Since this accident has nothing to do with him, he seems no way             .

to be blamed

to blame

blame for

to blame for

考查固定用法。句意：既然这次事故与他无关，他似乎也就无可指责了。短语sb to be blame“某人该受责备，某人应该负责”，为固定搭配，没有被动语态。故选B项。

The number of deaths from a powerful typhoon sweeping across China’s east coast          to 30 on Sunday.

raised

rose

aroused

arose

考查动词词义辨析。句意：周日，异常席卷中国东海岸的强台风造成的死亡人数上升到30人。A.raised提升，增加； B.rose 增加（原形是rise）C.aroused激起，引起；D.arose发生，出现。分析句子可知，这里要表达“人数增长到30”，而A,B选项中，raise是及物动词，后面直接接宾语，而rise为不及物动词，用“rise to”表示“增长到.....”。故选B项。

          no bus,we had to walk home.

There was

There being

Because there being

It being

考查独立主格结构。句意：没有车，我不得不走路回家。根据句意，表示“存在”，要用there be 句型；分析句子可知，设空处应用非谓语动词，there be只有主动形式，故用现在分词；因为非谓语动词有自己独立的的主语no bus,所以此处是独立主格结构。故选B项。

---Shall I tell Jhon about it?

---No, you            . I've told him already.

needn't

wouldn't

mustn't

shouldn't

考查情态动词。句意：---要我告诉约翰这件事情吗？--不，不必了，我已经告诉他了。A.needn't不必；B. wouldn't不会；C. musn't禁止，不允许；D. shouldn't 不应该。根据“I've told him already”，可知这里是“不必要”。故选A项。

We played well, but I felt the team were            by one member, who didn’t try his best on the court.

let down

turned down

picked up

cheered up

考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们打得很好，但我觉得有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力，让整个球队失望了。A. let down 使失望，放下；B. turned down 拒绝，调小；C. picked up捡起，接；D. cheered up使兴奋，振奋。结合句意可知，“有一个队员在场上没有尽最大努力”，所以“我们”感到失望。故选A项。

True happiness does not            the possession of money, but the joy of achievement.

contribute to

lie in

result in 

add to

考查动词短语辨析。句意：真正的幸福不在于拥有钱，而在于成功的喜悦感。contribute to有助于；lie in 在于；result in 导致；add to增加。结合语境可知，此处指“真正的幸福不在于有多少钱”。故选B项。

Her         for writing was a desire for women to get  the right to higher education.

motivation

qualification

talent

technique

考查名词词义辨析。句意：她写作的动力源自为女性获得更高教育的权利。motivation动力；动机；qualification资格；talent才能，天赋；technique技巧。故a desire for women to get  the right to higher educatio是她写作的动力。故选A项。

You must have had some moments when you were disappointed. If so, how           you deal with them?

will

did

can

do

考查动词的时态和语态。句意：你一定有过失望的时候。如果有，你是怎么处理的？must have done 表示对过去的事情的推测。可知时态为一般过去时。在特殊疑问句中助动词应用did。故选B项。

It’s his brother ______ never been to Australia. You’d better take him with you.

that is

who is

that have 　

 who has

句意：就是他的弟弟从没去过澳大利亚。你最好带他和你去。根据句意及题干分析此题是考查强调句型，因为强调的是his brother，是人，所以用who引导是现在完成时态，故选D。

Your       as a student will be excellent if you develop a habit of reflecting on how you learn.

operation

growth

performance

character

考查名词辨析。句意：作为一名学生，如果你养成课后复习的好习惯，那么你的表现就会很优异。A.operation 操作； B. growth生长；C. performance 表现；D.character性格。学生如果有课后复习的好习惯，会表现优秀。故选C项。