【题干】_____more effectively with others ， more and more people equip themselves with a higher education． A．To compete B．Being competed C．Competing D．Competed 【答案】A 【解析】句意：为了能和其他人更有效地竞争，越来越多的人都用更高的学历来装备自己。考查非谓语动词中不定式作目的状语。故选A项。 【题干】He hurried to the booking office only _____that all the tickets had been sold out． A．to tell B．to be told C．telling D．told 【答案】B 【解析】句意：他匆匆忙忙地到订票处却被告知所有的票已经售完。考查非谓语动词中不定式作结果状语。only后接动词不定式表示意外的结果。故选B项。 【题干】_____the working efficiency， the boss allows the employees to have a coffee break． A．Improving B．To improve C．Having improved D．Improved 【答案】B 【解析】句意：为了提高工作效率，老板同意雇员有喝杯咖啡的休息时间。考查动词不定式作目的状语。故选B项。 【题干】It is common sense that _____ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your skin． A．exposed B．being exposed C．exposing D．to expose 【答案】B 【解析】句意：暴露在太阳底下很长时间可能会严重地损害你的皮肤，这是常识。考查动名词作主语。主语从句____ for a long time in the sun might seriously damage your skin中____for a long time in the sun是主语，故用的是动名词形式．your skin和expose是逻辑上的被动关系，故用的是动名词的被动形式。 【题干】There's no way of knowing why one man makes an important discovery _____another man， also intelligent， fails． A．since B．if C．as D．while 【答案】D 【解析】句意：没办法知道为什么有人能够有重大发现，而有的人同样聪明，却不能。本题考查连词。A：由于，表原因；B：如果，是否；C：随着；D：然而，表对比。故答案为D项。 【题干】_____ I always felt l would pass the exam， I never thought I would get an A． A．While B．Once C．lf D．Until 【答案】A 【解析】 句意：虽然我总是感觉我会通过考试，但我根本没有想到我会得A。考查让步状语从句。while置于句首时表示“虽然，尽管”，相当于although／though。B：一旦；C：如果；D：直到。 【题干】_____my teacher didn't tell me directly，I still felt that I didn't live up to her expectation． A．When B．Since C．As D．While 【答案】D 【解析】句意：虽然老师没有直接告诉我，但我还是觉得辜负了她的期望。while引导让步状语从句，意思是“虽然”；as引导让步状语从句时需采用倒装形式。 【题干】I used to quarrel a lot with my parents，but now we____well． A．look out B．stay up C．carry on D．get along 【答案】D 【解析】句意：我曾经经常与我的父母争吵，但现在我们相处得很融洽。考查动词短语辨析。look out小心；stay up熬夜；carry on继续；get along相处，进展。前面分句说与父母关系不好，but表转折，所以后面应该说与父母关系好。故选D项。 【题干】The old man asked the children to____to each other near the campfire so that he could start telling his story at once． A．take up B．stay up C．close up D．turn up 【答案】C 【解析】句意：这个老人让孩子们在营火跟前相互靠拢以便他能马上开始讲故事。考查up构成的动词短语。根据题中的关键词“to each other（向彼此）”，可知正确选项为C。close up（靠拢）。A．占去，开始从事；B．熬夜；D。出现，来到，均不合题意。 【题干】There____in the world_ ... ...
