11.Your speech given at the meeting, _________ everyone is taking into careful consideration, means much to us all.
A. where B. what C. when D. which
答案:D your speech是先行词,在定语从句中作taking 的宾语。
12.There is a new problem involved in the popularity of private cars _________ road conditions need_________.
A. that; to be improved B. which; to be improved
C. where; improving D. when; improving
答案:A 此题不是考查定语从句。第一空中的that是problem的同位语从句。need作行为动词时,其用法sth. needs to be done(needs doing)某东西需要......
13.They stood gazing at the happy _________ of children playing in the park.
A. view B. landscape C. scene D. scenery
答案:C 句意为"他们站在那注视着孩子们在公园里玩耍的欢乐场面"。view意为"景色,风景",多指"乡村的全景";landscape意为"风景,景色",多指"乡村的全景",还可指"(一张)风景画";scene意为"景象",尤指"部分景色或某一舞台场面或片断",如戏剧中的"场"就是scene; scenery是"风景,景色"的总称,是不可数名词。
14.Martain Luther King, the great Black leader in the movement against racial discrimination, was _________ the Nobel Prize for peace for his outstanding contribution to world peace.
A. rewarded B. awarded C. assigned D. assisted
答案:B award"颁发,授予",后接双宾语,构成award sb. sth.或award sth. to sb.; reward"报答,报酬",常构成reward sb. with money for doing sth.; assign作"指派,选派;分配;给予"讲,常构成assign sth. to sb.分派某东西给某人,assign sb. sth.指派某人做某事,assist 意为"帮助,协助",常构成assist sb. in doing sth.或assist sb. to do sth.。
15.One of the advantages of living on the top of a highrise is that you can get a good _________.
A. sight B. scene C. view D. look
答案:C sight表"所见之物";sights作"风景"讲;scene指"人为的、有人物活动的场景";view强调"自然界中的山、水、景物";look 用来讲"外表、神色"。
Ⅱ.完形填空
On a cold December morning, my mother and I were walking home from a pizza store. We were dressed warmly and equipped 16 the video we had been dying to watch. I was feeling a little 17 ,as I was carrying our shopping-bags of snacks and the video.
They were so heavy that I decide to 18 some things. So I started to walk towards the garbage can when I 19 a poor man walking his bike out of the restaurant in front of us. He held a paper bag with his dirty hand. He 20 over to another nearby garbage can and started 21 it.
I suddenly felt very 22 .I knew this man would take all he could get, 23 I walked up to him and 24 the drink and some snacks over to him. The man, with lines on his face and wrinkles on his forehead, looked up in 25 and took what I gave him.
A huge smile 26 across his face and this caused me to feel indescribable 27 .I felt like I couldn't be 28 with myself, but then he said: "Wow, first someone gives me this sandwich, then this drink, and now some 29 food; this is my daughter's 30 day".
He thanked me 31 and started off on his bike. I even heard him whistling a song as he rode away.