11.Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________having a holiday abroad.
(2012·遼寧，32)
A.he had considered
B.had he considered
C.he considered
D.did he consider
答案：D
解析：句首是“Not until”，表達(dá)否定意義的連詞短語(yǔ)位于句首時(shí)要用部分倒裝，因此可以排除A、C兩項(xiàng)。再分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，本空所在是主句部分，結(jié)合從句時(shí)態(tài)可知主句用一般過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。句意為：直到在三年前從教學(xué)上退休后他才考慮到國(guó)外度假。
12.Only after Mary read her composition the second time________the spelling mistake.
(2012·天津，6)
A.did she notice B.she noticed
C.does she notice D.she has noticed
答案：A
解析：句意為：只有當(dāng)瑪麗再次讀她的作文之后她才注意到這個(gè)拼寫(xiě)錯(cuò)誤。“only+狀語(yǔ)/狀語(yǔ)從句”位于句首時(shí)，主句須用倒裝語(yǔ)序。after引導(dǎo)的是時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句，接在only之后，位于句首，所以主句要用倒裝，可排除B、D兩項(xiàng)。而且根據(jù)語(yǔ)境知read和notice都是過(guò)去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，所以答案為A項(xiàng)。
13.The basketball coach，as well as his team，________ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance. (2012·陜西，12)
A.were B.was
C.is D.are
答案：B
解析：考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和主謂一致。as well as連接兩個(gè)名詞或代詞作主語(yǔ)時(shí)，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞的數(shù)由第一個(gè)名詞或代詞決定。本題中主語(yǔ)中心詞是the basketball coach，是單數(shù);根據(jù)shortly after the match可以推斷出題干時(shí)態(tài)是一般過(guò)去時(shí)，故選B。
14.All the photographs in this book，________ stated otherwise，date from the 1950s.(2012·陜西，25)
A.unless B.until
C.once D.if
答案：A
解析：考查狀語(yǔ)從句。句意為：除非被特別標(biāo)明，這本書(shū)中所有的圖片都可以追溯到20世紀(jì)50年代。所填詞表?xiàng)l件，從句用了省略句，unless意為“除非，如果不”，故選A。
15.It was not until I came here ________I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.(2012·湖南，30)
A.who B.that
C.where D.before
答案：B
16.All the scientific evidence ________ that increasing use of chemicals in farming ________ damaging our health.(2012·湖南，35)
A.show;are B.shows;are
C.show;is D.shows;is
答案：D
解析 17.Never before________seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.(2012·江西，32)
A.had she B.she had
C.has she D.she has
答案：C
解析：句意為：她從來(lái)都沒(méi)有看到過(guò)任何人打網(wǎng)球和Robert一樣好的。表示否定的副詞never等放在句首，句子要用部分倒裝結(jié)構(gòu)，且本句時(shí)態(tài)為一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。故選C項(xiàng)。
18.—Was it by cutting down staff ________ she saved the firm?
—No，it was by improving work efficiency.(2012·上海，37)
A.when B.what
C.how D.that
答案：D
19.This is not my story，nor ________ the whole story.My story plays out differently.(2012·四川，5)
A.is there B.there is
C.is it D.it is
答案：C
解析：考查倒裝句。nor位于句首引起部分倒裝，排除B、D兩項(xiàng);再根據(jù)句意“這并不是(關(guān)于)我的故事，它也不是故事的全部。我的故事的結(jié)局不同。”用代詞it指代前面的“this story”。故選C。
20.It sounds like something is wrong with the car’s engine.________，we’d better take it to the garage immediately.(2011·江蘇，33)
A.Otherwise B.If not
C.But for that D.If so
答案：D
解析：句意為：聽(tīng)起來(lái)好像汽車(chē)的發(fā)動(dòng)機(jī)出了故障。如果這樣的話，我們最好馬上把它開(kāi)到維修廠(修理一下)。otherwise否則，要不然;if not如果不是這樣的話;but for that要不是那樣。以上三項(xiàng)均不符合句意。if so如果這樣的話，符合句意。if so相當(dāng)于if something is wrong with the car’s engine。