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1.(2010·郑州预测)He has been in hospital for a long time and he is ________ now.
A. taking up B. picking up
C. turning up D. doing up
答案与解析:B 句意:他住院好长时间了,现在正在恢复中。可知选pick up。pick up在此处指“使好转,恢复”。take up“着手处理,开始从事,占去”;turn up“开大,突然出现”;do up“扣上,系上,重新装修(房子),修理(汽车等)”。
2.(2010·郑州预测)Mary used to listen to music that
________ the old times.
A. called for B. called on
C. called up D. called in
答案与解析:C call for“要求,叫某人来”;call on“号召”;call up“使人想起,打电话给”;call in“召来,叫来,下令收回”。根据题干内容可知,C项正确,即Mary过去经常听些让她想起过去时光的音乐。
3.(2010·湖南部分重点联考)The most successful retired athletes are those who can ________ the life skills they learned in sports to another area of life.
A. contribute B. employ
C. apply D. engage
答案与解析:C 句意:最成功的退役运动员当属那些能将自己在体育中学到的人生技能运用到人生的另外一个领域的人。这里用apply A to B表示“把A应用于B”。
4.(2010·河南部分重点联考)With the words, he ________ a wide mouth jar from his pocket and set it on the table in front of him.
A. pulled out B. checked out
C. stuck out D. dropped out
答案与解析:A 句意表示他从口袋里拿出一个广口瓶,用pull out表示“抽,从……中抽出来”。check out“结账离去,办妥手续离去”;stick out“坚持,突出,伸出”;drop out“退出,退学”。
5.(2010·宝鸡质检)Eating too much fat and sugar can
________ heart disease and high blood pressure.
A. result from B. attend to
C. devote to D. contribute to
答案与解析:D 句意:摄入过多的脂肪和糖会引起心脏病和高血压。表示“引起”或“导致”时,可用contribute to, result in或cause。result from表示“原因是”;attend to表示“照顾”;devote...to表示“献身于”。
6.(2010·河南调研)They are against the proposal, for it ________ too much farmland.
A. puts up B. takes up
C. gives up D. makes up
答案与解析:B 句意:他们反对这项提议,因为它占据太多的耕地。此处take up表示“占据”。put up表示“举起,建造,张贴”;give up表示“放弃”;make up表示“组成,编造,化妆”,均不符合句意。
7.(2010·河南示范性高中联考)—Sunny day, isn't it
—Let's hope the sunny weather ________ for Saturday's tennis match.
A. carries on B. moves on
C. keeps up D. goes up
答案与解析:C keep up“保持,继续”,符合句意“希望好天气保持到星期六的网球比赛”。carry on“继承”;move on“继续行进”;go up“上升,增长”。
8.(2010·河南示范性高中联考)It ________ little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault: answering for one's actions encourages others to take their share of the blame.
A. cares B. depends
C. matters D. remains
答案与解析:C matter“要紧,关系重大”。句意:道歉者是负全部责任还是部分责任无关紧要……。care“小心,注意”;depend“依靠,信赖”;remain“保持”。
9.(2010·河南四市联考)The little boy was so careless with his spelling that he often ________ letters from words.
A. left out B. left behind
C. left off D. let alone
答案与解析:A leave out“遗漏”;leave behind“留下,遗留”;leave off “停止,中断”;let alone“更不用说”。依据前面提及的careless可知,这里应该是将单词的字母遗漏了。
10.(2010·江西五校联考)No matter what the newspaper articles say, the newly made temple doesn't ________ a place of interest.
A. head for B. make for
C. offer to D. run out
答案与解析:B 句意:无论报纸上的文章说得怎么天花乱坠,这个新修的寺庙都算不上是什么名胜。B项make for表示“朝……前进,倾向于,使可能”,符合题意。
11.(2010·江西五校联考)They're arguing on who, on earth, is known for the great discovery ________ penicillin, an effective bacteria killer.
A. making up B. making into
C. made of D. made from
答案与解析:C 句意:究竟是谁以发现了杀菌良药青霉素而闻名于世呢?他们就这一问题进行争执。此句含有词组make a discovery of...“发现”。make与discovery之间是动宾关系,故应用过去分词形式作后置定语。
12.(2010·江西十校模拟)When ________ a new word, you'd better ________ a dictionary.
A. come across; refer to
B. coming across; consult
C. coming across; look up
D. come across; look through
答案与解析:B 根据主从句主语一致原则可知,第一句应该用现在分词形式;consult the dictionary意为“查字典”。
13.(2010·江西八校联考)—What's wrong with him
—The picture he came across ________ his memory of a sad story in his childhood.
A. put off B. took off
C. set off D. gave off
答案与解析:C put off“延期”;take off“起飞,脱掉”;give off“发出(光等)”;set off“激发,引起”。选项C符合题意。
14.(2010·江西六校联考)Julia is one of the women who always ________ the latest fashion.
A. make up for B. get along with
C. keep up with D. put up with
答案与解析:C 句意:Julia是那种紧跟时尚的女士。make up for“弥补,挽回”;get along with“相处”;keep up with“跟上”;put up with“容忍”。从句意的连贯判断选C项。
15.(2010·南昌调研)He took pity on the people in the flooded areas and ________ his clothes and quilts to them.
A. gave away B. gave off
C. sent out D. threw away
答案与解析:A give away“赠送,泄露,丧失”;give off“发出,放出”;send out“发送,发出,长出,派遣”;throw away“扔掉,浪费,错过”。句意:他同情灾区人民,所以把他的衣服和被子捐给了他们。根据句意,空白处应该用give away。
16.(2010·南昌调研)I've visited a lot of different places and stayed in lots of different hotels, but none of them ________ this one.
A. makes B. beats
C. compares D. matches
答案与解析:D 句意:我去过许多不同的地方,也住过很多宾馆,但是没有一家比得上这家。match表示“比得上”,符合句意。
17.(2010·江西师大附中、临川一中联考)He apologized for his mistake, saying that he ________ no offence.
A. supposed B. intended
C. considered D. pretended
答案与解析:B intend“打算,想要”;intend no offence意为“无意冒犯”,符合语境。
18.(2010·河北部分重点联考)The falling of the new building ________ its soft base.
A. resulted in B. suffered from
C. led to D. lay in
答案与解析:D 句意:新楼的倒塌在于根基不牢。此处lie in表示“(原因)在于”。A项与C项的意思基本相同,表示“导致”;B项表示“遭受”,都不符合句意。
19.(2010·唐山模拟)Before you make a plan, you'd better ________ the advantages and disadvantages of it.
A. take B. weigh
C. feel D. judge
答案与解析:B 句意:在你制订计划之前,你最好权衡一下利弊。此处weigh表示“认真考虑,权衡,斟酌”。
20.(2010·唐山模拟)The bell rang and every student had to ________ their examination papers.
A. give up B. give away
C. give out D. give in
答案与解析:D 句意:钟声响了,每个学生不得不“上交”他们的试卷。此处give in表示“交上,呈交”。前三项分别表示“放弃,投降”“赠送,颁发,失去”“用完,耗尽,发出”,都不符合句意。
21.(2010·石家庄质检)The girl nodded with a smile as if she had ________ his mind.
A. read B. found
C. watched D. noticed
答案与解析:A read one's mind是固定搭配,表示“读懂某人的心思”。
22.(2010·唐山联考)Armed police and railway workers were removing snow from the track to ________ a train stuck near Jining in Inner Mongolia.
A. recover B. free
C. protect D. clear
答案与解析:B recover“重新获得,恢复”;free“释放,使自由”;protect“保护”;clear“扫除,清除”。句意:武警和铁路工人(当时)正在清扫铁轨上的积雪,以使被围困的火车获得自由。a train stuck near Jining in Inner Mongolia暗示空白处应填free。
23.(2010·保定调研)—Mum, it is nice weather. I want to skate this afternoon.
—Don't you think the ice on the lake is too thin to
________ your weight
A. bear B. hold
C. lift D. take
答案与解析:A 根据句意判断这里应为“支撑你的重量”,bear为“支撑(重量)”之意,常和weight搭配。
24.(2010·保定调研)—Hi, Tina, we're going to Sam's house to celebrate his graduation. Would you like to
________?
—Great!Let's go.
A. come up B. come on
C. come along D. come out
答案与解析:C 这里是一个邀请,句意为“你想一起去吗?”come up“升起,被提出”;come on“开动,加油”;come along“来到,跟随”;come out“出版,长出”,只有C项符合句意。
25.(2010·重庆模拟)Her irresponsible behavior ________ her father many sleepless nights.
A. costs B. takes
C. spends D. pays
答案与解析:A cost“使付出努力,使做不愉快的事”,符合句意:她不负责任的行为使她的父亲夜不能寐。
26.(2010·重庆模拟)How I wish that I could ________ my ideas in simple and wonderful English when chatting on the Internet.
A. set out B. set off
C. set over D. set up
答案与解析:A set out意为“陈述,陈列,出发,开始”符合题意。set off意为“出发,动身”;set over意为“移交,置于……上,指派……管理”;set up意为“建立,竖立,引起”。
27.(2010·重庆联考)—Shall I help you with the washing up
—Don't ________. I'll do it later.
A. bother B. worry
C. disturb D. hurry
答案与解析:A bother意为“打扰”,指给他人带来麻烦;worry意为“担心,忧虑”;disturb意为“打扰”,指打断他人的工作等;hurry意为“匆忙”。Don't bother意为“不麻烦了”,符合语境。
28.(2010·成都诊断)We are quite sure that we can
________ our present difficulties and guarantee enough supply of pork in markets.
A. get across B. get over
C. get away D. get off
答案与解析:B 句意:我们非常确信我们能够克服目前的困难并保证市场有足够的猪肉供应。此处get over表示“克服”。get across表示“被理解,把……讲清楚”,get away表示“逃脱,离开”,get off表示“从……下来;离开,出发”,都与所给句意不符。
29.(2010·成都诊断)We were supposed to move into our new classroom building at the beginning of this month, but things didn't ________ as planned.
A. work out B. carry out
C. move out D. get out
答案与解析:A work out“成功地发展,计算”。根据句意“按说我们在这个月初就会搬进新教学楼,但事情并不像计划的那样顺利。”可知选A项。
30.(2010·绵阳诊断)Under the circumstances I usually think of the great effort and courage it ________ for the girl to come back and apologize.
A. made B. afforded
C. spared D. took
答案与解析:D 这是it takes... to do sth.句型的变式,此处表示“女孩回来道歉所作出的巨大努力和需要的勇气”。
31.(2010·绵阳诊断)The big earthquake struck, and the island was immediately ________ from the world.
A. cut down B. cut out
C. cut in D. cut off
答案与解析:D 句意:大地震发生之后,这个岛立马就与外界失去了联系。cut...off(from...)“切断……的去路(或来路),使……与外界隔绝”,符合句意。cut down“砍伐,削减”;cut out“删除”;cut in“打断,插嘴,超车”。
32.(2010·绵阳诊断)Tracy, let's ________ the conversation away from the unpleasant subject.
A. break B. change
C. prevent D. turn
答案与解析:D 句意:Tracy,让我们避开这不愉快的话题吧。根据句意,turn...away from表示“把……从……转开”,选D项。break away from表示“脱离……”。
33.(2010·绵阳诊断)—Late again
—Sorry, I overslept. My clock didn't ________ this morning.
A. break out B. go off
C. shut off D. call out
答案与解析:B 答语句意:对不起,我睡过头了,今早我的闹钟没响。go off表示“突然发出响声”。break out表示“爆发”;shut off表示“关上,阻断”;call out表示“唤醒,叫喊”,都不符合句意。所以这里选B项。
34.(2010·杭州质检)Yesterday there wasn't time for breakfast, so she had to ________ without.
A. come B. go
C. struggle D. manage
答案与解析:B go without相当于do without,意思是“没有……也能凑合”,符合句意。
35.(2010·杭州质检)How I ________ I could spend my winter holiday in Russia, watching the ice sculptures!
A. think B. want
C. wish D. mean
答案与解析:C 句意:我多希望寒假能在俄罗斯看冰雕啊!根据句意可知,本句是对将来的虚拟,四个选项中只有wish后面的宾语从句要用虚拟语气,故选C项。
36.(2010·杭州质检)A low carbon lifestyle ________ many aspects of modern life, such as transportation, home heating, holiday travel and so on.
A. realizes B. covers
C. declares D. happens
答案与解析:B cover的意思是“包含,涉及”,即低碳生活方式包括现代生活的很多方面,例如交通、家庭供暖、假期旅行等。其他几个词不合题意。
37.(2010·金华检测)It has come to my notice that his way of speaking shows that he didn't ________ the plan. Anyhow, he didn't want to have his real voice heard.
A. stick to B. agree with
C. get over D. settle down
答案与解析:B 句意:我注意到,他说话的方式表明他不同意这个计划,只是他不想把自己的真实想法表达出来。从句意的连贯判断选B,表示“同意”。stick to“坚持”,get over“克服”,settle down“定居”。
38.(2010·金华检测)They had such great fun at the party on Christmas Eve. It was not until some of the neighbors complained angrily that the party ________, and we headed home in the middle of the night.
A. broke down B. broke up
C. put down D. put up
答案与解析:B 句意:这个圣诞晚会开到很晚,直到邻居过来埋怨的时候才散场。break up表示“(人群)散开,散场”,符合句意。broke down“出故障,失败”;put down“放下,镇压”;put up“搭建,张贴”。
39.(2010·温州测试)These insects can ________ the colour of their surroundings, making it difficult for their enemies to find them.
A. look for B. take on
C. carry out D. bring in
答案与解析:B take on在这里表示:开始具有(某种特征、面貌等),呈现,露出。句意:这些昆虫能够呈现出与它们周围环境相同的颜色,使它们的敌人难以发现它们。
40.(2010·温州十校模拟)—These days I can only sleep for four or five hours at night as I'm too busy with my research work.
—If you keep going on like that, you are sure to
________ sooner or later.
A. break down B. get down
C. calm down D. put down
答案与解析:A break down表示“身体垮掉,精神崩溃等”;get down表示“着手做”;calm down表示“心情平静,镇定”;put down表示“写下,镇压”。根据句意,这里选A项。