11、In that country, guests usually feel that they are not highly ______ if the invitation to a dinner party is given only three or four days before the party date.

A. regarded B. thought

C. admired D. concerned

A

句意:在那个国家,赴宴会的邀请书仅在宴会前三四天收到，会让客人感到他们不被重视。regarded重视;若选B,则应用thought of, 故选A。

12、She can't get down to work because she was deeply __________ by the news of his death.

A. surprised B. affected

C. harmed D. charged

B

句意：她不能着手去工作，因为她深深受到他的死讯的影响。surprise使惊奇;affect影响，感染，感动;harm伤害，危害，损害;charge使承担，指责。

13、—Hi, Tory, can I use your computer for a while this afternoon?

—Sorry. __________.

【选项】

A. It's repaired

B. It has been repaired

C. It's being repaired

D. It had been repaired

C

解析：句意：“嗨，Tory, 今天下午我能用一会儿你的电脑吗? ”“真抱歉，电脑正在修理。”该句强调的是此时电脑正被维修，需用现在进行时的被动语态。

14、Would you please keep silent? The weather report __________ and I want to listen.

【选项】

A. is broadcast

B. is being broadcast

C. has been broadcast

D. had been broadcast

B

解析：句意：“请安静一下好吗?正在播天气预报呢，我想听听。”根据句意可知，该空考查的是现在进行时的被动语态。

15、We could ask someone to do the work privately without it __________.

A. know B. be known C. being known D. to be known

C

句意为：我们将请人私下做这个工作而不被其他人知道。这个题其实是在考without结构，我们可以类比with的用法 如果把它独立出来就应是：it is known但是因为用了without使它成了句子的状语，它就不能再用is形式，而应用分词形式来降级，所以把is改成being。

16、A candidate for the democratic presidential nomination ______ at this moment.

A. is interviewing B. being interviewed

C. is being interviewed D. Interviewing

C

考查时态。is being interviewed.“当下一位民选总统提名候选人正在接受采访”。从at this moment看，所填必须是现在进行时态。

17、They _ on the programme for almost one week before I joined them, and now we on it as no good results have come out so far.

A. had been working; are still working

B. had worked; were still working

C. have worked; were still working

D. have worked; are still working

A

由before引导的从句中为一般过去时可知主句应用过去完成时，且“他们工作”的动作在“我加入他们”的时候仍在进行，故用过去完成进行时;再由now一词可知后一分句用现在进行时，强调动作的持续。

18、(2012 四川，11) They are living with their parents for the moment because their own house __________.

A. is being rebuilt

B. has been rebuilt

C. is rebuilt

D. has rebuilt

A

句意：目前，他们正和父母一起住，因为他们自己的房子正在重建中。本题考查动词的时态和语态。房子与重建之间为被动关系，故排除D项;根据句意可知，“房子正在重建之中”，故选A。

19、He ___________ his friends for their help at the hotel now.

A. entertained

B. was entertaining

C. is entertained

D. is entertaining

D

entertain在此处意为“款待”，由“now”可知应用现在进行时。

20、Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts. The plane __________.

A. takes off

B. is taking off

C. has taken off

D. took off

B

考查动词的时态。动词go，come，leave及词组take off等可以用现在进行时表示将要发生的动作。