英语（奥赛题库）
1. Both the blue pink and the blue dresses are pretty, but I like the __________ better.
A. earlier B. beginner C. former D. first
【答案】C.
【解析】考查比较级。由语境可知，此处是两种裙子的比较，选项中只有the former(前者)符合语境，代替前面的the blue pink dress。earlier：更早，早前;beginner：初学者，新手;former:前者; first：第一。根据句意可知，选C。
2. He made a ________ to let all children learn English, but he soon found it impossible without an online course.
A. confinement B. commitment C. conception D. commission
【答案】B.
【解析】考查固定搭配。make a commitment为固定搭配，意为“承诺，做出承诺”。confinement禁闭，关押;commitment承诺，许诺;conception构思，构想;commission委员会。
3. The people living in these apartments have free ________ to that swimming pool.
A. access B. excess C. excursion D. recreation
【答案】A.
【解析】考查词义辨析和固定搭配。access:接近的机会，使用的权利，have access to:有权使用;excess:过量，过分;excursion:远足，游览;recreation:消遣，娱乐。根据句意可知，选A。
4. He ________ the old man with 10 pounds for bringing back the lost dog.
A. rewarded B. prized C. gave D. paid
【答案】A.
【解析】考查词义辨析。reward感谢，奖赏;prize珍视，珍爱;give给予。give sb. sth. 给某人某物;pay，支付，偿还;reward sb. with sth.，奖赏某人某物。根据句意，选A。
5. He said he would never be intimidated __________ what he didn’t like by big names.
A. do B. to do C. did D. into doing
【答案】D.
【解析】考查固定搭配。常用搭配intimidate sb. into doing sth.意为 “恐吓某人做某事”，此处为它的被动形式。
6. I’m sorry to have _________ you with so many questions on such an occasion.
A. interfered B. offended C. impressed D. disturbed
【答案】D.
【解析】考查词义辨析。interfere,干涉; offend,冒犯; impress给...留下很深的印象; disturb打扰，麻烦。根据句意，选D。
7. — The coffee’s finished!
— Oh, sorry! I _____ to the shop to get some.
A. am going B. was going C. went D. have gone
7.【答案】A。解析：考查动词时态。句意：——咖啡喝完了。——喔，不好意思，我去商店买一些。am going一般将来时;was going过去将来时;went动词的过去式;have gone动词的现在完成时。根据“The coffee’s finished”可知此处表示说话人要去商店买一些回来，用一般将来时，动词用am going。故选A。
8. It was great in the end _____ we had a terrible time at the beginning.
A. if B. unless C. when D. although
8.【答案】D。解析：考查连词辨析。句意：虽然一开始我们很糟糕，但最后还是很棒的。if如果;unless除非，如果不;when当……时候;although虽然，尽管。根据句意可知，空前“It was great”与空后“we had a terrible time”是转折关系，这里应用although引导让步状语从句。故选D。
9. I’m pretty good at tennis. Actually, I’m probably _____ in the club.
A. worse B. good C. better D. the best
9.【答案】D。解析：考查形容词最高级。句意：我很擅长网球，事实上，我可能是俱乐部里最好的。worse更糟的;good好的;better更好的;the best最好的。根据“pretty good at tennis”以及“in the club”可知此处表示的是最高级“最好的”，用the best。故选D。