8．________，I thought I would only stay there for a week，but later I changed my mind.

A．Generally　 B．Initially　 C．Extremely　 D．Eventually

解析：考查副词辨析。语意为：最初，我想我只在那里待一周，但后来我改变了主意。

generally一般地；initially最初；extremely极其；eventually最后，终于。根据语意可

知B项正确。

答案：B

7．Something we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ________ to pass time.

A．other than　 B．rather than　 C．as well　 D．as if

解析：考查短语辨析。语意为：有时候我们买杂志除了消磨时间外，别无他意。other

than除了；rather than而不是；as well也，还有；as if似乎。根据语意可知A项正确。

答案：A

6.　 -Did you notice my little son Tom just now?

-No，Mrs Black.I ________ computer games.

A．play　 B．am playing　 C．would play　 D．was playing

解析：考查时态。从问话中的 “just now” 可知，事情发生在过去，根据 “我一直

在玩电脑游戏，没看到小Tom” 可知用过去进行时。

答案：D

5．The government has agreed to pay the firms extra sums to ________ for their financial

losses.

A．make up　 B．bring up　 C．fill up　 D．look up

解析：考查动词短辨析。语意为：政府已同意付给这些公司额外的款项来弥补他们的

经济损失。make up弥补；bring up抚养；fill up(使)充满；look up查找。

答案：A

4．________ you prefer，I’ll give it to you.But we haven’t any other models for you to

choose from.

A．Whatever　 B．Whenever　 C．Whichever　 D．However

解析：考查引导词的选用。prefer表 “更喜欢” 之意。句子表达的是 “在几者中[]

选择” 之意，所以应用whichever。

答案：C

3．For me traveling to Antarctica proved to be the beginning of a new life，________ I had

thought I would never see.

A．what　 B．that　 C．one　 D．it

解析：考查不定代词的用法。句中I had thought是插入成分，one代替a new life。

答案：C

拓展提升：one和that的区别：

A stone made of steel is much stronger than one of stones.(one代替a stone，即代替a+

n.)

The stone made of steel is much stronger than that of stones.(that代替the+stone，即代替

the+n.)此处也可以用the one。

2．-He ran into a tree on his way home.

-I suppose he ________ too fast.

A．drives　 B．was driving　 C．drove　 D．has driven

解析：考查动词时态的用法。由ran可知， “开车太快” 是发生在过去的动作，所

以应用was driving，表示过去正在发生的动作。

答案：B

1．It was ________ surprise that my first teacher，already 90，was still living and in

________good health.[]

A．the；a　 B．/；a　 C．a；/　 D．a；the

解析：考查语境中冠词的选择。a surprise一件让人吃惊的事，是抽象名词具体化；

in good health是固定短语，意为 “身体好”。

答案：C

4．What parents do has a far­reaching effect on their children.

3．He suggested taking the children to the zoo.