基础一练夯实
练基础 小试牛刀
Ⅰ.词汇知识
1.— I think he is taking an active part in social work.
— I agree with you ________.
A. in a way B. by the way
C. in the way D. on the way
答案与解析 A in a way相当于in one way,意思是“在某种程度上”,符合句意。by the way“顺便说一下”; in the way“挡道;碍事”; on the way“在途中”。
2.There is not much money left, but ________ we must manage to buy the new house.
A. somehow B. somewhat
C. however D. anyway
答案与解析 D 句意:剩下的钱不多了,但即使如此,我们必须设法买下那所房子。anyway“无论如何;即使如此;至少”,符合句意。somehow“以某种方式;通过某种途径”; somewhat“稍微;有点儿”; however“然而”,不与but连用。
3.The man got seriously ill at the age of fifty. Later he couldn't see anything at all. He was ________ blind.
A. nearly B. totally
C. especially D. probably
答案与解析 B nearly“几乎”; totally“完全地”; especially“尤其;特别地”; probably“可能”。根据句意, B为正确答案。
4.We should always keep in mind that accidents ________ from carelessness while driving.
A. arise B. arouse
C. begin D. cause
答案与解析 A 句意:我们应该永记心中,开车时出事故是由粗心引起的。arise from“由……引起;由……产生”,符合句意。
5.— Traffic accidents are usually very hard to ________.
— Sure enough, remember what we ________ the last one. It was troublesome.
A. deal with; did with B. do with; dealt with
C. deal with; do with D. do with; deal with
答案与解析 A deal with和do with都有“处理;解决;对待”的意思,但do with与what连用,而deal with与how连用。
Ⅱ.语法填空
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Anthony: Customer Service. Anthony Grant __6__ (speak). How may I help you?
Customer: I can't believe this is happening. I called and __7__ (order) a 32?inch bag last Friday. But today I found that you sent a 24?inch one. I'm planning to use that bag during our vacation in Mexico. But it doesn't seem possible any more, __8__ our plane will take __9__ on Saturday. It's only 2 days away. What am I supposed to do?
Anthony: I'm really sorry, madam. I'll check right away. Would you please tell me your order number?
Customer: It's CE2938.
Anthony: Just a minute. I do apologize, madam. There did seem __10__ (be) a mistake. I'll have the correct size bag __11__ (send) to you by overnight mail right away. It will arrive in time for your Saturday trip. Again I apologize __12__ any inconvenience __13__ (cause) by our mistake. I promise it __14__ (not) happen again.
Customer: OK, well. Thank you.
Anthony: Thank you, madam, for __15__ (choose) Lynch Mail. I hope you have a wonderful vacation.
答案 6.speaking 7.ordered 8.because 9.off 10.to be 11.sent 12.for 13.caused 14.won't 15.choosing