1.the detective thought the guilty party to be ____ because i had the st
rongest motive.
a)mine b)i c)me d)myself
2.it’s reported that____ adopted children want to know who their natural parents are.
a)the most b)most of c)most d)the most of
3.alone in a deserted house,he was so busy with his research work that he
felt____ lonely.
a)nothing but b)anything but c)everything but d)all but
4.barak____ me the hedrens are moving from no.12.
a)told b)will tell c)tell d)tells
5.what happened in that area probably reflects what is happening in society____
a)at length b)at large c)at random d)at first
6.the holidays____ when it rained.
a)start b)are starting
c)were about to start d)have started
7.unless economic conditions improve next year,____ widespread unrest in
the united states.
a)there will be b)there would be
c)there should be d)there is
8.i bought a pair of shoes yesterday afternoon.the salesman says that they
____ for at least two years.
a)will last me b)will be lasted for m
c)will last for me d)will be lasted me
9.he would become irritated if he watched the mail ____ on his table every day.
a)to be put up b)pile up c)to pile up d)putting up
10.he was so foolish____ his car unlocked.
a)for him to leave b)that leave
c)to leaving d)as to leave
答案与解析:
1.c
侦探认为我是有罪的当事人,因为我的动机最强烈。人称代词在句末一般用宾格。
2.c
据报道大多数被人收养的孩子都想知道他们的生身父母是谁。most 后接名词时起形容词的作用,不用加冠词,而most of 后面的名词要加冠词the。the most意为“最多”,most和most of 意为“大多数的……”。
3.b
尽管一个人呆在房子里,但他忙于研究工作并不感到寂寞。anything but意为“除了不……”本句意为“他不感到寂寞”。
4.d
巴洛克告诉我赫准一家将从12号搬出。tell的一般现在时可表示已发生的动作。
5.b
那个地区发生的事情或许反映了现在社会大体的情况。at large 意为“大多数,大体上”;a项at length意为“终于;长时间地;详细地”;c项at random意为“随意地”;d项at first意为“一开始”。
6.c
假日即将开始时下起了雨。rained 限定了过去的时间。be about to 意为“马上开始,即将要。”
7.a
除非明年经济状况改善,否则美国会有广泛的不安。unless 引导条件状语从句,从句中用一般现在时表示将来,因此主句用一般将来时。
8.c
昨天下午我买了一双鞋。售货员说我至少可以穿两年。says 为一般现在时,宾语从句中为一般将来时。last应用主动语态。
9.b
要是看到桌上每天有没处理的邮件,他会恼火的。watch为感官动词,后接不定式时省略to。pile up 意为“堆积、累积”。
10.d
“他蠢得没锁上自己的车。”so ...as to do 表示“如此……以致……”。