A

　　 John likes to climb trees. He often climbs trees instead of 　11　 　his homework. It was late and John still hadn’t come home from school. His mother went looking 　12　 　him. “Jo-o-o-hn!”she 　13　 . Finally John answered, “I’m up here studying the birds. ”His mother 　14　 　her finger at him and said,“You come down right now. Birds aren’t 　15　 　you should be Studying. You need to do your homework.”

(　　 ) 11. A. do　　　　　　 B. to do　　　　　　 C. doing　　　　　 D. did

答案:C　 instead of 意为取代，of 为介词，后接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。

(　　 ) 12. A. after　　　 　　B. for　　　　　　　 C. over　　　　　　 D. at

答案:B

(　　 ) 13. A. smiled　　　　 B. shouts　　　 　　　C. crying　　 　　　D. called

答案:D

(　　 ) 14. A. looked　　　　 B. threw　　　　 　　　C. shoot　　　 　　　D. pointed

答案:D　 throw at 意为将……扔向……；shoot at 意为向……瞄准；point at 意为指向……。

(　　 ) 15. A. that　　 　　B. what　　　　　　　 C. where　　　　　 D. which

答案:B

B

　　 It doesn’t matter when or how much a person sleeps,but everyone needs some rest to stay alive. That’s 　16　 　all doctors thought, until they heard about AL Herpin. AL Herpin, it was said,never slept. Could this be 　17　 ? The doctors decided to see this 　18　 　man themselves. AL Herpin was 90 years old when the doctors went to his home in New Jersey. They thought for　 19　 　that he got some sleep of 　20　 . So they stayed with him and watched every movement(行为) he 　21　 . But they were 　22　 　　23　 　they watched him hour after hour and day after day,they never saw Herpin 　24　 . In fact,he did not even 　25　 　a bed. He never needed one.

　　 The only 　26　 　that Herpin sometimes got was sitting in a comfortable chair and reading newspapers. The doctors were 　27　 　by this strange continuous (不断) sleeplessness. They asked him many questions, 　28　 　to find an answer. They found only one answer that might explain(解释) his condition(状况). Herpin 　29　 　some talk about his mother having been ill several days before he was born. Was this the 　30　 　reason? No one could be sure.

(　　 ) 16. A. that　　　　　 B. what　　　　　　　 C. why　　　　　　 D. how

答案:B　 what 在此处表示出了所有医生的共同想法。

(　　 ) 17. A. true　　　　　 B. right　　 　　　　　C. OK　　　　　　 D. wrong

答案:A

(　　 ) 18. A. usual　　　　 B. happy　　　　　　 C. sad　　　　　　 D. strange

答案:D

(　　 ) 19. A. sure　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　 C. moment　　 　　　D. result

答案:A　 think for sure 意为想当然，确信。

(　　 ) 20. A. sometime　 　　B. some time　　　　 C. sometimes　　　 D. some times

答案:A　 sometime 意为某时，常用于将来时态；some time 意为一段时间，是 some 修饰不可数名词 time(时间)的用法；sometimes 意为有时，常用于一般现在时或一般过去时；some times 意为几次，是 some 修饰可数名词复数 times(次数)的用法。

(　　 ) 21. A. had　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　 　C. made　　　　　 D. got

答案:C

(　　 ) 22. A. pleased　　　 B. surprised　　 　　　C. useful　　　　 　D. busy

答案:B

(　　 ) 23. A. Though　　　 B. Because　　　　　 C. If　　　　　　　 D. Since

答案:A　 though 意为尽管，常用来引导让步状语从句，不与 but 连用。

(　　 ) 24. A. sitting　 　　　B. standing　　　 　　C. eating　　　　　 D. sleeping

答案:D

(　　 ) 25. A. make　　　　 　B. own　　　　　　　 C. keep　　　　　 D. stay

答案:B　 表示拥有、所有关系要用动词 own。

(　　 ) 26. A. rest　　　　　 　B. way　　　　　 　C. pleasure　　　　 D. sleep

答案:A

(　　 ) 27. A. interested　　 　B. puzzled　　　　　 C. surprised　　 　D. tired

答案:B　 本题用 puzzled 而不用 surprised 主要是因为文章后面谈到科学家试图找到造成 Herpin 不眠的原因。

(　　 ) 28. A. helping　　　　 B. beginning　　　　 C. afraid　　　　　 D. hoping

答案:D　 hoping 在本句中是现在分词做伴随状语，表示目的。

(　　 ) 29. A. forgot　　　　 B. remembered　　　 C. answered　　　 D. showed

答案:B

(　　 ) 30. A. only　　　　 　B. known　　　　　 C. real　　　　　　 D. good

答案:C

10. You’d better not ________ too much junk food,it’s bad for your

A. have; healthy　　　　　　　　　　　 B. eat; health

C. take; health　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. eat; healthy

答案:B　 eat，have 和 take 都有“吃”的意思。吃东西和喝汤都可以用 eat 来表示；一日三餐常用 have；吃药习惯上用 take。

9. -How are you getting on with your English?

　　　　 -I’m not ________ at learning languages. But I’ll ________ to study it well.

A. good; try my best 　　　　　　　　　　B. bad; try best

C. good; try his best　　　　　 　　　　　D. bad; try

答案:A　 be good at 意为擅长于做某事，at 是介词，后接名词、代词或动词的-ing形式。try one’s best to do sth 意为某人尽力去做某事。

8. -How much do you ________ English?

　　　　 -Only a little. I ________ English for only three years.

A. know; learnt　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. know about; have learnt

C. learn; know about　　　　　　　　　　 　D. learn about; have known

答案:B　 know 意为懂得、认识；know about 意为了解、知道，表示通过学习或查访而对某件事物达到认知的目的。learn 意为学习，认识到；learn about 意为了解。

7. -What were you doing at that time?

　　　　 -I was ________ the weather report.

A. hearing　　　　 B. watching　　　　　 C. listening to　　　 D. seeing

答案:C　 hear 和 listen to 都有“听”的意思。hear 意为听到，侧重于表示听的结果；listen to 意为听，侧重于表示听的动作过程。

6. She finished the work ________ as soon as possible. She felt very tired.

A. succeed　　　　 B. success　　　　　 C. successful　　　　 D. successfully

答案:D　 finish 是动词，要用副词来修饰。

5. -Don’t you think the dress ________ she is wearing looks beautiful?

　 　　　-Yes,I do. It’s really as you said.

A. which　 　　　　　B. who　　　　　　　　 C. when　　　　　　 D. what

答案:A　 定语从句的先行词 the dress 指的是物，故应用连词 which。

4. -You needn’t worry about me. I’ll ________ myself while I’m away.

　　 -I hope so.

A. look over　　　　 B. look after　　　　 C. look for　　　　 D. look through

答案:B　 look after 意为照顾、照料；look over 意为检查，察看病情；look for 意为寻找，表示找的动作过程；look through 意为透过……看。

3. All the farmers are busy ________ the autumn harvest. They look very happy.

A. on　　　　　　　 B. with　 　　　　　　C. in　　　　　　　 D. for

答案:B　 本题考的是形容词busy和介词的使用搭配。be busy(in) 后接动词的-ing形式，be busy with 后接名词或代词，意为忙于做某事。