【正文】 to see so many children in that mountainous area cannot even afford elementary education. her B. makes her pain C. is paining D. is pained8. Our boss, Mr. Thompson,____a raise in salary for ages, but nothing has happened yet. promising B. has been promising C. promised D. has promised9. He was determined to sail around the world ____his illness and old age.A. given B. although C. despite D. in spite10. The board deemed it’s urgent that these invitations ____ first thing tomorrow morning.A. had to be put in the mail  B. must be put in the mailC. be put in the mail D. should have been put in the mail that have no real topic have to remainas they are.A. Manufacture B. Manipulative C. Manipulate 12. This book has been in the works so long that I have lost ____of most of the sources found for me by the staff of the library.A. trace B. trail C. track D. touch13. The elbows on your coat have worn thin, so I must ____them.A. mend B. patch C. repair D. pitch14. ____and wage increases have not kept in step.A. Production B. Product C. Produce D. Productivity15. People under stress have performed____feats of strength, like lifting an automobile off an accident victim.A. specific B. extraordinary C. abrupt D. abnormal16. Modern appliances____us from a good deal of household instance, the dryer frees us from hanging the laundry. B . benefit C. liberate D. fort17. The audience waited in____silence while their aged speaker searched among his note for the figures he could not remember.A. respective B. respect C. respectful D. respectable18. The disappearance of her paper has never been ____.A. counted for B. looked up  for D. checked up19. When he was asked about the missing briefcase, the man ____ever seeing it.A. refused B. denied C. opposed D. resisted20. Communication between a young couple is a(n)____business.A. sharp B. dreadful C. intense D. delicate21. After so many weeks without rain, the ground quickly ____ the little rain that fell last night.A. skipped B. soaked C. retrieved D. absorbed22. We’ll ____you as soon as we have any further information.A. notify B. signify C. municate D. impart23. The fox fell into the____the hunters had set forit.A. bush B. trap C. trick D. circle24. I don’t know you want to keep the letter. I’ve ____it up.A. torn B. given C. broken D. disposed25. The old lady____and fell from the top of the stairs to the bottom.A. slided B. slipped C. split D. spilled試題答案與解析  1. C) 【句意】所有設(shè)備要求在商定的時間內(nèi)安裝完畢。 【難點】request后面的賓語從句要求使用虛擬語氣，即（should）+動詞原形，本句用的是被動語態(tài)。 2. A) 【句意】坐在我對面的那個人夢幻般地笑著，好像回想起過去發(fā)生的某件高興的事。 【難點】“as if +不定式”是一個常見的結(jié)構(gòu)，意為“好像”。 3. D) 【句意】我本不必把圣誕禮物給他郵去，因為他圣誕節(jié)期間回家了。 【難點】主句用了一句與過去事實相反的表示必要性的虛擬語氣，符合題意。 4. A) 【句意】結(jié)果證明是，這起事故不怪孩子。 【難點】be to blame 是一個習(xí)慣搭配，意為“該受責(zé)備”。 5. A) 【句意】經(jīng)過若干次斗爭，種族隔離被取消了，其中的幾次斗爭在前幾章里已經(jīng)提到。 【難點】這里考的是非限制性定語從句，關(guān)系代詞which前加修飾語。 6. C) 【句意】 建立一個委員會或許是更有效地做這項工程的方法。 【難點】way后面可接不定式作定語，也可接of doing形式。 7. A) 【句意】 看到那片山區(qū)有那么多孩子連小學(xué)都上不起，她感到很痛心。 【難點】It pains sb. to see...意為“看到…使某人感到痛心”。 8. B) 【句意】 我們的老板湯姆遜許諾給我們加薪好些年了，可到現(xiàn)在什么也沒發(fā)生。 【難點】這句話考的是現(xiàn)在完成時行時。 9. C) 【句意】他不顧疾病纏身，年老體弱，決心做環(huán)球航行。 【難點】despite是介詞，意為“盡管”，等于in spite of,兩者的后面都接名詞。 10. C) 【句意】董事會認(rèn)為，明天早晨的第一件事就是將這些邀請函緊急寄出。 【難點】it is urgent that 后接虛擬語氣，即（should）+動詞原形。 11. B) 【句意】沒有實際主題的操作性訓(xùn)練只得保持原樣。 【難點】manipulative 意為“操作的；控制的”；manufacture意為“制造”；manipulate意為“操縱”；manifest意為“顯然的；明了的”。 12. C) 【句意】寫作這本書的時間如此之長，以致于我找不到圖書館職員為我找到的大部分原始資料。 【難點】lose track of 意為“失去與…的聯(lián)系；失去…的線索”；trace意為“痕跡，遺跡”；trail 意為“蹤跡；臭跡；足跡”；touch意為“接觸”。 13. B) 【句意】你大衣的肘部磨薄了，我得在那兒打塊補丁。 【難點】 patch意為“補綴；修補”；mend意為“修理；修補”，比如鞋；repair意為“修理；修復(fù)”，比如機器；pitch意為“投；擲；扔”。 14. D) 【句意】生產(chǎn)率的提高和工資的提高沒有保持同步。 【難點】productivity 意為“生產(chǎn)力；生產(chǎn)率”；production意為“生產(chǎn)；制造”；product意為“產(chǎn)品”；produce意為“農(nóng)產(chǎn)品”。 15. B) 【句意】人們在心理壓力的作用下，表演了非凡的力量技藝，比如把一輛汽車從交通事故的受害者身上搬開。 【難點】extraordinary意為“不平常的；非凡的”；specific意為“特有的，特種的”；abrupt意為“突然的，意外的”；abnormal意為“不正常的，反常的”。 16. C) 【句意】現(xiàn)代化的家用電器把我們從大量的家務(wù)勞動中解放出來，比如，甩干機使我們不必把洗的衣服掛起來。 【難點】liberate意為“解放”，與from連用；escape意為“逃跑；逃走”；benefit意為“有益于”；fort意為“安慰；慰問”。 17. C) 【句意】那位上了年紀(jì)的發(fā)言人在他的筆記中尋找著他記不起來的數(shù)字，此時，聽眾們恭敬地等候著，全場一片寂靜。 【難點】respectful意為“尊敬的；恭敬的”；respective意為“各自的，分別的”；respect是名詞，意為“尊敬”；respectable意為“可敬的”。 18. C)【句意】文件的消失從未得到過解釋。 【難點】account for意為“解釋；說明”；count for意為“值，計”；look up意為“查檢”；check up意為“核實”。 19. B)【句意】當(dāng)這個人被問及丟失的文件夾時，他否認(rèn)曾經(jīng)見過。 【難點】四個選項中只有deny合題意。deny+動名詞，意為“否認(rèn)”；refuse意為“拒絕”，加不定式；oppose意為“反對，抵抗”，常接介詞to。 resist意為“反抗，抗拒”。[ZK)] 20. D) 【句意】年輕夫婦之間的交流是件棘手的事。 【難點】delicate意為“需要小心處理的，棘手的”；sharp意為“尖刻的，辛辣的”；dreadful意為“遭透的，非常討厭的”；intense意為“強烈的，劇烈的”。 21. D) 【句意】好幾星期沒下雨，昨晚下了一場小雨，很快被地面吸收了。 【難點】absorb意為“吸收”；skip意為“使(石片)跳躍著擦過水面”；soak意為“把…浸濕”；retrieve意為“使恢復(fù)；使再生”。 22. A) 【句意】一有進(jìn)一步的消息，我們立即通知你。 【難點】notify意為“通知；報告”；signify意為“象征，預(yù)示”；municate意為“傳達(dá)，傳遞”；impart意為“告訴；傳授”。 23. B) 【句意】狐貍掉進(jìn)了獵人為它設(shè)的陷井。 【難點】