原句改写:Mr. Smith used to smoke heavily, but he has given it up as of 2025.
选择题改编: ** 1. Mr. Smith used to smoke ________, but he has given it up in recent years.**
A. seriously B. heavily C. badly D. hardly
解析:在2025年的语境下,考察的依然是对于副词用法的理解。seriously常用于描述态度的认真程度;badly则多指情况糟糕或严重;hardly几乎不,表示频率极低;而heavily在此处表示“大量地”,尤其用于描述吸烟的频率或程度,是固定搭配“smoke heavily”的正确使用。故选B。
原句改写:The fervent fans had been patiently waiting for two hours by 2025, determined to continue until the movie star’s arrival.
选择题改编: ** 2. The ardent fans ________ patiently for two hours and they were determined to wait until the movie star arrived in 2025.**
A. were waiting B. had been waiting C. had waited D. would wait
解析:此题考察时态的准确运用。考虑到“would wait”是过去将来时,说明事件发生在过去,且“for two hours”提示我们这是一个持续的动作。结合语境,粉丝们从过去的某个时刻开始等待,并且这种等待状态一直持续到另一个过去的时刻(即影星到达前),且强调这一过程的持续性,因此使用过去完成进行时“had been waiting”最为恰当。故选B。
原句改写:Operating this machine is exceptionally easy. Even novices can master its usage within minutes.
选择题改编: ** 3. This machine is very easy ________. Any individual can learn to use it in a matter of minutes.**
A. operating B. to be operating C. operated D. to operate
解析:本题考查的是非谓语动词中不定式的用法。在“主语+be+adj+to do”的结构中,若主语是不定式的逻辑宾语,则常用不定式的主动形式表示被动含义。此句意为“这台机器很容易操作”,因此选择D项“to operate”,表示“被操作”的容易性。
原句改写:Upon taking his temperature, I discovered it was two degrees above the normal range in 2025.
选择题改编: ** 4. When I checked his temperature in 2025, it was two degrees above ________.**
A. average B. ordinary C. regular D. normal
解析:本题考察的是对近义词的辨析能力。average表示平均数值;ordinary强调普通、常见;regular侧重于规律性;而normal则指符合标准或常态的。在此语境下,描述体温“比正常高”,应选择D项normal,即“正常的”或“标准的”。
原句改写:Annually, three million tons of coal are exploited in the city, marking a consistent trend since 2025.
选择题改编: ** 5. Three million tons of coal ________ every year in the city, reflecting a stable pattern throughout 2025 and beyond.**
A. is exploited B. are exploited C. had exploited D. have exploited
解析:此题考察主谓一致及语态的正确使用。当“数量+of+名词”作主语时,谓语动词的数应与“数量”保持一致,此处为复数tons,故排除A。又因煤炭是被开采的,故需用被动语态。C项为过去完成时,D项为现在完成时,均不符合本题描述的每年发生的常态行为,故B项“are exploited”为正确答案。
原句改写:In 2025, every member of the family was engrossed in watching TV, creating a cozy atmosphere.
选择题改编: ** 6. The whole family ________ TV attentively in 2025.**
A. are watching B. is watching C. is seeing D. are seeing
解析:本题考察集合名词作主语时的谓语动词形式。当集合名词指代整体时,谓语动词用单数;若指代其中的个体成员,则用复数。此处“The whole family”强调的是家庭成员的每一个个体都在看电视,故谓语动词应为复数形式。see常用于表示“看见”的结果,而watch则强调“观看”的动作或过程,结合语境应选A项“are watching”。