一、Phonetics (5 points)?Directions: In each of the following groups of words, there are four underlined letters or letter combinations marked A, B, C and D.Compare the underlined parts and identify the one that is different from the others in pronunciation.Mark your answer by blackening the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
第1题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A. lamb
B. bombing
C. comb
D. ambition
参考答案：D
第2题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A. guilt
B. build
C. guide
D. guitar
参考答案：C
第3题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A. laugh
B. weigh
C. tough
D. rough
参考答案：B
第4题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A. theater
B. threat
C. thread
D. treasure
参考答案：A
第5题单选 选出下面读音不同的选项()。
A. grand
B. gravity
C. gratitude
D. grateful
参考答案：D
二、Vocabulary and Structure (15 points)?Directions: There are 15 incomplete sentences in this section.For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose one answer that best completes the sentence and blacken the corresponding letter on ANSWER SHEET Ⅰ.
第6题单选 There aren't many wild pandas __________ in the world today.
A. live
B. living
C. to live
D. lived
参考答案：B
参考解析：there be句型中已含有谓语动词，因此排除可在句中做谓语的live(选项A)和 lived(选项D)。动词+ing表示正在进行，to+动词表示将要进行。这里指活着的熊猫。本句句意是：现今世界上没有多少活着的野生大熊猫了。
第7题单选 __________ I could say anything more, Holmes had rushed off towards the door.
A. Before
B. After
C. When
D. As
参考答案：A
参考解析：before在……之前;after在……之后;when意为“那时，然后”;as当……时候。 注意原句动词的时态。前句是过去时，后句是过去完成时。说明在前句动作还没有发生时，后句的动作已经发生了。本句句意是：我还没来得及说更多，Holmes已经朝门口冲过去了。
第8题单选 Since you feel so strongly about this matter, you should make your views __________ to other committee members.
A. know
B.knowing
C.being known
D.known
参考答案：D
参考解析：句中的意思是“让你的观点众所周知”，即观点被人知道。make sth.done使某事 被做。动词的过去分词表示被动。本句句意是：既然你对这件事感觉如此强烈，就应当把你的看法告诉委员会的其他成员。
第9题单选 They demanded that the government __________ all political prisoners in the next two days.
A. free
B. freed
C. will free
D. would free
参考答案：A
参考解析：一些表示命令、建议、要求等的动词在主句中做谓语时，其宾语从句中的谓语动词应用虚拟语气should do。should可省略，只用动词原型。本句句意是：他们要求政府在两天内释放所有政治犯。
第10题单选 Nelson is a creative liar who is always making __________ unusual excuses for not doing his work.
A. across
B. away
C. off
D. up
参考答案：D
参考解析：make across没有这个搭配，make away意为“离去，逃走”;make off意为“离开，逃走”;make up意为“补偿，虚构”。本句句意是：Nelson是一个有创意的骗子，他总能为自己不干活儿编出非同一般的借口。
第11题单选 -- I didn't go to class last night because my car broke down.
-- You __________ mine. I wasn't using it.
A. could borrow
B. may borrow
C. could have borrowed
D. may have borrowed
参考答案：C
参考解析：从第一句可知事情已经发生，对于已经发生的事情的推测应用情态动词的过去式 +have done，意为“过去本可以做的事却没做”。本句句意是：——昨天晚上我没去上课，因为我的车坏了。——你本可以借我的车，我没用车。
第12题单选 In our view, the root __________ of the crime problem is poverty and unemployment.
A. solution
B.reason
C.cause
D.fact
参考答案：C
第13题单选 There are __________ fewer custom tailors and dressmakers in the U. S. than in European countries.
so
very
far
too
参考答案：C
第14题单选 In the first semester, I asked my teacher __________.
A.what courses should I take
B.what courses I should take
C.I should take what courses
D.should I take what courses
参考答案：B
第15题单选 After the party, we had to tidy up the kitchen, which was a(n) __________ mess.
A. exact
B. entire
C. definite
D. complete
参考答案：D
第16题单选 Their experiment __________, Tom and Mary set out to write the report on the results.
A.done
B.to be done
C.being done
D.will be done
参考答案：D
第17题单选 A newspaper headline concerning new energy development __________ his attention and he was much interested in making investment in it.
A. gave
B. caught
C. turned
D. paid
参考答案：B
第18题单选 Would you please let me finish my words? Don't __________ in the middle of a sentence.
A. put me off
B. cut me off
C. keep me off
D. get me off
参考答案：B
参考解析：give one’s attention to意为“注意”;pay attention to意为“留心，关心”：catch one，s attention意为“吸引某人的注意力”;turn one’s attention to意为“把某人的注意 力转向……”。根据后半句：他被某事吸引才有兴趣做某事。本句句意是：有关新能源开发的新闻标题吸引了他的注意，他有意在这方面投资。
第19题单选 Would you please let me finish my words? Don't __________ in the middle of a sentence.
A. put me off
B. cut me off
C. keep me off
D. get me off
参考答案：B
参考解析：put sb.ofr意为“使分心”;cut sb.off意为“打断某人的话”;keep sb.off意为“不让接近”;get sb.off意为“离开，帮助某人免受处罚”。根据句子结尾：说话中间，可以判断句子的中心意思是说话时被人打断。本句句意是：你让我说完好吗? 不要打断我的话。
第20题单选 -- Have you ever played bridge?
-- Yes. We__________ on weekends when I was in college.
A. would have played
B. should have played
C. used to play
D. had played
参考答案：C
参考解析：used to do表示过去常常做某事，现在可能不做了。周末是复数，说明每个周末 都玩儿。“上大学时”表示过去发生的事。本句句意是：——你玩儿过桥牌吗? ——玩儿过。上大学时我们常在周末打桥牌。
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