1．西湖以人间天堂而著称。
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10．The hurricane damaged many houses and business buildings；________，it caused 20 deaths.
A．or else B．therefore C．after all D．besides
解析：or else否则，要不然；therefore因此；after all毕竟；besides此外，另外。由句意“飓风毁坏了很多住房和商店，此外还造成20人死亡”。可知答案为D。
答案：D
9．It’s difficult ________ a world record and even more difficult to ________ it.
A．keeping；set B．keep；set C．to keep；set D．to set；keep
解析：keep a record意为“保持记录”，set a record意为“创造记录”，it是形式主语，其后应用to do sth.首先排除A、B两项，C项不符合语境。
8．She as well as the other students ________ how to drive a car.
A．has learned B．have learned C．was learned D．were learned
解析：在A as well as B作主语时，谓语动词的数要和A一致。
答案：A
7．The traffic lights ________ green and I pulled away.
A．came B．grew C．turned D．went
解析：从题意可知交通灯“变”绿了。连系动词come，go和grow均可表示“变成”，但go的主语多是物，指某物发生变化，多指向坏的方面转变。come的主语往往是人，多指向好的方面转变。grow强调人或物的“逐渐变化”过程。
答案：C
6．Try to ________ yourself before making a speech.
A．calm B．comfort C．compose D．fall silent
解析：句意：“发言前尽量设法镇定下来。”考查同义词运用。calm“由不冷静到冷静”；comfort“安慰”；fall silent“不说话”，compose“使心情平静，镇定”。
5．The audience are raising ________ hands to show their approval.
A．their B．its C．his D．our
解析：句意：“听众举起手表示赞同。”考查audience此处强调是人而不是群体，故它的人称代词用their。
4．Beijing is wellknown ________ the capital of China，while Hangzhou is famous ________ its beauty.
A．as；as B．as；for C．for；for D．for；as
解析：句意“北京作为中国的首都而出名，而杭州以美丽著称”。
答案：B
3．Email，as well as telephones，________ an important part in daily communication.
A．is playing B．have played C．are playing D．play
解析：as well as连接两个主语时，谓语动词的数要根据前面的主语而定，Email是句子的真正主语，所以谓语动词相应使用单数。
2．Having now ________ 40，he feels that his footballing career is coming to an end.
A．gone B．turned C．become D．entered
解析：句意：“已经步入不惑之年，他觉得足球生涯开始走下坡路。”考查系动词；go跟形容词，turn跟名词(不用冠词)和数词；become跟名词和形容词。