解析:考查现在分词作补语。句意为:他失踪好长时间了。他最后一次被看到是在村后面的山顶上和朋友们在玩耍。根据语境,这里表示当时他正在进行的动作,用现在分词作补语。
答案:D
9.The____________look on his face told me that he was____________at the news.
A.astonished;astonished B.astonishing;astonished
C.astonished;astonishing D.astonishing;astonishing
解析:考查非谓语动词的用法。句意为:他脸上诧异的表情告诉我他对这个消息感到很吃惊。astonish的过去分词往往形容人呈现的状态,包括人的表情、眼神等,常常作定语和表语。astonishing形容事物"令人诧异的"。
答案:A
10.The villagers set out together with many policemen ____________the lost boy.
A.in face of B.in need of
C.in search of D.in front of
解析:句意为:村民与警察一起动身去寻找走失的男孩。in search of寻找,符合题意。in face of面对;in need of需要;in front of在......前面。
答案:C
11.-I'd like to pick____________your cousin Barry at the airport,but I'm afraid I couldn't recognize him.
-Don't worry.It is easy to pick him____________-he has a thick black moustache.
A.out;up B.out;out
C.up;out D.up;up
解析:考查动词短语辨析。句意为:--我想去机场接你的侄子巴里,但是我担心我认不出他。--不要担心,他很容易辨认。他留着浓密的胡子。根据句意,第一空"用车接",用pick up;第二空"辨认",用pick out。
答案:C
12.The actress____________ in the comedy is well-known in the US.In