Ⅰ.语法单句填空
1．(2012·陕西改编)He had to pause from time to time to wipe the sweat from his forehead, because the airconditioning system broke ________.
答案：down 本题考查动词短语的用法。句意：他不得不不时的停下来擦额头上的汗，因为空调坏了。break down损坏；发生故障；失败。
2．(2010·江苏改编)Thousands of foreigners ________(attract) to the Shanghai World Expo the day it opened.
答案：were attracted 句意：在上海世博会开幕的当天，数以千计的外国人被吸引过来。
3．(2011·浙江改编)Even the best writers sometimes find themselves ________(lose) for words.
答案：lost 考查非谓语动词。句意：即便是最优秀的作家有时也会难以找到合适的词汇表达。“find oneself＋done”表示“感到自己……”，由于空格处和themselves有逻辑上的动宾关系，所以选用过去分词作宾语补足语。
4．“Chinese Dama”， mainly ________(consist) of married woman between the age 40～60，beat Wall Street tycoons(大亨) in gold buying in 2013.
答案：consisting 句意：由40岁到60岁的已婚妇女组成的“中国大妈”在2013年购买黄金行动中打败了华尔街大亨。
