公共英语(PETS)三级语法与词汇例题解析(八)
36. I’d rather you _____ anything about it for the time being.
A. do B. don’t C. didn’t do D. didn’t
答案: C
解析: I’d rather 后面从句动词用过去式.
37. We must manage to do our work better with ____ people.
A. less money and few B. less money and fewer
C. little money and less D. few money and less
答案: B
解析: 我们尽力用更少的钱和人力来把工作做得更好;注意less修饰不可数名词,few修饰可数名词,little修饰不可数名词,表否定。
38. That’s a good suggestion! Let’s finish our work _____ we can be free this evening.
A. now that B. that C. because D. so that
答案: D
解析: 这是一个好的建议!让我们完成工作这样今天晚上就可以自由了; now that 既然,由于。
39. _____ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all.
A. When compared B. Compared
C. While comparing D. Comparing
答案: B
解析: 注意用被动形式,“比较”这个动作是被动的;另外,如果没有B项的话,A项也正确,但最常用省略When的这种;与整个地球来比,最高的山峰看起来也不算什么了。
40. That tree looked as if it _____ for a long time.
A. hasn’t watered B. didn’t water
C. hadn’t been watered D. wasn’t watered
答案: C
解析: 这棵树看起来好像很长时间没有浇过水了;注意用被动形式。