21. The _____ of the play is so great that many people want to see it.
A. attention
B. attraction
C. attempt
D. attack
答案：B。本句的意思是“这个剧目有如此大的吸引力，以至于许多人都想看”attraction：吸引。attention: 注意力。attempt：努力。attack：进攻，袭击。因此只有B最符合题意。
22. Do you think they have _____ food for all these people here?
A. subsequent
B. beneficial
C. sufficient
D. average
答案：C。本句的意思是：“你认为这里的人们都有充足的粮食吗？”sufficient：充足的，足够的。C最符合题意。subsequent：随后的。beneficial：有益的。average：平均的。
23. The old lady _____ on hearing her son’s death.
A. broke in
B. broke down
C. broke out
D. broke away
答案：B。break down: 禁不住痛哭，（身体、精神）垮了。When she heard the news she broke down and cried. 当她听到这个消息时，她失声痛哭。本句的意思是“当听到她儿子死亡的消息是她放声痛哭。”因此只有B最符合题意。break in：非法闯入。The alarm was ringing when the thieves broke in last night.昨晚窃贼闯入的时候，报警器响了。break out：爆发，突然发生。The economic crisis broke out first in the United States.经济危机首先爆发在美国。break away断绝关系。He broke away from all his old friends.他与所有的老朋友断绝了来往。
24. I have to _____ my visit as I'll be very busy next week.
A. call for
B. call on
C. call off
D. call in
答案：C。call off：取消，停止。The football match was called off on account of rain.足球赛因下雨取消。本句的意思是“我不得不取消我的出访，因为下周太忙了。”只有C最符合题意。call for：要求，需求。This invitation does not call for an answer.这张请贴不要求答复。call on/upon：拜访，访问。I hope to call on you at your office at 4 o’clock this afternoon.我想下午4点到你的办公室去拜访你。call in：召集，请。He called in a mediator to settle the dispute.他请了一位调解员调解这次争执。
25. He has been teaching for 2 years, but being a teacher is not his _____.
A. chance
B. character
C. attitude
D. choice
答案：D。本句的意思是“他已经教书两年了，但是当老师并不是他的选择。”choice：选择。只有D最符合题意。chance：机会character：性格，特点。attitude：态度。
26. This is a very _____ situation and we don't know how to face it yet.
A. comprehensive
B. compound
C. complicated
D. competent
答案：C。complicated:复杂的。本句的意思是“这是一个非常复杂的形势，我们还不知道如何面对。”因此只有C最符合题意。comprehensive：综合的，理解的。compound：混合的，复合的。competent：能力强的。
27. It is _____ for a person in his position to make such a mistake.
A. rare
B. less
C. little
D. few
答案：A。rare:此处的意思是：罕见的。本句的意思是“一个处在他这样位置的人难得犯这种错误。”其它三个词不符合题意。
28. Don't forget _____ the window before leaving the room.
A. to have closed
B. to close
C. having closed
D. closing
答案：B。forget+动词不定式作宾语表示动作尚未发生。I am afraid I will forget to give the letter to him.我担心我会忘了把这封信交给他。（动词不定式表示一个发生在forget 之后的一个将来的动作。）forget +动名词作宾语，表示动作已经发生。I forget giving the letter to him.我忘了已经把信给他了。（动名词表示一个发生在forget之前的动作。）类似的动词有remember，regret等。本句的意思是“走的时候别忘了关窗户。”动作还没有发生，因此用动词不定式。
29. You bad better _____ a doctor as soon as possible.
A. seeing
B. saw
C. see
D. seen
答案：C。句型：had better （had best） + 原形不定式 最好; had better （had best）not+原形不定式，最好不要。You had better not go你最好别走。因此只有C符合此用法。
30. The old man is used to _____ early in the morning.
A. exercise
B. exercising
C. exercised
D. exercises
答案：B。be used to doing sth：习惯于做…。句中的to是介词，因此后面接动名词。
31. Before joining the army, he spent a lot of time in the village _____ he belonged.
A. to which
B. which
C. to where
D. at which
答案：A。belong to ：属于 。因此选 to which。
32. Do you mean this is the _____ decision you have made after thinking for hours?
A. upright
B. ultimate
C. total
D. tight
答案：B。ultimate：最终的，最后的。Their ultimate destination was Paris.他们最后的目的地是巴黎。本句的意思是：“这就是你经过几个小时的思考后做出的最后决定吗？”因此只有B 最符合题意。upright：挺直的，垂直的。A tall upright old man个头高、腰背挺的老人。total：总的，全部的。The total number of passengers旅客总人数。tight紧的，牢固的。This drawer is so tight that I can’t open it.这抽屉太紧，我开不开。
33. It is because she is very devoted to her students _____ she is respected by them.
A. that
B. which
C. what
D. who
答案：A。本句为强调句型。It is（was）…that/who；who （只能强调人）；that（可强调人和物）因为本句是强调原因，所以只能选择A。 又如：It is tomorrow that they will have a meeting.就在明天他们要开会。（强调时间状语）It is they who（that）will have a meeting tomorrow.就是他们明天要开会。（强调人，可以用who或that ）
34. I gave John a present but he gave me nothing _____.
A. in return
B. in turn
C. in advance
D. in vain
答案：A。in return（for）：作为（对…的）报答（或回报）；作为（对…的）交换：What can I do in return for your kindness? 我怎么才能报答你的好意呢？所以只有A最符合题意。in turn：依次，轮流。We’ll cross the bridge in turn.我们将挨个过桥。in advance ：预先，事先。You ought to have told me in advance.你本该事先告诉我的。in vain：徒然，白费力。All our work was in vain.我们白干了一场。
35. I cannot tell the _____ difference between the twins.
A. slender
B. single
C. simple
D. slight
答案：D。slight：轻微的，少量的。He speaks English with a slight German accent.他讲英语略带德国口音。slight difference：细微的差别。因此只有D最符合题意。slender：苗条的，修长的，微小的，微薄的。She was slender and had long dark hair.她身材苗条，头发又黑又长。a slender income微薄的收入，slender confidence：欠缺的信心。Single：单一的A single light was burning in the room.房间里点着一盏孤灯。simple：简单的，简易的。The point I am making is a very simple one.我想提出的论点很简单。
36. Words _____ meaning, as we all know.
A. convince
B. convey
C. contribute
D. conquer
答案：B。convey：表达，传递。Please convey my best wishes to your parents.请向您的父母转达我最美好的祝福。本句的意思是“众所周知，语言表达思想。”只有B最合适。Convince：使确信；contribute：做贡献；conquer：征服。
37. I don't like to disturb you, because you're quite tired _____ working hard today.
A. of
B. with
C. out
D. on
答案：B。be tired of 的意思是：对…感到厌倦，不符合题意。C和D的意思也不正确。只有B，在这里表示原因。如：lose one’s voice with shouting叫的声音嘶哑。
38. _____ I saw was two men crossing the street.
A. What
B. Whom
C. Who
D. That
答案：A。本句是主语从句，what在从句中做主语。
39. A curve is a line _____ no part is straight and which has no angle.
A. that
B. whose
C. in which
D. of which
答案：D。介词+关系代词可引导定语从句。因为是短语“no part of which”因此用of which, 而不用in which。Whose 和that在此都不符合语法结构。又如：This is the dictionary of which I bought yesterday.这是我昨天买的那本字典。
40. _____ I'm mistaken, I've seen that man before.
A. Unless
B. If
C. Because
D. Provided
答案：A。unless：若不，除非。You will fail unless you work harder.你若不更加努力就会失败。I won’t phone you, unless something unforeseen happens.我不打电话给你，除非发生意外。本句话的意思是“如果我没有弄错的话，我以前见过他。”因此A 最符合题意。provided 及providing “只要，以…为条件”后接that从句中的that 可以省略，一般都可以由if 来代替。We shall go provided （that） the weather is fine .要是天晴，我们就去。Provided （that） no objection is raised, we shall hold the meeting here.如果没有人反对的话，我们就在这开会。because：因为。
41. The fisherman, _____ poor, could not buy another boat.
A. is B. was
C. being D. been
答案：C。分词短语作原因状语。本句的意思是“因为穷，这个渔夫买不起另一条船。”Being so angry, he couldn’t go to sleep.因为太生气了，他不能入睡。
42. All man must die, but death can vary _____ its significance.
A. with B. in
C. from D. on
答案：B。用介词in表示在…方面。本句的意思是：“所有的人都会死的，但是意义却不同。”所以B是正确答案。又如：People vary very much in their ideas.人们在观点上存在着很大的差别。vary with：变化，差异。Her mood varies with the weather.他的情绪随天气的变化而变化。demand varies with the season.需求随季节而变化。C和D均不符合题意。
43. Three people, _____ ,were injured in the accident.
A. including a child B. include a child
C. included a child D. includes a child
答案：A。include的现在分词或过去分词常可以引起一个短语，在句子中起解释作用。此短语可放在句末，用逗号与其他句子成分分开。Ten people were killed in the crash, including the pilot.十人在飞机失事中遇难，其中包括飞行员。因此A是正确答案。
44. We use plastics _____ wood and metal now.
A. to take place B. to take of
C. take the place of D. in place of
答案：D。take the place of 和in place of都是代替的意思，但是只有in place of在语法上是正确的。
45. I spent half an hour _____ this difficult math problem.
A. having worked on B. to work on
C. on work D. working on
答案：D。spend（some time ，some money） in doing sth（on sth），因此选D。He spent his life writing the book.他花一生的时间写这本书。He spends more time on sports than on studies. 他花在体育运动上的时间比花在学习上的时间多。
46. The medicine can prevent you _____.
A. from getting drunk
B. got drunk
C. get drunk
D. being drunk
答案：A。prevent sb from doing sth 阻止，阻挡。The rain prevented us from playing tennis.一场雨使我们不能打网球。
47. Her suggestion that everybody _____ was not appreciated.
A. sing a song
B. sang a song
C. sung a song
D. singing a song
答案：A。本句测试虚拟语气在同位从句中的用法。在suggestion, proposal, request，order 等名词后面的表语从句和同位语从句中，用（should ）+动词原形，表示虚拟，should常常省略。又如：My suggestion is that we （should） send a few people to help the other groups.我的建议是我们派几个人去帮助其他的小组。
48. I have taken many photos. I'm going to get the film _____.
A. being developed
B. developing
C. developed
D. to be developed
答案：C。过去分词在动词have, get两词后面作宾补时，常常表示这个动作不是由主语完成的，而是由别人完成的。You’d better have （get） the dangerous building pulled down.你最好叫别人把这座危楼推倒了。He had some pictures taken in the park.他在公园里照了几张像。（别人给他照的）
49. _____ the last one, I answered all the questions.
A. Except
B. Except for
C. Besides
D. In addition to
答案：B。except for：指对结论的修正。如：本句的意思“我回答了所有的问题， 除了最后一个。”因此，“except for the last one”是对前一句的修正。又如 The carpet is good except for its price.地毯很好，只是价格太贵。His composition is very good except for a few spelling mistakes.他的作文很好，除了几处拼写错误以外。except：除了…之外。besides和in addition to 除了…（包括）
50. He suggested _____ a lecture given by Professor White on English language learning.
A. me to attend
B. my attending
C. my attention
D. me attending
答案：B。suggest 建议，推荐。suggest 后面要跟动名词做宾语；或者用物主代词+动名词。如：He suggested our returning home as soon as possible.他建议我们快回家。He suggested （to us） that an exception （should）be made.他（向我们）建议破例处理。因此选择B。
51. Not always _____ they want to.
A. people can do what
B. people cannot do what
C. can people do what
D. can't people do what
答案：C。否定词放在句首，句子倒装。否定词+助动词 或（be）动词+主语。常用的否定词有：barely, hardly, scarcely, not, never, little 等。Barely does he have enough money to live on.他几乎没有足够的钱为生。Little did I think that I would lose the game.我根本没有想到我会输掉这场比赛。
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