◇　連詞、介詞

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】空格處表原因，應填表示“由于”的詞，排除C、D項。Because是連詞，后接句子，Owing to是介詞短語，后接短語。故選B。unique獨特的，獨一無二的。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：天氣預報員預測，今年冬天的降雪量會超過去年。根據句中的比較級more，應填入表示比較關系的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“關于合資企業的建議安排一次會議”。regarding作為介詞。意為“關于，至于”，符合句意，故選C。 arrange確定，準備。joint venture合資經營。 proposal提案(書)。the other day日前。 regardless不關心的。

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】空格前后為兩個句子，因此應填連詞，排除B、C項。句子表示“當探測出危險的時候”，故選A。 construction建筑。device裝置。give off發出，放出。 detect檢測。excessive過度的。load負荷。

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 意為“通過電話”，故選B。order訂購。service charge服務費。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“作為以后的參考”，介詞for常用于表示目的，放在此處最恰當，故選D。 conform to依照……。requirement要求(條件)。keep A on file把A保管(在文檔中)。reference參照(書籍等)。

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】空格處應填引導狀語從句的連詞。兩個分句表示內容相對的意思，while意為“雖然，盡管”，在此最符合句意，故選C。 unfamiliar不熟悉的。take the lead帶頭。 manufacturer制作企業(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：休伊特先生沒有參加庭審，不過他把重要文件交給了律師。根據句意，句中為轉折關系，且句中空格前后都用逗號隔開，因此選擇however。hearing開審，審訊。attorney律師；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形式的倒裝結構，表示強調的部分被置于句首。與本語序應為There were not reliable tests for detecting symptons of the disease in its early stages until this past year.故答案為B。 reliable可信的。 symptom癥狀。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】句子使用現在完成時，over用來表示一定長度的時間，符合句意“在過去的二十年里”，故選A。while作為連詞，后面必須接從句。since后跟特定的時間點。 decade 10年(間)。collaborate on(與某人)合作…。 semi-conductor半導體。

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項。While意為“……期間”，引導時間狀語從句，故選A。amusement park游樂園。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后面的句子表示對將來的情況進行虛擬，原本語序應為if a suitable position should become available，此句省略了if，因此should應被提前，故選D。 keep A on file把A歸檔。 application申請人。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】空格前后為兩個完整的句子，因而空格處需填連詞。根據句意，空格處表示“如果”，因此選引導“條件”狀語從句的連詞if，故選B。 approve贊同。additional追加的。guarantee保證。

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】空格處需填連接名詞短語a doctor’s certificate和 similar proof的連詞。句子表示“醫生的診斷書或與其類似的證明書兩者之中任意提交一份”，故選意為選擇關系的連詞or。absent from缺席(缺勤)…。certificate證明書。 proof證明。

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“決定開代理店的位置”，空格后的部分表示目的、用途等，因此用介詞for來表示。故選C。 research探索，調查。 perform執行，實行。outlet銷路，代理店。 clothing服裝。

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】逗號前后為兩個分句，應用連詞來連接，排除C項。兩個分句的內容相對，空格處有“盡管”的意思，因此用有讓步意義Although。故選A。majority大多數。 hold擁有，占據。post職位。

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“來自貴公司的訂單”， order from意為“從…訂購”，此處介詞from符合句意，故選A。guaranteed。確定的，保證的。

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】此句為not only A but also B句型。意為“不僅A而且 B”。also也可以省略，因此空格處應填入but。故選C。 suggestion提案。lift提高。morale士氣，勞動積極性。streamline使合理化，使簡化。

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：我們每年需要召開三次審查會議，然而有時需召開三次以上。空格處需要含有轉折意義的詞。 however意為“然而”，符合句意，故選A。 bylaw規則，條例，內部規則。 convene聚會，會合。

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】空格前后為兩個完整的句子，因此應填入連詞，排除A、D項。句子表示“一旦正式申請就供應天然氣”，once意為“一旦……”，符合句意，故選C。official request正式要求。 billing department結算部。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“保證在保修期內提供快速高效的服務”，as long as意為“只要，…期間”，在此符合句意，故選C。whereas 然而；鑒于。in case如果。 guarantee保證。prompt迅速的。warranty產品保證(書)。in effect(法律等)執行中。 whereas鑒于……。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兩個分句表示相對的意義，因此應選擇含有轉折意義的連詞，but在此最合適，故選A。 budget預算(案)。recommendation推薦，勸告。detailed詳細的。board董事會，理事會。

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“不管開展貿易協定看起來怎樣”，故選含有“不管…”這種讓步意義的however。A項為正確答案。 invisible看不見的。barrier障礙。prohibit A from B阻止A做B。market share市場占有率。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后接某個空間或特定的地點，among在…之中，不符合句意，故選A。 sign標志，向導。entrance入1：3。direct指路。appropriate適當的，恰當的。

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詞on，表示具體的某一天。故選A。 announce通告，發表。insurance policy保險單。comprehensive廣泛的，綜合的。go(come)into effect開始生效，開始實行。

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天內如果我沒有收到訂單或全額退款”，介詞within后面接具體的期間，表示“期間內”，故選A。until或by意為“…截至”，不符合句意。full refund全額退款。intention意圖，意向。pursue legal action against對…采取法律措施，起訴。

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“志愿為當地政府服務”。volunteer for意為“自告奮勇地去做…，志愿…”，在此符合句意，故選A。be involved in參與。council議會。

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后跟明確的時間或接事件，表示“……期間”。句子意為“在經濟危機期間”，故選B。for后接包含數字在內的表示時間的名詞，while后接句子，兩者都是錯誤的。investment firm投資公司。significant number of相當數量的。client顧客。economic crisis經濟危機。

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】逗號前后為兩個完整的句子，空格處應填引導狀語從句的連詞。連個分局意義相對，因此用連詞while，意為“盡管”，故選B。 crucial重要的。human resources人力資源。irreparably不能恢復地。while盡管。

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語和be動詞的句子，排除B、D項。While意為“做…的期間”，符合句意，故選A。while on duty常做詞組使用。security保安。permit A to do允許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】空格后是省略了主語和動詞的分句，因而排除介詞without和despite。句子表示“除非他們的直屬上司同意，否則不…”，unless放在這最恰當。故選C。extended vacation延長休假。immediate supervisor直屬上司。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的同位語從句，從句用來補充說明名詞the news，為名詞分句，故用連接名詞從句的連詞that來引導，故選D。vendor賣主。agent代理(商)。contract合同，契約。prospective預期的。buyer買主，顧客。

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“在短期滯留期間”，只有C、D兩項可表示這個意思。for一般和數字一起使用，表示具體長度。during表示活動或事件從頭到尾的整個過程。故選C。in accordance with根據…。prohibit A from doing禁止A做…。layover短期滯留。

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】固定短語demand for意為“對…的需求”。此處句子表示顧客對產品的需求，故選B。as long as只要。level水準。there is no way沒理由做…。

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層的總公司”，慣用搭配on the +序數詞+floor，意為“在幾層樓上”。故選D。in+比較寬闊的場所，at+特定地點，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個小時內”，within常和表示具體時間長度的名詞搭配，意為“在特定時間以內”，故選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：一旦確定電話線故障的原因并修好后，所有電話推銷員必須復工。空格意為“一旦做……”，故選A。while……期間，不符合句意。telemarketer電話銷售員。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】該題為not…until…句型，意為“直到…才…”，by與until的區別在于until表示狀態一直持續，by表示行動最終完成。根據句意，選擇B。connecting flight中轉航班。be scheduled to do計劃做…。

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】句子意為“人們對有關食品衛生及安全規章的提問”，concerning意為“涉及…關于……”,放在此處符合句意，故選C。hold握住。safety regulations安全守則。

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“贏得員工尊重的最好方法”。way表示“做...的方法”時可以構成詞組way of doing 和way to do，故答案為C。diplomat外交官respect尊敬courtesy 禮貌，鄭重 at all times 經常

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“通過大量的努力和犧牲”。Into到……里；在……中。 Through通過……，依靠……。Below……下面，以下的。Beneath在……之下，落后于……。只有B項符合題意，故選B。a great deal of很多的，大量的。sacrifice犧牲。archaeologist考古學家。

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：當地圖書館有很多關于本地區發展的歷史文件。on意為“關于……”，故選C。between在……之間 。within……以內。 as作為……。三者都不符合題意。local地方的。contain包含。historic歷史上著名的，有歷史性的。region區域，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“關于閣下對著裝要求的咨詢”。 Except意為“除…之外”，Regarding意為“對于……關于……”，Unless和Because后接句子，因此只有B項符合題意。inquiry詢問。dress code服裝規章。appropriate適當的，恰當的。

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】空引導名詞性從句，并且充當從句的賓語。that引導完整的句子，而what則在從句中做成分，故選B。patient病人。currently現在，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的賓語且為引導名詞從句的連詞。此處的從句是完整的句子并是肯定語氣，故用that引導。if引導的名詞從句多為不確定的事實，意為“……是否”。suffer from因……而受苦。negative不好的，消極的。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】根據空格前的wondered可知后面的從句表示不確定的事實。句子表示“……是否危險”，故用if來引導，答案為C。pediatrician兒科醫生。facilities設施。amenities便利設施。day care center托兒所。pose a danger包含危險的。

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：除了甜點所需的酸奶，供應商送遞Ms. Davies餐館需要的所有材料。except for意為“除了……外”，符合句意，故選A。regarding關于，至于。supplier供應者，供貨商。ingredient材料；元素。Dutch荷蘭的。

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從句是question 的內容，空格后表示“為什么不試圖做…”，故用why來引導表示“理由”的疑問句，因此選A。board委員會。consider考慮。surgeon外科醫生。attempt to do試圖做…。 injury傷處。

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結果，后面表示理由。因此空格處需填表示理由的連詞，since意為“因為，由于”，符合題意，故選A。regular有規律的。update最新消息。financial和金融相關的。edition發行物。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：除了出席人員少之外，公司年度的募捐活動是成功的。aside from意為“除了…以外”，符合句意，故選A。except that后接句子，因此是錯誤的。 attendance出席者(人數)。annual年度的。charity慈善。 fundraiser基金募集活動。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：董事會成員只對財政報告書中的一部分感到滿意。空格處意為“在…里，內部”，因此A項為正確答案。

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】分析句意可知前后兩個句子表示相反的內容，且都是完整句，因此需要表示讓步意義的連詞來連接。Even though意為“盡管”，故選D。其余選項都是介詞，不能連接句子。publish發行。regional地區的。controversy爭論，爭議。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，需要填連詞，故選as。because of和due to都是介詞詞組，owing也用做介詞詞組owing to，都不能連接完整的句子。obtain得到，獲得。exclusive獨家的。prepare for準備…。performance公演，執行。

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：在新聞報道解釋政治家的丑聞之前，它一直打算競選下屆的州長。空格處需要連接分句的連詞并表示“在……之前計劃做……”，故選B。During和By都是介詞，所以是錯誤的。run for(選舉等活動中)參選。involve使參與，牽涉。plan to do計劃做……。governor州長。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】空格處需要引導從句的連詞，根據句意可知兩分句表示相反的內容，although意為“盡管”，放在這里最恰當。故選A。 regulation規章。have yet to do還沒有做…。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語及be動詞的狀語從句，因此用連詞來連接，排除B、D項。句子意為“如果人員配備齊全”，When做連詞意為“當……時，如果”， Though意為“即使……”，故選A。staff分派職員。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意為“我們店的所有商品”，介詞in后通常跟表示空間的詞，故選A。headquartem總公司。merchandise商品。complete完全的。location場所。item品目。in stock有存貨的，進貨。

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，因此排除介詞短語A、D項。根據句意，空格處表示“由于……”。故選B。subscriber訂閱者。refund退款。magazine雜志。publication發行，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：盡管約翰年經又缺乏經驗，老板還是委派他和最重要的客戶做最后一輪房地產交易。空格之后為完整的從句，應填入連詞。although能引導讓步狀語從句，且與句意相符。despite和regarding是介詞，before雖然可以用作介詞或連詞，但意為“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，由于強大的內需推動了產品的生產和供應，公司對這次小小的勝利進行了慶祝。空格處引導原因狀語從句，因此選擇as。