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　　Ⅰ. 單項填空

　　1. (2015·合肥模擬)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________ of what to do this week.

　　A. inform　　　　　　　　B. informing

　　C. informed D. to inform

　　【解析】選C。句意: 經(jīng)理張貼了通知告知員工這周要做什么。staff與inform為被動關(guān)系, 故用過去分詞。

　　2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.

　　A. Hardly B. Directly

　　C. Mostly D. Nearly

　　【解析】選B。directly/immediately/instantly等少數(shù)副詞具有連詞的功能, 用來引導(dǎo)狀語從句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相當(dāng)于as soon as, the moment等用法。

　　3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.

　　A. earn B. challenge

　　C. introduce D. develop

　　【解析】選A。句意: 雖然他是商人, 但他的主要目標(biāo)不僅僅是獲利。earn后可接表示金錢含義的詞, 表示“掙得……”。profit意為“利潤”。

　　4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?

　　—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.

　　A. will be approved B. approve

　　C. is to approve D. has been approved

　　【解析】選D。考查動詞時態(tài)和語態(tài)。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果強調(diào)從句的動作完成后主句的動作才發(fā)生, 從句的動詞常用現(xiàn)在完成時替代將來完成時。

　　5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.

　　A. make of B. do with

　　C. take charge D. make into

　　【解析】選A。句意: 我認(rèn)為這是我們對這種材料的最好利用。本題考查短語make use of, use為先行詞, that引導(dǎo)定語從句, 修飾use, 還原后即為: we can make the best use of the material。

　　6. (2015·南京模擬)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.

　　—I think so. He ________ for it for months.

　　A. is preparing B. was preparing

　　C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

　　【解析】選D。句意: ——我確定湯姆會在即將到來的青奧會上獲得冠軍�！�—我也這樣認(rèn)為。他已經(jīng)準(zhǔn)備了幾個月了。prepare的動作從過去某一時間開始一直持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在, 故用現(xiàn)在完成進(jìn)行時, 選D項。

　　7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.

　　A. failed B. succeeded

　　C. struggled D. covered

　　【解析】選C。句意: 生活對她來說曾經(jīng)很艱難, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失敗”; succeed“成功”, 常構(gòu)成短語succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆蓋; 報道”。

　　8. (2015·蘇州模擬)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.

　　A. average B. number

　　C. amount D. quantity

　　【解析】選A。句意: 畢業(yè)考出駕照的學(xué)生人數(shù)達(dá)到了20萬, 平均每年4萬。an average of“平均”。

　　9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.

　　A. that B. whom

　　C. of whose D. whose

　　【解析】選D�？疾槎ㄕZ從句。句意: 他的父母不讓他與家庭貧窮的女子結(jié)婚。family前缺少作定語的關(guān)系代詞, 故選D。

　　10. (2015·蘇州模擬)—How can I get to the island?

　　—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.

　　A. other than B. rather than

　　C. more than D. less than

　　【解析】選A。句意: ——我如何才能到達(dá)這個島上? ——除了游泳之外無法到達(dá)。other than“除了……之外(沒有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不僅僅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。