1、Test One集体名词做主语主谓一致1)通常作复数的集体名词集体名词，如：police, people,cattle,militia,poultry 等，通常作复数，用复数动词。如：Domestic cattle provide us with milk, beef and hides.2)通常作不可数名词的集体名词有些集体名词，如 foliage,machinery,equipment,furniture,merchandise,通常作不可数名词，随后的动词用单数。例如：All the machinery in the factory is made in China.3)既可作单数也可作
2、复数的集体名词集体名词，如 audience, committee, class, crew, family, public, government 等，既可作单数，也可作复数用。The city council is meeting to set its agenda.4) a committee, etc. of +复数名词 如果主语是由“a committee of /a panel of /a board of +复数名词”构成，随后的动词通常用单数。例如：A committee of five men and three women is to consider the matter
3、.近义词辨析tired, exhausted, fatigued, weary, wornout这组词均含有“ 疲惫的” 的意思。tired 可指因体力或脑力消耗太多而需要休息，还可指因长期做某事而失去兴趣。Henry was so tired that he went to bed immediately after he got home.亨利很疲惫，一到家就上床睡觉去了。Exhausted表达的疲惫程度最强，指因劳累过度而精疲力竭。The exhausted engineer fell asleep on the bus.精疲力竭的工程师在公共汽车上睡着了。Fatigued所表达的疲劳程
4、度比 tired 和 weary 强，表示由于过度劳累而引起疲乏，不能再继续下去。 He felt fatigued and didnt want to say a single word.他疲惫不堪，不想说一句话。weary语气比 tired 强，指由于长时间努力工作或由于做单一的事而引起疲倦。After a long and weary wait, the plane finally came to take them back.经过漫长而又令人疲乏的等待后，飞机终于来接他们回去了。wornout这个词不太正式，多用于口语。The troops were wornout after win
5、ning the battle.战后, 部队疲惫不堪。全真模拟试题1. Although _ Spanish, he attended the course.A. he was knowing B. he is knowingC. having a knowledge of D. knows2. You _that letter to James. However, you didnt.A. ought to write B. ought to have writtenC. should write D. should be writing3. Joseph was very lucky _
6、with his life; he almost did not get out of the room.A. to escape B. to have escapedC. to escaping D. to be escaping4. Bread and butter _liked by Westerners.A. is B. are C. were D. be5. The back garden of our house contains a lawn, _very pleasant to sit on in summer.A. which is B. which it is C. it
7、is D. where it is6. He set up in business _ his own and was very successful.A. in B. of C. on D. by7. Johns score on the test is the highest in the class; he _last night.A. must study B. should have studiedC. must have studied D. is sure to study8. Frank almost never received any education, _?A. wou
8、ld he B. did heC. didnt he D. wouldnt he9. Even if his letter _ tomorrow, it _too late to do anything.A. will arrive.is B. should arrive.wereC. arrives.will be D. arrives.would be10. We can hear _from the back of the room.A. just as good B. just as easy C. just as well D. easily as well11. To obtain
9、 a satisfactory result, one must apply two _of paint on a clean surface.A. coats B. levels C. times D. courses12. The small mountain village was _ by the snow for more than one month.A. cut back B. cut outC. cut off D. cut away13. Miss Green was _ $100 for driving after drinking.A. fined B. charged
10、C. punished D. posed14. Modern _ perhaps causes more problems than it solves.A. technique B. technologyC. tactics D. tendency15. Mary tiptoed over and took the clock away because she hated to hear it _ when she was trying to go to sleep.A. sounding B. ringing C. ticking D. humming16. Under this _ pr
11、essure some of the rocks even became liquid.A. intensive B. weighty C. intense D. bulky17. Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the _ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.A. maximum B. minority C. majority D. minimum18. Nancy was surprise
12、d that they have _. They seemed to be a happy couple.A. split up B. broken down C. fallen through D. knocked out19. The beach is in an ideal _ to draw tourists.A. condition B. situation C. state D. publicity20. Our _ sensitivity decreases with age. By age 60, most people have lost 40 percent of thei
13、r ability to smell and 50 percent of their taste buds.A. sensible B. senseless C. sensitive D. sensory21. The eldest child is thoroughly _ because theyalways give him whatever he wants.A. wasted B. spoiledC. destroyed D. uneducated22. If a substance is dissolved in water or heated, it may _ a gas.A.
14、 give into B. give overC. give off D. give away23. His manner was so pleasant that Bolla felt at _ with him at once.A. peace B. large C. ease D. best24. Can you take the day off tomorrow?Well, Ill have to get _ from my boss.A. permission B. permitC. allowance D. possession25. The _ in Janets charact
15、er has hindered her from advancement in her career.A. weakness B. meritC. defect D. shortcoming 试题答案与解析1. C) 【 句意】 虽然只懂一点西班牙语，但他还是参加了这个课程的学习。【难点】know 是静态动词，不能用于进行时；选 knows 从句中又缺少主语。knowledge 作“知识” 讲时是不可数名词，但作“ 了解” 讲时，前面可加“a” ，常用于词组 have a knowledge of 中，所以选 C)。2. B) 【句意】你本应该给詹姆斯写信，然而，你没写。【难点】ought t
16、o have written 是虚拟语气，与本句句意相符。3. B) 【句意】约瑟夫幸运地逃了性命；他险些没从房间里逃出来。【难点】to have escaped 是不定式的完成式，表示过去的某一动作业已完成。4. A) 【句意】黄油面包受西方人青睐。【难点】bread and butter 是西方人吃的一种食品，虽然有三个字，表达的却是一个东西，并且是不可数名词，作单数。5. A) 【句意】我家的后花园有一片草坪，夏天坐在上面会令你心旷神怡。 【难点】which 引出非限制性定语从句，在句中作主语，且和 sit on 构成动宾关系。类似的句子有：This room is comfortabl
17、e to live in 这句中 live in 和 this room 构成动宾关系。6. C) 【 句意】 他独自一人开始经商，并且做得很成功。【难点】on ones own 是个常用的介词词组，意为“ 独自”；of ones own 表示“某人自己的(东西)” ，如：I have a flat of my own.我自己有套房子。7. C) 【 句意】 约翰的考试分数全班最高；他昨天晚上一定学习了。【难点】表示对过去某一动作行为的猜测须要用 must have done 这一句型结构。8. B) 【句意】弗兰克几乎从未受过任何教育，是不是?【难点】这是一句含有否定副词 never 的一般
18、过去时的句子，由于主句为否定形式，所以反意问句用肯定形式。9. C) 【 句意】 即使他的信明天到也无济于事了。【难点】在条件句中表示现在将来的时间，需要用一般现在时，主句中使用将来时。10. C) 【句意】我们在房间的后面也能听得很清楚。【难点】as well 意为“(程度) 同样地好” ，是副词短语修饰动词 hear；just 表示程度，意为“刚好”。11. A) 【句意 】为获得一个满意的结果，你必须在一个干净的表面上涂两层油漆。【难点】coat 意为“ 覆盖物，层 ”;level 意为“(建筑物)楼层”;times 意为“次，回”;courses 意为“(一层) 砖面；一排”。12.
19、C) 【句意】这个小山村被大雪封住达一个多月。【难点】cut back 意为“ 削减；缩减 ”;cut out 意为“停止；切下 ”;cutoff 意为 “切断；使隔断”;cut away 意为“ 切除；砍掉 ”。13. A) 【句意 】格林小姐因酒后驾车被罚 100 美元。 【难点】fine 意为“ 处 以罚金 ”;charge 意为“要(价)，收( 费)，要(人)支付(钱)”;punish 意为“罚，惩罚”;pose 意为“造成，引起(困难)”。14. B) 【句意】现代技术所引发的问题也许比它所能解决的要多。【难点】technique 意为“技法；具体的技术”;technology 意为
20、“ 工业技术”;tactics 意为“战术，兵法，策略”；tendency 意为“ 倾向”。15. C) 【句意】玛丽蹑手蹑脚走过来把钟拿走了，因为她讨厌在自己想睡觉的时候听它滴哒地响。【难点】sound 意为“作声，发声，响”;ring 意为“鸣，发出清脆响亮的声音”;tick意为“发出滴哒声 ”;hum 意为“发连续低沉的声音( 如蜜蜂、马达的嗡嗡声)”。16. C) 【句意】在这种强大的压力下，一些岩石甚至变成了液体。【难点】intensive 意为“ 加强的；集中的”;weighty 意为“沉重的；笨重的”;intense 意为“ 强烈的，剧烈的”;bulky 意为“庞大的；粗壮的”
21、。17. C) 【句意】当然，大多数移民不是一夜之间就发财的，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。【难点】maximum 意为“最大限量；最高点”;minority 意为“少数，半数以下”;majority 意为“大多数”;minimum 意为“最低限度，最低点 ”。18. A) 【句意 】南希对他们的离婚表示十分惊讶，因为他们似乎是一对快乐的夫妇。【难点】split up 意为“分裂，离婚”;break down 意为“(精神方面) 垮掉；(健康)变得衰弱；崩溃”;fall through 意为“失败；成为泡影”;knock out 意为“使筋疲力尽”。19. B) 【句意】这片海滩所处位
22、置理想，吸引了很多游客。【难点】condition 意为“ 状况；形势”;situation 意为“位置，地点，环境”;state 意为“状态，情形”;publicity 意为“公众的注意，名声”。20. D) 【句意】我们的感官能力随着年龄的增长而下降。比如说，到 60 岁的时候，多数人失去了他们 40%的嗅觉能力和 50%的味觉能力。【难点】sensible 意为“明智的，合情理的”;senseless 意为“失去知觉的，不省人事的”;sensitive 意为“敏感的”;sensory 意为 “感觉的，传递感觉的” 。21. B) 【句意】他们的大孩子被彻底宠坏了，因为他要什么，他们就给什
23、么。【难点】waste 意为“ 使衰弱；使消瘦”;spoil 意为“宠坏，溺爱”;destroy 意为“破坏；毁灭”;uneducated意为“未受(良好)教育的” 。22. C) 【句意】如果一种物质溶解在水里或被加热，它可能释放出一种气体。【难点】give into 为非固定搭配；give over 意为“托付，交托”；giveoff 意为 “散发”；give away 意为“送掉，分发( 奖品 )等” 。23. C) 【句意】他那平易近人的风度使得博拉立刻放松了情绪。【难点】at peace 意为“ 和平地”;at large 意为“自由地；大体地”;at ease 意为“ 不拘束”;a
24、t best 意为“至多”。24. A) 【句意 】 你明天能休一天吗?呵，我要征得老板的允许。【难点】permission 意为 “允许”；permit 意为“许可证”；allowance 意为“津贴”；possession 意为“拥有”。25. C) 【句意】詹妮特的性格缺陷阻碍了她事业进步。【难点】weakness 意为“弱点；嗜好”;merit 意为“优点，长处”;defect 意为“缺点，缺陷”;shortcoming意为“缺点，短处 ”。Test Two关于 used to 的意义和用法used to (只有过去时形式，没有现在时形式) 表示过去习惯动作或状态，这种情况现已不复存在
25、。例如：He used to smoke a lot, but he has long given up smoking.在否定陈述句或否定疑问句中，用 didnt use to 或 usednt to 均可：He didnt use to smoke cigarettes.He usednt to smoke cigarettes.Didnt Maria use to be interested in the theatre?Usednt Maria to be interested in the theatre?在肯定疑问句中也可有两种形式：Used you to go to the sa
26、me school as Edward?Did you use to go to the same school as Edward?近义词辨析use, apply, avail, employ, utilize这组词均含有“ 使用” 或“利用”之意。use 强调利用人或物作为工具。He used up all his resources in experimenting with the new paint.他为实验新的涂料，花光了一切钱财。Apply 指把某物或某种方法、原理等加以应用。We should not only know the theory but also know how
27、 to apply it to practice.我们不仅要知道理论，还要知道怎样把理论应用于实践。avail 指使用就近的或他人给予的东西，或使别人为自己提供服务。I dont think complaints will avail you much.我觉得抱怨对你没多大用处。We avail ourselves of every opportunity to speak English.我们利用一切机会讲英语。employ 指使用未被利用的东西；用于人时表示雇用。He doesnt know how to employ his energy and time.他不知道该怎么利用他的精力和时
28、间。utilize 指充分发挥某物的作用，使无用的东西变有用，或使人或物有新用途。She hopes to utilize her artistic talents in the job.她希望在工作中发挥她的艺术才能。全真模拟试题1. My pain _ apparent the moment I walked into the room, for the first man I met asked sympathetically: “Are you feeling all right?”A. must be B. must have been C. had been D. had to b
29、e2. It is only when you nearly lose someone _ fully conscious of how much you value him.A. do you become B. then you becomeC. that you become D. have you become3. Just as the soil is a part of the earth, _ theatmosphere.A. as it is B. so is C. the same as D. and so is4. While driving along the treac
30、herous road, _.A. my right rear tyre blew out B. my right rear tyre had a blowout C. I had a blownout on my right rear tyre D. I had my right rear tyre blowout5. Jean Wagners most enduring contribution to the study of AfroAmerican poetry is his insistence that it _ in a religious, as well as worldly
31、, frame of reference.A. is to be analysed B. has been analysed C. be analysed D. should have been analysed6._ there is little we can do to modify the weather, we can at least know what kind of weather to expect.A. Since B. When C. While D. Unless7. This organization brought Western artists together
32、in the hope of making more of an impact on the art community _ any of them could individually and to promote Western art by women.A. rather than B. rather C. than D. other than8. But the Swiss discovered long years ago that constant warfare brought them _ suffering and poverty.A. anything but B. not
33、hing but C. none other than D. no more than9. After _ seemed an endless wait, it was her turn to step into the doctors office.A. it B. that C. what D. which10. The board deemed its urgent that these files _right away.A. had to be printed B. should have been printed C. must be printed D. should be pr
34、inted11. His answer was so confused that I could hardly make any _of it at all.A. explanation B. meaning C. sense D. interpretation12. You should have your eyes tested every year in case the _of your spectacles need changing.A. lenses B. glasses C. sights D. crystals13. The school committee hoped th
35、at their choice of play would be _ with the students and their parents.A. recognized B. popular C. favorable D. fascinated14. By cutting down trees we _ the natural home of birds and animals.A. harm B. hurt C. injure D. damage15. Mr. Robinson knew that the most trivial chore could prove to be a _ if
36、 approached with enthusiasm.A. prize B. reward C. refund D. bonus16. The trade unions in this industry are _ any reduction in wages.A. objecting against B. opposed to C. reacted to D. resisting against17. She was teaching me _ you would teach a younger child to speak the language.A. the way B.in the
37、 way C. a way D. to the way18. The Brownings have not _ yet and I doubt whether they will come.A turned in B. turned out C.turned up D. turned to19. We went on a(n) _ to the mountain yesterday.A.excursion B. trip C. tour D. travel20. When Sarah and I _ on an article for the school newspaper, we foun
38、d it difficult to work together.A. compiled B. gathered C. collaborated D. collected21. Beth could _ her coat because it had largered buttons.A. recognize B. prove C. define D. claim22. Postal _ are determined by the class and weight of the parcel mailed.A. taxes B. payment C. fees D. premium23. My
39、father is so deaf that he has to use a hearing _.A. help B. aid C. support D. tool24. On New Years Eve, there will be a firework _at Peoples Square.A. display B. performance C. show D. exhibition25. The _ of beer and alcohol in New Zealand is very high.A. consumption B. use C. drink D. absorption您的得
40、分率为： / 25试题答案与解析1. B) 【句意】我刚一走进房间时一定表现得很痛苦，因为我遇到的第一个人同情地问我：“你没事吧?”【难点】must 与完成时不定式连用往往表示对过去发生的事情的主观推测，常译成“一定是 ”。2. C) 【 句意】 只有当你快要失去什么人时，你才充分意识到他对你是多么重要。【难点】该句是一个典型的强调句式，即 It is.that.。3. B) 【句意】正像土壤是地球的一部分，大气层也是。【难点】Just as.，so.为一固定结构，意为“正如，也” 。4. C) 【 句意】 当我在险峻的山路上驾车急驰时，车的右后胎爆了。【难点】此句为一个带有时间状语从句的主从
41、复合句。在英语中，由 while, when 等引导的时间状语从句，如果其主语与主句中的主语相同，从句中的主语可以省略，而只剩下分词短语。驾车的应该是人，所以只能从 C)和 D)选，而 D)的意义不符，所以选 C)。5. C) 【 句意】 杰恩瓦格那对亚非诗歌最永恒的贡献是他坚持认为，这类诗歌除用凡俗的参考框架，还应用宗教的参考框架进行研究。【难点】insistence 是个从 insist 派生来的名词，二者后面分别接同位语从句和宾语从句，句中皆应使用虚拟形式，即 should+动词原形或动词原形。6. C) 【 句意】 尽管我们在改变天气方面无能为力，但我们至少知道天气未来的变化。【难点】
42、while 除表示时间外，还可表示转折、让步，意为“尽管，虽然” 。该句中其它选项不具备此意。7. C) 【 句意】 该组织把西部艺术家聚集在一起，希望他们比任何个人都能更多地影响艺术界，并由妇女来促进西部艺术。【难点】选项 C)的 than 与句中的 more 形成正确搭配，意为“比都”，故为答案。8. B) 【句意】但是多年以前瑞士人就发现连年不断的战争给他们带来的只有苦难和贫穷。【难点】nothing but 意为“仅仅，只不过” ；anything but 意为“除以外的任何事” ；none other than 意为“不是别人，正是”；no more than 意为“不过，仅仅”。9
43、. C) 【 句意】 在经过一段似乎是漫无边际的等候之后，终于轮到她走进医生的办公室。【难点】在由 after 引导的介词短语中，what seemed(to be)起定语作用，修饰 an endless wait。又如：I saw what seemed to be a fox.我看见一个似乎是狐狸的东西。10. D) 【句意】董事会认为这些卷宗应立刻打印。【难点】urgent 在句中做形式宾语 it 的补足语，其后的宾语从句应使用虚拟式，即 should+动词原形。11. C) 【句意】他的答案很不清楚，我根本弄不懂。【难点】sense 意为“ 意义；含义 ”,短语 make sense
44、of 意为“弄懂的意思”；explanation 意为“解释，说明，阐述”，侧重说明事件的真相、原因；meaning 意为“ 意义，意思；含义”，但不能在 make sense of 短语中代替 sense；interpretation 意为“ 解释，说明，阐明”，比较正式。12. A) 【句意 】你应该每年检查一次自己的眼睛，因为你的眼镜镜片也许需要更换。【难点】lenses 意为“ 镜片 ”；glasses 意为“眼镜”；sights 意为“视野；风景”； crystals 意为“水晶，晶体”。13. B) 【句意】校董会希望他们选择的那出剧会受到孩子和家长的欢迎。【难点】popular
45、意为“ 讨人喜欢的；得人心的；受欢迎的”。recognized 意为“被赏识的；受表彰的” 。favorable 意为“赢得赞许的；讨人喜欢的”，但后面不能接 with。fascinated 意为“被迷住的，被弄得神魂颠倒的”。14. D) 【句意】我们砍伐树木的行为损坏了鸟兽的自然家园。【难点】damage 意为“ 加害于 ，损伤”；harm 意为 “对有害”；hurt 意为“ 疼痛，受伤，( 精神上)伤害”；injure 意为“使受伤”，身体受外力伤害。15. B) 【句意】罗宾逊先生知道，如果带着热情去做，最琐碎的家务也能证明是一种报偿。【难点】reward 意为“ 报答；奖赏 ”；pr
46、ize 意为“奖金，奖品” ；refund 意为“退款”；bonus 意为 “奖金，红利”。16. B) 【句意】该行业工会反对降低工资。【难点】be opposed to 意为 “反对，对抗”；object against 不常用；react to 意为“作出反应，反应”；resist 不与 against 连用。17. A) 【句意 】她教我那门语言的方式简直就象在教一个小孩说话。【难点】the way 后接从句，意为 “以方式”。in the way 意为“妨碍(某人)”。a way 和 to the way 不是固定搭配。18. C) 【句意】勃朗宁一家人还没露面，我怀疑他们会不会来。【难点】turn up 意为“出现，露面”；turn in 意为“归还，递交”；turn out 意为“原来是，证明是”；turn to 意为“ 求助于；求教于”。19. A) 【句意 】昨天我们到那座山里进行了一次远足观光。【难点】excursion 意为“远足，短途旅行”；trip 意为“旅游出行；行程
