【题干】As oil is running out on the earth, we are in need of searching for other____ energy resources.
alternative B. abundant
C. creative D. automatic
【答案】A
【解析】句意:由于地球上的原油正在被耗尽,我们需要找到其他的可替代能源。本题考查形容词辨析。alternative替代的,可选择的;abundant丰富的;creative有创造性的;automatic自动的。根据句意选A。
【题干】During social reform, people's state of mind should keep _with the rapid change of society.
link B. progress
C. touch D. pace
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词词义辨析。句意:在社会变革中,人们的精神状态应该和快速的社会变化齐头并进。keep pace with与……齐头并进,固定搭配,故选D。
【题干】Everyone says our team will win, but I______ it.
am skeptical of B. am sure of
C. am proud of D. am concerned about
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词短语辨析。句意:大家都说我们队将要赢,但是我对此怀疑。be skeptical of对……怀疑;be sure of对……确信;be proud of以……为自豪;be concemed about对……关心,挂念。根据句意选A。
【题干】His work was_______ by his boss, so he______ himself.
high thought of; took pride in
B. highly thought of; took pride of
C. well thought of; proud of
D. highly thought of; was proud of
【答案】D
【解析】句意:老板对他的工作评价高,因此他引以为荣。本题考查固定短语。think highly of对……评价高.be proud of(=take pride in)以……为荣。
【题干】Plastic bags are provided for our convenience but they have also_____ the pollution of the environment.
adapted to B. turned to
contributed to D. looked forward to
【答案】C
【解析】句意:塑料袋的提供是为了人们的便利,但也导致了环境的污染。本题考查动词短语辨析。adapt to适应;turn to求助于;contribute to导致;look forward to盼望。
【题干】Fully____ in looking after three children at home, she no longer has time to enjoy various activities in the club.
attached B. occupied
C. contributed D. devoted
【答案】B
【解析】句意:完全忙于在家照顾三个孩子,她不再有时间享受俱乐部各种各样的活动。本题考查词义辨析。attach把……附(在……上);occupy忙于;contribute捐助,捐献;devote致力。根据句意选B。be occupied in忙于……。
【题干】It is acknowledged that the stronger the_______ is,the more quickly a person will learn a foreign language.
reflection B. consequence
C. motivation D. compromise
【答案】C
【解析】句意:人们认为,一个人的动机越强,他学外语就越快。本题考查名词辨析。reflection反映,反射;consequence结果;motivation动机;compromise妥协。根据句意选C。
【题干】After quite a long train ride ,we__________ arrived in our destination city, which has a____ for its widespread maple trees.
consequently; expectation
B. faithfully; contribution
C. flexibly; civilization
D. eventually; reputation
【答案】D
【解析】句意:坐了很长时间的火车后,我们最终到达了目的地城市,这里以众多的枫树而闻名。本题考查副词和名词辨析。eventually最后,最终;reputation名声,名誉,根据句意选Do consequently不断地,expectation期望(值);faithfully真诚地,contribution贡献;flexibly易弯曲地,灵活地,civilization文明。
【题干】If I hadn't given up after___________ the heavy defeat, the situation I am in now would be totally different.
selecting B. surviving
C. settling D. suffering
【答案】D
【解析】句意:如果那次重大失败后我没有放弃的话,我现在的状况将是完全不同的。本题考查词义辨析。select挑选;survive幸存;settle解决;suffer遭受。根据句意选D。
【题干】My grandpa insisted that
he________ injured and____ to the hospital.
be: be sent B. was; was sent
C. be; was sent D. was; be sent
【答案】D
【解析】句意:我爷爷坚持认为他受伤了,坚决要求把他送到医院。本题考查宾语从句和虚拟语气。insist意,为“坚持认为”时,其后所带的宾语从句用陈述语气,故第一空用was;意为“坚决要求”时,其后所带的宾语从句用虚拟语气,谓语动词用“(should+)动词原形”,故答案为D。
【题干】 My mom suggests that we________ eat out for a change this weekend.
should B. might
C. could D. would
【答案】A
【解析】句意:我妈妈建议我们换换口味,这个周末出去吃饭。本题考查虚拟语气。题干中的suggests是解题的标志词,它后面的宾语从句需用虚拟语气,谓语动词使用(should) do的形式,故选A项。
【题干】Eye doctors recommend that a child's first eye exam ________at the age of six months old.
A. was B. be C. were D. is
【答案】B
【解析】句意:眼科医生建议孩子的第一次眼睛检查在六个月的时候进行。本题考查虚拟语气。动词recommend(建议)后接宾语从句,宾语从句的谓语形式为:动词原形或“should+动词原形”。
【题干】—Where are the children The dinner's going to be completely ruined.
—I wish they ________always late.
weren't B. hadn't been
C. wouldn't be D.wouldn't have been
【答案】A
【解析】句意:——孩子们都到哪里去了?宴会就要被他们彻底破坏了。——我希望他们不要总是迟到。本题考查虚拟语气。wish后跟that从句,从句部分采用虚拟语气,与现在事实相反的用一般过去时,与过去事实相反的用过去完成时。本题表示与现在事实相反,所以用一般过去时。
【题干】It was John who broke the window. Why are you talking to me as if____________ it
had done B.have done
C. did D. am doing
【答案】A
【解析】句意:是约翰打坏的窗户,你为什么和我说呢?好像是我打坏的一样。本题考查虚拟语气。第一句已经说明是John打坏的窗户,所以第二句中as if后面要用虚拟语气,而且是对过去的虚拟,所以要用过去完成时,故选A。
【题干】 If only I_______ more confidence in the English speech contest held last week !
would have B. have had
C. had had D. have
【答案】C
【解析】考查虚拟语气,句意:在上周举行的英语演讲比赛中,我要是有更多的信心就好了!if only但愿,要是……就好了,表示对过去的虚拟,用过去完成时。
【题干】Jack is a great talker. It's high time that he________ something instead of just talking.
will do B. has done
C. do D. did
【答案】D
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意:Jack是一个夸夸其谈的人。他应该去做点什么而不是仅仅空谈。It is(high) time that...为固定句型,其从句谓语动词要用过去式,所以D项正确;从句谓语动词也可用“should+动词原形”,但should不可省略,因此C项错误。
【题干】I need time to_______ on what you offered.
consider B. reflect
C. imagine D. suggest
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词词义辨析。句意:我需要时间来思考你提出的建议。consider考虑;reflect反思;imagine想象;suggest建议。根据句意,reflect on认真思考,符合题意。
【题干】A friend is like a mirror. When you stand in front of a true friend, what is_______ back to you
reflecting B. to reflect
C. being reflected D. been reflected
【答案】A
【解析】句意:朋友就像一面镜子。当你面对一个真正的朋友时,反馈给你的是什么?根据逻辑关系,应用主动语态。再根据句意可知选A。
【题干】Lin Shuhao has earned a good________ at home and abroad for his excellent basketball skills and won thousands of fans.
reputation B. occupation
C. contribution D. civilization
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词辨析。句意:林书豪以其精湛的篮球技术赢得了国内外的好评,并拥有数以千计的粉丝。reputation名声,名誉;occupation工作,职业;contribution贡献;civilization文明。
【题干】Playing video games can make children aggressive and__________ attention disorders. So children who play video games a lot seem to have more trouble in school.
contribute to B. result from
C. lie in D. come about
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意:玩电子游戏会使孩子具有攻击性,并导致他们注意力分散。因此玩电子游戏多的孩子似乎在学校有更多麻烦。A:导致;B:因……发生;C:位于;D:发生。
【题干】It is hard for such a little child to________ the difference between right and wrong.
select B. distinguish
C. instruct D. reflect
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意:这么小的孩子很难分辨是非。distinguish辨别,区别;select挑选;instruct指导,教导;reflect反映,反射。
【题干】The success of a marriage depends on the extent_________ which you are prepared to work at it.
A. to B. in C. on D. of
【答案】A
【解析】考查固定短语。句意:婚姻的成功取决于你们愿意付出的程度。_________which...为定语从句,修饰extent,根据to…extent可知extent与to搭配,故应为“介词to+ which”引导定语从句。
【题干】—Excuse me, you are supposed to hand in your design now.
—I'm sorry, my computer broke down, or I___________ it last night.
finished B. would finish
C. had finished D. would have finished
【答案】D
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意:——打扰一下,你现在应该把你的设计交上来。——对不起,我的电脑坏了,否则我昨天晚上就已经完成了。my computer broke down提示这是一个过去的事实,or暗示“如果电脑没有坏的话……”,由此判断,该句是一个和过去事实相反的假设,故答案选D。
【题干】The employee talked about his education background, but the manager would rather he_______ more on his working experience.
focus B. focused
C. would focus D. had focused
【答案】D
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意:应聘者讲了他的教育背景,但是经理宁愿他多谈一下他的工作经验。would rather后加从句,如果表示过去的动作应用过去完成时,如果表示现在的动作则用一般过去时。根据句意可知答案为D项。
【题干】The Chinese government has begun a campaign to ______the housing market.
calm B. destroy
C. occupy D. reflect
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意:中国政府已经开始了一场使房地产市场降温的战役。calm使平静;destroy破坏;occupy占据,占领;reflect反映,映射。
【题干】Teachers recommend parents________ their children under l2 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
not allow B. do not allow
C. mustn't allow D. couldn't allow
【答案】A
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意:为了安全,老师建议家长不要让12岁以下的孩子骑自行车上学。recommend,suggest,insist, order,request,advlse等表“建议、命令、要求”的动词,后接宾语从句时,宾语从句的谓语动词常用“should+动词原形”,should可以省略。
单句填空
【题干】Sean's strong love for his country____(reflect) in his recently published poems.
【答案】is reflected
【解析】句意:Sean对祖国强烈的爱反映在他最近出版的诗歌中。因为主语love和reflect之间是被动关系,且表示一个事实,故用一般现在时的被动语态。
【题干】She could see herself_________ (reflect) in his eyes.
【答案】reflected
【解析】句意:她在他眼中能看到自己的样子。本题考查非谓语动词。因为herself和reflect之间存在被动关系,故用过去分词作宾补。
【题干】That shop has a large____(select) of jeans.
【答案】selection
【解析】句意:那家店有多种牛仔裤可供选择。本题考查词性转换。因为被形容词large修饰,故用名词。
【题干】He_________(elect) President of the United States.
【答案】was elected
【解析】句意:他被选为美国总统。本题考查动词时态和语态。因为主语he和elect之间存在被动关系,再结合句意可知用一般过去时的被动语态。
【题干】—I'll never forget when we met the famous writer.
—Neither will I. He_______ (select) some goods and was at the checkout of a supermarket.
【答案】had selected
【解析】句意:——我永远不会忘记我们遇到那位著名作家的时候。——我也不会。他挑选了一些物品,然后到了超市的收银台。本题考查动词时态。根据语境,select的动作发生在was at the checkout前,故用过去完成时。
【题干】—Do you like the school
—Yeah. I only wish the classes__________(be) a little smaller.
【答案】were
【解析】句意:——你喜欢这所学校吗7.——是的。我只是希望班级更小些。本题考查虚拟语气。wish后带宾语从句时常用虚拟语气,如果与现在事实相反常用一般过去时,故用were。
【题干】 With the Spring Festival approaching, the experts' suggestion that tickets_________(book) online is of vital practice.
【答案】be booked
【解析】句意:随着春节的临近,专家对网上订票的建议非常实用。本题考查虚拟语气。suggestion“建议”,后面的同位语从句的谓语应用“should+动词原形”,should可以省略。
【题干】 Experts suggest that people should _______(take) up some. hobbies, which may help reduce pressure and depression.
【答案】take
【解析】句意:专家建议,人们应该培养一些业余爱好,这有助于减少压力和消沉情绪。本题考查虚拟语气。suggest作“建议”时,后所带的宾语从句应用“( should+)动词原形”。
【题干】George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I'd rather he_____(focus) more on its culture.
【答案】focused
【解析】句意:George准备谈论他的国家的地理,但我宁愿他多谈论一些他的国家的文化。本题考查虚拟语气。would rather后应用虚拟语气,表示与现在事实相反,用一般过去时。
【题干】The story is so vivid-l feel as if I_________ (be) there.
【答案】were
【解析】句意:这个故事那么生动,我感觉好像身临其境一样。本题考查虚拟语气。根据句意可知,此处表达与现在事实相反,故用一般过去时。
【题干】Look at the trouble I am in ! If only I _________(be) more careful when driving.
【答案】had been
【解析】句意:瞧瞧我的麻烦!要是我开车时小心点儿就好了。本题考查虚拟语气。if only但愿……,要是……就好了,后接从句,从句谓语动词用虚拟语气,叙述与过去事实相反,谓语用had done。
【题干】He is a poorly learned man, but he acts as though he___________(be).
【答案】were
【解析】句意:他学识浅薄,但他表现得好像很有学问。本题考查虚拟语气。由语境可知,as though引导的从句的叙述与现在事实相反,从句谓语动词用过去式(be动词用were)。
【题干】The former president studied hard when he was young, which____ (contribute) to his success in his career.
【答案】contributed
【解析】句意:前总统在年轻时学习刻苦,这促使他在事业上取得了成功。本题考查动词时态。根据studied可知应用一般过去时,contribute to促使,导致。
【题干】—It is so kind of you____(contribute) $2,000,000' to the fund.
—Don't mention it—it is a pleasure to be able to join you in helping people____ need.
【答案】to have contributed;in
【解析】句意:——你真善良,给基金捐款两百万美元。——不客气,很高兴能够加入你们帮助那些有需要的人。本题考查非谓语动词和介词。根据句意,第一空为发生过的动作,故用不定式的完成式。contribute...to...向……捐赠……;in need有需要,均为固定搭配。
【题干】Each year, a set of new words is added to the dictionary, ________ (reflect)the changing tastes and habits of a nation.
【答案】reflecting
【解析】句意:每年,一组新词被添加到字典里,反映了一个国家正在变化的品位和习惯。考查非谓语动词。本题中现在分词作状语。
【题干】The two things________ they felt very proud were Jim's wisdom and hard work.
【答案】of which
【解析】句意:他们感到非常骄傲的两件事是Jim的智慧和努力。本题考查定语从句。be proud of以……为骄傲/自豪。介词of提到关系代词前,先行词指物,关系代词用which。
【题干】I offered the_________ (alternate) suggestions of spending the vacation in the mountains or by the sea.
【答案】alternative
【解析】句意:我提出到山里或海边度假的两个可供选择的建议。本题考查词性转换。alternative可选择的,修饰名词suggestions,符合句意。
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【题干】阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
In October 2011,while tending her garden in Mora, Sweden, Lena Rosy was about to throw a handful of rotten carrots onto the compost heap(肥料堆). 1 something made her look closer, and she noticed a shiny object. Yes, there beneath the top of one tiny carrot was her long-lost wedding ring.
Lena screamed so loudly that her daughter came 2 (run) from the house." She thought I had hurt myself," said Lena.
Sixteen years 3 (early),Lena removed 4 white-gold wedding ring to knead dough(生面团).When she went to put the ring back on later, it was gone. She suspected that one of her three daughters 5 (pick)it up, but the girls denied it. Lena and her husband, Ola, searched the kitchen, even 6 (check) the gaps between the kitchen cabinets, but their efforts turned up 7 .
Lena had hoped that the ring, 8 she had designed for her 1984 wedding ceremony, might appear during a kitchen repair 11 years after it went 9 (miss).But, nothing." I gave up hope of finding my ring again," she said.
Lena and her husband now think that the ring got swept into a pile of kitchen waste and was spread over the garden, where it 10 (remain) until the carrot's top grew through the band. For. Lena, it was the biggest garden bounty(奖赏).
1._____________2._______________ 3._____________4.___________ 5._____________6._______________ 7.____________8._____________ 9.___________ 10._____________
【答案】1.But 2.running 3.earlier earlier
4.the 5.had picked 6.checking 7.nothing
8.which 9.missing 10.remained
【解析】◎语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文。Lena的结婚戒指丢失了很多年,后来在一次花园劳动中意外地发现了这枚戒指。
1.考查连词。该句子与前句在语意上有转折关系。故用but。
2.考查非谓语动词。现在分词running在此处作谓语动词came的方式状语。
3.意为“……之前”。
4.考查冠词。此处特指Lena那枚用白金打造的结婚戒指。
5.考查动词的时态。此处动作表“过去的过去”,故应用过去完成时。
6.考查非谓语动词。checking在此是现在分词作状语。
7.考查不定代词。此处turn up意为“(经过彻底搜寻)发现,发掘出”。
8.考查非限制性定语从句的引导词。在非限制性定语从句中,指物,关系代词用which。
9.考查固定短语。句意:在Lena的戒指丢失了十一年之后的一次厨房修缮中,Lena曾希望找回自己的戒指。go missing意为“丢失了”。
10.考查动词时态。因为整篇文章叙述发生过的事,故用一般过去时。