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Ⅰ.单项填空

1．She had a great time ________ as a volunteer at the Athens Olympic Games.

A．to work B．working C．worked D．work 解析：have a great time doing sth.是固定句型。 答案：B

2．We are now in great trouble，so your financial aid will certainly make a ________.

A．difference B．sense C．point D．scene

解析：make a difference是固定短语，意为“有作用；很重要”。 答案：A

3．It usually ________ a while to adapt yourself to the new environment if you come to live in

another country.

A．takes B．costs C．offers D．makes 解析：it takes a while to do sth.是固定句式。 答案：A

4．A poor man has to ________ many things which a rich man regards as almost

necessaries in life.

A．live with B．get by C．go without D．leave out

解析：live with“忍受；容忍”；get by“设法生活；勉强度日”，是不及物动词短语；

go without“不用；不吃；没有……也能对付”；leave out“冷落；漏掉”。题意是“穷

人没有那么多东西也能活，而富人却认为这些东西是生活中的必不可少的。” 答案：C

5．This picture does not ________ here.It’s too modern for the rest of the furnishings.

A．put in B．fit in C．set in D．get in 解析：“这幅画挂在这儿不合适。” 答案：B

6．Old Bechham never dreamed of his son ________ a professional football player.

A．being B．was C．to be D．having been

解析：dream of后接动名词或动名词的复合结构作宾语。 答案：A

7．It seemed that she was trying to avoid ________ eye contact with me.

A．to make B．making C．made D．to have made 解析：avoid doing sth.“避免做某事”。 答案：B

8．I have worked as a member of the school volleyball team for 3 years，

________ we won two

tournaments.

A．during that time B．during which time C．of that D．of which 解析：后面是一个定语从句，故用during which time来引导。 答案：B

9．Mary is afraid of people；she always ________ when we take her to a party.

A．holds on B．holds up C．holds back D．holds together

解析：“我们带她去参加宴会时她总是打退堂鼓。”hold back“退缩；犹豫”。 答案：C

10.The new teacher ________ a good impression on the students by giving a

lively and interesting class. A．took B．got C．set D．made

解析：make a good impression on“给……留下好印象”。 答案：D Ⅱ.完形填空

A mining engineer enjoyed flying very much.One day，he was flying his own plane over a lonely island when a __1__ storm came，so he was __2__ to make a forced landing.The plane was in good __3__ but his legs and shoulder got __4__ hurt.After getting out of the plane with great __5__，he found nothing but high green hills __6__ the place.He lay there expecting to die.

Soon，however，some men appeared from out of the forest.Though curious，they were not __7__ of him.He was then gently __8__ to their village，where he was well treated.His __9__ improved little by little and he became their