1、山东德州2013届高考英语二轮复习单项填空精练精析231. _ young people with money to spend was _ and sport had never been so popular. A. The number of; on the decreaseB. The number of; on the increaseC. A number of; on the decreaseD. A number of; on the increase2. Although the _ between the two teams is close, the _ are all
2、friendly to each other. A. competition; competitorsB. competitors; competitorsC. competition; competitionD. competitors; competition3. As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd _ to its feet to shout and cheer. A. raisesB. risesC. liftsD. inc
3、reases4. The audience disliked the film thoroughly and were _ by whistling and stamping their feet. A. protectingB. protestingC. projectingD. proposing5. 2012绍兴模拟I think full advantage is _ of this technology to improve the quality of our products. A. takenB. madeC. placedD. picked6. If you live in
4、the country or have ever visited there, the _ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day. A. situationsB. factsC. chancesD. states7. 2012济宁模拟The low test _ , they think, will make it impossible for them to get into a good university. A. dozenB. scoreC. papersD. itself8. 2012郑州模拟Who
5、se advice do you think I should take? _ . A. You speakB. Thats all rightC. Its up to youD. You got it9. 2012广安模拟I just wonder _ that makes him so excited. A. why it doesB. what is itC. how it isD. what it is10. 2012宜宾模拟Studies show that Americans chat on their phones for more than five hours a month
6、, _ Europeans. A. as much as twiceB. twice as much asC. as much twice asD. as twice much as11. Its important to keep _ of new ideas and developments in education. A. touchB. trackC. contactD. connection12. The TV set is still under _，and therefore it will be repaired for free. A. guaranteeB. promise
7、C. insuranceD. repair13. 2012荆州模拟Danny Ways jumping over the Great Wall and _ his own dream should be an inspiration to the youth in China. A. undertakingB. conductingC. performingD. accomplishing14. The judges had different ideas about the results，so it was two hours before the results were _ . A.
8、cried outB. let outC. announcedD. declared15. Authorities face a _ task to persuade typhoon survivors to abandon their flood-stricken villages and relocate to safer lands. A. complexB. easyC. toughD. sharp答案解析1.【解析】选B。根据破折号后的句意“体育运动也变得前所未有地普及”可知前半句句意为“有钱消费的年轻人的数量在增加”。the number of的数量; a number of大量的
9、; on the increase在增加; on the decrease在减少。2.【解析】选A。句意：尽管两个队之间的比赛势均力敌，但两个队的队员彼此都很友好。competition比赛；competitors比赛者，参赛者。3.【解析】选B。句意：每当领先的运动员进入体育馆来跑那全程42公里的最后几米时，全场观众都会站起身来向他欢呼喝彩。rise to ones feet站起身来，符合句意。其他三项都不与ones feet搭配。4.【解析】选B。句意：观众们根本不喜欢这个电影，他们用吹口哨、跺脚的方式表示抗议。protect保护；protest抗议; project n. 项目，v. 计
10、划，规划；propose提议，提出。5.【解析】选A。句意：我想应该充分利用这项技术来提高我们的产品质量。take advantage of为固定词组，意为“利用”。【变式备选】2012滨州模拟Dont lend them the carthey are taking advantage _ you. A. overB. ofC. atD. for【解析】选B。take advantage of“利用”，为固定搭配。6.【解析】选C。句意：如果你住在农村或者你曾经去过那儿，你很可能听到过鸟儿歌唱着欢迎新的一天的到来。the chances are that. . . 很可能，为固定句式。7.【
11、解析】选B。句意：他们认为考试分数低会使他们上不了好大学。dozen“一打”；score“分数”；paper“试卷”；itself“本身”。8.【解析】选C。句意：你认为我应该采纳谁的建议？由你自己决定。Its up to you. “由你决定”，符合句意。9.【解析】选D。句意：我只是想知道是什么让他那么激动。带特殊疑问词的强调句型作宾语，应用陈述语序，故排除B。但A项中does错误，why也不合题意，C项中how不合题意，故选D。【变式备选】2012杭州模拟_ you got to know I traveled to the USA? Through one of your collea
12、gues. A. Where it was thatB. When it was thatC. How was it thatD. Why was it that【解析】选C。句意：你是如何知道我去美国旅游这一消息的？是通过你的一位同事(知道的)。本题考查特殊疑问句的强调句型：“特殊疑问词was/is it that其他成分”，故排除A、B项；根据答语可知，问话是对方式进行提问，需用特殊疑问词how。故选C项。10.【解析】选B。考查倍数表达。“倍数+as. . . as. . . ”是一种重要表达法，其中as之间为形容词或副词原级，所以A项、C项、D项顺序都不对, 故选B。【变式备选】Chi
13、nese people spend _ money on education per person today as they did in 1960. A. more than twiceB. as twice as muchC. twice as much asD. more than twice as much【解析】选D。考查倍数的用法。句意：今天中国人花费在教育上的人均费用是1960年的两倍多。倍数的表达形式是“倍数+as. . . as. . . ”，所以A、B不对；又因为句中已经有个as，所以C项错误。故选D项。I wonder why Jack always gets good
14、 marks when he does only _ the others. A. half as much asB. as much as halfC. half as many as D. as many as half【解析】选A。考查倍数表达法。倍数表达方式之一：倍数as much as，所以A项正确。句意：我不知道杰克为什么下的功夫仅仅是别人的一半却总是得高分。11.【解析】选B。句意：了解新的想法和教育的发展很重要。keep track of了解的动态，掌握的线索，保持与的联系，符合句意。12.【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。under guarantee意为“在保修期内”；und
15、er repair意为“在修理中”，与后面的句意不符；promise与insurance不能与under搭配。故选A。13.【解析】选D。句意：Danny Way飞跃长城，实现了自己的梦想，对于中国青年人是一个鼓舞。accomplish完成，实现；accomplish ones dream“实现梦想”，符合语境。undertake承担，保证，从事；conduct进行，实施；perform表演，执行，履行。14.【解析】选D。句意：法官对结果有不同的意见，所以两小时后才宣布结果。cry out“喊出来”；let out“泄露”；announce多用于宣布人们所关心或感兴趣的事情；declare常指官方正式宣布结果，故选D项。15.【解析】选C。句意：当局面临一个艰巨的任务：说服台风幸存者放弃被洪水淹没的村庄搬到更安全的土地上去。complex复杂的；easy容易的; tough棘手的，困难的; sharp尖锐的，锋利的。