31. 　Don’t you think this shirt is too tight ________ the shoulders?

A. across　　 　　　　 B. over　　 　　　　　　 C. above　　 　　 D. through

考查介词的用法。句意：---难道你不觉得这件衬衣肩部太紧了吗？across the shoulders此处表示“从肩的一边到另一边”。over，above指在上方，through常用来指在事物的内部穿过。

30. As their memories decline, some old people tend to be talkative because they ______ forget what has just been said.

A. anxiously　　　 B. particularly　　　 C. easily　　　 D. hardly

考查副词。句意：随着记忆力的下降，一些老人变得越来越健谈，因为他们容易忘记自己所说过的事情。easily“容易地，轻易地”。

29. 12. Meals in Spain are quite different from ____ they have in China.

A. which　　　 B. what　　　 C. that　　　 D. whom

考查名词性从句。句意：西班牙的饮食和他们在中国吃的完全不同。from后由what引导宾语从句，其本身在从句中充当have的宾语，表示所吃的东西。

28. 6. She had understood nothing, _____ had she sought to understand.

A. so　　 B. either　　 C. nor 　　D. or

考查特殊句式。句意：她什么都不懂，她也不追求去弄懂。nor用于否定句句首，句子需要用部分倒装，表示后者的情况和前者一样。

27. The ________ look on her face suggested that she _________ her manager’s idea.

A. confusing; wouldn’t quite understand　　　　 　 B. confused, hadn’t quite understood

C. confusing; hadn’t quite understood　　　　　 　 D. confused; shouldn’t quite understand

考查非谓语动词和虚拟语气。the confused look表示“感到困惑的表情”，suggest此处表示“表明”其后需跟陈述语气，只有表示“建议”时其宾语从句中才用should+ 动词原形。

26. When she left the restaurant, she also left the young boy with a life lesson: You can tell a lot about a person ______ he or she treats the waiter.

A. in a way　　 B. by the way　 C. in any way　　 D. on the way

考查way短语。句意：当她离开餐馆的时候，她留给了那个年轻人一个生活教训。根据一个人对待服务员的方式你可以看出一个人的内心。tell…by…“通过…来分辨”，the way后接定语从句可以省略引导词that或in which。

25. Space exploration is something that China has done to create jobs in a high-tech industry, to show “______ don't just make cheap clothes”.

A. We　　 B. You　　 C. They　　 D. I

考查代词的用法。句意：太空探索代表中国在高科技工业所取得的成就，是为了显示出“我们并不只是制作便宜衣服”。

24. The Los Angeles district attorney on Monday charged Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, ______ involuntary manslaughter in connection with the pop icon's death in June.

　　　 A. of　 B. for　 C. with　 D. as

本题考查charge sb. with sth. 洛杉矶地方检察官周一指控迈克尔•杰克逊的私人医生莫瑞在这位流行巨星去年6月猝死事件中犯有过失杀人罪。

23. Hong Kong _______ 31st on a 2009 livability survey of world's 140 cities by Economist magazine, the best performance among nine Chinese cities that edged into the list, the China News Agency citing a news report said.

　　　 A. ranked　 B. ranged　 C. listed　 D. lined

中新社援引报道称，《经济学人》公布的世界宜居城市调查中，香港在全球140个城市中排名31位，比挤进榜单的其它9个中国城市表现更好。

22. Put yourself in situations _____ you will be forced to communicate in English, and you will see more progress over time .

A. when　　 B. that　　 C. where　　 D. how

本题考查定语从句中连接词的用法。当先行词为situations时，关系副词为where。句意：把自己置身于下面的情境中：你被迫只能用英语交流，过段时间你会看到自己的进步。