解析:选B。考查倒装。so ... that从句中的so位于句首时引起部分倒装。句意:他对经济危机如此好奇,以至于他决定探寻与之有关的更多的信息。curious为形容词,用so修饰,故选B。
3.One reason for her choosing this school is that she can have easy ________ to many teaching facilities.
A.chance B.possession
C.access D.gain
解析:选C。句意:她选这所学校的一个原因是她可以很容易地利用一些教学设施。access"进入,接近";have access to指"可以利用,可以接近",故选择C项。
4.(2011·湖南高考)I knew that ________ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director.
A.something B.anything
C.everything D.nothing
解析:选D。考查代词。句意:我知道没有什么能阻止他。他是不会放弃当导演的想法的。nothing意为"没有什么",符合句意。
5.Find ways to praise your children often, ________ you'll find they will open their hearts to you.
A.till B.or
C.and D.but
解析:选C。 句意:经常找一些方法表扬你的孩子们,你会发现他们将会向你敞开心扉。这是一个"祈使句+and+陈述句"结构。后面的陈述句表达的是前面祈使句顺承的结果,所以用and。如果陈述句表达的是与前面祈使句相反的结果,则用or。
6.Five minutes after the accident, an ambulance arrived ________.
A.on the move B.on the scene
C.on display D.on board
解析:选B。句意:事故发生五分钟后,一辆救护车就抵达了现场。on the scene"在现场",符合句意。on the move"在行进";on display"展出";on board"在船上,在飞机上"。
7.Two people were bidding against each other ________ the mirror when I went in.
A.about B.for