易错单选题

2008-09-07 18:40
原题(7719): 问题：If you suspect that the illness might be serious you should not _______ going to the doctor.
put off
hold back
put aside
hold up
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答案: put off
解释: 答案为[A]：put off “推迟”，符合题意。其余三个选项分别为：[B]hold back “抑制，阻止”；[C]put aside “留下….供将来用”；[D]hold up “举起，支撑”。
原题(7715): 问题：Michael used to look hurt and surprised when ___________.
scolding
to scold
having scolded
scolded
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答案: scolded
解释: 答案为[D]：scolded。 Michael 与 scold 间是被动关系，只有[D]正确。
原题(7716): 问题：He decided to make further improvements on the computer’s design ________ the light of the requirements of customers.
on
for
in
with
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答案: in
解释: 答案为[C]：in。此处构成固定短语 in the light of “根据….”。
原题(7970): 问题：Having no money but ______ to know, he simply said he would go without dinner.
not to want anyone
not wanting anyone
wanted no one
to want no one
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答案: not wanting anyone
解释: 答案为[B]：not wanting anyone 是一个含有两个并列的分词短语的句子，用来做原因状语。既然是并列结构，只有[B]能与 having 相对称。
原题(7844): 问题：Knowing something as a whole is far from knowing all its ___________.
instance
character
items
details
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答案: details
解释: 答案为[D]：details。本题测试是句子前后的一致性、对应性。[A]instance 例证，事例；B]character 特性，特征；[C]item 采，条款，项目；[D]detail 细节。由此可见，只有[D]细节，与整体相对应。
原题(43): 问题：I had hardly arrived _____ he started crying to go home.
when
while
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答案: when
解释: while 后接延续一段时间的动作
原题(7754): 问题：The lawyer advised him to drop the ______ , since he stands little chance to win.
case
event
affair
incident
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答案: case
解释: 答案为 A。case 表示 “案件，官司”。B)event 指重要的，有意义或不寻常的事件；affair 指互有联系的一组事件，事务等；incident 多指不幸的事，事故。
原题(7791): 问题：The professor could hardly find sufficient grounds _______ his arguments in favour of the new theory.
to be based on
to base on
which to base on
on which to base
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答案: on which to base
解释: 答案为 D。本题考点为非限定性定语从句中，介词前置的用法。其正常语序为 to base his arguments on sufficient grounds，which 指前面的 sufficient grounds，将 on 前置形成了 D)(sufficient grounds) on which to base，因此 D) 为正确答案。
原题(7854): 问题：The manager assured the customer that his complaint would be seen ________ immediately.
to
at
on
with
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答案: to
解释: 答案为[A]：to。本题测试点是 see 的固定搭配。See to 是“负责，注意”；一般没有see at 搭配在一起的；see on 也不是短语；see with 是“同意”。根据句意，只能选[A]。
原题(7867): 问题：Our hopes _______ and fell in the same instant.
arose
raised
rose
aroused
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答案: arose
解释: A)arose “升起；出现”，常用于比喻，主要用于无形的东西，指偶然的关系；B)raised 及物动词，“举起，升高”；C)rose “升起；上升”，通常指有形的东西；D)arouse “唤起，激起”。根据句意，应选 A)。
原题(7732): 问题：The _____ stuck on the envelope says By Air.
label
signal
mark
diagram
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答案: label
解释: 答案为 A。这几个词的意思分别为：A)label “标签，签条，标记”；B)signal “信号”；C)mark “斑点，痕迹”；D)diagram “图表”。
原题(212): 问题：He is good at English, ______ we all know.
as
which
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答案: as
解释: as 引出非限定性定语从句，表示“正如 …… 那样”
原题(205): 问题：I have bought such a watch _______ was advertised on TV.
as
which
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答案: as
解释: 先行词被 such 修饰时，关系代词用 as
原题(226): 问题：My neighbours used to give me a hand in time of trouble, _______ was very kind of them.
who
which
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答案: which
解释: 将整个主句作为先行词，对其进行修饰，此时关系代词用 which
原题(7778): 问题：Not until the game had begun _______ at the sports ground.
had he arrived
would he have arrived
did he arrive
should he have arrived
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答案: did he arrive
解释: 答案为 C。本题考点为倒装句和时态。Not until 位于句首时，应使用倒装句。从句意“直到比赛开始，他才到达体育场”来看，在他到达体育场前比赛已经开始。因此，空格处时态应为一般过去时，只有 C)did he arrive 正确。
原题(7796): 问题：May I speak to your manager Mr. Williams at five o’clock tonight?I’m sorry. Mr. Williams _______ to a conference long before then.
will have gone
had gone
would have gone
has gone
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答案: has gone
解释: 答案为 D。should have 表示“应该做而没有做”；而 shouldn’t + have 又表示“不应该做（却做了）”。本句的意思是：你不应该那么紧地跟着他，你应该与他保持一段距离。只有 D) 符合语法要求。用完成进行时，强调该动作的持续性。
原题(49): 问题：They had just arrived home ____ it began to rain.
when
while
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答案: when
解释: when 正在这时，突然 …
原题(7751): 问题：The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass.
blamed
would blame
to blame
be blamed
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答案: to blame
解释: 答案为 C。blame 的逻辑主语为 mother，为主动关系，故 A、D 不正确。B 项不合逻辑，语法上也不正确。
原题(7745): 问题：Many a delegate was in favor of his proposal that a special committee _________ to investigate the incident.
was set up
were set up
set up
be set up
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答案: be set up
解释: 答案为 D。这里的 that 从句用来解释 proposal 的具体内容，为名词性从句。名词为idea, proposal, suggestion 这一类表示建议，命令、请求等语气的同时，从句中应该用虚拟语气，形成为 should （可省略）+ 动词原形。
原题(7872): 问题：Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _______ .
residents
settlers
lodgers
inhabitants
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答案: lodgers
解释: 答案为 C。A)residents 常住的永久居民，定居者；B)settlers 移民者，开拓者；C)lodgers 寄宿者，房客；D)inhabitants 居民，住户。从句意应选 C)。
原题(7798): 问题：The growth of part-time and flexible working patterns, and of training and retraining schemes, _______ more women to take advantage of employment opportunities.
have allowed
allow
allowing
allows
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答案: allows
解释: 答案为 D。该句的主谓宾语结构为：the growth + allows + women + to do sth. 因主语 The growth 为单数第三人称 allows。只有 D) 符合上述要求。
原题(7917): 问题：There’s a man at the reception desk who seems very angry and I think he means __________ trouble.
making
to make
to have made
having made
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答案: to make
解释: to make。本题的测试点是 mean + 动词不定式。Mean 是只跟不定式作宾语的动词，故可排除[A]、[D]。根据上下文，只能选择不定式的一般形式而不是过去完成时，故只能选[B]。 make trouble 意思是“惹是生非，制造麻烦，找事”。
原题(7751): 问题：The mother didn’t know who ________ for the broken glass.
blamed
would blame
to blame
be blamed
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答案: to blame
解释: 答案为 C。blame 的逻辑主语为 mother，为主动关系，故 A、D 不正确。B 项不合逻辑，语法上也不正确。
原题(7866): 问题：As a public relations officer, he is said _______ some very influential people.
to know
to be knowing
to have been knowing
to have known
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答案: to have known
解释: 本题考点为动词不定式的完成时。根据句意，know 这一动作已经发生了，所以动词不定式应使用完成时，因此 D) 正确。
原题(44): 问题：It won’t be long _____ you regret what you said.
before
after
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答案: before
解释: not long before：不久
原题(7925): 问题：Last year the advertising rate __________ by 20 percent. .
raised
aroused
arose
rose
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答案: rose
解释: rose。此处 rose 是不及物动词 rise 的过去式，表示“上升，上涨”，符合题意。Raise 是及物动词，表示“举起，升起”；arose 是 arise 的过去式，为不及物动词，表示“发生，出现，产生，起身，起立”；arose 是及物动词，但其意思是“唤醒，唤起，引起，鼓舞”等。
原题(7826): 问题：There was a _________ drop in support for the Union in the 1974 election.
delicate
distinct
distant
downward
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答案: distinct
解释: 答案为[B]：distinct。本题的测试点是形容词。用来说明 drop。只有 [B]distinct“明显的”。“显著的，独特的”能准确表明 drop 的状态，使句意完整、准确。
原题(7934): 问题：I’d rather read than watch television: the programs seem __________ all the time.
to get worse
to be getting worse
to have got worse
getting worse
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答案: to be getting worse
解释: to be getting worse。本题测试点是 seem 跟不定式的惯用法。Seem + 不定式作直接宾语，表示“似乎是，看似，好象，仿佛”，动词的现在进行时，表示说话时动作正发生。
原题(43): 问题：I had hardly arrived _____ he started crying to go home.
when
while
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答案: when
解释: while 后接延续一段时间的动作
原题(7749): 问题：There is no ______ to the house from the main road.
edge
avenue
exposure
access
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答案: access
解释: 答案为 D。access 表示“进入的道路”。A)edge “边，边缘”；B)avenue “大街”；C)exposure “暴露”。
原题(7869): 问题：A season ticket _______the holder to make as many journeys as he wishes within the stated period of time.
entitles
grants
bloomed
promises
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答案: entitles
解释: 本题考点为 entitle sb. to do sth. 的句式，意思为“赋予某人做某事的权力”。A)entitles 给予权力或资格；B)grants 答应（请求），允许，准予；C)presents 答应，允诺。
原题(7874): 问题：Purchasing the new production line will be a _______ deal for the company.
forceful
tremendous
favorite
profitable
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答案: profitable
解释: 答案为 D。本题考点为词义辨异。A)forceful 强有力的；B)tremendous 惊人的；C)favorite 最喜爱的；D)profitable 可带来利润的。“一项有利可图的交易”应使用 Profitable 一词，因此 D) 正确。
原题(7795): 问题：In order to show his boss what a careful worker he was, he took _______ trouble over the figures.
extensive
spare
extra
supreme
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答案: extra
解释: 答案为 C。全句可译为：为了向老师证明他有多么仔细，在处理数据时，他额外多花些功夫。A)extensive 宽广的，广泛的；B)space 多余的，备用的；C)extra 额外的，格外的；D)supreme 最高的，至上的。结合句意，应选 C)。
原题(7872): 问题：Only a selected number of landladies in the neighbourhood have been allowed by the university to take in _______ .
residents
settlers
lodgers
inhabitants
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答案: lodgers
解释: 答案为 C。A)residents 常住的永久居民，定居者；B)settlers 移民者，开拓者；C)lodgers 寄宿者，房客；D)inhabitants 居民，住户。从句意应选 C)。
原题(2176): 问题：A: Not at all! It was cool there.
B: I heard _____ always foggy, isn’t that?
that’s
it’s
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答案: it’s
解释: 指代“天气”，用代词 it