1、.单项填空1(2011山东高考)Are you going to Toms birthday party? _. I might have to work.AIt depends BThank youCSounds great DDont mention it 解析：句意：“你将参加汤姆的生日晚会吗？”“看情况吧。我可能要工作。”情景交际题。通过I might have to work.可知，说话者不一定能去汤姆的生日晚会。所以选A，其他三个选项都不符合题意。答案：A2Its _ of him to set his aim high but do little, so he is always
2、 leaving things undone.AcontroversialBtypicalCconventional Devident解析：句型it is typical of sb.to do sth.意为“做某事是某人常有的事”。controversial “有争议的”； conventional “传统的”； evident “明显的”。答案：B3_， John and I were born on the same day of the same year, and we have a lot in common.ABy all means BBy coincidenceCBy des
3、ign DBy a chance解析：句意：碰巧我和约翰同年同月同日生，而且我们有很多共同点。根据were born on the same day of the same year可知是“碰巧”，故答案为B。by all means “可以；没问题”； by design “故意地”； by a chance应改为by chance “偶然地”。答案：B4I would like a job which pays more, but _， I enjoy the work Im doing at the moment.Ain other words Bon the other handCfo
4、r one thing Das a matter of fact解析：句意：我想得到一份薪水更高的工作，但另一方面，我喜欢现在正做的这份工作。on the other hand “另一方面”，符合语境。in other words “换句话说”； for one thing “一方面”； as a matter of fact “事实上”。答案：B5(2011西城4月一模)What should I wear to the party?Well, it isnt very formal. You _ wear whatever you like.Acan BmustCshould Dneed解
5、析：考查情态动词。既然晚会不太正式，所以答话人认为对方“可以”穿自己喜欢穿的任何衣服。can在此处表示“(提出建议)可以”。答案：A6(2012福州模拟)Mr. Lee felt _ at the news that he might be charged with the _ murder of his wife.Afrightening; attempting Bfrightened; attemptedCfrightening; attempted Dfrightened; attempting解析： frightened “感到害怕的”，此处作表语； attempted形容词化的过去分
6、词作定语， attempted murder意为“蓄意谋杀”。答案：B7_ private cars are bringing us convenience, they may also cause more traffic accidents and pollution.AWhile BAsCIf DSince解析： while在此题中是连词，用于句首表示让步，意为“尽管；虽然”。句意：尽管私家车给我们带来了方便，但它们也带来了更多的交通事故和污染。as引导让步状语从句时用倒装语序。答案：A8I have learned _ from my visit here. And now I can
7、 understand some behaviour of the natives here.Aa great many Ba great dealCa great deal of Da bit解析： a great many修饰可数名词复数； a great deal of修饰不可数名词； a bit “一点”，都不符合语境。答案：B9On the one hand, we should develop our economy. _， we should protect the environment.AOn the other hand BFor one thingCOn the cont
8、rary DBy hand解析：句意：一方面，我们要发展经济；另一方面，我们要保护环境。on the other hand “另一方面”； for one thing “一来”，表原因； on the contrary “相反”； by hand “手工地”。答案：A10Did he say anything that _ to you especially?Not really.Actually I slept halfway through his speech.Aadapted BattachedCappealed Dreferred解析：根据答语“听演讲听到一半就睡着了”可推知上句询问
9、：他有没有讲一些吸引(appealed to)你的东西？故选C项。adapt to “适应”； attach to “粘上；附上”； refer to “指的是；谈及”。答案：C11I heard that he grew worse after taking the medicine.Yes.He was _ to it.Apermanent BfragileCallergic Ddelicate解析： be allergic to “对过敏”，符合对话语意。permanent “永久的；持久的”； fragile “易碎的；脆弱的”； delicate “脆弱的；容易生病的”。答案：C12
10、Of the two paintings, Mr.Black chose the cheaper one out of _， though it was not the work of a famous painter.Apossession BtechniqueCadjustment Dpreference解析： preference意为“喜爱；偏爱”。句意：在这两幅画中，布莱克先生出于偏爱选择了便宜的，尽管它不是出自名家之手。答案：D13(2012龙岩质检)What worries her most is that her son, who is twenty years old, is
11、not interested in anything and doesnt have a(n) _ aim of life.Aspecific BridiculousCnegative Dallergic解析：考查形容词的意思辨析。specific意为“确切的；特定的”，句中是说“她”的儿子没有确切的人生目标，因此选A。ridiculous “荒谬的”； negative “消极的”； allergic “过敏性的”。答案：A14(2012安庆质检)Being a good listener is a kind quality and thats _ it takes to keep frie
12、ndship.Awhich BwhatChow Dwhere解析：句意：做一个好的聆听者是友善的品质，那是保持友谊所需要的。what引导表语从句同时在表语从句中作take的宾语。答案：B15I hear your journey was not very pleasant.But for the sudden rain we _ a wonderful time.Awill have Bshould have hadCshould have Dhad解析：考查虚拟语气。第二句句意：“若不是因为突如其来的雨，我们本可以玩得很开心的”。根据上一句可知是对过去情况的叙述，而but for经常用于虚拟
13、语气中，所以是对过去事实的假设。答案：B.完形填空(2011西安市第二次质量检测)I lived in America with my teenage son Karl. After his father died, Karl became very shy, quiet and only concerned about his own thoughts. As a _1_ parent, I tried to do my best to talk to him. But the more I tried, the more he _2_. When his report card arriv
14、ed during his third year, it said that he had been _3_ 95 times from classes and had six _4_ grades for the year. At this rate he would never _5_. I sent him to the school adviser, and I _6_ begged him. Nothing worked.One night I felt so powerless that I got down _7_ my knees and pleaded for help. “
15、Please God, I cant do anything more for my son. Im at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to _8_.”One day, I was at work when I got a(n) _9_. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” _10_ he could say another word, I was very upset and al
16、l my _11_ and sadness over Karl came _12_ into the ears of this stranger. “I do _13_ my son but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. Its beyond my _14_.” For a moment there was a _15_ on the other end of the line. The headmaster s
17、eriously said, “Thank you for your time，” and hung up.Karls next report card showed an obvious _16_ in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his _17_ year, I attended a parentteacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the _18_ he had turned himself aroun
18、d. On our way home, he said, “Mum, _19_ that call from the headmaster last year？” I nodded. “That was me. I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats _20_ I knew I had to make you proud.”语篇解读：作者的丈夫去世后，儿子的学业表现令她痛心。作者千方百计挽救，最终只是徒劳。作者儿子的一次
19、恶作剧使他自己深刻感受到了作者内心的痛苦，从此以后他开始转变自己，成为了作者的骄傲。1A.happy BsingleCworking Dyoung解析：根据上文的“After his father died”可知作者成了“单身”母亲。答案：B2A.carried away Btook awayCpulled away Ddied away解析：作者越努力与他交谈，他越“离开”。此处pull away表示“离开；逃脱”。A项表示“拿走”；B项表示“拿走；除去”；D项表示“渐弱；消失”，都不符合语境。答案：C3A.empty BlostClate Dabsent解析：当作者收到他第三年的成绩单时，
20、上面说他已经逃课95次了， absent表示“缺席的”。此外，第三段第三句中的“.about Karls absences.”也是答案提示。答案：D4A.failing BpassedCtop Daverage解析：他不但多次逃课，而且今年有六次成绩没有及格。用fail表示“不及格”。答案：A5A.succeed BgraduateCgrow Dgain解析：他多次逃课，而且考试成绩多次不及格，照这样下去，他将无法“毕业”。答案：B6A.never BevenCever Dforever解析：作者带他去见学校顾问，“甚至”乞求他，但是都没有效果。此处even用于加强语气。答案：B7A.to B
21、withCon Dbelow解析：一天晚上，作者感觉如此无能为力以致于她跪下双膝，恳求上帝的帮助。get down on ones knees表示“双膝跪下”。答案：C8A.him BmeCyou Dthem解析：作者对儿子无计可施，把所有的希望都寄托在了上帝身上，这是作者直接对上帝的言语，因此用第二人称。答案：C9A.message BcallCemail Dletter解析：根据第三段的“on the other end of the line”可知作者在工作时接到了一个“电话”。另外，第四段的“that call from .”也是答案提示。答案：B10A.Before BWhenCAf
22、ter DAs解析：他还“没有来得及”说另外一句话，作者就非常苦恼，把埋在心里的有关儿子的感受一股脑地倾诉给了这位陌生人。before“在之前”。答案：A11A.joy BdisappointmentCsorrow Dpride解析：上文提到作者的儿子在学校的表现非常糟糕，作者千方百计地挽救，却没有任何效果，后来甚至跪下来恳求上帝，由此可推测作者对儿子感到非常“失望”。C项与本句中的sadness意思重复，所以不可选。答案：B12A.pouring out Bflooding backCcrowding out Dsqueezing out解析：作者把长期以来对儿子的失望和伤心“倾诉”给了电话
23、另一端的陌生人。pour out表示“毫无保留地表达感情(或思想等)”。后三项分别表示“涌上心头”“把排挤在外”“榨出；挤出”，都不符合语境。答案：A13A.hate BenjoyClove Dvalue解析：作者所做的一切都是出于对儿子的“爱”，只是不知道该做什么。答案：C14A.reach BlimitCcontrol Dstrength解析：上一句中提到作者用尽一切办法想让儿子去上学，可是都是徒劳，所以作者难以“控制”，无能为力。答案：C15A.silence BvoiceCcry Dsigh解析：下一段中提到其实是作者的儿子想与作者开玩笑，就以校长的名义给妈妈打电话，想不到妈妈如此疼爱
24、自己而且心中无比痛苦，内心别有一番感受，所以他“沉默”了一段时间。答案：A16A.improvement BprogressCpreference Dpower解析：Karl下一次的成绩单表明他的成绩有了明显的“提高”。progress是不可数名词，故可排除。答案：A17A.third BsecondCfourth Dfirst解析：结合第一段中的“When his report card arrived during his third year .”和第四段开头部分的“Karls next report card .”可知作者是在儿子第“四”学年的时候参加了家长教师会。答案：C18A.gr
25、ade BwayCstyle Dshow解析：作者注意到他的老师们对他学习进步的“方式”感到非常吃惊。答案：B19A.recognize BmemorizeCknow Dremember解析：在回家路上，作者的儿子问作者还“记得”去年校长打的那个电话不。答案：D20A.how BwhatCwhy Dwhen解析：作者的儿子听完作者在电话中的倾诉后，才突然意识到自己把妈妈伤得有多深，也就是从“那时”起，他知道自己必须让妈妈为自己感到自豪。答案：D.阅读理解(2012杭州第二次质量检测)How would you like to come home after a long day, open t
26、he door, and walk into an elephant? Thats what you would do if you lived in Elephant House in Margate, New Jersey. The elephantshaped house was built in 1881 by James Lafferty. In 1962, Herbert Green built a chickenshaped house.Sarah Winchester tried to build a ghostproof house in San Jose Californi
27、a. Workers built fake chimneys, doors that open onto blank walls and stairs that lead nowhere.Many rooms were torn down and then rebuilt in a new way to confuse the ghosts. It took 38 years to complete the house!Some houses are built of strange materials. A house in Pigeon Cove, Massachusetts, is bu
28、ilt of more than 100,000 newspapers. In Canada, George Pat built a house entirely out of bottles. Some homes stand for great wealth and power. The Palace of Alhambra in Spain is one of the most beautiful homes in the world. The man who built it loved water.A stream runs through all 9 acres of the pa
29、lace. In each room there is a small pool of sparkling water.Wealthy Americans design dream houses, too. In 1895, Cornelius Vanderbilt built and moved into a house named the Breakers. He called it his summer cottage. It cost $10 million to build and had walls decorated with gold. This “summer cottage
30、” could hold 60 guests comfortably.Dream houses dont have to be expensive. A man named Baldasera built a house with 90 rooms for about only $200 by digging under the earth. Baldasera worked alone. He spent about 40 years completing his underground house.语篇解读：文中介绍了Elephant House，chickenshaped house，g
31、hostproof house， the Palace of Alhambra等不同寻常的房子。1The passage mainly talks about _.Aold houses Bbuilding materialsCbuilding history Dunusual houses解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了各种不同寻常的房子，故选D项。答案：D2The builder of the Palace of Alhambra is probably proud of _.Athe shining pools in the roomsBhis special person
32、alityChis mother country SpainDthe large area of his house解析：细节理解题。从文中倒数第三段信息“A stream runs through all 9 acres of the palace.In each room there is a small pool of sparkling water”可知A项正确。答案：A3The Breakers was built _.Ain 1881 by Sarah WinchesterBin 1881 by James LaffertyCin 1895 by Cornelius Vanderb
33、iltDin 1962 by Herbert Green解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段信息“In 1895, Cornelius Vanderbilt built and moved into a house named the Breakers.”可直接得出答案。答案：C4Baldasera built his house _.Awithout any toolsBwithout spending much moneyCwith his familyDwith much help from others解析：细节理解题。从最后一段中的“.man named Baldasera built a house with 90 rooms for about only $200 by digging under the earth.”可知Baldasera盖的房子用钱少。答案：B版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()