1. How do you ____ for coming late for the meeting? 

　　A) explain B) excuseC) describe D) account

　　2. The mother was so ____ at the news that she didn’t know what to do. 

　　A)admired B) amazedC) amused D) curious

　　3. He likes to listen to music with the radio turned on at full ____. 

　　A) power B) voiceC) volume D) sound

　　4. The coach must take a large ____ of the blame for the failure of the football match. 

　　A) quantity B) numberC) share D) amount

　　5. Although alone in the house, he was so busy with his research that he felt____ lonely. 

　　A) all but B) nothing butC) something but D) anything but

　　6. The introduction of modern technique from abroad makes it necessary for skilled workers to ____ unskilled workers.

　　A) take place B) take overC) take down D) take the place of

　　7. ____ so few people in the street was unusual. 

　　A) For there to be B) As there to beC) For there being D) As there being

　　8. There are signs ____ Internet are becoming more and more popular with teenagers. 

　　A) that B) whoseC) what D) which

　　9. Bob had been ____ on a meadow sprinkled with dandelion for a long time before he sat up. 

　　A) laid B) lyingC) lain D) laying

　　10. Jill would rather that his girl friend ____ in the same department as he does. 

　　A) studied B) should studyC) study D) had studied

　　11. She had no objection to ____ the airplane ticket which would send her to Geneva. 

　　A) to take B) taking C) of taking D) to taking

　　12. I’m ____ the impression that you’ve told me about it.

　　A) into B) onC) of D) under

　　13. In the summer holidays, they have a plan to go to movies at weekly ____.

　　A) intervals B) basesC) gaps D) times

　　14.I have decided to ____ my smoking.

　　A)cut up B)cut offC)cut across D)cut down

　　15. Many of the imported planes have been lying ____for years because of the restrictions on the foreign spare parts.A) idle B) vacant C) empty D) hollow

　　16. Electrical ____ are(is) used to free people from the heavy housework.

　　A) equipment B) facilitiesC) appliances D) apparatus

　　17. The rain came on time and would certainly ease the feat ____ the people of inland. 

　　A) to face B) face C) facing D) faces

　　18. They bought a Yamaha piano at the price of 10,000 yuan. They liked it

　　so much that they would have paid ____ for it.

　　A) twice as much B) as much twiceC) as twice much D) much as twice

　　19. It was not until she had come downstairs ____ remembered the keys were not with her.

　　A) she B) when she C) that she D) and see

　　20. Mike is very happy. His mark in the English examination is higher than____ in the class

　　A) anyone’s B) anyone elseC) anyone else’s D) anyone’s else

答案解析：

　　1.【答案】D

　　【译文】 你怎么解释你开会迟到了?

　　【试题分析】短语动词

　　【详细解答】account for 解释、导致;explain解释;excuse 原谅;find excuse for 找借口;describe 描述。

　　2.【答案】B

　　【译文】 听到消息，这位妈妈震惊得不知所措。

　　【试题分析】词义辨析

　　【详细解答】测验学生对几个形容词近义词的辨认。admired 敬慕的,amused 被逗乐的，curious好奇的，be amazed at 对……很震惊。

　　3.【答案】C

　　【译文】 他喜欢听音乐时把音量开到最大。

　　【试题分析】词义辨析

　　【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。power电力、功率、权力;voice 声音、说话声;sound声音、声响;volume 音量、容量。本句话说的是把收音机的音量开到最大，所以选择C。

　　4.【答案】C

　　【译文】 教练必须对这次足球赛的失败负大部分责任。

　　【试题分析】词义辨析

　　【详细解答】测验学生对几个名词近义词的辨认。quantity量、数量;number数目、数字;amount数量、总数，share份额。这里讲的是一大部分的责任，所以选择C。

　　5.【答案】D

　　【译文】 尽管房子里只有他一人，但他忙于自己的工作所以一点也不感到孤独。

　　【试题分析】固定搭配

　　【详细解答】这道题目主要是测试学生对于anything but 及nothing but 的掌握，anything but一点也不、决不, nothing but只不过……而已。

　　6.【答案】D

　　【译文】 由于从国外引进了先进技术，所以很有必要用熟练工人取代不熟练工人。

　　【试题分析】动词短语

　　【详细解答】take place发生;take down 记下;take over 接管;take the place of 取代 。根据上下文，选择D

　　7.【答案】A

　　【译文】 街上人这么少，真奇怪。

　　【试题分析】句法结构

　　【详细解答】there to be 句型做主语时，通常用for做引导词。所以选择A项。

　　8.【答案】A

　　【译文】 有迹象表明，互联网正越来越受到青少年的喜爱。

　　【试题分析】名词性从句

　　【详细解答】名词sign后面要跟that引导的从句做同位语。

　　9.【答案】B

　　【译文】 Bob在满是蒲公英的草地上躺了很长时间才坐起来。

　　【试题分析】动词变形

　　【详细解答】本题主要测验学生对几个容易混淆的词的辨认。lie 躺：过去式 lay，过去分词lain;现在分词lying;lie撒谎：过去式lied，过去分词lied，现在分词lying;lay放置：过去式laid，过去分词laid，现在分词laying. 句子中是lie(躺)的现在分词。

　　10.【答案】A

　　【译文】 Jill宁愿他的女朋友和他在同一个系里学习。

　　【试题分析】虚拟语气

　　【详细解答】would rather 后面的从句常用虚拟语气过去式。所以选择A。

　　11.【答案】B

　　【译文】她不反对接受这张飞往日内瓦的机票。

　　【试题分析】考查搭配。

　　【详细解答】have no objection to doing something表示不反对做什么事情。注意to为介词。 12. 【答案】D

　　【译文】我模糊记得你给我谈过此事。

　　【试题分析】考查短语。

　　【详细解答】 to be under the impression that 表示有模糊印象发生过什么事情。

　　13. 【答案】A

　　【译文】在暑假里，他们有一个计划，每隔一周看一次电影。

　　【试题分析】考查短语。

　　【详细解答】at intervals是考点，表示每隔一段时间或者距离。其余三项均无此义。

　　14. 【答案】D

　　【译文】我决定少抽烟。

　　【试题分析】短语辨义题。

　　【详细解答】cut up切碎，破碎;cut off 切断，删去;cut across 走捷径，抄近路;cut down 减少，符合题

　　15. 【答案】A

　　【译文】因为对外国零件的限制，许多进口飞机已经闲置了数年。

　　【试题分析】近义词辨析。

　　【详细解答】idle 空闲的，无用的，懒散的;vacant 空缺的，未占用的;empty空无一物的;hollow中空的

　　16. 【答案】C

　　【译文】家电把人们从繁重的家务劳动中解放出来。

　　【试题分析】近义词辨析。

　　【详细解答】 equipment 不可数名词表示设备，装备，仪表，一起;facilities表示便利设施;appliances表示用具，家电;apparatus表示仪器和器具。

　　17. 【答案】C

　　【译文】这场雨下得及时，它将缓解内陆地区的人们面临的高温。

　　【试题分析】考查分词短语的用法

　　【详细解答】 分词短语作定语，它的作用相当于定语从句。现在分词短语表示动作是由前面的名词发出的，既可以表示进行中的动作，又可以表示习惯性动作。过去分词短语表示前面的名词是受动者。

　　18. 【答案】A

　　【译文】他们花了10，000元买了一台雅马哈钢琴。他们很喜欢它，甚至愿意出双倍的价钱。

　　【试题分析】考查英语倍数的表达方法。

　　【详细解答】 twice as much/many 可以用来表示双倍，谈论不可数的东西时用much; 谈论可数的东西时用many。

　　19. 【答案】C

　　【译文】她下了楼梯才发现忘记带钥匙了。

　　【试题分析】考查强调句型

　　【详细解答】 强调句型中应该用that 不用其他的引导词。与not ...until 句型连用时注意,当强调 until部分时, not应该和until 部分一起强调。

　　20. 【答案】C

　　【译文】麦克很开心，它的英语考试成绩比别人的都高。

　　【试题分析】考查代词属格。

　　【详细解答】 表示其他任何人应该用 anyone else;它的属格是anyone else’s.