Part Ⅰ Vocabulary and Structure 

Directions: There are 40 incomplete sentences in this part. For each sentence there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the ONE that best completes the sentence, and then mark the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet.

1. 

Some companies might not let you rent a car ______ you have a credit card.

 A where

 B because

 C since

 D unless

答案:D

[解析] 句意：如果你没有信用卡，有些公司可能不让你租车。从属连词的用法。选项均可以引导状语从句。但where引导地点状语从句，since和because均引导原因状语从句，只有D项unless(除非、如果不)引导条件状语从句。

2. 

In his opinion, success in life mainly ______ on how we get along with other people.

 A keeps

 B depends

 C insists

 D spends

答案:B

[解析] 句意：在他看来，人生的成功主要取决于我们与其他人如何相处。动词短语辨析。keep on意为“继续”；depend on意为“依靠，取决于”；insist on意为“坚决要求；执意”；spend sth. on意为“花费；度过”。根据句意，选B。

3. 

We ______ building the bridge by the end of next month.

 A are finishing

 B have finished

 C would finish

 D will have finished

答案:D

[解析] 句意：到下个月底，我们将完成桥的建设。将来完成时。由时间状语“by the end of next month”可知本句应用将来完成时，表示在将来某一时间或动作发生之前已经完成的动作。

4. 

Our company"s service is ______ in nearly 80 countries around the world.

 A available

 B natural

 C relative

 D careful

答案:A

[解析] 句意：我们公司的服务遍及世界上近80个国家。形容词词义辨析。available意为“可获得的，可用的”；natural意为“自然的，惯常的”；relative意为“比较的，有关……的”；careful意为“小心的，谨慎的”。根据句意，选A最合适。

5. 

It was in Jonson"s hotel ______ the business meeting was held last year.

 A this

 B that

 C what

 D which

答案:B

[解析] 句意：去年正是在约翰逊的旅馆里举行了商务会议。强调句。强调句的基本结构为：It is/was+被强调部分+that+主语+其他部分。故本题应选B，强调的部分为地点状语。

6. 

We will have to pay them a large ______ of money for their service.

 A size

 B set

 C amount

 D series

答案:C

[解析] 句意：我们将不得不为他们的服务支付一大笔钱。名词词组的固定搭配。四个选项中能与a large搭配并修饰不可数名词money的只有amount，构成短语a large amount of，意为“许多，大量”。

7. 

I"d appreciate it if you could tell me how ______ the machine.

 A operate

 B to operate

 C operating

 D operated

答案:B

[解析] 句意：如果你能告诉我怎样操作这台机器我会非常感激。不定式用法。疑问词可以与不定式连用，构成不定式短语，在句子中可做主语、宾语、表语等成分。本句中不定式短语做动词tell的宾语。

8. 

I"m sorry to tell you that the materials you wanted are ______.

 A taken off

 B put up

 C sold out

 D got off

答案:C

[解析] 句意：很遗憾地告诉你，你想要的那种材料卖完了。动词短语辨析。take off意为“脱下，起飞”；put up意为“增加，提高，张贴”；sell out/be sold out意为“售空，卖光”；get off意为“动身，出发”。根据句意，选C。

9. 

It is obvious that these small businesses are ______ need of technical support.

 A in

 B on

 C with

 D to

答案:A

[解析] 句意：很明显，这些小企业需要技术支持。固定搭配。in need of sth.意为“需要某物”。

10. 

______ I am concerned, it is important to get a job first.

 A As long as

 B As well as

 C As soon as

 D As far as

答案:D

[解析] 句意：就我而言，先得到一份工作尤为重要。连词词义辨析。as long as意为“只要”；as well as意为“也”；as soon as意为“一……就……”；as far as意为“就……来说”。根据句意，选D。

11. 

Between 2001 and 2011, the number of overseas visitors expanded ______ 55%.

 A by

 B for

 C on

 D in

答案:A

[解析] 句意：2001年到2011年间，海外游客的数量增长了55%。本题考查了“增长了……”的表示法，常用的介词为by。所以答案为A。

12. 

It is necessary that a person ______ exercises every day if he wishes to be healthy.

 A do

 B does

 C did

 D must do

答案:A

[解析] 句意：想要保持健康，每天做运动很有必要。在句型“It is necessary that...”中，从句的动词需要用虚拟语气，即“(should)+动词原形”。所以答案为A。

13. 

With the bridge ______, there was nothing for it but to swim across it.

 A was destroyed

 B destroying

 C destroyed

 D being destroyed

答案:C

[解析] 句意：桥被毁了，只得游过去。本题考查非谓语动词的用法。with引导的表示伴随状态的分句中，谓语动词既可以是现在分词形式，也可以是过去分词形式。分析句意：桥梁被摧毁的动作应已发生，故此处应用表示被动、完成的过去分词形式。D表示动作正在进行，不合句意。

14. 

He couldn"t ______ the thought of leaving his hometown forever.

 A bear

 B carry

 C offer

 D support

答案:A

[解析] 句意：他不能承受永远离开家乡的想法。本题为词义辨析题。本题四个选项的意思分别是A.“容忍、承受”，B.“携带”，C.“提供”，D.“支撑”。根据句意，答案应为A。

15. 

______ we were out of the traffic jam we were able to resume(恢复) our normal speed.

 A Whenever

 B No sooner

 C In case

 D Once

答案:D

[解析] 句意：一旦我们从堵塞的交通中脱身，我们就可以恢复正常速度了。本题的四个选项中：once为连词，表示“一旦”；whenever表示“无论什么时候，每当”；no sooner总是和than连用，表示“一……就……”；in case表示“万一……，以防……”。所以根据释义，答案为D。

16. 

The car ______ by the side of the road and the driver tried to repair it.

 A breaks down

 B was breaking down

 C has broken down

 D broke down

答案:D

[解析] 句意：汽车在路边抛锚了，司机在尽力修理它。动词的时态题。由and连接的并列句前后的时态要保持一致，该句中and后面的动词tried是过去时，因此and前面的动词也应该是过去时。break down意为“出故障；抛锚”。

17. 

When he went out, he would wear sunglasses ______ nobody would recognize him.

 A so that

 B now that

 C as though

 D in case

答案:A

[解析] 句意：他出门的时候会戴上太阳镜，为的是没有人能认出他。该题考查的 是连词的用法。so that的意思是“以致；以便，为的是”，常引导目的状语从句；now that的意思是“既然”；as though的意思是“好像，仿佛”；in case的意思是“以防万一；假如”。根据对句意的推测，应该选择A。如果从句的主语改为somebody，则答案就变成了D。

18. 

______ he was seriously ill, I wouldn"t have told him the truth.

 A If I knew

 B If I know

 C Had I known

 D Did I know

答案:C

[解析] 句意：要是知道他病得这么厉害，我就不告诉他真相了。该题考查的是与过去事实相反的虚拟语气。主句中用了wouldn"t have told，从句中的谓语要用过去完成时。因为从句中省略了if，因此句子要部分倒装，需将had提前。

19. 

Some people think ______ about their rights than they do about their responsibilities.

 A so much

 B too much

 C much more

 D much too

答案:C

[解析] 句意：一些人考虑更多的是他们的权利，而不是他们应承担的责任。从题干中给出的than一词可以判断本题考查的是比较级。在比较级前可以用much, a little, far等一些程度副词来修饰。选项中只有C项是比较级形式。

20. 

______ traveling expenses rising a lot, Mrs. White had to change all her plans for the tour.

 A Since

 B As for

 C By

 D With

答案:D

[解析] 句意：由于旅游费用大幅度增长，怀特太太不得不改变了她所有的旅行计划。介词用法题。wifh引导的复合结构可以在句中做时间状语、原因状语、伴随状语等等。在该题中做的就是原因状语，因此选D。

21. 

By the end of this year, they ______ a new program in Europe.

 A had started

 B start

 C are starting

 D will have started

答案:D

[解析] 句意：到今年年底，他们将会在欧洲开始一个新项目。动词时态。将来完成时主要表示将来某时已经发生的事情，一般来说，如果句首出现由介词by加止将来时间构成的时间状语时，则应选择将来完成时，因此选项D符合题意。

22. 

Language learning is a slow process, which ______ a lot of effort, time and patience.

 A requires

 B leaves

 C pays

 D offers

答案:A

[解析] 句意：语言学习是一个缓慢的过程，需要投入很多努力、时间和耐心。词义辨析。require意为“需要，要求”；leave意为“留下，离开”；pay意为“支付，给予”；offer意为“提供”。根据句意可知应选A。

23. 

More than 100 people died ______ the earthquake in that area.

 A in case of

 B as a result of

 C in addition to

 D on the basis of

答案:B

[解析] 句意：那个地区因为地震而造成了100多人死亡。词组辨析。in case of意为“以防”；as a result of意为“因为，作为……的结果”；in addition to意为“另外”；on the basis of意为“在……的基础上”。根据句意可知B是正确选项。

24. 

Mike has already put forward his suggestion ______ a production plan should be completed next week.

 A whom

 B what

 C which

 D that

答案:D

[解析] 句意：迈克已经提出生产计划应在下周完成的建议。同位语从句。本句是一个同位语从句，句中“a production plan should be completed next week”是“suggestion”的补充说明，同位语从句常常用that引导，因此应选D项。

25. 

I am writing to apply for the ______ of Sales Manager advertised in last Friday"s China Daily.

 A business

 B trade

 C position

 D operation

答案:C

[解析] 句意：我正在写申请信应聘上周五《中国日报》刊登的销售经理一职。词义辨析。business意为“生意”；trade意为“贸易”；position意为“职位”；operation意为“操作”。根据句意可知C项是正确答案。

26. 

To ______ the truth, I really didn"t know anything about yesterday"s meeting.

 A do

 B tell

 C put

 D take

答案:B

[解析] 句意：说实话，关于昨天的会议我是真的什么都不知道。固定用法。tell the truth是固定搭配，表示“说真的，老实说”，根据句中意思，本题应选B项。

27. 

It is necessary that Tom ______ all the blanks on an application for a job.

 A fill in

 B filled

 C fill with

 D filling

答案:A

[解析] 句意：汤姆必须填写工作申请表上的所有空格。在It is necessary/advised/ordered/insisted that等引导的主语从句中，谓语动词要用should+动词原形，should可省略，表虚拟。故选A。

28. 

We support the view that poor management will ______ business failure.

 A break up

 B take in

 C lead to

 D put off

答案:C

[解析] 句意：我们赞成糟糕的管理将会导致企业的失败这一观点。词组辨析。break up意为“打破”；take in意为“吸入，理解”；lead to意为“导致”；put off意为“推迟，推脱”。根据句意C项为正确答案。

29. 

In recent years, there have been over 30 foreign companies ______ business in this city.

 A doing

 B do

 C to do

 D done

答案:A

[解析] 句意：近年来，已经有30多家外资企业在这座城市经营生意。非谓语动词。根据题意可以知道此处是现在分词做后置定语。因此选择A项。

30. 

It is easy to get the software we need ______ the market is small.

 A as if

 B so that

 C although

 D until

答案:C

[解析] 句意：尽管市场很小，要买到我们需要的软件还是很容易的。词义辨析。as if意为“好像，仿佛”；so that意为“以致”；although意为“尽管，虽然”；until意为“直到”。根据句意，C项为正确答案。

31. 

We shall appreciate ______ from you soon.

 A being heard

 B to hear

 C having been heard

 D hearing

答案:D

[解析] 句意：若能尽快收到您的信，我们将不胜感激。动名词的固建用法题。appreciate(感激，感谢)这一词后的动词只能用其动名词形式，且应该是一般式。hear from somebody意为“收到某人的信”。

32. 

Hardly ______ to the bus stop when the bus suddenly pulled away.

 A did they get

 B they had got

 C they got

 D had they got

答案:D

[解析] 句意：他们刚赶到公共汽车站，车就开走了。固定句型题。在hardly...when(刚……就……，一……就……)句式中，hardly放在句首时，句子需要倒装，此句要求用过去完成时。

33. 

Fireworks, ______ originated centuries ago in China, were brought to Europe by Marco Polo.

 A which

 B what

 C that

 D it

答案:A

[解析] 句意：发源于几个世纪前的中国的烟花被马可•波罗带到了欧洲。定语从句题。关系代词that可以修饰人或物，但是一般不用在非限制性定语从句中；which一般只能修饰事物，也可以修饰前面的一整句话，可以用于非限制性定语从句中。

34. 

Please join us. We can easily make ______ for one more at this table.

 A seat

 B place

 C room

 D space

答案:C

[解析] 句意：请加入我们吧。我们可以在这张桌上很容易地再腾出一个人的位置。本题考查同义词辨析。“seat”意为“座位”，是可数名词，有单复数之分，指一个座位时前面需加不定冠词“a”。“place”作“座位，位置”讲时，也是可数名词，用法同“seat”。“space”意为“空间、空地”，无“位置”之意。而“room”当“空间、位置”讲时，是不可数名词，没有单复数之分。因此依据题意，应选C。

35. 

Don"t come today. I would rather you ______ tomorrow.

 A come

 B came

 C to come

 D coming

答案:B

[解析] 句意：今天别来。我宁愿你明天来。虚拟语气题。would rather句型中表示对将来情况的虚拟时，从句谓语动词应用过去式。

36. 

This company has two branches: one in Paris and ______ in New York.

 A another

 B one other

 C the other

 D other

答案:C

[解析] 句意：这家公司有两处分公司，一处在巴黎，另一处在纽约。本题考查的是不定代词的用法。句子一开始就提示了数的概念：两处子公司。句中出现的不定代词one表示“其中一个”，而两者中的“另一个”要用不定代词the other来表达。因此，该题的正确选项为C。

37. 

The young man"s clothes were scattered about his room ______.

 A at will

 B at random

 C with a hurry

 D at time

答案:B

[解析] 句意：这个年轻人的衣服在房间里到处乱放。at will：任意地，随心所欲地，常指主观上的一种状态；at random：胡乱，任意，随意地，可指客观现状；with a hurry：急忙；at time无此搭配。

38. 

The defense computers calculate ways to ______ the enemy missiles.

 A spoil

 B harm

 C destroy

 D damage

答案:C

[解析] 句意：防御电脑能够测算出摧毁敌方导弹的方法。spoil：宠坏，惯坏；harm：伤害；destroy：摧毁，毁灭；damage：损坏，损害。注意destroy的程度比damage重得多。

39. 

Reading ______ the lines, this letter is really a request for money.

 A along

 B among

 C behind

 D between

答案:D

[解析] 句意：这封信的言外之意其实是要钱。固定搭配题。read between the lines为一固定搭配，意为“言外之意，字里行间”。

40. 

His wife is constantly finding ______ with him, which makes him very angry.

 A errors

 B fault

 C shortcomings

 D flaw

答案:B

[解析] 句意：他的妻子总是跟他找茬，这让他很恼火。本题考查固定搭配。find fault with sb.意为“找某人的茬儿，对某人挑剔”。