英语高考单项选择.doc

2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解） 单项选择（八）备战2012高考，精选1000道单项选择，希望对各位同学有帮助。2011.81I would have come to see you earlier，but I _ too busy.Ahad been BwereCwas Dwould be 答案与解析：C前半部分是虚拟语气，表明事情发生在过去，but后的语境是过去的真实情况。故选C。2When does the ceremony _？All the boys and girls are waiting for it.Sorry，I have no idea.Ahappen Btake placeCtake part in Dturn up答案与解析：Btake place 指有计划，有安排的发生；happen 指偶然的发生；take part in 参加；turn up 出现，露面。3Dont ring me up between 3 and 4.I _ an important talk with the boss then.Ahave had Bhave Cwould have Dwill be having答案与解析：D由then及between 3 and 4 知此处用将来进行时，表示“在三点至四点之间我将正与老板进行一次重要交谈。”4When we worked in the same office，we _ often have coffee together.Awould Bshould Ccould Dought to答案与解析：A句意：在同一个办公室工作时，我们经常一起喝咖啡。would与often连用，表示过去的习惯行为。5The gentleman will be devoted to Lily forever，_ she treats him badly.Aeven though Bhowever Cnevertheless Das though答案与解析：A句意：这位先生将永远忠诚于莉莉，即使她对他不好。根据句意可知这是一个even though引导的让步状语从句。however意为“无论多么；然而”；nevertheless“然而；不过”，是副词；as though“好像”。6If you dont _ at least one of the conditions，you cant become a member of our club.Aplease BsatisfyCinterest Dmention答案与解析：Bsatisfy“满足(要求、需要等)”；please“取悦；使满意”；interest“使感兴趣”；mention“提及”。根据题意知B项正确。7Who _ it be that hasnt handed in his composition?It _ be Robinson.He _ it in yesterday.Acan; will; should handBcan; must; should have handedCmay; may; cant have handedDwill; can; could have handed答案与解析：Bcan表主观猜测，常用于疑问句和否定句；must表推测，用于肯定句；should have done表示本应该做某事而实际未做。根据题意知B项正确。8Plenty of public funding of basic science would _ considerable benefits for the countrys health，wealth and security.Alead to Bresult fromClie in Dsettle down答案与解析：A题意：为基础科学提供大量的资金将会使该国的卫生、经济和安全受益匪浅。lead to“导致；通向”符合题意。9Mary said she was looking forward as much to his return as he himself to _ her.Ahave seen BsawCseeing Dbe seen答案与解析：Che himself后省略了与主句相同的成分，补充完整后为：he himself was looking forward to，由此可知himself后的to为介词，后接名词或动名词作宾语。10Isnt it surprising that such a good football team _ have failed to enter the World Cup Final?Yes，anything is possible on the football field.Awould BmightCmust Dshould答案与解析：Dshould此处表示说话人对“如此好的一支球队没能进世界杯决赛”感到不解和惊讶。11If anyone happens to drop in while I am out，_ him or her leave a message.Ahave BgetCtell Dask答案与解析：A此处考查have作使役动词的用法。句意为：如果我不在家，碰巧有人来访让他/她留下口信。have sb.do sth.意为“让某人做某事”，其他选项无此用法。12What do you think of his opinion?None has given me _ piece of advice.Aa better Bthe betterCbest Dthe best答案与解析：A根据语境可知后句意为：没有人比他给我的建议更好。none与比较级连用，表示最高级的意思，意为“没有比更”。其他选项不合句意。13I had to review part of my previous lecture _ those who had been absent from some classes.Afor the benefit of Bon purposeCin return for Din honor of答案与解析：Afor the benefit of 为了的利益；on purpose 故意地；in return for 作为的报答；in honor of 为向表敬意。14If he can _ his natural ability with hard work，he must be very successful.Ajoin BuniteCconnect Dcombine答案与解析：D句意为：如果他能把能力与勤奋结合起来，他一定会成功。combine.with.把和结合，符合题意。15If he _ me his telephone number yesterday，I _ able to ring him up.Atold; would beBhad told; would have beenChad told; would beDtold; am答案与解析：B由句中时间状语yesterday可知是与过去事实相反的虚拟假设，主句用would have done结构。所以B项正确。16You _ go to the post office.Its going to rain.Ahad better not to Bhad not betterChad better not Dhad not better to答案与解析：Chad better的否定形式为had better not。故选C。17Why dont we hold a party to celebrate the achievements gained by our Olympic players?_.ABecause we havent got enough preparations.BGood idea!CIts all because of the terrible weather.DNot all would like to attend it.答案与解析：Bwhy dont you/we do sth.？表示给某人提建议，A、C、D三项皆是对why引导的疑问句的回答，故选B项。18To everyones surprise，the boss seems to have more _ after his recovery from his serious illness than even us young men.Aforce BpowerCenergy Dstrength答案与解析：Cenergy“精力，能量”，可用于指人的精神、有活力。force“(物)力；武力；暴力”；power“能力；权力；权势”；strength“体力；强度；长处”。由题意知C项正确。19You must get excited about going to France to study oil painting._，but Im afraid I cant do well because my French is too poor.AI dont know yet BCertainly notCWell，I ought to DAll right答案与解析：Cought to“相当于should，其后省略了have got excited”。20The boy _ on the ground _ that he had seen a cock _ an egg.Alaying; lay; lay Blying; lie; lieClying; lied; lay Dlay; lying; lay答案与解析：Clying on the ground为现在分词短语作后置定语，相当于who lay on the ground；第二个空为lie“撒谎”的过去式；lay an egg在感官动词see后作宾补。21Usually there is a speed _ of 30 km/h in towns or villages.Alevel BstandardClimit Ddegree答案与解析：C题意：通常在城镇或乡村的时速限制为每小时30公里。a speed limit“时速限制”符合题意。22They met some trouble solving that problem.Things didnt _ as smoothly as they had expected.Awork BgetCrun Dgo答案与解析：Dgo用做不及物动词时，意为“进行，进展”。work“奏效”，产生预期的效果(作用)，不能被smooth修饰；run“发生”，通常用于进行时态。23You _ the chance of a good job by your stupidity.Athrew away Bthrew aboutCthrew off Dthrew up答案与解析：A题意：就因为你蠢，白白错过了得到好工作的机会。本题考查动词短语辨析。throw away“错过”。24Their business is not so good as ever，so they have to _ the expenses of their company.Acut in Bcut offCcut up Dcut down答案与解析：D考查短语辨析。句意：他们生意不如以前好，因此他们只好削减公司的开支。cut down“减少，削减”，与expense搭配，构成cut down the expenses，意为“削减开支”。25He paused to _ his notes，and then proceeded with his questions according to his notes.Atake BconsultCmake Drefer答案与解析：B句意：他停下来看了看笔记，然后根据笔记继续提问。consult在此指“参阅，查阅”。take/make notes意为“记笔记”，不符合语境。refer后加to才能跟宾语。26He was hit by a falling tree that night and killed _.Aon the spot Bin a spotCunder the spot Don a spot答案与解析：A考查on the spot的用法。句意：那晚他被一棵倒下的树砸了，当场死了。on the spot“当场”。in a spot“在困难中”。27Peter must be ill.Its the only thing that can _ his strange behavior.Alie in Bresult fromCaccount for Dexplain about答案与解析：C考查动词短语辨析。句意：彼得一定病了，这是唯一能解释他诡异行动的原因。account for意为“说明的原因”。lie in“在于”；result from“起因于”，其后跟原因，与句意不符；explain为及物动词，其后不加介词about。28Look at the old woman who is _.Judging from that，she must be a beggar.Ain rags Bin good conditionCon a diet Din order答案与解析：A考查介词短语的用法。从下文“她一定是个乞丐”来推测，“这位老太太穿得很破”，故用in rags。in good condition 情况很好；on a diet 吃规定的食物；in order 整齐，均不符合句意。29Before entering a house in some Asian countries，it is _ to take off your shoes.Aa good manner Ba bad mannerCgood manners Dbad manners答案与解析：C本题考查manner的用法。manner作礼貌讲时，用复数形式，It is good/bad manners to do意为“做是有礼貌的/没礼貌的”。30Dont be angry with the girl.She made the mistake _.Aon purpose Bby accidentCin surprise Dat once答案与解析：B考查介词短语辨析。从“不要生这个女孩的气”可推测，“她只是偶然犯错误”，故用by accident(by chance)。on purpose 故意地；in surprise 惊奇地；at once 立刻。31Would you permit me _ here?Sorry.We dont permit _ here in the reading room.Asmoking; smoking Bto smoke; to smokeCsmoking; to smoke Dto smoke; smoking答案与解析：D考查permit的用法。句意：“你允许我在这里吸烟吗？”“抱歉，在阅览室里我们不允许吸烟。”permit常用于以下两种结构：permit sb.to do sth.和permit doing sth.。32After a long journey _ through Arabic countries，he returned to the motherland.Awondering BwonderedCwandering Dwandered答案与解析：C本题考查词形易混词语wonder与wander。句意：在阿拉伯国家漂泊很久以后，他返回了祖国。wander意为“漫游，漂泊”，符合语境。wonder意为“惊奇，想知道”。wander与逻辑主语之间为主谓关系，所以用v.ing形式。33After losing $20,000 on my last business venture，Im not taking _ this time.Aany chances Bany turnsCa tip Da look答案与解析：A句意：上次生意损失了两万美元，这次我不冒这个险了。take chances/a chance“冒险”，符合语境。34Rose was born in Hong Kong but _ in the USA，because her parents went there to work for some reason.Abrought out Bbrought upCtaken out Dtaken up答案与解析：B句意：罗斯生在香港，但在美国长大，因为她父母因某种原因去了那儿工作。bring up“抚养，带大”，符合题意。35Sometimes shed ask the driver to stop in front of a particular building，and would sit _ into the distance，saying nothing.Astaring BglaringCwatching Dnoticing答案与解析：A句意：有时她会让司机停在某一幢大楼前，而且总是坐在那里凝视着远方，什么也不说。stare在此为不及物动词，意为“凝视”，stare into the distance意为“凝视着远方”。36The new secretary didnt even know _ to do with her simplest daily work，which made her boss much frustrated.Ahow BwhatCwhich Dwhere答案与解析：B句意是：这位新来的秘书甚至连最简单的日常工作都不会处理，这使得老板非常沮丧。疑问代词what作及物动词do的宾语。37The road is covered with snow.I cant understand _ they insist on going by motorbike.Awhy BwhetherCwhen Dhow答案与解析：A考查宾语从句的用法。句意：路面上满是雪，我不明白他们为什么坚持骑摩托车。38Every one of us thinks a teacher should be patient _ the students who have difficulty learning English.Aat BwithCof Dfor答案与解析：Bbe patient with“对有耐心”为固定搭配。39Do you mind if I record your lecture?_.Go ahead.ANever mind BNo wayCNot at all DNo.Youd better not答案与解析：C句意为“我把你的讲座录下来你会介意么？”“一点也不，开始吧。”根据后半句答语可知，同意对方录制。not at all一点也不，常用来表示同意别人的说法或做法；never mind没关系，常用来表示安慰或回答别人的道歉；no way用来坚决地拒绝别人；no，youd better not用于委婉地告诉别人最好不做某事。40Bob，are you free at the moment？I have to ask you some questions._.AIts a pleasure BAsk，pleaseCHelp yourself DYes，go ahead答案与解析：D本题考查交际用语。go ahead可用于鼓励对方继续说下去，意为“可以；往下说吧”。41What a strange man！He loves his wife，but _ he often beats her.Aat a time Bat one timeCin time Dat the same time答案与解析：D句意为：他这个人很奇怪。他爱他的妻子但同时又经常打她。at the same time“同时”；at a time“一次”；at one time“曾经；一度”；in time“及时”。由句意可知D项正确。42You must think of a way _ into the dangerous areas.Astopping people gettingBto stop people to getCto keep people gettingDto prevent people from getting答案与解析：D“一种做的方法”为“a way to do sth./a way of doing sth.”；“阻止某人干某事”应为“stop sb.(from)doing sth./keep sb.from doing sth./prevent sb.(from)doing sth.”。43The young actors looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took _ pictures of them.Amany of Bmasses ofCplenty Da large amount of答案与解析：BA、C两项表达错误，D项后只可跟不可数名词，只有B项后可跟可数名词复数或不可数名词。44Earth is a rocky planet where there is liquid water，which is necessary for life to _.Acome BexistCstand Dhappen答案与解析：B后半句句意为：水的存在是生命存在的必要条件。exist vi.“存在；生存”，符合题意。45She made _ her task to take care of these children.Athis BthatCone Dit答案与解析：Dit在此处作形式宾语，代替真正的宾语动词不定式。46We must _ the act of cheating _ a fair competition system.Aprevent; creating Bstop; to createCkeep; from creating Dstop; creating答案与解析：B根据句意“我们必须阻止这种作弊行为来创造一个公平的竞争体制”可知第二个空格缺少目的状语，故选B项。受思维定势影响，易把此题看成是prevent/stop/keep sb./sth.from doing.句式。47_ Mr.Smith is well again，he can go on with his work.ANow and then BNow thatCThe other day DNow just答案与解析：B本句意思为“既然史密斯先生的身体好了，他就可以继续工作了”。now that“既然”。48Kate worked late in the evening to finish her report _ her boss could read it the next morning.Aso that BbecauseCbefore Dor else答案：A句意是：凯特工作到深夜写完报道，这样她的老板第二天早晨就可以读到它了。so that用来引导目的状语从句。49In a modern society full of fierce competitions，_ a person does is not always the same as _ he says.Awhat; what Bwhat; thatCthat; that Dthat; what答案：A这是一个由what引导的主语从句和宾语从句构成的复合句。what分别在这两个从句中作does和says的宾语。that引导名词性从句只起引导句子的作用，在所引导的名词性从句中不作任何成分。50Were trying to create a(n)_ of trust between management and staff.Ascene BviewCatmosphere Dsight答案与解析：C句意是：我们正努力创造管理方与员工之间的信任氛围。atmosphere 气氛，氛围；scene 情景，场景；view 景色；sight 景象。51He _ rumours here and there that the price would go up.Aspread BscatteredCexpanded Dextended答案与解析：A题意：他四处散布谣言说物价要上涨。spread“传播；散布”。52_，dear！Things wont be as bad as you think.There certainly will be chances for you.AHurry up BLook upCCheer up DMake up答案与解析：Ccheer up“振作起来”，常用于鼓励对方。53I had no idea when World War _，so I turned to my teacher for help.Abroke down Bbroke outCbroke in Dbroke away答案与解析：Bbreak down“(化合物)分解，出故障，(健康、精神等)垮下来”；break out“(战争、火灾、疾病、战争等)突然爆发”；break in“闯入，打断”；break away“脱离，脱逃”。54While in university，we were offered a number of afterschool activities to _ our social skills.Acreate BgrowCdevelop Dsettle答案：C55Its just _ among countries to host the Olympics as to win an Olympic medal.Amuch as a competitionBas a much competitionCas much a competitionDa competition as much答案与解析：Cas much.as 与相同。56One of the viewers says he was deeply _ by the White Cloud and Black Earth series performed by Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan.Amotivated BimpressedCexpressed Dinspired答案与解析：B考查动词辨析。句意：其中的一个观众说他被赵本山和宋丹丹表演的白云和黑土系列剧所感动。be impressed by意为“被所感动”，符合句意。57In your opinion，who is the best basketball player in the world?Yao Ming.I think he has a(n)_ for basketball.Apresent BlimitCinterest Dgift答案与解析：D考查固定搭配。句意：“在你看来，谁是世界上最好的篮球运动员？”“姚明，我认为他在篮球上很有天赋。”have a gift for.“对有天赋”。58The faces of four famous American presidents on Mount Rushmore can be seen from a _ of 60 miles.Alength BdistanceCway Dspace答案与解析：B考查名词辨析。句意：从60英里远的地方就能看到拉什莫尔山上四位著名的美国总统的面庞。from a distance of.“隔着远的距离”。59Its getting dark.Wed better find a hotel and _.Aset out Bsettle downCmake out Dmove down答案与解析：B本题考查短语辨析。句意：天渐渐黑了，我们最好找个宾馆住下来。settle down“安定下来”，在此指“住下来”。60As a successful businessman，he was so _ that he never cared how much money he spent.Ahappy BrudeCwealthy Dhealthy答案与解析：C句意：作为一个成功的商人，他是如此富有以至于从不在乎花多少钱。wealthy“富有的”。61Would you care for a drink?No，thanks.I _.Awould rather not Bwouldnt like toCwould like to Dprefer to have one答案与解析：A句意：“你想喝点什么吗？”“不，谢谢。我宁愿不喝”。would rather do sth.表示“宁可做某事”，其否定式为would rather not do sth.。62Its the protection for the trees _ really matters，_ how many trees are planted each year.Awhat; other than Bwhich; or ratherCthat; rather than Das; more than答案与解析：C考查强调句。句意为“至关重要的是树木的保护，而不是每年种植了多少树”。强调物，只能用that。rather than是“而不是”的意思。other than意为“除了”；or rather意为“确切的说”；more than意为“不仅仅”。63Exports have risen by 30%，a sign _ the economy is improving.Awhich BwhereCthat Dwith which答案与解析：C从意思上看，选项后面的句子和sign是同位语，那么，只有that才能引导一个陈述语气的同位语从句。64_ by people who admire him，he looks happy and satisfied.ARounded BSurroundedCRounding DSurrounding答案与解析：B题意表示“被围绕”，用surrounded作状语。round意为“绕过”。65Are you worried about her safety?Just _.She isnt alone.Aentirely BgraduallyCgenerally Dslightly答案与解析：D由答语后半句“She isnt alone”可知不是太担心，故用slightly。66Actually，_ works hard can be _ they want to be，whether it is a pilot，an engineer or a manager.Aanyone; anyone Bwhoever; whateverCwhoever; whoever Dno matter who; whoever答案与解析：B第一空缺少主语从句的主语，只能用whoever；第二空缺少表语从句的表语，表示“无论干什么的人”用whatever表示职业身份。no matter who/what只能用来引导让步状语从句。67After working abroad for several years，Gill wants to_ to a permanent job in Britain.Asettle up Bsettle downCsettle in Dsettle out答案与解析：B题意：在国外工作了几年后，Gill想在英国找份工作安定下来。settle down“定居；平静下来”。68You can see the ancient tower _ a distance of 20 miles.Ain BatCby Dto答案与解析：Bat a distance of“在远的地方”为固定短语。in the distance“在远方”，不接度量单位；distance不与by和to搭配。69Seeing the _ sight，the girl was nearly _ to death.Aterrifying; terrified Bterrifying; terrifyingCterrified; terrified Dterrified; terrifying答案与解析：A题意：这个小女孩差点被那恐怖的场景吓死。terrifying“可怕的；令人恐怖的”，用于修饰物；terrified“感到惊恐的”用于修饰人。70This little stream _ into the river just outside the town.Aflows BunitesCmeets Dcontributes答案与解析：Aflow意为“流动”，常与介词into连用。unite和meet常与介词with连用；contribute常与介词to连用。71Good advertisements may well _ the consumers emotional needs as well as providing information.Arefer to Bsee toCturn to Dlead to答案与解析：Bsee to 注意，留意。句意：好的广告不但提供(产品)信息，也关注消费者情感上的需要。refer to“查阅，提到”；turn to“转向”；lead to“导致”。72As is reported，the _ of inflation decreased by 10% last year.Arate BspeedCvalue Dinfluence答案与解析：Arate“比率”。句意：正如所报道的那样，去年通货膨胀率降低了10%。speed“速度”；value“价值”；influence“影响”。73My father _ my brother for driving but he wanted to pick _ the knowledge of the computer during his spare time.Aadvised; up B.persuaded; outCintended; up Dmanaged; out答案与解析：Cintend sb. for sth.意为“打算让某人做某事”；pick up在此处的意思是“获得(知识等)”。句意：我爸爸打算让我弟弟将来开车，但是他想在业余时间学电脑知识。74She _ her husband on the money she earns from teaching.Abehaves BsupportsCintends Drefers答案与解析：Bsupport“支持”。句意：她用教书挣的钱资助丈夫。behave“言行”；intend“意欲，打算”；refer“提及，谈到”。75Jay Chou is an _ singer and his _ songs spread through all the country.Ainspired; inspired Binspiring; inspiredCinspired; inspiring Dinspiring; inspiring答案与解析：C第一空用inspired，修饰人，意为“有灵感的，有创造力的”；第二空用inspiring，inspiring songs意为“鼓舞人心的歌”。句意：周杰伦是一位有灵感的歌手，他的鼓舞人心的歌传遍了全国。76Honestly speaking，the quality of the computer is not so good as described，so I am _ pay him 100 dollars.Adetermined Bdetermining toCdetermined not to Ddetermining not to答案与解析：Cbe determined(not)to do sth.意为“下决心(不)做某事”。句意：坦诚地说，这台电脑的质量并没有描述的那样好，因此我决定不付给他100美元。77Ive got a headache again!Sorry to hear that.Walk to work every day and youll soon be back in _.Asituation BconditionCposition Dattent