◇　连词、介词

1. ______ the unique blend of Servailie Tea, customers will experience a deep feeling of relaxation soon after drinking a cup.

A. Because

B. Owing to

C. Out of

D. Even if

【答案】B

【解析】空格处表原因，应填表示“由于”的词，排除C、D项。Because是连词，后接句子，Owing to是介词短语，后接短语。故选B。unique独特的，独一无二的。relaxation松弛，散心。

2. Forecasters have predicted this winter will have more snow ______ last year.

A. while

B. whether

C. than

D. or

【答案】C

【解析】句意：天气预报员预测，今年冬天的降雪量会超过去年。根据句中的比较级more，应填入表示比较关系的than。

3. I am contacting you to arrange a meeting ______ the joint venture proposal we discussed the other day.

A. regard

B. regards

C. regarding

D. regardless

【答案】C

【解析】句子表示“关于合资企业的建议安排一次会议”。regarding作为介词。意为“关于，至于”，符合句意，故选C。 arrange确定，准备。joint venture合资经营。 proposal提案(书)。the other day日前。 regardless不关心的。

4. The newest construction safety devices give off warnings ______ they detect excessive loads on any part of a building.

A. when

B. still

C. already

D. until

【答案】A

【解析】空格前后为两个句子，因此应填连词，排除B、C项。句子表示“当探测出危险的时候”，故选A。 construction建筑。device装置。give off发出，放出。 detect检测。excessive过度的。load负荷。

5. If you order the tickets ______ phone, you have to pay a $2 service charge as well as the $13.50for each ticket.

A. with

B. by

C. on

D. through

【答案】B

【解析】固定搭配by phone 意为“通过电话”，故选B。order订购。service charge服务费。A as well as B不但B，而且A。

6. Although your proposal does not conform to our requirements, we will keep it on file ______ future reference.

A. to

B. in

C. on

D. for

【答案】D

【解析】空格部分表示“作为以后的参考”，介词for常用于表示目的，放在此处最恰当，故选D。 conform to依照……。requirement要求(条件)。keep A on file把A保管(在文档中)。reference参照(书籍等)。

7. ______ our name might be unfamiliar to you, our company is taking the lead among kitchen equipment manufacturers.

A. How

B. If

C. While

D. When

【答案】C

【解析】空格处应填引导状语从句的连词。两个分句表示内容相对的意思，while意为“虽然，尽管”，在此最符合句意，故选C。 unfamiliar不熟悉的。take the lead带头。 manufacturer制作企业(商)。

8. Mr. Hewitt did not attend the court hearing; he did, ______, send the important papers to his attorney.

A. moreover

B. whereas

C. although

D. however

【答案】D

【解析】句意：休伊特先生没有参加庭审，不过他把重要文件交给了律师。根据句意，句中为转折关系，且句中空格前后都用逗号隔开，因此选择however。hearing开审，审讯。attorney律师；代理人。

9. ______ this past year were there reliable tests for detecting symptoms of the disease in its early stages.

A. As soon as

B. Not until

C. Prior to

D. Previous

【答案】B

【解析】句子使用了were there形式的倒装结构，表示强调的部分被置于句首。与本语序应为There were not reliable tests for detecting symptons of the disease in its early stages until this past year.故答案为B。 reliable可信的。 symptom症状。not until直到…才。

10. ______ the past two decades, TSMC and Matrix have been collaborating on 3-D semiconductor technology.

A. Over

B. About

C. Since

D. While

【答案】A

【解析】句子使用现在完成时，over用来表示一定长度的时间，符合句意“在过去的二十年里”，故选A。while作为连词，后面必须接从句。since后跟特定的时间点。 decade 10年(间)。collaborate on(与某人)合作…。 semi-conductor半导体。

11. It is amusement park policy that all visitors be securely fastened in their seats ______ they are on any fast ride.

A. while

B. during

C. and

D. by

【答案】A

【解析】空格后面是完整的句子。因此排除B、D项。While意为“……期间”，引导时间状语从句，故选A。amusement park游乐园。securely牢固地。 fasten系。

12. We will keep your application on file and contact you ______ a suitable position become available.

A. perhaps

B. whether

C. can

D. should

【答案】D

【解析】and后面的句子表示对将来的情况进行虚拟，原本语序应为if a suitable position should become available，此句省略了if，因此should应被提前，故选D。 keep A on file把A归档。 application申请人。available可用的。

13. The director will approve the additional project expenses ______ the department guarantees to complete it by the deadline.

A. there

B. if

C. then

D. so

【答案】B

【解析】空格前后为两个完整的句子，因而空格处需填连词。根据句意，空格处表示“如果”，因此选引导“条件”状语从句的连词if，故选B。 approve赞同。additional追加的。guarantee保证。

14. Employees absent from work due to illness may be required to present a doctor’s certificate ______ similar proof before returning to work.

A. without

B. or

C. instead

D. unless

【答案】B

【解析】空格处需填连接名词短语a doctor’s certificate和 similar proof的连词。句子表示“医生的诊断书或与其类似的证明书两者之中任意提交一份”，故选意为选择关系的连词or。absent from缺席(缺勤)…。certificate证明书。 proof证明。

15. These are the results of the research performed to determine a location ______ another outlet for our men’s clothing line.

A. in

B. about

C. for

D. to

【答案】C

【解析】句子表示“决定开代理店的位置”，空格后的部分表示目的、用途等，因此用介词for来表示。故选C。 research探索，调查。 perform执行，实行。outlet销路，代理店。 clothing服装。

16. ______ the majority of employees in the company are women, men hold most of the senior management posts.

A. Although

B. Whether

C. Despite

D. However

【答案】A

【解析】逗号前后为两个分句，应用连词来连接，排除C项。两个分句的内容相对，空格处有“尽管”的意思，因此用有让步意义Although。故选A。majority大多数。 hold拥有，占据。post职位。

17. It would be a great help to us if we could get a guaranteed order ______ your company by the end of March.

A. from

B. on

C. inside

D. into

【答案】A

【解析】句子表示“来自贵公司的订单”， order from意为“从…订购”，此处介词from符合句意，故选A。guaranteed。确定的，保证的。

18. Mr. Souza’s suggestions would not only save maintenance expenses, ______ do much to lift morale and streamline production.

A. and

B. so

C. but

D. or

【答案】C

【解析】此句为not only A but also B句型。意为“不仅A而且 B”。also也可以省略，因此空格处应填入but。故选C。 suggestion提案。lift提高。morale士气，劳动积极性。streamline使合理化，使简化。

19. Our bylaws require a minimum of three review meetings per year; ______ sometimes the need arises to convene more than three times.

A. however

B. thus

C. then

D. therefore

【答案】A

【解析】句意：我们每年需要召开三次审查会议，然而有时需召开三次以上。空格处需要含有转折意义的词。 however意为“然而”，符合句意，故选A。 bylaw规则，条例，内部规则。 convene聚会，会合。

20. Gas service to your home will be arranged ______ an official request is made with our billing department.

A. ever

B. while

C. once

D. soon

【答案】C

【解析】空格前后为两个完整的句子，因此应填入连词，排除A、D项。句子表示“一旦正式申请就供应天然气”，once意为“一旦……”，符合句意，故选C。official request正式要求。 billing department结算部。once一旦…。

21. Upton Systems will guarantee a prompt and efficient response to service requests ______ the warranty is in effect.

A. whereas

B. in case

C. as long as

D. unless

【答案】C

【解析】句子表示“保证在保修期内提供快速高效的服务”，as long as意为“只要，…期间”，在此符合句意，故选C。whereas 然而；鉴于。in case如果。 guarantee保证。prompt迅速的。warranty产品保证(书)。in effect(法律等)执行中。 whereas鉴于……。in case如果…。 unless除非…。

22. Ms. Greg, the company president, agrees with our budget recommendations, ______ she needs a more detailed report for the board.

A. but

B. even

C. whether

D. until

【答案】A

【解析】分析句意可知空格前后两个分句表示相对的意义，因此应选择含有转折意义的连词，but在此最合适，故选A。 budget预算(案)。recommendation推荐，劝告。detailed详细的。board董事会，理事会。

23. ______ open the trade agreement may seem, there are invisible barriers that prohibit exporters from achieving a strong market share in Japan.

A. However

B. Although

C. While

D. Moreover

【答案】A

【解析】分析句意可知句子表示“不管开展贸易协定看起来怎样”，故选含有“不管…”这种让步意义的however。A项为正确答案。 invisible看不见的。barrier障碍。prohibit A from B阻止A做B。market share市场占有率。moreover更。

24. New signs ______ the entrance of the airport will direct travellers to the appropriate parking areas.

A. at

B. among

C. with

D. as

【答案】A

【解析】at后接某个空间或特定的地点，among在…之中，不符合句意，故选A。 sign标志，向导。entrance入1：3。direct指路。appropriate适当的，恰当的。

25. We are pleased to announce that a new insurance policy offering comprehensive health coverage will go into effect ______ June 1.

A. on　

B. in　

C. at　

D. for

【答案】A

【解析】在特定的日期前要用介词on，表示具体的某一天。故选A。 announce通告，发表。insurance policy保险单。comprehensive广泛的，综合的。go(come)into effect开始生效，开始实行。

26. If I do not receive my order or a full refund ______ the next 30 days，I have every intention of pursuing legal action against your company.

A. within

B. while

C. until

D. by

【答案】A

【解析】句子表示“在30天内如果我没有收到订单或全额退款”，介词within后面接具体的期间，表示“期间内”，故选A。until或by意为“…截至”，不符合句意。full refund全额退款。intention意图，意向。pursue legal action against对…采取法律措施，起诉。

27. Ms. Smith decided that in order to become more involved in the community she would volunteer ______ the local council.

A. for

B. as

C. except

D. over

【答案】A

【解析】句子表示“志愿为当地政府服务”。volunteer for意为“自告奋勇地去做…，志愿…”，在此符合句意，故选A。be involved in参与。council议会。

28. It has been reported that many investment firms lost significant numbers of clients ______ the economic crisis last year.

A. for

B. during

C. while

D. within

【答案】B

【解析】during后跟明确的时间或接事件，表示“……期间”。句子意为“在经济危机期间”，故选B。for后接包含数字在内的表示时间的名词，while后接句子，两者都是错误的。investment firm投资公司。significant number of相当数量的。client顾客。economic crisis经济危机。

29. ______ modern technology is crucial to any business operation, neglect of human resources can damage a corporation quickly and sometimes irreparably.

A. Whether   

B. While　

C. If 

D. However

【答案】B

【解析】逗号前后为两个完整的句子，空格处应填引导状语从句的连词。连个分局意义相对，因此用连词while，意为“尽管”，故选B。 crucial重要的。human resources人力资源。irreparably不能恢复地。while尽管。

30. Security officers at the Oakland Villas are not permitted to leave the grounds of the apartment complex ______ on duty.

A. while

B. during

C. though

D. without

【答案】A

【解析】分析句意可知空格后是省略了主语和be动词的句子，排除B、D项。While意为“做…的期间”，符合句意，故选A。while on duty常做词组使用。security保安。permit A to do允许A做…。on duty值班，正在上班。

31. Employees cannot take extended vacations ______ approved by their immediate supervisors.

A. without

B. in case

C. unless

D. despite

【答案】C

【解析】空格后是省略了主语和动词的分句，因而排除介词without和despite。句子表示“除非他们的直属上司同意，否则不…”，unless放在这最恰当。故选C。extended vacation延长休假。immediate supervisor直属上司。in case如果。

32. The vendor was encouraged by the news ______ the agent had already contacted a number of prospective buyers.

A. how

B. why

C. which

D. that

【答案】D

【解析】空格后部分是空格前the news的同位语从句，从句用来补充说明名词the news，为名词分句，故用连接名词从句的连词that来引导，故选D。vendor卖主。agent代理(商)。contract合同，契约。prospective预期的。buyer买主，顾客。

33. In accordance with national regulations，the airline prohibits passengers from accessing their luggage ______ layovers at Singapore Airport.

A. until

B. in

C. during

D. for

【答案】C

【解析】句意表示“在短期滞留期间”，只有C、D两项可表示这个意思。for一般和数字一起使用，表示具体长度。during表示活动或事件从头到尾的整个过程。故选C。in accordance with根据…。prohibit A from doing禁止A做…。layover短期滞留。

34. As long as demand ______ he product remains at this level, there is no way our company can lose money.

A. in

B. for

C. to

D. at

【答案】B

【解析】固定短语demand for意为“对…的需求”。此处句子表示顾客对产品的需求，故选B。as long as只要。level水准。there is no way没理由做…。

35. For any inquiries please visit Carlton Travel Agency’s head office, located ______ the fourth floor of the Hurley Building.

A. in 

B. within

C. at

D. on

【答案】D

【解析】句子表示“位于4层的总公司”，惯用搭配on the +序数词+floor，意为“在几层楼上”。故选D。in+比较宽阔的场所，at+特定地点，within在…里面。

36. Customers will not be refunded the price of their ticket, unless the cancellation is made ______ 24 hours of booking.

A. by

B. until

C. within

D. before

【答案】C

【解析】句子表示“在24个小时内”，within常和表示具体时间长度的名词搭配，意为“在特定时间以内”，故选C。

37. All telemarketers should return to work ______ the cause of the phone line malfunction is determined and repaired.

A. once

B. or

C. while

D. yet

【答案】A

【解析】句意：一旦确定电话线故障的原因并修好后，所有电话推销员必须复工。空格意为“一旦做……”，故选A。while……期间，不符合句意。telemarketer电话销售员。malfunction故障。determine查明。repair修理。

38. The company director’s connecting flight to New York is not scheduled to leave ______ eight o’clock tomorrow morning.

A. by

B. until

C. since

D. when

【答案】B

【解析】该题为not…until…句型，意为“直到…才…”，by与until的区别在于until表示状态一直持续，by表示行动最终完成。根据句意，选择B。connecting flight中转航班。be scheduled to do计划做…。

39. The Ministry of Health website should hold the answers to any questions people might have ______ food health and safety regulations.

A. beyond

B. except

C. concerning

D. in

【答案】C

【解析】句子意为“人们对有关食品卫生及安全规章的提问”，concerning意为“涉及…关于……”,放在此处符合句意，故选C。hold握住。safety regulations安全守则。

40. The diplomat suggested that the best way ______ gaining the respect of hotel staff is to show them great courtesy at all times.

A. on

B. out

C. of

D. over

【答案】C

【解析】句子表示“赢得员工尊重的最好方法”。way表示“做...的方法”时可以构成词组way of doing 和way to do，故答案为C。diplomat外交官respect尊敬courtesy 礼貌，郑重 at all times 经常

41. ______ a great deal of effort and sacrifice, archaeologists have been able to collect these rare ancient artifacts.

A. Into

B. Through

C. Below

D. Beneath

【答案】B

【解析】句子表示“通过大量的努力和牺牲”。Into到……里；在……中。 Through通过……，依靠……。Below……下面，以下的。Beneath在……之下，落后于……。只有B项符合题意，故选B。a great deal of很多的，大量的。sacrifice牺牲。archaeologist考古学家。

42. The local library contains a lot of interesting historic documents ______ the development of this region.

A. between

B. within

C. on

D. as

【答案】C

【解析】句意：当地图书馆有很多关于本地区发展的历史文件。on意为“关于……”，故选C。between在……之间 。within……以内。 as作为……。三者都不符合题意。local地方的。contain包含。historic历史上著名的，有历史性的。region区域，地方

43. ______ your inquiry about the dress code for the dinner party on Saturday night, I think a suit would be appropriate.

A. Except

B. Regarding

C. Unless

D. Because

【答案】B

【解析】句子表示“关于阁下对着装要求的咨询”。 Except意为“除…之外”，Regarding意为“对于……关于……”，Unless和Because后接句子，因此只有B项符合题意。inquiry询问。dress code服装规章。appropriate适当的，恰当的。

44. Ms. Swindon, the new head nurse at the hospital, will ask the patient ______ he is currently taking as a medication.

A. that

B. what

C. as

D. yet

【答案】B

【解析】空引导名词性从句，并且充当从句的宾语。that引导完整的句子，而what则在从句中做成分，故选B。patient病人。currently现在，最近。

45. Few people know ______ thousands of teenagers suffer from the negative effects of alcohol addiction.

A. that

B. until

C. if

D. so

【答案】A

【解析】空格做know的宾语且为引导名词从句的连词。此处的从句是完整的句子并是肯定语气，故用that引导。if引导的名词从句多为不确定的事实，意为“……是否”。suffer from因……而受苦。negative不好的，消极的。alcohol addiction酒精中毒。

46. The pediatrician wondered ______ the exercise facilities or other amenities at the day care center might pose a danger to children.

A. that

B. while

C. if

D. once

【答案】C

【解析】根据空格前的wondered可知后面的从句表示不确定的事实。句子表示“……是否危险”，故用if来引导，答案为C。pediatrician儿科医生。facilities设施。amenities便利设施。day care center托儿所。pose a danger包含危险的。

47. The supplier delivered all the ingredients for Ms. Davies' restaurant ______ the Dutch yoghurt needed for the dessert.

A. except for

B. far

C. by

D. regarding

【答案】A

【解析】句意：除了甜点所需的酸奶，供应商送递Ms. Davies餐馆需要的所有材料。except for意为“除了……外”，符合句意，故选A。regarding关于，至于。supplier供应者，供货商。ingredient材料；元素。Dutch荷兰的。

48. The important question for the board of doctors to consider is ______ the surgeon did not attempt to treat the patient’s injuries sooner.

A. why

B. what

C. while

D. where

【答案】A

【解析】分析句子可知空格后的从句是question 的内容，空格后表示“为什么不试图做…”，故用why来引导表示“理由”的疑问句，因此选A。board委员会。consider考虑。surgeon外科医生。attempt to do试图做…。 injury伤处。

49. Our regular update on financial issues will not appear in this week’s edition of the magazine ______ our economic reporter is away on vacation.

A. since

B. until

C. so

D. that

【答案】A

【解析】分析句意可知空格前表示结果，后面表示理由。因此空格处需填表示理由的连词，since意为“因为，由于”，符合题意，故选A。regular有规律的。update最新消息。financial和金融相关的。edition发行物。on vacation度假中。

50. ______ the fact that attendance was lower than expected, the company’s annual charity fund-raiser was a great success.

A. Aside from

B. Except that

C. Because of

D. Long since

【答案】A

【解析】句意：除了出席人员少之外，公司年度的募捐活动是成功的。aside from意为“除了…以外”，符合句意，故选A。except that后接句子，因此是错误的。 attendance出席者(人数)。annual年度的。charity慈善。 fundraiser基金募集活动。aside from除了…以外。long since很久以前。

51. There was only one section ______ last month’s financial report that the board members were pleased with.

A. in

B. between

C. on

D. along

【答案】A

【解析】句意：董事会成员只对财政报告书中的一部分感到满意。空格处意为“在…里，内部”，因此A项为正确答案。

52. ______ the article was only published in a small regional newspaper, it caused a lot of controversy in the state capital.

A. Due to

B. According to

C. Instead of

D. Even though

【答案】D

【解析】分析句意可知前后两个句子表示相反的内容，且都是完整句，因此需要表示让步意义的连词来连接。Even though意为“尽管”，故选D。其余选项都是介词，不能连接句子。publish发行。regional地区的。controversy争论，争议。state capital州的首府(州的行政都市)。

53. Ms. Wyatt, the new reporter, was unable to obtain an exclusive interview with the musician ______ he was busy preparing for a performance.

A. because of

B. as

C. due to

D. owing

【答案】B

【解析】空格后句子表示理由，且是完整的句子，需要填连词，故选as。because of和due to都是介词词组，owing也用做介词词组owing to，都不能连接完整的句子。obtain得到，获得。exclusive独家的。prepare for准备…。performance公演，执行。

54. ______ the newspaper reported on the scandal involving the politician, he had been planning to run for governor next term.

A. During

B. Until

C. By

D. If

【答案】B

【解析】句意：在新闻报道解释政治家的丑闻之前，它一直打算竞选下届的州长。空格处需要连接分句的连词并表示“在……之前计划做……”，故选B。During和By都是介词，所以是错误的。run for(选举等活动中)参选。involve使参与，牵涉。plan to do计划做……。governor州长。term任期，期限。

55. ______ some of the regulations have yet to be finalized, effort in complying with the law has begun.

A. Although

B. Even

C. Despite

D. Moreover

【答案】A

【解析】空格处需要引导从句的连词，根据句意可知两分句表示相反的内容，although意为“尽管”，放在这里最恰当。故选A。 regulation规章。have yet to do还没有做…。finalize定案。comply with遵守…。

56. ______ fully staffed, the office will have to accommodate the workspace and equipment needs of over sixty workers,

A. When

B. In

C. Though

D. With

【答案】A

【解析】空格部分是省略了主语及be动词的状语从句，因此用连词来连接，排除B、D项。句子意为“如果人员配备齐全”，When做连词意为“当……时，如果”， Though意为“即使……”，故选A。staff分派职员。accommodate收容。

57. Our headquarters has a complete database of all merchandise ______ our stores, so the employees there can direct you to the location that has your item in stock.

A. in

B. to

C. on

D. under

【答案】A

【解析】in our store意为“我们店的所有商品”，介词in后通常跟表示空间的词，故选A。headquartem总公司。merchandise商品。complete完全的。location场所。item品目。in stock有存货的，进货。

58. Subscribers to A Taste of Vino will be sent refunds for the year 2006, ______ the magazine will not be able to continue publication.

A. in spite of

B. since

C. but

D. dueto

【答案】B

【解析】空格后接句子，因此排除介词短语A、D项。根据句意，空格处表示“由于……”。故选B。subscriber订阅者。refund退款。magazine杂志。publication发行，出版。

59. ______ John is young and relatively inexperienced; the boss is giving him their most important client to close a real estate deal.

A. Before

B. Despite

C. Regarding

D. Although

【答案】D

【解析】句意：尽管约翰年经又缺乏经验，老板还是委派他和最重要的客户做最后一轮房地产交易。空格之后为完整的从句，应填入连词。although能引导让步状语从句，且与句意相符。despite和regarding是介词，before虽然可以用作介词或连词，但意为“在…之前”。

60. In the third quarter, ______ stronger domestic demand encourages higher production and supply, the company celebrates its small success.

A. that

B. although

C. as

D. which

【答案】C

【解析】句意：在第三季度，由于强大的内需推动了产品的生产和供应，公司对这次小小的胜利进行了庆祝。空格处引导原因状语从句，因此选择as。