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基础一练夯实练基础　小试牛刀 .词汇知识 1．(2013·山东模拟卷三)The possibility never ________ to me that I would unexpectedly enter such a big bank under the bad economic situation. A. struck B. hit C. occurred D. defeated 答案与解析　C　句意：我从没想到过在经济形势不景气的情况下我能进入一家如此大的银行(工作)。occur to sb.“被想到；出现在脑海中”。strike/hit也可译为“想到”，后面无介词to，直接跟sb.; defeat“打败；战胜”。本题C项正确。 2．(2013·合肥模拟)Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women. That is to say, men are in the ________. A. majority B. activity C. possibility D. minority 答案与解析　A　由句意可知，不到20%为女性，也就是说大部分为男性。in the majority“占多数；过半数”，与句意相符。 3．(2013·江西九校联考)________ the courses (跑道) for the sports meeting gave us much pleasure as well as knowledge. A. Looking out B. Marking out C. Taking out D. Breaking out 答案与解析　B　句意：为运动会划比赛跑道给了我们快乐的同时也让我们学到了很多知识。mark out“划线；标出……的界限”，符合句意。look out“注意”； take out“拿出来”； break out“爆发”。 4．A recent survey ________ that the majority of people are worried about the present high price of apartments in cities. A. indicates B. includes C. imagines D. improves 答案与解析　A　句意：根据最近的一项调查表明，大部分人对目前城市的房价过高感到忧虑。indicate“指出；表明；显示”，符合句意。include“包含；包括”； imagine“想象”； improve“提高”，均不符合句意。 5．Remember to ________ a good state of mind even if you should fail plenty of times. A. take up B. brush up C. get up D. keep up 答案与解析　D　句意：即使你可能会失败许多次，但也要记住保持良好的心态。keep up“(使)继续下去；保持；使居高不下”； take up“开始从事；继续下去；占去”； brush up“快速提高；重温(生疏了的技术等)”； get up“起立；起床”。 .语法填空 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 __6__ the worlds attention is on Sochi, Russia for the ongoing 2014 Winter Olympic Games, China is competing against other countries __7__ the honour to host the 2022 Winter Olympic Games. Bejing __8__ (start) a joint (联合的) bid (申办) with Zhangjiakou in Hebei on Nov 3, 2013. Beijing hopes to stage the ice events, while Zhangjiakou, __9__ ski resort about 200km northwest of Beijing, hopes to host snow sports, according to China Daily. Zhangjiakous Chongli County has __10__ least four months of snowfall, __11__ (normal) starting in late October. T