15. When he was alive, the old scientist used to say that knowledge ______ from practice and he gained his experience by doing a lot of practical work.
A.was coming
B.had come
C.comes
D.would come
A B C D
C
[解析] 本题考查句子的时态。在此强调的是一般事实,应该用一般现在时。故答案为C。
16. Just in front of our house ______ with a history of 1,000 years.
[解析] 第一个横线处应该填what作he said的宾语。it was…that…是强调句。正常语序是:what he said disappointed me. 因为强调主语,所以把主语放入强调句结构中,即:It was what he said that disappointed me.故答案为A。
39. The coat I'm wearing now cost about ______ of that one hung over there.
42. ______ that saw the trade between the two countries reach its highest point.
A.During the 1990's
B.That it was in the 1990's
C.It was in the 1990's
D.It was the 1990's
A B C D
C
[解析] 这是强调句,被强调的是in the 1990's这个时间状语。故答案为C。
43. He is ______ taller than me.
A.very
B.so
C.quite
D.much
A B C D
D
[解析] 本题考查修饰比较级的用法。A,B,C,D四个选项中,只有D项的much可以修饰形容词和副词的比较级。可以修饰形容词和副词比较级的还有:a bit,a little,rather,much,far,by far,many,a lot,lots,a great deal,any,still,even。故答案为D。
44. The thief was fined 5 times ______ that he should have paid.
A.as more many as
B.the amount of money
C.much money than
D.as much money than
A B C D
B
[解析] 本题考查倍数的表达。as…as为原级比较,中间只能用形容词或副词的原形,排除A。其次,than用于比较时,前面要用形容词或副词的比较级,因此C项应该改为five times more money than…,故排除C。最后,没有as…than这种搭配,本题正确答案为B项:倍数+量词+名词,也可用来表达倍数比较的概念。