1.Corn originated in the New World and thus was not known in Europe until Columbus found it _____ in Cuba.

A) being cultivated

B) been cultivated

C) having cultivated

D) cultivating

[译文] 源于新大陆的玉米，直到哥伦布在古巴发现它的种植后，才传到欧洲。

答案为A.本题考点：分词的用法。find后的宾语补足语可以用过去分词，也可以是现在分词。在本句中玉米被种植，所以A项being cultivated(过去分词的进行体)符合要求。

2.The sale usually takes place outside the house, with the audience _____ on benches, chairs or boxes.

A) having seated

B) seating

C) seated

D) having been seated

[译文] 甩卖活动通常在户外举行，那时人们都坐在长凳上，椅子上或箱子上。

答案为C。在本句中seat的某种形式做audience的定语。seat常用被动形式表示就坐。

3.The hopes, goals, fears and desires ______ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

A) alter

B) shift

C) transfer

D) vary

[译文] 男人与女人之间，富人与穷人之间，他们的希望、目标、恐惧与渴望有很大的区别。

答案为D。本题考点：动词词义辨析。A) alter更改，改变;B)shift 转换，转移，移动;C)transfer 转移;传递，传输;D)vary变化，不同，相当于be different。

4.The current political _____ of our country is favorable for foreign investments.

A. climate

B. weather

C. temperature

D. state

Best Answer: A

详解：应选A项。climate(可数名词)意为“(一个地区或一个时期总的)气候”;weather意为“(指每日每时的晴阴，温度)天气”;state意为“状况，状态”。

5.The angry teacher gave the order that nobody _____ the classroom before twelve.

A. would leave

B. left

C. had left

D. leave

Best Answer: D

详解：应选D项。that引导order(命令)的同位语从句，从句用(should)do表示虚拟语气。

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