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。

I think it           that she should be knowledgeable about Music for her present job.

urgent

normal

essential

gifted

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我认为她对音乐的了解对她目前的工作是必要的。A. urgent紧急的；B. normal普通的；C. essential基本的、必要的；D. gifted有天赋的。根据句意以及后接宾语从句为

The programme can't be             him because it is beyond his ability.

charged with

in charge of

taken charge of

in the charge of

考查固定短语辨析。句意：这个项目不可能由他负责，因为它超出了他的能力。A. charged with控告；B. in charge of负责，主管；C. taken charge of 接管，负责；D. in the charge of 由......负责。根据because it is beyond his ability及空格后him可知用in the charge of 符合题意。故选D项。

---What is Miss Gao’s favourite        ?

---She is always in pink. Don’t you know?

colour

book

 song

movie

考查名词词义辨析。句意：---高老师最喜欢的颜色是什么？---她总是穿着粉色的衣服，难道你不知道吗？A.colour颜色；B. book书； C. song歌曲 ；D.movie电影。根据She is always in pink.可知这里是在询问高老师最喜欢的颜色是什么。故选A项。

As a matter of fact,           beauty of           nature there made an excellent impression on me.

a; the; /

a; the; the

the; the; /

a; /; the

考察冠词。句意：事实上，那里的自然之美给我留下了极好的印象。as a matter of fact “ 事实上”，为固定短语。第二个空表示特指，用定冠词the。Nature表示“大自然，自然界”时，前面一般不加冠词。故选A项。

I thought we'd be late for the concert,           we ended up getting there ahead of time.

but

or

so

for

考查连词。句意：我以为我们音乐会迟到了，但是我们提前到达了那里。but 但是；or 或者；so 因此；for因为；两个分句在意义上bu是转折关系，故用but。故选A项。

Jenny was very sad over the loss of  the photos she had shot in Canada,          this was a memory she especially treasured.

as

if

when

where

考查连词辨析。句意：珍妮对失去她在加拿大拍摄的照片感到非常悲伤，因为这是她特别珍视的记忆。as 引导原因状语从句，表示“由于”；if“如果”；when“当......什么时候”；where“在哪里”。根据句意，前后文是因果关系，故选A项。

My mom suggest that we           eat out for a change this weekend.

should

might

could

would

考查虚拟语气。句意：我妈妈建议我们这周末出去吃饭换换口味。suggest作“建议”时，后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气（should）+动词原形。故选A项。

In our daily life, everyone fails every now and then. It is how you             that makes a difference.

react

replace

rely

request

考查动词词义辨析。句意：在我们的日常生活中，每个人都会时不时地失败，你对失败如何反应才是关键。A. react反应；B. repalce取代，代替；C. rely 依靠，依赖；D.request要求；根据“n our daily life, everyone fails every now and then”，应是“怎样做出反应”。故选A项。

Let's learn to use the problem we are facing         a stepping-stone to future success.

to

for

as

by

考查介词词义辨析。句意：让我们学会把我们所面对的问题作为通向未来成功的手段来利用。A.to朝，对 ；B.for 为了，对于；C.as 作为；D.by通过，凭借。根据句意可知，此处“作为”符合语境。故选C项。

It is said that railway station is now         large as What it was.

as twice

twice as

twice much

much twice

考查倍数表达法。句意：据说火车站现在是原来的两倍大。倍数的基本结构一般为“A+倍数+as+形容词或副词的原级+as+B”，表示“A正好是B的多少倍”。联系下文large as，此处用twice as large as 表示“是.....的两倍大”。故选B项。