18. - Can I help you? Are you looking for anything in particular today?

　 --- _________ We’re just looking.

A.　　 Yes, please　　 B. No, thank you　　 C. Yes, you can　　 D. No, you needn’t

[解析]：B。考查情景交际。结合语境，考查拒绝帮助的答语。问话者想给对方提供帮助，答语者要么拒绝，要么接受，但是要考虑礼貌用语，所以选择B。

17. I’m afraid Mr. Harding _______ see you now. He’s busy.

A. can’t　 B. mustn’t　 C. shouldn’t　 D. needn’t

[解析]：A。考查情态动词。结合语境，根据情态动词用于疑问或否定推测时，要用can’t。

16. I refuse to accept the blame for something ______ was someone else’s fault.

A. who　 B. that　 C. as　 D. what

[解析]：B。考查定语从句。不定代词something作主语，用that引导。

15. Linda make sure the tables ________ before the guests arrive.

A. be set　　　 B. set　　 C. are set　　 D. are setting

[解析]：C。考查动词set的用法和被动语态。set a table摆放桌子， tables为主语，故用被动结构。make sure后一般接宾语从句。

14. The doctor thought ______ would be good for you to have a holiday.

A. this　　 B. that　　 C. one　　 D. it

[解析]：D。考查it的用法。it的两个重要用法是作形式主语和形式宾语。本题考查形式宾语，it在这里代指后面的真正宾语to have a holiday。高考 资 源网

13. The island is _______ attrative in spring and autumn because of the pleasant weather in both seasons.

A. partly　　　 B. merely　 C. nearly　 D. equally

[解析]：D。考查副词词义。只要知道词义即可选出答案。

12. Neither side is prepared to talk to _______ unless we can smooth things over between them.

A. others　　 B. the other　 C. another　 D. one other

[解析]：B。不定代词考查。neither含有“两者都不”之意，故用the other指“两者中的另一个”。高考 资 源网

11. Though ______ to see us,　 the professor gave us a warm welcome.

A. surprising　　 B. was surprised　　 C. surprised　　 D. being surprised

[解析]：C。考查省略结构和非谓语动词考查。补完整为：Though he was surprised，主语一致，省略主语和系动词。高考 资 源网

10. - Have you finished　 the book?

--- No,I’ve read up to _______ the children discover the secret cave.

A. which　 B. what　 C. hat　　 D. where

[解析]：D。考查宾语从句。Up to为介词结构，后接宾语从句；而句意是“读到孩子们发现秘密洞穴的地方”，故用where引导这个宾语从句最合适。

9. Barbara is easy to recognize as she’s the only one of the women who________evening dress.

A. wear　 B. wears　 C. has worn　 D. have worn

[解析]：B。考查主谓一致和时态。首先the only one of ….为先行词时，定语从句修饰的是one，即one是主语，而非后面的复数women，根据主谓一致的原则，谓语动词应该用单数，排除A、D。另外，从“is”可以看出句子是要表示一种习惯，因此要用一般现在时，排除C，故选B。