36. It was only a ___________ injury, not all that serious.
A. slight B. special C. similar D. substantial
【答案】A.
【解析】考查形容詞詞義辨析。slight輕微的,細小的;special特別的,特殊的;similar相似的;substantial大量的。根據句意,選A。
37. They were ____________ white.
A. dressed B. put on C. dressed up D. dressed in
【答案】D.
【解析】考查固定搭配。be dressed in 穿著,正穿著(表示狀態(tài)),其后可以直接跟表示顏色的詞;be dressed up盛裝打扮;put on穿上(表示動作)。根據句意,選D。
38. My children are looking forward to ___________ a trip to Paris.
A. make B. making C. be making D. have made
【答案】B.
【解析】考查固搭配和介詞。look forward to中的to為介詞,其后應跟動名詞作賓語,意為“期待做某事”。
39. ___________ he tried to explain any new idea, he just couldn’t make himself understood.
A. Whoever B. Whatever C. Wherever D. Whenever
【答案】D.
【解析】考查連詞。根據句意可知,無論他什么時候試圖去解釋自己的新觀點,他總是不能是自己被理解。此處應填的是“每當....時候,不論何時”,故選whenever。whoever無論誰;whatever無論什么;wherever無論哪里。
40. Because they are __________ a date, many of us believe that they are in love.
A. in B. on C. out D. at
【答案】 B.
【解析】考查固定搭配。be on a date,意為“在約會”,故選B。