1. Nowadays, cycling, along with jogging and swimming, ____ as one of the best all-round forms of exercise.
A. regard
B. is regarded
C. are regarded
D. regards
2. Try to understand what's actually happening instead of acting on the ____ you've made.
A. assignment B. association
C. acquisition D. assumption
3. It is important to pay your electricity bill on time , as late payments may affect your ____.
A. condition B. income
C. credit D. status
4. The weather forecast says it will be cloudy with a slight ___ of rain later tonight.
A. effect B. sense
C. change D. chance
5. The___ that there is life on other planets in the universe has always inspired scientists to explore the outer space.
A. advice B. order
C. possibility D. invitation
6.The publication of Great Expectations, which ___ both widely reviewed and highly praised, strengthened Dickens’ status as a leading novelist.
A. is B. are C. was D. were
及解析
1.【】B
句意：现在骑自行车，慢跑和游泳被认为是的锻炼方式之一。
解析：根据动词短语 regard...as...把...看作...和句意确定应该用被动语态排除A和D，再根据主语部分是由介词短语along with连接的三个动名词做主语，应该谓语动词应该就前一致，即用单数，排除C，故选B。
2.【】D
解析：考察名词词义辨析及语境理解。句意：试着去理解实际发生的事情，而不是按照你所做 的假设行事。A 分配 B交往 C 获得 D 假设，故选择D
【解题指导】本题考查名词辨析。本题抓住句中的关键词actually happening实际发生和instead of而不是，可知是假设，从而选出正确。
3.【】C
试题分析：句意：准时付电费很重要，因为付晚了会影响你的信用。condition 条件 ; income 收入; credit 学分，信用（卡）;根据句意故选C.
4.【】D
【解析】试题分析：句意：天气预报说今天会是多云，后半夜可能有雨。A.影响；B.感觉；C.改变；D.机会，可能性。故选D。
考点：名词辨析。
5.【】C
【解析】句意：宇宙中其它星球上存在生命这种可能性总是激励科学家们去探索外部空间。A. advice建议；B. order命令；C. possibility可能性；D. invitation邀请。故选C。
【解题指导】本题语法上是一个同位语从句，从句that there is life on other planets in the universe是来解释说明前面所选择的名词。根据常识可以判断，宇宙中其它星球上存在生命只是一种可能性，目前无法证明，从而选出正确。
6.【】C
【解析】：考查主谓一致。先行词是Great Expectations，"Great Expectations"是书名，看做单数，所以定语从句的谓语也要使用单数形式；根据"strengthened"可知，说的是过去，故选C。句意：《远大前程》的出版获得了广泛的认可和高度的赞扬，这坐实了狄更斯作为前沿小说家的地位。
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英汉互译练习
1. But Americans don’t seem to be getting the message that we need seven to nine hours per night.
2. Brady explains that the fat cells responded significantly to the loss of sleep.
3. Polar bears have thick fur, big paws and other features that make them well prepared for life in their tough environment.
4. Although these bears are strong swimmers, they are no match for lightning swift seals in the water.
5. It’s also a safe way for children to experience for themselves how a lie usually goes out of control.
参考
1. 但是美国人似乎没有明白我们每天晚上需要7到9小时的睡眠。
2. 布雷迪解释说脂肪细胞对缺乏睡眠有很大的反应。
3. 北极熊有厚毛皮、大脚掌和其他一些特征，这使得它们能够为艰苦环境中的生活做好准备。
4. 尽管这些北极熊是游泳能手，在水中它们比不上闪电般迅速的海豹。
5. 让孩子们亲自体验谎言是如何失控的，也是一种安全的方法。
