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来很荒唐。“the earth was flat”是错误的观点，所以如今听起来是荒唐的。] 3．They decorated the flat which they had expected for years，______ the cost. A．because of C．as a result of
B．in case of D．regardless of
答案 D [考查介词短语。句意：他们装饰了期盼多年的公寓，没有考虑花费。regardless of “不管，不顾”符合句意。 ]
4．Readers can ______ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word of the sentence. A．get over C．get along
B．get in D．get through
答案 C [句意：不知道句子中每个单词的确切含义，读者能理解得很好。get along表示“(谈及或问及某人)进展，进步”。get over“克服，恢复”；get in“到达，收割”；get through“打通，拨通(电话)”。] 5．The house on the hill ______ the village. A．overtakes C．takes over
B．overlooks D．looks over
答案 B [句意：山上的房子俯瞰那个村庄。overlook在此表示“俯瞰”；overtake“赶上，(不愉快的事情)突然降临”；take over“接管”；look over“查看，检查”。]
6．He was not ______ to the club. A．allowed C．permitted
B．admitted D．approved
答案 B [句意：他不被准许加入俱乐部。admit在此意为“准许加入(俱乐部、组织)”，be admitted to/into sth准许加入……。allow和permit后可接sb to do sth，这两者在结构上与题干不符；approve sth“批准”，approve of sb/sth“赞成，同意”。]
7．For most Americans，their 18th birthday ______ the end of one part of their life and the beginning of another.
A．predicts B．tells C．marks D．signs
答案 C [mark表示“标志”。句意：对于大多数美国人来说，18岁生日标志着
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他们人生一部分的结束，而同时是人生另一部分的开始。] 8．I'll never ______ you for what you have done to your parents. A．regret B．forgive C．comfort D．relax
答案 B [forgive sb for sth/doing sth意为“原谅某人做了某事”，符合语境。regret“感到遗憾，惋惜”；comfort“安慰”；relax“(使)放松，松懈”。] 9．I want to leave now；I can't ______ doing nothing useful here. A．stand B．experience C．suffer D．last
答案 A [句意：我现在想离开，我受不了在这里做没用的事。stand doing sth 意为“容忍、忍受做某事”，常用于疑问句和否定句中；experience“体验，经历”；suffer“遭受，经历，受痛苦，受损害”；last“持续”。] 10．The managing director was to ______ the accident. A．be blamed for C．blame for
B．be blamed on D．blame on
答案 C [blame意为“责备，谴责”，to blame作表语时常用主动形式表被动意义，介词for表示原因。blame常构成的结构为：blame sb for sth/doing sth “由于(做)某事而责备某人”；blame sth on /upon sb “将某事怪罪到某人头上”；sb be to blame (for sth/doing sth )“某人由于(做)某事而应受责备”。] 11．The boy sat there sad，______ by his friends. A．feeling betrayed C．been betrayed
B．to be betrayed D．having betrayed
答案 A [feeling betrayed意为“感觉受到了背叛；感到被出卖了”。现在分词短语在句中作伴随状语。]
12．The students listened carefully to the teacher with their eyes ______ on the blackboard. A．to focus C．being focused
B．focusing D．focused
答案 D [考查with复合结构，即with ＋n.＋分词。因为eyes与focus之间是动宾关系，所以要用focus的过去分词。] 13．How can you stand ______ in the public? A．laughing at
B．to laugh at
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C．being laughed at D．to be laughed at
答案 C [句意：你怎么能够忍受在公开场合被人嘲笑呢？stand作“忍受”解时，后面接动名词作宾语，因此排除B、D两项；此处，laugh at和you之间是动宾关系，因此要用被动语态。因此选C。] 14．______ be sent to work there? A．Who do you suggest
B．Who do you suggest that should C．Do you suggest that should D．Do you suggest whom should
答案 A [疑问形式的复合句中含有带疑问词的宾语从句时，要把疑问词提前，因此排除C、D两项；B项多了一个that，因为who便是宾语从句的引导词。所以答案是A，suggest后面省略了should。] 15．—Did you go to the party last night? —Yes.But I'd rather ______．It was so ______．
A．not go；tiresome B．not have gone；exciting C．not have gone；tiring D．go；interesting
答案 C [答句句意：——是的，我去了，但是我宁愿没有参加，因为聚会很枯燥。would rather not have done意为“宁愿不做……(而实际做了……)”，这是一种虚拟语气的用法。根据句意可知选C。B项不符合逻辑。 ]