Comprehension
1 Most people in the town would have regarded Dickie’s behaviour as eccentric on the day hevisited the shop because _____ .
a. when he set out into the rain he did not take an umbrella
b. he went to such lengths to show his dislike of snobbery
c. he spent so much money on a watch
d. he had not counted the pennies before giving them to the assistant
go to lengths 竭盡全力
2 When Dickie went into an expensive shop _____ .
a. he wanted to shelter from the rain
b. he did not look like a man who could afford a watch
c. he had forgotten to bring his cloth bag with him
d. he had been sent by his wife to buy a watch
3 The press paid a great deal of attention to Dickie’s exhibition because _____ .
a. it had taken him so long to prepare the paintings
b. the critics admired Dickie’s ability to copy the work of famous artists
c. no one had known that Dickie was a painter
d. it became known that Dickie had succeeded in deceiving the critics
Structure
4 They disregard social conentions and requite unaware _____ they are doing anythingextraordinary. (ll.2-3)
a. that what b. of the fact that c. if d. when
(of the fact可省略)
5 As it _____ , he dumped it on the counter. (ll.14-15)
a. was weighing b. weighed a lot c. weighed much d. had weighed much
much多用于疑問句或否定句中，而肯定句中多用a lot; a great deal
Eg.: He knows a lot about it.
He doesn’t know much about it.
Does he know much about it?
6 _____ ￡300 worth of pennies in the bag. (ll.17-18)
a. There were b. It was c. They were d. It had
7 He insisted _____ the money before he left.(l.18)
a. that the assistant should count b. the assistant to count
c. to count d. to be counted
8 He asked a number of important critics to come _____ his private… (ll.19-20)
a. and see b. seeing c. see d. so they saw
Vocabulary
9 ----and returned carrying a large _____ . (l.14)
a. cloth case b. clothes-basket c. sack of clothing d. bag made of cloth
10 But dickie paid no attention to his _____… (l.15)
a. question b. inquiry c. query d. demand
11 The pictures were supposed to have been _____ by famous artists.(ll.20-21)
a. worked b. made c. done d. designed
12 Critics do not always _____ . (ll.22)
a. mean well b. speak with understanding c. tell the truth d. takl sense
talk nonsence 胡說
【Key to Multiple choice questions】
1. B 2. B 3. D 4. B 5. B 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. D 10. D 11. C 12. D
Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇
1.正確答案：B
go to such lenghths 竭盡全力
2.正確答案：B
3.正確答案：D
4.正確答案：B
be quite unaware of the fact that... that 引導(dǎo)同位語(yǔ)從句,在非正式用法中 of the fact 可省略
5.正確答案：B
much 多用在疑問句或否定句中，而肯定句中多用 a lot;a great deal
He knows a lot about it.
He doesn't know much about it. Does he know much about it?
6.正確答案：A
7.正確答案：A
8.正確答案：A
9.正確答案：D
10.正確答案：D
11.正確答案：C
12.正確答案：D
talk nonsense 胡說八道 talk sense 說正經(jīng)話
Comprehension
1 Why had the salvage operation been a complete failure?
a. They had failed to locate the ship they had been sent to look for.
b. They had not succeeded in finding the Barents Sea.
c. They hadfound the wrong ship.
d. The captain had not understood his 包含uctions.
2 In ordering as much as possible to be salvaged from the wreck, the captain _____ .
a. expected to find some of the gold bullion
b. hoped, among other things, to establish the identity of the ship
c. thought he would find out that the ship had been a cruiser
d. was looking for more information concerning the dead seaman
3 The log book was the most important find because it _____ .
a. helped to explain how the warship had come to be sunk in the Barents Sea
b. contained a written account of how the Karen had been torpedoed
c. provided vital information as to the ship’s whereablaots
d. gave the Ministry of Defence information it had known nothing about
Structure
4 The captain knew that _____ the only attempt.(l.5)
a. it was not b. his had not been c. his would not be d. it had not been
5 It was a ship which had been sunk many years before _____ in fact found. (l.11)
a. what they had b. that they had c. had been d. which was
6 They did not find _____ . (l.14)
a. nothing of value b. a valuable thing c. any value d. anything valuable
7 ---- parts of which _____ . (l.19)
a. it could still be read b. it could still read c. could still be read d. could still read
8 After the Elkor had returned home, a naval official _____ . (ll.21-22)
a. had this later confirmed at the Ministry of Defence
b. confirmed this at the Ministry of Defence
c. at the Ministry of Defence confirmed this
d. later at the Ministry of Defence confirmed this
Vocabulary
9 The ship’s captain had received 包含uctions to give up the search _____ a radio message fromthe mainland. (ll.3-4)
a. on b. by c. with d. in
in the letter / in the radio message / in the fax
10 There were books, clothing and photographs, _____ letters … (ll.12-13)
a. including b. along with c. added to d. beside
11---- an unfinished letter which was _____ March 14th, 1943. (l.17)
a. inscribed b. marked c. dated d. posted on
inscribe 刻畫
mark 做標(biāo)記
12 ---- all the information that had _____ . (l.20)
a. emerged b. alighted c. arisen d. surfaced
arisen (原形是arise ) 出現(xiàn)
surface 露出水面
alight on 偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)
My eyes alighted on the book.
Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇
1. 正確答案：A
2. 正確答案：B
3. 正確答案：A
4. 正確答案：C
5. 正確答案：B
6. 正確答案：D
7. 正確答案：C
8. 正確答案：C
9. 正確答案：D in the letter 在信中 in the radio message 在電報(bào)中 in the fax 在傳真中
including 表示包含、包括。它強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)整體包含若干個(gè)部分，而這里是表示還有什么。
10.正確答案：B
together with = along with 表示還有 added to 表示被加上
11.正確答案：C inscribe 刻畫 mark 做標(biāo)記
12.正確答案：A come to light = emerge
arisen 是 arise 的過去分詞形式，是個(gè)不及物動(dòng)詞，表示產(chǎn)生、出現(xiàn)
surface 露出水面
alight 要與介詞 on 連用，表示偶然發(fā)現(xiàn)
My eyes alighted on the book.
Comprehension
1 What would have most upset the woman the day everything went wrong for her?
a. She had not expected her husband to arrive so early.
b. The meal she had cooked for the three guests had got burnt.
c. Her husband had not told her he was bringing anyone to dinner.
d. She had not got enough crockery left to serve the meal with.
2 What might have prevented a chain reaction following the initial collision?
a. If the two drivers who had collided had not begun to argue.
b. Had there been a more experienced driver behind the two cars.
c. If, instead of panicking, the woman had made no attempt to stop.
d. Had the wife of the man who braked not thrown a cake through the window.
3 There was a second angry argument because _____ .
a. the lorry driver blamed the owner of the cake for his accident
b. the traffic was extremely slow to get on the move again
c. the lorry driver did not think he shouldbe made to sweep up the glass
d. two dogs had devoured what was left of the cake
Structure
4 It is as if a single event that is _____ a chain of reactions. (ll.4-5)
a. no importance set up b. of no imortance set up
c. not any important sets up d. not any importance sets up
that is ...是定語(yǔ)從句修飾event
a single unimportant event
5 ---- you are preparing a meal _____ keeping an eye on the baby. (ll.6-7)
a. at the same time b. as you are c. as well d. while
6 As if this _____ you to tears …(l.10)
a. has not already reduced b. were not already reducing
c. did not already reduce d. would not already reduce
7 Immediately behind the two cars _____ happened to be a learner. (ll.13-14)
a. was a woman who b. a woman c. the woman d. there was the woman who
8 The police spent nearly an hour _____ the traffic on the move again. (ll.19-20)
a. to get b. until getting c. getting d. having got
spend ( time ) doing sth.
vocabulary
9 You are preparing a meal and _____ the baby at the same time. (ll.6-7)
a. looking at b. seeing c. watching d. seeing to
10 She stopped her car _____ a sudden panic. (l.14)
a. into b. in c. from d. with
in panic / in terror / in fear / in horror
11 Hundreds of them _____ the back of the vehicle … (ll.18-19)
a. slipped off b. slid down c. slid over d. slipped under
slid over 躲過
He slid over the question without answering it.
12 They greedily devoured the _____ of the cake. (ll.21-22)
a. left b. leave c. leftover d. remains
leftovers 吃剩的東西(常用復(fù)數(shù)形式)
The leftovers of the meal were fed to the dog.
Multiple choice questions 多項(xiàng)選擇
1. 正確答案：C
2. 正確答案：B 省略 as 的虛擬條件句
As there had been a more experienced driver behind the two cars.
假如在這兩輛車后面是一位 有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的司機(jī)
3. 正確答案：A
4. 正確答案：B
that is„是定語(yǔ)從句修飾 event a single unimportant event
that is of no importance 是修飾 event，而 set up 是整個(gè)句子的謂語(yǔ)部分
5. 正確答案：D
典型的現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語(yǔ)。為了使現(xiàn)在分詞做狀語(yǔ)比較明確，可以在現(xiàn)在分詞前面加上 while
6. 正確答案：A
7. 正確答案：A
如果介詞短語(yǔ)提前到句子前面，那么句子必須采用倒裝形式
8. 正確答案：C
spending (time) doing sth.
9. 正確答案：C
and 連接的前后兩個(gè)詞相呼應(yīng)
10.正確答案：B
get into a panic 陷入慌亂之中 in panic 在恐慌(懼)中 in terror 在恐慌(懼)中 in fear 在恐慌(懼)中 in horror 在恐慌(懼)中
11.正確答案：A slid over
躲過 He slid over the question
without answering it.
slip off 滑落
12.正確答案：D 剩余的蛋糕
remain 表示所剩余的部分，除此以外也表示遺體，遺址。
C 選項(xiàng) leftover 通常采用復(fù)數(shù)形式 leftovers，表示吃剩的東西。
The leftovers of the meal were fed to the dog.
