1. ____ I was at sea, there was much for me to look at and to wonder at;for this was my first voyage.?
A) Despite B) Even though?
C) Whenever D) What with??
ite his disappointing record this year, I ____ feel he is the best athlete in our team.?
A) however B) otherwise?
C) therefore D) nonetheless?
didn’t give up hope when his firm went bankrupt. Instead, he ____ everything from the start.?
A) addressed himself to do?
B) addressed him to do?
C) addressed himself to doing?
D) addressed him into doing?
are writing to the director ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.?
A) with the exception of B) with reference to?
C) with the purpose of D) with a view to?
changes in the treatment of his characters is a significant ____ to Shakespeare’s growth as a dramatist.?
A) image
B) label?
C) signal
D) index
答案与解析：
1.B
尽管我在海上，也有许多事情要观察要了解，因为这是我第一次航海。本题考察考生根据句意判断对连词的恰当使用。原句提到的是my first voyage, 因此C）不合适，what with 表示“由于”，“因为”，不能用于该句，而despite不是连词是介词，所以选择B）
2.D
尽管他今年的记录让人失望，但是我仍然认为他是我们队最优秀的运动员。本题考察考生对副词的掌握。however比较常用，表示“无论如何，然而”； otherwise是“否则”，therefore表因果，译为“因此，所以”，只有nonetheless 符合本句含义，除了表示“虽然如此，但是”，还相当于still，表示“仍然”
3.C
公司破产时他没有失去信心，相反地，他却全力以赴一切从头开始。本题测试考生对习惯用语address oneself to sth./ doing sth. 的'用法的掌握。address oneself to sth./ doing sth.表示“全力以赴做某事”或“全神贯注做某事”，是习惯用语，考生应掌握其意义及用法
4.B
我们正在给主任写一封有关在上述地址进行修理工作的信。本题主要测试考生对习惯表达的理解和应用能力。with the exception of意为“将……除外”；with reference to表示“有关，关于”；而with the purpose of 是指“为了”；with a view to则是“打算要，有意要”。因此根据句意选择答案B。 ?
5.D
角色处理上的变化是莎士比亚作为一位剧作家成长的明显标志。本题是词语辨析题，主要考察考生是否对index的用法有全面了解。index (to) 表示“标志，表征”，如Manner of walking gives an index to one’s character（行路的姿态是人的性格的表征）。其他三个选项（image—图象，映像；label—标签，商标；signal—信号）均不适合本句句意。
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