Ⅰ.选词填空bycoincidence,ontheotherhand,concentrateon,breakawayfrom,agreatdeal1.They________________thenationalunionandsetuptheirownlocalorganization.[来源:]2.________________,Imetmyfavoritepopstarattheairportyesterday.3.Theparentswantedtogoforaride,and________________,thechildrenwantedtostayhomeandplaywiththeirfriends.[来源:]4.Tomakemoremoney,wemust________________developingourforeigntrade.5.Itwassaidthatshehadbeenmarriedtoaman________________olderthanher.答案:1.brokeawayfrom2.Bycoincidence3.ontheotherhand4.concentrateon5.agreatdealⅡ.单项填空1.Ittookthem________timetofinishthechallengingtask.A.anumberofB.alotC.agreatdealofD.agoodmany解析:选C。由被修饰词time可知,此处应该用agreatdealof。anumberof只修饰可数名词复数;alot后应加介词of再接可数名词复数或不可数名词;D项后接可数名词复数。2.________,Imetthepersonthenextdaywhomwehaddiscussedatthemeeting.A.ByaccidentsB.BycoincidenceC.ByachanceD.Bymistake解析:选B。bycoincidence为固定搭配,意思是“巧合地”。byaccident“偶然地”,A项中的accidents应该去掉s;bychance“碰巧;凑巧”,C项中应该去掉a;bymistake“错误地”,与题意不符。句意:真巧,第二天我就遇见了我们在会上讨论的那个人。3.Ontheonehand,weshoulddevelopoureconomy,________weshouldprotecttheenvironment.[来源:][来源:]A.ontheotherhandB.handinhandC.onthecontraryD.byhand解析:选A。考查短语辨析。句意:一方面,我们要发展经济,另一方面,我们应该保护环境。B项“手拉手”;C项“相反”;D项“用手工”,均不符合语境。ontheotherhand表示“另一方面”,符合语境。