1. _______ women may earn less on this website, they have a better reputation as sellers than men.
A.How
B.What
C.Where
D.While
【解析】
考查连词 how“怎样” what“什么” where“哪里” while“尽管”,结合句意选D。句意:虽然女性在这个网站上赚的钱可能比男性少,但她们作为卖家的名声要比男性好。
2. On the other hand, if their performance was better than the supervisor expected, a pay rise was in ________.
A.due
B.form
C.order
D.view
【解析】
考查介词短语 in不与due搭配搭配使用,in form“在形式上”in order“井然有序”in view“在视野范围内”结合句意选C。句意:另一方面,如果他们的表现好于主管的预期,就应该加薪。
3. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is _________ by progressive memory loss and impairment of other cognitive abilities that affect daily life.
A.characterizing
B.being characterizing
C.been characterized
D.characterized
【解析】
考查语态 主语和动词之间是被动关系,be characterized by 具有...的特征,选D。
4. Products and services offered at a large discount are generally a(n) _______.
A.purchase
B.bargain
C.offer
D.influence
【解析】
考查语境 purchase“购买,采购” bargain“减价品” offer“提供;出价” influence“影响,作用”, 根据句意选B。
5. Opening up a savings account for children is a great way to make them understand that _______ actually increases your money.
A.safe
B.safe
C.saved
D.saving
【解析】
考查句子成分 从句缺少主语,存钱是抽象的动作,故用动名词做主语,选D。
6. House prices in this country are now so high that _______ of its people believe they will never buy their own home.
A.a thirds
B.a third
C.two third
D.third one
【解析】
考查分数表达 基数词+序数词,其中基数词表示分子,序数词表示分母,除了分子是“1”以外,其它情况下序数词都要用复数形式,选B。
7. It just isn’t fair _______ I am working as a waitress at a restaurant, my friends are lying on the beach.
A.where
B.what
C. if
D.while
【解析】
考查从句 结合句意此句考查时间状语从句,选D。句意:当我在餐馆当服务员,我的朋友却躺在海滩上,这是不公平的。
8. According to the scientists, it may be five or ten years __________ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.
A.when
B.since
C.before
D.after
【解析】
考查连词 when“当...时候”since“自从...时”before“在...之前”after“在...之后”,结合句意选C。句意:根据科学家们的说法,在人类病人身上试验这种药物可能需要5到10年的时间。
9. Cadbury is one of the world’s ________ confectionery companies. It produces some of the most well-known chocolate and candy brands.
A.leading
B.lead
C.leader
D.led
【解析】
考查词性 leading adj.“领先的”,lead v.“引领” leader n.“领导者” , 根据句意选A。
10. The organization of a balance sheet reflects this basic ________: assets equal debts plus equity.
A.arrangement
B.arrangement
C.equation
D.question
【解析】
考查形近词辨析 arrangement“安排; 解决办法” assessment“评估,评定” equation“方程式,等式” question “问题”,结合句意选C。句意:资产负债表的结构反映了这个基本等式:资产等于债务加权益。
11. Exercise is good for us, _______ most people do not really know much about how to exercise properly.
A.so
B.but
C.if
D.that
【解析】
考查连词 but表示转折,根据句意选B。句意:运动对我们有好处,但大多数人并不真正了解如何正确地运动。
12. Demand _______ because of the universal human desire to be comfortable, well-off, and content.
A.existing
B.been existed
C.exist
D.exists
【解析】
考查谓语动词,主句缺少谓语,主语是第三人称单数,故选D。
13. With economic globalization and cultural integration, ________ of college students are inclined to study abroad.
A.increasing number
B.an increasingly number
C.an increasing number
D.increasingly number
【解析】
考查词组 可数名词用单数前面加冠词,形容词修饰名词,故选C。
14. The future of his job was at ________ when he made the decision to invest in new machinery.
A.steak
B.stake
C.steak
D.stress
【解析】
考查固定搭配 at stake“危如累卵;处于危险中;在紧要关头”,选B。
15. Around 9 in 10 people in low-and-middle-income countries live in places ________ they regularly experience dangerous levels of outdoor air pollution.
A.which
B.what
C.when
D.where
【解析】
考查定语从句 先行词为place,是一个地点,用where引导,选D。句意:在低收入和中等收入国家,每10人中就有9人生活在经常遭受危险水平的室外空气污染的地方。