2019年公共英语三级语法与词汇例题解析四
31. Since everyone would like to find an apartment near the university, there are very few _____ apartments in the area.
A. free B. vacant C. empty D. reserved
答案: B
解析: 由于每一个人都想在大学附近找一个公寓,所以附近几乎没有什么空的公寓了。
注意B项和C项的区别:vacant 侧重没有住人,空的人,empty 侧重没有东西,空的物。
32、 They try to ____ a new dictionary every other year.
A. bring out B. bring up C. bring about D. bring on
答案: A
解析: 他们试图每两年出版一本新词典。bring out 出版,取出来; bring up 教育,提出(供讨论); bring about 带来,使(船)掉过头来; bring on 拿来,带来,取来;
33. I agree with him _____, but not entirely.
A. until a certain point B. to some point
C. to some extent D. until a certain extent
答案: C
解析: 一定程度上我同意他的意见,但不全是这样;to some extent 在某种程度上,在这里相当于to some degree。
34. This hotel _____ $55 for a single room with bath.
A. claims B. demands C. prices D. charges
答案: D
解析: claim 声称,主张; demand 要求,需要; price 价格,代价; charge 收费;注意C项是名词,显然不对,这里需要谓语动词; 带浴室的单间旅馆收费55元。
35. Well-mannered children have usually been properly _____ by their parents.
A. raised up B. borne up
C. brought up D. got up
答案:C
解析:bring up 养育; Well-mannered children 行为举止良好的孩子,有教养的孩子。有教养的孩子往往都是家长培养教育的结果。没有A项这种用法,因为raise是及物动词,后面不能跟介词; borne up 坚强,毫不气馁。
36. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. don’t C. didn’t do D. didn’t
答案: C
解析: I’d rather 后面从句动词用过去式.
37. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people.
A. less money and few B. less money and fewer
C. little money and less D. few money and less
答案: B
解析: 我们尽力用更少的钱和人力来把工作做得更好;注意less修饰不可数名词,few修饰可数名词,little修饰不可数名词,表否定。
38. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening.
A. now that B. that C. because D. so that
答案: D
解析: 这是一个好的建议!让我们完成工作这样今天晚上就可以自由了; now that 既然,由于。
39. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared B. Compared
C. While comparing D. Comparing
答案: B
解析: 注意用被动形式,“比较”这个动作是被动的;另外,如果没有B项的话,A项也正确,但最常用省略When的这种;与整个地球来比,最高的山峰看起来也不算什么了。
40. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.
A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water
C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered
答案: C
解析: 这棵树看起来好像很长时间没有浇过水了;注意用被动形式。