9. —How soon will the candidates get their university admissions?
—It may take three weeks for all the applications to be ________ .
A. withdrawn B. delivered
C. edited D. processed
【解析】选D。考查动词。句意: ——申请者要多久才能拿到他们的大学录取通知书? ——所有的申请处理起来要三个星期。withdraw撤回, 取消; deliver投递, 传送; 发表; edit编辑; process处理, 加工。根据句意选D。
10. (2015·宿迁模拟)He commanded that all the gates ________ immediately in case the murderer escaped.
A. should shut B. would be shut
C. shut D. be shut
【解析】选D。句意: 他命令立刻关上所有的门以免杀人犯逃走。command后接宾语从句时, 从句使用虚拟语气, 即“should+动词原形”, should可以省略。宾语从句的主语gates与shut之间为逻辑上的动宾关系, 因此使用被动语态。
11. According to school bus safety rules, when a school bus stops on the road to ________ or pick up students, other vehicles behind it must stop to wait.
A. drop off B. take off C. pay off D. turn off
【解析】选A。句意: 根据校车安全条例, 当校车在公路上停车上下学生时, 其后的车辆必须停车等待。drop off“中途下客”对应pick up。take off“脱下, 脱掉”; pay off“付清, 还清, 付清工资解雇(某人)”; turn off“关掉”。
12. (2015·海门模拟)—Excuse me, I’d like to make an early ________ to have my hair cut tomorrow.
—Will 8 o’clock do?
A. appointment B. arrangement
C. employment D. engagement
【解析】选A。句意: ——劳驾, 我想早点预约明天理发。——8点行吗? make an appointment“预约, 约定”, 符合句意。arrangement“排列, 安排”; employment“雇用, 使用”; engagement“约会, 订婚”。
13. (2015·盐城模拟)We are looking into the problem. You can offer any information ________ to it.
A. similar B. relevant C. unique D. equal
【解析】选B。句意: 我们正在调查这个问题。你可以提供与此相关的任何信息。relevant“相关的”, 符合句意。similar“相似的”; unique“独特的”; equal“相等的”。
14. (2015·太湖模拟)He refused to acknowledge ________ in the match, but in vain.
A. to defeat B. to be defeated
C. defeating D. being defeated
【解析】选D。句意: 他拒绝承认在比赛中被击败, 但这一切都是徒劳的。acknowledge后接动名词作宾语, 主语he与defeat之间为逻辑上的动宾关系, 故选D。
15. Any packet ________ properly will not be accepted by the post office.
A. not to address B. not being addressed
C. not addressed D. not having addressed
【解析】选C。写地址与包裹之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词表被动。表示否定意思时, 将否定词放于非谓语动词之前, 故选C
