SectionⅡBrainPower&EpidemicsExplainedⅠ.单词拼写1．It'ssaidthatourexamhasbeenpostponed(延期)untilnextMonday.2．Hescanned(扫视)herfacebuttherewerenosignsofemotion.3．Thereisample(充足的)evidencetoprovehisguilt.4．Wefeelveryprivileged(荣幸的)tohavethechairmanofthecommitteeofForeignAffairsasourdistinguishedguest.5．Thetablecanbefoldedflatforeasystorage(储存)．6．Thegovernmentforesaw(预知)thattherewouldbearapidreduceinunemployment.7．Manyvolunteerswenttheretohelprebuild(重建)thehousesaftertheearthquake.8．Iprefertoliveinthecountrysideratherthanliveintheurban(城市的)areas.9．Feverandcoughareoftensymptoms(症状)ofabadcold.10．Studentsarerequiredtodoathorough(彻底的)cleaningonceaweek.Ⅱ.单项填空1．Thesignsaidthatunauthorizedpersonswereprohibited________thatrestrictedareas.A．byenteringB．fromenteringC．toenterD．entering解析：选B。prohibitsomeonefromdoingsomething“禁止某人做某事”，亦可用作prohibitsomeone'sdoingsomething。2．Whatreally________isnotfailureitself,buttheattitudewehavetowardsit.A．mattersB．appliesC．stressesD．functions解析：选A。考查动词辨析。句意：重要的不是失败，而是我们对待失败的态度。matter“重要的是”。apply“申请，应用”；stress“强调”；function“起作用”。故选A项。3．Johnreceivedaninvitationtodinner,andwithhiswork________，hegladlyacceptedit.A．wasfinishedB．finishingC．havingfinishedD．finished解析：选D。考查with＋宾语＋宾语补足语结构。根据hegladlyacceptedit可知工作已做完；work与finish之间应为被动关系，故用过去分词表示被动和完成。4．Canadaisacountrywhich________peoplewhocomefromallovertheworld.A．consistedofB．consistsofC．wasconsistedofD．wasconsistingof解析：选B。考查短语用法。句意：加拿大是一个由来自世界各地的人组成的国家。consistof不用被动语态，也不用进行时态。故选B项。15．________forawholeday,Ifeltwornoutanddidn'twanttocooksupper.A．WorkingB．WorkedC．HavingworkedD．Hadworked解析：选C。考查havingdone作状语的用法。主语I与work之间为主动关系，所以应用动词ing形式表示，不可用过去分词；doing作状语表示该动作与谓语动词同时或几乎同时进行；havingdone作状语表示该动作比谓语动词发生的要早且时间先后关系明显；worked与hadworked为过去时和过去完成时，不可直接作状语，故选C。6．Theissueofshorteningtheschooltimetofourdaysandahalfeveryweek________atthemeeting.A．cameupB．cameoutC．cametoD．cameat解析：选A。考查come的短语区别。句意：把上学时间缩短到每周四天半的问题在会上提了出来。comeup“(问题等)被提出”。故选A项。7．Itisreportedthattheepidemic________halfthetown'spopulation.A．wipedoutB．blockedoutC．foundoutD．workedout解析：选A。考查out构成的短语区别。句意：报道说这次流行性传染病夺去了镇上一半人的性命。wipeout“消灭”；findout“找到；发现”；blockout“遮住”；workout“解决；想出”。故选A项。8．Iwouldliketorentahouse－modern,comfortableand________inaquietenvironment.A．afterallB．atallC．atfirstD．aboveall解析：选D。句意：我想租一套房子——现代、舒适，更重要的是环境安静。在“现代、舒适和环境安静”中显然强调的是“安静的环境”。9．Shoulditraintomorrow,wewouldhaveto________thevisittotheYangpuBridge.A．suggestB．postponeC．opposeD．disobey解析：选B。句意：明天要是下雨的话，我们将推迟去杨浦大桥的参观。suggest“建议”；oppose“反对”；disobey“违抗”。postpone“推迟”，符合句意。10．Iwas________tobeaskedtomakeaspeechatthemeeting.A．explicitB．anxiousC．privilegedD．punctual解析：选C。explicit“清晰的”；anxious“忧虑的”；privileged“荣幸的”；punctual“守时的”。句意：被要...
