1031] The country is an island country _____ the south coast.

[译文] 这个国家是一个远离南海岸的岛国。

　 A. away 　 B. from

　 C. off 　 D. out of

[答案及简析] C。 指远离大陆海岸的岛屿介词一般用off。

1030] The old man died _____ the bad air.

[译文] 这个老人死于空气污染。

　 A. of 　 B. in

　 C. from 　 D. with

[答案及简析] C。 因疲劳，流血，以及不明原因等内因而死，用from。

1029] There used to be a map of Scotland on the wall, _____?

[译文] 这儿不是一直有一幅苏格兰地图，是吗？

　 A. did there 　 B. didn’t there

　 C. wasn’t there 　 D. were there

[答案及简析] B。 有used to 时的反意疑问句中用didn’t或 usedn’t。

1028] Lu xun was famous ______ a great writer.

[译文] 鲁迅作为伟大的作家而闻名。

　 A. as 　 B. for

　 C. to 　 D. with

[答案及简析] A。 be famous as 作为…而闻名；be famous for因…而闻名。

1027] -----I’d like to invite you to dinner this Saturday, Mr Smith. ----- ________.

[译文] --史密斯先生，周六邀你工进晚餐。　　--对不起，我已有其他安排了。

　 A. Oh, no, Let’s not 　 B. I’m very sorry, but I have other plans

　 C. I’d rather stay at home 　 D. Oh no, That’s be too much trouble

[答案及简析] B。 委婉地拒绝别人一般用：I’m very sorry, but ….。

1026] It was cruel _____ .

[译文] 基姆射死小鸟很残忍。

　 A. of Jim to shoot at the bird 　 B. for Jim to shoot at the bird

　 C. to shoot the bird of Jim 　 D. of Jim to shoot the bird

[答案及简析] D。 it is of sb, to do sth. 句型。shoot at sth. 向射击；shoot sth.击中。

1025] A narrow strait _______ Europe from Africa.

[译文] 一条狭窄的海峡把欧洲与非洲分开了。

　 A. separates　　 B. divides

　 C. makes 　 D. takes

[答案及简析] A。 separate … from… 把…与…分开；divide… into…把...分成(等分)。

1024] Which is _____ country, Canada or Australia?

[译文] 加拿大和澳大利亚，哪一个大一些？

　 A. a large 　 B. larger

　 C. a larger 　 D. the larger

[答案及简析] D。 指两个比较中一个时，一般要加丁冠词。

1023] _____ want to go away for summer vacation.

[译文] 玛莉和她的同学暑假期间都不外出度假。

　 A. Neither Mary nor her husband 　 B. Neither Mary nor her classmates

　 C. Either father or mother 　 D. Not only they but also their English teacher

[答案及简析] B。 neihter…nor… not only… but also…引导的短语做主语，谓语动词的人称是就近一致。

1022] The United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern ireland is made ______ 4 parts.

[译文] 英国是由4个部分组成的。

　 A. into 　 B. from

　 C. out of 　 D. up of

[答案及简析] D。 be made up of 由…组成。