2017年11月成人学位英语考试词汇语法每日练习及答案（5.15）
1.
In the 1850's Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin" became the best seller of the generation, _____ a host of imitators.
A.inspiring
B. inspired
C.inspired by
D.to inspire
参考答案: A
详解：应选A项。分词短语做状语。
句意为：19世纪50年代，斯托的《汤姆叔叔的小屋》成为30年来的畅销书，因而激起了一大群伪造者。
2.They have made a ____ plan to build a suspension bridge over the river
A.bald
B. bound
C.bold
D. bare
BestAnswer: C
详解：应选C项。
bold大胆的，bald光秃的，bound被束缚了的，bare赤裸的;无遮盖的。
3.Her humorous remarks seemed ______, but were in fact carefully prepared beforehand.
A.precise
B. blank
C.spontaneous
D. bold
参考答案: C
详解：应选C项。
spontaneous自发的;自然产生的，precise的;准确的，blank空白的;空着的，bold大胆的。
句意为：她的幽默的评论看起来好像很自然，但是实际上是事先认真准备好的。
4.Are there any other factors that might affect the development of a child _____ education and innate inability?
A. apart from
B. away from
C. far from
D. but for
参考答案: A
详解：应选A项。
apart from除……之外，away from远离，far from 远非，but for要不是。句意为：除了教育和先天的不足，还有什么其他因素会影响一个孩子的发展?
5.Reading is to the mind _____ food is to the body.
A.what
B. that
C.similar
D. which
参考答案: A
详解：应选A项。
what是关系代词，A is to B what C is to D，A对于B之间的关系犹如C对于D。
句意为：读书对于大脑来说就像食物对于身体一样。
6.Jane's _____ for gardening is evident by all of these beautiful flowers.
A. acquaintance
B. familiarity
C. achievement
D. enthusiasm
参考答案: D
详解：应选D项。
enthusiasm 热衷，狂热，acquaintance 相识，familiarity 熟悉，achievement 成就，功绩。
句意为：从这些漂亮的花可以明显看出简对园艺的热衷。
7.Education is _____ for all school-age children in many a country.
A. voluntary
B. sophisticated
C. compulsory
D. extensive
参考答案: C
详解：答案C。
compulsory意为“强迫的，必修的”;voluntary意为“自愿的”sophisticated意为“老于世故的，老练的”;extensive意为“广泛的，广博的”。根据句意，C项适合。
8.A _____ of ships sailed into the harbour and moored at it.
A. flock
B. swarm
C. crew
D. fleet
参考答案: D
详解：答案D。
在英语中，有些名词起量词的作用，而且有其固定的搭配，如：a flock of (birds)，a swarm of (ants)，a crew of (sailors)，a fleet of (ships)，a herd of (cattle)，a school of (fish)，a pair of (shoes/gloves)等。
9.He did not _____ staying at home as he had to do his assignment.
A. object
B. mind
C. matter
D. care
参考答案: B
详解：答案B。
四个选项中，要求后接动名词的谓语动词应在A，B中选择。object只有加上to后能接动名词;mind后可直接接动名词;matter意为“有关系，要紧”，care意为“在乎，喜欢”，它们一般接句子或由about，for等引起的短语，不接动名词。综上所述，只有B项符合题意。
9.That was so serious a matter that I had no choice but _____ the police.
A. called in
B. calling in
C. call in
D. to call in
参考答案: D
详解：【译文】那件事如此严重，我除了请警察来，此外别无选择。
【注释】have no choice but+不定式是习惯用法，意为“只能……别无选择”。
10.You _____ her in her office last Friday; she's been out of town for two weeks.
A. needn't have seen
B. must have seen
C.might have seen
D. can't have seen
参考答案: D
详解：【译文】上星期五你不可能在她的办公室看见她，她离开本市已经两周了。
【注释】本题考核“情态动词+完成式”的用法。
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