英语高考单项选择(十)

1、2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）单项选择（十）备战2012高考，精选1000道单项选择，希望对各位同学有帮助。2011.81. Look ! There are grazing over there.A. two cattlesB . two head of cattleC. two cattleD. two heads of cattle答案与解析：B cattle是牛的总称，集合名词， two head of cattle两头牛是固定短语。2. Their grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.A . apparentB . cra

2、zyC. stableD. invaluable答案与解析：A apparent表示“显然的，外观上的”。句意：他们那假意的哀伤很快就变 成了一阵阵狂笑。crazy 疯狂的；狂热的；stable “稳定的；invaluable 无价的”。3. Oh, dear.What happened?I on the shiny floor and fell.A. skippedB. jumpedC. attackedD. slipped答案与解析：D slip “滑倒”。答句句意：我滑倒在发亮的地板上了。 skip “跳跃”；jump “跳跃”；attack “攻击”。4. The digging wi

3、ll seem easier if you divide up the garden by marking small sections with your spade（ 铲子）.A . downB . upC. outD. with答案与解析：C mark out 划线标出的界限”。5. The agreement indicates that the two companies will with each other again.A . team upB. turn upC. look upD. pick up答案与解析：A team up with 与合作或一起工作”为固定搭配。tur

4、n up ”出现；露面“；look up ”向上看；pick up 捡起。6. After questioning the man for six hours , the police the information they wanted.A . seizedB. recoveredC. appealedD. obtained答案与解析：D obtain 获得；得到”，本题指警方从审讯中获取了他们想要的信息，此处obtain可用get替代。7. My persistence finally when they called me in for an interview.A. paid bac

5、kB. paid upC. paid offD. paid for答案与解析：C pay off “得到好结果，取得成功”；根据题意知是“我”的坚持最终有了 回报，故选C项。8. A good idea came to her she could live with her best friend in that city duringthe holiday.A . ifB. whenC. thatD. which答案与解析：C that引导的从句作 a good idea的同位语。if不能引导同位语从句；when与which引导名词性从句含有疑问意义，与题意不符。9. Though they

6、 dont live in the same city now , he manages to be informed howTony is getting along.A . at one timeB. for a timeC. at no timeD. from time to time答案与解析：D from time to time不时地；偶尔地”，相当于sometimeso10. The scientists are able to accurately when the spaceship will reach the moon.A . accumulateB. calculate

7、C. appointD. estimate答案与解析：B calculate “计算”。句意：科学家能精确地计算出飞船何时抵达月球。accumulate ”积累；appoint 任命,约定“；estimate ”估计。11. The story is so funny that she could hardly.A . challenge to laughB. resist laughingC. challenge laughingD. resist to laugh答案与解析：B resist此处意指“忍住,后面跟动名词结构。句意：这个故事太滑稽了，以至于她真忍不住要笑。12. Would

8、you please give us an example your opinion on“ Two Olympics , equalsplendor” ?A . in charge ofB. in want ofC. in favor ofD. in honor of答案与解析：C in favor of在这里表示“支持”。句意：请你举个例子来证明你的“两个奥运，同样精彩”的观点好吗？ in charge of 负责；in want of 需要，缺少；in honor of “向表示敬意”。13. Scientists have made a great in the treatment o

9、f cancer.A . principleB. breakthroughC. conclusionD. introduction答案与解析：B breakthrough 突破”。句意：科学家在癌症治疗方面取得了重大的突破。principle 原贝U, 原理； conclusion 结论；introduction 介绍，入门。14. You dont have to be angry.He wanted to know the truth.A . nearlyB. hardlyC. merelyD. mostly答案与解析：C merely “仅仅，只不过。句意：你不必生气，他只不过是想知道事

10、实的 真相。nearly 几乎；hardly 几乎不；mostly 大部分”。15. afterwards , the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.A . ImmediatelyB . PromptlyC. DeliberatelyD. Shortly答案与解析：D shortly “很快，不久”。句意：过了没有多久，警察截住了那辆汽车，两 个贼都被抓获了。immediately作连词用，意为“一就，相当于as soon as; promptly敏捷地；deliberately 蓄意地。均不合句意。16. I have n

11、o idea of what is in fashion nowadays , so my choice might be quite.A . abundantB. arbitraryC. ambitiousD. aggressive答案与解析：B arbitrary “随意的”符合题意。B. problem17. The new chairman was quite familiar with the for conducting a meeting.A. procedureC. questionD. people答案与解析：A procedure”程序，流程”符合题意。problem 问题

12、；毛病；question“问题；people “人们”。18. I have mended that cup for you.Thanks , but you neednt have.I bought a new one this morning.A . helpedB. requiredC. wastedD. bothered答案与解析：D 由“我”今早刚买了一个新的杯子可知“我”认为对方没必要修理打破的那个。bother to do sth 麻烦做某事”符合题意。19. Most businessmen are more interested in the success of their

13、 products thantheir educational values.A . commercialB. culturalC. classicalD. criminal答案与解析：A commercial 商业的，商人们追求商品的商业利益这是常识。cultural“文化的；classical 古典的；经典的，criminal 犯罪的；刑事的”。20. 一 How do Canadians like to be called? Most of them dont object them their first names.A . that you callB . for callingC.

14、 to your callingD. to call答案与解析：C object to意为“反对”，to为介词，故C项正确。21. We to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dark.A . set outB . set offC. set aboutD. set aside答案与解析：A set out to do sth.开始做某事”，相当于 begin to do sth.。22. A healthy life is frequently thought to be with the open

15、countryside and homegrown food.A . tiedB . relatedC. involvedD. associated答案与解析：D be associated with.“和有关。tie和relate意为和有关”时， 常与to连用；be involved与in搭配。23. The twins were so much alike that it was impossible to one from the other.A . distinguishB . separateC. identifyD. recognize答案与解析：A 根据题意应是不可能把这对双胞胎

16、区分开，故选A项。distinguishfrom“把和区别开。separatefrom把和分隔开“；identify 识别；recognize ”认出。24. 一 Have you decided which house to buy? No , not yet.I must find a house that is for all kinds of transportation.A . convenientB . appropriateC. availableD. content答案与解析：A convenient 方便的；便利的，其主语通常是物，符合题意。25. Teachers pay

17、more attention to the skills and show students the way to catchthe main ideas.A. meaningfulB. carefulC. practicalD. acceptable答案与解析：C practical 实用的符合题意。meaningful 有意义的；careful 仔细的”；in science andacceptable 可接受的”。26. If Newton lived today , he would be surprised by what has beentechnology.A. diagnose

18、dB. discoveredC. ignoredD. determined答案与解析:B discover “发现”。句意：如果牛顿活到现在，他将会对迄今为止在科技上的发现惊讶不已。diagnose ”诊断；ignore “忽略；determine “决定。27. I call him ; even when there is not much to say.A . now and thenB . by and byC. step by stepD. more or less答案与解析：A now and then表示“不时地，偶尔”。句意：我不时给他打个电话，尽管有时候也没有太多的话要说。b

19、y and by表示“不久，马上”；step by step表示逐步地”； more or less 表示 “大约。28. Mike seldom asks questions in class , but today he raised fairly goodone.A . /; aB. the; aC. /; theD. /; /答案与解析：A 此题考查冠词。question是复数形式，根据语境可知在课上，Mike很少问问题，泛指，故前面是零冠词，后面一空用不定冠词a修饰。one泛指今天他提了一个相当不错的问题。29. Ive already told you never to my th

20、ings.A . mess upB. put upC. clean upD. make up答案与解析：A mess up 搞糟，弄乱”。句意：我早已经告诉过你不要乱动我的东西！30. She great importance regular exercise.A . ties; toB . puts; toC. attaches; to D. lays; on答案与解析：C attach importance to 重视。句意：她非常重视定期锻炼。31. Jack almost fell off the cliff , but managed to until help came.A . k

21、eep onB. catch onC. count onD. hang on答案与解析：D hang on牢牢抓住，抓紧不放。句意：杰克差点从悬崖上掉下来，但他努 力抓住不放直到获救。keep on(doing sth.)继续(做)；catch on理解；count on 指望，依赖。32. everyone can hear the speaker , there is no to turn up the radio.A . Now that; point B . Even if; pointC. Now that; needD. Even if; need答案与解析：C now that引

22、导让步状语从句；there is no need to do sth.是一个固定句型,意思是“做某事没有必要”33. I cant bear,so I hope you can come on time.A. to keep waitingB . to keep to waitC. being kept waitingD. being kept to waitkeep作使答案与解析：C bear表示“忍受”时，后可跟名词、动名词或不定式作宾语。役动词使用，后面不跟不定式作主语补足语。34. We found the meeting room thoroughly and everything

23、in good order.A. cleaned; arrangedB. cleaned; arrangingC. cleaning; arrangedD. cleaning; arranging答案与解析：A cleaned和arranged皆为过去分词在句中作宾语补足语，表示状态。35. Id better now.The water is boiling in the kitchen. Good-bye.A . ring offB . ring upC. hold onD. ring back答案与解析：A 根据语境应是“挂断电话”，故答案为Ao ring up意为“打电话”；hold

24、on 意为“不挂断” ；ring back意为“回复电话”。36. Mr.Mc Coy was homeless and had to put his child up forA . adoptionB . adaptationC. devotionD. education答案与解析：A句意为：Mc Coy先生无家可归只得把他的孩子寄养给别人。adoption 收养，采纳；adaptation 修改，改编；devotion 奉献；education 教育。37. E- shopping , when properly , can save us a lot of time and energy

25、.A . doneB . is doneC. having doneD. doing答案与角军析： A when properly done 是 when it is properly done的省略，E-shopping 与 do之间是被动关系。38. The book has been well received , but actual sales, it hasnt been very successful.A . in terms ofB . in case ofC. as a result ofD. in face of答案与解析：A 句意为：这本书很受欢迎，但至于实际销量，它并不

26、是很成功。in terms of根据, 从方面； in case of 万一； as a result of 因为；in face of 面对。39. That wasnt the first time he us.I think its high time we strong actions against him.A. betrayed; take B . had betrayed; tookC. has betrayed; took D. has betrayed; take答案与解析：B 在句型It/This/That is/was the first/secondtime+从句中，从

27、句谓语动词用完成时。主句中有is,从句用现在完成时；主句中有 was,从句用过去完成时。在 Itis（high）time +从句中，从句谓语动词常用 should +动词原形或过去式，故结合前一空选B。C项第一空不对。40. The boy looked at his mother in , not daring to believe its true.A . amazementB . absenceC. surprisedD. astonished答案与解析：A句意为：那个男孩子吃惊地看着母亲，不敢相信这一切是真的。inamazement 吃惊地= in surprise = in asto

28、nishment 。 C 和 D 项词性错误。41. After years of try and hard work , smiled on him finally.A . misfortuneB . fortuneC. misfortunesD. fortunes答案：B42. （2011?安庆联考）Hello.You 68442936.Im sorry Im unable to answer your callright now.A . reachedB. have reachedC. are reachingD. had reached答案：B43. The veteran worke

29、rs are doing their best to pass their technical know - how（技能）to the younger generation.A . offB . onC. awayD. through答案与解析：B pass on传授；pass off逐渐消失；冒充；pass away去世，消磨掉；pass through 穿过；通过；经历。44. We certain living things as birds not because they have long legs or short legs , but because they all hav

30、e feathers.A. supposeB. classifyC. lookD. insist答案与解析：B classifyas把归类为”。45. A teacher must see to it that every one of his students develops.A . fairlyB. properlyC. hurriedlyD. extremely答案与解析：B properly 适当地，相当地”符合题意。46. Shanghai and Nanjing are among the most important cities in China their sizeand

31、population.A . in favor ofB. in case ofC. in honor ofD. in terms of答案与解析：D in terms of 就来说；从角度”符合题意。47. Lang Lang is my favorite pianist.I regard him as other pianists.A . superior toB . more superior toC. superior thanD. more superior than答案与解析：A be superior to.优越于为固定词组。superior无比较级，也不能与than搭配。48.

32、Was it the conference of APEC that made Shanghai the focus of the worldthen?A . holdingB. to holdC. heldD. having held答案与解析：A 这句话是强调句型，强调句中的主语，原句应是 Holding the conference ofAPEC made Shanghai the focus of the world then.49. If there is anything you want , please dont to ask me.A . stopB. mindC. hesi

33、tateD. pause答案与解析：C hesitate to do.“做犹豫不决”，符合题意。stop 停止；mind “介意“；pause 暂停”。50. Because of their continuous failures , my enthusiasm for Chinese football team gradually.A. faded awayB. ran outC. gave upD . died out答案与解析：A fade away ”逐渐消失；消退”。run out “用完，其主语通常是物；give up 放弃；die out 灭绝”。51. 一 Why dont

34、you do some shopping in the second - hand store?一 Well, the goods there are , but.A . more expensive; worseB. more expensive; not as badC. cheaper; good enoughD. cheaper; not as good答案与解析：D 考查形容词的用法。由语境结合常识可知，和新货比起来，二手店里的货物价格便宜，但是质量不如新货好。很显现这是把两种店里的货从价格和质量方面进行了比较，后面省略比较状语。52. He has a terrible tooth

35、ache.So his mother has to all his food for him.A . cut outB . cut offC. cut upD. cut away答案与解析：C cut up切碎。句意：因为他牙痛的要命，所以他母亲不得不为他将所有的食物切碎。cut out切掉，停止；cut off切断；cut away切掉，砍掉，均不符合句意。53. There is not much time left , butwe must get there in time.A . somehowB. somewhatC. howeverD. anyway答案与解析：D anyway

36、“不管怎样”。句意：剩下的时间不多了，但是不管怎样，我们必须按时到达那里。somehow 不知怎么地”；somewhat 有点；however 然而。54. As time goes by , the between the various classes of society are not so sharplymarked as they used to be.A . divisionsB. gapsC. separationsD. intervals答案与解析：A division “区分”。句意：随着时间的推移，现在社会上各阶层的区分不像过去那样明显了。gap 隔阂；separatio

37、n 分开；分离；interval 间隔”。55 . Its reported that thousands of people are going back to school online forcareer or just for fun.A. developmentB. advancementC. promotionD. relief答案与解析:B advancement 进步，提高“，此处表示为了改进工作，很多人上网校。development当“经济、社会等的发展”讲； promotion ”晋升；推广“ ；relief （痛苦，负担等的）缓和”。56. To our,computer

38、s , far from getting rid of jobs , can create employment.A. anxietyC. viewB. reliefD. judgment答案与解析：B to ones relief使某人欣慰的是。根据句意，空白处应填入一个名词构成表示“使我们感到放心” 之意的介词短语。anxiety意为焦虑；view意为观点；judgment 意为“判断”。句意：使我们欣慰的是，电脑完全不是消除工作，而能创造工作。57. Not having enough to eat , many died from in the search for the new l

39、and.A . hungryB . thirstC. strategyD . starvation答案与解析：D 根据not having enough to eat可知许多人死于饥饿，可排除 B、C项；A 项hungry为形容词，所以选 D项。58. his wifes strong objection , the husband insisted on putting all the money theyhad into the stock market , which almost drove her crazy.A . Regardless ofB. In relation toC.

40、On behalf ofD. In memory of答案与解析：A regardless of 不管，不顾”。59. She tried to explain what had happened but he her several times.A . botheredB . spoiledC. cutD. interrupted答案与解析：D interrupt “打断；插话。bother 麻烦；spoil 宠坏；cut 切”。60. Lets that there is a selection this month.What is the result likely to be , gi

41、ven thelatest opinion polls?A. assumeB. announceC. assistD. approve答案与解析：A assume 假定；设想”,符合题意。61. He was when customs officers found drugs in his bag.A . arguedB. foughtC. persuadedD . arrested答案与解析：D arrest 逮捕符合题意。argue 争论；fight 打架；persuade 说服。62. I wonder if you are satisfied with my proposal. But

42、 I prefer to see an one before making a decision.A . alternativeB . anotherC. otherD. others答案与解析：A 根据句子意思可知回答者希望能有选择的余地再做决定，可与one搭配的只有alternative 。 another前不需要冠词。63. The origin of Chinese culture more than 5,000 years ago.A. is dated back toB . dates back toC. is dated fromD. dates back答案与解析：B more

43、 than 5,000 years ago是时间点而不是时间段，故排除D项。date backto还可以用date from来表示，它们都无进行时态和被动语态，故选 B项。64. Everyone should and save a little money each year for when he retires.A . look forwardB. look upC. look aheadD . look into答案与解析：C look ahead 为将来打算”，符合题意。look forward期望；look up 向上看“；look into 调查。65. I just hear

44、the tickets for tonights film had been sold out. Oh , no! .A . Its not at all interestingB . It doesnt matterC . I was looking forward to thatD. I know答案与解析：C 题意：“今天晚上的电影票已经卖完了。”“哦，不！我一直盼着呢！”只有C项能表达说话者的迫切的心情。66. We always consider a great personality that no matter how many sufferings one has experi

45、enced , ones original pursuit of love and truth is still not moved.A. itB. thisC thatD. one答案与解析：A it作形式宾语，that从句为真正的宾语。67. doesnt matter much whether hell come to the party.A. ThisB. ItC. ThatD. What答案与解析：B it作形式主语，whether引导的从句为真正主语。68. Since our country has so many good table tennis players , we h

46、ave to the bestones to take part in the game.A rely onB . depend onC. judge onD. decide on答案与解析：D decide on相当于determine on ,意为“对做出决定。rely on = dependon意为“依赖；依靠；无judge on 结构。69. Why dont you bring to his attention that you are too busy to go skating withhim?A . oneB . thatC. itD. yourself答案与解析：C it在此

47、用做形式宾语，指代后面的that从句。当宾语为一个句子或短语特别长时，可把该宾语从句放在句子后面，而用 it来代替。70. They couldnt run the of letting an incredible person take charge of the factory.A . riskB . dangerC. chanceD. trouble答案与解析：A run the risk of.“冒的危险”，其余选项不与动词run搭配。71. The new survey shows that the number of students computer games has been

48、 onthe increase in recent years.A . devoted toB . related toC. connected toD. addicted to答案与解析：D be devoted to 致力于；be related to 与有联系；be connected to与相关联；be addicted to 对上瘾的“。72. The old man said the accident happened careless driving , so a large sum ofmoney be paid by the driver.A was due to; was

49、due to B. due to; was due to C. is due to; has due to D. is due to; was due to答案与解析：B due to后接名词，意为“因为；由于 ；be due to意为“应该是；应当是”。73. Some people land because they regard it as a commodity belonging to them.A . employB . adoptC. abuseD. instruct答案与解析：C 句意：一些人滥用(abuse)土地，因为他们把它当作属于自己的商品。employ“利用”，是褒义词

50、。adopt 采用，收养 ；instruct “指导”。74. Jim was to have troubled me with so many questions.A . guiltyB . crazyC. miserableD. ashamed答案与解析：D ashamed惭愧的。句意：Jim问了我很多问题，感到很不好意思。be ashamed to do sth.为做而感到羞耻； be guilty of犯有罪，过失； crazy疯狂的，狂热的；miserable痛苦的，凄惨的。75. When I began to sing , he laughed and made me.A . c

51、onfusedB . nervousC. shamefulD. embarrassed答案与解析：D embarrassed “窘迫的，困窘的”。句意：我开始唱歌时，他大笑起来，使 我感到很窘。confused 困惑的，烦恼的；nervous 紧张的，不安的shameful 不体面的”。76. Accustomed to the steep mountains , he had no difficulty reaching the top.A . climbingB . climbC. having climbedD. have climbed答案与解析： A be accustomed to

52、(doing)sth. = be used to(doing)sth.习惯(做)某事。77. She recommended this product to me so that I was not able to resist her arguments.A . strongly; powerfulB . hardly; strongC. greatly; dynamicD. desperately; reliable答案与解析： A 第一空和recommend搭配为“强烈推荐，可在 A、D两项中选； recommendstrongly 意为强烈推荐；powerful argument 意为

53、“强有力的辩论“，故选A。 78. Her mother the girl to leave the house before she had finished her homework.A . preventedB . bannedC. forbadeD. prohibited答案与解析：C 句意：母亲不许女儿做完作业之前离开家。forbid sb. to do sth.禁止某人做某事，其他选项后不能跟不定式作复合宾语。79. The book on health has on the children as as the old.A. a good effect; goodB . a po

54、sitive effect; wellC. a good affect; wellD. affect; well答案与解析：B have an effect on 对有影响；as well as 和一样。句意：这本关于健康的书对儿童和老人都有积极的影响。80. In her , we shouldnt change our plans.A . idealB . guessworkC. justiceD. judgment答案与解析：D in ones judgment照某人看来。句意：在她看来，我们不应改变我们的计划。guesswork猜测，justice正义，公正，ideal理想。81. O

55、n the course an astronaut should receive a thorough training in every beforeflying to space.A . meansB . aspectC. respectD. appearance答案：B82. No matter what the newspaper articles say , the newly - made temple doesnt aplace of interest.A . head forB . make forC. offer toD. run out答案：B83. I used to hate being about my red hair when I was at school.A. dressedB. scoldedC. teasedD. bothered答案与解析：C 句意为：当我上学时，我不喜欢别人取笑我红色的头发。tease取笑，戏弄。A项，穿着；B项，责备；D项，打扰。84. Mak