94 [单选题]My parents began to________a small sum of money every month for my college education when I was still a child.
A.put up
B.cut down
C.set aside
D.place apart
正确答案:C
参考解析:本题考查短语辨析。Put up“举起,张贴”,cut down“减少”,set aside“搁置,留出”,没有place apart这样的搭配。句意为“当我还是个小孩的时候,我父母就开始每个月存一小笔钱以供我读大学”。故本题选C。
95 [单选题] I don’t think Helen’ll be upset, but I’ll see her in case__________
A.she will
B. she is
C. she does
D. she would
正确答案:B
参考解析:本题考查in case引导的从句与省略。句意为“我认为海伦不会难过,但万一她难过,我会去看她的”。in case表示“如果,万一”时,可引导条件状语从句。从句谓语动词要用一般现在时来代替将来时,排除A、D;完整的从句是in case she is upset,这里省略重复的形容词。故本题选B。
96 [单选题] I feel it is your husband who________for the spoiled child.
A.is to blame
B. should blame
C. is to be blamed
D. is going to blame
正确答案:A
参考解析:本题考查固定搭配。be to blame(for sth.)“(对坏事)负有责任”,该结构用主动语态表示被动含义。句意为“我认为你的丈夫应该为被宠坏的孩子负责”。故本题选A。
97 [单选题] The main rhyming pattern in the sentence “Sally said Scott sprayed some soup on her skirt” is_____________
A.assonance
B. alliteration
C. end rhyme
D. reverse end rhyme
正确答案:B
参考解析:本题考查修辞学。头韵(alliteration)是指频繁地重复相同的发音,被重复的通常是首字母的辅音。句子“Sally said Scott sprayed some soup on her skin”中的单词Sally,said,Scott,sprayed,some,soup.skirt均以辅音/s/开头,故该句使用了头韵的修辞手法。A项为“类韵”,C项为“尾韵”,D项为“倒尾韵”。故本题选B。
98 [单选题] The main difference between/v/and/f/lies in________
A.place of articulation
B. manner of articulation
C. voicing
D. length
正确答案:C
参考解析:本题考查辅音的分类。根据发音部位分类,/v/和/f/都是唇齿音。根据发音方式分类,/v/和/f/都是擦音。根据声带振动与否分类,/v/是浊辅音,/f/是清辅音。length指音的长度,是元音的特征。故本题选C。
99 [单选题] ________is not a minimal pair in English.
A.seat and neat
B. fine and vine
C. bat and pat
D. teach and cheat
正确答案:D
参考解析:本题考查最小对立体。最小对立体(minimal pair)是指只有一个音素不同的一组单词。A、B、c三项都是最小对立体。teach/ti:ʧ/和cheat/ʧ:i/两个辅音都不同,故本题选D。
100 [单选题] Researches show that weak readers learn more from difficult texts, so giving them easier ones serves to________them the very information they need to move on.
A.deny
B. abandon
C. award
D. gain
正确答案:A
参考解析:本题考查动词辨析。句意为“研究表明阅读能力较弱的人能够从较难的文本中学到更多东西,所以给他们较简单的文本会让他们无法得到进步所需要的信息”。deny“否认,拒绝(给予)”,abandon“放弃,遗弃”,award“奖励,授予”,gain“获得,赢得”。deny sb.sth.“拒绝给予某人某物”符合题意,故本题选A。
101 [单选题] Picture a world where human relationships are challenging, narcissism and self-centeredness are________, and there is disagreement on the best way for people to live harmoniously together.
A.on the top
B.on the rise
C.on the way
D.on and off
正确答案:B
参考解析:本题考查短语辨析。On the top“在顶部”,on the rise“在上涨”,on the way“在路上”,on and off“断断续续地”。根据句意“想象这样一个世界:人际关系紧张,自我陶醉和以自我为中心,人们还无法就如何才能使人类和谐相处达成一致意见”可知本题选B。
102 [单选题] I described that visit as a________, because the patients I met were an example to us all,showing extraordinary bravery and persistence.
A.responsibility
B. virtue
C. privilege
D. gesture
正确答案:C
参考解析:本题考查名词辨析。句意为“我把那次探望描述成一次( ),因为我见到的那些病人们是我们所有人的榜样,他们表现出超乎寻常的勇气与毅力”。responsibility“责任,职责”,virtue“美德,德行”,privilege“荣幸,光荣”,gesture“手势,姿势”。privilege代入句中,是指那次探望是一件让“我”感到荣幸的事。故本题选C。
103 [单选题] When the teacher told the father what his boy did at school, the father was________angry.
A.other than
B. less than
C. more than
D. rather than
正确答案:C
参考解析:本题考查短语辨析。other than“不同于,除此以外”;less than“少于,不到”;more than··多于,不仅”,“more than+形容词”含有“很,非常”的意思;rather than“而不是”。根据句意“当老师把这个男孩在学校做的事都告诉他爸爸之后,这位父亲——生气”可知本题选c。
104 [单选题] The promising graduate was very good at _____ his ideas during the discussion.
A.putting aside
B. putting across
C. putting back
D. putting off
正确答案:B
参考解析:本题考查动词短语辨析。put aside“忽视,保留”,put across“解释清楚,沟通(思想、情感等)”,put back“推迟,拖延”,put off“推迟”。根据句意“那位很有前途的毕业生很善于在讨论中阐明自己的观点”可知本题选B。
105 [单选题] A: Where are you from?
B: I’m from Washington District of Columbia in the United States of America.
Which of the following does B violate in the conversation?
A.The Maxim of Quantity.
B. The Maxim of Relation.

泽熙美文