重点例题讲解和综合能力练习
1. I thought this book was a great help to my studies , but it proved _______.
A. to have no use B. of no use C. being of a little use D. of no any use
答案：B
讲解：prove 后常接to be +形容词，of + n = adj 结构，而prove 后to be 可以省略，就形成prove of no use 意为“证明没有帮助（用处）”。
2. This kind of book ______ very useful but books of that kind _____ useless .
A. is ; is B. is ; are C. are ; is D. are ; are
答案：B
讲解：此题考查主谓一致。this kind of … 和…of this kind 结构不一样，of … 短语是定语修饰前面名词，谓语数与所修饰词一致，也就是前句kind 作主语，后者books 为主语中心词。
3. It’s a _____ a difficult question ,so it’s _____ impossible for me to answer it .
A. so ; fairly B. too ; quite C. rather ; quite D. very ; rather
答案：C
讲解：程度副词考查在单选、完形很常见，要注意搭配，rather 修饰单数名词,a/an 可放其前式后，如a rather difficult job ,或rather a difficult job ，而too, so 只能用于too/so a difficult job , impossible 常用quite修饰=completely , 意为“完全（根本）不可能”。
4. The foreign teacher Mr.Halt has a strange way of writing . Here’s a notice from him ,but no clear _____ of what he has written can be made at all .
A. explanation B. meaning C. idea D. sense
答案：D
讲解：此题考查句子的结构和句意，后半句的意思是“……根本搞不清楚他写的是什么意思。”“make sense of …”是固定结构，意为“弄懂、理解、有意义”，可将句子按主动语态思维 We can make no clear sense of what he has written at all .
5. Congratulations _____ your success _____ the film , which reminds me _____ my childhood .
A. on ; in ; for B. for ; in ; about C. on ; in ; of D. for ; about ; of
答案：C
讲解：此题考查介词搭配，这在完形、单选、改错及学生习作中是经常考查的内容，句型congratulations on sb. in sth ; remind sb. of sth
6. The reading materials will be given to _____ needs them .Of course you can take some .
A. no matter who B. whomever C. whoever D who
答案：C
讲解：从句连词考查，to介词后是一个句子，缺少主语，故选whoever ，A项只能引导状语从句，此处是介词宾语从句，属于名词性从句，B项是宾格，不能作主语，D项意思不正确。
7. Never in my wildest dreams _____ lead to a career in the NBA, which has allowed me to give back to my people in Africa .
A. I thought the chance would B. I thought would the chance
C. did I think the chance would D. did I think would the chance
答案：C
讲解：此题考查倒装句，否定词像never、not 、hardly 、little、no等为了强调或修辞需要提到句首，该句主谓部分要形成部分倒装，即把谓语部分中的助动词、系动词、情态动词提到主语的前面。
8. _______ the fog , we would not have missed our plane .
A. Because of B. In spite of C. In case of D. But for
答案：D
讲解：虚拟语气考查题，would not have missed ，是与过去动作相反的虚拟结构，意为“我们不会错过飞机”，前面应是与事实相反的条件。A项“因为”不对，B项“尽管”不合适，C项“以防，万一有”也不对，只有选D。But for +n 意为“要不是，如果没有”完全符合题意。But for…就是引导虚拟条件，=without…，或if it had not been for …。
9. — Do you happen to have twenty dollars on you ?
— ______?
— I want to buy a reference book .
A. Do you want the money B. What will you want to do
C. How much D. What for
答案：D
讲解：交际用语考查，这需要正确理解说话人意图，问话“有20美元吗？”对方问得是 “用钱干什么？”而不是“你想做什么？”也就是对目的提问，所以选D，全句应为“What do you want 20 dollars for ?”
10. _____Tom was worried seemed obvious to everyone present at the meeting .
A. What B. Which C. That D. How
答案：C
讲解：此题考查名词性从句。分析句子成份，主语Tom was worried , 谓语seemed（系动词），obvious to …为表语。由此可见主语从句需要连接词才能构成，不能省略，句子完整故选C， that 在名词性从句中不充当成份，只引导从句。
11. — Excuse me ,could you tell me where I can make a call ?
— Sorry ,I am a stranger here .
— _____.
A. Thanks a lot B. That’s a pity
C. Thanks anyway D. I’m sorry to hear that
答案：C
讲解：又是一道交际用语考查，anyway不管怎样，是一个副词，等于all the same，尽管没得到帮助，也要感谢。
12. The man _____ on bus was sent to a police station .
A. to be caught stealing B. caught to steal
C. who caught stealing D. caught stealing
答案：D
讲解：此题考查非谓语动词，首先注意句型：“catch sb. doing …”抓住某人正在做某事，此处被抓住的人应为who was caught stealing，省略who was 为过去分词作定语表被动。
13. The villagers , _____ had been damaged by the Hurricane Katirina（卡特里娜飓风）, were given help by the Red Cross.
A. whose all houses B. all their houses
C. all of their houses D. all of whose houses
答案：D
讲解：定语从句考查，这是较难的一个非限定定语从句结构，句意为“村民的所有房子all of the villagers’ houses”，D项whose 代the villagers’, 并引导定语从句，A项whose 不能置all 之前，B、C项不能引导定语从句。
14. The weather turned out to be very good ,_____ was more than we could expect .
A. it B. which C. that D. /
答案：B
讲解：同样是非限定定语从句考查，which 的先行词为全句，这种从句一般为非限定定语从句，由逗号分开。
15. _____ everywhere, the wolves had nowhere _____ themselves.
A. Hunting ; hide B. Hunting ; to hide C. Hunted ; hiding D. Hunted ; to hide
答案：D
讲解：考查非谓语动词。第一空是过去分词作原因状语与wolves是被动关系=As the wolves were hunted everywhere，第二空to hide 作定语修饰nowhere，句型是have sth. to do，此处意为“没有任何地方可以藏”。
【模拟试题】（答题时间：60分钟）
一. 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Even if the word “pop ”disappears from English vocabulary , the influence of pop will remain .
There has 1 been a close cultural tie between Britain and English-speaking America , especially 2 . Before World War II the Americans exported jazz and blues . During the 1950s, 3 exported rock “n”roll .
Then in the early 1960s new 4 was heard , very different from 5 that had so far come from 6 . This is the Liverpool beat . Liverpool was not a 7 that anyone visited for fun . 8 the 1960s it was known only as one of Britain’s largest ports 9 , almost overnight , it became world-famous as the birthplace of the new pop culture .
The people responsible（负责的）for the pop revolution were four Liverpool boys who 10 together in a group and called themselves The Beatles . They played in small clubs in the back streets of the city . 11 the famous solo stars who had their songs 12 for them , The Beatles wrote their own words and music . They had a close 13 relationship with their audience , and they 14 them to join in and dance to the “beat ” of the music .
The Beatles 15 won the love and admiration of people of all ages . 16 they developed , their songs became more 17 . They wrote not only of love , 18 of death and old age and poverty and daily life . They were 19 by many intellectuals（知识分子）and by some serious musicians .
In 1970—1971 the partnership（合作关系）of The Beatles broke up . But whatever happens to their music , The Beatles will 20 have a permanent（永远的）place in the social history of Britain .
1. A. hardly B. sometimes C. always D. never
2. A. language B. music C. culture D. history
3. A. they B. it C. the British D. which
4. A. voice B. sound C. language D. song
5. A. something B. everything C. nothing D. anything
6. A. America B. Britain
C. English-speaking countries D. western countries
7. A. beat B. song C. port D. place
8. A. After B. Unless C. Until D. In
9. A. Therefore B. Thus C. Then D. Probably
10. A. lived B. joined C. played D. danced
11. A. Like B. Unlike C. As D. While
12. A. written B. played C. sung D. acted
13. A. business B. public C. personal D. common
14. A. forbad B. allowed C. promised D. expected
15. A. firstly B. really C. finally D. hardly
16. A. As B. When C. After D. Since
17. A. relaxed B. serious C. lively D. pleasing
18. A. but B. or C. and D. yet
19. A. sung B. acted C. copied D. respected
20. A. not B. possible C. surely D. somewhat
二. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
Celebrations spread across China when Shanghai , the Oriental Pearl（东方明珠）, was given the right to host（主办）the 2010 World Expo（世博会）on December 3 .
Shanghai won the honour after beating rivals（对手）from Russia , Mexico , Poland and South Korea .
“ I’m very proud of being Chinese , ” said Wang Kaibo , a Senior 2 student of the Middle School Affiliated（附属中学）to Beijing Medical University . “ The winning of the expo is a victory , not only for Shanghai residents（居民）, but for the people of the whole Chinese nation . ”
Bidding（申办）for the expo shows that China is more confident（有信心的）of playing a more important role on the international stage . It is competing for large events and the next one could be the World Cup , Wang said .
The World Expo 2010 and the 2008 Beijing Olympics will become the twin shining stars of China’s development over the next 10 years , said experts .
The World Expo is known as the “ Olympics of the economic（经济）, cultural（文化）, scientific and technological fields . ” It is usually held every five years and lasts for six months .
The Olympics , World Cup and World Expo are considered the three top international events in the world .
China is the first developing country to win the expo bid in the event’s 151-year history .
Not only will it attract more foreign investment（投资）to China , but experts say that the half-year-long exhibition will bring at least 70 million visitors to Shanghai .
21. According to Wang Kaibo , the winning of the expo is a .
A. surprise B. success C. miracle D. legend
22. Which continent DIDN’T come to compete the right to host the 2010 World Expo ?
A. Asia . B. Europe . C. North America . D. South America .
23. Which of the following is WRONG about the World Expo ?
A. The World Expo is usually held every 5 years and lasts for half a year .
B. The World Expo is considered as one of the top international events in the world .
C. China is the first Asian country to win Expo bid in the event’s 151-year history .
D. The 2010 World Expo will bring a lot of profit to China .
B
Aboriginal is a term used to describe the people and animals that lived in a place from the earliest known times or before Europeans arrived . Examples are the Maori in New Zealand , the Aborigines in Australia and the Indians in America . They all share the fact that they were pushed off their land by European settlers .
Maori
The Maori were the first people to go to New Zealand , about 1,000 years ago . They came from the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific . They brought dogs , rats and plants with them and settled mainly on the Northern Island . In 1769 , Captain James Cook from Britain took possession of the island and from that time British people started to settle . The Maori signed an agreement on land rights with these settlers , but in later years there were arguments and battles between them .
Aborigines
The native people of Australia came from somewhere in Asia more than 50,000 years ago . They lived by hunting and gathering . Their contact with British settlers began in 1788 . By the 1940s almost all of them were mixed into Australian society as low-paid workers . Their rights were limited . In 1976 and 1993 the Australian Government passed laws that returned some land to the Aborigines and recognized their property rights .
American Indians
Long before the Europeans came to America in the 16th and 17th century , the American Indians , or Native Americans , lived there . It is believed that they came from Asia . Christopher Columbus mistook the land for India and so called the people there Indians . The white settlers and American Indians lived in peace at the beginning , but conflicts finally arose and led to the Indian Wars（1866—1890）. After the wars , the Indians were driven to the west of the country . Not until 1924 did they gain the right to vote .
24. The similarity among Maoris , Aborigines and American Indians is that .
A. they lost their vote right after European settlers’ arrival
B. they lost their land after European settlers’ arrival
C. they were driven out of their countries after European settlers’ arrival
D. they were not treated as citizens until recently
25. Before European settlers arrived , we can infer that the Aboriginals had lived life .
A. a miserable B. a bitter C. a peaceful D. a troublesome
26. Which of the following was first to come in contact with Europeans ?
A. Maoris . B. Aborigines . C. American Indians . D. Not mentioned .
27. The passage mainly tells us .
A. the war between aboriginal people and white settlers
B. the history of Maoris , Aborigines and American Indians
C. the present unfair treatment to aboriginal people of the world
D. European settlers were the enemy of all aboriginal people
C
Have you ever walked into a candy store with a young child and watched with joy as the store manager gave the young child a small treat ? Or have you ever received a telephone call asking you whether the goods you bought a month before were meeting your needs ?
Business firms in this highly competitive decade are quick to institute（制定）programs to ensure product and service quality . But in the end , it’s often the “ Little Things ” that help build a relationship between seller and buyer .
If you would like to make those “ Little Things ” a high customer service priority of your own , here are “ Little Things ” you can do for your customers .
（1）Give each customer an inexpensive flower as he or she leaves your place of business .
（2）Leave a small candy dish on your public counter .
（3）Walk your customer to the door .
（4）Give your customer with a “ come back ”（赠券）after he / she buys something from you .
（5）Invite your customer to call you after the sale in the event that he / she has questions or needs help .
（6）Give your customer with a service survey he / she can send back to you .
（7）Never let a customer wait for more than 10 seconds .
（8）Ask if there’s anything else you can do for your customer after you’ve answered a question .
（9）Follow up a customer’s visit with a note or card .
（10）Sit or stand next to a customer instead of behind a desk or counter .
（11）Give your customer a 60-second “ tour ” of the office or shop .
（12）Call the customer by name .
（13）Remember that your customer is the boss .
（14）Smile .
28. The aim to do “ Little Things ” is to .
A. give the buyers more help
B. never let a customer wait for more than 10 seconds
C. let the seller get more money
D. help build a relationship between seller and buyer
29. According to the text , which of the following is NOT mentioned ?
A. Keep smiling at the customer .
B. Let your customer call you if necessary .
C. Write down each customer’s name .
D. Call the customer by name .
30. What is the subject of the passage ?
A. The customer is the boss .
B. Leave a small candy dish on the public counter .
C. For the seller the “ Little Things ” are very important to get along well with the customer .
D. Business firms should be quick to institute programs to ensure product and service quality .
D
At the mouth of the Pearl River in Guangdong Province , 300 square kilometres of water have turned red recently .
The strange event is known as the “ red tide（赤潮）” and has been around for more than a week . The red tide is caused by the rapid growth of a certain type of algae（藻类）. Algae are tiny , single-celled（单细胞的）plants that live in the sea . They serve as the energy producers at the base of the food cycle . When this particular type of algae reproduce in large numbers , they turn the ocean red .
Red tide algae produce poison and are dangerous to wildlife in the sea . They may even kill fish that feed on them by affecting their nervous systems so they can’t breathe . Dead fish are often washed up on beaches as a direct result of this red tide . And the danger could also extend to humans who eat the fish . What’s more , the algae also produce a terrible smell that makes it seem as if someone is holding your throat .
For local fishermen , the red tide is a tragedy . The poison kills large numbers of fish every time the algae bloom . Some of those fish are highly-prized . They are bred（繁殖）by the fishermen and cost them a small fortune .
No one really knows what causes red tides . Some experts believe it’s high temperatures combined with a lack of wind and rain . But they appear all over the world . The East China Sea is frequently attacked by this killer algae . And it hangs around for a long time . In 1986 , one red tide in the US lasted for 16 months !
The only way to fight it is with large amounts of rain and strong offshore（向海面吹的）winds that can break up the algae . Unfortunately , humans can control neither of these forces .
“ We can only forecast the movements of existing red tides based on weather reports , wind and wave directions , ” said Li Liang , a Chinese scientist .
“Still , being on guard can avoid some losses . For instance , fishermen can avoid using water already infected that has not yet turned red . ” he added .
31. After reading the passage , we can conclude that .
A. red tide has no effect on people’s health
B. whoever eats the fish killed by red tides , he will die
C. if people eat the fish killed by red tides , they will feel terrible
D. people will find it hard to breathe when they smell the bad smell produced by the algae
32. The underlined phrase “ hangs around ” in Paragraph 5 probably means .
A. stays B. erupts C. eradicates D. escapes
33. The last two paragraphs mainly tell us .
A. scientists are struggling with red tides
B. scientists give some advice on how to avoid losses , even if they can do little about red tides
C. China owns the most advanced technology to forecast the movement of red tides so that they can carry out further study
D. scientists are helping the local fishers to reduce their losses when a red tide happens
34. The main idea of the passage is .
A. that red tide has polluted most seawater in Guangdong
B. that humans are making efforts to control red tide
C. why a red tide takes place
D. that fishes were killed as a result of red tide
35. The author thinks .
A. the red tide in China might have been caused by human activities
B. red tide can be prevented from happening if we don’t affect food cycle
C. local fishermen have suffered great losses because of the red tide
D. the government should answer for the red tide
E
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36. If you want to buy an automobile business , you should call .
A. B. C. D.
37. Whom should Dora call ?
A. Trent . B. Stein . C. Walter . D. Mrs. Meikle .
38. Greg wants to .
A. hire a shop assistant B. sell his shop
C. look a cooperator D. build a shop in the heart of the city
39. Mrs. Meikle wants to .
A. apply for a position B. employ a working partner
C. run a business D. show her talents in business
40. How many selling ads are there in the chart ?
A. Four . B. Six . C. Eight . D. Ten .
三. 写作（共两节，满分35分）
（一）短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
One day I happened to find a chatting room on 41.
my , there people were chatting in English . I tried 42.
to chat with some of them . Great to my surprise , I found 43.
that the spoken English of some junior students were better 44.
than me . I asked them for advice and they told me 45.
to practise more on . But every day after that I 46.
would spend one hour practise my spoken English on . 47.
Day after day I learned from many useful words and 48.
expressions . With time went by , I found that I could 49.
even communicate some college students freely . 50.
（二）书面表达（满分25分）
假设你是李华，申请到一家外资企业工作。你需要用英语写一篇短文，介绍自己的基本情况。短文应包括下面所列的全部内容。
姓名：李华
出生年月：1983年9月
出生地：上海
学历：1989~1995育英小学，1995~2001上海第八中学
所学主要课程：语文，数学，英语，物理，化学，电脑
特长：英语、电脑（去年在全校电脑竞赛中获第一名）
业余爱好：游泳，滑冰，集邮，流行音乐
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 开头已为你写好。
My name is Li Hua …..
【试题答案】
一. 完形填空：
1—5 CBABD 6—10 ADCCB 11—15 BACDC 16—20 ABADC
二. 阅读理解：
21—25 BDCBC 26—30 CBDCC 31—35 DABDC 36—40 CBBAB
三. 短文改错：
41. √ 42. there→where
43. Great→Greatly 44. were→was
45. 第一个me→mine 46. But→So
47. practise→practising 48. 去掉from
49. With→As或went→going 50. some前加with
四. 书面表达
参考范文：
My name is Li Hua . I was born in Shanghai in September 1983 . I started school in 1989 when I was six . I studied in Yuying Primary School from 1989 to 1995 . After that I went to No. 8 Middle School of Shanghai and graduated in 2001 . The main subjects I studied at school included Chinese , maths , English , physics , chemistry and computer . I like English and computer best and I am very good at them .Last year I won first prize in the school computer competition . In my spare time I enjoy listening to popular music and collecting stamps . My favourite sports are swimming and skating .
【励志故事】
宽恕的力量
在美国南北战争期间，有个名叫罗斯韦尔·麦金太尔的年轻人被征入骑兵营。由于战事进展不顺，士兵奇缺，在几乎没有接受任何训练的情况下，他就被临时派往战场。在战斗中，年轻的麦金太尔担惊受怕，终于开小差逃跑了。后来，他以临阵脱逃的罪名被军事法庭判处死刑。
当麦金太尔的母亲得知这个消息后，她向当时的总统林肯发出请求。她认为自己的儿子年纪轻轻，少不更事，他需要第二次机会来证明自己。然而部队的将军们力劝林肯严肃军纪，声称如果开了这个先例，必将削弱整个部队的战斗力。
在这种情况下，林肯陷入两难境地。经过一番深思熟虑后，他最终决定宽恕这个年轻人，并说了这样一句著名的话：“我认为，把一个年轻人枪毙对他本人绝对没有好处。”为此他亲自写了一封信，要求将军们放麦金太尔一马：“本信将确保罗斯韦尔·麦金太尔重返兵营，在服完规定年限的兵役后，他将不受临阵脱逃的指控。”
如今，这封褪了色的林肯亲笔签名信被一家著名的图书馆收藏展览。这封信的旁边还附带了一张纸条，上面写着：“罗斯韦尔·麦金太尔牺牲于弗吉尼亚的一次激战中，此信是在他的贴身口袋里发现的。”
一旦被给予第二次机会，麦金太尔就由怯懦的逃兵变成了无畏的勇士，并且战斗到自己生命的最后时刻。由此可见，宽恕的力量何等巨大！由于种种原因，人不可能不犯错误，但只有宽恕才能给他第二次机会，也才有可能让他弥补先前的过失。
［小编插语］宽恕别人，也是在善待自己，这样我们才能收获更多。