Decide which of the choices given below would best complete the passage if inserted in the corresponding blanks. Mark the best choice for each blank on your ANSWER SHEET.
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【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】名词词义题。根据空格前面出现的or以及后面出现的depend,可知此处填入的词和前面的success意思相反,故选[引。[A] improvement“进步”,[B] victory“胜利”,[D] achievement"成就”,都不合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】固定搭配题。本空考查固定搭配,to great extent,表示“在很大程度上”,相似的搭配还有to a large extent"在很大程度上”,to some extent“在一定程度上”,等等。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定搭配题。本空考查固定搭配,前面已经出现动词depend,to great extent是插入语,故此处应填人介词on,depend。n表示“依赖于……”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定搭配题。根据空格前面出现的to the best,应选[B]advantage。to the best advantage为固定短语,表示“最有效地,最有利地”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】定语从句题。根据句子结构,前面的先行词是person,此处应当填入一个表示人的关系代词,引导定语从句,并且在定语从句中作主语,故选[A],排除[C] [B]和[D]都不用于人作先行词的时候。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】形容词词义题。根据句子意思,此处表示“肯定他会失败”,首先排除[A] secure"安全的”和[D] confident"有信心的”。[B] certain和[C] sure都表示“肯定,确定”,但是,这两者相比,certain更加强调客观的判断,有客观依据,而sure强调的是主观想法。根据文意,[C]更加合适。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】惯用搭配题。who引导定语从句修饰person,其中用到了be secure in sth.“对……放心,有信心”这个结构,belief作in的宾语,that引导同位语从句说明belief的内容。故选[D]
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】逻辑衔接题。根据空格后面出现的定语从句who is willing…以及前面已经出现的定语从句who is secure…,可知,此处两个并列定语从句同时修饰先行词a person,故选[C] [A) yet和[B] but表转折,[D] or表选择,都不合题意。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】惯用搭配题。本空的关键在于前面出现的动词make和后面出现的介词at,所选名词必须和动词make搭配,同时后面能接介词at;再根据句子意思,应选[D] ,make attempt at sth. /doing sth.表示“尝试某事/做某事”。[A] effort与make搭配后面接to, make an effort to do sth.表“尽力做某事”。[B] try和[C] risk一般不与make搭配。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】非谓语动词题。空格后面的句子已经有了谓语is,可见空格中填入的词和后面的the prerequisite skills是动名词短语充当主语,故选[C] 也可参考下一句的句子结构。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】主谓一致题。本题主要考查主谓一致,并列主语之间出现连词or,表示“或者”的关系,根据就近一致原则,谓语动词应和a carpenter一致,采用单数形式,故选[D] 英语中,相似的结构还有either…or, neither…nor和not only…but also等等。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】固定搭配题。本题主要考查动词capitalize的用法,capitalize可以构成固定短语capitalize on,表示“利用”,相当于take advantage of。不与[A]、[B]、[引搭配。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】名词词义题。根据动词overcome“克服”以及前面提到的capitalize on the strength,可知所选名词和前面的strength意思相反,故选[B] [A] idea"想法”,[C] strength“力量”,[D] advantage"优势”,都不合题意。
单选题 [A] make [ B] take [C] do [D] give
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定搭配题。take stock of为固定短语,意为“对……进行评估,对……做出判断”。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】逻辑衔接题。本题主要考查引导时间状语从句的连词的用法。根据句子意思,首先应当排除[D] after和[D] before,因为本句是表示主从句的动作同时发生。[C] while表示“当……时候”时,强调主句动作在从句动作过程之中发生,从句谓语动词多为延续性动词,且用进行时。as引导状语从句,表示主从句动作同时发生,意为“随着……”,[A]为答案。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】语态题。根据空格前的be可知,空格处动词作表语,应为被动形式或-ing形式,又由于主语与deal之间是主动关系,故应用-ing形式,[D]为答案。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】非谓语动词题。根据空格后面出现的名词skills,此处应当填入一个分词充当定语成分;再根据句子意思,表示“学习技巧”,故选[C]
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】固定搭配题。本题考查固定短语to begin with的用法,to begin with通常放在句首,表示“首先”,相当于first of all。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】动词词义题。根据pause to“暂停下来”,以及后面出现的your present strengths and weaknesses“你目前的优缺点”,可见此处应当是表示“暂停下来检查一下你目前的优缺点”,故选[A]。[B] discover"发现”,[C] find"找出,发现”和[D] investigate“调查”都不符合文意。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】名词词义题。根据本文第一段提到的“决定你成功与否最关键的因素是你的态度”,可见此处提到的三个领域,第一点指的就是上文提到的attitude,故选[C] [A] intelligence“智力”,[B] work“工作”,[D] weakness“缺点”,都不合题意。