2178] He went to the boy, and _____ him on the shoulder, took him away.

[譯文] 他走向那個男孩，拍著他的肩膀，把他帶走了。

　 A. pat 　 B. patting

　 C. patted 　 D. to pat

[答案及簡析] B。 patting on the should 是現(xiàn)在分詞短語表示伴隨，and是連接went, took兩個動作。

2177] He _____ 20 dollars for his old bike the other day and bought a new one.

[譯文] 前些天他把舊自行車賣了20美元，然后買了一輛新的。

　 A. paid 　 B. cost

　 C. took 　 D. spent

[答案及簡析] C。 pay $ for sth.是花錢買什么；cost 是物作主語；spend $ on sth.與此句結(jié)構(gòu)不對；take $ for sth.是表示“從…得到多少錢”。

2176] We sent letter thanks to _____ had helped us.

[譯文] 我們寫信感謝那些曾經(jīng)幫助過我們的人。

　 A. who 　 B. whom

　 C. whoever 　 D. no matter who

[答案及簡析] A。 根據(jù)首選原則，答案應(yīng)該在A, C中選擇，但此句的意思是感謝那些已經(jīng)幫助過我們的人，故只能選A。

2175] They began to think about what use could be _____ such materials.

[譯文] 他們開始考慮，這樣的材料有什么可以利用的。

　 A. made up 　 B. made from

　 C. made of 　 D. made out

[答案及簡析] C。 多字動詞的考查。make use of 利用。

2174] _____ food are stored in the tunnel in winter.

[譯文] 冬天大量的食物儲藏在坑道里。

　 A. Large quantities of 　 B. A great many

　 C. A large number of 　 D. Quite a few

[答案及簡析] A。 large quantities of后面既可跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)又可跟不可數(shù)名詞。

2173] Are you planning to stay there all _____ the summer?

[譯文] 你打算整個夏天都呆在那兒呀？

　 A. over 　 B. along

　 C. through 　 D. around

[答案及簡析] C。 all through the summer整個夏天。

2172] I shall be in china for three weeks. Can you make some suggestions _____ what I should see?

[譯文] 我將在中國呆三周。你能給我一些建議我應(yīng)該看些什么？

　 A. or else 　 B. as to

　 C. so as to 　 D. up to

[答案及簡析] B。 短語辨析。or else 否則；up to直到；so as to 為了； as to 關(guān)于，常引導(dǎo)一個從句或短語。

2171] He is _____ a teacher. He also can write novels and draw beautiful pictures.

[譯文] 他不只是一個老師，他還是一個作家和畫家。

　 A. more than 　 B. no more than

　 C. not more than 　 D. only than

[答案及簡析] A。 more than 不只是； no more than僅僅；not more than不多于。

2170] He is always picking up very heavy things just to _____ his strength.

[譯文] 他老是搬起很重的東西來炫耀他的力量。

　 A. show around 　 B. show off

　 C. use up 　 D. train

[答案及簡析] B。 show off炫耀。

2169] The young mother was _____ that her baby would be _____.

[譯文] 年輕的母親擔(dān)心他的孩子會成為病人。

　 A. afriad; an ill man 　 B. fear; a sick man

　 C. fearful; a man sick 　 D. afraid; a man ill

[答案及簡析] D。 a sick man = a man ill 病人；an ill man 壞人。