Ⅰ.单项填空1．Itisgenerallyconsideredthatataxidriveroughttobequitefamiliar________thestreetsinthecity.A．toB．withC．forD．in答案B[和familiar搭配的介词主要是to和with；befamiliarto的意思是“为……所熟悉”；befamiliarwith的意思是“熟悉，通晓，精通”，根据题意“出租车司机要熟悉城市的街道”，选介词with符合题意。]2．—I'vemadeupmymind.—________，thereisnoneedforfurtherdiscussion.A．IfanyB．InthatcaseC．IncaseD．Onthatcondition答案B[ifany如果有的话；inthatcase如果那样的话；incase以防万一；没有onthatcondition结构。根据题意“如果那样的话，就没有必要再讨论了”，故选B。]3．Isaidit________asajoke.Don'ttakeittooseriously.A．particularlyB．possiblyC．merelyD．gently答案C[根据后句Don’ttakeittooseriously。可以判断前句表示“只是一个玩笑”，所以merely符合题意。]4．Withnobody________herduringthefestival，theoldladyfeltlonely.A．accompaniedB．accompanyC．toaccompanyD．accompanying答案D[由于nobody和accompany之间是主动关系，所以用动词ing形式，故应选D。]5．Afterwecomparethetwo，wefindthisdesignis________thatone.A．moresuperiortoB．farsuperiorthanC．moresuperiorthanD．farsuperiorto答案D[superior意为“优越的，优良的”，后接介词to，表示比较，单词本身没有比较级。通常在前面加far，表示“比……好得多”之意。句意为“……这个设计比那个要好得多”。]6．VarietiesofprogrammersintheTVstation________manydifferenttypesofinterestandtasteamongthepublic.A．catertoB．appealtoC．applytoD．adjustto答案A[caterto迎合，满足；appealto呼吁，吸引；applyto应用于；adjustto调节，适应，根据题意应选A。]7．Inmanycountriespacketsofcigarettescomewithagovernmenthealthwarning________them.A．attachedtoB．associatedwithC．appealingtoD．tryingto答案A[attachto把……固定/附在……上。]8．Thefindingwhich________theresearchisveryimportant.A．basingonB．baseonC．tobaseonD．isbasedon答案D[此题考查bebasedon的用法。句意为“建立在研究基础上的这个发现很重要”。]9．Thecompanies________secretariescansignupherefirst.A．inchargeofB．indemandofC．inpraiseofD．inhonourof答案B[句意：需要秘书的公司先在这儿登记。inchargeof负责；inpraiseof表扬；indemandof需要，需求；inhonourof纪念，庆祝，故B符合题意。]10．Agoodteacherisonewillingtotrydifferentmethodsto________thedemandsofthestudentsofdifferentlearningstyles.A．knowB．seeC．meetD．feel答案C[meetthedemandsofsb为固定搭配，意为：满足某人的要求。]11．Whencollegestudents________futureemployment，theyoftenthinkofincomeandstatus.A．applyB．assumeC．demandD．wish答案B[assume假设，假想。句意为“当毕业生在设想未来的职业时，他们常常要考虑到收入和地位。]12．—Youknow，Bobisalittleslow______understanding.—SoIhavetobepatient________him.A．in；withB．on；withC．in；toD．at；for答案A[beslowin在……方面反应慢；bepatientwith...对……有耐心。]13．Discrimination________faceorsexisforbiddenbylaw.A．baseduponB．onthebasisofC．basingD．bothAandB答案D[句意：基于种族或性别的歧视是法律所禁止的。]14．Heclaimsthatitisimpossibletofindhis________instrength.A．equalityB．equalC．similarityD．agreement答案B[此处equal为名词，意为“相匹敌的人”。]15．Hewasabouthalfwaythroughhismeal________afamiliarvoicecametohisears.A．whatB．whereC．whenD．while答案C[句意：他吃饭刚吃到一半，这时，一个熟悉的声音传到他的耳朵里。when相当于atthistime。]Ⅱ.阅读理解AThehippopotamusis，withoutdoubt，oneofthestrangestlookinganimalsintheworld.TheancientGreeksnamedthislargeanimal“hippopotamus，”whichmeans“riverhorse.”Buthipposarenotrelatedtohorses.Foundon...
