C．with D．on

　　解析：选B。句意：他的评论严重触怒了众多的单身母亲。be offensive to sb."是对某人的冒犯"。

　　8．(2010·安徽高考)-How did you like Nick's performance last night?

　　-To be honest, his singing didn't ______ to me much.

　　A．appeal B．belong

　　C．refer D．occur

　　解析：选A。考查动词辨析。答语句意：老实说，他的歌唱不太吸引我。appeal to"吸引"，符合句意。belong to"属于"；refer to"暗指，提到，查阅"；occur to"被想起"。

　　9．The girl sitting next to me on the plane was very nervous, for she ________ before.

　　A．didn't fly B．hasn't flown

　　C．hadn't flown D．wasn't flying

　　解析：选C。考查时态。句意：在飞机上坐在我旁边的那个女孩儿非常紧张，因为她以前从没坐过飞机。由"was very nervous"以及"before"可知，应该用过去完成时。

　　10．The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities, ________ they have the interest.

　　A．wherever B．whenever

　　C．even if D．as if

　　解析：选C。考查状语从句。句意：工程师们如此忙碌，以至于他们没有时间进行户外体育运动，即使他们有这种兴趣。as if"似乎"，不符合句意。

　　Ⅳ.阅读理解

　　A

　　If women are mercilessly exploited year after year, they have only themselves to blame.Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores.Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fashion.When you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.

Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste.Many women spend vast sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn.Women who can not afford to throw away clothing in this way waste hours of their time altering (改变) the dresses they have.Skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.