2118] To use it seems so natural to put up an umbrella to _____ the water when it rains.

[譯文] 使用它很自然，下雨時撐一把傘可以擋住雨水。

　 A. keep out 　 B. keep back

　 C. keep off 　 D. keep away

[答案及簡析] C。 詞語辨析；keep out 使…在外面；keep back 留在后面；keep off 讓開，不接近；keep away站開，使離開。

2117] -----Henry _____ to pass the finals.　　-----No wonder he is so happy today.

[譯文] --Henry期末末考試過關(guān)了�！　　�--難怪今天他這樣高興。

　 A. sought 　 B. tried

　 C. attempted 　 D. managed

[答案及簡析] D。 try / attempt / sink to do sth. 試圖做….；manage to do sth.成功地做了…。

2116] Don’t you really believe that such men ought _____?

[譯文] 難道你不相信這樣的人該消滅嗎？

　 A. to get rid 　 B. to get rid of

　 C. to be got rid 　 D. to be got rid of

[答案及簡析] D。 ought 后面必須跟不定式；get rid of 是及物的，要跟賓語。

2115] ----- _____?　　　　　----- I enjoyed it very much.

[譯文] --這本小說如何？　　　--我很喜歡它。

　 A. What’s the novel like 　 B. What did you like the novel

　 C. How did you find the novel 　 D. what’s the novel about

[答案及簡析] C。 交際用語，征求評價性的意見，用how did you find sth.?

2114] The _____ look on his face suggested he ____ that.

[譯文] 他臉上驚訝的表情顯示出他本沒期望那樣。

　 A. surprised; hadn’t expected 　 B. surprising; haven’t expected

　 C. surprising; hadn’t expected 　 D. surprised; wouldn’t have expected

[答案及簡析] A。 什么樣的表情，用該用過去分詞作定語；本句的主語不是人而是表情，因此后面的賓語從句不能用虛擬語氣；意為“暗示，表明”。

2113] Tom, you’ve lost a good chance, she regretted _____ to you earlier.

[譯文] 湯姆，你已經(jīng)失去了一次好機會，她后悔沒早點告訴你。

　 A. to have written 　 B. written

　 C. not to write 　 D. not having written

[答案及簡析] D。 regret后面跟動名詞，表示“后悔”；跟不定式則表示“遺憾”。

2112] What do you like to do besides _____?

[譯文] 除了游泳外你還喜歡什么？

　 A. to swim 　 B. swim

　 C. swimming 　 D. swam

[答案及簡析] B。 but , except, besides 前有動詞do，其后的不定式符號要省略。

2111] The mother came in, _____ a cake with ten _____ candles on it and said “Happy Birhtday” to the little girl.

[譯文] 媽媽走進來，拿著一個點著十只蠟燭的蛋糕，對小女孩說道，“祝你生日快樂”。

　 A. carried; lit 　 B. carried; lighted

　 C. carrying; lighted 　 D. carrying; lit

[答案及簡析] B。 第一空是一個并列的謂語部分，要用過去形式；第二空過去分詞作定語，當(dāng)light的過去分詞作前置定語時應(yīng)該用lighted形式。

2110] -----Do you think it’s going to rain over the weekend? -----_____.

[譯文] --你認為周末要下雨嗎？　　　　--我相信不會下雨的。

　 A. I don’t believe 　 B. I don’t believe it

　 C. I believe not so 　 D. I believe not

[答案及簡析] D。 用do you think…? 這樣的句式提問，通常用I think so / I believe so/ I don’t think so/ I don’tbelieve so / I believe not回答。

2109] If we stand _____, I _____ believe we shall succeed.

[譯文] 如果我們堅定我們的立場，我堅決地相信我們會成功的。

　 A. firm; firm 　 B. firmly; firmly

　 C. firm; firmly 　 D. firmly; firm

[答案及簡析] C。 firm 作為副詞，常構(gòu)成某些固定的搭配，如：stand firm, hold firm。