31. To the great ________ of the citizens, no one else was infected with H1N1 except the 12 confirmed cases.

　　A. relaxation B. disappointment

　　C. relief D. surprise

　　[解析]to the great disappointment of sb.令某人大为失望的是;to the great relief of sb.令某人大为宽慰的是;to the great surprise of sb.令某人大为吃惊的是;无 to the great relaxation 的搭配。由句意可知，此处表示“令市民大为宽慰的是”，故C项正确。

　　[答案]C

　　32. To their disappointment, Dr Wang gave a speech about the economy without even a passing ________ to the problem of unemployment.

　　A.connection B.appointment

　　C.reference D.exploration

　　[解析]reference 提及，参考。句意：使他们失望的是，王博士做了关于经济的演讲却对失业问题只字未提。connection 联系;appointment 约会;exploration 探索。

　　[答案]C

　　33.We should bear in mind that social development and balance of nature should go in ________.

　　A.company B.sympathy

　　C.association D.harmony

　　[解析]in harmony 和谐地。句意：我们应牢记社会的发展应该和大自然的平衡和谐。company 陪伴;sympathy 同情;association 联系。

　　[答案]D

　　34.The speech that Mr Smith made today gave a strong ________ on the students.

　　A. expression B. expectation

　　C. reputation D. impression

　　[解析]expression 表情，表达;expectation 期望，盼望;reputation 名声;impression 印象，give an impression on sb.“给某人留下印象”，为固定搭配，故D项正确。

　　[答案]D

　　35.Eat less and take more exercise or you'll be out of ________.

　　A. order B. shape

　　C. weight D. balance

　　[解析]out of order 出毛病了，坏了;out of shape 健康状况不佳;变形;weight 不与 out of 搭配;out of balance 失去平衡。由句意“少吃点，多锻炼，要不然，你的身体就不好了。”可知B项正确。

　　[答案]B

　　36.When advised dieting, Marsha would say, “What's the ________ in working so hard to lose weight, only to gain it all back again?”

　　A. concern B. matter

　　C. effect D. point

　　[解析]concern 关心，担心;matter事物;问题;effect 后果，影响;point 意义，what's the point in doing sth.?为固定句式，意为“干某事有什么意义”，故选D。

　　[答案]D

　　37.You should take ________ of this opportunity and try to make a good impression on them.

　　A. care B. advantage

　　C. charge D. panic

　　[解析]本题考查名词的固定搭配。take care of 照顾，照料;take advantage of 利用;take charge of 负责，主管;panic 不与 take 搭配。由句意“你应该利用这次机会给他们留下个好印象。”可知B项正确。

　　[答案]B

　　38.I've read the letter twice, but I can't make any ________ of it at all.

　　A. sense B. meaning

　　C. explanation D. idea

　　[解析]本题考查名词的固定搭配。make sense of“了解……的含义”，符合句意。句意：这封信我读了两遍了，但我一点也没读懂。

　　[答案]A

　　39.Scientists have been worried for years about the ________ of air pollution on the earth's natural conditions.

　　A. effect B. reason

　　C. account D. cause

　　[解析]解题关键是题干中的介词 on，四个选项中只有 effect 与介词 on 搭配，意为“对……的影响”。句意：关于空气污染对地球自然条件的影响，科学家们已担心多年了。

　　[答案]A

　　40. A dog's________to his master deserves to be respected.

　　A. devotion B. principle

　　C. identity D. guidance

　　[解析]devotion, 忠实，热爱;principle, 原则，准则;道德操守;identity，身份;guidance, 指导。由句意“狗对主人的忠心值得尊敬。”可知A项正确。

　　[答案]A

　　41.—I've read another book this week.

　　—Well, maybe ________ is not how much you read but what you read that counts.

　　A.this B.that

　　C.there D.it

　　[解析]句意：——这星期我又看了一本书。——好呀，也许你读了多少并不重要，重要的是你读了什么。考查强调句：It is/was+被强调部分+that/who+句子剩余部分，故选D。

　　[答案]D

　　42.Unsatisfied ________ with the payment, he took the job just to get some work experience.

　　A. though was he B. though he was

　　C. he was though D. was he though

　　[解析]句意：尽管对工资不满意，但为了获得工作经验，他接受了这份工作。本题考查 though 引导状语从句可用倒装形式的用法，从句中的表语、状语或动词原形置于句首，但主谓顺序不变。本句可写为：Though he was unsatisfied with the payment... as 引导让步状语从句时必须将从句中的表语、状语或动词原形置于句首，若表语是名词，前置时要省略冠词。如：Child as he is，he has had a good knowledge of two languages. 尽管他还小，但他已掌握了两种语言。

　　[答案]B

　　43.It was along the Mississippi River ________ Mark Twain spent much of his childhood.

　　A. how B. which

　　C. that D. where

　　[解析]句意：正是在密西西比河沿岸马克·吐温度过了他孩提时代的大部分时光。本题为强调句式。被强调部分为：along the Mississippi River。

　　[答案]C

　　44.So much of interest ________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

　　A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers

　　C. does Beijing offer D. Beijing does offer

　　[解析]句意：北京有那么多的名胜以至于大部分游客无暇游览全部。so much 置于句首，后面的句子应用部分倒装，即将助动词，情态动词放到主语前面。

　　[答案]C

　　45.—Have you got any particular plans for the coming holiday?

　　—Yes. ________， I'm going to visit some homes for the old in the city.

　　A. If ever B. If busy

　　C. If anything D. If possible

　　[解析]句意：——你为即将到来的假期做了特别安排了吗?——是的。如果有可能的话，我将去市里的几家老人院看看。if ever 如果曾经，if possible 如果有可能的话。由句意可知D项正确。

　　[答案]D