1. I found her sitting in the corner, reading ________ newspaper, with ________ in her eyes.
A. A; tear B. a piece of; tears C. a; tears D. a piece of; tear
C?!窘馕觥靠疾榭蓴得~和不可數名詞。句意:我發(fā)現她在角落里讀一張報紙,眼里含著淚水。newspaper和tear均為可數名詞,它們不僅可以連用不定冠詞、可以用復數,而且還可以連用數詞。故選C。
2. Take your time. It’s just ________ short distance from here to ________ restaurant.
A. 不填;the B. a; the C. the; a D. 不填; a
B。【解析】考查冠詞。句意:別急。從這兒到餐館只不過短短的距離而已。a short distance短距離,固定搭配。the restaurant指雙方都知道的餐館,故用the特指。故選B。
3. — There are sixty students in our class. And ________ of us are boys.
— Wow! You have twenty girls!
A. one fourth B. one third C. two fifths D. two thirds
D。【解析】考查分數表達法。句意:——班內有60名學生,三分之二是男生?!?那有20名女生。分數的表達:分子用基數詞,分母用序數詞,分子大于1時,分母用復數。故選D。
4. — Alice, turn off the light and lock the door before you leave.
— ________ .
A. Got it B. Made it C. Heard it D. Taken it
A?!窘馕觥靠疾榍榫皩υ?。句意:——愛麗絲,離開之前把燈關掉,把門鎖好?!懒?。got it知道,明白;made it約定時間,做成某事。故選A。
5. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________ a long lost antique Greek vase.
A.at random B.by chance C.in turn D.on occasion
B。【解析】考查介詞短語辨析。句意:最近,一名畫家坐輪渡到南島,意外發(fā)現了一個失蹤很久的古希臘花瓶。at random“隨意地”;by chance“偶然”;in turn“依次”;on occasion有“時間”。這里表示坐輪渡的時候“偶然”發(fā)現了古董。故選B。