I .单项选择

() 1. —Must I water the flowers now,Mum?

—No,you . You do it la ter.

   A. mustn't; must

   B. mustn't; may

   C. needn’t; may

   D. needn’t; must

3. Bob is taking the desks away because they too much room.

   A. stand up   B. pick up

   C. take up   D. listen up

[解析]选 。考查类似短语辨析。

stand up“站起来”，pick up“捡起来”，take up“占 据”，listen up“听好了”。句意为:鲍勃正把桌子搬开，因为它们占据了太多空间。

[规律总结]对于近义或相近短语辨析的考查，考生首先要掌握的就是每个短语的意思及用法，然后结合结合句意做出正确的选择。

2. —It will only about 50 minutes to travel to mount Wuyi by high-speed railway.

—-Wow,how exciting!I can't wait.(2015福州)

   A. take   B. spend

   C. cost

[解析]选 考查近义词辨析。

take“花费时间，一般it做形式主语”，spend“人花费钱 和时间”，cost “某物花费了某人多少钱”。句意:——坐高铁去武夷山旅行将花大约五十分钟。——哇，真激动人心！我迫不及待了。

[规律总结]对于考查动词的近义词辨析类的题目，考生做好此题的关键就是掌握所给选项中每个动词的含义，然后再与其他动词做比较，找出各自的不同点，最后结合句意做出正确的判断。

1. Laoshe's Teahouse  the changes in Chinese society over fifty years.(2015天津)

   A. describes   B. improves

   C. prepares   D. corrects

[解析]选 考查动词的辨析。

de scribe “描述”， improve “提高”，prepare “准备”， correct “改正”。句意：老舍的《茶馆》描述了中国社会近五十年来的变化。

[规律总结]对于这类动词词义辨析的考查，我 们一定要知道所给选项的具体意义，然后结合句意 判断答案所属的类别。

() 15. Practice more, you’ll do better in playing chess. (2014 重庆)

   A. but   B. and

   C. when   D. after

() 14. The left-behind kids (留守儿童) can't see their parents the parents come back home from work.(2014昆明)

   A. but   B. until

   C. or   D. if

() 13 —The air pollution is terrible.

—It will be worse we take ac tion to protect the environment.(2014江苏扬州)

   A. if   B. unless

   C. until   D. when

() 12. Lin Feng has to work late,she always wears a smile on her face.(2014南京)

   A. Because   B. If

   C. Until   D. Though

() 11  I'd like to go with you , I'm too busy. (2014 北京)

   A. or   B. and

   C. so   D. but

() 10. He didn't go to school yesterday he was ill. (2014 黔西南)

   A. because   B. because of   C. if   D. so