9.（江苏重点中学联考）

             `his bookishness，curiously little is known about the world view of Gordon Brown，the first British  Prime Minister said to be a real intellctual in decades.

  A.Though                               B.As                                   C.In spite that               D.Despite

  答案  D

.(河南省示范性高中高三3月联考)

   The weather in London is so changeable that people always take their umbrellas with them

               `rain.

   A.for fear of                   B.in need of                  C.in spite of                  D.because of

   答案  A

11.(河南省示范性高中高三3月联考)

   —Is there any chance of my borrowing your iPod?

   —For how long?

   —            the end of the week.

   A.Since                                 B.Until                                 C.From                               D.By

   答案  B

12.(河南省示范性高中高三3月联考)

   I had an experience some years ago，           taught me something I’ll never forget.

   A.this                             B.that                                  C.what                                D.which

   答案  D

13.(南昌市高三第一次调研测试)

   Agriculture was a step in human progress             which subsequently there was not anything comparable until our own machine age.

   A.to                              B.in                              C.for                                   D.from

   答案  A

14.(福州高三模拟5月)

   President Hu Jintao said economic growth is the basis for strengthening defense capability，which is             an important indicator of overall national strength.

   A.in turn                        B.in return                           C.on a large scale          D.in a row

   答案  A

15.(西安地区八校联考)

   —Your daughter must be pretty.

   —But to tell you the truth，she is          being such a beauty as you can imagine.

   A.far from                      B.as well as                  C.no better than            D.by means of

   答案  A

16.(海南东方模拟5月)

   Parents should take seriously their children’s requests for sunglasses            eye protection is necessary in sunny weather.

   A.because                             B.though                      C.unless                       D.if

   答案  A

17.(石家庄高中毕业班复习教学质量检测二)

   I hope you don’t mind me asking，              where did you buy those shoes?

A.so                              B.and                                  C.yet                                   D.but

答案  D

18.(济南市高三第一次统一考试)

   The Outsiders has been well received，but             actual sales，it hasn’t been very successful.

   A.according to                B.in terms of                 C.regardless of                     D.owing to

   答案  B

19.(潍坊市高三第二次教学质量检测)

   The news that she had been engaged             Mr. Smith came to me as a surprise.

   A.to                              B.in                                    C.with                                 D.for

   答案  A

20.(潍坊市高三第二次教学质量检测)

   The man is              a serious nervous breakdown because he is unable to deal with pressure from

   daily life.

   A.in front of                  B.in favor of                 C.on behalf of               D.on the edge of

   答案  D

21.(日照市高三第一次模拟考试)

   The central finance has handed out 6.3 billion yuan to help local governments ease capital shortages

               the snow disaster.

   A.resulting in                  B.in spite of                  C.due to                       D.in terms of

   答案  C

22.(安徽合肥质检5月)

   Many girl students like to go rope jumping to get warm        classes when it turns cold.

   A.in                              B.between                           C.during                       D.among

   答案  B

23.(南通市四县高三第一次联考)

   A clear，warm day suddenly grew chill             a dark curtain of rolling dust advanced across the plains.

   A.until                                   B.as                             C.so                             D.since

   答案  B

24.(南通市四县高三第一次联考)

              in her life Jennie gained a clear idea of how large the world is.

   A.The first time                     B.For the first time C.At first                      D.At the first time

   答案  B

25.(杭州学军中学模拟5月)

   Stop making so much noise            my neighbour will start complaining.

   A.or else                        B.but still                      C.and then                           D.so that

   答案  A

20-年联考题

1.（宁夏银川一中期中）

  Chongqing and Wuhan are among the most important cities in China                 their size and

population.

  A.in favor of                           B.in case of                  C.in view of                  D.in terms of

  答案  D