● Read the advertisement below about the features of a website.
● Choose the correct word to fill each gap from A, B or C on the opposite page.
● For each question 29-40, mark one letter (A, B, or C) on your Answer Sheet.
Our Features At insurance, co.uk we know (29) ______searching for the right insurance (30) ______ be difficult but we make (31) ______ easier for you.
There are some great and unique features (32) ______on our site. They help you make the right choice, as well as saving you time and money.
Our comprehensive policy comparison feature provides a simple and clear reference of (33) ______ is, or isn’t, included (34) ______ the cost of your car insurance policy.
(35) ______ you receive your car insurance quote results, we let you choose up to four insurers (36) ______compare the policy benefits and extras included. It’s an easy way (37) ______ ensuing all your requirements are covered and helps you make the right decision (38) ______ your insurance policy.
We give you the option to compare potential car insurance providers by an independent service rating as well as price and policy benefits.
Our simple five spot rating (39) ______ based on overall customer satisfaction. It represents the scores given (40) ______ previous or current customers of the insurer.
29. _______
A 如果把this,that,those这三个选项看作指示形容词,this和that可以修饰不可数名词或可数名词的单数,this修饰的是前面提到过的名词,that修饰的是将要提到的名词。Those则是修饰可数名词的复数形式。因为上文没有被指代者,所以空格处不能填this;因为动名词searching应该看作不可数名词,所以不能填those。那么就只有that,而实际上that在这里不是指示形容词,而是作关系代词,引导一个宾语从句。因此A项正确。
30. _______
C shall和should的意思都是“应该”,can表示“可能”。文中要表达的是可能性的推测。因此C项正确。
31. _______
B 空格处所缺的词是一个代词,用以指代前面的“searching for the right insurance”,而动名词短语应该当作不可数名词看待,那么them应该首先排除。this可以看作是this one中的one省略掉的形式,然而this one只能指代可数名词的单数,所以也可以排除。it既可以指代不可数名词,也可以指代可数名词的单数。因此B项正确。
32. _______
C 空格所在句子的结构是there be结构。在此结构中,句子的谓语就是be动词,所以应该排除include,因为一个单句是不能有两个谓语动词,而它是一个谓语动词。including和included都是非谓语动词,可以用来修饰“features”。但是因为“features”不是包括了网站而是被包括在网站里,所以应该用过去分词表示被动。因此C项正确。
33. _______
A 关系代词的用法是本题考查的内容。虽然that、which、what都是关系代词,但是要与“…is,or isn’t,included…the cost of your car insurance policy”构成从句,作介词“of”的宾语,且要在其引导的从句中充当主语,就只能用what,因为“what”与“the thing(s)that”的意思相当。因此A项正确。
34. _______
C “be included in…”的意思是“包括在…中”,因此C项正确。
35. _______
B When在选择关联词时,需要理解句子之间的逻辑关系。although表示转折关系,because表示因果关系,应用到原句中会发现不符合逻辑。所以B项正确。
36. _______
A 空格后的“compare”与前面的“choose”形成并列关系,而且没有转折的意思,因此应该选A。
37. _______
C “the way to do sth.”或“the way of doing sth.”的意思是“做…的方法”,因此C项正确。
38. _______
B “make a decision on sth.”意思是“对某事做出决定”,介词on有时用about替换,因此B项正确。
39. _______
A “rating”是空格所在句子的主语,所以谓语动词应为第三人称单数,所以应排除“are”。又因为文中介绍的内容是一般情况,时态应该是一般现在时,所以应排除“was”。因此A项正确。
40. _______
B 通过上下文的内容可知,依据客户对保险公司的满意度确立了五点评级体系(five spot rating),那么保险公司以前和现在的客户决定(previous or current customers of the insurer)保险公司的得分(scores),因此应该选B项。