2019年公共英语三级语法与词汇例题解析三
21. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.
A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks
答案: B
解析: 这个题考四个名词的比较, 其中: signs 迹象; signals 信号; symbols 象征; marks 分数.
22. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground.
A. instead of B. in addition to
C. as well as D. at the cost of
答案: A
解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(还有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…为代价. 这道题横线后面是动名词形式,所以选项C和D首先排除.
23. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it.
A. by contrast B. by nature
C. on the whole D. on the average
答案: C
解析: by contrast 与…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with与…相比较; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 总的来说; on the average 平均.
24. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs.
A. what B. whatever C. where D. however
答案: B
解析: 不管花多少钱,我都买下这个钟.
25. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel.
A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if
答案: A
解析: Now that 既然; So far和现在完成时态连用.
26. _____ , he failed in the college entrance examination again.
A. To disappoint his parents B. To his parents’ disappointment
C. At his parents’ disapproval D. His parents’ disappointing
答案: B
解析: 令他父母失望的是,他的高考又一次失利. to one’s disappointment 令某人失望的是…; 类似的还有: to one’s surprise 令某人吃惊的是….
27. Please remember _____ these letters on your way to the station.
A. posted B. posting C. to post D. post
答案: C
解析: remember to do… 记住去做某事; 去火车站的路上记得把这封信发了.
28. I’m not used to _____ in that impolite way.
A. speaking B. being spoken C. spoken D. be spoken
答案: B
解析: 我不习惯别人对我这样不礼貌地提及. 动名词的被动式spoken的逻辑宾语是“我”,也就是主句的主语.
29. Tom suggested that they should go to Greece, but Mary suggested _____ to Spain.
A. to go B. going C. should go D. went
答案: B
解析: A错,因为suggest后面不能跟不定式. 而C项和D项错在没有主语.
30. Mass production has made _____ the goods and services we want at a lower price.
A. possible for us to get B. it is possible for us to get
C. it possible for us to get D. possible it is for us to get
答案: C
解析: 考词序安排问题. C项中的it为形式宾语, it possible for sb to do… 对于某人做某事来说……成为可能.
