1. The bank is reported in the local newspaper__1__in broad daylight yesterday.

A. to be robbed B. robbed C. to have been robbed D. having been robbed

2.__2__before, his first performance for the amateur dramatic group was a success.

A. Though having never acted B. As he had never acted C. Despite he had never acted D. In spite of his never having acted

3. By the middle of the 21st century, the vast majority of the world’s population__3__in cities rather than in the country.

A. are living B. will be living C. have lived D. will have lived

4. Mr. Milton prefers to resign__4__part in such dishonest business deals.

A. than take B. than to take C. rather than take D. rather than to take

5. No one would have time to read or listen to an account of everything__5__going on in the world.

A. it is B. as is C. there is D. what is

答案：

1. C) 【句意】 据当地报纸报道，那家银行昨天在光天化日下遭到抢劫。

【难点】 动词不定式的完成式做主语的补足语，说明不定式的行为发生在谓语动作之前。

2. D) 【句意】 虽然他以前从未表演过，但他为业余剧团做的首次表演还是很成功。

【难点】 in spite of意为“尽管，虽然”，后接名词或名词性短语，引导出来状语。选项A没有主语或逻辑主语，选项B)是原因状语从句，选项C)的despite不能引导状语从句，因为它是介词。

3. B) 【句意】 到二十一世纪中叶，世界上大多数人口将生活在城市而不是农村。

【难点】 因为时间状语by the middle of the 21st century指的是将来，所以选将来进行时。

4. C) 【句意】 米尔先生宁愿辞职也不参加这种不诚实的商业交易。

【难点】 prefer意为“宁愿”，其后接名词或动词不定式；prefer to do sth. rather than do sth.意为“宁愿…而不愿…”，rather than后接不带to的不定式。

5. C) 【句意】 大家都没有时间去读或去听有关世界上正在发生的一切事件的描述。

【难点】 在以there be为谓语动词的定语从句中，如关系代词作主语，则关系代词便可省略。