1.Mary asked John to speed up in order to aovid ____________(被赶上).

2.(如果不能阻止城市噪音增大)_________________,people will have to shout to be heard even face to face in the future.

答案解析:

1.答案:being caught up

详解:

考查动名词作宾语:avoid后常用动名词作宾语。

考查被动语态:Johns 动作“赶上”的承受者，故用被动语态。

考查短语:“赶上”译为catch up。

2.答案:If city noises are not kept from increasing

详解:

考查被动语态:从句主语是noise是keep的承受者，所以用被动语态。

考查时态:If引导的真实条件状语从句，主句一般用将来时，从句一般用现在时表将来。

考查短语:“阻止某事的发生”可译为stop/keep/prevent…from doing。