大学英语每日一练（6-1）

31._______ opposing views, our boss declared that the company would enter the furniture market.

A. Despite of

B. Although

C. Though

D. In spite of

【答案】D.

【解析】考查连词。although, though 意为尽管，虽然，常引导让步状语从句。in spite of(尽管)相当于despite,后面可以名词或名词词组表示让步。此处opposing views 是名词词组，故排除B、C，选D。

32. People ___________ believe that the sun went around the earth.

A. would

B. be used to

C. will

D. used to

【答案】D.

【解析】考查固定搭配。be used to do sth.被用来做某事;be used to doing sth. 习惯于做某事;used to do sth. 过去常常做某事。根据句意，选D。

33. When I saw the expression on his face, I realized he was __________ agreement with me.

A. in

B. for

C.to

D. on

【答案】A.

【解析】考查固定搭配。in agreement with同意，一致，为固定用法，其他三项无此用法。

34. She didn’t want to go to Africa, probably __________ the weather is too hot.

A. for

B. because

C. since

D. as

【答案】B.

【解析】考查连词。for不表因果，只做解释说明;because表示因果关系;since既然，表示对方知道的原因;as表示大家都了解的“因为”。本句是因为“太热了”导致“她不想去”，有明显因果关系，故选B。

35. She is very ___________ to his ugly appearance.

A. sensible

B. sensitive

C. sense

D. sentimental

【答案】B.

【解析】考查形近词词义辨析。sensible明智的，理智的;sensitive体贴的，敏感的;sense感觉，意识;sentimental多愁善感的。be sensitive to对…敏感。根据句意，选B。

36. It was only a ___________ injury, not all that serious.

A. slight

B. special

C. similar

D. substantial

【答案】A.

【解析】考查形容词词义辨析。slight轻微的，细小的;special特别的，特殊的;similar相似的;substantial大量的。根据句意，选A。

37. They were ____________ white.

A. dressed

B. put on

C. dressed up

D. dressed in

【答案】D.

【解析】考查固定搭配。be dressed in 穿着，正穿着(表示状态)，其后可以直接跟表示颜色的词;be dressed up盛装打扮;put on穿上(表示动作)。根据句意，选D。

38. My children are looking forward to ___________ a trip to Paris.

A. make

B. making

C. be making

D. have made

【答案】B.

【解析】考查固搭配和介词。look forward to中的to为介词，其后应跟动名词作宾语，意为“期待做某事”。

39. ___________ he tried to explain any new idea, he just couldn’t make himself understood.

A. Whoever

B. Whatever

C. Wherever

D. Whenever

【答案】D.

【解析】考查连词。根据句意可知，无论他什么时候试图去解释自己的新观点，他总是不能是自己被理解。此处应填的是“每当....时候，不论何时”，故选whenever。whoever无论谁;whatever无论什么;wherever无论哪里。

40. Because they are __________ a date, many of us believe that they are in love.

A. in

B. on

C. out

D. at

【答案】 B.

【解析】考查固定搭配。be on a date，意为“在约会”，故选B。