1048] They grow many beatiful flowers, _____ will be sold in big cities in spring.

[譯文] 他們種植了很多美麗的鮮花，這些花春天將在大城市里銷售。

　 A. and they 　 B. but they

　 C. they 　 D. that

[答案及簡析] A。 并列句用that引導(dǎo)。

1047] Have you heard the news _____ she’s failed the English exam again?

[譯文] 你聽到這個消息沒有？她英語考試又沒及格。

　 A. which 　 B. that

　 C. if 　 D. whether

[答案及簡析] B。 在同位語從句中如果不差成分用that引導(dǎo)。

1046] Although Linda tried hard in the exam, she did _____ than her brother.

[譯文] 盡管Linda在考試中盡了最大努力，她還是比哥哥差得多。

　 A. more badly 　 B. much better

　 C. much badly 　 D. much worse

[答案及簡析] D。 根據(jù)題意該用比較級，much修飾比較級。

1045] The manuscript(手稿) ______ the 8th century.

[譯文] 這部手稿追溯到公元八世紀(jì)。

　 A. date from　　 B. is dated from

　 C. dates back to 　 D. go back in time to

[答案及簡析] C。 date from = date back to 追溯到，一般不用被動語態(tài)，談?wù)摰氖强陀^事物多用一般現(xiàn)在時。

1044] He prefers _____ indoors _____ out this afternoon.

[譯文] 他今天下午喜歡呆在屋內(nèi)而不喜歡到外面去。

　 A. to stay; to go 　 B. staying; to going

　 C. staying; to go 　 D. to stay; to going

[答案及簡析] B。 prefer doing sth. to doing sth. "比較喜歡做什么，而不太喜歡做什么。"

1043] The building _____ north dates from 1884.

[譯文] 朝北的那個建筑物始建于1884年。

　 A. faces 　 B. to face

　 C. facing 　 D. faced

[答案及簡析] C。 現(xiàn)在分詞短語作定語，表示狀態(tài)，伴隨等。

1042] He paid the boy $10 for washing ten windows, most of _____ hadn’t been cleaned for at least a year.

[譯文] 他付給這小孩十美元擦窗子，大部分至少一年沒擦了。

　 A. which 　 B. these

　 C. those 　 D. that

[答案及簡析] A。 非限制性的定語從句，用which引導(dǎo)。

1041] ----- Would you please go with us to do some shopping? ----- ______.

[譯文] --愿意和我們一道去逛商店嗎？　　　--　愿意。

　 A. Yes, I’d like 　 B. Yes, I’d prefer

　 C. No, I don’t want 　 D. Yes, I’d love to

[答案及簡析] D。 I’d love to 后面省略了go with you ，但要保留to。

1040] It is our secret that he telephones to me _____ at 8 p.m. every Saturday.

[譯文] 他每周六上午八點給我打電話，這是我們的秘密。

　 A. regularly 　 B. mainly

　 C. freely 　 D. immediately

[答案及簡析] A。 regularly 有規(guī)律地，常規(guī)地；mainly 主要地；freely自由地；immediately立即。

1039] The weather turned out to be very good, _____ was more than we could expect.

[譯文] 天氣證明是很好，比我們想象的還好一些。

　 A. what 　 B. that

　 C. if 　 D. which

[答案及簡析] D。 非限制性的定語從句，用which引導(dǎo)。