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2009年高考英语词汇单选精练精析(四)
1. Nowadays sending e-mail高考资源网s to each other is a way many a student _______ what they think.
A. conveys B. delivers C. express D. account
A. conveys 21世纪教育网
convey 表达Words can’t convey my feelings.言语无法表达我的心情.
2. —How do you to her unkindly behavior —Only silence.
Which of the following is wrong
A.react B.answer C.reply D.respond
B.answer
react/ reply/ respond to sb./ sth. answer sb./ sth.
3. Some friends tried to settle the quarrel between Mr. and Mrs. Brown without hurting the feeling of , but failed .
A.none B.either C.both D.neither
B.either
either指两者中的任何一个. 不愿意伤害他们两个当中的任何一个。
4. Does this car give you good _____for your money
A. value B. price C. worth D. cost 21世纪教育网
A. value
good value for money 值得花那么多的钱
5. —Where Chongqing do you decide to build the factory
—Nobody our manager knows .
A.except; besides B.but; besides C.but ; but D.except; besides
but ; but
but表示除外。主要和疑问副词、不定代词连用。除了重庆以外,你们公司将在什么地方建工厂?除了经理没人知道。
6. It seemed that Ivy was in no________ this evening to listen to my jokes.
A. mind B. mood C. feeling D. emotion
B. mood
be in no mood to do sth“没有做某事的心情”。
7. Sensible people don’t think it is_______ to buy things which are not needed even at a low price.
A. worth B. worthy C. worthless D. worthwhile
D. worthwhile
It is worthwhile to do sth“值得做某事”。
it is worth doing sth 21世纪教育网
it is worthy to be done
It is worthy of being done
8. When you arrive at the hotel, you’ll______ notice the friendly staff, who will make your holiday a wonderful dream.
A. sensitively B. scarcely C. immediately D. obviously
C. immediately “立即”。
A“敏感地”;B“几乎不,将近”;D“明显地”。
9. As they haven’t a child of their own, they’re going to _______ a little girl.
A. accept B. receive C. adapt D. adopt
D. adopt “领养”。
A“接受”;B“收到”;C“适应”。
10. After careful research, it was decided that the spaceship should reenter the Earth’s________.
A. surface B. air C. environment D. atmosphere
D. atmosphere “大气”。
A“表面”;B“空气”;C“环境”。
11. David paused to consult his notes, then_______ with his speech.
A. proceeded B. pursed C. pronounced D. proposed
A. proceeded “继续进行”,为不及物动词,常和介词with连用。
B“追逐,继续,从事”,为及物动词,后不能接介词;C“发音”;D“提议,建议”。
12. That way of living is_______ to people in this small part of the country.
A. specific B. available C. peculiar D. particular
C. peculiar be peculiar to“特有的”,为固定词组。本句句意为:那种生活方式是这个国家那一小部分的人们所特有的。21世纪教育网
The headmaster is to give a formal_______ at the annual ceremony.
A. address B. argument C. debate D. remark
A. address “演讲”。
B“争论”;C“辩论”;D“话语,评论”。
13. He had a talent for music and was______ conductor of Shanghai Symphony Orchestra at the age of 30.
A. assigned B. appointed C. named D. honored
B. appointed “任命”。
A“布置”;C“命名”;D“给……荣誉”。
14. Psychologists say that_____ our emotions will make us feel better and there is nothing to be ashamed of.
A. relieving B. relaxing C. releasing D. removing
C. releasing “释放”。
A“减轻”;B“放松”;D“清除”。
15. After many years’ waiting, Chinese people______ realized their dream to hold the Olympic Games.
A. constantly B. eventually C. lastly D. generally
B. eventually “最终地”。
A“经常地”;C“最后地”;D“通常地”。 21世纪教育网
16. Such noble deeds of the doctors and nurses can’t be only______ with money.
17. A. rewarded B. awarded C. praised D. valued
A. rewarded “回报”,常用于reward sb.with sth.结构。
B“授予(奖品等)”,常用于award sb. sth; C“表扬”;D“评价,重视”。
18. Shanghai is so full of_______, it seems as if things never stop.
A. strength B. spirit C. force D. energy
D. energy “精力,活力”。
A“力气”;B“精神”;C“力量,武力”。
19. My knowledge of Hong Kong came only from some movies: a______ of criminals are pursued by the police in the narrow streets and then they have a fight.
A. group B. team C. class D. gang
D. gang “一伙”。
A“组”;B“队”;C“种类,等级”。
20. When we finally arrived, a lady gave us a _______ introduction of the university.
A. clear B. brief C. main D. abstract
B. brief “简要的”。 21世纪教育网
A“清晰的”;C“主要的”;D“抽象的”。
21. A(n)______ is a person who understand people’s characters.
A. photographer B. psychologist C. physician D. physicist
B. psychologist “心理学家”。
A“摄影师”;C“内科医生”;D“物理学家”。
22. If you build a house with good_______ , it will last long.
A. foundation B. floor C. basis D. ground
A. foundation “基础”,此处指地下的基础。
B“地板,楼层”;C“基础,根据”,主要用于比喻方面,具有抽象意义;D“地面”。
23. Although I had read the book assigned by the professor several times, it didn’t make any______ to me.
A. meaning B. importance C. sense D. significance
C. sense
make sense“有意义”。句意为:虽然我把教授布置的书读了好几遍,但是我仍看不懂它。
24. Burning all the lights in the classroom will be a great______ on electric power.
A. waste B. lack C. drain D. damage
C. drain “消耗”,常与介词on连用。
A“浪费”,为不可数名词;B‘“缺少”;D“损坏,损害”。
25. As civilization______, more and more people have realized the importance of preserving rare animals from extinction.
A. stretches B. spreads C.extends D. expands
B. spreads “传播,扩散”。
A“伸展”;C“延长”;D“膨胀,扩大”。 21世纪教育网
26. It isn't quite _____ that he will be present at the meeting.
A. sure B. right C. exact D. certain
D. certain.
I am sure that +从句。He is sure to come. = He is certain to come.但在it作形式主语, that引导主语从句时, 主句中表语只能用certain, 不能用sure.
27. The members of the club wouldn't run a _____ in entrusting(委托) the organization to an unreliable person.
A. danger B. risk C. loose D. chance
B. risk.
run a risk (in) 冒险:You are running a big risk in trusting him.
本题译文:俱乐部成员不愿冒险把这个组织委托给一个不可靠的人管理。
28. My brother likes eating very much but he isn't very _____ about the food he eats.
A. special B. peculiar C. particular D. unusual
C. particular.
be particular about对......讲究, 挑剔; She is very particular about what she wears. (她对她得穿着很讲究。) Mr. Smith was quite particular about my work. (史密斯先生对工作十分挑剔。)
29. Voices were _____ as the argument between the two motorists became more bad-tempered.
A. spoken B. raised C. developed D. increased
B. raised. 21世纪教育网
raise (=lift up) one's voice提高嗓门, 高声叫喊。Raise one's voice against sth. 意为“为抗议某事而大声疾呼”, 如:As no one raised his voice against the plan, it was agreed on. (因为没有人发表反对意见, 该计划就一致通过了。) voice的常用习语有:the public voice (舆论) , under one's voice (小声地) , with one voice (异口同声地,一致地) ,lose one's voice (嗓子哑了, 说不出话来) , have no voice with (对某事无发言权)。
30. After the show, the crowd _____ out of the theater.
A. poured B. melted C. drew D. dismissed
A. poured.
pour 此处意为:涌出, 涌来, 如:People poured out to the rally. (人们踊跃参加群众大会。)
31. Though _____ in San Francisco, Dave Mitchell had always preferred to record the plain facts of small-town life.
A. raised B. grown C. developed D. cultivated
A. raised
本句中Though raised in San Francisco是省略的让步状语从句。Raise (=bring up) 抚养:grow种植; cultivate耕作; 培养 (友谊等) 。如cultivate后接某人, 则意为“培养与某人的感情”。如:John always tries to cultivate the people, who are useful to him professionally. (约翰一向喜欢与事业上对他有用的人来往。)
本题译文:尽管在旧金山长大, 但戴夫米切尔总是愿意把小镇生活中平凡的事情记载下来。21世纪教育网
32. I'm afraid this painting is not by Picasso. It's only a copy and so it's _____.
A. priceless B. invaluable C. unworthy D. worthless
D. worthless.
worthless 无价值的, 无用的。Priceless 无价的, 贵重的, 无法估价的:a priceless treasure 无价之宝。Invaluable 无法估价的, 非常宝贵的。Unworthy 不值得的, 不配的; 无价值的。
33. The final _____ of the play will take place on Monday.
A. action B. performance C. view D. sight
B. performance.
performance (话剧的) 一场演出。
34. It was a long time before the cut on my hand _____ completely.
A. healed B. cured C. improved D. recovered
A. healed.
heal 1) 使痊愈, 治愈:The salve will help to heal the wound. (这种药膏能治愈你的伤。) 2) 痊愈 (多指外伤) :The cut on my leg has healed. (我腿上的伤口以痊愈。) 可见, 本题是heal的第二种用法。cure治疗, 治好; The drug cured my fever. (这种药使我退烧了。) This medicine should cure you of your cold. (这种药定会治好你的感冒。) recover也可以表示“痊愈”, 意为“恢复正常”。例如:1) I think she will recover. (我认为她会痊愈的。) 2) He almost fell ill, but quickly recovered. (他差点病到, 但很快就痊愈了。) 也可以用recovered做表语表示“痊愈, 恢复正常:Are you completely recovered from your illness (你的病是不是完全好了?)
[注意] recover vi. 用作“痊愈”时, 句子主语通常是人。Improve 改善, 此词无“治疗”或“痊愈”之意。
本题译文:过了很长时间我手上的伤口才痊愈。
35. As soon as the children were _____, their mother got them out of bed and into the bathroom.
A. woke B. waken C. wake D. awake 21世纪教育网
D. awake.
awake adj.醒着的 (作表语) 。Awake, awaken, wake, waken都可以作及物和不及物动词用, 但是awake多用作不及物动词, 其中wake最常用。
36. The government's strong action demonstrated its _____ to crush the rebellion.
A. energy B. resistance C. courage D. determination
D. determination.
determination意为“决心”, 后常接动词不定式作定语。
37. Probability is the mathematical study of the _____ of an event's occurrence.
A. desire B. likelihood C. result D. effect
B. likelihood
句意:概率是对事件发生的可能性的数学研究。
38. There were no tickets _____ for Friday's performance.
A. preferable B. possible C. considerable D. available
D. available.
available (=capable of being used; that may be obtained) 可利用的; 可以找到的:1) These tickets are available for one month. (这些票的有效期一个月。) 2) Is there a doctor available (有否可以找到大夫?) 3) A limited number of seats are still available. (仍然还有少量座位。)
39. In a typhoon, winds _____ a speed greater than 120 kilometers per hour.
A. assume B. accomplish C. attain D. assemble
C. attain. 21世纪教育网
attain (=succeed in doing or getting) 达到 (目的等) ,取得 (成就等) :I hope you will attain your object, accomplish (顺利) 完成。assume假定, 假设, 承担。assemble集合; 装配。
40. The thief _____ the papers all over the room while he was searching.
A. abandoned B. vanished C. scattered D. deserted
C. scattered. 21世纪教育网
scatter(=throw or put in various directions, or here and there)撒。
abandon放弃,抛弃。desert遗弃(而离开)。vanish消亡,灭亡。本题句意是将小偷在搜寻钱时的情景,所以应选scattered(撒)
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