1、例题精选例1Mrs. Jones was over eighty, but she still drove her old car like a woman half her age. She loved driving very fast, and was proud of the fact 1 she had never, in her thirty-five years of driving, been punished 2 a driving offence (犯规，犯法).Then one day she nearly 3 her record. A police car 4 her
2、, and the policemen in it saw her 5 a red light without stopping. Of course, she was stopped. It seemed 6 that she would be punished.7 Mrs. Jones came up to the judge, he looked at her seriously and said that she was 8 old to drive a car, and that the 9 why she had not stopped at the red 10 was most
3、 probably that her eyes had become weak 11 old age, so that she had simply not seen it.When the judge had finished what he was 12, Mrs. Jones opened the big handbag she was 13 and took out her sewing. Without saying a word, she 14 a needle with a very small eye, and threaded it at her first attempt.
4、When she had 15 done this, she took the thread out of the needle again and handed 16 the needle and the thread to the judge, saying, “Now it is your 17. I suppose you drive a car, and that you are quite sure about your own eyesight.”The judge took the 18 and tried to thread it. After half a dozen tr
5、ies, he had still not succeeded. The case (案例) against Mrs. Jones was 19, and her record 20 unbroken.1. A. whichB. whenC. thatD. this2. A. aboutB. onC. toD. for3. A. keptB. wonC. missedD. lost4. A. watchedB. afterC. followed D. ran after5. A. passB. goC. runD. rush6. A. sureB. indeedC. certainD. per
6、haps7. A. BeforeB. WhileC. UntilD. When8. A. soB. veryC. tooD. quite9. A. causeB. reasonC. matterD. trouble10. A. lightB. lampC. sign D. one11. A. withB. because C. forD. of12. A. speakingB. sayingC. talkingD. telling13. A. holdingB. gettingC. carryingD. bringing14. A. tookB. brought C. pickedD. cho
7、se15. A. almostB. hardlyC. successfullyD. successful16. A. bothB. allC. neitherD. either17. A. timeB. turnC. chanceD. job18. A. threadB. glasses C. needlesD. needle19. A. dismissed B. passedC. settledD. studied20. A. wasB. kept C. seemedD. remained答案与解析：1-5 CDDCA 6-10 CDCBA 11-15 ABCDC 16-20 ABDAD1C
8、fact后接that, 因为that 引导的是一个同位语从句。2Dfor表示被惩罚的原因。3D她始终保持着记录，但那天她差点儿丢了这个记录，因为她闯了红灯。4C警车跟在她后面，用followed，而watched不妥，因为主语是警车，而不是人。ran after 也不对，警车在此之前没理由追赶她。5Apass a red light，而用go 则要说go by。6C用certain，不用sure，因为sure 常用人作主语。7D此处came为瞬间动词，不能用while。8C这是tooto结构，表示太而不9Breason是说明某事某现象的理由，而cause 则指火灾、水灾或事故的起因。10A红灯
9、，用red light。11Awith此处相当于because of。12B强调说话的内容用say，指说话的动作或讲某种语言用speak。13C表示随身携带，不强调方向性，用carry，而bring则表示由远往近带来。14D此处是挑了一根小眼的针，如用took, brought和pick都要加up或out。15C从下文看，老太太显然是成功了。16A指针和线两者，所以用both。17Byour turn表示该轮到你了。18D为什么是针呢？因为后边有一句说她要thread it。19Abe dismissed被取消了。20Dremained表示过去是这样，现在仍保持这一状态。seemed，语气不够
10、肯定。kept此处应用was kept。四典型例题例2When Dave was eighteen, he bought a secondhand car for 200 so that he could travel to and from work more_1_ than by bus. It worked quite well for a few years, but then it got so old, and it was costing him _2_much in repairs that he decided that he had better _3_it. He ask
11、ed among his friends to see if anyone was particularly_ 4_ to buy a cheap car, but they all knew that it was falling to pieces, so_5_ of them had any desire to buy it. Daves friend Sam saw that he was _6_ when they met one evening, and said, “Whats _7_, Dave?”Dave told him, and Sam answered, “Well,
12、what about advertising it in the paper? You may _8_more for it that way than the cost of the advertisement!” Thinking that Sams_9_was sensible(合理的),he put an advertisement in an evening paper, which read “For sale: small car, _10_ very little petrol, only two owners. Bargain at 50.”For two days afte
13、r the advertisement first appeared, there was no _11_.But then on Saturday evening he had an enquiry(询问).A man rang up and said he would like to_12_ him about the car. “All right,” Dave said, feeling happy. He asked the man whether ten oclock the next morning would be_13_or not. “Fine,” the man said
14、, “and Ill _14_my wife. We intend to go for a ride in it to _15_ it.”The next morning, at a quarter to ten, Dave parked the car in the square outside his front door, _16_ to wait there for the people who had_17_ his advertisement. Even Dave had to _18_that the car really looked like a wreck(残骸).Then
15、, soon after he had got the car as clean_19_ it could be, a police car stopped just behind him and a policeman got out. He looked at Daves car and then said, “Have you reported this _20_ to us yet, sir?”1. A. directly B. safely C. properly D. easily2. A. so B. such C. very D. too3. A. keep B. repair
16、 C. sell D. throw4. A. anxious B. lucky C. ashamed D. generous5. A. some B. neither C. none D. most6. A. delighted B. upset C. calm D. astonished7. A. on B. up C. it D. that8. A. learn B. miss C. get D. find9. A. message B. advice C. request D. description10. A. uses B. loses C. has D. spends11. A.
17、doubt B. help C. trouble D. answer12. A. tell B. see C. agree D. call13. A. exact B. suitable C. early D. late14. A. follow B. meet C. bring D. introduce15. A. recognize B. gain C. admire D. test16. A. happening B. meaning C. turning D. failing17. A. read B. inserted C. answered D. placed18. A. forg
18、et B. show C. disagree D. admit19. A. as B. that C. so D. such20. A. bargain B. sale C. accident D. result解析1. easily表达更容易，他买车的主要目的是为了上下班方便。答案为D。2. so muchthat，如此多以致于，这是一个固定结构。too much不能和hat连用，我们经常使用tooto。答案为A。3.根据上文修理花费太多，所以就决定卖掉，而且下文也就是围绕卖车而展开的。答案为C。4. be anxious to do sth急着干，Dave想了解是否有人急着买车，因为他想卖
19、掉自己的车。答案为A。5前面已经提到“it was falling to pieces”车很快要成碎片，所以没有人愿意买。neither主要用于两个人中没有一个，所以在这不合适。答案为C。6. upset表示“伤心的，难过的”。因为没人愿意买车，所以他很伤心。答案为B。7. “whats up”表示“怎么回事，发生了什么”。答案为B。8. “get”表示“得到”，在这儿是表示“你将得到的要比广告花费的多”。答案为C。9. advice表示“建议”，因为前面有一句“what about advertising it in the newspaper?”这本就是一种建议“在报纸上登广告怎么样?”答
20、案为B。10. uses表示“使用”，在这里表示车很省油。B. loses表示“丢失”；B. has表示“有”；spends表示“花费时间、金钱、精力”。答案为A。11. no answer表示“回应”，表示广告登出去以后无人问津。A. doubt表示“怀疑”；B. help表示“帮助”；C. trouble表示“麻烦”，均不合题意。答案为D。12.这里表示来看车。答案为B。13.suitable表示“合适的”，在这里是问第二天早上十点钟是否合适。答案为B。14. bring my wife表示把妻子带来。A. recognize表示“认出”；B. gain表示“获得，得到”C. admire
21、表示“羡慕”，均不合题意。答案为C。15. “test”表示“测试”，买车的人将和妻子一道来测试一下车子。答案为D。16. “mean to”表示“打算做”在这儿是打算等买车的人。答案为B。17. “answer”在这里表示“回应”，就是指那个看了广告以后准备来看车的人。答案为C。18“admit”表示“承认”在这里表示他自己也不得不承认自己的车看起来太旧了答案为D。19.这里是一个固定结构“asas”。答案为A。20.“accident”表示“事故”。答案为C。例3The word “plastic” comes from the Greek word “Platicos” and is u
22、sed to describe_1_which can be easily shaped.The history of plastics is longer than you might_2_.In fact _3_ manmade plastics ever to appear on the market was made over a hundred years ago. It was called “celluloid(赛璐璐)”.It was discovered by both an Englishman and an American in the same year._4_it
23、was the Americans who first produced it on a large scale during the year 1860.Everybody was _5_by this new material which could be moulded (用模子做) into shapes and _6_so cheap to buy.Poor young men _7_in cities with lots of smoke and dirt were_8_ to buy white celluloid collars(领子).The collars were har
24、d and uncomfortable. But they did not have to be sent to wash. The poor young men _9_ rub them clean every evening with soap and water! Poor mothers,_10_ had not been able to afford playthings _11_their children, were now able to buy them playthings _12_ of celluloid. But celluloid had one very seri
25、ous fault. It caught fire very easily. In fact it burned even more quickly than wood or cloth. There were many terrible accidents, particularly _13_ children. For years scientists worked hard to find a better plastic material than celluloid. They had _14_ success. Then in 1932 an American scientist
26、called Baekeland produced a hard plastic material which did not burn. _15_ became known _16_ bakelite(酚醛塑料).Other plastic materials like bakelite were _17_ produced. They _18_ to make electrical fittings and plates and cups. Poor people liked them because they were both cheap and safe, but rich peop
27、le _19_ them because they were cheap, and because they could only be made _20_dark colours. 1. A. something B. everything C. thing D. anything2. A. wish B. think C. want D. hope3. A. first B. at first C. for the first D. the first4. A. So B. But C. And D. As5. A. surprised B. excited C. told D. frig
28、htened6. A. be B. were C. was D. is7. A. waiting B. running C. walking D. working8. A. going B. sure C. about D. able9. A. could B. ought to C. must D. should10. A. which B. who C. whom D. that11. A. for B. like C. in D. of12. A. done B. produced C. worked D. made13. A. between B. on C. among D. abo
29、ut14. A. much B. great. C. never D. little15. A. The man B. He C. It D. The scientist16. A. as B. with C. by D. to17. A. already B. still C. also D. yet18. A. used B. hoped C. were used D. had19. A. took B. loved C. enjoyed D. disliked20. A. in B. by C. from D. of解析1.这句话表示“plastic”这个单词最早来源于希腊语“plati
30、cos”而且被用来描述那些容易成形的东西。答案为A。2.塑料的历史要比你所想到的历史长。答案为B。3.这里表示最早的、最先的。答案为D。4.这里表示虽然英美两国同年发现，但是美国人率先生产。答案为B。5. be excited by“因为而激动”。答案为B。6.它的主语是“which”，而“which”指的是this new material，所以用单数。答案为C。7. working in cities是现在分词短语做后置定语。这里指的是在城市里工作的贫穷的年轻人。答案为D。8. be able to表示“能够”。答案为D。9.could表示“能够”。答案为A。10.这是一个非限定性定语从句
31、，who指的是前边提到的poor mothers,在非限定性定语从句中作主语。答案为who。答案为B。11. A表示“为”，在这里指的是那些贫穷的母亲不能给孩子们买起玩具。答案为A。12. “made of”表示“由制成”。答案为D。13.“among children”表示“在孩子们当中”。答案为C。14.“little success”表示“没有成功”。答案为D。15. It指的是前面所提到“a hard plastic material”。答案为C。16. “be known as”作为而著名。答案为A。17. also表示“也”，这里表示其它的塑料材料也被制造了出来。答案为C。18.
32、“were used”表示“被用来”。答案为C。19. “dislike”表示“不喜欢”，这里表示富人们不喜欢塑料制品。答案为D。20. in dark colours这里表示“深色，黑色”。答案为A。例4In order to be a success in the American business world, you must “get along” with people. You must learn to conduct yourself in such a way _1_ you earn the affection and respect of others._2_ we h
33、ave already pointed out, Americans_3_ business and pleasure. Therefore, learning how to _4_ informally can be a help with your American business _5_.Americans like to talk about a _6_of different topicssports, politics, cars, popular movies and television shows and personal interests. Many large Ame
34、rican cities have sports teams. If you are _7_ with Americans in the United States, it would be a good idea to _8_out about the local sports teams so that you can _9_ in the almost inevitable discussions about “how our _10_ will do this year” .Politics can be a _11_ topic unless everyone is of the s
35、ame mind _12_.Limit your discussions to asking questions of your friends. Most Americans are _13_ owners and some are even obsessive about the subject. You can contribute _14_talking about cars you have owned or by _15_ information you have read in automotive magazines. Americans watch television al
36、most every night and attend movies regularly,_16_ naturally television shows and the _17_ movies become topics for discussions. If you are unable to _18_ American television or attend American movies, reading the _19_ section of such magazines as Time News week will keep you up to date on _20_is pop
37、ular in America. 1. A. which B. where C. as D .that2. A. While B. Since C. As D. Because3. A. mix B. enjoy C. like D. manage4. A. conduct B. appear C. behave D. chat5. A. friends B. efforts C. contacts D. companies6. A. bit B. total C. group D. number7. A. meeting B. working C. living D. playing8. A
38、. find B. learn C. go D. stay9. A. work B. participate C. succeed D. break10. A. group B. business C. company D. team11. A. common B. sensitive C. special. D daily12. A. politically B. economically C. professionally D. personally13. A. house B. car C. business D. land14. A. to B. toward C. by D. thr
39、ough15. A. collecting B. sharing C. gathering D. analyzing16. A. so B. therefore C. thus D. hence17. A. interesting B. exciting C. excellent D. latest18. A. witness B. look C. watch D. glance19. A. entertainment B. sports C. business D. movie20. A. which B. that C. what D. as解析1.suchthat在此引导的是结果状语从句
40、，意思为：你必须学会用这种方式指导你自己的行为以便能赢得他人的尊重。如用suchas就是定语从句，as作关系代词在从句中做主语或宾语。而此句不缺此成分。答案为D。2.As we have already pointed out表示：正如我们所指出的那样。as引导非限制性定语从句答案为C。3.mix business and pleasure意思是：把工作和娱乐混在一起。答案为A。4.learn how to chat informally是动名词短语作主语，表示“学会如何进行非正式交谈”。答案为D。5.business contacts生意接触/交往。答案为C。6.talk about a n
41、umber of different topics谈论有关许多不同的话题。答案为D。7.work with sb.与某人一起工作。答案为B。8.find out查明，弄清。答案为A。9.participate表示“参与(谈话之中)”。答案为B。10.第二段第一句有Many large American cities have sports teams.答案为D。11.sensitive topic表示“敏感的话题”。答案为B。12.politically从“政治方面”(除非大家观点或意见相同)。答案为A。13.car owners指“拥有汽车的人”。从下一句中可得知。答案为B。14.“by+动
42、名词”表示以某种方式做某事。答案为C。15.share information you have read表示：把你所读到的内容或信息与他人分享。答案为B。16.so naturally表示“更不用说”。答案为A。17.latest movies最新上映的电影。答案为D。18.watch television看电视。答案为C。19.entertainment section表示“娱乐版”。答案为A。20.on what is popular in America考查介宾从句，what在从句中充当主语，表示“有关于在美国很流行的东西”。答案为C。例5Youve been away from us
43、 for one year; you told us a lie which I came to know not long ago. On this special day for teachers across the country, I can _1_keep myself from telling your white lie to those who would lend me an ear. Do you still remember the happy _2_about six years ago? We fixed our eyes upon you at your _3_.You, a beautiful young lady, _4_ us that you would live in our village. Soon after, we began to find you were part of your students and
