2018年成人学位英语考试词汇语法练习及答案007

 1.You should have put the milk in the ice-box; I expect it _____ undrinkable by now.

A. became

B. had become

C. has become

D. becomes

答案为C。与by now, so far, tip to now这样的短语连用时，谓语动词用现在完成时。

2.After writing poetry unsuccessfully for several years, he was not certain whether to quit or _____ with his art.

A. if he should continue

B. he should continue

C. to be continued

D. to continue

答案为D项。to continue与to quit并列。

3.The firm will have to step _____ production if it is to defeat its competitors.

A. off

B. in

C. out

D. up

答案为D项。step up意为“提高，加快”;step off意为“开步走，步量(距离)”;step in意为“介入，干涉;参加进来(帮忙)”;step out意为“走出去”。

4._____ the financial means to remain independent, Thomas Edison was compelled to seek employment as a night telegraph operator.

A. He was deprived of

B. Deprived of

C. That he was deprived of

D. Although he was deprived of

答案为B项。过去分词表原因作状语，句意为：失去了保持独立经济来源，爱迪生不得不当夜间电报员。

5.The angry teacher gave the order that nobody _____ the classroom before twelve.

A. would leave

B. left

C. had left

D. leave

答案为D项。that引导order(命令)的同位语从句，从句用(should)do表示虚拟语气。

6.The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

A. climate

B. weather

C. temperature

D. state

答案为A项。climate(可数名词)意为“(一个地区或一个时期总的)气候”;weather意为“(指每日每时的晴阴，温度)天气”;state意为“状况，状态”。

7.John regretted _____ to the meeting last week.

A. not going

B. not to go

C. not having been going

D. not to be going

答案为A。regret“懊悔、遗憾”，后面可跟动名词一般式或完成式，表示对已发生的事情感到“遗憾”或“懊悔”;也可跟动词不定式(主要是动词(say，tell，inform等)，表示对将要谈的话“抱歉”。

8.If I take this medicine twice a day, it should _____ my cold.

A. heal

B. cure

C. treat

D. restore

答案为B。restore意为“恢复”，与题意不合，可首先排除。A、B、C三项均有“治疗”之意，但在用法上又略有区别：heal指伤口治愈、痊愈，通常外伤作主语，如His wound healed slowly.他的伤口愈合得慢。cure多指用药物治疗、治愈，其宾语多是疾病，如：The herbs can cure a wide range of diseases.这种草药可治疗多种疾病。treat指一般的治疗，不强调治愈，常与for连用，如：treat sb. for a disease给某人治病。综上所述，B项为正确答案。

9.Education is _____ for all school-age children in many a country.

A. voluntary

B. sophisticated

C. compulsory

D. extensive

答案为C。compulsory意为“强迫的，必修的”;voluntary意为“自愿的”;sophisticated意为“老于世故的，老练的”;extensive意为“广泛的，广博的”。根据句意，C项最适合。