31．The winter of last year was extremely bad. ______， most people say it was the worst winter of their lives.

A．In a nutshell　 　　　　　　　 B．In fact

C．In a word　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．As a result

解析：in a nutshell 用最少的几句话说明某物。in fact 事实上；in a word 总而言之；as a result 因此。

答案：A

30．Every year, a great many visitors come to visit the temple ______ the 12th century, ______ has brought a large income.

A．dating from; which

B．dated from; which

C．which dates from; that

D．which dated from; which

解析：第一空 dating from 做后置定语，修饰 the temple；第二空 which 引导非限制性定语从句。

答案：A

29．In the 2004 Shanghai Industrial Fair, ______ electronic equipment, good in both quality and style, will be shown.

A．a large number of　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．a good many

C．masses of　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．supplies of

解析：masses of “许多的，大量的”，可修饰可数名词或不可数名词。A、B、D修饰可数名词。

答案：C

28．His idea of having weekly family meal together, which seemed difficult at first, has ______ many good changes in their lives.

A．got through　 　　　　　　　　 B．resulted from

C．turned into　 　　　　　　　　 D．brought about

解析：考查动词短语。bring about 带来，导致。get through 通过，完成；result from 由于；turn into 变成。

答案：D

27．______ from office, Mr Brown had to look for another position.

A．Removed　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．Removing

C．Remove　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．To remove

解析：remove sb. from office 开除某人的职务。句中 removed from 作状语，表被动。

答案：A

26．Having answered the phone, I couldn't but ______ what would happen next.

A．wondering　 　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．wondered

C．wonder　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．to wonder

解析：can't but “忍不住”，后接动词原形。

答案：C

25．All of us remember the earthquake that ______ Wenchuan in 2008.

A．attacked　 　　　　　　　　　　 B．struck

C．knocked　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．exploded

解析：地震袭击某地用 strike。attack 攻击；knock 敲击；explode 爆炸。

答案：B

24．I was close to being killed the other day. A car passed me at ______ I thought was a dangerous speed.

A．as　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．which

C．what　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．that

解析：考查名词性从句。what 引导宾语从句，在从句中做主语。

答案：C

23．He came to my class every week, but his attitude ______ that he was not really interested.

A．expressed　 　　　　　　 B．described

C．explained　 　　　　　　 D．suggested

解析：句子的意思是“他每星期来听我的课，但他的态度表明他并非真感兴趣。”suggest 此处表示“表明，暗示”，后面的宾语从句不使用虚拟语气。

答案：D

22．With two children ______ middle school in the nearby town now, the parents are working hard.

A．to attend　 　　　　　　 B．attending

C．attended　 　　　　　　　　　　 D．having attended

解析：考查 with 的复合结构。attending 表示主动和进行。

答案：B