11. _______ was known to them that Bob had broken his promise______he would give them a rise.

A.What;what　　　　　　 B.It;which　　　　　 C.As;that　　　　　　 D.It;that

答案:D

提示:第一个空是it作主语从句的形式主语；第二个空是同位语从句，由that引导。

10.-Is there a plane to London this evening?

-There _______ be.I’ll phone the booking office and find it out for sure.

A.must　　　　　　　　 B.might　　　　　　 C.would　 　　　　　　D.need

答案:B

提示:考查情态动词。情态动词might表示“可能”。

9.We can’t wait.We have to_______ the direction and the distance before we take action.

A.pull out　　　　　　　 B.figure out　　　　 C.think out　　　　　 D.turn out

答案:B

提示:pull out 驶出，划出，渡过难关；figure out 弄清楚；think out 想出，设计出；turn out (结果)证明是。

8.-How did you sleep last night?

-Like a log.Never slept _______.

A.well　　　　　　　　　 B.good　　　　　　 C.best　　　　　　　 D.better

答案:D

提示:否定词与比较级连用可以表示最高级，Never slept better补全为I have never slept better，意为“昨晚是我睡得最好的一晚”。

7.If it rains again tomorrow，then it _______ for a whole week.

A.would be raining　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.will have been raining

C.has been raining　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　D.will be raining

答案:B

提示:考查时态。注意时间状语tomorrow和for a whole week，由此可判断应用将来完成时表示动作在过去某一时间开始，一直持续到将来某时间结束。

6. _______ full preparations,we decided to put off the meeting till the following day.

A.We did not make　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Having not made

C.We had not made　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Not having made

答案:D

提示:v.-ing 形式短语作原因状语，否定式not要置于v.-ing 之前。

5.(2010天津河西高三期末，9) -How come you know so much about what’s going on in that country?

-I’ve got a friend there who always keeps me _______.

A.informing　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　B.to be informed

C.being informed　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.informed

答案:D

提示:informed表达的是一种被动关系。

4.Dr.Hans Selye is _______ leading expert on stress who has been doing _______ research in this field for more than 40 years.

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

答案:C

提示:本题考查冠词。汉斯·泽利厄博士(现任教于蒙特尔大学，组建国际压力研究院)是压力研究领域的著名专家，故第一空应泛指“他是该领域的一名著名专家”；因为research是抽象名词，故其前不用冠词。

3.-Tom doesn’t live here，does he?

-_______.It has been four years since he lived here.

A.No，he doesn’t　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.Yes，he does

C.No，he does　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.Yes，he doesn’t

答案:A

提示:解答此题考生需明白since在现在完成时中的一个特殊用法，题干中“It has been four years since he lived here”意为“他不住在这儿已有4年了”。

2.-I’ll talk to my daughter about it as soon as possible.She usually listens.

-We need_______listening.We need action.

A.more than　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B.less than

C.not more than　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D.no more than

答案:A

提示:考查more than的用法。此处more than意为“不仅”，We need more than listening意为“我们需要的决不仅是听听而已”(而且需要行动)。