1.____native to North America, corn has now spread all over the world.

A. In spite of B. That it is C. It was D. Although

2. Our civilization cannot be thought of as____in a short period of time.

A. to have been created B. to be created C. having been created D. being created

3. We feel it is high time that the Government ____something to check the inflation.

A. did B. do C.should do D. would do

4. It has been proposed that we____our decision until the next meeting.

A.delayed B.delay C. can delay D. are to delay

5. Hurricanes are severe cyclones with winds over seventy five miles an hour ____originate over tropical ocean waters.

A. which B. who C. where D.how to

6.____is announced in the papers, our country has launched a largescale movement against smuggling and fraudulent activities in foreign currency exchange deals.

A. What B. As C. Which D. That

7. All the flights____because of the snowstorm, we had to take the train instead.

A.were canceled B. had been canceled C. having canceled D. having been canceled

8. Once ____, this power station will supply all the neighboring towns and villages with electricity.

A. it being completed B. it completed C. completed D. it completes

9. He might have been killed ____the timely arrival of the ambulance.

A. but for B. except for C. besides D. except

10. If you have never planted anything, you won’t be able to know the pleasure of watching the thing you have planted ____.

A.grow B. to grow C. growing D. to be growing

11. He did me a ____turn by lending me ten pounds.

A. good B. nice C. fine D. pretty

12. Once our chickens started laying eggs, we had such a ____of eggs that we were giving many away to our neighbors.

A. output B. surplus C. production D. plenty

13. Following are comments about the behavior that people in Korea usually expect in various social ____.

A. occasions B. cases C.situations D. circumstances

14. They have considered their high standard of living a(n)____for practising their basic beliefs.

A. award B. reward C. result D. consequence

15. Mac’s close____to his brother made people mistake them for one another.

A. resemblance B. identity C. appearance D. relationship

答案解析:

1. D) 【句意】玉米雖原產(chǎn)于北美洲，但現(xiàn)在已遍及全世界。

【難點(diǎn)】四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，B)和C)不合理。A)項(xiàng)的in spite of 是復(fù)合介詞，后接名詞。D)項(xiàng)的although是連詞，后接從句，在本句中接的是一個(gè)省略主語(yǔ)的從句。

2. C) 【句意】不應(yīng)把我們的文明看作是短期內(nèi)創(chuàng)造出來(lái)的。

【難點(diǎn)】as 在這里是介詞，后面應(yīng)接名詞性質(zhì)的詞，create的動(dòng)作是過(guò)去發(fā)生的，所以選C)。

3. A) 【句意】我們認(rèn)為該到政府采取措施抑制通貨膨脹的時(shí)候了。

【難點(diǎn)】it is high time that后面接虛擬語(yǔ)氣，時(shí)態(tài)用一般過(guò)去時(shí)，意為“該到…時(shí)候了”。

4. B) 【句意】有人建議我們應(yīng)將我們的決定推遲到下次會(huì)議作出。

【難點(diǎn)】在suggest, propose, demand ,insist 等動(dòng)詞后面的賓語(yǔ)從句中，應(yīng)使用(should)+動(dòng)詞原形的虛擬語(yǔ)氣。

5. A) 【句意】颶風(fēng)是生成于熱帶海洋水域上空、風(fēng)速達(dá)每小時(shí)75英里以上的強(qiáng)烈氣旋。

【難點(diǎn)】關(guān)系代詞which引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句修飾名詞winds.

6. B)【句意】正如報(bào)界所宣傳的那樣，我國(guó)已發(fā)起大規(guī)模反走私和反欺詐性外幣交易的運(yùn)動(dòng)。

【難點(diǎn)】as在這里是一個(gè)代詞，常用在類似as is well known這樣的句子中，意為“這一點(diǎn)”。

7. D) 【句意】所有航班因暴風(fēng)雪都被取消，我們不得不改乘火車。

【難點(diǎn)】該句的前半句使用的是獨(dú)立結(jié)構(gòu)由于動(dòng)作發(fā)生在過(guò)去，所以根據(jù)題意要求，使用了完成式被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。

8. C) 【句意】這座電站一建成竣工，就將向周圍城鄉(xiāng)供電。

【難點(diǎn)】once在這里是連詞，意為“一旦…就…”，后面省略了it is。[ZK)]

9. A) 【句意】要不是救護(hù)車及時(shí)到達(dá)，他可能就沒(méi)命了。

【難點(diǎn)】but for 意為“要不是”，它的典型使用就是在虛擬語(yǔ)氣的句子中，所以正合題意。

10. A)【句意】如果你從未種植過(guò)任何東西，你就不會(huì)明白觀察你種植的東西生長(zhǎng)所帶來(lái)的快樂(lè)。

【難點(diǎn)】watch 后接不帶to的不定式作賓語(yǔ)補(bǔ)足語(yǔ)。

11. A) 【句意】他借給我十英磅，算是給我做了件好事。

【難點(diǎn)】當(dāng)turn為“行為，舉止”時(shí)，常與good,bad,ill，evil連用。do sb. a good turn意為“做利于某人的事”。

12. B) 【句意】我們的雞開始下蛋后，我們便把剩余的雞蛋送給鄰居。

【難點(diǎn)】surplus 意為“過(guò)剩，剩余”;output 意為“產(chǎn)量”;production意為“生產(chǎn)”;plenty意為“豐富，大量”。

13. A) 【句意】下列是有關(guān)韓國(guó)人在不同的社交場(chǎng)合可能有的行為的評(píng)論。

【難點(diǎn)】occasion意為“場(chǎng)合，節(jié)慶活動(dòng)”;case 意為“事實(shí);情況”;situation意為“情況;處理”;circumstance意為“環(huán)境;形勢(shì)”。

14. B) 【句意】他們認(rèn)為自己的高生活水準(zhǔn)是對(duì)實(shí)施基本信仰的一種報(bào)償。

【難點(diǎn)】reward意為“報(bào)答;獎(jiǎng)賞”;award意為“獎(jiǎng);獎(jiǎng)品”;result 意為“結(jié)果”;consequence意為“后果”。

15. A) 【句意】麥克和弟弟長(zhǎng)得十分相像，人們常常把他們倆認(rèn)錯(cuò)。

【難點(diǎn)】這四個(gè)名詞中resemblance后面可接介詞to,表示“與相似”。relationship后面接to 時(shí)意為“和…的關(guān)系”。