8.When she worked with the government, she _____ the difficult task of monitoring elections.
參考答案為:D
A.overworked
B.overtook
C.underwent
D.undertook
[解析]本題主要考查詞義辨析，這四個選項詞型相近，undertake 是承擔(dān)的意思因此選D在學(xué)習(xí)詞匯的時候要注意一些詞型詞義相似的詞的辨析。
9. Apparently, it wasn't an accident. Someone must have done it on ______.
參考答案為:C
A.intention
B.determination
C.purpose
D.reason
[解析]本題主要考查搭配on purpose 的意思是“故意地”
10.The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a patient _____ him.
參考答案為:A
A.disturbing
B.disturbed
C.being disturbed
D.to disturb
[解析]本題與第4題一樣都考查分詞的獨立結(jié)構(gòu)。
二、完形填空
Sometimes people find really wonderful things when they are not looking 11 them. One example was John Colter. Colter was a mountain man who lived 12 in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He loved to walk in the mountains, but one day in 1803 he saw a strange 13. Water was shooting high into the air and 14 into a green pool. It was a natural water fountain. Colter found other pools of blue water. Some of the pools were hot. The chemicals in the water made a beautiful color, 15 they also made it smell bad. 16 there were large, clear lakes and spectacular waterfalls on cold, clear mountain rivers. Colter was excited, so he told 17 about the place. 18, the other people did not believe him. They thought that he was a dreamer, a fool. 19 they saw these wonders, they too were excited. Today the place Colter 20 is known as Yellowstone Park.
11.A.forward
B.for
C.upon
D.into
解：B
[解析]本題主要考查詞組搭配look for 尋找。
12.A.along
B.alive
C.alone
D.lonely
解：C
[解析]本題主要考查alone和lonely的區(qū)別：alone表示獨自一個人，而lonely主要表達(dá)孤獨的意思。
13.A.sight
B.site
C.glimpse
D.glance
解：A
[解析]本題是詞義辨析題14. 本題主要考查語法
14.A.fall
B.falling
C.to fall
D.falls
解：B
[解析]本題主要考查語法
15.A. but
B.and
C.thus
D.so
解：A
[解析]本題是上下文的關(guān)系題，上下文關(guān)系的題型是近幾年完型填空的考查重點，做這種題的關(guān)鍵首先是要理解上下文的意思，然后再確定關(guān)系。
16.A.Nearly
B.Near
C.Next to
D.Nearby
解：D
[解析]本題是詞義辨析題，區(qū)別nearly, near, next to, nearby的用法和意思。
17.A.the other
B.others
C.another
D.each other
解：B
[解析]本題主要考查the other, other, others, another,each other的區(qū)別，在完型填空中經(jīng)常有這個考點。
other, another, the other, others , 的區(qū)別;
other 指另外的人或物;others 泛指別人，可與some 連用;the other 指兩個中的另一個，常和one連用;the others 表示其余所有的人或物;another 則泛指另一個。
Some pupils are reading the text loudly, others are doing their homework.
Mrs. Clark has two beautiful hats. One is red, the other is blue.
This suit doesn’t fit me. Would you please show me another one?
