14．Shanghai is the first city in the world ________ a highspeed Maglev train，from the city to Pudong Airport.

A．to build　 　　　　　　 B．to be built

C．to have built　 　　　 D．to have been built

答案与解析：C　动词不定式作定语，该事件已发生，故要用不定式的完成式。

13．He is so diligent a student that he is always ________ his classmates in every subject.

A．in advance　　 　　 B．in front of

C．far ahead of　　 　　 D．before

答案与解析：C　根据题意可知，此处意思应为“胜过，超过”，即be ahead of others，故选C项。

12．These people live ________ the country and have little connection with the outside world.

A．in the lines of　 　　 B．in the face of

C．in the depths of　　 　　　 D．in the form of

答案与解析：C　in the depths of the country“在偏远地区”。in the lines of“在……线上”；in the face of“面对”；in the form of“以……的形式”。

11．It was a(n)________ party.We danced all night and then watched the sun coming up over the sea.No better way to welcome the New Year.

A．awful　　 　　　　　　 B．terrible

C．frightening　 　　　　 D．awesome

答案与解析：D　题意：这是一个很棒的晚会，我们彻夜跳舞，然后观看海上日出，没有比这更好的迎接新年的方式了。awesome“很好的；了不起的”。

10．The Internet is working wonders in ________ standards of goods and honest firms should benefit most.

A．raising　　 　　　　　　 B．lowering　

C．abandoning　　 　　　 D．carrying

答案：A

9．People have planted a great many trees in order to ________ wind and sand in the desert.

A．hold down　 　　　　 B．hold up

C．hold back　 　　　　　 D．hold out

答案：C

8．We were ________ the most important scientific development of the century.

A．seeing　 　　　　　　　 B．watching

C．looking　 　　　　　　 D．witnessing

答案：D

7．The Israel's sudden attack made them more ________ the danger around them.

A．aware　 　　　　　　　　 B．aware about

C．aware of　 　　　　　　　 D．aware to

答案与解析：C　aware用作形容词时，与之搭配的介词为of，其后也可以接从句。aware后接that从句时，一般不接介词of；若接what等从句，介词of可带也可不带。本题空格后是名词the danger，因此应用aware of。句意：以色列的突然攻击使他们更加注意周围的危险。

6．He，out of breath，________ himself along the street.Perhaps he was badly ill.

A．drew　 　　　　　　　　　 B．pulled

C．dragged　 　　　　　　　 D．pushed

答案与解析：C　drag oneself表示“蹒跚着前进”。句意：他气喘吁吁地在大街上蹒跚前进，可能病得不轻。

5．You buy the fruits；________ I'll cook breakfast.

A．on the other hand　 B．the same time

C．in the meantime 　　 D．at all time

答案与解析：C　in the meantime“同时，在……期间”。句意：你去买水果，同时我来做早餐。at all time意为“无论何时”，不符合句意；on the other hand“另一方面”。