2012年GCT考试英语每日一练（二十四）

1. Some people hope the rains will return and ease the hardship __________ the peasants ofNorthern China.

A. faced           B. faces           C. facing            D. to face

2. Ever since the Smiths moved to the suburbs a year ago, they __________ better health.

A. are enjoying                        B. have been enjoying

C. could have enjoyed                  D. had enjoyed

3. He loves doing some reading at home _________ to the cinema.

A. than to go                        B. than going

C. more than going                   D. rather than to go

4. __________ of neglecting our education, my father sent my sister and me to an evening school.

A. Accused                            B. Accusing

C. To be accused                       D. That he was accused

5. She never regretted paying $200 for the bookcase. As a matter of fact she would gladly have paid __________ for it.

A. as much twice                       B. as twice much

C. much as twice                       D. twice as much

1．【答案】C

【解析】facing the peasants为现在分词短语作定语，修饰前面的名词the hardship，它的作用相当于一个后置定语从句，实际上是省略了which was。到底应选现在分词、过去分词或是不定式需根据句意确定。现在分词表示该动作是由前面的名词发出的，它既可以表示进行中的动作，也可以表示惯常的动作。过去分词是被动态，表示前面的名词是受动者。不定式表示该动作将由前面的名词发出。

2．【答案】B

【解析】ever since表示自过去的某个时间直到现在为止，所以谓语需用完成时态。如果过程已经结束，需用现在完成时；如果过程尚未结束，需用现在完成进行时。

3．【答案】C

【解析】本题的基本句式是love A more than B，than前后两部分的结构应相同，保持两边的平衡，因此loves doing…more than going…。rather than左右两边也应保持结构的平衡。

4．【答案】A

【解析】A项accused of…”受到指控”。本题主要测试分词的用法。分词分为现在分词和过去分词两种，现在分词表示主动意义，过去分词表示被动意义。到底应选现在分词或是过去分词主要取决于它同句子主语的关系。如果分词的动作是由主语发出的就应选现在分词；如果主语是受动者，就应选过去分词。

5．【答案】D

【解析】twice as much”两倍”。还可以说as much again，意思不变。注意：谈论不可数的东西时需说twice as much (as)，谈论可数的东西时需说twice as many (as)。