1. She once again went through her composition carefully to _____ all spelling mistakes from it.
aw n sh ate

[答案]D. eliminate.

[注釋]eliminate(=get rid of, do away with)消除,排除,淘汰:
1)Can the government eliminate poverty?(政府能否消除貧困?)
2)eliminate slang words form an essay(從文章中去掉俚語(yǔ)詞)。

2. When the little child caught sight of the young woman _____ in white he started brawling immediately.
A. dressed B. wearing C. worn D. putting on

[答案]A. dressed.

[注釋]be dressed in 穿這.....衣服。Wear意為“穿著”是及物動(dòng)詞,語(yǔ)法結(jié)構(gòu)上與本題不符。Put on穿上,強(qiáng)調(diào)的動(dòng)作。

3. Some areas, _____ their severe weather conditions, are hardly populated.
A. due to B. but for C. in spite of relation to

[答案]A. due to.

[注釋]due to由于。有些語(yǔ)言專(zhuān)家認(rèn)為due to引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ),在句中只能作表語(yǔ),如:
1)His absence was due to the storm.
2)The delay was due to heavy traffic.
3)This accident was due to his carelessness.

但現(xiàn)代英語(yǔ)里due to引導(dǎo)的短語(yǔ)可以作狀語(yǔ)用,如:
1)He failed due to carelessness.
2)Due to heavy traffic, he was late for an hour or so.

4. Many university courses are not really _____ to the needs of students or their future employers.
ated B. relative C. geared D. sufficient

[答案]C. geared.

[注釋]be geared to與.....相連接的,與.....搭配得上的。

Be relative to與.....有關(guān)的:
This is not relative to the accident.(這和這次事故無(wú)關(guān)。)
本題意指courses(課程)是否與needs(需要)掛得上鉤,而不是一般得有點(diǎn)關(guān)系,故應(yīng)選geared.

5. If we can _____ our present difficulties, then everything should be all right.
A. get off B. come across C. come over D. get over

[答案]D. get over.

[注釋]get over (difficulties)克服(困難)。

6. Be careful how you _____ that jug, it will break very easily.
?A. pour B. operate C. handle D. employ

[答案]C. handle.

[注釋]handle意為“用手拿.....”:Wash your hands before you handle my books.

7. We suddenly saw the bus about to leave and had to run _____ to catch it.
A. hardly B. awkwardly C. hard D. strongly

[答案]C hard.

[注釋]run hard意為“使勁跑”,句中hard是副詞。Hardly“幾乎不“,是否定副詞,與本題不符。

8. He hated the war so much that he decided to leave the army _____.
A. for long B. once in a while
C. for good D. once upon a time

[答案] C. for good.

[注釋] for good (=permanently)永久地:
He says he's leaving the country for good. for long 長(zhǎng)久地。
按本題題意,用 for long 不妥。once upon a time 從前。once in a while 偶爾。

9. This year the farmers were just able to gather in the _____ before the fine weather came to an end.
A. collection B. harvest C. flower D. plant

[答案] B. harvest.

[注釋] gather in “收獲(莊稼)”: The farmers are gathering in the corn.

10. A successful scientist needs _____ if he wants to make hypothesis (假設(shè)) of how processes work and how events take place.
A. permission B. penetration
C. imagination D. convention

[答案] C. imagination.

[注釋] imagination 想象力;penetration 穿透;permission 允許; convention 慣例,常規(guī)。?