1.he was a man of fine character in all points ____ he was rather timid.
a)except forb)except thatc)but ford)but
2.you really deserved the award because you performed much better ____ was expected.
a)asb)likec)thand)more than
3.the ancient egyptian pyramids are great tourist ____ of visitors per year.
a)appointmentb)arrangementc)attentiond)attraction
4.her mood ____ from optimism to extreme depression.
a)alteredb)transmittedc)transferredd)varied
5.i really appreciate ____ to help me,but i think i will be able to manage by myself.
a)that you offerb)your offering
c)you to offerd)that you offered
6.a plane was reported in the newspaper ____ in broad daynight yesterday.
a)being hijackedb)to be hijacked
c)having being hijackedd)to have been hijacked
7.the government officials ____ the various factors leading to the present economic crisis.
a)went afterb)went forc)went intod)went on
8.telephone communication with all outpost has ____.
a)broken downb)broken offc)broken outd)broken up
9.on ____ for room,i again met with ominous word “full up”.
a)acquiringb)inquiringc)requestingd)requiring
10.____continue his studies,james quitted school and started working.
a)wishing notb)to wish not to
c)not wishing tod)not wishing
答案与解析：
1.b
他性格很好，只是太胆小。本题考点是介词后宾语从句。except for+名词或名词性短语，except that+从 句；but for+名词或名词性短语，but that+从句，因此选b。
2.c
你得奖当之无愧，因为你表现得比预料的出色得多。本题考点是比较状语从句。此句是优等比较，因此选c。
3.d
古埃及金字塔是个旅游胜地，每年吸引着数百万的游客。本题考点是词义辨析。appointment约会；arrangement安排;attention注意力；attraction吸引力，只有attraction满足句意。
4.d
她的情绪由乐观一变而为极度消沉。本题考点是动词辨义。alter改变，改为；transmit传播，传送；transfer传递 ，转移；vary改变，变动；惯用搭配为；vary from sth. to sth.。根据本题句意和搭配，故正确答案为d。
5.b
你主动提出帮忙我非常感激，但我想我能够自己处理。本题考点是appreciate+动名词，因此选b。
6.d
据报道昨天一架飞机在光天化日之下被劫持了。本题考点是动词不定式。不定式短语在句中作主语补语，而且不定式的动作发 生在谓语动作之前，并且与其逻辑主语是被动关系，因此要用不定式的被动完成态。
7.c
政府官员研究了导致当前经济危机的各种因素。本题考点是动词短语辨义。go after追逐，追求；go for去请，袭击；go into 调查，研究；go on继续，发生。根据句意，正确答案为c。
8.a
和所有前哨基地的电话联系都已中断。本题考点是动词短语辨析。break down(因机械、电力等故障)停止运转，失灵 ；break off中断，突然停止；break out爆发，突然开始；break up结束，终止。根据句意 ，正确答案为a。
9.b
当我问有没有房间时，我又碰上倒霉的“客满”二字。本题考点是动词辨义。acquire获得，取得；inquire询问，调查，惯用搭配为：inquire for询问，要找(某人或某事)；request请求，要求；require需要，命令。根据句意分析，正确答案为b。
10.c
不想继续他的学业，james离开学校开始工作。本题考点是非谓语动词的否定形式。非谓语动词的否定形式是在其前面加not, 如：not to do,not doing等，因此选c。