第12题:[单选题]A storm moved directly over the island,demolishing buildings and flooding streets. A.pulling down B.rebuilding C.renovating D.whitewashing 参考答案:A 本句意思：一场暴风雨袭向岛屿，并推倒了建筑，淹没了街道。pull down的意思为“推 倒，使倒下”;rebuild的意思为“重建”;renovate的意思为“修复，整修”;whitewash的意思为“粉 刷，掩饰”。demolish的意思为“毁坏，推翻”，和pull down的意思接近。
第20题: [单项选择]I would have gone shopping with you, but I ______ so tired that I went to bed quite early. A. were B. was C. had been D. have been 参考答案:C 答案解析:句意：我本该和你一起去商店的，但我实在太累了，很早就睡觉了。本题考查虚拟语气的用法。本题中前半句是表示同过去事实相反的结构，而but引导的是一个表示过去事实的陈述句，故选C。
第35题: [单项选择]Cultural ______ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another. A. translation B. transition C. transmission D. transaction 参考答案:C 答案解析:transmission播送，传送，传染；translation翻译；transition过滤，转折；transaction交易，业务；从句意看，显然是指文化传统的“传送”、“代代相传”，故选择C。句
