1._______the severe cold ， tourism was _____ full swing.

A. Though…on B. Despite…on

C. Though…in D. Despite…in

选 D

In full wings 正在进行中，正处在全盛时期

2. To attend the grand dinner party, the French cabinet minister had a new suit made to _____.

A. order B. direction C. instruction D. command

选 A

sth. Is made to order 定做；

3. There is _____ telling what the tiger will do when it is cornered.

A. nothing B. none C. no D. not

选 C

There is no telling 无法说出There is no denying/knowing 无法否认 /

无法知道

4. His brother found fault ______everything the doctor said.

A. in B. at C. with D. of

选 C

Find fault with sb./sth. 挑剔，找岔子

5. They’ve bought a holiday cottage near the sea, and in ______ course they plan to move there permanently.

A. due B. future C. coming D. intended

选 A

In due course 在适当的时候，到时候

6. At the party we found that shy girl ______ her mother all the time.

A. depending on B. coinciding with C. adhering to D. clinging to

选 D

Cling to 缠着，黏着Coincide with 符合，与 ······ 一致

7. All his plan for starting his own business fell ______.

A. in B. through C. down D. away

选 B

Fall in 同意；掉入；排队Fall through 失败，成为泡影Fall down 跌倒Fall away 疏远；逐渐减少

8. I could see that my wife was ______ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.

A. adequate for B. intent on C. eager to D. deficient in

选 B

Be intent on doing sth. 坚决要做某事Be deficient in 缺乏

9. The Chairman was evidently ______ by Jim’s words and glared at him for a few seconds.

A. put down B. put across C. put away D. put out

选 D

put down 镇压记下 put across 解释清楚put away 收拾，放好 put out 使 ······ 不高兴 / 恼怒

10. Norris has decided to ______ for some evening classes next term now that he has settled down in New York.

A. enroll B. enlist C. engage D. enter

选 A

Enroll 注册Enlist for 招募，征募Engage for 担保，对 ······ 负责Enter for 报名参加比赛

11.He’s dealt with ______ and square with me.

A. fair B. fairly C. firm D. firmly

(A)

fair and square 公平地；fairly 适度地，不过分地；firm: stand/hold firm ；firmly 坚定地，牢固地

12.The man was positive _____ the time the accident happened.

A. at B. on C. with D. of

(D) be positive of 确信

13.Our new house is very convenient _____ the office as I can get there in five minutes.

A. for B. to C. at D. in

(A)

be convenient for 在……附近；对……方便

be convenient to 对……方便

14.Julia went ____ the man in a fit of temper.

A. for B. into C. on D. about

(A)

go for 斥责；抨击go into 进入 ( 某种状态 ) ；从事；调查，研究go on 前进；继续做；进行；发生；上场；打开；

过去，消逝go about 到处走动；流传；改变方向；处理，从事，

忙于

15.I won’t ever do it again. I swear. Please don’t tell ____ me!

A. from B. over C. at D. on

(D)

tell from 区别；辨别tell on 告发；产生 ( 坏的 ) 影响

16.Civilization consists ____ having a constructive attitude.

A. of B. on C. in D. about

(C)

consist of 由…组成，由 ... 构成consist in 主要在于……；以…为主要部分

17.Rising from the seat, he drank ____ the health of his parents.

A. with B. to C. in D. for

(B)

drink to 为……干杯；举杯祝贺drink in 吸收，吸取；饱览，欣赏（风景

等）；陶醉于

18.His thesis treats ____ social changes between wars.

A. on B. of C. about D. for

(B)

treat of 论及；论述

19.___________ income tax, rates, and the cost of repairs to the house, Mr. Corder has saved very little this year.

A. Thanks to B. Except for C. What with D. Along with

(C)

Thanks to 幸亏，多亏；由于Except for 除……之外；若不是，要不是由于What with 因为，由于；考虑到Along with 和……一起，随着；除……以外 ( 还 )

20_________ rain, the football match will be postponed.

A. In consequence of B. In defiance of C. In danger of D. In the event of

(D)

In consequence of 由于……的缘故In defiance of 不管；无视In danger of 有……危险；受到……威胁In the event of 万一；倘若

21.When the crowd saw the prize-fighter stretched out on the canvas, shouts and cheers______ from it.

A ． broke up B. broke forth C. broke through D. broke upon

B.

Prize fighter 拳击手； on the canvas 被击倒Break up 破碎；结束（关系）；解散Break forth 迸发，突然喊出来Break through 突破，克服Break upon 突然出现

22.The juvenile delinquent was released in_____ of his good behavior.

A. Case B. way C. view D. event

C.

A. In case of 如果，万一C. In view of 鉴于

23. Be careful with John; I think he has _____ motives for being so generous.

A. Ultimate B. ulterior C. interior D. hidden

B.

Ulterior motives 别有用心

24. They bought the land with a ______ to building a new office block.

A. Purpose B. reason C. view D. goal

C.

A. Purpose + of

B. Reason for doing / to do

C. With a view to 以。。。为目标，指望D. Goal + of

25.Mrs.Smith is afraid that she and her husband don’t see______ on New Year’s resolutions.

A. Face to face B. eye to eye C. hand to hand D. heart to heart

B.

See eye to eye 看法完全一样

26. His argument does not _____ up to close scrutiny.

A. Hold B. stand C. come D. look

B.

Stand up to close scrutiny 经得起仔细检查

27. He promised to return the book the next day without _______.

A. Fail B. default C. trouble D. failure

A.

Without fail 肯定

28. When he finally emerged from the cave after 30 days, John was______ pale.

A. Enormously B. startlingly C. uniquely D. dramatically

B.

Startling a. 使人吃惊的，惊人的

29.It is bad manners to ______ other people behind their backs.

A. Do up B. do by C. do away with D. do down

D.D. do down 说坏话A. Do up 整理，打扮B. Do by 对待C. Do away with 废除

30.Although cats cannot see in complete darkness, their eyes are much more_____ to light than are human eyes.

A. Glowing B. brilliant C. sensitive D. gloomy

C.

Be sensitive to 对。。。很敏感A. Glowing 灼热的，耀眼的，（脸颊）发红B. brilliant 非常明亮的 ; 光辉夺目的 ; 极聪明的 ;

艺精湛的 ; 才华横溢的D. Gloomy 暗的，阴暗的，黯淡的；闷闷不乐的

31. She _________fifty or so when I first met her at a conference.

A. had been B. must be C. has been D. must have been

选【 D】情态动词题。must表示很有把握的判断。对于现在事情的肯定推断，用 Must do;

对于过去的推断，用must have done.

32. _________the boss says, it is unreasonable to ask me to work overtime without pay.

A. whatever B. whenever C. whichever D. however

选 [A]

Whatever=no matter what,引导让步状语从句； whenever引导时间状语从句； whichever可引导让步状语从句，但有选择范围；however=no matter how,后面需跟其修饰的形容词或副词。

33. “The man preparing the documents is the firm’s lawyer” has all the following possible meanings EXCEPT

A. the man who has prepared the documents

B. the man who has been preparing the documents

C. the man who is preparing the documents

D. the man who will prepare the documents

选【 D】原句：准备文件的那个人是公司的律师前三项表示的时间都是现在，第四项表示的是将来。但是，表示将来时通常用不定式结构。

34. During the TV interview, the singer announced that he was going to _______his new album soon.

A． release B. renew C. relieve D. rehearse 选【 A】Release “发行，发表”，通常指唱片、影碟等的发行；

renew “续借（图书）”；relieve “解除，减轻”；rehearse “预演，排练”

35. After working for the firm for ten years, he finally________ the rank of deputy director.

A. achieved B. approached C. attained D. acquired 选【 C】ACD都有“获得，完成”的意思。Attain：经过较长时间的尝试后才成功达成目的，符合语境（ after working for the firm for ten years）

Approach:靠近，接近

36. We had a good time there, and the food was plentiful and _________.

A. conductive B. wholesome C. helpful D. appreciative

选【 B】形容词辨析题Wholesome “有益健康的”Conductive “有助于……的”Appreciative “感激的，有鉴识力的”

37. It was strange that she would________ such an absurd idea.

A. allow B. stick C. take D. entertain

选【 D】固定搭配题。Entertain an idea/hope/thought etc.是正式表达，意为“耗尽的，疲惫的”。其他三个动词均不能与 idea构成动宾关系。

38. The person he interviewed was__________ his former schoolmate.

A. no other than B. no more than C. none other than D. none the less

选【 C】固定搭配题。他采访的不是别人，正是他过去的校友。

None other than和 no other than“正是，恰恰是”，但是在现代英语中， none other than比 no other than更常用。

No more than “不过，仅仅”； none the less “仍然，还是”。

39. The moon, being much nearer to the Earth than the Sun, is the _________cause of the tides.

A. principal B. basic C. initial D. elementary

选【 A】 Principal“主要的”，例如：My wages are the principal source of my income.

Basic “基础的”Initial “最初的”Elementary “基本的”月亮距离地球比太阳近得多，它是引起潮汐的主要原因。

40. Teddy came to my _________with a cheque of $200 to pay my room rate, after I phoned him that my wallet had been stolen.

A. attendance B. assistance C. rescue D. safety

选【 C】固定搭配题Come to one’s rescue “解救某人，救助某人”Attendance “出席，照料”；Assistance “帮助，援助”；Safety “安全”，这三个词与 come to无法构成固定搭配