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2、best for you.The clock doesnt work today.The color doesnt work for me.2. Della finished crying and attended to her cheeks with the powder rag.Attend to sb. /sth.：give help to or direct ones efforts and interest toeg. Youd better attend to that thin girl; shes going to faint.I have argument matter to
3、 attend to.3. Expenses had been greater than she had calculated.Expense：cost esp. of money but also time or effortAt a great/little/no expenseAt ones expenseAt the expense ofeg. I bought a car at little expense.He tried to be clever at my expense.He finished the job at the expense of his health.4. T
4、here were two possessions of the James Dillingham Youngs in which they both took great pride.Take pride in：eg. She took great pride in her brave son.5. It was worthy of the watch.Worth：be worth Worthy：be worthy ofWorthwhile：adj. worth doingeg. The person who doesnt help others is not worth helping.H
5、e is worthy of dislike.The boss gave me a worthwhile job.【典型例题】例1 I didnt _ the _ seriousness of the countrys problems until I went there myself.A. realize; true B. recognize; real C. realize; real D. recognize; true答案：A解析：前项所缺的词，同意为“意识到”，后项所缺的词，同意为真正的严重性，true意为“真正的”，“与事实一致”的。例2 _my teacher, after a
6、ll thirty years in Boston, was an unforgettable moment, _I will always treasure.A. To meet; one B. To meet; it C. Meeting; it D. Meeting; one答案：D解析：本题考查方向为V-ing形式作主语，one在句中指代an unforgettable moment例3 _ made all of them much disappointed.A. Her not coming back B. Her not to come backC. Not her return
7、ing D. Not her being back答案：A解析：此句为动名词复合结构作主语。例4 Is there anything I can do for you, sir?_.A. Yes, youre welcome B. OK, take your timeC. No, but thanks all the same D. Sure, go ahead please答案：C例5 She was the only one _ the ship wreck. A. surviving B. having survived C. to survive D. survived答案：C解析：动
8、词不定式作后置定语修饰the only one。【模拟试题】（答题时间：45分钟）一. 选择题1. Dont worry too much about mistakes. They are _ natural part of learning.A. 不填；aB. the；aC. the；不填D. the; the2. The former president of Iraq was caught at last.Really? Where himself?A. has he hiddenB. had he hiddenC. was he hiddenD. has he been hidden3
9、. How much of his speech did you think you understand? .I wish I had worked harder.A. Not a littleB. Very fewC. Nearly everythingD. Almost nothing4. May I remind you that a Mr. Wang is waiting outside, sir?Oh, thats right. I about it.A. forgetB. had forgotten C. forgotD. have forgotten5. The travele
10、r lost his way in the woods, and made things worse was that it was getting dark.A. thatB. what C. which D. as6. Dad, would you buy me an MP3 player if I do well in the final exam?I , I promise.A. wouldB. shall C. should D. will7. Did you reach the top of the mountain?Yes. Even I myself didnt believe
11、 I could it.A. workB. climb C. get D. make8. What is the way George thought of enough money to buy the house?A. to get B. getting C. having got D. being got9. “ How could you lose so much money? ” Charlie asked his wife, eyeing her angrily from the kitchen table. A. at B. across C. throughD. on10. I
12、ts really very dangerous. One more step, the baby will fall into the well.A. or B. so C. and D. but二. 阅读理解（A）A world of opportunityThe New York Times is now better than ever-All the more reasons to order home delivery now.NEW-SEPARATE sections for The Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sports 7 days
13、 a week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along.NEW-The Dining In, Dinning Out section, Wednesdays, a banquet（宴席）of great meals you can make yourself, order up or eat out.NEW-The House & Home section. Thursdays, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the most o
14、f all sorts of living spaces.NEW-An Expanded, Two-part Weekend section, Fridays, with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation.Latest news and sports results daily. And of course, daily world and national news, Sundays special sections and all the other great fe
15、atures youll continue to find in The Times.Find out just how much YOU can benefit from The Times every day.Call 1-800-331-1969 or use the postage-paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF our regular price.1. This is one of the advertisements put for a _.A. book storeB. newspaperC
16、. magazineD. restaurant2. Detailed information about films can be found in _ section.A. The ArtsB. The Dining In, Dining OutC. The house & HomeD. Weekend3. Which section can you get only on Wednesday?A. The Arts.B. The Dining In, Dining Out.C. The Sports.D. The House & Home.4. Convenient home delive
17、ry can be ordered at a reduced price by _.A. going to the bookstoreB. calling the salesmanC. telephone onlyD. using the order card（B）Before a new airliner goes into service, every part of it is tested again and again. But there are two tests that are more important than all the others. One of them i
18、s very strange and the other is very dangerous.The first of these is called the “tank test”. A modern airliner must fly at very high altitudes. Air must be pumped into the plane so that the passengers can breathe. The metal structure of the plane has to be very strong for this reason. When the plane
19、 is filled with air, or “pressured”, the air presses against the skin of the plane inside. The pressure on a small window, for example is like a huge, giant foot that is trying to get out. If a small part of the plane were to crack, the plane would explode in the sky. This is what happened to the fi
20、rst Comets. In order to test the structure of the plane, it is lowered into a huge tank of water. Then it is filled with air. The pressure inside the plane is greater than it ever will be when it is in the air. Finally, there is an explosion. This does not cause so much damage inside the water tank
21、as it would anywhere else. Engineers can discover which part of the plane has cracked. This part is made stronger.The most dangerous test happens when the new plane is going through test flights in the air. The test pilot must find out exactly what happens when all the engines are shut off at once.
22、He takes the plane up every high. Then he shuts the engines off. The plane begins to fall like a stone. It is the pilots job to find out how he can get control of the plane again. These two tests are examples of how planes are made safe before they ever carry passengers.5. The test is carried out un
23、der water because _.A. the pressure of water is greater than airB. the first Comets crashed in the waterC. there is less damage when the explosion happens under waterD. this is the only way engineers can find out which part has cracked6. The metal structure of the plane must very strong because _.A.
24、 the plane has to carry a lot of peopleB. the plane must fly at high altitudesC. the pressure inside the plane is much greater than that outsideD. it can prevent the plane from explosion by a giant foot kick7. In paragraph 2 “it” refers to _.A. an explosionB. damage C. a plane D. an engineer8. A tank is a large _.A. planeB. testC. container D. amount of petrol【试题答案】一. 15 ABDCB 610 DDABC二. 14 BDBD 58 CCAC
