11.Jim went to answer the phone. ________， Harry started to prepare lunch.
A. However
B. Nevertheless
C. Besides
D. Meanwhile
[解析]句意：Jim 去接電話了。與此同時(shí)，Harry 開始做午飯。A.然而;B.雖然如此;C.除此之外;D.與此同時(shí)。根據(jù)前后句邏輯關(guān)系，應(yīng)選擇表示并列關(guān)系的D。
[答案]D
12.We only had $100 and that was ________ to buy a new computer.
A. nowhere near enough
B. near enough nowhere
C. enough near nowhere
D. near nowhere enough
[解析]句意：我們只有100美元，離買臺(tái)新電腦的錢還差得遠(yuǎn)呢。not anywhere near 或 nowhere near：far from，not at all 遠(yuǎn)非，絕不是，為固定短語。
[答案]A
13.In this lecture, I can only give you a purely ________ view of how we can live life to the full and make some suggestions about the future.
A. private
B. personal
C. unique
D. different
[解析]句意：在本次講座中，本人只能就我們?nèi)绾尾拍茏屪约旱娜兆舆^得充實(shí)些給你們提供一些個(gè)人的觀點(diǎn)，并就未來的發(fā)展提供一些建議。從語境和四個(gè)選項(xiàng)的主要含義判斷選B項(xiàng)。personal 個(gè)人的，私人的，又如：personal belongings 私人財(cái)產(chǎn)。另外三個(gè)選項(xiàng)的主要含義：private 私有的，私用的，私人的，秘密的，隱秘的，其反義詞是 public;unique 唯一的，獨(dú)一無二的，獨(dú)特的;different 不同的。
[答案]B
14.Mistakes don't just happen;they occur for a reason. Find out the reason，and then making the mistake becomes ________.
A. favourable
B. precious
C. essential
D. worthwhile
[解析]句意：錯(cuò)誤不是偶然發(fā)生的;它們的發(fā)生都是有原因的。找出其中的原因，使犯的錯(cuò)誤有價(jià)值。favourable 贊成的，同意的，傾向于支持某人/某事物的，令人高興的，肯定的;precious 寶貴的，珍愛的，過于講究的;essential 必要的，本質(zhì)的，重要的;worthwhile 值得的，值得花時(shí)間、金錢或精力的。又如：Nursing is a very worthwhile career.護(hù)理工作是很值得干的職業(yè)。從句意判斷，可知選D。
[答案]D
15.It was a nice house, but ________ too small for a family of five.
A. rarely
B. fairly
C. rather
D. pretty
[解析]句意：那是一套很不錯(cuò)的房子，可是對(duì)一個(gè)五口之家來說太小了。四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中只有 rather 可以修飾 too，其他三個(gè)選項(xiàng)不能與 too 連用，故全被排除。
[答案]C
16.I'm not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ________ imagination.
A. clear
B. cautious
C. funny
D. vivid
[解析]句意：他成了作家我并不感到驚奇。孩提時(shí)，他的想象力就很豐富。vivid 生動(dòng)的，逼真的，栩栩如生的;clear 清晰的，清楚的，明白的;cautious 小心的，謹(jǐn)慎的，慎重的;funny 滑稽的，詼諧的。只有 vivid 可用來形容想象力。
[答案]D
17.It seems that living green is ________ easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference.
A. exactly
B. fortunately
C. surprisingly
D. hardly
[解析]句意：似乎綠色生活方式出人意料的簡(jiǎn)單又廉價(jià)。這小小的一步就會(huì)(對(duì)自然資源的使用)有很大影響。surprisingly—unusually or unexpectedly 不尋常地，出乎意料地。exactly 精確地，確切地，準(zhǔn)確地;fortunately 幸運(yùn)地;hardly 幾乎不。
[答案]C
18.—Do you think it's a good idea to make friends with your students?
—________， I do. I think it's a great idea.
A. Really
B. Obviously
C. Actually
D. Generally
[解析]句意：——你認(rèn)為和你的學(xué)生們交朋友是一個(gè)好主意嗎?——其實(shí)我真的認(rèn)為那是個(gè)很不錯(cuò)的主意。You use actually to emphasize that it is true.actually“實(shí)際上”，在句子中起加強(qiáng)語氣的作用。really 真正地;obviously 明顯地;generally 大體上。
[答案]C
19.It took ________ building supplies to construct these energysaving houses. It took brains, too.
A. other than
B. more than
C. rather than
D. less than
[解析]句意：建造這些節(jié)能住宅不僅僅需要供給建筑材料，還需要才智。more than 意為“不僅僅”。other than 常用于否定句，相當(dāng)于 but;rather than 而不是;less than 少于。
[答案]B
20.John is very ________—if he promises to do something, he'll do it.
A. independent
B. confident
C. reliable
D. flexible
[解析]根據(jù)下文：如果他答應(yīng)做某事，他就會(huì)去做。那就可得出他是個(gè)可信賴的人，故選擇C。A.獨(dú)立的;B.有信心的，有把握的;D.易彎曲的，柔軟的，靈活的。
[答案]C
