副词

1. I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. _______, the walk will do me good. (全国I2004)

A. Sooner or later      B. Still        C. In time          D. Besides

[解析]答案是D。Besides这里表示“而且；况且”，表示递进关系。

2. I must be getting fat - I can ______ do my trousers up. (全国卷II2004)

A. fairly              B. hardly          C. nearly           D. seldom

[解析]答案是B。根据行文逻辑这里表示否定意义；seldom“偶尔”，意思不对。

3. If you can’t come tomorrow, we’ll ______ have to hold the meeting next week. (全国III2004)

A. yet                    B. even            C. rather             D. just

[解析]答案是D。just也表示强调，意为“只好”。

4. He speaks English well indeed, but of course not _____ a native speaker. (上海2004)

A. as fluent as     B. more fluent than   C. so fluently as   D. much fluently than

[解析]答案是C。fluently修饰动词speaks；其他选项意思或结构不对。

5. Mr. Smith used to smoke       but he has given it up. (天津2004)

A. seriously         B. heavily        C. badly        D. hardly

[解析]答案是B。smoke heavily烟瘾大。

6. It is ______ any wonder that his friend doesn’t like watching television much. (广东2004)

A. no              B. such          C. nearly         D. hardly

[解析]答案是D。hardly any相当于no。

7. Sometimes it was a bit boring to work there because there wasn’t always ______ much to do. (广东2004)

A. such                      B. that           C. more       D. very

[解析]答案是B。that用作程度副词，意为“如此；那么”。

8. The great success of this programme has been ______ due to the support given by the local businessmen. (广东2004)

A. rather            B. very         C. quickly       D. largely

[解析]答案是D。largely在很大成程度上due to由于；因为。

9. Everyone was on time for the meeting _____ Chris, who's usually ten minutes late for everything. (湖南2004)

A. but                     B. only       C. even         D. yet

[解析]答案是C。even表示强调，意为“甚至；连”。

10. ________, some famous scientists have the qualities of being both careful and careless. (上海2004春)

 A. Strangely enough  B. Enough strangely C. Strange enough   D. Enough strange

[解析]答案是A。enough修饰形容词、副词要后置；strangely作评价性状语。

11. Finnish President said Finland-China relations had progressed ________ with fruitful co-operation in new and high-tech fields. (上海2004春)

 A. peacefully         B. highly               C. quietly                     D. smoothly

[解析]答案是D。smoothly adv. 平稳地，此处说明两国关系平稳地向前发展。

简单句并列句强调句型

1. Paul had to write a history paper,_____ he couldn’t find time to do it. (全国III2004)

A. but            B. so                  C. because           D. if

[解析]答案是A。but连接并列句，表示转折关系。

2. To enjoy the scenery, Irene would rather spend long hours on the train _____ travel by air. (全国IV2004)

A. as             B. to           C. than         D. while

[解析]答案是C。would rather do…than do…宁愿……而不愿。

3. I hope you don’t mind me asking, _____ where did you buy those shoes? (全国IV2004)

A. so           B. and           C. yet           D. but

[解析]答案是D。这里but无实义，委婉地引出下文。

4. ― I think George doesn’t really care for TV plays.

― Right, ______he still watches the program. (重庆2004)

A. and                           B. but                    C. or                     D. so

[解析]答案是B。这里逻辑上表示转折关系。

5. ――English has large vocabulary, hasn’t it?

―Yes, ______ more words and expressions and you will find it easier to read and communicate. (上海2004)

A. Know          B. Knowing      C. To know       D. Known

[解析]答案是A。这是“祈使句+ and+主句”句型。

6. Stand over there       you’ll be able to see it better. (天津2004)

A. or             B. while          C. but           D. and

[解析]答案是D。这也是“祈使句+ and+主句”句型，但侧重点不同。

7. If you are planning to spend your money having fun this week, better ____ it ― you’ve got some big bills coming. (广东2004)

A. forget          B. forgot         C. forgetting      D. to forget

[解析]答案是A。空白处是祈使句，应以动词原形开头。

8. I’ve never seen anyone run so fast―______David go. (浙江2004)

A. just watch       B. just to watch   C. just watching   D. just having watched

[解析]答案是A。破折号“―”暗示后边是祈使句。

9. Why! I have nothing to confess. _______ you want me to say? (上海2004)

A. What is it that                   B. What it is that

C. How is it that                    D. How it is that

[解析]答案是A。这是强调句型的特殊疑问句式；What作动词say的宾语。

10. It was with great joy           he received the news that his lost daughter had been found. (福建2004)

A. because                B. which              C. since                  D. that

[解析]答案是D。这是“It is/was …that…”强调句式，with great joy是被强调部分。
 
冠词

1. When you come here for your holiday next time, don’t go to _______ hotel; I can find you _______ bed in my flat. (全国I2004)

A. the; a      B. the; 不填      C. a; the         D. a; 不填

[解析]答案是A。第一空表示类属；第二空表示泛指。

2. If you buy more than ten, they knock 20 pence off ______. (全国II 2004)

    A. a price        B. price      C. the price       D. prices

[解析]答案是C。特指原价基础上的“削价”。

3. ---John, there is ______ Mr Wilson on the phone for you.

---I’m in ______bath. (全国III2004)

A. a; the         B. the; a      C. a; 不填         D. the; 不填

[解析]答案是A。姓氏前用不定冠词表示“某一位姓……的人”；第二空表示具体地点。

4. ____on-going division between English-speaking Canadians and French-speaking Canadians is _______ major concern of the country. (北京2004)

    A. The; 不填         B. The; a      C. An; the             D. An; 不填

[解析]答案是B。第一空表示特指；第二空表示泛指。

5. When he left       college, he got a job as       reporter in a newspaper office. (天津2004)

A. 不填；a      B. 不填；the    C. a ; the         D. the ; the

[解析]答案是A。leave college大学毕业；第二空表示具体职业。

6. The most important thing about cotton in history is  ______part that it played in  ______Industrial Revolution. (重庆2004)

A. 不填；不填    B. the；不填   C. the; the         D. a; the

[解析]答案是C。第一空表示特指棉花在工业革命中的作用；第二空是普通名词表示特定概念时，要用定冠词。

7. While he was investigating ways to improve the telescope, Newton made ______ discovery which completely changed ______ man’s understanding of colour. (广东2004)

       A. a; 不填       B. a; the         C. 不填; the      D. the; a

[解析]答案是A。第一空指具体一项发现；man这里表示“人类”，前边要省略冠词。

8. The Wilsons live in ______ A-shaped house near the coast. It is ______ 17th century cottage. (浙江2004)

A. the; 不填       B. an; the       C. 不填；the     D. an; a

[解析]答案是D。两个空均表示一个具体地点。

9. For a long time they walked without saying ______ word. Jim was the first to break _____ silence. (湖南2004)

     A. the; a          B. a; the        C. a; 不填       D. the; 不填

[解析]答案是B。say a word说句话；第二空特指说话之前的“沉默”。

10. Tom owns _____larger collection of _____ books than any other student in our class. (江苏2004)

    A. the; 不填       B. a; 不填     C. a; the           D. 不填; the

[解析]答案是B。a large collection of 收集很多；books是复数名词表示类属。

11. When you finish reading the book, you will have       better understanding of         _____life. (辽宁2004)

       A. a; the                   B. the; a            C. 不填; the       D. a; 不填

[解析]答案是D。have a better understanding of对……有更好的了解。

12. It is ______world of wonders,      world where anything can happen. (福建2004)

       A. a ;the                   B. a; a               C. the ; a                   D. 不填；不填

[解析]答案是B。a world of一个……的世界；第二空是同位语，表示不确定。

13. As a rule, domestic servants doing odd jobs are paid ________ . (上海2004春)

      A. by the hour             B. by hour     C. by an hour            D. by hours

[解析]答案是A。“by the+名词”表示单位或依据。

14. I have worked with him for some time and have found that he is ________ than John. (上海2004春)

      A. more efficiency a worker          B. a more efficient worker

      C. more an efficient worker            D. a worker more efficiently

[解析]答案是B。more efficient的中心词是名词。

15. On ______ news today, there were _______ reports of heavy snow in that area. (北京2004春)

    A. the; the                    B. the; 不填  C. 不填；不填     D. 不填；the

[解析]答案是B。第一空特指“今天的详细”；第二空复数名词表示类属，前边省略冠词。