1618] I’ve never talked with her. She _____ be an American, I guess.

[译文] 我从没和她谈过话，我猜，她也许是一个美国人。

　 A. can 　 B. must

　 C. may 　 D. might

[答案及简析] D。 情态动词表示推测，might表示不肯定。

1617] Her voice sounds _____. Everyone loves enjoying her singing.

[译文] 她的声音听起来甜美。每个人都喜欢听她的歌。

　 A. terrible 　 B. terribly

　 C. sweet 　 D. sweetly

[答案及简析] C。 sound 是连系动词，后面跟形容词作表语。

1616] China is as nearly large as USA _______ area but six times larger than USA _____ population.

[译文] 中国和美国在疆域方面差不多，但人口方面中国是美国的六倍。

　 A. in; in 　 B. at; with

　 C. for; on 　 D. in; on

[答案及简析] A。 in area 在疆域方面；in population在人口方面。

1615] I’d like to read at home _____ going to a film in such a cold, rainy day.

[译文] 我想在家里看书而不愿在这样一个又冷又下着雨的时候去看电影。

　 A. but 　 B. to

　 C. besides 　 D. rather than

[答案及简析] D。 rather than 而不愿。

1614] His last words were "I _____ die than give up my believes!"

[译文] 他最后的遗言是，"我宁愿死也不放弃我的信仰。"

　 A. will 　 B. will more

　 C. would 　 D. would rather

[答案及简析] D。 would rather … than…宁愿…而不愿…。

1613] Who this project is intended _____ are those disabled children in the countryside.

[译文] 这项工程将是为那些乡村残疾儿童建造的。

　 A. for 　 B. to

　 C. with 　 D. upon

[答案及简析] A。 be intended for 固定搭配，将成为..

1612] Is he really content _____ that little earning? Or can he get some extra pay?

[译文] 他对他的这点点收入满意吗？　　还是他有其他额外的收入？

　 A. to 　 B. with

　 C. for 　 D. at

[答案及简析] B。 be content with 对…满意。

1611] The _____ wolf succeeded in persuading the learned man to help him.

[译文] 这只严重受伤的狼成功地劝说了这位学者帮助它。

　 A. wound bad 　 B. bad wound

　 C. wounded badly 　 D. badly wounded

[答案及简析] D。 badly 修饰过去分词wounded。

1610] Look! That’s Harry’s motorbike. He ____ have come. But where is he now?

[译文] 看！那是Harry的摩托。　他一定来了。但他在哪儿呢？

　 A. may 　 B. can

　 C. must 　 D. might

[答案及简析] C。 情态动词表推测。

1609] It is still a question to us all _____ there is any living thing in some other places in the space.

[译文] 太空中的一些星球上是否有生命，对我们来说仍然是一个问题。

　 A. whether 　 B. which

　 C. what 　 D. where

[答案及简析] A。 whether引导的同位语从句，表示是否。