32. A. offered B. arrived C. intended D. attempted

解题思路：intended 与attempted近义，应排除，承诺去接。

33. A. therefore B. however C. instead D. as well

解题思路：转折特点：一句肯定，一句否定；前后句有一组反义词；前句是形副词原级，后句是比较级；前句是一般过去式，后句是一般现在时或前句是过去完成时，后句是一般过去式；后句有一”still”词；前句有“Maybe”, “Perhaps”, “It meight be”等表示“可能”的副词。

34. A. luckily B. really C. partly D. separately

解题思路：转折特点：一句肯定，一句否定；前后句有一组反义词；前句是形副词原级，后句是比较级；前句是一般过去式，后句是一般现在时或前句是过去完成时，后句是一般过去式；后句有一”still”词；前句有“Maybe”, “Perhaps”, “It meight be”等表示“可能”的副词。后面句子中it was not necessary because Joe was quite familiar with the city

because Anna had said that she could take the afternoon off提示未知的空应是

35. A. put B. make C. take D. leave

解题思路：固定搭配，包括动词与介词的搭配、动词与名词的搭配以及形容词与名词的搭配等，同时要根据内容选择正确的短语。不知道take off是请假的话，联想have two days off是请2天假的意思也行，因为词组也含off.

36—40 BCDCA 41—45 BCCAB 46—50 DACAD 51—55 BABCC

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2012高考英语高频词组汇【经典100组】

很多同学觉得英语学不会很大程度上有由于词汇量太少所致。。。然而其实不然，有一些词汇很简单，你个个都认识可组合起来就不一定了或者意思就会产生偏差，这就是名曰词组的东西。可恰恰有些词组总是受到高考命题老师们的偏爱，特此整理出来以便同学们整理背诵。【好好记一记，比背单词的效率高多了呢~(*^__^*) 】

1 abandon oneself to sth. 完全屈从于（某种感情或冲动）

2 have a (the )ability to do sth. ( have the ability in doing sth.)有能力做某事

3 to the best of one's ability 尽力

4 be about to do when… 正准备做某事突然。。。

5 above all 首先，最重要； in all 总计 after all 毕竟; 终究

6 at home and abroad 在国内外 go abroad 出国

7 in sb.'s absence 不在时 in the absence of （人）不在时 be absent from 缺席

8 be absorbed in 全神贯注于

9 access to 接近；进入

10 by accident 偶然 by chance by mistake 由于错误

11 be delayed through an accident 由于事故而耽误

12 be accompanied by 附有；伴随

13 according to (后面不接view,opinion…); in my opinion