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擇on,表“對……的影響”之意。8.C。本句考查“would rather do...than do”的用法。9.A。句意:你的工作將被保留到你回來。謝謝。keep+賓語+形容詞/副詞/介詞/doing“使……保持(某種狀態(tài))”。又如:This coat will keep you 。The illness kept her in 。I’m sorry to keep you ,讓你一直等。由此可首先排除B項和C項,此兩項未使用了被動形式。過去完成時的動作發(fā)生在過去的過去,當上下文中沒有過去時間提示時,是不能單獨使用的,故排除D項。10.C。此處ending為現(xiàn)在分詞作狀語,表結(jié)果。11.B。句意:瑪麗想獨自環(huán)球旅行,可是她父母不允許她這樣做。12.C。本題考查more than用法。句意:“朱莉婭,要我給你幫忙嗎?”“一點也不錯(肯定是這樣),這么多的工作我自己應付不了”。more than與含有情態(tài)動詞can或could的從句連用,表示“……不能……”,如My love to my father is more than I can 。less than“小于”;rather than“而不是”;no more than“僅僅”。13.B。本題考查副詞和形容詞短語的用法。句意:令我們大為吃驚的是,他在這么短的時間內(nèi)就把所有的筆記復習完了,為第二天的考試做好了準備。much在句中修飾to one’s surprise,表示程度;prepared在句中為過去分詞作形容詞,表示狀態(tài)。14.B。win“贏、贏得”,如win the game/petition/match或win the first prize等;而defeat和beat都指“打敗對方”;get指“獲得什么獎項或名次”。15.BⅢ.閱讀理解AWhen I walked into the house after school, I found my dad at home. “What are you doing home already?” I asked casually.“Andrew, I was laid off today,” he answered quietly.I was sure he was joking. “No, you weren’t. Why are you really home?”Then I noticed his expression and realized he was telling the truth. My father has always been a hard worker and prided himself on his career. My father’s unemployment created many changes in our lives. He was home all day, which meant my bed had to be made, my room cleaned up, and my homework done right after school. I would e home every day to find him at the puter searching for jobs. I began to notice how down he seemed, and how losing his job had affected his self-esteem(自尊心), though he tried to be optimistic. He asked my brother and me to spend less money. I gave up my allowance, which even though it wasn’t much, felt like the right thing to do. I also found a part-time job.After several difficult months of searching, my dad decided to go in a totally different direction. He explained that he never wanted to be laid off again, so he was going to start his own business. Day by day, I watched him build it, and I admired how much time and energy he devoted to it.One evening I asked if he needed help.“Only if it doesn’t interfere with school,” he said, which sounded like a yes