(湖北专版)2014高考英语大二轮增分精品专题复习试题介(精)

1、第二讲介词短语I多项选择1. (2013 湖北黄石三校高三下学期调研 Hav ing been_ for Ion g,l found ita bit challe nging to han dle the mach ine.A. out of placeB. out of con trolC. out of shapeD. out of practice解析:考查介词短语。句意为：长时间没有练习，我感觉操作这台机器有一点挑战 性。out of practice 生疏,符合句意。out of place 不得体，不适当；out of control 无法管 理，失去控制；out of shape

2、 变形的，走样的。答案：D2. (2013 湖北省鄂西示范校高中毕业班质量检查To make the task more practicalto perform,the chief engin eer talked_ about the measures to take at theconferen ce.A. at len gthB. at stakeC. at mostD.at ease解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：为了使这个任务更具有可行性，那位总工程师 在会上跟我们详尽地讨论了要采取的措施。at length 详尽地，符合句意。at stake 有风险;at most 至多;at e

3、ase 舒 适。答案：A3. (2013 湖北省部分重点中学高三下学期联考 Victoria is our frie nd and she is introuble no w.We should do somethi ng to help her_just talk ing about it.A. due toB. but forC. i n spite ofD. i nstead of解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：维多利亚是我们的好朋友，她现在身陷困境，我们应当做点什么去帮助她，而不是只是谈论。D.代替,而不是，符合句意。A.由于，因 为；B. 要不是；C. 虽然。答案：D4. (2013

4、 湖北省武汉市武昌区联考 It should be_ that the civil serva ntshould be dismissed for drunk driv ing.A. out of con trolB. out of practiceC. out of placeD. out of questi on解析:考查介词短语辨析。 句意为：公务员醉驾毫无疑问应该被免职。 out of question 毫无疑问,符合句意。out of control 失去控希 9 ;out of practice 生疏;out of place 不合适的。答案：D5. (2013 湖北武汉名校第二次

5、调研 I ll be_the whole factory next weekwhe n the director is away.A. i n want ofB. i n search ofC. i n favour ofD. i n charge of解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：下周厂长不在时，我将负责整个工厂。in charge o俵示 负责,掌管”符合句意。A.需要(某事物;B.搜寻;C.支持,赞同。答案：D6. (2013 湖北荆州质量检测 I I would like to rent a house,modern,comfortable,in aquiet n eighborho

6、od.A. after allB. above allC. first of allD. in all解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：我想租一间房子，现代化的，舒适的，最重要的 是在一个清静的住宅区里。after all 毕竟;above all 最重要的是 first of all 首先；in all 总共，总计。根据句意可知应选 B。答案：B7. (2013 湖北襄阳五校高三下学期期中联考 The system can actually warnus_ when our behavior might lead to a n egative outcomes。that we can avoi

7、dmaki ng a mistake.A. i n adva neeB. i n briefC. i n chargeD. in va in解析:考查介词短语。句意为：当我们的行为可能导致消极的结果时，这个系统能 够提前给我们发出警报，让我们避免犯错误。这里用 in advanee 表示 提前”。in brief 简言之;in charge 主管,照管;in vain 徒劳，无结果。答案：A8. (2013 湖北武汉 4 月调研 If you are_ then exercise,or the movements youmake,will cause you some degree of ph

8、ysical harm.A. out of breathB. out of workC. out of luckD.out of con diti on解析:考查介词短语辨析。out of breath 喘不过气来；out of work 失业;out of luck 运气不好；out of condition 健康状况不好。句意为：如果你身体状况不好的话,那么锻 炼或者你做的运动会对你的身体造成一定程度的伤害。由语境可知，D 项正确。答案：D9. (2013 湖北七市 4 月联考 Housing prices in Beijing and Shanghai are nowlargely_ f

9、or low-i ncome families.A. out of con trolB. out of touchC. out of reachD. out of order解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：北京和上海的房价，在很大程度上，对于低收 入家庭来说遥不可及。out of control 意为 失控”；out of touch为 失去联系”；out of reach意为 够不着，达不到”；out of orde 意为 不整齐,发生故障”。根据常识可知，北 京和上海的房价很高，再结合语境中的低收入家庭可知，out of reach 符合句意。答案：C10. (2013 湖北省两所名校高三

10、 4 月联考_the Lan tern Festival,thevillagers have prepared to perform the drag on dan cin g,which I thi nk will be a feast for theeye.An accorda nee withBn additi on toCn celebrati on ofDn excha nge for解析:考查介词短语辨析。语意表示村民为了庆祝元宵节而准备舞龙，故选 C 表 示庆祝”。答案：C11. (2013 湖北省部分重点中学高三下学期联考 To make a good career choic

11、e,youshould first find out whether employees in a particular field are_ .A. in tuneB. i n dema ndC. i n chargeD. i n detail解析:考查介词短语辨析。语意表示首先要了解是否非常需要这一行业的雇员，用 in dema nd 表示 需求大”。答案：B12. (2013 湖北武汉市名校第二次调研 Accordi ng to Italian law,the captain whoaba ndoned his ship_will face up to 12 years in pris

12、on.A. in turnB. i n supplyC. i n shortD.i n dan ger解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：根据意大利的法律，那个抛弃陷入险境的船只 的船长将面临最高 12 年的监禁。这里用 in danger 表示处于危险中”答案：D13. (2013 湖北孝感市第一次统考 一 What did he say_ his stupid behavior?He admitted hav ing made a serious mistake.A. i n expla nati on ofB. i n favor ofC. i n case ofD. i n fear of

13、解析:考查介词短语。一一他对他愚蠢的行为作何解释？一一他承认自己犯了一 个严重的错误。从对话的语境看，这里应用 in explanation of,表示 作为解释” B.赞 成，青睐;C.如果，假使;D.害怕,担心。答案：A14. (2012 湖北八校第二次联考 Although police could be seen everywhere,theyseemed to be search ing the houses almost_.A. at easeB. at ran domC. at riskD.at len gth解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：虽然警察随处可见，但他们似乎是在随意地

14、搜 寻。这里用 at random 表示 随意地，任意地” A.无拘无束；C.有危险;D.详尽地，最 后。答案：B15._ (2013 武汉市高考答题适应性训练 After the break,the lecturer we nt on to talk_ about the new academic con cept.A. at len gthB. in allC. in turnD. at most解析:考查介词短语辨析。句意为：休息后,演讲者继续详细地讨论新的学术概 念。at length意为最后，详尽地” ;in al 意为总共,总计” ;in turr 意为依次,轮流” ;at mos

15、t 意为 至多”根据句意可知 A 项正确。答案：An.阅读理解A(2013 湖北省八市高三年级三月调考 At the on set of a northern win ter,ma ny dream ofwarmer climatesn 1934 the Can adiarteor n composer Coli n McPhee did more than dream.Heset out for the isla nd of Bali.In his book A House in Bali,Colin McPhee described how he first gained in sight

16、 into theesse nee of Bali nese music.For about a month he had bee n work ing ontranscribing a complete score of a Balinese play he had seen.lt seemed impossible that so muchbeauty could be achieved with a scale!音阶 of only five tones.But the distinctive embellishments 修饰 of the music eluded him.Fortu

17、nately ayoung household helper and his frie nd decided to assist.O ne morning they set two objects n extto McPhee s pia no .They were metal key in strume nts.The two boys played them inAt last the composer had found the key tEalinese music.“ Wait! ” McPhee wouldcall out from the pia no as the boys f

18、lew along.“Stop!Please!Thatbitoncemore!Patie ntly the boys would stop and bega n aga in .But soon they were flying aga in, faster than ever,amaz ing McPhee with their memory and precisio n. Sometimes the patter nsrepeated.Sometimes they ope ned up into someth ing n ew.The n, sudde nly thewhole duet

19、would fly apart and the boys would burst out laughi ng,break ing the spell.Although Colin McPhee left the island in 1939,he remained spellbound by Balinesemusic.And its rich,distinctive sound would colour many of the compositions he would write for then ext quarter cen tury.语篇解读本文主要讲述了作曲家Coli n McPh

20、ee 的巴厘岛音乐之行。1._From the passage we can lear n that .A. Colin McPhee set foot on the isla nd of Bali in late win terB. the book A House in Bali detailed how Colin Mcphee un derstood the life of theisla ndC.Coli n McPhee actually acquired much beauty of Bali nese musicwhat struck McPhee as“ a fas 二重奏（

21、inMorse codeD.for a mon th Colin McPhee had bee n watchi ng a Bali nese play he had see n before解析:推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段的第一、二句可知A、B、D 项错误。根据第二段第三句以及最后一段的内容可知C 项正确。答案：C2. The word“ eluded ” in the third paragraph can be replaced byA. attractedB. shockedC. disappo in tedD. puzzled解析:词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句和画线词后面的一个年

22、轻人和他朋友决 定来帮他”可知,该词的含义是 使困惑”。答案：D3. Colin McPhee was ast oni shed because_ .A. the two locals played part of Balinese music once more unwillinglyB. Colin McPhee eventually found the key to Balinese musicC. the two boys played their instruments so precisely and skillfullyD. Bali nese music displayed s

23、ometh ing new for Colin McPhee解析:推理判断题。根据第三段的后两句和第五段的第二句“ But soon they wereflyi ng aga in, faster tha n ever,amaz ing McPhee with their mem ory and precisio n 可知选 Co答案：C4._The passage is main ly aboutA.a book in troduci ng the isla nd of BaliB. two Balinese boys playing the pianoC. a composer n ame

24、d Coli n McPheeD.Bali nese music touch ing Colin McPhee解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了作曲家 Colin McPhee 在巴厘 岛的一段音乐创作的经历。这里的音乐让他陶醉，这里两个小伙子的演奏技巧让 他惊讶，这次巴厘之行使他痴迷于巴厘音乐，并对他之后的音乐作品有深远影 响。答案：D B （2013 湖北省襄阳五校高三下学期期中联考For years, the giantsquid （大王乌贼 had rema ined a moder n mystery.Li ving in the dark depths of the o

25、cean, thecreature is difficult for scie ntists to observe directly.It had also man aged to avoid all attempts tofilm it.That changed last July for the first time ever, scientists were able to catch the giant squidon video in its natural habitat.They were amazed by what they saw.The scientists filmed

26、 thesquid in the North Pacific Ocean south of Tokyo, Japan.They followed it down to a depth of 2,952feet.They shot more than 23 minu tes of video before the squid swam off into eve n darkerdepths.The video footage will be released to the public later this mon th on The Discovery Channel. Tsunemis Na

27、tional Museum of Nature and, Sdehthe team thatfilmed the squid.The team went into the ocean in a small submarine with lights inv isible to bothhuma ns and squid.S ince gia nt squid eat smaller squjd the scie ntists released a small squid asbaiti 诱饵.Then the scientists waited in the pitch black for t

28、he giant squid to approach. The colorvideo shows the creature floating vertically eating the bait squid.The giant squid is 9 to 10 feetlong and is missing its two Iongest tentacles（触须. With those tentacles it could have measuredup to 26 feet long.lt has hugeblack eyes the size of dinner plates.“It w

29、as shining ancTsoKbemdeca said.Because the deep ocean is so unfriendly to humanslittie is known about the giant squid.Scientists say catchi ng the mysterious creature on video is an importa nt step toward understandingit.For centuries sailors had reported seeing a hug, ocean-dwelling beas, thought t

30、o be the giantKubodera, a zoologist at Japansquid.The creature is also believed to be the subject of the Nordic myth of the kraken, a seacreature that supposedly attacked ships in Scandin avia n waters over the past thousa nds of yea语篇解读 这是一篇科普类说明 文。大王乌贼生活在深海，人们很难有机会看到它，长期以来人们对它知之甚少。最近科学家在深海拍摄到了这种神秘

31、的生物，有望揭开其神秘的 面纱。5.Why is it difficult to film the giant squid? A . Because it is illegal to film the giant squid. 6B. Because it is too expensive to make such a film. C Because the giant squid lives in thedark deep ocean. D Because the giant squid is dangerous to human 解析： 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Livi ng in the dark depths of the ocean the creatureis difficult for scientists to observe directly.可知，因为大王乌”贼生活在大洋深处， 所以人们很难拍摄到它。答案：C 6. We can learn from the first paragraph thatscientists_. A. first saw th