C．possession D．are

答案与解析：C　take possession of 获得， 占有； 购得，占据， 占领．

12．Would you go to the station and________for Mr Hill?

A．look out B．look up

C．look after D．look at

答案与解析：A　句意：你到火车站去迎候希尔先生好吗？look out for..."留意找/设法得到..."。

13. Busy as he is, he ________ a few hours a week for exercise.

A. sets off B. sets about

C. sets aside D. sets away

答案与解析：C　本题考查动词短语。set aside在此意为"留出，抽出(时间)"。句意：尽管他很忙，但他每周都会抽出几个小时进行锻炼。set off动身，启程，引起；set about着手做......；set away无此表达，所以这三项均被排除。

14．________production up by 60%, the company has had another excellent year.

A．As B．For

C．With D．Through

答案与解析：C　该句前半句实际上是由原句"Production is up by 60%."变换而来，该句可改成独立主格结构，由with＋名词(production)＋副词短语(up by 60%)构成。

15．I knew the lady________Bill when she spoke of a bright young boy.

A．referred to B．was referring to

C．pointed at D．was pointing at

答案与解析：B　句意：当那位女士谈到一个聪明的年轻的小伙子的时候，我知道她当时指的是比尔。题目中refer to意为"指的是..."， point to侧重指方向，意为"指向"， point at侧重指的对象，意为"指着"。如果表述的内容强调对象就用point at；如果强调方向，则用point to。

Ⅲ.翻译句子

1．猫伸出爪子去拍它面前空气中的某种东西，某种威尔看不见的东西。(reach out)

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答案：The cat reached out a paw to pat something in the air in front of her，something quite invisible to Will.

2．这家有沉重税务负担的公司现在正处于困境中。(be burdened with)

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答案：The company which is burdened with heavy taxation is in trouble now.

3．我认为你应该多给自己一些放松的时间。(make time for oneself)

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答案： I think you ought to make more time for yourself to relax.

4．Her motto was"Every time I open my mouth，I put my foot in it"．

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答案：她的"座右铭"是"每当我张口，就会讲错话"。

5．What he saw made his head swim and his heart thump harder，but he didn't hesitate at all.

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答案：他看到的一切使他头晕目眩，心跳加速，但是他却丝毫没有迟疑。

Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　 It was when I was attending high school that I first read Asimov's stories.At that time,