17。名词所有格
比较内容的形式不一样。A的话要用Chian's population is bigger than India's.
用B的原因是前一个人口的名词所有格形式是a of b的形式，所以后面的应该与前面的形式相同。
18。＊＊His interest in this subject gradually_________.
A.diminished B.decreased C.reduced D.depressed（跌价）
diminish 重要性价值的削弱或贬低，减小，减少
1. He likes to diminish the skills of others.
他喜欢贬低别人的技能。
2. As he turned the knob, the sound diminished.
他一转旋钮，声音就变小了。
3. His illness diminished his health.
疾病侵蚀了他的健康。
decrease多指数量上的降低减少
1. His interest in this subject gradually decreases.
他对这门学科的兴趣逐渐减退。
2. They are making further efforts to decrease military spending.
他们正在做进一步的努力来减少军费开支。
3. There has been a steady decrease in population in this city.
这个城市的人口在持续下降。
reduce （尺寸、数量或价格的）减少,减肥，煮沸液体使之浓缩变稠
1. He is reduced almost to a skeleton.
他瘦得几乎变成了一个骨头架子。
2. He is trying to reduce the family's expenses.
他正尽力减少家庭开支。
3. They were reduced to begging or starving.
他们穷得不行乞便挨饿。
4. The new government's prime task is to reduce the level of inflation.
新政府的主要任务是减低通货膨胀的水平。
5. Taking extra vitamins may reduce your liability to colds.
多吃一些维生素会减少你得感冒的可能性。
6. The government will be looking to reduce inflation by a further two per cent this year.
政府力求今年把通货膨胀率再减低百分之二.
7. The manager hasn't worked out a suitable action to reduce the domino effect.
经理还没有想出一个适当的举措来减少多米诺效应。
8. The windows were tinted to reduce the glare.
窗户上涂上了浅色以减少强光。
19。____coming here,I haven't seen a single person.
A.Since B.by
后面的句子是一个现在完成时，这个句子考察的是完成时所用的标志性词语。
20。Watch the prisoner and make sure that he doesn't escape.
A.Watch B.see C.observe D.look at
为什么选A??不选C??
watch有注意的意思
observe是观察的意思
21。Her new red dress produced quite an_________on everyone.
A.influence B.affect C.effect D.result
仍搞不懂influence/affect/effect/的具体区别
为什么选C???
influence 影响力,感化力,势力,权势 这个词多用于重大事件影响，在这里不合适
1. He is a man of some influence in the government circles.
他是个在政府内有一定势力的人。
2. Listening to the music has a calming influence on her.
听音乐对她起了一种镇静的作用。
3. Don't let me influence your decision.
不要让我影响你的决定。
4. His parents no longer have any real influence over him.
他的父母对他不再有任何真正的约束力了。
effect 结果,影响,效果 这个词比较抽象，泛化用在大小事件上都可以
1. A new system of taxation will be brought into effect next year.
新的税收制度将于明年实行。
2. The advertising campaign didn't have much effect on sales.
这些广告攻势对销售额并没有起到多大作用。
3. We've tried our best to effect reconciliation between the two parties.
我们已尽了最大努力希望促成双方和解。
4. The two systems are, in effect, identical.
这两种制度实际上一模一样。
5. The aspirins soon took effect.
服下的阿司匹林药片很快见效了。
6. The room shows off her paintings to good effect.
这个房间把她绘画的优点充分显示出来。
7. Some ancient laws are still in effect.
有些古时的法律现在仍然有效。
22。It is times _________our city.
A.as big as B.doubled
意思是“它是我们城市数倍那么大。”
23。The train had_______arrived when the soldiers rushed into the station.
A.almost B.barely C.nearly D.soon
barely是仅仅的意思
从意思上看，车刚到站士兵就已经冲进车里了。
而almost，nearly表示的都是车还没到站呢。
24。You'd better take a further look before you _______to conclusion.
A.get B.figure Cjump D. trap
jump to conclusions:
过快地作出结论
25。In 1959 we produced a hundred-fold ______steel as we did in 1949.
A.more than B.as much C.as many D.doubled
考察的是as..as句型
steel不可数，只能用much
26。Do what you are told and don't________
A.discuss B.argue C.agree D.dismiss
就做我让你做的，别跟我吵。
discuss讨论
argue争吵
agree同意
dismiss解散
27。The game now is in its________stage.
A.final B.visional
final stage 最后的阶段
visional虚幻的,幻影中看见的,幻影的
28。They will expect some________after work so hard.
A.reward B.recover C.award D.aware
reward是报酬的意思
recover是从病中恢复
award是奖项
aware是觉醒，意识
29。For the purpose of weather description and weather forecasts,the country is divided into six________.
A.districts行政区域
B.zones 地域、地带，也是地理意义上的
C.regions 区域，比较大的，比如亚太区域就用这个词
D.areas 地理意义上的地区，面积
选a的原因大概是因为这四个区域是人为划分的
30。In the next century,Chinese will be spoken by ________throughout the world.
A.half the people B.half people
half the people 指全人类人口数量的一半，重点在the上
b的语义因为缺少the而显得有些不明确
31。The washing machines_______at the rate of 1000 a day.
A.are turned out.
B.have been turned out
因为这个句子讲的是一件每天都在发生的事情。
洗衣机的生产量是每天1000台。
加强单词啊，多查查词典。
还有语法。
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