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buying new things. Advertisements persuade us that 13 is better and that we will be happier with the latest products. The result is that we 14 useful possessions to make room for new ones. All around the world, we can see the 15 of this throwaway lifestyle. Mountains of rubbish just keep getting bigger. To 16 the amount of rubbish and to protect the 17 , more governments are requiring people to recycle materials. 18 , this is not enough to solve(解決 ) our problem. Maybe there is another way out. We need to repair our possessions 19 throwing them away. We also need to rethink our attitudes about 20 . Repairing our possessions and changing our spending habits may be the best way to reduce the amount of rubbish and take care of our environment. 語(yǔ)篇導(dǎo)讀:這是一篇說(shuō)明文。 5. to to for of 解析 : A 句意:由于現(xiàn)代制造業(yè)和技術(shù),公司可以更快地、更加低成本地生產(chǎn)東西。 9. 解析 : A 忙碌的我們總是尋找節(jié)省時(shí)間的方法,故選 ways。 up for onto away 解析 : D make room for new ones為新東西騰出空間。 favour of of 解析 : D 維修東西和扔掉它們是對(duì)立的概念,因此選擇 instead of(而不是 )。在介詞 on之后,故應(yīng)填 building。 。 。 。 。根據(jù)首句內(nèi)容可知,作者和丈夫想給兒子一個(gè)驚喜,因此應(yīng)該是在兒子上班時(shí),作者和丈夫?yàn)樗鲆患虑椋蕬?yīng)填介詞 at構(gòu)成 at work短語(yǔ),意為“在工作,上班”。 17. 解析 : B參見(jiàn)上題解析。 12. of to about for 解析 : B 根據(jù)前句“我們對(duì)新產(chǎn)品的欲望也會(huì)引起這個(gè)問(wèn)題”,以及后句“ we will be happier with the latest products”推理可知此處應(yīng)選 B項(xiàng), be addicted to對(duì)……上癮。 解析 : D為什么要節(jié)約時(shí)間?是因?yàn)槿藗儽容^忙。在一次性物品充斥的社會(huì)中,和 花時(shí)間與金錢(qián)修理東西相比,更換一個(gè)東西當(dāng)然要更容易些。根據(jù)最后一段中的“ Many people are working hard… one of Dartmoor’ s most financially﹣ troubled elements”可以判斷,很多人都在努力保護(hù)這些馬駒,幫忙想辦法為達(dá)特穆?tīng)柕倪@個(gè)被金融所困擾的項(xiàng)目尋找可持續(xù)發(fā)展的未來(lái)。 1. Why are tourists asked not to feed the ponies? protect the tourists from being bitten. keep the ponies off the petrol station. avoid putting the ponies in danger. prevent the ponies from fighting. 解析 : C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。表示“阻止某人做某事”可用 keep sb. from doing sth.。 2.BasingBased an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later. 解析 : you與 base之間為主動(dòng)關(guān)系,故用現(xiàn)在分詞形式作條件狀語(yǔ)。非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的動(dòng)作發(fā)生在主句謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞之前,因此非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的完成式 having eaten。 excited意思是“興奮的”,常用來(lái)修飾人。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,此處與前面的“ standing on the platform in the classroom”是并列關(guān)系,所以要用 giving。 one point I made up my mind to talk to Uncle Sam. Then I changed my mind, realizing(realize) that he could do no