28. ________ , the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.

　A. Wanting the job very much　　　　　　　　 B. Although wanting the job badly

　C. Though he wanted the job very much　D. He wanted the job badly

28. C　用非谓语动词作状语时要注意其逻辑主语与句子主语的一致性，而D项需要连词连接两个句子，因此选C，though引导状语从句。

27. Is ________48 hours________ the man- made satellite ________ is made in our country to orbit the planet around?

　A. it; that; where　　　　　 B. it; when; what

　C. it for; that it takes; that　　　D. it; that it takes; which

27. D　提示：前一部分为强调句式，后一部分是定语从句，时间(48 hours)做take的宾语。

26. My father is used to smoking and drinking. There’s no chance _______ I’m able to talk him into _______.

　A. whether; giving it up　　　　　 B. of whether; giving them up

　C. that; getting rid of them　　　　　　 D. which; stopping it

26. C　There’s chance of sth.／that…从句，此句型结构用连词that引导同位语从句，而不用whether；代词them代指上文的smoking and drinking 两件事。

25.-Does Smith do his new job well in the company?

　　 - ________ his old job. I’m afraid there’s no hope for him.

　A. No better than　　　　 B. As good as

　C. Not better than　　　　D. Not as well as

25. A　提示：no+比较级+than…意为“与……一样不……”，表示否定。not+比较级+than…意为“与……不相上下”，表示肯定。依据I’m afraid there’s no hope for him. 这句话，可以判断出“新旧两份工作一样的不尽如人意”。(改编题)

24.- Don't put the waste on the ground, young man.

　　 - Oh, I'm sorry. I ________the dustbin there．

　A. hadn’t seen　　　　　B. didn’t see

　C. can’t see　　　　　　D. wasn ‘t seeing

24. A　如果描述刚才一瞬间进行的动作用过去进行时，如I wasn't listening，过去某一结果用一般过去时，如I didn't hear it。

23.-The experiment is of particular importance.

　　-I see. We will carry on with it ________ we can get enough money.

　A. unless　　B. though　　C. whether　　D. until

23. C　提示：whether引导名词性从句时，意为“是否”。若其引导状语从句，意为“不论是否……”。

22. - Miss Wendy is good at a lot of things 　　　　　　you can’t say she is perfect .

　　 - I agree with you. 　　　　　　　　no one is.

A. but ; Simply　　　　　 B. and; Only　　　　　　 C.or; Actually　　D. so; Otherwise

22. C　提示：perfect意为“完美的，无缺点的”。wonderful意为“神奇的，惊奇的”。splendid 意为“壮大的，华丽的”。complete意为“完全的，彻底的”。据上下文意和I agree with you一句，表示同意对方的观点和看法。(改编/原创题)

第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.

A. however　　　 B. whatever　　 C. whichever　　 D. whenever

答案是B。

21. Having received the training of 　　　　　　MS. Company, John was offered ________ important position in management.

　A. the; an　　B. /; an　　　C. the; /　　 D. a; a

　21. A　提示：the MS. Company是由普通名次构成的专有名词，表特指，须带定冠词。名词position意为“位置”，可数名词，前面需用不定冠词，表示一类中的任何一个。(改编题)