大学英语每日一练（8-24）

141. In the ________ of proof, the police could not take action against the man.

A. lack

B. shortage

C. absence

D. failure

【答案】C。

【解析】考查名词搭配辨析。句意：在缺乏证据的情况下，警察无法对那人采取行动。in the absence of没有;shortage缺乏，无in the shortage搭配;lack of缺乏，无in the lack搭配;failure失败。故选C。

142.After watching ________ TV, she played ________ violin for an hour.

A.不填,不填

B. the, the

C. the,不填

D.不填,the

【答案】D

【解析】watch TV 是习惯搭配，不必用冠词。表示乐器的名词前应用定冠词。因此D为正确答案。

143.The gas must have been used up, ________ the fire went out of itself.

A. because

B. as

C. for

D. since

【答案】C

【解析】本题是从结果推断出原因，不是表示直接的从原因导致结果，故选for。故选C。

144. I need one more stamp before my collection ________.

A. has completed

B. completes

C. will be completed

D. is completed

【答案】D

【解析】首先collection和complete之间为被动关系，排除AB;其次，before引导的时间状语从句可用一般现在时表将来。“在我的收藏完成之前”，“还未完成”，这里用一般现在时表将来。故选D。

145. The Bunsen Burner is so named because it is thought ________ by Robert Bunsen.

A. to be invented

B. having been invented

C. invented

D. to have been invented

【答案】D

【解析】句式:sb/sth be thought to have been invented表示过去已经完成动作，故选D。

146. Does this car give you good ________ for your money?

A. value

B. price

C. worth

D. cost

【答案】A。

【解析】考查名词搭配辨析。句意：这辆车物有所值吗?good value for money值得花那么多的钱。故选A。

147.We won’t give up ________ we should fail ten times.

A. even if

B. since

C. whether

D. until

【答案】A

【解析】“even if”表示让步。“即使我们失败十次，我们也不放弃”。故选A。

148.I don’t think I will need any money but I will bring some ________ .

A. at last

B. in case

C. once again

D. in time

【答案】B

【解析】“in case”在此“以防万一”，本题的语意是“我认为我不需要用钱，但是我还是会带一些的，以防万一。”其余选项中最具迷惑性的是“at last”“最终”，但at last常常表示“经过一段时间的等待或曲折，意为最后，终于”。故选B。

149. The old man ________ since he came into the hospital.

A. has taken good care of

B. has been taken good care of

C. has taken good care

D. has been taken good care

【答案】B

【解析】首先old man和take good care of“好好照顾…”之间是被动关系，排除AC;同时，take good care of变成被动时介词of不可少，故选B。

150. If only you ________ him what I said! Everything would have been all right.

A. do not tell

B. would not tell

C. have not told

D. had not told

【答案】D

【解析】if only对过去情况的虚拟用“had done”结构，故选D。