6. In my opinion, he's ______ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.
A.in all
B.at best
C.for all
D.by far
A B C D
D
[解析] by far迄今为止,符合题意;in all总共;at best最多;for all尽管。句意:我认为,他是目前为止最有想像力的当代诗人。
7. As we can no longer wait for the delivery of our order, we have to ______ it.
A.postpone
B.refuse
C.delay
D.cancel
A B C D
D
[解析] cancel取消.撤消:The game was cancelled because of the rain. postpone推迟,延期:I've postponed my leave. refuse拒绝:He refused the offer. delay推迟;耽搁,延误:Heavy traffic delayed us.
8. Nowadays things made of ______ seem to come into fashion again.
9. The lawyer advised him to drop the ______, since he stands little chance to win.
A.event
B.incident
C.case
D.affair
A B C D
C
[解析] event(尤指重要、有意思或不寻常)事件:The programme reviews all the most important events of 1985. incident事变,事件:The attack was the latest in a series of incidents in the area. case案例,病例:a case of robbery with violence. affair事物,事情:The meeting was a noisy affair. 四个名词中只有case可以与动词drop搭配,drop the case意为“撤诉”。应选C项。句意:律师建议他撤诉,因为他几乎没有胜诉的可能。
10. I left the office earlier than usual this morning ______ traffic jam.
A.in line with
B.for the sake of
C.in case of
D.at the risk of
A B C D
C
[解析] in line with与……一致;for the sake of为了,为了……的利益,为……起见;in case of防备,以防万一;at the risk of冒……危险。句意:今天早晨上班我比平常出发得早一些以防堵车。
11. John said that he didn't quite ______ and asked me to repeat what I had said.
14. She was complaining that the doctor was ______ too much for the treatment he was giving her.
A.expending
B.offering
C.costing
D.charging
A B C D
D
[解析] charge索价,收取(……钱):We don't charge anything for that. expend花费,消费,消耗:They have expended all their strength in/on trying to climb out. offer给予,提供,提出:He offered to lend me some books. cost价钱为……;使(某人)花费:The ticket costs me $4.
15. This town, clean and quiet, had a ______ you couldn't find in a big city.
16. When I caught him ______ I stopped buying things there and started dealing with another shop.
A.cheating
B.cheat
C.to cheat
D.to be cheating
A B C D
A
[解析] catch sb. doing sth. 碰上,撞上(某人正在做某事,多用于指做不好的事):The farmer caught the boys stealing his apples. [注:catch sb. 后面不跟原形动词或动词不定式作补语。]句意:当我发现他有欺骗行为时我就不在他的店里买东西,转而到其他店里去了。
17. The old lady has developed a ______ cough which cannot be cured completely in a short time.
19. The new technological revolution in American newspapers has brought increased ______, a wider range of publications and in expansion of newspaper jobs.
30. The presently accepted theory of energy ______ some of the ideas of both earlier theories.
A.accepts
B.composes
C.joins
D.combines
A B C D
D
[解析] accept“接受;认可”;compose“组成,构成”;join“参加;连接,联合”;combine“结合,联合;化合”,例如:Hydrogen and oxygen combine to form water. 氢和氧化合成水。句意:近来为人们接受的能量理论结合了两个较早期理论的一些观点。
31. Advanced computer technology has ______ an answer to accurate weather forecasting.
A.set up
B.come up with
C.filled in
D.faced up to
A B C D
B
[解析] come up with提出,提供;set up建立,建造;fill in填写,填空;face up to勇敢面对。句意:先进的计算机技术已经提供准确预报天气的办法。
32. I used to believe otherwise, but now I've ______ to your point of view.
A.come round
B.come out
C.come back
D.come across
A B C D
A
[解析] come round to(sth.)在此表示“转而同意(某看法、观点等),符合题意,此短语还可表示“复醒,复原,顺便来访”;come out意为“出现,显露,出版,发表”;come back意为“回来”;come across意为“(无意中)的碰到,想到”。句意:我过去不是这样认为,但现在已改变主意同意你的观点。
33. Very few scientists ______ completely new answers to the world's problems.
A.come up with
B.come out
C.come round
D.come up to
A B C D
A
[解析] come up with意为“想出,找到(办法,主意)”;come out意为“出版,出现,结果是”;come round意为“苏醒,来临”;come up to意为“比得上,达到(愿望,标准等)”。句意:几乎没有哪位科学家能回答世界上的所有问题。
34. To ______ important dates in history, countries create special holidays.
35. The Space Age ______ in October 1957 when the first artificial satellite was launched by the Soviet Union.
A.initiated
B.originated
C.embarked
D.commenced
A B C D
D
[解析] commence开始(可以作及物动词,也可作不及物动词);initiate为及物动词,意为“开始,发起”,如:The government has initiated a massive new house-building programme. originate(in/from/with)起源于,由……引起,原来是;embark(on)上船;装上船。
36. The ceremony will ______ as soon as the minister arrives.