 關心，擔心;matter事物;問題;effect 后果，影響;point 意義，what's the point in doing sth.?為固定句式，意為“干某事有什么意義”，故選D。

　　[答案]D

　　37.You should take ________ of this opportunity and try to make a good impression on them.

　　A. care B. advantage

　　C. charge D. panic

　　[解析]本題考查名詞的固定搭配。take care of 照顧，照料;take advantage of 利用;take charge of 負責，主管;panic 不與 take 搭配。由句意“你應該利用這次機會給他們留下個好印象�！笨芍狟項正確。

　　[答案]B

　　38.I've read the letter twice, but I can't make any ________ of it at all.

　　A. sense B. meaning

　　C. explanation D. idea

　　[解析]本題考查名詞的固定搭配。make sense of“了解……的含義”，符合句意。句意：這封信我讀了兩遍了，但我一點也沒讀懂。

　　[答案]A

　　39.Scientists have been worried for years about the ________ of air pollution on the earth's natural conditions.

　　A. effect B. reason

　　C. account D. cause

　　[解析]解題關鍵是題干中的介詞 on，四個選項中只有 effect 與介詞 on 搭配，意為“對……的影響”。句意：關于空氣污染對地球自然條件的影響，科學家們已擔心多年了。

　　[答案]A

　　40. A dog's________to his master deserves to be respected.

　　A. devotion B. principle

　　C. identity D. guidance

　　[解析]devotion, 忠實，熱愛;principle, 原則，準則;道德操守;identity，身份;guidance, 指導。由句意“狗對主人的忠心值得尊敬�！笨芍狝項正確。

　　[答案]A

　　41.—I've read another book this week.

　　—Well, maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

　　A.this B.that

　　C.there D.it

　　[解析]句意：——這星期我又看了一本書�！�—好呀，也許你讀了多少并不重要，重要的是你讀了什么�？疾閺娬{(diào)句：It is/was+被強調(diào)部分+that/who+句子剩余部分，故選D。

　　[答案]D

　　42.Unsatisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.

　　A. though was he B. though he was

　　C. he was though D. was he though

　　[解析]句意：盡管對工資不滿意，但為了獲得工作經(jīng)驗，他接受了這份工作。本題考查 though 引導狀語從句可用倒裝形式的用法，從句中的表語、狀語或動詞原形置于句首，但主謂順序不變。本句可寫為：Though he was unsatisfied with the payment... as 引導讓步狀語從句時必須將從句中的表語、狀語或動詞原形置于句首，若表語是名詞，前置時要省略冠詞。如：Child as he is，he has had a good knowledge of two languages. 盡管他還小，但他已掌握了兩種語言。

　　[答案]B

　　43.It was along the Mississippi River ________ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

　　A. how B. which

　　C. that D. where

　　[解析]句意：正是在密西西比河沿岸馬克·吐溫度過了他孩提時代的大部分時光。本題為強調(diào)句式。被強調(diào)部分為：along the Mississippi River。

　　[答案]C

　　44.So much of interest ________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

　　A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers

　　C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer

　　[解析]句意：北京有那么多的名勝以至于大部分游客無暇游覽全部。so much 置于句首，后面的句子應用部分倒裝，即將助動詞，情態(tài)動詞放到主語前面。

　　[答案]C

　　45.—Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

　　—Yes. ________， I'm going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

　　A. If ever B. If busy

　　C. If anything D. If possible

　　[解析]句意：——你為即將到來的假期做了特別安排了嗎?——是的。如果有可能的話，我將去市里的幾家老人院看看。if ever 如果曾經(jīng)，if possible 如果有可能的話。由句意可知D項正確。

　　[答案]D