2024年云南省成人高考高起点《英语》备考习题兼答案（12）

41.In no circumstances ______ a lie.

A.you should tell

B.shouldn’t you tell

C.you shouldn’t tell

D.should you tell

42.It was raining hard,but by the time class was over,the rain ______.

A.stopped

B.would stop

C.had stopped

D.might have stopped

43.He was very upset by the ______ of his English examination.

A.effect

B.loss

C.result

D.final

44.The clock ______ and we realized it was two o’clock.

A.hit

B.struck

C.rang

D.sounded

45.Trains stop here in order to ______ passengers only.

A.get off

B.pull up

C.get on

D.pick up

41.答案：D。

in no circumstances是表示否定意思的词组，其后的句子用倒装词序。

42.答案：C。

by the time…结构一般与完成式连用。本句说的是过去的事，要用过去完成式。不能选D，“might+完成式”用于对过去情况的推测。

43.答案：C。

the result of his English examination:他的英语考试成绩。

不能选B，loss是“失败，输”，主要是指战争、比赛而言。final作名词意为“期终考试;决赛”。

44.答案：B。

The clock struck:钟(敲)响了。时钟报时要用strike，不用ring或sound。

45.答案：D。

pick up passengers:接乘客(上车)。get off是“从(车、船等)下来”。got on为“上(车、船等)”。pull up是“使(车)停下”。