Ⅰ.单项填空1 . There are 40 students in our class , who come from a ________of backgrounds.A.variety B.mixtureC.extension D.combination解析:选 A。variety 意为“多样性,种类”,表达“他们来自不一样的背景”。mixture“混合物,混合体”;extension“伸长,伸展,延伸,范围”;combination“结合,合并,配合,组合”。2.John worked hard at his lessons and gained________to a famous university last year.A.permission B.admissionC.agreement D.freedom解 析 : 选 B 。 admission 意 为 “ 准 许 进 入 ” , admission to university 指“被大学录取”。permission“许可”;agreement“同意”;freedom“自由,特权”。3 . He was found________in front of the TV set , ________the football match.A.to sit;to watch B.seated;watchingC.seating;watching D.seated;watched解析:选 B。第一种空,过去分词作补语,表达状态;第二个空,目前分词作状语,表达伴随。4.________many other similar ones,China Daily is________newspaper.A.Comparing with;a most satisfiedB.Compared to;the most satisfiedC.Comparing to;a more satisfyingD.Compared with;a more satisfying解析:选 D。考察分词。第一空,要填 compared to/with,意为“与……相比”,是状语从句 If it is compared to/with 的省略;第二空,目前分词 satisfying 表达“令人满意的”,常修饰物,符合题意。5.The young man,determined to carry out his plan,cares little about________others might say about it.A.what B.whenC.which D.why解析:选 A。what 在句中引导宾语从句,并在从句中作 say 的宾语。句意:年轻人决心继续执行他的计划,而不顾其他人说些什么。6 . Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion;only a________were against it.A.majority B.minorityC.quantity D.amount解析:选 B。对应于前面的“most members”(大多数组员赞成这 个 提 议 ) , only 引 导 的 应 当 是 “ 少 部 分 人 反 对 ” , 因 此 用minority(少数)。majority 指“大多数”;quantity 和 amount 都表达“...