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B. set out C. set up D. set back 解析 set free 釋放; set out出發(fā),開始; set up建立,樹立; set back推遲;阻礙; (把鐘 )往回?fù)?。句意:他如此匆忙地出發(fā)以至于沒有時間和父母說再見。 答案 B 5. The room was so quiet that she could hear the________of her heart. A. hitting B. beating C. tapping D. knocking 解析 句意:房間如 此安靜以至于他能聽到自己的心跳。 hit碰撞; beat敲打,擊??; tap輕敲; knock敲。 答案 B 6. Water can absorb and give off a lot of heat without big changes in temperature, thus creating a________environment. A. peaceful B. sensitive C. mon D. stable 解析 peaceful 和平的; sensitive 敏感的; mon普通的; stable 穩(wěn)固的。 答案 D 7. —Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon. —Don39。t you think the ice on the lake is too thin to________your weight? A. stand B. bear C. catch D. take 解析 句意: ——媽媽,天氣很好,我想今天下午去滑冰。 ——難道你不認(rèn)為湖面的冰太薄無法承受你的體重嗎? 答案 B 8. Burton said he could not swim until the________came in because the sea was too far out. A. current B. tide C. flood D. wave 解析 句意:伯頓說他要等漲潮后才下去游,因為現(xiàn)在海水離得太遠(yuǎn)。 tide意為 “ 潮水,潮汐 ” ; current意為 “ 水流,氣流 ” ; flood意為 “ 洪水,水災(zāi) ” ;wave意為 “ 波浪 ” 。 答案 B 9. Blair, ________in Chicago, lived and worked in New York. A. was born B. he was born C. though born D. though was born 解析 though“ 盡管, 雖然 ” , 引導(dǎo)讓步狀語從句, 當(dāng)狀語從句的主語和主句主語一樣, 并且從句謂語為系動詞時, 可以省略從句中的主語和系動詞部分。 答案 C 10. A healthy life is frequently thought to be________with the open countryside and homegrown food. A. tied B. bound C. involved D. associated 解析 考查短語搭配。句意:一般認(rèn)為健康的生活是與廣闊的鄉(xiāng)村和土生土長的食物相聯(lián)系的。 be associated with“ 與 ?? 相聯(lián)系 ” 。故選 D。 答案 D 11. I have never________this kind of thing, so I39。m afraid. A. look through B. looked through C. got through D. gone through 解析 根據(jù)句意可知,此處應(yīng)意為 “ 經(jīng)歷,經(jīng)手 ” 。故選 D。 答案 D 12. Our refrigerator is________, we need buy a new one instead of repairing it. A. in order B. in trouble C. out of order D. out of trouble 解析 句意:我們的冰箱壞了,我 們需要買一臺新的而不是修理一下。 答案 C 13. She always________the smell of fresh bread with her aunt, who loved baking. A. associated B. connected C. attributed D. contributed 解析 句意:她總是把鮮面包味與她嬸嬸聯(lián)系起來,她嬸嬸很喜歡烤面包。associate 意為 “ (在思想上 )把 ?? 聯(lián)系在一起 ” ,后常與 with 連用; connect 意為 “ 聯(lián)接;聯(lián) 系 ” ,指聯(lián)系有形的物體; attribute 意為 “ 把歸因于;把 (過錯等 )歸于 ” ,后接介詞 to。 contribute 意為