A．painted B．had painted

C．have been painting D．have painted

答案与解析：C　根据"look tired"及"am tired"的时态可知，标准对照时间为现在，即从过去某一时刻开始油漆房间直至现在，并强调从过去某一时刻到现在油漆房间的动作一直在进行，因此应用现在完成进行时。

13．The young man________in studying paid no attention to the outside world.

A．involved B．involving

C．to be involved D．being involved

答案与解析：A　句意：专心于学习的年轻人一点也不关注外部世界。involve in (doing) sth."投入/专心做某事"；此外，本题还考查过去分词作后置定语，故答案是A项。

14．The manager has________to improve the working conditions in the company.

A．accepted B．allowed

C．permitted D．agreed

答案与解析：D　句意：经理已经同意改善公司的劳动条件。根据句意可判断答案是D项：agree to do sth. 同意/赞同做某事。

15．According to the recent research, heavy coffee drinking and heart attack is not necessarily________and effect.

A．reason B．impact

C．fact D．Cause

答案与解析：D　本题考查词义理解和同义词辨析。reason意为"理由"，用来解释某种现象或结果，或对事物的起因，行为的意图等，给予通情合理，合乎逻辑的解释，而不是简单直接地说明起因。eg.When he was still a young man，he was forced to leave his homeland for political reasons.impact意为"强烈的影响；强烈的印象；冲击"。

eg.The incident had a strong impact on the residents.fact意为"事实，真相实情"指something that you know has happened or is true。 eg.It's a fact that the earth travels around the sun.cause意为"原因"，指造成某一事实现象或产生某种结果的直接原因，常和effect连用，表因果。eg.Poor foundations were the cause of the building's collapse.不坚固的地基是大楼倒塌的原因。I don't know the cause and effect of it.我不知道此事的前因后果。

Ⅲ.完成/翻译句子

1．I'm afraid I can't help you just________ ________(目前)I'm too busy.

2．________ ________ ________(除了) the awards themselves, there are also performances.

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present

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3．我喜欢音乐厅里的氛围，当我举行音乐会时我心里会非常高兴。

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答案：I like the atmosphere in a concert hall and I always feel happy when I have a concert.

4．That this was so, it should be said, was to no small extent the fault of banks and bankers themselves.

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答案：应该说，这种情况的大部分原因应归咎于银行和银行家们自己。

5．Within fifteen years Britain and other nations should be well on with building of huge industrial