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1. majority n. 大部分；大多数

( 1) Among the members of the team those who are for the plan are _________________(占多

数).

【答案】in the majority

( 2) This treatment is not available in ______ of hospitals.

A. most B. majority C. the most D. the majority

【答案】答案 D解析：句意：大多数医院不采用这种治疗法。the majority of hospitals = most

of the hospitals。

( 3) The houses in this village are _____ built of stone and brick. A. most B. majority C. mostly D. almost

【答案】答案 C解析：句意为：这村庄的房子主要是由石头和砖块建成。mostly相当于

mainly，意为“主要地”。

2. mark v. 做记号；做标记；留下痕迹；弄污 n. 污点；污渍；符号，记号 ( 1) Prices _____________(mark) on the goods. 【答案】are marked

( 2) Do you like this _____ of coffee?

A. signal B. sign C. mark D. brand

【答案】答案 D解析：brand指一类确定的、通常是著名的商品，可表述为“品牌”。signal“信

号”；mark, sign“标记，标志”，不合题意。 ( 3) I noticed a _____ difference in Sam’s behavior. A. mark B. marking C. marked D. marks

【答案】答案 C解析：句意：我注意到萨姆行为很反常。marked是形容词，意为“明显

的，显著的”。

3. mass n. 团，块，堆；大量，许多

( 1) Sports fans came to the stadium _____________ (大批地) before the game.

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【答案】in a mass

( 2) The young dancers looked so beautiful in their new clothes that we took _____ pictures of

them.

A. many of B. masses of C. the number of D. a large amount of 【答案】答案 B解析：many of后接复数名词，且名词前要有限定词；masses of既可修

饰可数名词，也可修饰不可数名词；the number of“……的数量”，表“许多，大量”时要用a number of；a large amount of后接不可数名词。 ( 3) I am so busy that I have ______ unanswered letters.

A. many a B. a good deal of C. masses of D. a great deal of

【答案】答案 C解析：B、D两项后面只跟不可数名词；many a后跟单数形式，故只有C

项正确。

4. means n. 方式；方法；途径

( 1) She is __________________ (决不) an inexperienced teacher. ( 2) Every possible means ______________ (try), but none worked. 【答案】(1) by no means (2)has been tried

( 3) —Do you think we should put an ad in the paper for the lost child? —Yes, _________.

A. that’s all right B. by all means C. it just depend D. never mind

【答案】答案 B解析：by all means在交际用语中，常出现在回答中，用来同意对方的观

点或建议，表示“当然可以，没有问题”。

( 4) The police looked into the case carefully and found the thief had entered the house _____ a

ladder.

A. by the means B. by all means C. by ways of D. by means of 【答案】答案 D解析：by means of意为“凭借；以……方式”。

5. measure v. 测量；度量；量度为；估量，判定 n. 措施；方法；尺度；标准

( 1) You should take effective _____________(measure) to improve your working conditions. ( 2) Please make a suit ___________ my measure.请按照我的尺寸做一套西服。

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【答案】(1) measures (2)to ( 3) The classroom ______ 30 feet long and 20 feet wide.

A. measures B. is measured C. has D. has length

【答案】答案 A解析：measure vi.“（指尺寸、长短、数量等）量度为……”。 ( 4) The mayor says he will take tough _____ to control food prices. A. means B. methods C. measures D. measurements 【答案】答案 C解析：take measures表示“采取措施”。 6. manage v. 完成；解决；应付；管理；负责

( 1) Do you believe you can manage ______________(finish) the work in an hour? 【答案】to finish

( 2) Thank you for all your hard work last week. I don’t think we _____ it without you. A. can manage B. could have managed C. could manage D. can have managed 【答案】答案 B解析：could not have done表示对过去发生过的事情的否定推测，意为“不

可能……”，或将其看作是与过去相反的虚拟语气。

( 3) You might wonder how it _____ to live without eating for so many months. A. keeps B. succeeds C. manages D. tries

【答案】答案 C解析：A、B后不跟不定式；从句意可知，它指的是“成功地活下来”，故

答案为C。try to 指“设法做某事，但不一定成功”。

7. match v. 般配；相配；与……相匹敌n.敌手；旗鼓相当的人；比赛；火柴 ( 1) I was no match _______ him at tennis.打网球我根本不是他的对手。 【答案】for

( 2) I don’t think those curtains ______ very well with the wallpaper. A. suit B. go C. fit D. match

【答案】答案 B解析：go with“与……相配”。A、C、D三项都是及物动词，直接带宾语。 ( 3) We try to match the entertainments ______ the preferences of the holidaymakers.

A. to B. with C. at D. for

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【答案】答案B解析：句意：我们努力使娱乐节目迎合度假者的偏好。match…with…“和……一致（匹配）”。

8. minority n. 少数；少数派；少数民族

( 1) Women are _____________(占少数) in the top ranks of government. 【答案】in the minority

( 2) Most nurses are women, but in the higher ranks of the medical profession women are in a

________.

A. scarcity B. minority C. minimum D. shortage

【答案】答案 B解析：题意为：大多数护士是妇女，但在高层次医务工作中，妇女只占

少数。Scarcity“缺乏，不足”；minority“少数”；minimum“最小量”；shortage“不足，缺少”。

( 3) He minored ______ history and politics at college. A. at B. for C. in D. with

【答案】答案C解析：句意：他在大学里辅修历史和政治。minor in“辅修”，为固定短语。 9. mercy n. 仁慈；宽容

( 1) They were at lost at sea, ______________(任由……摆布) wind and weather. 【答案】at the mercy of

(2) She is a kind-hearted woman and often has _____ mercy _____ people who are in trouble. A. a; on B. / ; on C. a; to D. /; to

【答案】答案 B解析：考查固定短语have mercy on“同情，怜悯……”。 ( 3) Antonio was _____ that he even showed _____ to Shylock.

A. merciful; mercy B. mercy; mercifully C. kindly; pitiful D. mercy; to mercy 【答案】答案A解析：merciful是形容词，在句中用斑，show mercy to是固定搭配。 10. meanwhile ad. 同时；与此同时；期间

( 1) I had to wait an extra hour so I wrote letters ________ the meanwhile / meantime. 我必须再等一个小时，所以在此期间我写了一些信。 【答案】in

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( 2) The meeting is beginning at 8 o’clock. ______, let’s make some preparations for it. A. When B. Meanwhile C. While D. During

【答案】答案 B解析：句意：会议8点开始。在此期间，咱们做些准备工作吧。meanwhile“在

此期间”，符合句意。

( 3) We need some new curtains, but these will do ______ the meanwhile. A. in B. at C. for D. during

【答案】答案 C解析：句意：我们需要一些新的窗帘，但这些暂时还可以用。for the

meanwhile意为“暂时”，符合题意。 11. mention v. 提到；写到；说到

( 1) He mentioned ___________(rescue) the trapped people in an accident at the meeting. 【答案】rescuing

( 2) His name has been ______ as a future MP.

A. described B. communicated C. mentioned D. called

【答案】答案C解析：句意：有人提到他，认为他将来可以当下院议员。mention意为“提到，谈及”，符合题意。

( 3) He wrote twenty novels, ______ six thick volumes of verse. A. included B. not to mention C. at the same time D. in

【答案】答案 B解析：句意：他写了二十本小说，更不用说六厚本诗集了。Not to mention“更不用提，更不用说”，符合句意。 12. mix v. 混合；掺和；融合

( 1) The city is a _____________ (mix) of old and new buildings. ( 2) They don’t mix much ________ the neighbors.他们不怎么与邻居交往。 【答案】(1) mixture (2)with

( 3) People often mix him up ______ his brother. A. with B. in C. to D. at

【答案】答案 A解析：mix sb. up with sb. else意为“把……看作是（另一人）”。

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( 4) A _____ society includes people of different classes, tastes, etc. A. mix B. mixing C. mixture D. mixed

【答案】答案 D解析：mixed意为“复杂的”，作定语，修饰society。 13. matter v. 要紧；事关紧要 n. 课题；事情；物质

( 1) And then, to make ________ (matter) worse, his parents turned up. 【答案】matters

( 2) It is the ability to do the job ______ matters not where you come from or what you are. A. one B. that C. what D. it

【答案】答案 B解析：考查强调句型。句意：要紧的是干工作的能力而不是你来自哪儿

或你从事什么工作。matter不及物动词，意为“要紧”。 ( 3) —I’m sorry I broke your mirror. —Oh, really? ______.

A. It’s OK with me B. It doesn’t matter C. Don’t be sorry D. I don’t care 【答案】答案 B解析：It doesn’t matter.意为“不要紧，没关系”，符合上下文情景。 14. mean v. 表示……的意思；打算；意欲 a. 吝啬的；卑鄙的

( 1) What did she mean ________ leaving so early?她为什么这么早就走了？ ( 2) She has always been mean _________ money.她在花钱上总是非常吝啬。 【答案】(1) by (2)with

( 3) Its streets were never ______ for heavy traffic. A. tested B. meant C. kept D. used

【答案】答案 B解析：be meant for为固定短语，意为“打算作……用；（计划）是要给……

的”。

( 4) I meant to _____ you with your homework but father didn’t permit me to. A. helped B. have helped C. helping D. having helped

【答案】答案B解析：mean to have done意为“本打算做某事（而事实上没做）”。

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15．make it确定；成功；及时到达目的地

(1) I never thought you would make it ________ess. (2ter three days，they finally made it ________. 【答案】(1)as (2)to （3—When shall we start?

—Let’s it 8∶30.Is that all right? A．set

B．make

C．meet

D．take

【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：就定在8∶30吧。“make it＋时间”意为“就定为……时间吧”。 (4In spite of the heavy traffic，we our office. A．got it to C．made it to 【答案】答案 C

解析 make it to some place(及时)到达某地。

(5Although he liked acting，he never really as an actor. A．succeeded it C．made it 【答案】答案 C

解析 句意为：虽然他喜欢演出，但作为演员，他从未真正成功过。make it成功，符合题意。

(6—You have just 15 minutes to get to the airport. —All right，I guess I can . A．do it

B．make it

C．finish it

D．get it

B．managed it D．caught it

B．sped up to D．turned up to

【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：——你仅有15分钟的时间到机场。——没关系，我想我能及时到达的。make it在此句中表示“及时到达某个地方”。get it也是一个习语，意为“明白了”。

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16．make＋宾语＋宾语补足语

(1) I made _______ to walk 2 kilometers a day. (2 It is difficult to make myself ________________ English. (3)They were made __________for the boss 16 hours a day. 【答案】(1)it (2) understood (3)to work

(4)He didn’t make clear when and where the meeting would be held. A．this

B．that

C．it

D．these

【答案】答案 C

解析 it作形式宾语，真正的宾语为when and where the meeting would be held。 (5)He had to speak in a loud voice in order to make himself .(2011·牡丹江调研) A．hear C．heard

B．hearing D．to be heard

【答案】答案 C

解析 由句意可知，此处应是“使他自己被听到”，用“make＋宾语＋过去分词”结构。 17．make an effort/efforts (to do sth.)努力(做某事)

(1)With her mother all to herself，McKenzie didn’t have to make an effort _______ (gain) attention.

(2)We should __________(不遗余力) to beautify our environment. 【答案】(1) to gain (2)spare no effot

(3)The you make，the you will make. A．more efforts；more progress B．greater progress；greater efforts C．more efforts；more progresses D．many more efforts；much progress 【答案】答案 A

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解析 句意为：你越努力，你取得的进步就越大；且progress为不可数名词，故选A项。

(4)They climbed up the building with to see what was happening in the street. A．many effort C．a effort 【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：他们费力地爬到楼顶,去看街上在发生什么事。with an effort费劲地。 18．make sense讲得通；有意义；合乎情理

(1)____________________ (是不明智的) for parents to give children whatever they want. (2)It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things，expressed ideas，and _________________(理解) the world.

【答案】(1) It doesn’t make sense (2)made sense of

(3)There are so many new words in the passage that I could hardly make any of them at all.

A．meaning B．use C．idea D．sense 【答案】答案 D

解析 句意为：这一篇中有那么多新词，我根本不理解它们的意义。make sense of理解，明白。其他选项与make搭配无此意。

(4)No matter how hard I tried to read，the sentence didn’t to me. A．make out B．understand C．make sense D．work out 【答案】答案 C

解析 make out弄清楚，理解，主语一般是sb.；understand的主语一般也是sb.；work out算出，解决；make sense讲得通，有道理。由题干含义“……这句话我怎么也读不懂”可知C项正确。

B．an effort D．no effort

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19．make a deal达成协议；做成交易

(1)The meeting will ______________(处理) these problems. 【答案】deal with

(2)—You look so worried.What’s the matter? —I don’t know these boring problems.

A．what to deal with B．how to do with C．what can I do with D．how to deal with 【答案】答案 D

解析 how与deal with搭配；what与do with搭配。

(3)Top players must have excellent ball control，but it is not just they do with their feet counts.

A．how；that B．that；what C．what；that D．whether；what 【答案】答案 C

解析 第一空表示“如何处理”，与do with搭配，用what；第二空为强调句，强调主语not just what they do with their feet，故用that。 20．make a difference有影响；起重要作用

(1)What you said just now ___________________(对……无影响) him. 【答案】made no difference to

(2)—Why do you do volunteer work in the Northwest?

—I’m trying to make a(n) in the life of the children here through my effort. A．sense B．difference C．point D．effort 【答案】答案 B

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解析 答语句意为：我正试图通过我的努力对这里孩子们的生活产生影响；make a difference有影响；起重要作用，符合句意。

(3)You have to be accurate in this job，because a small mistake can make a big . A．difference B．difficulty C．trouble D．change 【答案】答案 A

解析 由主句可知，从句意为：因为一个小的错误可能会产生重大影响。make a difference产生影响。

21．make up编造；杜撰；弥补；组成；和解；整理；化妆，打扮 (1) A: Eleven players make up the football team. B: The football team ______________ eleven players. 【答案】is made up of

(2)—Sorry I’m late again，but I had a flat tyre. —Well，Jim，why not a fresh story? A．look up B．take up C．pick up D．make up 【答案】答案 D

解析 句意为：为什么不编一个新鲜的故事呢？make up编造，符合题意。 (3)I’m terribly sorry to turn you down this time，but I promise I will to you next time.

A．turn it up B．make it up C．pick it up D．set it up 【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：非常抱歉，这次拒绝了你，但我答应下次弥补。make it up弥补它，符合句意。 22． must表推测

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(1) Jack described his father，who must _____________(be) a brave boy many years ago，as a strong-willed man. 杰克把他的父亲描述成一个意志坚强的人，多年以前他肯定是一个勇敢的男孩。

(2) It must have rained last night，__________? 昨晚一定下雨了，是吗？ 【答案】(1)have been (2)didn’t it

(3)—Mary’s score on the test is the highest in her class. —Really？She have studied very hard. A．may C．must

B．ought to D．should

【答案】答案 C

解析 答语句意为：真的吗？她一定学习很努力。must have done表对过去事实的推测。

(4)—Everyone in my class passed the exam. —Oh，really？It difficult. A．can’t have been C．must be 【答案】答案 A

解析 对过去事实否定的推测，用can’t have done。 23．make out看出；辨认出；理解

(1)He swallows his words so much that I can never what he is saying. A．make out C．deal with 【答案】答案 A

解析 句意为：他欲言又止的，以致于我弄不明白他在说什么。make out理解。 (2)The idea puzzled me so much that I stopped for a few seconds to try to . A．make it out

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B．catch up D．listen to

B．needn’t have been

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C．make it up 【答案】答案 A

D．make it over

解析 make it out理解；考虑清楚。 24．make one’s way前往；(在事业上)有所起步

(1) Without experience in it，we have to ________ our way (摸索着前进). (2)Look！Many children are making their way ________ the beach. (3)We fought our way _________ the forest. 我们穿过森林前进。 【答案】(1) feel (2) to (3)through

(4)I kept silent in the backseat of the car as we made our to Grandma’s. A．decision C．plan

B．way D．path

【答案】答案 B

解析 make one’s way to some place前往某地。

(5)If you want to your way in the world，you must learn English well while still young. A．make C．force

B．fight D．feel

【答案】答案 A

解析 句意为：如果你想在世上有出息的话，你必须趁年轻学好英语。make one’s way(事业上)有所起步，有出息。 25．make up one’s mind(s)下定决心

(1)Have they made up their __________ (mind) what to do yet?

(2)At one point I made up my mind _________ (talk) to Uncle Sam.Then I ____________(改变主意)，realizing that he could do nothing to help. 【答案】(1) minds (2)to talk ; changed my mind

(3)Though they met with much difficulty，the team to go on with the experiment.

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A．changed their minds C．took their minds 【答案】答案 B

B．made up their minds D．gave their minds

解析 句意为：虽然他们遇到很大困难，队员们决心继续进行实验。 (4)—I’m afraid that she won’t come to help me as she promised.

—Don’t worry.Nothing will her mind if she has up her mind. A．change；made C．grow；given 【答案】答案 A

解析 change one’s mind改变主意；make up one’s mind下定决心。 26．make use of利用

(1) We should consider what use can _______________such a material.我们应该考虑这样的材料如何运用。

(2)There is no use _________(advise) him. 【答案】(1) be made of (2)advertising

(3)Good use of the weekend should be to relax yourself after the five days’ hard work. A．made C．paid

B．put D．found

B．turn；done D．make；changed

【答案】答案 A

解析 考查make good use of sth.的被动形式。

(4)You should any opportunity you have to practise English.(2011·天门统考)

A．make use of C．get along with 【答案】答案 A

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B．play a part in D．make fun of

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解析 make use of利用。句意为：你应该利用每个机会来练习英语。play a part in参与；get along with与……相处；进展；make fun of嘲弄，取笑。

27．meet with遇到；经历；会晤；受到

(1) Finally，we decided to go to the office to ①________(会见) our general manager.On our way we ②________(遇到) the secretary.She told us that he would go to the airport to ③________(迎接) several reporters.She also told us that the manager would ④_______(满足) our demands.Hearing her words，we made a decision to cancel our ⑤_______(会晤) with the manager.

【答案】①meet with ②met with ③meet ④meet ⑤meeting

(2)In modern times，people have to learn to all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life. A．keep with C．meet with 【答案】答案 D

解析 句意为：在现代，尽管人们过着舒适的生活，但他们不得不学会承受各种压力。live with sth.忍受，容忍。

(3)We often after work and go for a drink. A．meet our standards B．meet up C．meet our needs D．make ends meet 【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：下班后，我们经常相聚喝酒。meet up碰头，相聚。 28．make contributions to...对……做出贡献

(1)They also may contribute to _________(prevent) severe disease and death. 【答案】preventing

(2)Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng the space development of China.

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B．stay with D．live with

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A．made contribution to B．made contributions to C．contributed D．took contributions to 【答案】答案 B

解析 make contributions to对……做出贡献。

(3)It’s said that driving after drinking thousands of traffic accidents every year. A．results from C．devotes to 【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：据说酒后驾驶每年导致成千上万的交通事故。contribute to导致。 29．make way for给……让路；让位于……

(1)Do you think environment should make way _______ economic development? (2) Will you be able to make your way _______ the station? 【答案】(1) for (2)to

(3)When older men retire，they younger men to take their places.(2011·黄山调研)

A．make their way B．make way for C．give their way to D．lead their way for 【答案】答案 B

解析 make way for sb.让位于某人。

(4)We down the hill towards the town before dark. A．made away with C．made for

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B．contributes to D．lies in

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【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：在天黑之前，我们下山朝城里前进。make one’s way towards/to朝……前进。

30．make the acquaintance of和……相识；结识(＝make sb.’s acquaintance)

(1)I need to acquaint myself ________ these new rules.

(2)Employees should ______________ (acquaint) with emergency procedures. 【答案】(1) with (2)be acquainted

(3)I have some Japanese，but I don’t speak it fluently. A．acquaint to

B．acquaint with D．acquaintance for

C．acquaintance with 【答案】答案 C

解析 句意为：我知道一点日语，但我说得不流利。have some acquaintance with...对……有一些了解，符合句意。

(4) the facts，I know how to deal with it. A．Known about C．Judging by 【答案】答案 B

解析 句意为：熟悉了事实，我知道如何处理这件事。be acquainted with sth.对某事熟悉。

B．Acquainted with D．Referred to

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