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14.About 11 million people have moved to this city.The population is ________ as ten years ago.
A.as twice large B.twice as large
C.as many twice D.twice as many
答案与解析:B 考查倍数的表达法。句意:大约有一千一百万人搬到这座城市,现在这座城市的人口是十年前的两倍。表示倍数时,其结构为“倍数+as+adj./adv.+as...”;此处as ten years ago为省略句,补充完整为as it was ten years ago。
13.We do not have enough money.________,we cannot afford to buy the new car.
A.However B.Anyway
C.Therefore D.Though
答案与解析:C anyway表示让步;however和though表示转折;therefore表示因果,根据句意选C。句意:我们没有足够的钱,因此买不起这辆新车。
12.________ the same mistake again made his parents very angry.
A.His being made B.He had made
C.He had making D.His making
答案与解析:D 分析句子结构知,此处为动名词短语作主语;he与make the same mistake之间为逻辑上的主谓关系,当强调其逻辑主语时,其前可加相应的形容词性物主代词或名词所有格形式。
11.Victor apologized for ________ able to inform me of the change in the plan beforehand.
A.his being not B.him not to be
C.his not being D.him to be not
答案与解析:C 介词for后接名词或动名词作宾语,排除B、D两项;动名词的否定形式是在其前加not,故选C。
10.The policeman's ________ traffic directions made all the drivers quite ________.
A.confused; confused B.confusing; confusing
C.confusing; confused D.confused; confusing
答案与解析:C confusing修饰物,意为“令人迷惑不解的”;confused修饰人,意为“感到迷惑不解的”。
9.-I'm going to attend your lecture at 9∶30 tomorrow morning.
-I regret to tell you that when you arrive it will have ended and I ________ questions with my students.
A.would discuss B.will discuss
C.will be discussing D.am discussing
答案与解析:C 由上文的“at 9∶30 tomorrow morning”及“when you arrive”知将来这个时间我正回答学生的提问,故选C。
8.People should open the window in the morning to make air ________ in order to keep the indoor air fresh.
A.spread B.remove
C.float D.circulate
答案与解析:D circulate表示空气、液体等的流通。spread“传播”;remove“去掉”;float“漂浮”。
7.The population of Africa is ________ so rapidly as to cause concern of the whole world.
A.expanding B.stretching
C.extending D.spreading
答案与解析:A expand不仅指尺寸的增加,还可指范围和体积的扩大。stretch一般指由曲变直、由短变长的伸展;extend指空间范围的扩大或长宽的向外延伸,也可指时间的延长;spread一般指向四面八方扩大或传播。
6.All flights have been put off ________ the fierce typhoon.
A.for the sake of B.as a result
C.thanks to D.because
答案与解析:C 句意是:由于凶猛的台风,所有的航班都推迟了。for the sake of表示目的,意为“为了……”;as a result,副词,表示“作为……的结果;由于……”;thanks to表示“多亏了,由于”;because后引导从句。
5.-You're coughing badly,Martin.Why not give up smoking?
-Give up smoking?Easier said than done,Amy.Once you ______ the habit of smoking,it is very hard for you to ______.
A.keep up; break it away
B.take up; drop it out
C.pick up; get rid of it
D.build up; do away with it
答案与解析:C 句意是:“马丁,你咳嗽得很厉害,为什么不戒烟呢?”“戒烟?说起来容易做起来难,艾米。你一旦养成了这个习惯,就很难戒掉。”pick up在此句中表示“养成;形成”;keep up表示“保持”;take up表示“从事”;build up表示“发展,增大”;break away表示“脱离”;drop out表示“退出”;get rid of表示“摆脱,除去”;do away with表示“摆脱;废除,取消”。
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