1. (2015·扬州中学模拟)Maria ________ the interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.

　　A. provided B. inspired

　　C. persuaded D. impressed

　　【解析】选D。句意: 玛丽亚用知识和经验给面试官们留下了深刻的印象, 因此她得到了这份工作。impress sb. with sth. 用……给某人留下深刻的印象, 符合本题题意。provide提供; inspire鼓励, 激励; persuade说服, 都不合题意。

　  2. (2015·温州模拟)—We ________ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

　　—I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last out till we get there.

　　A. run out B. are running out

　　C. are running out of D. have run out of

　　【解析】选C。考查时态和动词短语辨析。句意: ——我们快要用完汽油了, 恐怕我们不能再向前走了。——我知道前面有一个加油站, 剩余的油还可以让我们坚持到那里。此处为现在进行时表示“将来”的概念, 表示“汽油快用完了”。run out意为“用完, 耗尽(某物)”, 后面接宾语时须加上of。

    3. This restaurant has become popular for its wide ________ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.

　　A. division B. area C. range D. circle

　　【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 这家餐馆越来越出名是由于它做的各种各样的食物适合各种口味和消费水平的人群。division分隔, 隔离; area地区; range同一种类之中的一系列; circle圈。a range of强调一个系列, 而a wide range of意为“各种各样的”, 符合题意。

　  4. —What does the model plane look like?

　　—Well, the length of its wings is ________ of its body.

　　A. more than twice the length

　　B. twice more than

　　C. more than twice that

　　D. twice the length

　　【解析】选C。考查倍数表达法。句意: ——这架飞机模型是什么样子的? ——它的机翼的长度是机身长度的两倍多。此题使用了倍数表达句型, 先说倍数再说其他, 且为避免重复用that代指上文出现的名词the length。

5. —Shall I keep an eye on your house when you are on holiday?

　　— ________ .

　　A. It’s up to you B. Of course you should

　　C. If you should like D. I would appreciate that

　　【解析】选D。考查交际用语。句意: ——你度假时, 要我帮你照看房子吗? ——不胜感激。It’s up to you你说了算; Of course you should当然应该; If you should like如果你愿意; I would appreciate that不胜感激。根据语境可知, 只有D项符合英语表达习惯。

　　6. There is some doubt among people ________ $750 is too much for an iPhone 6.

　　A. that B. whether C. what D. if

　　【解析】选B。考查同位语从句。句意: 人们有些疑问, 750美元是不是对于一部iPhone 6太贵了。此处是名词doubt的同位语从句, doubt表示“疑惑, 怀疑”, 同位语从句应用whether引导, if不可引导名词性从句。

　  7. (2015·莆田模拟) ________ with the performance by Lily, the judges gave her a high score.

　　A. Impressing B. Being impressed

　　C. Impressed D. Having impressed

　　【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。be impressed with对……留下深刻印象, 主语the judges是动词impress的动作承受者, 故用过去分词作状语, 表原因, 相当于原因状语从句Because the judges were impressed with the performance by Lily。

    8.—Our gas ________ . I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

　　—I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last out till we get there.

　　A. runs out B. is running out

　　C. is running out of D. has run out of

　　【解析】选B。考查时态和动词短语辨析。句意: ——我们的汽油快要用完了, 恐怕我们不能再向前走了。——我知道前面有一个加油站, 剩余的油还可以让我们坚持到那里。此处为现在进行时表示“将来”的概念, 表示“汽油快用完了”。run out意为“用完, 耗尽”。主语为Our gas, 所以要用run out。run out后面接宾语时须加上of。

　  9. ________ of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, with a friend ________ her.

　　A. Warned; accompanied

　　B. Having warned; accompanying

　　C. Warning; accompanying

　　D. Having been warned; accompanying

　　【解析】选D。考查非谓语动词。句意: 被警告晚上在街上有危险, 她不得不由一位朋友陪着回家。结合语境, 主语she与warn之间是被动关系, 应用过去分词或现在分词的完成被动式; 在“with +宾语+宾语补足语”结构中, friend与作宾语补足语的动词accompany之间是主动关系, 用现在分词。故答案选D。

　  10.Having been warned of danger in the street at night, she had to go home, ________ by a friend of hers.

　　A. having accompanied B. accompanied

　　C. accompanying D. being accompanied

　　【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词作状语。结合语境, 主语she与动词accompany之间为动宾关系, 所以要用过去分词, 相当于who was accompanied by a friend of hers。

　　11. We were just ________ calling you up ________ you came in.

　　A. about; when B. on the point of; while

　　C. on the point of; when D. on the point of; as

　　【解析】选C。句意: 你进来时我们正要给你打电话。be on the point of doing sth. when“正要做某事, 这时……”是一个固定句型。when在此处是并列连词, 相当于and at this/that time。

　  12.We were just ________ call you up ________ you came in.

　　A. about to; when B. on the point of; while

　　C. on the point of; when D. about to; as

　　【解析】选A。考查句型。固定表达be about to do sth. when. . . 表示“正要做某事这时突然……”。

　　13. (2015·兴化模拟) ________ from a novel, the film Night at the Museum brings to life a world where dinosaurs wander the earth.

　　A. To be adapted B. Adapting

　　C. Having adapted D. Adapted

　　【解析】选D。考查非谓语动词。逻辑主语the film与adapt之间为被动关系, 所以要用过去分词形式作状语。

　　14. ________ this, teams should start looking for a bigger purpose in what they are doing.

　　A. As a result of B. Instead of

　　C. At the close of D. Apart from

　　【解析】选D。句意: 除此之外, 团队应该开始为自己的工作寻求一个更远大的目标。apart from除了……以外。

　　15. As we all know, strong winds generally ________ the rain.

　　A. accomplish B. account

　　C. accommodate D. accompany

　　【解析】选D。句意: 我们都知道, 狂风一般都伴随着雨。accomplish完成; account解释; accommodate容纳, 适应; accompany伴随。

　　16. (2015·沭阳模拟)We human beings should be very careful with what we do with nature, ________ power is beyond our understanding.

　　A. that B. which C. whose D. where

　　【解析】选C。考查非限制性定语从句。句意: 我们人类应该谨慎对待自然, (因为)它的力量超乎我们的想象。句中有逗号, 是非限制性定语从句, 排除A, 先行词是nature, power与nature是所属关系, 故用whose引导。

    17. The project ________ by the end of 2015 will greatly expand the city’s telephone network.

　　A. accomplished B. being accomplished

　　C. to be accomplished D. having accomplished

　　【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词作定语。句意: 这个到2015年年底竣工的工程将大大扩展这个城市的电话网络。动词不定式的被动形式表示“将要被……”, 作project的定语。

    18.The project ________ by the end of 2011 greatly expanded the city’s telephone network.

　　A. accomplished B. being accomplished

　　C. to be accomplished D. having accomplished

　　【解析】选A。根据时间状语by the end of 2011可知, 此工程已经完工, 名词project与动词accomplish之间为动宾关系, 所以要用过去分词作后置定语。分词的完成式形式不可作后置定语, 只能作状语。

    19. After ________ by the police for several days, the robber had to give in.

　　A. surrounding B. surrounded

　　C. surround D. being surrounded

　　【解析】选D。考查非谓语动词。句意: 在被警察包围了几天之后, 那个抢劫犯最终屈服了。after是介词, 后面的动词要用doing形式, 后面的主语the robber与surround之间是被动关系, 所以选择D。

　　20. (2015·诸暨模拟)The headmaster has promised us that we shall be told ________ the results of the exam come out.

　　A. in case B. every time

　　C. ever since D. the instant

　　【解析】选D。考查连词用法。句意: 校长向我们承诺, 考试结果一出来就通知我们。此处the instant相当于连词, 表示“一……就……”。