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1. ____ I was at sea, there was much for me to look at and to wonder at;for this was my first voyage.?
A) Despite B) Even though?
C) Whenever D) What with??
2.Despite his disappointing record this year, I ____ feel he is the best athlete in our team.?
A) however B) otherwise?
C) therefore D) nonetheless?
3.He didn’t give up hope when his firm went bankrupt. Instead, he ____ everything from the start.?
A) addressed himself to do?
B) addressed him to do?
C) addressed himself to doing?
D) addressed him into doing?
4.We are writing to the director ____ the repairs recently carried out at the above address.?
A) with the exception of B) with reference to?
C) with the purpose of D) with a view to?
5.The changes in the treatment of his characters is a significant ____ to Shakespeare’s growth as a dramatist.?
A) image
B) label?
C) signal
D) index
答案与解析：
1.B
尽管我在海上，也有许多事情要观察要了解，因为这是我第一次航海。本题考察考生根据句意判断对连词的恰当使用。原句提到的是my first voyage, 因此C）不合适，what with 表示“由于”，“因为”，不能用于该句，而despite不是连词是介词，所以选择B）
2.D
尽管他今年的记录让人失望，但是我仍然认为他是我们队最优秀的运动员。本题考察考生对副词的掌握。however比较常用，表示“无论如何，然而”； otherwise是“否则”，therefore表因果，译为“因此，所以”，只有nonetheless 符合本句含义，除了表示“虽然如此，但是”，还相当于still，表示“仍然”
3.C
公司破产时他没有失去信心，相反地，他却全力以赴一切从头开始。本题测试考生对习惯用语address oneself to sth./ doing sth. 的用法的掌握。address oneself to sth./ doing sth.表示“全力以赴做某事”或“全神贯注做某事”，是习惯用语，考生应掌握其意义及用法
4.B
我们正在给主任写一封有关在上述地址进行修理工作的信。本题主要测试考生对习惯表达的理解和应用能力。with the exception of意为“将……除外”；with reference to表示“有关，关于”；而with the purpose of 是指“为了”；with a view to则是“打算要，有意要”。因此根据句意选择答案B。 ?
5.D
角色处理上的变化是莎士比亚作为一位剧作家成长的明显标志。本题是词语辨析题，主要考察考生是否对index的用法有全面了解。index (to) 表示“标志，表征”，如Manner of walking gives an index to one’s character（行路的姿态是人的性格的表征）。其他三个选项（image—图象，映像；label—标签，商标；signal—信号）均不适合本句句意。
