2118] To use it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to _____ the water when it rains.

[译文] 使用它很自然，下雨时撑一把伞可以挡住雨水。

　 A. keep out 　 B. keep back

　 C. keep off 　 D. keep away

[答案及简析] C。 词语辨析；keep out 使…在外面；keep back 留在后面；keep off 让开，不接近；keep away站开，使离开。

2117] -----Henry _____ to pass the finals.　　-----No wonder he is so happy today.

[译文] --Henry期末末考试过关了。　　　--难怪今天他这样高兴。

　 A. sought 　 B. tried

　 C. attempted 　 D. managed

[答案及简析] D。 try / attempt / sink to do sth. 试图做….；manage to do sth.成功地做了…。

2116] Don’t you really believe that such men ought _____?

[译文] 难道你不相信这样的人该消灭吗？

　 A. to get rid 　 B. to get rid of

　 C. to be got rid 　 D. to be got rid of

[答案及简析] D。 ought 后面必须跟不定式；get rid of 是及物的，要跟宾语。

2115] ----- _____?　　　　　----- I enjoyed it very much.

[译文] --这本小说如何？　　　--我很喜欢它。

　 A. What’s the novel like 　 B. What did you like the novel

　 C. How did you find the novel 　 D. what’s the novel about

[答案及简析] C。 交际用语，征求评价性的意见，用how did you find sth.?

2114] The _____ look on his face suggested he ____ that.

[译文] 他脸上惊讶的表情显示出他本没期望那样。

　 A. surprised; hadn’t expected 　 B. surprising; haven’t expected

　 C. surprising; hadn’t expected 　 D. surprised; wouldn’t have expected

[答案及简析] A。 什么样的表情，用该用过去分词作定语；本句的主语不是人而是表情，因此后面的宾语从句不能用虚拟语气；意为“暗示，表明”。

2113] Tom, you’ve lost a good chance, she regretted _____ to you earlier.

[译文] 汤姆，你已经失去了一次好机会，她后悔没早点告诉你。

　 A. to have written 　 B. written

　 C. not to write 　 D. not having written

[答案及简析] D。 regret后面跟动名词，表示“后悔”；跟不定式则表示“遗憾”。

2112] What do you like to do besides _____?

[译文] 除了游泳外你还喜欢什么？

　 A. to swim 　 B. swim

　 C. swimming 　 D. swam

[答案及简析] B。 but , except, besides 前有动词do，其后的不定式符号要省略。

2111] The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said “Happy Birhtday” to the little girl.

[译文] 妈妈走进来，拿着一个点着十只蜡烛的蛋糕，对小女孩说道，“祝你生日快乐”。

　 A. carried; lit 　 B. carried; lighted

　 C. carrying; lighted 　 D. carrying; lit

[答案及简析] B。 第一空是一个并列的谓语部分，要用过去形式；第二空过去分词作定语，当light的过去分词作前置定语时应该用lighted形式。

2110] -----Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend? -----_____.

[译文] --你认为周末要下雨吗？　　　　--我相信不会下雨的。

　 A. I don’t believe 　 B. I don’t believe it

　 C. I believe not so 　 D. I believe not

[答案及简析] D。 用do you think…? 这样的句式提问，通常用I think so / I believe so/ I don’t think so/ I don’tbelieve so / I believe not回答。

2109] If we stand _____, I _____ believe we shall succeed.

[译文] 如果我们坚定我们的立场，我坚决地相信我们会成功的。

　 A. firm; firm 　 B. firmly; firmly

　 C. firm; firmly 　 D. firmly; firm

[答案及简析] C。 firm 作为副词，常构成某些固定的搭配，如：stand firm, hold firm。