11. The team ______ of scientists and experts in different lines of work.
A.insisted
B.consisted
C.persisted
D.composed
A B C D
B
本题考查的是动词辨析。A坚持,后加on;B加of:由…组成;C坚持,后加in;D be composed of…由…构成,此处没有be,故不选,而选B。
12. We all believe that it'd be hard for him to ______ extra responsibilities now.
A.take apart
B.take up
C.take on
D.take back
A B C D
C
13. He used to get up late, ______?
A.did not he
B.did he
C.didn't he
D.use he
A B C D
C
14. After driving for thirty miles, she suddenly realized that she ______ in the wrong direction.
A.was driving
B.drove
C.had drove
D.had been driving
A B C D
D
本题考查的是时态辨析。在宾语从句中,如果主句的谓语用过去时,那么后面的从句要用相应的过去时。本来是现在完成时的要改为过去完成时。在此题中,她一直在走错误的方向,表示在过去的30英里中都是这样。而用had been doing则是考虑到前面的过去时,故选D。
15. Was it in 1969 ______ the American astronaut succeeded ______ landing on the moon?
A.when; on
B.that; on
C.which; in
D.that; in
A B C D
D
16. Finally we made a ______ that I should cook dinner and she would wash up after.
A.trip
B.bargain
C.face
D.fool
A B C D
B
本题考查词组和名词词义辨析。make a trip旅行;make a bargain make a bargain;make a face做鬼脸;make a fool愚弄。根据句意,故选B。
17. His few personal belongings made it possible for him to move from place to place ______.
A.in ease
B.at ease
C.with ease
D.with easiness
A B C D
C
[解析] with ease:容易,不费力。例如:These tiny bananas could be consumed six at a time with ease. (这些小小的香蕉一次能轻易地吃下六根。)at ease:自在,不拘束。例如:The examiner soon put the candidates at ease.(考官很快就使考生们的情绪放松了。) 因此,C为正确答案。
18. Since there isn't much time left, you can just tell us about it ______.
A.in detail
B.in short
C.in all
D.in brief
A B C D
D
19. They have bought the cottage ______ reselling it at a profit.
A.on account of
B.with a view to
C.in regard to
D.as a result of
A B C D
B
with a view to doing sth.表示“打算做某事,为了做某事”。
20. Sometimes we are asked ______ we think the likely result of an action will be.