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1.(2012·陜西改編)He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the airconditioning system broke ________.
答案:down 本題考查動(dòng)詞短語的用法。句意:他不得不不時(shí)的停下來擦額頭上的汗,因?yàn)榭照{(diào)壞了。break down損壞;發(fā)生故障;失敗。
2.(2010·江蘇改編)Thousands of foreigners ________(attract) to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
答案:were attracted 句意:在上海世博會(huì)開幕的當(dāng)天,數(shù)以千計(jì)的外國人被吸引過來。
3.(2011·浙江改編)Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ________(lose) for words.
答案:lost 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。句意:即便是最優(yōu)秀的作家有時(shí)也會(huì)難以找到合適的詞匯表達(dá)!癴ind oneself+done”表示“感到自己……”,由于空格處和themselves有邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系,所以選用過去分詞作賓語補(bǔ)足語。
4.“Chinese Dama”, mainly ________(consist) of married woman between the age 40~60,beat Wall Street tycoons(大亨) in gold buying in 2013.
答案:consisting 句意:由40歲到60歲的已婚婦女組成的“中國大媽”在2013年購買黃金行動(dòng)中打敗了華爾街大亨。
5.It's beyond our prehension that Jim, who tops the class in English, ________ have difficulty translating such a simple sentence.
答案:should 考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。句意:我們不可理解的是Jim,英語最好的學(xué)生,竟然翻譯這么簡單的句子都有困難。should在此處的意思是“竟然”。
6.In the job interviews,job applicants often find themselves ________ unexpected questions, some very difficult to answer.
答案:asked 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,ask和themselves是邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系,故用asked作find的賓語補(bǔ)足語。
7.I missed ________ meeting. Would you please give me ________ brief description about it?
答案:the; a 考查冠詞。句意:我錯(cuò)過了會(huì)議。你能給我簡要描述一下嗎?第一空,表示雙方都知道的那次會(huì)議,表特指概念,因此應(yīng)用定冠詞the;第二空,give sb.a(brief) description about/of sth.意為“向某人(簡要)描述某事”,為固定短語,因此應(yīng)用不定冠詞a。
8.________(attract) more tourists,travel agencies from both China and the DPRK have developed a package of new products.
答案:To attract 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。句意:為了吸引更多的游客,中國和朝鮮的旅行社已經(jīng)推出了一系列的新產(chǎn)品。根據(jù)句意可知,此處應(yīng)用不定式作目的狀語。
9.________(divide) into six groups, the students began to discuss the topic left over last time.
答案:Divided 考查非謂語動(dòng)詞。句意:學(xué)生被分為六個(gè)組之后就開始討論上次留下的話題了。divide與其邏輯主語the students之間構(gòu)成邏輯上的動(dòng)賓關(guān)系,故用divide的過去分詞形式。
10.Only teachers are permitted to enter the readingroom, that is to say, the readingroom is only ________(access) to teachers.
答案:accessible 句意:只有老師被允許進(jìn)入閱覽室,也就是說,閱覽室是專供老師們用的。be accessible to sb.對(duì)于某人來說可以進(jìn)入或使用的。