24.(04重庆27)
They see you as something of a worrier, problems which don’t exist and crossing bridges
long before you come to them.
A.settling B.discovering C.seeing D.designing
答案 C
解析 see (=to form a picture of sb.or sth.in the mind)表示“能预见;能想像出”。seeing problems...在句中作定语,修饰 a worrier,表示“他是能预见困难,并能在困难到来之前就找到出路的人”。
23.(05广东25)
John is leaving for London tomorrow and I will him at the airport.
A.send;away B.see;off C.leave;off D.show;around
答案 B
解析 考查动词辨析和句意理解。句意为:John明天要要伦敦,我要到机场去给他送行。send away意为“打发走”;see off意为“给某人送行”; leave off意为“停止”;show around意为“带领某人参观”。
22.(05安徽33)
He is such a man who is always fault with other people.
A.putting B.seeking C.finding D.looking for
解析 find fault with sb.意为“故意找……麻烦”。
21.(05安徽27)
The manager had fallen asleep where he ,without undressing.
A.was laying B.was lying C.had laid D.had lied
解析 此题考查单词lie和lay的词形变化。句意为:经理在他刚才躺的地方睡着了,没有脱衣服。当“躺”或“位于”讲时,原形动词为lie,过去式和过去分词分别是lay,lain,现在分词是lying。此处用的是过去进行时态was lying,其他词形都不正确。
20.(05湖北31)
They started off late and got to the airport with minutes to .
A.spare B.catch C.leave D.make
答案 A
解析 to spare是固定短语,意为“剩余的”。句意为:他们动身晚了,到达机场时只剩下几分钟了。
19.(05福建23)
If anyone happens to drop in while I am out, him or her leave a message.
A.have B.get C.ask D.tell
解析 动词get,ask和tell后需接带to的不定式作宾语补足语,而have是使役动词,其后接不带to的不定式作宾补;由题干中的动词原形leave可知have符合题意,故选A项。
18.(05浙江3)
The president spoke at the business meeting for nearly an hour without his notes.
A.bringing up B.referring to C.looking for D.trying on
解析 考查短语动词的意义辨析。bring up养育,抚养;提出;呕吐;refer to谈及,涉及;查阅,参考;look for寻找;try on试穿。句意为:总裁在这次商务会议上发表了近半小时的讲话,而没有参看他的笔记。
17.(06陕西14)
With no one to in such a frightening situation,she felt very helpless.
A.turn to B.turn on C.turn off D.turn over
解析 turn to求助于;turn on打开(开关、电源等);turn off关掉(灯等);turn over翻身,翻转。
16.(06四川25)
-The boss said we had only three days to finish the work.
-Don’t worry.We have already two thirds of it.
A.got down B.got through C.given in D.given away
解析 get through做完。
15.(06广东25)
I was still sleeping when the fire ,and then it spread quickly.
A.broke out B.put out C.came out D.got out
解析 break out发生,符合题意;put out扑灭;come out,get out出来。句意为:火灾发生时,我正在睡觉……。