2012高考英语精选备考题库系列(含详解)
单项选择(三)
备战2012高考,精选1000道单项选择,希望对各位同学有帮助。2011.8
1.Her life story deeply moved the audience and reminded the people not to forget the
________ past and prevent the same tragedy happening again.
A.romantic B.miserable
C.fantastic D.traditional
解析:考查形容词词义。语境:这个故事提醒人们不要忘记悲惨的过去并且不让同
样的悲剧重演。
答案:B
2.People try to avoid public transportation delays by using their own cars,and this
________ creates further problems.
A.in short B.in case
C.in doubt D.in turn
解析:句意:人们企图靠用私家车来避开公共交通所引起的堵车,但相反引起了更
大的问题。考查介词短语的用法。in turn“轮流,反过来”,符合题意。A项意为
“简而言之”;B项意为“以防万一,假如”;C项意为“怀疑”。
答案:D
3.With the project of animal protection,foxes are becoming more ________ in urban
areas.
A.popular B.ordinary
C.universal D.widespread
解析:句意:有了动物保护工程,在乡村地区,狐狸越来越普遍。考查形容词词义。
widespread意为“分布广泛的,普遍的”,符合题意。popular“流行的,受欢迎
的”;ordinary“普通的”;universal“全体的,万能的”。
答案:D
4.When I was doing shopping in the market the other day,I______ an old friend of
mine,who I hadn't met for twenty years.
A.came up B.came over
C.came across D.came down
解析:由题意可知,二十年未见的老朋友是在购物时遇见的,这当然是“不期而
遇”。在四个选项中,come up“发生,走到……附近”;come over“从远处
来,过来”;come across“偶遇,碰到”;come down“降低;失望”;只有C项
符合题意。
答案:C
5.I'd like to ask you to put an end to the quarrel.I know you have the ________.
A.energy B.force
C.strength D.power
解析:句意:我想叫你去中止这次纷争。我知道你有这个能力。power能力,符合
题意。
答案:D
6.I am surprised that you should have been fooled by such a simple________.
A.role B.deal
C.test D.trick
解析:a simple trick一个小把戏。句意:我很吃惊,你竟然被这样的小把戏给
骗了。
答案:D
7.She ________Japanese when she was in Japan,now she can speak it freely.
A.picked out B.made out
C.made up D.picked up
解析:考查动词短语辨析。pick out“挑出”;make out“辨认出,理解”;make
up“编造,构成,化妆”;pick up“学到,拾起,搭车,加速”等。本题考查pick up“学
到”之意。
答案:D
8.—It seems that he is________our village.
—He spent________of his childhood here.
A.new to;most B.familiar with;part
C.similar to;a part D.like;much
解析:be familiar with“对……熟悉”。句意:“好像他对我们村子很熟悉。”“他
在这里度过了他的部分童年时光。”
答案:B
9.In ________with most young people,he hates getting up early in the morning.
A.common B.total
C.general D.particular
解析:in common with同……一样。句意:同大多数年轻人一样,他讨厌早上早起。
答案:A
10.The children were so ________ by the humorous performance that they kept
laughing all the time.
A.moved B.shocked
C.frightened D.entertained
解析:entertain意为“使……娱乐”, 符合题意。
答案:D
11.During the past months,the World Health Organization made great efforts to stop
H1N1 from ________.
A.increasing B.spreading
C.happening D.moving
解析:考查动词词义。spread指“(疾病)传播”。
答案:B
12.I felt my heart ________ wildly when I got to the top of the mountain.
A.beating B.striking
C.hitting D.fighting
解析:指心脏的“跳动”,用beat。
答案:A
13.I can't possibly tell it ________.I would like to write the whole thing in detail.
A.in silence B.in surprise
C.in brief D.in turn
解析:考查短语介词。根据句中in detail“详细的”可知选in brief“简略的”。
答案:C
14.It is so nice to hear from her.________,we last met more than thirty years ago.
A.What's more B.That is to say
C.In other words D.Believe it or not
解析:believe it or not“信不信由你”。由于两人最后一次见面距现在已经有三十
多年了,故用了这种表达法。what's more“另外”;that is to say“这就是说”;in
other words“换句话说”。
答案:D
15.The line was busy and I couldn't________.
A.get to B.get on
C.get down D.get through
解析:get through“接通,打通电话”。
答案:D
16.He has written________articles about air pollution hoping to call the attention of all
people to the problem.
A.a series of B.a large amount of
C.a plenty of D.a great deal of
解析:a large amount of和a great deal of修饰不可数名词;C项中多了一个a。a
series of“一系列,一连串”,符合题意。
答案:A
17.—I'll pay for the meal.
—No,no,put your money away.Let me________you to it.
A.deal B.treat
C.serve D.charge
解析:treat sb.to sth.“请某人吃东西”,deal“处理,对待”;serve“服务,供
应”;charge“收费,控告”。句意:“我来买单。”“不,不,你把钱收起来。
让我来买单。”
答案:B
18.Come on,tell me what's wrong.Sometimes it helps to________your problems,you
know.
A.solve B.divide
C.share D.separate
解析:share your problems“共同分担问题”。
答案:C
19.The police reassured us that all that was pure rumor and was ________ made up by
some ill men.
A.extremely B.accidentally
C.totally D.roughly
解析:考查副词词义。句意:警察向我们保证这是谣言,完全是坏人捏造的。
答案:C
20.Hearing a strange noise from behind,he ________ and listened attentively.
A.turn to B.turn over
C.turn around D.turn up
解析:考查动词词组。turn to朝向,求助;turn over翻过来;turn around转过身
来; turn up出现,调大。
答案:C
21.To our joy,they all________in mending the roof yesterday.
A.aided B.helped
C.supported D.assisted
解析:本题可从动词的用法上做出正确的判断。帮助某人做某事用aid sb.in doing sth.;或用help(sb.)to do sth.或help sb.with sth.;support意为“养活,支持”,
不符合句意。assist在此句中是不及物动词,assist in doing sth.意为“帮助做某 事”。
答案:D
22.________by Captain Feng,who was a seasoned seaman,the ship did sail through the tough storms and waves and landed on Qingdao.
A.Conducted B.Contacted
C.Connected D.Communicated
解析:句意:由经验丰富的冯船长带领着,这艘船穿过暴风狂浪,安全地到达了 青岛。conduct由……指导;contact联系某人;connect连接;communicate通 信;交流。
答案:A
23.Nowadays,all schools are required to provide ________multi media teaching instruments for the students of all levels.
A.adjustable B.accessible
C.affordable D.valuable
解析:句意:如今,所有的学校都要求提供各种水平的学生都能使用的多媒体教 学设备。adjustable可调节的;accessible可使用的;affordable支付得起的; valuable有价值的。
答案:B
24.He soon ________ himself to the way of life there and has lived happily
ever since.
A.arranged B.adjusted
C.admitted D.avoided
解析:考查动词辨析。adjust oneself to sth.“使自己适应……”。句意:他很快 适应了那里的生活方式,从此过上了幸福生活。arrange安排,admit承认,avoid 避免,均不符合句意。
答案:B
25.Tenna is always feeling lonely,for she never ________in social activities,let alone making friends.
A.contributes B.participates
C.involves D.concerns
解析:句意:台娜总是觉得孤独,因为她从来不参与社交活动,更谈不上交朋友 了。contribute to表示“为……作贡献”;participate in参与;参加;involve oneself in参与……;concern oneself in...参与……,involve和concern都是及物动 词,要么用be involved/concerned in,要么接oneself作宾语。
答案:B
26.All this snow and ice makes it difficult for old people to________very well.
A.get around B.turn away
C.pick up D.take off
解析:句意:雪和冰使得老人走动起来变得困难。turn away驱逐,拒绝;pick up拾起,收听,学会;take off脱下,起飞,都不符合题意。
答案:A
27.In the past five years we have made great progress in almost every field under the________of our leader.
A.guide B.guidance
C.rule D.principle
解析:under the guidance of“在……指导下”,为一固定用法。句意:过去五年 里在党的领导下我们几乎在每个领域都取得了巨大进步。
答案:B
28.—Would you please do me a favor and check the information
—I'm________ glad to help.
A.more than B.by no means
C.less than D.far from
解析:考查固定短语的用法。more than在这个句子中是副词,意为“非常、 很”。答句句意为“我非常高兴能帮忙。”by no means“决不”;less than“少 于”;far from“距……远”。
答案:A
29.My success owes much to your ________ when I was in great trouble.
A.encouragement B.determination
C.blame D.construction
解析:encouragement鼓励,符合题意。
答案:A
30.Mary's father really ________;Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and today he is in New York.
A.gets away B.gets across
C.gets around D.gets through
解析:get around四处走动,符合题意。
答案:C
31.A model or an experiment in a science class can help students see things which
would ________ remain hidden.
A.otherwise B.still
C.thus D.therefore
解析:句意:科学课上的一个模型或一次实验能帮助学生看到那些否则就一直隐 藏的事情。otherwise否则,要不然;still还,仍然;thus因此,因而,从而; therefore因此,为此。根据句意应选A项。
答案:A
32.I felt very disappointed when my repeated request that I join the club was ________.
A.replaced B.resisted
C.rejected D.removed
解析:句意:当我反复提出的加入俱乐部的要求被拒绝时,我感到非常失望。 reject表“拒绝”,符合题意。
答案:C
33.The criminal ________ from the policeman who was holding him.
A.broke off B.broke away
C.broke up D.broke down
解析:句意:这名罪犯逃离了那名抓住他的警察。break off突然结束,中断; break away from从……逃脱;脱离;break up分裂,解体;break down分解;
抛锚,出毛病。根据句意应选B项。
答案:B
34.It is difficult to________all the new ideas and developments in education.
A.be on the track of B.make tracks
C.cover the track of D.keep track of
解析:句意:要时刻掌握教育方面所有新的思想和发展是困难的。be on the track of sb.跟踪某人;make tracks 匆匆离开;cover the track of...掩盖……的行踪或所 做的事情的痕迹;keep track of 与……保持联系,了解……的动态,掌握……的 线索。
答案:D
35.It's difficult to reach an agreement on a peaceful solution to this ________?
A.concept B.connection
C.conflict D.conclusion
解析:句意:对这个冲突用和平方式达成协议很难。concept概念;connection联 系;conflict冲突;conclusion结论,根据句意应选C项。
答案:C
36.I know you hate him very much,but________he is your only brother.
A.in all B.above all
C.after all D.at all
解析:in all“总共”;above all“首要的是”;after all“毕竟;别忘了”;at all“根本;丝毫”。
答案:C
37.To the mother's sorrow,her son's body ________ the heart transplant.
A.abandoned B.resisted
C.removed D.rejected
解析:句意:令这个妈妈伤心的是,她的儿子身体对心脏移植有排斥现象。
答案:D
38.The ________ between the twins was so great that they always smiled or cried at the same things.
A.encouragement B.sympathy
C.dignity D.guidance
解析:sympathy意为“同感,共鸣”。
答案:B
39.Don't you believe that there is a(n) ________ between smoking and heart disease
A.connection B.touch
C.bridge D.union
解析:connection“联系,关联”。
答案:A
40.This is one of my most ________ possessions,because it is passed on me from my father's grandfather.
A.precious B.previous
C.former D.modern
解析:precious宝贵的,珍贵的。
答案:A
41.He made a considerable________selling waste materials.
A.fortune B.money
C.wealth D.treasure
解析:make a fortune“挣大钱;发财”。
答案:A
42.—What do you think of Mary in your class
—________I know,she is a very determined student.
A.As soon as B.As far as
C.In terms of D.As long as
解析:as far as I know“据我所知”。
答案:B
43.Scientists think it unlikely that any species will actually die out ________ the oil
spill.
A.as a consequence of B.in return for
C.in the name of D.in spite of
解析:句意:科学家们认为任何物种都将死于石油外溢是不可能的。as a consequence of“由于;因为”。B项“作为回报”;C项“以……名誉”;D项 “尽管”。
答案:A
44.The manager________one of the hotel servants of stealing money.
A.blamed B.complained
C.accused D.charged
解析:blame sb.for sth.因某事而责备某人;complain(to sb.)about (of)sth.(向某人) 抱怨某事;accuse sb.of sth.=charge sb.with sth.指控某人犯某罪。
答案:C
45.—Do you have the receipt,madam
—No,I'm afraid I've________.
A.torn in off B.torn it down
C.torn it up D.torn it away
解析:根据答语no,可知“收据没有保存下来,恐怕已经被撕碎”。tear off扒 掉;tear down拆除,摧毁;tear away使……不忍舍去;tear up撕碎,扯碎。句 意:“太太,你有收据吗?”“没有,恐怕我已把它撕碎了。”
答案:C
46.After much________,the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.
A.debating B.talking
C.discussing D.bargaining
解析:由后半句的agreed to cut down the price by 20%可知,空白处应表达“讨 价还价”的意义。bargaining n.[U](=discussion of prices,terms of trade,etc.) 表示“讨价还价;洽谈成交条件”等。
答案:D
47.—This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course.
—But I think this latest one is________worth reading.
A.better B.more
C.most D.very
解析:表示“很值得”时,worth前面要加修饰语well,其比较级是better。
答案:A
48.You can't go out since you haven't finished your homework;________,it is a stormy
night.
A.anyhow B.meanwhile
C.therefore D.besides
解析:句意:你不能出去因为你还没有完成作业,除此之外,这还是一个暴风雨 的夜晚。anyhow无论如何;meanwhile与此同时;therefore因此;besides除此之 外。根据句意应选D项。
答案:D
49.The World Health Organization gave a warning to the public without any ________ when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2010.
A.delay B.effort
C.schedule D.consideration
解析:句意:2010年4月墨西哥发现甲型H1N1病毒时,世界卫生组织就立即向
公众发出警告。考查名词词义与搭配。 without delay意为“毫不迟疑,立即”; without effort意为“毫不费力”;without schedule“毫无计划”;without consideration“毫无考虑”。
答案:A
50.Don't get discouraged.Learning a new language ________ a lot of effort.
A.spends B.undertakes
C.costs D.takes
解析:考查动词词义与搭配。take在此意为“需要”。
答案:D
51.The book has been well received,but________actual sales,it hasn't been very successful.
A.in terms of B.in case of
C.in place of D.in addition to
解析:句意:这本书一直很受人欢迎,但从实际的销售角度来看,它不是很成 功。
答案:A
52.What you said was too ________ for us to understand.
A.complex B.comfortable
C.competitive D.common
解析:句意:你说的太复杂了,我理解不了。complex复杂的,难解的; comfortable舒适的;competitive有竞争性的;common普通的。
答案:A
53.All the streets were________with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.
A.furnished B.decorated
C.supplied D.declined
解析:句意:所有的街道都用旗子装饰起来,以欢迎中国代表团。decorate装 饰,装潢(目的在于美化或庆祝)。
答案:B
54.Prices of the cars on show ranged from $10,000 to $1000,000,with a(n) ______ price of around $100,000.
A.usual B.average
C.ordinary D.normal
解析:an average price“平均价格”。
答案:B
55.—He is preparing for the meeting.Shall we ________ a hand to him
—Had better not.He always lets no one else have a ________ in it.
A.put;hand B.lend;mind
C.give;foot D.lend;hand
解析:lend a hand to sb.“帮助某人”;have a hand in sth.“参与/插手某事”。
答案:D
56.You could have ________ yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.
A.spared B.separated
C.missed D.freed
解析:句意:提前打电话,你就可以免去一次不必要的旅行。spare抽出,避免; separate分开;miss错过,想念;free自由。根据句意应选A项。
答案:A
57.—Sorry,I have to________now.It's time for class.
—OK,I'll call back later.
A.hang up B.break up
C.give up D.hold up
解析:句意:“对不起,现在我得挂断电话了。该上课了。”“好吧,等会儿我 再打电话。”hang up猛地挂断,中止(与某人的)电话交谈;break up(集会)结 束,解散;give up 放弃,认输;hold up 举起,支持,支撑。
答案:A
58.It's reported that a well equipped modern hospital will be set up where the old building are being ________.
A.put up B.put down
C.torn up D.torn down
解析:句意:据报道,在现在旧房子拆除的地方将建一所设备精良的现代化医 院。tear down拆除。
答案:D
59.Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire department ________ the fire broke out.
A.hurriedly B.quickly
C.immediately D.shortly
解析:考查副词辨析。immediately充当连词,意为“一……就……”,其他不能 引导句子。
答案:C
60.A man may usually be known by the books he reads________by the friends he keeps.
A.rather than B.as well as
C.in place of D.as many as
解析:句意:通常情况下除了通过他交的朋友外,也能通过他所阅读的书籍了解 一个人。rather than“而不是”;in place of“代替”;as many as“和……一样 多”;as well as“不仅……而且……;除了……之外还有……”。
答案:B
61.—Tell the men that they can rest for an hour.
—Does that ________ me,too
A.do with B.go for
C.come with D.fit for
解析:Does that go for me,too?“我也可以休息吗?”go for “适合于……”。
答案:B
62.One of the best ways for people to keep fit is to ______ healthy eating habits.
A.grow B.develop
C.increase D.raise
解析:句意:人们保持健康的最好方法就是养成健康的饮食习惯。develop养成;培
养。
答案:B
63.Many of them turned a deaf ear to his advice,________ they knew it to be
valuable.
A.as if B.now that
C.even though D.so that
解析:考查状语从句。句意:他们中的许多人即使知道他的建议很有价值也充耳不
闻。as if好像;now that既然;so that为了。
答案:C
64.Many countries are increasing their use of natural gas,wind and other forms of
________.
A.power B.strength
C.energy D.courage
解析:天然气(natural gas)与风(wind)都属于“能源”,故应选择energy。
答案:C
65.Although we live too far away to see each other,we send e mail ________ to stay in
touch.
A.here and there B.at one time
C.now and then D.ahead of time
解析:now and then“时而,偶尔”。
答案:C
66.“Children who watch a lot of television may become less tolerant of tasks of slower
________ such as school work.” he said.
A.race B.lack
C.pace D.base
解析:句意:他说:“老看电视的孩子对节奏较慢的任务如作业,可能缺少耐
心。”A项“比赛”;B项“缺乏”;D项“基础”。
答案:C
67. Since I started eating more healthily,I've got so much more ________.
A.force B.magic
C.energy D.power
解析:句意:因为我开始吃得较健康,所以精力更加充沛。energy“精力”,符合
句意。
答案:C
68.Fast foods are high in fat and sugar so you will easily ________ weight.
A.put up B.put on
C.put off D.put down
解析:put on weight“发胖”。put up举起,建起;put off推迟;put down放下。
答案:B
69.Global warming is one of the ________ problems facing our planet,endangering
many species in the world.
A.similar B.major
C.commercial D.chemical
解析:考查形容词词义。句意:全球变暖是地球面临的主要问题之一,威胁着世
界上的许多物种。major主要的,符合题意。
答案:B
70.I was ________ by the salesman—it turned out that the washing machine was of
poor quality.
A.taken off B.taken away
C.taken in D.taken out
解析:考查动词词组。be taken in意为“上当,受骗”。
答案:C
71.Reality is not the way you wish things to be,nor the way they appear to be, ________ the way they actually are.
A.as B.or
C.but D.and
解析:句意:现实不是你所希望的样子,也不是表面看上去的那个样子,而是实 际存在的东西。not...but...“不是……而是……”。
答案:C
72.He stepped on my foot ________,not ________,which made me very angry.
A.by chance;on purpose B.on purpose;by chance
C.by purpose;by chance D.for purpose;by chance
解析:on purpose故意地;by chance偶尔,碰巧。句意:他故意踩了我的脚,不 是碰巧的,这令我非常生气。
答案:B
73.Noise is unpleasant,________ when you are trying to sleep.
A.extremely B.naturally
C.fortunately D.especially
解析:句意:噪音令你不愉快,尤其是当你想睡觉时。
答案:D
74.—Was your sister glad when she saw you
—Of course she was.Her face ________ when she saw me coming.
A.set up B.lit up
C.fired up D.cleared up
解析:light up“容光焕发”。set up建起;fire up激起热情;clear up清理。
答案:B
75.We agreed to the plan of constructing a nuclear power plan ________ but there were several details we needed to have a further discussion.
A.in common B.in principle
C.in all D.in return
解析:考查介词短语辨析。in common共同;in principle原则上;in all总共;in return作为回报。
答案:B
76.They were completely ________ by the story he made up,because the students are too young and have no social experience.
A.taken up B.taken in
C.taken off D.taken out
解析:take in“欺骗”。而take up“拿起”;take off“脱下”;take out“拿 出”,均不符合语境。
答案:B
77.All the candidates were ________ the street to be named after a great man ________ his great contributions to the city.
A.in honor of;in favor of B.in praise of;in favor of
C.in favor of;in honor of D.in praise of;in need of
解析:in favor of赞成;in honor of为了纪念。句意:所有的候选人都赞成以伟人 的名字命名那条街道以纪念他对这个城市所做的贡献。
答案:C
78.When they heard the good news,all of the people in the city held a great party to ________ their victory.
A.celebrate B.memorize
C.congratulate D.receive
解析:celebrate victory“庆祝胜利”。memorize记住;congratulate宾语往往
是人。
答案:A
79.It was not until later afternoon that he began to solve the ________ problem.
A.common B.major
C.general D.minor
解析:major大的,主要的。句意:直到下午稍晚的时候他才开始解决主要
问题。
答案:B
80.The governor's refusal to apply the law brought him into ________ with the federal government.
A.conflict B.touch
C.contact D.agreement
解析:考查名词辨析。句意:应用法律遭到政府官员的拒绝导致了他与联邦政府 之间的冲突。conflict冲突;touch接触;contact联络;agreement同意。
答案:A
81.—Could you help me with the problem
—I'm sorry,________ I am busy with my work.
A.and B.but
C.as D.so
解析:I'm sorry,but...“对不起,我……”,是一个固定句型,表示说话人委婉
拒绝对方。
答案:B
82.—Why didn't you buy that pair of trousers
—I dislike the pattern.________,the colour didn't suit me.
A.Besides B.Otherwise
C.Therefore D.Instead
解析:besides在句中用作副词,意为“况且,此外”。句意:“你为什么不买那
条裤子?”“我不喜欢那个款式,况且,颜色也不适合我。”
答案:A
83.—Would you like to______my birthday party this Saturday
—Sorry,I have an important meeting to________.
A.attend;join B.join;attend
C.join;take part in D.attend;attend
解析:join后要接团体、集体、组织等与人有关的名词;take part in与政治活动或
体育、文娱活动有关;attend侧重于指上(课),参加(晚会),照顾病人等意义。
答案:D
84.My uncle from Hong Kong has changed so much that I could hardly________him at
the airport.
A.understand B.realize
C.know D.recognise
解析:句意:我香港来的叔叔变化如此之大,以至于在机场我差点没认出他来。
understand“理解”;realize“意识到”;know“认识,知道”;recognise“
认出”。
答案:D
85.With the help of the painters and workers,the people of St Petersburg managed to
________ the beauty of their culture and history.
A.bring back B.bring up
C.bring forward D.bring in
解析:bring back使恢复,带回。句意:在画家和工人们的帮助下,圣彼得堡市的
人们成功地恢复了他们的文化和历史之美。bring up养大;bring forward提议,提
前;bring in引进,赚得。
答案:A
86.Li Ming won the first prize in the English speech contest and I'm glad that his
efforts at last________.
A.paid off B.worked out
C.got back D.turned out
解析:考查动词短语的辨析。在本句中,pay off意为“得到回报”。work out想
出,解决;get back回来;turn out结果是,证明是。
答案:A
87.As I grew up in a small town at the foot of a mountain,the visit to the village
________ scenes of my childhood.
A.called up B.called for
C.called on D.called in
解析:call up唤起;call for需要;call on号召;call in召集。本题题意为“……本
次参观使我想起了童年的情景。”因此选A项。
答案:A
88.Last week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.________ his
youth,the police have decided not to charge him.
A.In spite of B.In view of
C.In charge of D.In case of
解析:考查短语介词。句意:上周他因抢银行被抓,考虑到他年轻,警察决定不
起诉他。in view of考虑到,鉴于,符合题意。
答案:B
89.In my opinion,as a student,we should keep a ________ attitude toward our study
and examinations.
A.precious B.positive
C.powerful D.particular
解析:考查形容词词义。句意:在我看来,作为学生,我们应该对学习和考试保
持积极的态度。
答案:B
90.The International Women's Media Foundation is leading a campaign to ________
the Russian government to fully investigate the murder.
A.attend to B.act out
C.pick out D.call on
解析:考查动词词组。attend to照料;act out扮演,执行;pick out挑选;call on
号召,要求。
答案:D
91.She ________ English when she was in Canada.Now she can speak it freely.
A.picked out B.picked up
C.made up D.made out
解析:句意:她在加拿大学会了英语,现在能熟练地说英语了。pick up“搭起, 收听,不经意学会”。
答案:B
92.He was an older tennis player,so he had the________of rich experience.
A.interest B.benefit
C.advantage D.usefulness
解析:“有丰富的经验是他的优势”。interest“兴趣”;benefit“益处”; usefulness“有用”。
答案:C
93.The radio said it would rain in the afternoon,but it______sunny.
A.considered B.made
C.kept D.proved
解析:句意:收音机说下午可能下雨,结果下午是晴天。这里proved是系动词。
答案:D
94.Much to my surprise,he was________with stealing the jewels.
A.accused B.charged
C.suspected D.arrested
解析:charged with“被指控……”。
答案:B
95.What's the ________ of having a public open space where you can't eat,drink or even simply hang out for a while
A.sense B.matter
C.case D.opinion
解析:句意:在这样一个你在那里不能吃、不能喝甚至不能动的公共开放场所你 有什么感觉呢?sense感觉,意义;matter问题,麻烦;case情况,问题;opinion 意见,看法。四个选项中只有A项符合语境。
答案:A
96.Don't forget to ________ the windows before going to bed.There's going to be a storm tonight.
A.clean B.open
C.keep D.fasten
解析:前句句意:睡觉前别忘了把窗子关好。fasten指tie or join together“关 牢,闩住,扣紧”。
答案:D
97.Though he is in Senior 3 now,he spends________time and money in the Internet bar playing computer games.
A.a great deal B.a great deal of
C.a number of D.the number of
解析:a great deal副词性质,用作状语;a number of后跟可数名词的复数形式; the number of“……的数目”,后跟可数名词复数;a great deal of“许多,大 量”,后跟不可数名词。
答案:B
98.The manager of the company told us that very little______was made of the waste material in the past.
A.cost B.value
C.use D.matter
解析:make use of是常用短语,意为“利用”。在此用的是被动语态,把use提 前用作主语了。
答案:C
99.On the visit,Johnson ________ a most interesting guide.We all had a wonderful time.
A.behaved B.practiced
C.proved D.conducted
解析:prove在句中为系动词,后面可以直接跟形容词或者名词短语用作表语。 句意:在旅行中约翰逊被证明是位有意思的向导。我们都玩得很开心。
答案:C
100.________ to what you might think,it is safe to swim with AIDS patients in the same pool.
A.Different B.Likely
C.Similar D.Contrary
解析:考查形容词词义和搭配。contrary to意为“与……相反”。
答案:D