15．-Do you mind if I open the window?

-________.I feel a bit cold.

A．Of course not　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．I’d rather you didn’t

C．Go ahead　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D．Why not

答案　B

解析　考查交际用语。根据下文I feel a bit cold，说明对方不愿意把窗户打开。

14．-It is the first time that I ________ here in Hong Kong.

-What great changes！It’s ten years since I ________here last time.

A．have been；came　 　　　　　　　　　　B．have been；have come

C．am；came　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．was；have been

答案　A

解析　考查动词时态。在“It is the first/second...time that...”句型中，that从句的谓语动词要用完成时；而在“It is/has been+一段时间+since...”句型中，since从句中的动词一般用一般过去时，故答案选A项。

13．The local government took many effective measures to meet the requirement that all school­age children ________ at school.

A．should educate　 　　　　　　　　　　　B．being educated

C．must be educated　 　　　　　　　　　　D．be educated

答案　D

解析　考查虚拟语气的用法。that引导的是requirement的同位语从句，该从句中要用“should+动词原形”表虚拟，其中should可以省略，又由于孩子们是受教育，所以要用被动结构。

12．After ________ the countryside，Yuan Longping began to devote himself to the research into the rice harvest for the local farmers.

A．settling in　 　　　B．settling down　　 C．settling on　 　　　D．settling up

答案　A

解析　考查动词短语的意义。settle in表示“在某地安顿下来”，符合句意。settle down虽也可表示“安居”，但为不及物动词短语；settle on合法地授与某人钱财；settle up结账；清债，均不符合题干语境。

11．________ by the advances in technology，many farmers have set up wind farms on their land.

A．Being encouraged　　　　　　　　　 　B．Encouraging

C．Encouraged 　　　　　　　　　　　　　D．Having encouraged

答案　C

解析　encourage与主句主语many farmers之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，因此应用被动形式，故排除B、D两项；A项表示该动作正在进行；Encouraged by the advances in technology为过去分词短语作原因状语。

10．Yao Ming is generally ________ as the best basketball player in the world.

A．substituted 　　　B．acknowledged　　 C．contradicted　 　　D．recommended

答案　B

解析　acknowledge...as承认某人为……，符合句意。

9．She suddenly took on full­time work without ________ her children.

A．preparation　 　　　B．preparing　　　 C．prefering 　　　　　D．prepared

答案　B

解析　句意为：她事先没给孩子们打招呼就突然开始全日上班了。prepare使有准备，使习惯。

8．How to talk to a Martian(火星人)is rather an ________ question.

A．advanced　 　　　　B．absolute　　　 C．academic　 　　　　D．accurate

答案　C

解析　academic question学术问题。

7．-Sorry，I was caught in the rush hour for fifty minutes.

-There needs no ________.The meeting has been put off.

A．excuse 　　　　　B．promise 　　　　　C．complaint 　　　　D．apology

答案　D

解析　考查情景理解和名词词义辨析。对话前句是有人在因塞车迟到而道歉，而后句则解释“会议被推迟了”，因此可推出“没有必要道歉”，故选apology。excuse借口；complaint抱怨；promise承诺，均不符合该语境。

6．________ with his work in the Satellite Launch Site，he could not spare any time to stay with his parents though they are very old.

A．As occupying 　B．Being occupied　　 C．Having occupied 　D．To occupy

答案　B

解析　考查非谓语动词。occupy在表示“占用，忙于做某事”时，常用于be occupied with结构。又由于该动作是正在持续进行的，因此本题中要用现在分词短语作状语，表示原因，故B项正确。