1．I'm wondering why he hasn't turned _____ at the meeting. 参考答案为:B
A．down
B．up
C．out
D．over
[解析]本小题主要考查词组的搭配，turn up 是出现的意思。在学习的过程中要注意一些动词与介词的搭配，尤其像turn, set, break, get , put, take,bring, cut等词与不同的介词的搭配的意义。
2．_____, I couldn't get a job in this company. 参考答案为:B
A．Try as I might
B．As I might try
C．Try though I might
D．I might try
[解析]本题主要考查as引导让步状语从句时要倒装，倒装句是我们复习的一个重点。
3．It is a well-known fact ______ a person will move in a circle when he cannot use his eyes to control his direction. 参考答案为:A
A．that
B．if
C．when
D．whether
[解析]本题的考点是that引导的同位语从句，一般同位语从句的先行词包括：thought,fact, belief, idea, doubt, evidence等。因此看到先行词是这样的一些词，一般可以判断是同位语从句由that引导。
4．_____, Mary went out with delight. 参考答案为:B
A．With her homework doing
B．With her homework done
C．Her homework was done
D．Done her homework
[解析]本题主要考查分词的独立结构。有很多同学做这个句子时可能会选择C,把这个句子看作是一个从句。但是大家要注意的是：如果选择C的话，那么这个句子就有两个单句组成，而这两个单句之间没有连接词，因此不是并列句，也不是复合句，那这个句子就是错误的，因此不能选C。这个句子是with+名词+过去分词独立结构做状语。因为do的动作不是homework发出的，因此用过去分词而不用现在分词，所以选B。
5． Contrary ______ popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite. 参考答案为:D
A．on
B．at
C．against
D．to
[解析]本题主要考查词组contrary to搭配。
6．______ the storm, we have to postpone the flight. 参考答案为:A
A．Owing to
B．Thanks to
C．Because
D．As
[解析]这道题的四个选项都可表示“原因”但要注意的是because和as都是引导从句。而thanks to的本意是“感激….”，因此这道题选A. owing to
7．By using both ears one can tell the direction _____ a sound comes. 参考答案为:B
A．in which
B．from which
C．over which
D．with which
[解析]本题主要考查定语从句中介词提前的形式，至于填什么介词要看从句中的动词和什么搭配，这道题从句中的谓语动词是comes因此填B．from which。
8．When she worked with the government, she _____ the difficult task of monitoring elections. 参考答案为:D
A．overworked
B．overtook
C．underwent
D．undertook
[解析]本题主要考查词义辨析，这四个选项词型相近，undertake 是承担的意思因此选D在学习词汇的时候要注意一些词型词义相似的词的辨析。
9． Apparently, it wasn't an accident. Someone must have done it on ______.参考答案为:C
A．intention
B．determination
C．purpose
D．reason
[解析]本题主要考查搭配on purpose 的意思是“故意地”
10．The young doctor could not sleep at night, the worsening condition of a patient _____ him. 参考答案为:A
A．disturbing
B．disturbed
C．being disturbed
D．to disturb
[解析]本题与第4题一样都考查分词的独立结构。
二，完形填空
Sometimes people find really wonderful things when they are not looking 11 them. One example was John Colter. Colter was a mountain man who lived 12 in the Rocky Mountains of the United States. He loved to walk in the mountains, but one day in 1803 he saw a strange 13. Water was shooting high into the air and 14 into a green pool. It was a natural water fountain. Colter found other pools of blue water. Some of the pools were hot. The chemicals in the water made a beautiful color, 15 they also made it smell bad. 16 there were large, clear lakes and spectacular waterfalls on cold, clear mountain rivers. Colter was excited, so he told 17 about the place. 18, the other people did not believe him. They thought that he was a dreamer, a fool. 19 they saw these wonders, they too were excited. Today the place Colter 20 is known as Yellowstone Park.
11．A．forward
B．for
C．upon
D．into
解：B
[解析]本题主要考查词组搭配look for 寻找。
12．A．along
B．alive
C．alone
D．lonely
解：C
[解析]本题主要考查alone和lonely的区别：alone表示独自一个人，而lonely主要表达孤独的意思。
13．A．sight
B．site
C．glimpse
D．glance
解：A
[解析]本题是词义辨析题14. 本题主要考查语法
14．A．fall
B．falling
C．to fall
D．falls
解：B[解析]本题主要考查语法
15．A. but
B．and
C．thus
D．so
解：A [解析]本题是上下文的关系题，上下文关系的题型是近几年完型填空的考查重点，做这种题的关键首先是要理解上下文的意思，然后再确定关系。
16．A．Nearly
B．Near
C．Next to
D．Nearby
解：D [解析]本题是词义辨析题，区别nearly, near, next to, nearby的用法和意思。
17．A．the other
B．others
C．another
D．each other
解：B [解析]本题主要考查the other, other, others, another,each other的区别，在完型填空中经常有这个考点。
other, another, the other, others , 的区别；
other 指另外的人或物；others 泛指别人，可与some 连用；the other 指两个中的另一个，常和one连用；the others 表示其余所有的人或物；another 则泛指另一个。
Some pupils are reading the text loudly, others are doing their homework.
Mrs. Clark has two beautiful hats. One is red, the other is blue.
This suit doesn’t fit me. Would you please show me another one?
18．A．Then
B．However
C．Therefore
D．Consequently
解：B [解析]本题主要考查上下文的关系, 要注意however 是表示转折关系的词，therefore表示因果关系，而consequently也表示结果。
19．A．Since
B．Before
C．After
D．While
解：C [解析]本文主要考查连词
20．A．initiated
B．invented
C．created
D．discovered
解：D [解析]本文主要考查词义辨析，重点是：invent 和discover 的区别。Invent表示发明以前没有的东西，而discover 是指发现以前就存在的东西。