南京外国语学校阶段练习

第一卷（65分）

一、单项选择（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

1.Thereportersaidthatthesurvivorsgreatly___________thefirefightersrescueafterthebigfire.

A.anticipated B.allocated C.appreciated D.accelerated

2.MikeMorgan,attheUniversityofOhio,has___________aseriesofnewexperimentsinwhichsomeanimalshavelearnedtounderstandthesentences.

A.installed B.equipped C.acquired D.devised

3.Hecouldntresistbeingenvious___________hisbrother,whohadgotsomething___________nothingbyinheritingafortune,whilehehadtoworkhardforeverything.

A.about;for B.of;about C.about;from D.of;for

4.Somemightsaythatweworkbecausewehaveto,notleastbecauseweneedthesalarythatenablesustobefinanciallyindependent.Theunderlinedphrasemeans___________.

A.merely B.especially C.letalone D.notonly

5.Ipattedhimon___________shoulder,sayingin___________encouragingvoice,Youcandoit!

A.the;an B.his;an C.the;/ D.his;/

6.Withmountains___________atthefarsideandflocksofbirdsflyingoverhead,Icanthelpbuthavemyeyes___________onsuchbreath-takingview.

Astood;focusing B.standing;focusing Cstanding;focused D.stood;focused

7.___________inthepast,atthemomentitisafavoritechoiceforweddinggown.

A.Unpopularaswaswhite B.Muchaswhitewasunpopular

C.Aswhitewasunpopular D.Unpopularaswhitewas

8.-Itisfiveyears___________Isawyoulast.

-Yes,andwhatapityitissinceitwillbeseveralyears___________weseeeachotheragain.

A.before;since B.when;when C.since;before D.when;then

9.Thoughlackingthenecessaryworkingexperience,mycousingotthejob___________herconfidenceandflexibility.

A.byvirtueof B.inresponseto C.intermsof D.withrespectto

10.Ifhe___________totheteacherattentivelyyesterday,he___________theanswertotheproblemnow.

A.hadlistened;wouldhaveknow