2182]Though small, the oranges sell _____, because they taste _____.

[译文]尽管小，这些橘子好卖，因为他们尝起来味道好。

A. well; nice　B. good; well　　C. nicely; well　　D. nice; good

[答案及简析]A　 sell 是不及物动词，不能用被动形式，用副词修饰；taste是连系动词，跟形容词作表语。

2181]After the flood, no house in the village _____.

[译文]洪水以后，村子里没有房屋存在了。

A. left standing　B. was left to stand　C. remained standing　D. was remained stood

[答案及简析]C　　 remain 是连系动词，不能用被动形式。

2180] -----Coffee _____ milk?　　　　-----Only milk, please, _____ I used to like coffee.

[译文] --加牛奶的咖啡？　　　--只要牛奶，而过去我一直喝咖啡。

　 A. and; and 　 B. and; but

　 C. or; and 　 D. or ; but

[答案及简析] B。 coffee and milk 加牛奶的咖啡，　如果用or在答语中就不该用only一词了。

2179] There are ten waitingrooms at the station, _____ in all 20000 people.

[译文] 火车站里有十个候车室，能容纳两万人。

　 A. sitting 　 B. sat

　 C. seating 　 D. seated

[答案及简析] C。 seat及物动词，这儿的意思是“容纳，坐得下…人”，　在句中表示伴随。

2178] He went to the boy, and _____ him on the shoulder, took him away.

[译文] 他走向那个男孩，拍着他的肩膀，把他带走了。

　 A. pat 　 B. patting

　 C. patted 　 D. to pat

[答案及简析] B。 patting on the should 是现在分词短语表示伴随，and是连接went, took两个动作。

2177] He _____ 20 dollars for his old bike the other day and bought a new one.

[译文] 前些天他把旧自行车卖了20美元，然后买了一辆新的。

　 A. paid 　 B. cost

　 C. took 　 D. spent

[答案及简析] C。 pay $ for sth.是花钱买什么；cost 是物作主语；spend $ on sth.与此句结构不对；take $ for sth.是表示“从…得到多少钱”。

2176] We sent letter thanks to _____ had helped us.

[译文] 我们写信感谢那些曾经帮助过我们的人。

　 A. who 　 B. whom

　 C. whoever 　 D. no matter who

[答案及简析] A。 根据首选原则，答案应该在A, C中选择，但此句的意思是感谢那些已经帮助过我们的人，故只能选A。

2175] They began to think about what use could be _____ such materials.

[译文] 他们开始考虑，这样的材料有什么可以利用的。

　 A. made up 　 B. made from

　 C. made of 　 D. made out

[答案及简析] C。 多字动词的考查。make use of 利用。

2174] _____ food are stored in the tunnel in winter.

[译文] 冬天大量的食物储藏在坑道里。

　 A. Large quantities of 　 B. A great many

　 C. A large number of 　 D. Quite a few

[答案及简析] A。 large quantities of后面既可跟可数名词的复数又可跟不可数名词。

2173] Are you planning to stay there all _____ the summer?

[译文] 你打算整个夏天都呆在那儿呀？

　 A. over 　 B. along

　 C. through 　 D. around

[答案及简析] C。 all through the summer整个夏天。