2041] The unpleasant weather delayed _____.

[译文] 这个坏天气推迟了我们的出发。

　 A. us to start 　 B. we starting

　 C. to start 　 D. our starting

[答案及简析] D。 delay后面一般跟名词，动名词或动名词的复合结构作宾语。

2040] Who is the fellow of _____?

[译文] 谁是那个高尚的人？

　 A. high mind 　 B. noble mind

　 C. low mind 　 D. easy mind

[答案及简析] B。 noble mind高尚。

2039] Hidden _____ by a big tree, his house was not to be seen.

[译文] 由于隐藏在一棵大树后面，他的房屋是看不见的。

　 A. as it was 　 B. as it is

　 C. as it did 　 D. as he did

[答案及简析] A。 as 引导的让步状语从句，要倒装；主句是过去时态，当然从句的时态要和主句的一致。

2038] While building a tunnel through the mountain, _____.

[译文] 在大过山隧道的时候，工人们发现了这个地下湖。

　 A. an underground lake was discovered 　 B. there was an underground lake discovered

　 C. a lake was discovered underground 　 D. the workers discovered an underground lake

[答案及简析] D。 现在分词短语作状语，那么这个句子的主语必须能发出这个分词短语动作的人。

2037] You must know _____ you’ve done.

[译文] 你应该知道你做的错事。

　 A. wrong 　 B. a wrong

　 C. the wrong 　 D. wrongs

[答案及简析] C。 do wrong 做错事，如果wrong作为先行词，定语从句前要假定冠词the。

2036] _____ he stayed at the seaside and wrote his new book.

[译文] 整个暑假他都呆在海边写他的新书。

　 A. All long summer 　 B. In all long summer

　 C. All summer long 　 D. During all summer long

[答案及简析] C。 all summer/ year/ winter/ month/ day long是一常见结构。

2035] They greeted us _____ our arrival.

[译文] 我们一到达，他们就向我们问好。

　 A. when 　 B. on

　 C. in 　 D. for

[答案及简析] B。 on arrival = on arriving 一…就…。

2034] The leader spoke _____ the man who had given his life for the cause.

[译文] 领导讲话赞美这个把一生都献给事业的人。

　 A. in praise for 　 B. in praise of

　 C. to praise of 　 D. to praise for

[答案及简析] B。 in praise of 赞美。

2033] ----- Who talked to you?　　　　-----My sister whispered _____ my ear.

[译文] --谁在和你说话？　　　--是我的妹妹在给起我说悄悄话。

　 A. in 　 B. to

　 C. at 　 D. on

[答案及简析] A。 whieper in one’s ear对某人悄悄说话。

2032] You can’t get the book anywhere _____ here.

[译文] 除了这儿能买到这本书，你到其它任何地方都买不到。

　 A. unless 　 B. besides

　 C. but 　 D. otherwise

[答案及简析] C。 but 表示“除了”，不包含在内。