10．Had the earthquake been able to be ________， many more lives would have been saved.

A．inspected　 B．watched　 C．observed　 D．predicted

答案　D

解析　由句意“如果那次地震能够被预测出来的话，会挽救更多的生命的”知只有D项合适。inspect视察；observe观察；监视。

9．It is a pity that I missed the chance to get the signature of my favourite sports star, Liu Xiang ________.

A．in the flesh　 B．in place

C．in flesh　 D．in addition

答案　A

解析　in the flesh本人；亲自，固定搭配。in addition加之；除……之外；in place合适的；恰当的。

8．People suffered ________ from the disaster, but they didn’t lose confidence in rebuilding their homes.

A．a good many　 B．a large number

C．a great variety　 D．a great deal

答案　D

解析　句意为：这场灾难让人们深受其苦，但他们没有丢掉重建家园的信心。所填的词组在句中修饰suffer，作状语，只有D项符合。

7．She bought ________ eggs yesterday, but there were ________ them broken.

A．two scores of, scores of

B．scores of, two scores of

C．scores of, two score of

D．score of, two scores

答案　C

解析　scores of许多。score与具体的数字连用时，不用复数形式。two score of them表示“他们中的40个”，其中of不能少，故选C项。

6．I want to get the job very much, but I don’t know how to ________ the interviewer of my ability to do it well.

A．inform　 B．charge　 C．prove　 D．convince

答案　D

解析　convince sb. of sth.让某人相信……。

5．-Bob, please go and buy some vegetables for me. I’m busy now.

-Can you be more ________， mum?

-Some tomatoes and a cabbage.

A．specific　 B．firm　 C．abstract　 D．complete

答案　A

解析　根据上下文语境来看，应是表示“你能更具体一点吗？”。specific特定的；具体的；abstract抽象的。

4．The rescuing soldiers in the helicopters ________ to land on that earthquake­stricken area, but failed again and again.

A．attempted　 B．managed

C．succeeded　 D．pretended

答案　A

解析　句意为：坐在直升机里的救援战士试图在地震受灾地区着陆，但一次次都失败了。attempt to do sth.试图做……。

3. The rain was heavy, and ________ the land was flooded.

A．consequently　 B．however

C．whatever　 D．but

答案　A

解析　句意为：雨很大，结果这块土地被淹了。

2．On catching sight of his mother, the little boy ________ his grandmother and threw himself into his mother’s arms.

A．kept away from　 B．broke away from

C．got away with　 D．turned away from

答案　B

解析　考查动词词组辨析。keep away from意为“使避开；不接近……”；break away from意为“摆脱……；脱离……”；get away with意为“偷携……潜逃”；turn away from...意为“转过脸不再面对……”。根据句意“小男孩挣脱奶奶投进妈妈的怀抱”可知，B项正确。

第一节　单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

1．E­mail，as well as telephones ________ an important part in daily communication.

A．is playing　 B．have played

C．are playing　 D．play

答案　A

解析　as well as重在强调其前面的人或物，句中谓语动词的单复数形式由其前边的名词的单复数形式决定。