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1. Lucy has a great sense of humour and always keeps her colleagues________with her stories.
A.amused B.amusing
C.to amuse D.to be amused
解析 句意:Lucy很有幽默感,总是讲故事让她的同事消遣。考查非谓语动词作宾补。首先排除C、D两项,因为keep后不用不定式作宾补。amused觉得好笑;amusing逗人笑的,令人觉得好笑的。
答案 A
2. Alexander tried to get his work________in the medical circles.
A.to recognize B.recognizing
C.recognize D.recognized
解析 句意:Alexander试图使自己的工作在医学界得到认可。考查非谓语动词作宾补。get sth done表示使某事物被做,如get my hair cut理发;get her finger burnt她的手指被烧伤。
答案 D
3. Computers and mobile phones, though they are indeed making our life________and more________, have reduced the need for facetoface communications.
A.easily; efficient B.easier; efficient
C.easy; efficiently D.easily; efficiently
解析 句意:尽管计算机和手机确实使我们的生活变得更方便更有效率了,但是却减少了面对面交流的需要。考查形容词的比较级。两个空格处都需要形容词来作our life的宾补;又根据and more知道第一空格需要用比较级,所以选B项。
答案 B
4. Claire had her luggage________an hour before her plane left.
A.check B.checking
C.to check D.checked
解析 句意:Claire在飞机起飞前一小时对行李进进行了安检。考查非谓语动词。句中luggage与check为被动关系,所以用过去分词作宾补,构成have sth done结构。故选D项。
答案 D
5. Even the best writers sometimes find themselves________for words.
A.lose B.lost
C.to lose D.having lost
解析 句意:甚至连最好的作家有时也发现自己词穷(找不到好词)。考查非谓语动词作宾补。(be ) lost for words表示“难以用言语表达、无以应对”。
答案 B
6. Michael put up a picture of Yao Ming beside the bed to keep himself________of his own dreams.
A.reminding B.to remind
C.reminded D.remind
解析 句意:迈克尔把姚明的画像挂在床边,目的是提醒自己记住自己的梦想。考查非谓语动词作宾补。宾语himself与remind为逻辑上的被动关系,故选C项。
答案 C
7. The living room is clean and tidy, with a dining table already________for a meal to be cooked.
A.laid B.laying
C.to lay D.being laid
解析 句意:起居室既干净又整洁,做饭用的餐桌已经摆好了。考查非谓语动词作宾语补足语。table与lay在逻辑上是被动关系,排除B项;从already可以看出动作已经发生,故排除C、D两项。A项表示被动且完成。
答案 A
8. The staterun company is required to make its accounts as________as possible for its staff to monitor the use of money.
A.transparent B.reasonable
C.secure D.formal
解析 句意:这家国有公司被要求使自己的账目尽可能透明,以便其员工监督公司对资金的使用。考查形容词辨析。四个形容词选项中,A项“透明的,明显的,清楚的”符合句意。B项合理的,讲道理的;C项安全的;D项正规的,正式的。
答案 A
9. I have seldom seen my mother________pleased with my progress as she is now.
A.so B.very C.too D.rather
解析 句意:我很少见到我妈妈像现在这样对我的进步感到这么满意。考查形容词的平级比较。题干有as she is now,结合句意和选项看,这里是形容词pleased 的平级比较。否定句中用not/never//seldom/...so/as...as结构表示平级比较。
答案 A
10. With exports________a big role in its economic growth, China has been affected by the current financial storm.
A.playing B.to play
C.played D.play
解析 句意:由于出口在经济增长中占很大比重,因此当前的金融风暴一直影响着中国。考查非谓语动词作宾补,exports与play之间存在逻辑上的主动关系,故排除C项;而B项表将来,故被排除;D项为谓语动词形式,放在此处不符合句子结构,故排除D项;A项表主动且表进行,故选A项。
答案 A