1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper__1__in broad daylight yesterday.

A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed

2.__2__before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

A. Though having never acted B. As he had never acted C. Despite he had never acted D. In spite of his never having acted

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population__3__in cities rather than in the country.

A. are living B. will be living C. have lived D. will have lived

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign__4__part in such dishonest business deals.

A. than take B. than to take C. rather than take D. rather than to take

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything__5__going on in the world.

A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is

答案：

1. C) 【句意】 據當地報紙報道，那家銀行昨天在光天化日下遭到搶劫。

【難點】 動詞不定式的完成式做主語的補足語，說明不定式的行為發(fā)生在謂語動作之前。

2. D) 【句意】 雖然他以前從未表演過，但他為業(yè)余劇團做的首次表演還是很成功。

【難點】 in spite of意為“盡管，雖然”，后接名詞或名詞性短語，引導出來狀語。選項A沒有主語或邏輯主語，選項B)是原因狀語從句，選項C)的despite不能引導狀語從句，因為它是介詞。

3. B) 【句意】 到二十一世紀中葉，世界上大多數人口將生活在城市而不是農村。

【難點】 因為時間狀語by the middle of the 21st century指的是將來，所以選將來進行時。

4. C) 【句意】 米爾先生寧愿辭職也不參加這種不誠實的商業(yè)交易。

【難點】 prefer意為“寧愿”，其后接名詞或動詞不定式；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意為“寧愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不帶to的不定式。

5. C) 【句意】 大家都沒有時間去讀或去聽有關世界上正在發(fā)生的一切事件的描述。

【難點】 在以there be為謂語動詞的定語從句中，如關系代詞作主語，則關系代詞便可省略。