Beneath each of the following sentences, there are four choices marked [A],[B], [C] and [D]. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.
1. Three times six is ________ .
[A] eighth [B] eighteen
[C] eighty [D] eightieth
2. There are already eleven in the list. You are the ________ .
[A] twelve [B] twelveth
[C] twelvieth [D] twelfth
3. ________ is heavier than the first.
[A] The two [B] The second
[C] Two [D] Second
4. ________ two hundred people were killed in the crash.
[A] Or so [B] More or less
[C] Approximate [D] Some
5. She is in her ________ .
[A] teens [B] teen
[C] tens [D] ten
6. The book is worth________ forty dollars.
[A] over [B] more
[C] less [D] over more than
7. It’s two fifty-seven. It’s ________ three o’clock.
[A] more than [B] almost
[C] under [D] less
8. A body of given mass would weigh ________ on the moon than on the earth.
[A] six times less
[B] six-times less
[C] sixth times less
[D] sixth-times less
9. John’s luggage is ________ Mary’s.
[A] three-time as light as
[B] three times as light as
[C] three-time as light than
[D] three times as light than
10. The earth is ________ of the moon.
[A] 49 times the size
[B] 49 times the large
[C] 49 times the small
[D] 49 times size
11. The personal income last month rose ________ .
[A] over at 1.1% [B] at 1.1%
[C] more than at 1.1% [D] 1.1%
12. Last year profits rose________ million dollars.
[A] 2.5 [B] to 2.5
[C] at 2.5 [D] for 2.5
13. Spending on farm programs will________ 14.9 billion dollars.
[A] reduce for [B] be reduced at
[C] be reduced by [D] be reduced
14. They plan to ________ their investment.
[A] double [B] double for
[C] twice [D] two time larger
15. ________ the class are girls.
[A] One third [B] One-third of
[C] One three [D] First-third of
16. After buying the suitcase, I had only ________ pounds left.
[A] one point five [B] one fifth
[C] one-fifth of [D] one five
17. The number of female graduates reached 506,400, making up ________ the total.
[A] 38.71% [B] 38.71% for
[C] 38.71% in [D] 38.71% of
18. There is a ________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.
[A] hint [B] notion
[C] dot [D] phrase
19. The author was required to submit an ________ of about 200 words together with his paper.
[A] edition [B] editorial
[C] article [D] abstract
20. She was welcomed with a(an) ________ of flowers by her friend.
[A] cupful [B] handful
[C] armful [D] bagful
21. He is overwhelmed with a ________ of anger.
[A] fit [B] flash
[C] stroke [D] display
22. Yesterday a ________ of locusts attacked this village and ate most of the crops.
[A] couple [B] pack
[C] swarm [D] group
23. Output is now six times ________ it was before 1990.
[A] that [B] what
[C] that which [D] of that
24. The boy students in this school are nearly ________ as the girl students to say they intend to get a college degree in business.
[A] as likely twice
[B] likely as, twice.
[C] as twice likely
[D] twice as likely
25. Do you regret paying five hundred dollars for the painting?
—No, I would gladly have paid ________ for it.
[A] twice so much [B] twice as much
[C] as much twice [D] so much twice
1. 【精析】选[B]。本题考查基数词的用法,这里的times相当于“乘以”。18要加后缀-teen。[A]项为“第八”;[C]项为“八十”,基数词;[D]项为“第八十”。
【句意】三乘以六得十八。
2. 【精析】选[D]。twelfth为不规则变化。[A]项为基数词;[B]、[C]两项变化不对。
【句意】名单上已经有十一个人了,你是第十二个。
3. 【精析】选[B]。在句子中用than连接,可以判断也应用序数词。[A]没有用序数词;[C]词性不对;[D]少冠词the。
【句意】第二个比第一个重。
4. 【精析】选[D]。本题考查表示“大约”之意的词的位置及用法,答案中的some相当于about,意为“大约”,应是放在数词之前。[A]、[B]两项当“大约”讲时接在数词后。approximate意为“大约的”,形容词,而这里“大约”应用副词approximately,表程度;some后接数词表示“大约”。
【句意】大约有两百人在这次撞车事故中丧生。
5. 【精析】选[A]。十位数加s表示“大约在那个年龄段”,teens在这里指十几岁的阶段。[B]项缺s;[C]项表示“十几岁的阶段”时不是用ten直接加s,而是用teen。
【句意】她大约十几岁。
6. 【精析】选[A]。over=more than,表“多于”。[B]项不完整,只有more than才能表达“大于”;less后要跟than才能表示“少”;[D]项意思表达重复。
【句意】这本书不止值40美元。
7. 【精析】选[B]。前一句已经说明现在是二点五十七分,即接近但仍没有到三点,所以用almost表示“没有到”。[A]项不符合题意,more than表示“不止”;[C]项虽然表“不到”,但一般用在年龄上;[D]项加than才表示“少于”。
【句意】现在是两点五十七分,快到三点了。
8. 【精析】选[A]。表示轻几倍,应满足“倍数+形容词/副词比较级+ than”的结构,所以用six times less,中间不应用连字符,six不应用序数词。
【句意】一个给定物体在月球上的重量是地球上的六分之一。
9. 【精析】选[B]。用as...as时要符合“倍数+as+形容词/副词+as”的结构。
【句意】约翰行李的重量只是玛丽行李的三分之一。
10.【精析】选[A]。根据“倍数+名词”这一结构,size为名词,但size of the moon(月亮的大小)是特定的,前面应加定冠词the,所以[D]项不对。而[B]、[C]两项中的large和small均为形容词,也不正确。
【句意】地球体积为月球的49倍。
11.【精析】选[D]。根据“动词+百分比或倍数”这一结构,rose(升高)为动词,应直接后接百分比(1.1%)(或用rise by 1.1%)。[A]、[B]、[C]三项均含介词at,应排除。
【句意】上个月的个人收入增长了1.1%。
12.【精析】选[B]。根据“动词+to+数词”这一结构,rose应后接介词to再加数词(2.5million)表示“增至(2.5 million)”。
【句意】去年利润增至二百五十万美元。
13.【精析】选[C]。“动词+by+数词/百分比,倍数”这一结构表示“增/减了多少”;本句表示被动意义,动词应用被动语态,且介词by不能省略,因此选[C]。
【句意】农业项目的花费将被削减掉一百四十九亿美元。
14.【精析】选[A]。double/triple/quadruple均为及物动词,其后应直接加名词,因此[A]为正确选项,表示“将……翻一番”;[B]项多了介词for;[C]项、[D]项缺谓语动词。
【句意】他们计划将投资额翻一番。
15.【精析】选[B]。表示分数时,分子“1”用基数词one,分母“3”用序数third,在后接名词时应加上of表示“……的三分之一”。
【句意】全班的三分之一是女孩。
16.【精析】选[A]。小数1.5应表示为“1+point+5”,因此选[A]。1.5大于1因此后面的pound(英镑)应用复数形式。[C]项为“五分之一”,与pounds这一复数形式不一致;[B]项缺介词of;[D]项这种表达法不存在。
【句意】买了箱子之后我只剩下1.5英镑了。
17.【精析】选[D]。百分比加名词表示“……的百分之……”时应使用介词of。
【句意】女研究生的数量达到506,400,占研究生总数的38.71%。
18.【精析】选[A]。a hint of表示“(细微的)迹象,少许”。
【句意】他说话的语调里有一丝不耐烦。
19.【精析】选[D]。所填词与200 words和research paper形成语义场同现,abstract意为“摘要”,指关于书的内容的简短描述,句中所说的显然应是研究论文的“摘要”。
【句意】作者被要求交研究论文时附上一篇200字的摘要。
20.【精析】选[C]。armful表示“一抱之量”,与cupful(一杯之量),handful(一手之量),bagful(一包之量)相比,最符合题意,所以只能选[C]。
【句意】她的朋友捧着一满怀的花来欢迎她。
21.【精析】选[A]。a fit of anger意为“一阵怒气”;flash表示“一闪”;stroke表示“一次(打击)”;display表示“一次(陈列)”。
【句意】他被一阵怒气冲昏了头。
22.【精析】选[C]。swarm多用于表示昆虫、乌等的“大群”,为最佳选项。
【句意】昨天一大群蝗虫袭击了这个村庄,它们吃掉了大部分庄稼。
23.【精析】选[B]。此题考查表示“倍数”的固定句型。列举几种常用的句型:“倍数+what +从句”“倍数+ as...as”“倍数+名词词组”。
【句意】现在的产量是1990年前的六倍。
24.【精析】选[D]。本题考查的是倍数表达的固定结构:“倍数+ as + much/many/其他形容词、副词(+ as)”。
【句意】这个学校里希望拿到商学学位的男生几乎是女生的两倍。
25.【精析】选[B]。短语twice as much表示“两倍于”,在本句中是twice as much as that 的省略表达。
【句意】你后悔花500美元买这幅油画吗? ——不后悔,哪怕花两倍的价钱我也愿意。