15．-Shall we go on watching the HDTV programme? It is too wonderful.

-No. It's time we　 ________　 to bed.

A．must go　　　　　　　　　 B．shall go　　

C．have to go 　　　　　　 　　 D．went

答案与解析：D　考查固定句型。It is time (that) sb. did sth.或It is time that sb. should do sth.为固定句型，意为“该某人做某事了”。

14．-Why are you so late?

-I got stuck in the traffic jam, or I ________ earlier.

A．arrived　 B．have arrived

C．would arrive　 D．would have arrived

答案与解析：D　would have done原本可以……。下句意思为“我堵车了，否则我原本可以早到一点。”

13．But for the help of tens of thousands of PLA soldiers, many people ________ from the earthquake.

A．wouldn't have been saved

B．were not saved

C．wouldn't have saved

D．hadn't been saved

答案与解析：A　would have done“原本可以做……”。

12．The patient insisted that he ________ ill and ________ to the hospital.

A．wasn't; wasn't sent

B．wasn't; shouldn't be sent

C．shouldn't be; wasn't sent

D．shouldn't be; shouldn't be sent

答案与解析：B　因为在说话者看来，“没病”是事实，故用陈述语气；“不送医院”尚未成为现实，故用虚拟语气。

11．He is so　 ________　　　 a man that he will have held an umbrella over a duck in a shower of rain.

A. merciful　　　　　　　　　　 　 B. honest

C. reasonable　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. sincere

答案与解析：A　句意：他为人是那么大慈大悲。在倾盆大雨中会给鸭子打伞。merciful“仁慈的，有同情心的”，符合题意。honest“诚实的”；reasonable“讲道理的；合情理的”；sincere“真诚的”。

10．The Dubai Tower is one of the most challenging engineering projects they have ________.

A.　 undergone　　　　　　　　　 B. overtaken

C. understood　　　　　　　　　 　 D. undertaken

答案与解析：D　句意：迪拜塔是他们所承担的最具挑战性的工程之一。undertake“承担；从事”，符合题意。undergo“经历；遭受(不好的体验)”；overtake“追赶”；understand“懂得，理解”。

9．Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves; ________， she gets well paid for it.

A. sooner or later　　　　　　　 　　　 B. moreover

C. as a result　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　 D. further

答案与解析：B　句意：麦吉很幸运地找到了一份自己喜欢的工作，而且她的工资也不低。moreover意为“而且，此外”，符合题意。sooner or later“迟早”；as a result“结果”；further“更进一步地”，不能用于句首。

8．Soviet　 women　 carry　 the　 main　 ________　　　　 of　 shopping, homemaking and child rearing.

A.　 load　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 B.　 burden

C. burst　　　　　　　　　　　 　　　　　　 D. weight

答案与解析：B　句意：苏联的妇女承担的主要负担就是采购、做家务及抚养孩子。burden“负担”，符合题意。load“载重”；burst“突然爆发”；weight“重量”。