2013年自考英语(二)单项选择题练习(20)
1. ._______ for a long time, most of the crops in this area died from lacking water.
A. Being no rain
B. There was no rain
C. To be no rain
D. There being no rain
【正确答案】D
【答案解析】There being no rain为 there be句型的独立主格形式。
2. The Netherlands is the only country in Europe which permits euthanasia, ________ it is not technically legal there.
A. if
B. otherwise
C. although
D. unless
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】本句的意思是“虽然荷兰是欧洲唯一允许安乐死的国家,但是安乐死在荷兰严格说来并不合法”,所以应该填although。
3、These two alarm clocks are normally set together, but now they have been reset a few hours _________.
A. away
B. alone
C. apart
D. aside
【正确答案】C
【答案解析】but表示前后句子意思是相反的,所以前面说了set together,后面提到的就是apart(分开)。
4.Sarah hopes to become a friend of ______ shares her interests.
A. anyone
B. whomever
C. whoever
D. no matter who
【正确答案】C
5.Two-thirds of his property ______ lost in the fire.
A. was
B. were
C. are
D. have been
【正确答案】A
