答案:B
9.Your education will____________you to earn a good living.Work hard from now on.
A.associate B.equip
C.relate D.feed
解析:句意为:你所受的教育会使你过上好生活,从现在开始努力学习吧。associate使联合;relate适应;使相互关联;feed喂养;向......提供。equip使有能力,符合语境。
答案:B
10.(2011·天津卷) We feel____________our duty to make our country a better place.
A.it B.this
C.that D.one
解析:考查代词。句意为:我们觉得让我们的国家成为一个更加美好的地方是我们的责任。根据句子结构可知后面的不定式短语to make...place为真正的宾语,设空处应为形式宾语,四个选项中只有it可作形式宾语,故答案为A项。
答案:A
11.As is reported,the employment rate of college students has continued to rise in some areas,____________the efforts of the local governments.
A.thanks to B.according to
C.as a result D.in addition to
解析:考查短语辨析。thanks to幸亏,由于;according to根据;as a result结果;in addition to除......之外。根据句意选A。
答案:A
12.John was very busy that night.____________,he didn't go to Mary's birthday party.
A.However B.Therefore
C.Anyway D.Besides
解析:句意为:约翰那天晚上很忙,因此没去参加玛丽的生日聚会。故选