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1、-2021PART III LANGUAGE USAGE There are twenty sentences in this section. Beneath each sentence there are four options marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best pletes the sentence or answers the question. Mark hour answers on ANSWER SHEET TWO. 11. The Bent Pyramid outside Cairo _ ancient Egypts
2、 first attempt to build a smooth-sided pyramid.A. has been believed to have beenB. was believed to beC. is believed to have beenD. is believed to be12. U.S. News _ rankings of colleges since 1983. They are a very popular resource for students looking to apply to university campus.A. maintainsB. is m
3、aintaining C. maintained D. has been maintaining13. He was lured into a crime he would not _have mitted.A. actuallyB. accidentallyC. otherwiseD. seldom14. She was once a young country wife with chickens in the backyard and a view of _ mountains behind the apple orchard.A. blue hazy VirginiaB. hazy b
4、lue VirginiaC. Virginia hazy blueD. Virginia blue hazy15. I long to alleviate _, but I cannot.A. the evilB. evilC. evilsD. an evil16. Indeed, it is arguable that body shattering is the very point of football, as killing and maiming _.A. warB. are warC. of warD. are of war17. At _, photography is a c
5、hemical process, during which a light-sensitive material is altered when e*posed to light.A. its most basicB. its basicC. the most basicD. the basic18. She hired a lawyer to investigate, only to learn that Gabriel had removed her name from the deed. The infinitive verb phrase “only to learn is used
6、_.A. to e*press an intended purposeB. to indicate a high degree of possibilityC. to reveal an undesirable consequenceD. to dramatize a stated fact19. Which of the following italicized words DOES NOT carry the metaphorical meaningA. I wonder whats behind this change of plan. B. Jim turned to speak to
7、 the person standing behind him.C. This work should have been finished yesterday. Im getting terribly behind.D. I suppose Im lucky because my parents were behind me all the way.20. My mother was determined to help those in need and she would have been immensely proud of what has been achieved these
8、last 20 years. The italicized part in the sentence e*presses _.A. a hypothesisB. a suggestionC. a contradictionD. a surprise21. When the police officers who took part in the King beating were first brought to _, their lawyers used the videotape as evidence against the prosecution.A. justiceB. testim
9、onyC. trialD. verdict22._, the most controversial candidate in the election campaign, he has been strongly criticized for his crude ments about women.A. QuestionablyB. ArguablyC. ContentiouslyD. Debatably23. Prices have recently risen in order to _ the increased cost of raw materials.A. cutB. buoyC.
10、 offerD. offset24. The celebrity says in court papers she “has no _ of giving any authorization to anyone to proceed with a divorce.A. remendationB. recordingC. recollectionD. recognition25.What actually _ a good angle or a good selfie overall is rooted in what we consider beautiful.A. consistsB. co
11、nstitutesC. posesD. constructs26. The school is going the _ mile to create the ne*t generation of sporting stars thanks to its unique development program.A. finalB. furtherC. supplementaryD. e*tra27. The teachers union _ a lawsuit against the district calling for repairing “deplorable school conditi
12、ons.A. firedB. filedC. finedD. filled28. Last March the _ of a 19th century cargo ship was found by an underwater archaeological team.A. debrisB. ruinsC. remainsD. wreck29. Shes worn his designs on _ occasions from red carpets to movie premieres.A. countlessB. countableC. numericalD. numeral30. A le
13、ading _ intelligence and operations pany has released its analysis of worldwide reported incidents of piracy and crime against mariners.A. oceangoingB. oceanicC. marineD. maritimePART IV CLOZE Decide which of the words given in the bo* below would best plete the passage if inserted in the correspond
14、ing blank. The words can be used ONCE ONLY. Mark the letter for each word on ANSWER SHEET.A. acpanies B. automatically C. couple D. goes E. indebtednessF. kind G. manner H. mercifully I. one J. obeyK. renowned L. subscribe M. unknown N. virtue O. widespreadA Few years ago, a university professor tri
15、ed a little e*periment. He sent Christmas cards to a sample of perfect strangers. Although he e*pected some reaction, the response he received was amazingholiday cards addressed to him came pouring back from the people who had never met nor heard of him. The great majority of those who returned a card never inquired in
