25. We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.

　 A. outcome　　 　　　　　　　　　　 B. outset　　 　　　　 C. income　　 　　　 D. output

　B. outset.

　　 outset 開端, 開始, from the very outset (從一開始) 。outbreak爆發(fā), 發(fā)生。outcome結(jié)局. income 收入。output 產(chǎn)量。

24. It is wrong for someone in such a high _____ in the government to behave too badly in public.

　 A. situation　　 　　　　　　 B. position　　 　　　　　　 C. employment　　 D. profession

B. position.

　 position 此句中指“地位” (不可數(shù), 有時加不定冠詞), 如：1) She was a woman of high position. 2) a high (low) position society.

23．The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the athlete to______.

A go on 　　　　　　　 B go with 　　　　　　　　　 C go without 　　　 D go by

D　 考查詞義辨析。

A繼續(xù)下去；B伴隨；C沒有……也行；D依照，遵循。句意為“奧委會制定了嚴(yán)格的規(guī)定要運(yùn)動員遵守。根據(jù)句意，選D。

22. When　Mike　was　sixteen　he _______ going　around　with　a　strange　set of　people　and staying　out　very　late.　

A. took　to　　　　　　　　　　 B. took　up　　　　　　　　　　 C. took　for　　　　　　　　　 D. took　on　　

A．took　to　

　take　to　沉溺于； take　up　從事于；占據(jù)(一定的空間或時間)；take　for　把(某人)誤認(rèn)為(別人)；把...當(dāng)作； take　on　承擔(dān)；聘用。句意：邁克十六歲時就和一群陌生人混在一起，很晚不回家。根據(jù)句意以及這個詞組的意思和用法，本題答案應(yīng)為A。

21. A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.

　 A. rewards　　 　　　　　　　 B. awards　　 　　　　　　　　　　 C. grants　　 　　　　 D. presents

B. 考查動詞辨析。

　 awards sb. sth. 授于某人某物。如：They awarded John the first prize. (他們授于約翰一等獎。)

對比：reward sb with sth. 以某物酬謝某人, 須加介詞with; They rewarded the boy with $5 for bringing back the lost dog. (他們給這男孩5美元酬謝他把丟失的狗找回來。) grant (=consent to give or allow what is asked for) 同意 (給予) , 答應(yīng) (請求) ：The firm granted him a pension. (公司同意給予他退休金。) present sb. with sth. 贈送：Our class presented the school with a picture. (我們班給學(xué)校送了一幅畫。) present 頒發(fā), 呈遞：1) The principal will present the diplomas. (校長將頒發(fā)文憑。) 2) We shall present a complete report to the Annual Conference. (我們將向年會遞交一份全面的報告。)本題句意是：大學(xué)是授予學(xué)位和進(jìn)行研究的教育機(jī)構(gòu)�？梢�, 本題應(yīng)選award.

20．After passing several cars, Fred suddenly ______ too soon and nearly caused an accident.

　　　 A. cut down　　　　　　　　　 B. cut out　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. cut up　　　　　　　　　　　 D. cut in

D 　考查利用所提供信息判斷詞義的能力。

cut down“減少,消減”；cut out“剪出”；cut up“切割”cut in(指車輛或司機(jī))超車搶道。[教學(xué)啟示]正確理解短語意思，根據(jù)所提供信息作出判斷。

19．With the fresh water reducing, the United Nations is _______ to all the citizens to save water.

　　　 A. adapting　　　　　　　　　 B. attacking　　　　　　　　　 C. appealing　　　　　　　　 D. approaching

C　 考查近義動詞意思掌握情況。

appeal to(常與to連用)吸引；引起興趣；喚起；adapt與“to”連用，固定短語“適應(yīng)”；attack指"攻擊敵人"或"用言論攻擊他人"；approach to 接近, 近似, 約等于; (做某事)的方法[途徑]　。[教學(xué)啟示]在平時教學(xué)中要注意近義詞的區(qū)別。

18．Could you please ________ a really elegant solution to our problem if you don't like what I have to say?

　　　 A. put up with　　　　　　　　　　 B. come up with　　　　　　 C. added up with　　　　　 D. made up for

B　 考查動詞短語的用法。

　(針對問題等)想出;提供，如：He came up with good ideas for the product promotion.他想出一個推廣產(chǎn)品的好方法。put up with”忍受;容忍”。如：She could hardly put up with that fellow any longer.她再也不能忍受那家伙。make up for”補(bǔ)償” 本題易誤選A。[教學(xué)啟示]牢記常用動詞短語的意義和用法。

17．I think it a good chance that some foreigners will _____ some Chinese during the Beijing Olympics.

A. pick out　　　　　　　　　 B. pick up　　　　　　　　　　 C. give up　　　　　　 　　　 D. give out

B pick up

　pick up“獲得，學(xué)會”；pick out“挑選”；give up“放棄”；give out“分發(fā)，用完”。

16．This country has a great area of oil, ________ two thirds of their export.　

A. making for　　　　 B. counting on　　 C. accounting for　 D. consisting in

C　 account for

　account for占, 解決，符合句意; make for有助于，傾向于, 導(dǎo)致；count on依靠, 指望；consist in存在于。這個國家有大量的石油，占出口的三分之二。