2012年公共英语三级语法练习题五

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21. In ancient China, people used to send smoke _____ to warn that the enemy were coming.
A. signs B. signals C. symbols D. marks
0 _0 E9 T3 e& p6 g& e; s答案: B
9 J: `3 Y4 e! y6 k  I8 d解析: 这个题考四个名词的比较, 其中: signs 迹象; signals 信号; symbols 象征; marks 分数.
: `0 H, b+ V* N+ y22. The icy conditions made our travel dangerous. So _____ going by car we took the underground.中华考试网
2 U' M6 v4 x4 KA. instead of B. in addition to
" U4 ~+ x0 P8 _C. as well as D. at the cost of
! N0 P' ^9 [' l! ~. u, r答案: A
8 A+ a( S# I% z, o解析: instead of 代替,而不是; in addition to 除了…之外(还有); as well as 也(除…之外), 既…又…; at the cost of 以…为代价. 这道题横线后面是动名词形式,所以选项C和D首先排除.
' ]1 `" H+ _) \# k; I5 I23. Sometimes my job is boring, but _____ I enjoy it.
  U% N& L; p% E+ o9 ^( [3 l) t. `A. by contrast B. by nature
C. on the whole D. on the average
答案: C
! \( b7 V- R$ ]# X, C, |) z解析: by contrast 与…相比,后面要跟with, by contrast with与…相比较; by nature 本性,生性; on the whole 总的来说; on the average 平均.
# n) q/ ~5 E: ]' w24. I’ll buy the clock _____ it costs.
& x7 ^0 x9 U% ?9 N3 EA. what B. whatever C. where D. however
答案: B
解析: 不管花多少钱,我都买下这个钟.
; ~/ p  p0 L0 o# k( e7 X25. _____ Mr.Wilson is well again, he can travel.
A. Now that B. So far C. Though D. Even if
' w) U3 Z; e# c& i) G+ `答案: A