Ⅰ.用所给词的适当形式填空
1. (circumstance) forced us to change our plans.
答案:Circumstances
2.He
(advocate) banning cars in the city centre at the meeting.
答案:advocated
3.The rainfall
(average)
36 inches a year.
答案:averages
4.There is a growing
(tend) for people to work at home instead of in the office.
答案:tendency
5.Weve had a few
(agree), but we’re still good friends.
答案:disagreements
6.The school sees its job as preparing students to make a(n)
(contribute) to society.
答案:contribution
Ⅱ.单项填空
1.Our school doesnt________ students’staying in the classroom too long because students should have time for sports.
A.advocateB.admit
C.assess
D.approach
解析:选A。考查动词辨析。advocate“提倡;主张”;admit“承认”;assess“评估”;approach“接近”。句意:我们学校不提倡学生在教室待的时间过长,因为学生应有时间进行体育活动。
2.Under no circumstances ________ to move to a new place far away from her workplace, because it isnt convenient for her family and herself.
A.Karen will agree B.will Karen agree
C.Karen will disagree
D.will Karen disagree
解析:选B。句意:因为对于Karen 和她的家庭来说搬到远离她的工作地点去住是太不方便,所以她决不同意搬家。题中因为under no circumstances(决不)这一否定短语位于句首,故应用倒装结构,排除A、C。根据句意可以排除D选项。
3.The number of the students in one class of our school is below the national________.
A.number
B.average
C.data
D.decrease
解析:选B。average“平均数”。句意:我校一个班的人数低于全国平均数。根据句意可知B项正确。