56.Walking into the room, I saw Grandpa sitting at the desk, _____.
　　A.newspaper spreading before him B. newspaper spread before him C.newspaper was spreading before him D. newspaper to be spread before him
　　答案：B
　　[考点]独立结构 本题要留意它的位置在句末，起补充说明作用。
　　[译文]走进房间，我看见爷爷坐在桌旁，他的面前摊着一张报纸。
　　57.Faced with rapid inflation and _____ international and home markets, many firms have declared bankrupt.
　　A.lessening B. shortening C.shrinking D. withdrawing
　　答案：C)
　　考查近义动词的语义辨析。各选项的意思及用法分别是：选项A)lessening减少，减轻，侧重指程度、重要性等的减轻。如：The defeat lessened our chances of winning the championship.此次失败使我们夺冠的希望变得更加渺茫。lessen the burden of减轻负担;选项B)shortening缩短，变短，如The days are beginning to shorten.天开始变短了。shorten the gap between缩小……之间的差距;选项C)shrinking使收缩，缩小，减少，侧重指尺寸、大小等的变小。如：The number of students attending the lecture has shrunk.听讲座的学生人数减少了。Will this soap shrink woolen clothes? 这种肥皂会使羊毛衣服缩水吗?选项D)withdrawing收回，撤退，撤销，如：After awhile, he withdrew his proposal.过了一会儿，他撤回了他的提议。根据题意可判断出选项C)应为正确答案。全句意思是“面对通货膨胀和日益缩小的国际国内市场，许多公司都已宜布破产”。
　　58.It is _____ to ask this merciless man for help.
　　A.out of question B. out of the question C. beyond question D. in question
　　答案：B
　　[考点]介词短语辨析out of question“毫无疑问”;out of the question“不可能的”;beyond question“毋庸置疑”;in question“讨论中的”。
　　[译文]向这个冷酷无情的人求助是不可能的。
　　59.There was a certain old man in the village _____ none of us liked.
　　A.who B. whom C.him D. that
　　答案：B
　　[考点]定语从句，本句中的引导词在从句中充当宾语，故用宾格whom。
　　[译文]在村子里有那么一个老头，我们谁都不喜欢他。
　　60.Most people are willing to _____ violence of any sort as evil.
　　A.condemn B. blame C.charge D. accuse
　　Best Answer: A
　　答案为A
　　condemn意为谴责，用在正式的严肃的场合，侧重从道义上或原则加以谴责。符合木题意思;blame表示“责备”，语气较弱，指对不好的事物或做错事的人加以责备;reproach表示：“指责”，一般是从平等关系提出意见，这种意见仅表示不满，可以是正确的，也可以是吹毛求疵的;accuse表示“指责，控告”，常用于"accuse sb. of…"句型中。
　　61.They have a small library in which you can find a _____ of books on various fields.
　　A.variation B.variety C.varied D.various
　　答案为B。词形和词性辨析题。a variety of指“大量的许多的”。variation指“变化，变动”。
　　62.The supply of electric power to Madrid and neighboring districts has had to be _____.
　　A.weakened B.omitted C.restricted D.lowered
　　答案为B. 搭配题。supply只能和lower搭配表示“降低供应量”而符合句意。weaken指“(使)变弱，变衰”，omit指“遗漏，省略”，restrict指“约束，制(禁)止”。
　　63.As a ______ president, his views are treated with respect when he is interviewed.
　　A.prior B. previous C.late D. former
　　答案为D.词义辨析题。former指“前任的，前一个”，表示顺序上的前一个;prior指“较早的”，“优先的”是比较级形式，常和to连用。previous指“先前的，上文的”，表明时间和方位上的先后。late指“迟的，晚期的”，强调时间上的先后。
　　64.They have been trying to arrive at a practical solution _____ the problem.
　　A.in B.to C.on D.with
　　答案为B.互搭配题。在：key，answer，access，approach，introduction，rights(权利)，response，reaction，reply，solution等词后常用to表示所属关系。
　　65.The actual _____ by which coal is extracted is well worth watching.
　　A.process B. procession C.pattern D. conduct
　　答案为A. process表示“步骤，程度，制作方法”;procession表示“行进的队伍”;pattern表示“模式，方式”;conduct表示“行为，方式”。

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