16. In the eighteenth century, the town of Bennington, Vermont, was famous for ______ pottery.
A. it made B. its
C. the making D. where its
17. ______ get older, the games they play become increasingly complex.
A. Children B. Children, when they
C. As children D. For children to
18. ______ of his childhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, provided Mark Twain with the inspiration for two of his most popular novels.
A. Remembering B. Memories
C. It was the memories D. He remembered
19. Dust storms most often occur in areas where the ground has little vegetation to protect ______ of the wind.
A. from the effects B. it the effects
C. it from the effects D. the effects from it
20. Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are a ______.
A. scarcity B. minority
C. minimum D. shortage
KEYS:
1.D [分析] 近义辨析。
A.primitive原始的,粗糙的,简单的,B.rough粗糙的,粗略的,大致的: C.original最初的,原始的,独创的:D.raw 未加工的,生的,处于自然状态的,此处是指原材料,因此答案为D。
2.C [分析] 词义辨析。
A.hostile敌对的,敌意的;B.anxious担忧的,渴望的:C.tedious单调乏味的,沉闷的,D.obscure朦胧的,模糊的,晦涩的,此处指:……,学生的生活一定是单调乏味的。因此答案为C。
3.B [分析] 语法应用。
逗号前是一个让步状语从句,because又引导一个原因状语从句,因此所填之处应为一个完整的主谓结构;B为答案。
4.A [分析] 近义辨析。
A.delayed耽搁,延误,推迟(指由于某种原因推迟,稍后还将继续,但不表明延期的具体时间);如:The accident delayed the train.火车因事故晚点。 B.adjourned使中止,推迟(一般指会议休会,则其在继续开);如:The hearing will be adjourned until tomorrow morning.听证会推迟到明天上午举行。C.cancelled取消,D.preserved保存,保藏。
5.D [分析] 词义辨析。
should be/would be应是;preferred首选的(adj.);preferably更适宜,最好是 (adv.);因此应填D。
6.C [分析] 语法应用。
所填之处前面是主语,后面是状语,此处应是谓语,根据句意,此处又应用被动语态,所以C为答案。
7.B [分析] 形近识别。
one another互相(原则上,两个人/两个时用each other,三个人/三个以上则用one another);如:They looked at one another.他们彼此看着对方:each other相互;如:They respect each other.他们互相尊重;the other(在两个之中的)另一方(表示两者之中剩下的那一个);因此应填B。
8.C [分析] 语法应用。
“enough+不定式”(足够……能)结构常置于形容词后作状语,表示结果,本句是这一结构的否定式:所以C是答案。
9.B [分析] 习语辨析。
A.by accident偶然;B.at random随便地,任意地,胡乱地:C.on occasion有时,D.on average平均起来;因此B为答案。
10.B[分析] 形近识别。
A.departing出发,背离;B.descending下降;如:The path descends sharply.这条小径向下急降(下斜坡度很陡)。C.decreasing减少,渐减; D.degenerating退化,因此选项B是答案。
11.A[分析] 词义辨析。
A.circulation流通,传播:B.rotation旋转,C.circumstance条件,细节, D.appreciation欣赏,正确评价,增值,此句意为:在中国,英语出版物在产量与销量(发行量/传递/流通)上日益增加。因此应选A。