5. (2015·宜兴模拟)Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just ________ sweet dreams.

A. keep up with B. put up with

C. end up with D. catch up with

【解析】选C。句意: 睡前闻一闻鲜花, 你可能最终会有甜蜜的梦。keep up with保持; put up with忍受; end up with以……结束; catch up with赶上。

6. (2015·宁波模拟) ________ the extreme levels of air pollution, city authorities have started to take measures to quickly reduce pollution levels and protect city dwellers.

A. In spite of B. As well as

C. In response to D. By means of

【解析】选C。考查介词短语辨析。句意: 针对空气污染的极端水平, 市政府开始采取措施, 迅速降低污染水平和保护城市居民。in spite of尽管; as well as而且, 还; in response to针对, 应对; by means of以……的方式。故C正确。

7. Their relationship, ________ on years of open communication with each other, will last.

A. base B. to base C. basing D. based

【解析】选D。考查非谓语动词。句意: 他们建立在多年彼此开放沟通之上的关系将持续下去。base on以……为基础, 建立在……基础之上, 根据句意可知“关系”应是被建立, 用过去分词短语, 故D正确。

【加固训练】

Nowadays many people make their choices about what they buy ________ advertisements rather than their own judgment.

A. basing on B. based on

C. to base on D. was based on

【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。句意: 现在很多人不是基于他们自己的判断而是基于广告对他们所要购买的东西做出选择。based on为过去分词短语在句中作定语, 相当于which are based on advertisements rather than their own judgment。

8. While shopping, people sometimes can’t help ________ into buying something they don’t really need.

A. to persuade B. persuading

C. being persuaded D. be persuaded

【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。句意: 购物时, 人们有时不由自主地被说服买一些自己并不真正需要的商品。can’t help doing sth. 不由自主地做某事。persuade与主语people之间是动宾关系。故选C。

9. (2015·福建八市联考)—How do you find your trip to Taiwan during the week-long National Day Holiday?

— ________ I can’t speak too highly of it.

A. You said it. B. It’s awful!

C. Don’t mention it. D. Oh, wonderful indeed!

【解析】选D。考查情景交际。句意: ——你国庆节七天假期的台湾之旅怎么样? ——哦, 很精彩! 无论怎样称赞都不为过。You said it一点不错, 你还真说着了; It’s awful太糟糕了, 太可怕了; Don’t mention it没关系, 不用谢; Oh, wonderful indeed! 哦, 很精彩。speak highly of高度赞扬, 情态动词can的否定形式can’t与too连用, 表示肯定的含义。