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1.A year later，with the nation‘s economy ________， Bush’s approval rating dropped below 40 percent. 【 B】
A. in power
B. in trouble
C. in hand
D. in part
【答案解析】：in trouble：陷入困境。由于经济陷入困境，所以支持率下降了很多，符合句意。
2.There is the appreciation of the salient historical truth ________ the aging of advanced societies has been a sudden change. 【C】
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. how
【答案解析】：本句中that引导的也是同位语从句。
3.Robots differ from automatic machines ________ after completion of one specific task，they can be reprogrammed by a computer to do another one. 【B】
A. in case
B. in that
C. in which
D. in time
【答案解析】：in that意思是：在于，因为。解释differ from automatic machines的具体方面。
4.Basically，these attitudes amount to a belief ________ leisure can and should be put to good use. 【 B】
A. which
B. that
C. what
D. how
【答案解析】：空格前面是belief，后面是一个结构完整的句子，解释说明belief的具体内容。所以用that引导这个同位语从句。
5.The professor worked for 7 hours at a ________. 【 A】
A. stretch
B. extend
C. expand
D. prolong
【答案解析】：此题考查的是固定词组搭配。at a stretch一口气地。
6.If an earthquake occurred，some of the one-storey houses ________. 【D】
A. might be left stand
B. might leave to be standing
C. might be left to stand
D. might be left standing
【答案解析】：be left……：被置于……的境地。它是leave sth……的被动式。standing：站立的，固定的，直立的。be left加形容词是常用的一种表达方式。
7.________， he had no time to rest. 【 C】
A. As he was tired
B. If he was tired
C. Tired as he was
D. Now that he was tired
【答案解析】：译文：尽管他很累，他也没有时间休息。此题考查的是让步状语从句，从句中表语提前。
8.Since we have a focused subject， we should not talk ________. 【D】
A. at once
B. at hand
C. at intervals
D. at random
【答案解析】：译文：既然我们已经有了命题，我们就不应漫无边际地交谈。此题考查对固定短语的掌握情况。at once立刻；at hand在附近，在手头，即将发生；at intervals间或，不时；at random随便，任意。
9.Why do you blame him for his poor judgment on the matter ______ he really needs is encouragement？ 【C】
A. when that
B. since that
C. when what
D. now that
【答案解析】：译文：当他真正需要鼓励时，你为什么责备他的拙劣判断。此题考查准确判断句子结构。when引导时间状语从句，what he really needs充当这个时间状语从句的主语。
10.The doctors are ________ about the guidelines under which they can carry out euthanasia. 【B】
A. at a stretch Ｗww.KaＯ8.C
B. at a loss
C. at random
D. at length
【答案解析】：本题考查的是短语区分。A.不休息地，连续地；B.不知所措，茫然，不了解；C.任意的，随便的；D.最后，终于。句意：医生们不了解执行安乐死的准则。
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