Ⅰ.單項填空
1. Sun Yang was ______ first swimmer to win the 400 m and 1 500 m freestyle since Vladimir Salnikov at ______ 1980 Olympics in Moscow.
A. a; the B. a; /
C . the; the D. the; /
答案 C
解析 考查冠詞。第一空,定冠詞the與后面的first搭配,強調(diào)順序,表示“第一位”;“______ 1980 Olympics in Mo scow”特指1980年莫斯科奧運會,故第二空也用定冠詞the。因此答案為C項。
2. The happy look on his face ______ that he had passed the final examination successfully.
A. explained B. suggested
C. expressed D. described
答案 B
解析 考查動詞辨析。句意:他臉上幸福的表情表明他成功地通過了期末考試。explain“解釋”;suggest“表明;暗示”;express“表達”;describe“描述”。只有B符合句意。
3. New Zealand, in the South Pacific, ______ two large islands plus other smaller islands with an area of 270 000 sq km.
A. consists of B. is consisted of