高考英语精选备考题目库系列含详解单项选择四

1、.2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解） 单项选择（四）备战2012高考，精选1000道单项选择，希望对各位同学有帮助。2011.81It was dark，so we decided to _ for the night at the farmhouse.Abuild up Bput upCset up Dstay up解析：build up“增强”；put up“搭起，留宿”；set up“建立”；stay up“熬 夜”。句意：天黑了，所以我们决定在农舍过一夜。 答案：B2The Smiths have always been on good _ with their neighbo

2、urs.Arelations BtermsCconnection Dfriendship解析：短语“be on good terms with sb.”意为“同某人关系好”。句意：史密斯夫妇总是同邻居们关系良好。答案：B3I was on the _ of going out when the telephone rang.Atop BmomentCpoint Dway解析：考查名词搭配。on the point of doing sth.意为“正要做某事”。答案：C4We must always _ alive the memory of the bitter past.Akeep Brem

3、ainCstay Dhold解析：keep sth.alive“使活着；保持”。答案：A5Everybody in the village likes Jack because he is good at telling and _ jokes.Aturning up Bputting upCmaking up Dshowing up解析：考查动词短语的用法。句意：村子里每个人都喜欢杰克，因为他擅长于讲笑话和编笑话。make up“编造”，符合句子语境。turn up“出现，调大(音量等)”；put up “搭起”；show up “出现，到达”，均不合句意。答案：C6This kind of

4、 fish lives around the island _ the west coast of the Pacific Ocean.Aaway BfromCoff Don解析：off可表示“靠近的海面”。使用该词的前提是：该事物在水中。答案：C7If you get a copy of English Weekly，you'll find it is of great _ to you in learning English.Asource BsenseCfavour Dvalue解析：be of value“有价值”。source“来源，源头”；sense“感觉，感官”； fav

5、our“赞同，支持”。答案：D8It's bad news that quite a few rare animals are_ each year.Adying of Bdying outCdying from Ddying away解析：句意：许多珍稀动物每年都在灭绝，这是个不好的消息。die out逐渐消 失，绝种。答案：B9Dad，you said you would buy me a new bicycle several days ago.Yes.I'll keep my _ if you do better in your exam.Aidea BrealityC

6、promise Dfact解析：下句句意“如果你考得好一些，我会遵守诺言的。”keep one's promise“遵/信守诺言”；break/lose one's promise“失言”。答案：C10He's always looking in the mirror，_ himself.Aadmiring BrespectingCenjoying Dbehaving解析：admire“钦佩，羡慕”，admire oneself自我欣赏。respect“尊敬”；enjoy“喜爱”；behave“举止”。答案：A11I am so tired，Mum.Keep up yo

7、ur courage and the success is just _.Ain the corner Bon the cornerCaround the corner Dat the corner解析：around the corner“即将来临”。 答案：C12_ achievement，last week's ministerial meeting of the WTO here earned a low，though not failing，grade.AIn terms of BIn case ofCAs a result of DIn face of解析：本题考查介词短语的

8、用法。in terms of“按照，从方面来说”；in case of“万一，以防”；as a result of“由于”；in face of“面临，不顾”。 根据句意，A项正确。答案：A13Lily's stepmother is very _；she never gives her any money to spend on new clothes.Acurious BmeanCsmart Dattractive解析：从Lily的继母从不给她买新衣服的钱，可以判断出继母很“吝啬”，故选 用mean。curious好奇的；smart聪明的，灵活的；attractive吸引人的。答案

9、：B14I've brought an English dictionary which you can_ if you don't know the meaning of words.Aget to Bcome toCtake to Drefer to解析：refer to a dictionary为固定搭配，意为“查字典”。答案：D15The United States is _ the south of Canada and _ the east of Japan.Ato；in Bon；toCin；beside Dat；on解析：考查表方位的用法。in表示“在某一地理范围

10、之内”，to表示“范围之外”，on表示“两地相邻”。答案：B16Knife should be kept _ the children's_.Abeyond；reach Bin；reachCout；side Dto；life解析：beyond one's reach “在某人够得着的范围外；够不着”。答案：A17Winter used to be extremely severe here，but these days it seems to be getting a little _.Awilder BwarmerChotter Dmilder解析：考查形容词词义。mild温

11、和，与severe相对应。答案：D18She has experienced many unexpected things this year，but she looks as _ and happy as ever.Asorrowful BupsetCcheerful Dshameful 解析：考查形容词词义。cheerful与happy相对应。答案：C19Though bought five years ago，the car is still in good _.Asituation BconditionCposition Dstation解析：in good condition状况良好

12、。句意：尽管那部小汽车购买于五年前，但车况仍然良好。答案：B20The conference had been held to discuss the effects of tourism _ the wildlife in the area.Ain BonCat Dwith解析：名词effect之后习惯上与介词on连用，表示“在方面的影响”。句意：已经开会讨论了旅游业对本地区野生动物的影响。答案：B21Do you think I should get a good guidebook?Yes，of course._，you also need a good camera and comfo

13、rtable shoes.AWhat's more BIn other wordsCBy the way DAll in all解析：答句句意：“是的。另外，你还需要一台照相机和舒适的鞋。”in other words用来进一步解释上文的某处信息；by the way用来引出一个新的话题；all in all“从各方面考虑，从各方面来说”。答案：A22After the teacher introduced the main steps，the students were asked to raise more questions to _ any possible doubt.Acr

14、eate BhelpCrealize Dremove解析：remove any possible doubt“消除可能存在的疑惑”。答案：D23We've got to be _ and buy only what we can afford.Areal BactualCpractical Dtrue解析：real真实的；actual真正的；practical实际的，实用的；true正确的，真正的。句意：我们必须要实际一点，要买我们能够买得起的东西。答案：C24In the past five years we had made great progress in almost eve

15、ry field under the _ of our leader.Aguide BguidanceCguard Dguideline解析：guidance“指引，领导”为名词；guide“向导，导游”；guard“警卫”；guideline“指导方针，准则”。答案：B25Her son's excellent work _ his rise in the company，while her daughter's laziness _ her failure in the entrance exams.Aled in；resulted from Bled to；resulte

16、d inCled in；resulted to Dled for；resulted from解析：lead to“导致，导向，通向”；result in“导致”，表示结果；result from“出自于”，表示原因。答案：B26How far apart do they live?_I know，they live in the same neighbourhood.AAs long as BAs far asCAs well as DAs often as解析：as far as I know据我所知。句意：“他们住得有多远？”“据我所知，他们住在同一个邻里。”答案：B27Oil price

17、s have been rising continuously in recent years._，measures have been taken to deal with the serious situation.AFortunately BFrequentlyCEventually DNaturally解析：考查副词词义。句意：最近几年石油价格不断上涨。幸运的是，已经采取措施应对这种严重局面。答案：A28The house has been standing_ without use for months.Aempty BstillCquietly Dlonely解析：stand后接形

18、容词作主语补足语，表示主语的状态。答案：A29To my surprise，he doesn't like his son but has a/an _ for his daughter.Apreference BtasteCintension Dadvantage解析：考查名词辨析。句意：令我感到吃惊的是，他不喜欢他的儿子，但却偏爱他的女儿。have a preference表示“更喜欢，偏爱”的意思，符合句意。答案：A30I'm sorry to tell you that most of the things you have learnt at school have

19、no _ value in the real world.Asensible BpracticalCaccessible Dpowerful解析：句意：我很遗憾地告诉你，你在学校学到的大部分知识在现实世界中没有实际价值。答案：B31Jack is late again.It is _ of him to keep others waiting.Anormal BordinaryCcommon Dtypical解析：it's typical of sb.to do sth.做某事是某人的特征。句意：杰克又来晚了。让别人等是他的一贯做法。答案：D32When you perform the

20、 play，you must read the script and follow the stage _.Aconstructions BintroductionsCdirections Doperations解析：stage directions“舞台说明”。答案：C33Wait till you are more _.It's better to be sure than sorry.Ainspired BsatisfiedCcalm Dcertain解析：由后句“确定比后悔好”可知：一定要等到更有把握的时候。答案：D34Chinese arts have won the _ o

21、f a lot of people outside China.Aenjoyment BappreciationCentertainment Dreputation解析：enjoyment娱乐，高兴；appreciation感激；欣赏；entertainment娱乐；款待；reputation 声誉。句意：中国艺术已经赢得国外许多人的赞誉。答案：B35When our car broke _ on the way，only one man tried to help us，the rest just looked on _ total silence.Aup；as Bup；inCdown；as

22、 Ddown；in解析：break down“出故障，坏掉”；in total silence“默不作声”；look on“旁观”。答案：D36The speaker from Scotland had such a heavy _ that I could hardly understand anything.Avoice BsoundCaccent Ddialect解析：a heavy/strong accent“很重的口音”。voice“嗓音”；sound“声音”；dialect“方言”。答案：C37The boy was _ losing his life，but the doctor

23、 helped him _.Ain danger of；out of dangerBin the danger of；out of dangerCin danger；out of the dangerDdangerous；out of the danger解析：in danger of“处在危险之中”；out of danger“脱离危险”。答案：A38The story of how I got my new job，and came to be _ with my boss is a funny one.Aon good term Bon good termsCin good terms

24、Din good term解析：be on good terms with与某人关系融洽。句意：我如何得到新工作，如何同老板和谐相处的故事很有意思。答案：B39He looks honest，but _ he is a cheat.Afortunately BactuallyCnaturally Dobviously解析：句意：他看起来诚实，但实际上，他是个骗子。答案：B40My father loves his dogs so much that I even think he _ them as members of our family.Alook up Blook onClook fo

25、r Dlook into解析：考查动词词组。look on.as意为“将看作成”。答案：B41The man _to escape from prison，but he couldn't find an effective way.Amanaged BsucceededCattempted Doffered解析：manage to do sth.设法做成了某事，由but he couldn't find an effective way可知，“越狱”没有成功，故可排除A项；succeed常用于succeed in doing sth.结构中，排除B项；offer to do s

26、th.主动提出做某事，不符合句意；attempt to do sth.尝试或企图做某事，符合题意。答案：C42To make the students understand the problem the teacher tried to explain it，but the explanation just did not_to the class.Aget through Bget aroundCget down Dget across解析：句意：为了让学生们理解问题老师试着讲解了一下，但是同学们听不懂。get across被人理解，符合题意。答案：D43When you are lost

27、，there is nothing _than to stay where you are，waiting for help.Amore BbetterCworse Drather解析：There is nothing better than to do sth.是固定句式，意为“最好做某事；没有比再好了”。句意：当你迷路的时候，最好的方式就是待在原处不动，等待援助。答案：B44Why are you so late?Bad luck.A car accident took place far outside the town，and so we were _on the way.Abroke

28、n up Bhung upCheld up Dtaken up解析：此处应表示受阻，故C项符合题意。break up“分解，破裂”；hang up “挂断电话”；take up “从事，占据”。答案：C45It suddenly_to me that I had left the key inside when I was about to lock the door.Aoccurred BstruckChappened Dthought解析：It occurs to sb.that.“某人突然想起”。答案：A46How do you _ without a washing machine?

29、I can't bear to think about it!Amanage BtryCdo Dgo解析：manage without为固定结构，表示“(在没有的情况下)勉强应付过去”。do without“免除，不用”；go without“没有也行”。答案：A47In spring the winds blow _ and the sunshine is warm.Afrequently BregularlyCfirmly Dgently解析：考查副词词义。gently轻轻地，温柔地。符合题意。答案：D48In order to catch up with the students

30、 _ him，the boy is working harder than ever.Aahead of Bfar behindCclose to Dnext to解析：考查短语介词。ahead of在前面，符合题意。答案：A49It's _ that girls are not allowed to take part in this activity.Absolutely! Girls and boys should be given equal opportunities.Aspecific BuselessCdisrespectful Dunfair解析：考查形容词词义。上句句

31、意：不容许女孩参加这项活动是不公平的。答案：D50The girls carefully put the things in their own places.Soon all is _.Ain total Bin chargeCin order Din control解析：in order井井有条，符合题意。答案：C51The company is starting a new advertising campaign to_new customers to its stores.Ajoin BattractCstick Dtransfer解析：考查动词词义辨析。join“参加”；attra

32、ct“吸引”；stick“被刺中；坚 持”；transfer“转移；转让”。attract new customers“吸引新顾客”。答案：B52The policeman _ the children from the fire at the risk of his own life.Asaved BdroveCstopped Dprevented解析：save sb.from “从中救某人”；而stop/prevent sb.from“阻止某人做”。由句意知选A。答案：A53_the test papers before handing them in and many mistakes

33、can be avoided.AGet through BRead outCLook into DGo through解析：go through“仔细检查”。答案：D54She borrowed a diamond necklace from her friend，hoping to become the _ of attention at the ball that evening.Adetail BmiddleCfocus Dpoint解析：focus焦点，符合题意。答案：C55In Yuexi County，where a landslide broke out，more than 1,

34、000 homes were damaged and transport was _.Atorn down Btorn upCcut off Dcut up解析：cut off (交通)阻断。答案：C56The features of the landscape of the garden is arranged much _，which makes it appeal to more tourists.Aexcellently BcorrectlyCfreely Dattractively解析：excellently优秀，漂亮。答案：A57The child's _ crying h

35、as been wearing on my nerves all day.Aendless BtiringCexciting Danxious解析：endless不间断的，无穷无尽的。答案：A58Don't think it means nothing.In fact，it _ a great deal.Acosts BtakesCmatters Dcares解析：matter有关系，重要。答案：C59I crossed the street to _ meeting him，but he saw me and came running towards me.Aavoid Bpreve

36、ntChide Drisk解析：avoid避免。答案：A60Once you have experienced the _ of bungee jumping，you will never forget it.Athrill BamusementChappiness Dentertainment 解析：考查名词词义。thrill刺激，惊险。答案：A61Although he has little knowledge in this field，he is a native speaker of English，so I think he is _ to the translating job.

37、AfitBloyalCequal Dable解析：考查形容词词义。句意：尽管在这一领域他知之甚少，但他的母语是英语，因此我认为他可以胜任翻译工作。equal胜任，符合题意。答案：C62Darling，if you really _ your own future，don't be so depressed all the day.Pick up your courage.Acare about Bcomplain aboutCcome about Dthink about解析：考查动词短语。care about在乎，关心；complain about对抱怨；come about发生；t

38、hink about考虑。由句意可知选A。答案：A63He was angry with me._，I didn't mean to hurt him.AWhat's more BThat's to sayCIn other words DTo be honest解析：句意：他生我的气了，老实说，我不是有意伤害他。what's more另外，还有；that's to say也就是说；in other words换句话说；to be honest老实说，坦白说。答案：D64To record the animal's nature life，we

39、had to _ it quietly and watch it carefully.Aignore Btrain Chunt Dapproach解析：句意：为了记录这只动物的自然生活状况，我们必须悄悄地靠近它，仔细观察。approach接近，靠近，符合题意。答案：D65If you were _ on a deserted island，what would you miss most?Acast away Bcast downCcast aside Dcast off解析：句意：如果你因沉船而流落在荒岛上，你最想念什么？cast away“流落(在荒岛)”，符合题意。答案：A66We we

40、nt to Canada to travel and my cousin _ as our guide.Aplayed Bshowed Cacted Dperformed解析：考查动词词义与搭配。act as担任，充当。答案：C67I'm sure David will be able to find the libraryhe has a pretty good _ of direction.Aidea BfeelingCexperience Dsense解析：sense of direction意为“方向感”。答案：D68His parents' unhappy marri

41、age _ a shadow and left a big scar on Tony's faith toward marriage.Acarved Breplaced Ccast Dstood解析：考查动词词义。句意：父母的不幸婚姻给Tony投下了阴影，给他的婚姻信心留下伤疤。cast投下，符合题意。答案：C69Five years ago，no one could imagine that the company was to hold such a great _ in the world market.Ashare BtradeCmajority Dview解析：考查名词词义。

42、share意为“股份，份额”。答案：A70Classic literature and arts are not only what used to be popular but what last and _ through many generations.Astruggle Bfade Csurvive Drepeat解析：考查动词词义。句意：古典文学和艺术不仅过去受欢迎，而且持续保留许多代人。答案：C71Fitness is important in sport，but of at least _ importance are skills.Afair Breasonable Cequ

43、al Dproper解析：fair公平的；equal平等的；相等的。句意：在运动中身体健壮是重要的，但技巧也同等重要。答案：C72How did it _ that you made such a silly mistake?I myself haven't figured it out yet.Abring about Bcome about Ccome across Dcome on解析：本句考查短语和句型用法。come about“发生，产生”，用于How did it come about that.的句式中，意为“怎么发生的？”。bring about“使发生，导致”；com

44、e across“偶遇，不期而遇”；come on用于督促对方或鼓励对方，意为“赶快，快点”。答案：B73When I was a child，my parents often taught me how to deal with dangerous _.Aorganizations Bsituations Cregulations Dpositions解析：situation“情形，境遇”；organization“组织”；regulation“规章，条例”；position“位置，职位”。答案：B74As I have an important exam tomorrow，I plan t

45、o _ for study tonight.Amake up Bstay up Cturn up Dkeep up解析：考查动词短语辨析。make up构成；化妆；弥补；stay up熬夜；不睡觉；turn up调大音量；keep up保持。答案：B75_ the students in our school go to college in their teens.AA good many BA great many of CA great deal of DA plenty of解析：根据students前面的限定词the可知应选用a great many of，如果选择A应该是A goo

46、d many students。答案：B76The long _ that stops students using cellphones _ failure.Abattle；ends up Bstruggle；ends up withCstruggle；ends in Dfight；ends in解析：句意：阻止学生用手机的斗争最终以失败结束。end in“以结束”，强调以某种状态结束，failure“失败”，可说明事物的状态。end up with强调用工具、手段结束，可以说end up with a song。“与的斗争”用struggle比较合适，因为battle为具体的战役，figh

47、t除作“搏斗”外，还可当“斗争”讲，但一般是与非正义与邪恶的斗争，用在这里不合题意；故选C。答案：C77In order to make as much profit as possible，we must _ a lot more new business.Abring in Bbring about Ctake in Dtake over解析：句意：为了赚更多的钱，我们必须引进更多的新业务。bring in“吸引，引入”，符合句意。bring about“带来，造成”；take in“领会；接受；欺骗”；take over“接管，接任”，均不符合句意。答案：A78The 52­y

48、ear­old professor admitted accepting 156,000 Euros _ for awarding doctor's degree to students who failed to make the grades.Ain addition Bin total Cin advance Din debt解析：考查短语介词。句意：这名52岁的教授承认总共接受156,000欧元的贿赂，为考试没及格的学生授予博士学位。in total总共，合计，符合题意。in addition另外，加之；in advance提前；in debt欠债。答案：B79Zha

49、ng Huimei says that she won't abandon her _ tongue in favor of English or Japanese.Aformal Binternational Cnative Dexact解析：考查形容词词义。句意：张惠妹说她不会因赞成英语和日语而放弃母语。native tongue意为“母语，本族语”。答案：C80It's almost incredible that a disabled girl is very _ and lives all alone without others' help.Anormal Bequal Cadventurous Dindependent解析：句意：难以置信，一名残疾女孩在无人帮助的情况下而独立生活。independent独立的，符合题意。答案：D81Whoever breaks the law in our country can't _ punishment.Aget down to Bget in touch with Cget away with Dget away from解析：解决此题需注意C、D两项的区别。get away from从某地逃