主要措施。A. correctional 修正的；B. flexible灵活的；C. economical经济的；D. investigative研究的，故选C。

23.Due to the reform and opening-up, our living conditions, undoubtedly, have improved ________ over the past decades. A. considerately 【答案】D 【解析】

【详解】考查副词辨析。句意：由于改革开放，我们的生活条件，毫无疑问，在过去的几十年里有了很大的改善。A. considerately体谅地； B. approximately大约；C. appropriately适当地；D. considerably相当地，故选D。

24.I hope that we will be able to make it through the tough times and back to the business of working together ________ our common goals. A. on behalf of 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查固定短语辨析。句意：我希望我们能够度过艰难的时期，回到为我们共同的目标而共同努力的事业上来。A. on behalf of为了；B. in honor of为庆祝…；C. on top of 在…之上；D. in search of寻找，故选A。

25.She said her ________ is enough to support her in later years and that her only hope is that her son can visit regularly. After all she had not much time left. A. pension 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查名词辨析。句意：她说，她的养老金足以支撑她晚年的生活，她唯一的希望就是她的儿子能定期来看望她。毕竟她已经没有多少时间了。A. pension养老金；B. benefit利益；C. allowance津贴；D. bonus奖金，故选A。

26.Competed in 1891, in ________ was known as The Gilded Age, the five-story mansion is

B. approximately C. appropriately D. considerably

B. in honor of C. on top of D. in search of

B. benefit C. allowance D. bonus

now owned by a famous actor who decides to stage a special production of Shakespeare's

Hamlet.

A. that 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：这座五层楼高的豪宅始建于1891年，当时被称为“镀金时代”，现在的主人是一位著名演员，他决定举行莎士比亚戏剧《哈姆雷特》的特别演出。________ was known as The Gilded Age是一个宾语从句，引导词在从句中作主语，故选B。

27.Contrary to popular belief, the ants, hardworking ________ they are, have their time for play. A. because 【答案】C 【解析】

【详解】考查连词。句意：与人们普遍认为的相反，尽管蚂蚁很勤劳，但它们也有玩耍的时间。文中含有一个让步状语从句，并且使用了倒装，as 引导让步状语从句，句子要倒装，while不能用倒装，故选C。

28.When faced with a big challenge ________ potential failure seems to hide at every corner, maybe you've heard this advice before: “Be more confident.” A. where 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查定语从句。句意：当面对一个巨大的挑战时，潜在的失败似乎无处不在，也许你以前听过这个建议:“更自信。”________ potential failure seems to hide at every corner是一个定语从句，先行词是 a big challenge，关系词在从句中作地点状语，用关系副词where，故选A。

29.Peterson, a great archaeologist, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe that the ministry was ________ this problem, but we feel that we can't wait any longer.”

B. what C. which D. it

B. while C. as D. where

B. whose C. which D. of which

A. looking out 【答案】D 【解析】

B. bringing out C. carrying out D. sorting out

【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：Peterson是一位伟大的考古学家，他说：“考古学家一直非常有耐心，因为我们被误导，认为政府的部门正在解决这个问题，但我们觉得我们不能再等下去了。” A. looking out当心；B. bringing out出版；C. carrying out实施；D. sorting out解决，故选D。

30.The laptops made by our company sell best, but nobody could have guessed the place in the market that they ________ 20 years ago. A. had had 【答案】D 【解析】

【详解】考查时态。句意：我们公司生产的笔记本电脑卖得最好，但是，二十年前，没有人能猜到它们在市场上的地位。表示过去将要发生的事情，用过去将来时，故选D。

31.In my driving lesson, a traffic rule that impressed me most is that in no time ________ when the traffic lights turn red. A. all vehicles should stop C. should stop all vehicles 【答案】A 【解析】

【详解】考查倒装。句意：在我的驾驶课上，给我印象最深的一条交通规则是，当交通灯变红时，所有的车辆都应该立即停车。in no time放句首不需要倒装，因为不是否定词，而是“立即”的意思。如果是表示否定意义的词，如in no case，in no way，by no means，意为“绝不”， 放在句首是要倒装的。故本题选A。

32.Frankly speaking, I am not sure whether I ________ this in the old days with that kind of equipment, which looks quite odd and ridiculous. A. should have done 【答案】C

B. had C. were having D. were to have

B. should all vehicles stop D. should stop all vehicles

B. need have done C. would have done D. must have done

【解析】

【详解】考查情态动词+have done。句意：坦率地说，我不确定在过去我是否会用这种设备做这件事，这看起来很奇怪和可笑。A. should have done表示本应该做某事，而实际上没有做某事；B. need have done表示本来需要做某事而没有做；C. would have done虚拟语气，表示对过去事情的假设，意思是“本来会做”；D. must have done表示对过去事情的肯定推测，译成“一定做过某事”，故选C。

33.—I have been considering cancelling the project because it seems hard to go farther. —But it's too early to________ now. There's still much hope. A. pick up the pieces C. go through your paces 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查谚语辨析。句意：——我一直在考虑取消这个项目，因为似乎很难再做下去了。——但是现在认输还为时过早。还有很大的希望。根据There's still much hope.可知这里意思是“但是现在认输还为时过早。” A. pick up the pieces（跌倒后）重新爬起来；B. throw in the towel认输；C. go through your paces检查你的步伐；D. jump down your throat暴跳如雷，故选B。

34.________ the concert to raise money for hunger relief and to make the public aware of the problem, Geldof invited many famous musicians to take part in it. A. Intended 【答案】B 【解析】

【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：盖尔多夫邀请了许多著名的音乐家参加这场音乐会，打算为消除饥饿筹集资金，并让公众意识到这个问题。intend的逻辑主语是Geldof，它们之间是主动关系，用现在分词作原因状语，且分词的动作和主句的动作同时发生，所以用现在分词的一般时作原因状语，故选B。

35.—Oh, Hannah just told me that she was unable to translate the report into English. —________？She once spent 10 years living in London. A. Guess what

B. Why not

C. So what

B. throw in the towel D. jump down your throat

B. Intending C. Having intended D. To intend

D. How come