2019年mpacc考试英语真题——介词和介词短语1221

{01}To save some of the human languages before they are forgotten, the students in our school started a discussion “Save Our _________”.
A.Sky
B.Life
C.Arts
D.Voices
解析：考查名词的辨析。四个选项中只有voices能与前半句中的some of the human languages呼应。
本题选D。
{02}Nowadays, few people form the habit of keeping a supply of candles in the house in case of power ________.
A.drop
B.failure
C.lack
D.absence
解析：句意：现在很少人会为防备意外断电而在家里存许多蜡烛。failure--state of being inadequate; not functioning as is expected or required不足、缺乏、失灵、故障；lack--absence or shortage (of sth that is needed)（所需事物的）缺乏，短缺；drop作名词时常用单数形式，意为decrease下降；lack--non--existence缺乏，不存在。
本题选B。