1、考能提升卷.单项填空1(2014盐城高三模拟)If you are _ about the country you are going to visit, find a book to read.Aserious BcuriousCanxious Dinterested【解析】句意：如果你对要游览的国家好奇，先找本书读读。be curious about “对好奇”，符合句意。serious“严肃的”；anxious“焦虑的”；be interested in“对感兴趣”。【答案】B2(2014无锡辅仁高级中学模拟)Help！Help! Police ._， madam. Whats the
2、trouble?ABe quiet BCalm downCShut your mouth DSo rude【解析】句意：救命！救命！警察冷静点，夫人。出了什么事？calm down“(使)平静下来，(使)镇定”，符合题意。【答案】B3(2014南京一中模拟)The US should _ the three SinoUs joint communiques and the basic norms of international relations.Aapprove BobserveCaccomplish Daccelerate【解析】句意：美国应遵守中美三个联合公报和国际关系基本准则。obs
3、erve意为“遵守”，符合句意。approve“批准”；accomplish“完成”；accelerate“促进”。【答案】B4(2014苏州名校高三联合测试)_ among the crowd by Mike, her net friend, she was wearing a bright blue skirt in particular.ARecognized BTo be recognizedCTo recognize DHaving been recognized【解析】句意：为了在人群中被她的网友迈克认出来，她特意穿了一条鲜艳的蓝裙子。不定式在句中作目的状语。动词recognize
4、和she之间存在逻辑上的动宾关系，用不定式的被动语态形式，故选 B。【答案】B5(2014南京一模)In the job interviews, job applicants often find themselves _ unexpected questions, some very difficult to answer.Ato ask BaskedCto be asked Dasking【解析】分析句子结构可知，ask和themselves之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，故用asked作find的宾语补足语。【答案】B6(2014南通中学模拟)_！Theres a car coming.Than
5、k you. Its really dangerous.ACome out BWatch outCCheer up DHurry up【解析】根据Theres a car coming (有汽车过来了)和Thank you可知， 说话人在提醒对方注意车辆，故选 B。【答案】B7(2014徐州高三模拟)It saves time in the kitchen to have things you use a lot _ easy reach.Anear BuponCwithin Daround【解析】句意：在厨房里把你经常使用的东西放在触手可及的地方会节省许多时间。within reach“触手
6、可及的，在可达到的范围之内”，为习惯搭配。【答案】C8(2014徐州第一中学模拟)What has made John look like lacking sleep?_ he had to prepare for the coming exam and stayed up last night.AFor BBecauseCThat DWhat【解析】分析句子结构可知，答语是回答上面句子中的主语“What”的，故此句是一个主语从句，缺少引导词，而引导词在从句中不充当成分。【答案】C9(2014合肥八中模拟)Lin Tao is ready to be a Lei Feng and will d
7、o everything without expecting anything _.Ain turn Bin returnCin person Din sight【解析】句意：林涛准备做一个像雷锋一样的人，只求奉献不求回报。in return“作为回报”，without expecting anything in return“不求回报”，符合句意。【答案】B10(2014南京高三年级模拟)It remains to be seen _ this plan is practical enough to keep the project going.Awhether BhowCwhere Dwh
8、en【解析】句意：这个计划是否足够实用，以使这个项目继续下去还有待观察。it是形式主语，真正的主语是whether引导的从句。whether“是否”，符合句意。【答案】A11(2014太原高三一模)To record the animals natural life, we had to _ it quietly and watched it carefully.Aignore BtrainChunt Dapproach【解析】句意：为了记录动物的自然生活，我们必须悄悄地接近它，并小心仔细地观察。ignore“忽视，不理睬”；train“训练”；hunt“打猎，搜寻”；approach“接近，
9、靠近”。【答案】D12(2014江西赣中四校联考)My brother sent me an email with one of his photos on Mount Tai _ to it.Aattached BattachCattaching Dto attach【解析】句意：我哥哥发给我一封电子邮件并附上了一张他在泰山照的相片。分析句子结构可知，attach与one of his photos之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，所以用过去分词作宾语补足语。【答案】A13All of _ sudden，I caught _ sight of my teachers and classmates in
10、 the crowd，and then I felt much more calm.Aa；不填 B不填；不填Ca；a D不填；a【解析】考查冠词。all of a sudden“突然，忽然”；catch sight of“突然看到”。【答案】A14The visiting Minister expressed his satisfaction with the talks，_ that he had enjoyed his stay here.Ahaving added Bto addCadding Dadded【解析】考查非谓语动词。add此处意思是“补充说”，用现在分词形式作状语，表示补充
11、说明。【答案】C15You must always _ the traffic whenever you are in a crowded city.Alook out Bwatch out forClook at Dwatch over【解析】本题考查短语。watch out for是固定搭配，意思是“小心；注意”。根据题意，故选B。【答案】B.完形填空Gods coffeeA group of class friends，highly established in their careers，got together to visit their old university profes
12、sor.Conversation soon _1_ into complaints about stress in work and life.Offering his guests coffee，the professor went to the _2_ and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of _3_porcelain，plastic，glass，crystal，some _4_ looking，some expensive，some delicatetelling them to _5_ themselves to t
13、he coffee.When all the students had a cup of coffee in _6_，the professor said：“ If you noticed，all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up，_7_behind the plain and cheap ones.While it is normal for you to _8_only the best for yourselves，that is the _9_ of your problems and stress.Be assured tha
14、t the cup itself _10_ no quality to the coffee.In most cases，it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink._11_ all of you really wanted was coffee，not the cup，but you _12_ went for the best cups.And then you began _13_ each others cups.Now consider this: Life is the _14_，the
15、jobs，money and position in society are the cups.They are just tools to hold and contain life，and the type of cup we have does not _15_，nor change the quality of life we _16_.Sometimes，by concentrating only on the cup，we _17_ to enjoy the coffee God has _18_ for us.God brews the coffee，not the cups.E
16、njoy the coffee！”The happiest people dont have the best of everything.They just _19_the best of everything.Live simply.Love generously.Care deeply.Speak kindly.Leave the _20_to God.1A.stopped BlookedCgrew Dturned【解析】turn into 指转入。【答案】D2A.living room Bwaiting roomCbedroom Dkitchen【解析】要给客人拿咖啡，当然要去厨房。【
17、答案】D3A.cups BpansCbowls Dbottles 【解析】从破折号后面的“陶瓷、塑料、玻璃、水晶”可以看出是几个喝咖啡的杯子。【答案】A4A.plain BcleanCugly Dfine【解析】plain 平常的，一般化的，在这里说明杯子有好有孬。【答案】A5A.devote BhelpCdedicate Denjoy【解析】help oneself to.自己随意(吃、喝、用)；在这里指教授叫他的学生自己随意。【答案】B6A.stomach BhandCmind Dmouth【解析】咖啡端在手中。【答案】B7A.falling BleavingChiding Dkeepin
18、g【解析】leave behind 拉下，遗留； fall behind 落后；hide behind 藏在后面。【答案】B8A.hope BwishCneed Dwant【解析】教授说：“你们想要的仅仅是最好的，这就是问题和烦恼的根源。”【答案】D9A.source BresourceCenergy Dreason【解析】source 源头，来源。【答案】A10A.adapts BputsCadds Dapplies【解析】add.to.向添加，全句的意思是“要确信，杯子本身不会给咖啡添加质量的。”即杯子好不能决定咖啡好。【答案】C11A.As BWhatCThat DWhich【解析】wh
19、at引导主语从句在从句中担任成分，在本句中作从句谓语wanted的宾语。【答案】B12A.consciously BcheerfullyCdeliberately Dbravely【解析】consciously 意识上，思想上。全句的意思是“虽然你们想要的是咖啡而不是杯子，但你们的思想上还是想拿最好的杯子”。【答案】A13A.looking BglaringCeyeing Dglancing【解析】eye 在这里转化为动词“看”，其他选项需后接介词at。【答案】C14A.tea BwaterCwine Dcoffee【解析】老师在这里做比喻，生活是咖啡。【答案】D15A.sign BsayCd
20、efine Dsignal【解析】define 动词 “定义”“界定”。全句意思是“我们拥有什么样的杯子(这里指工作、金钱、地位)并不决定也不会改变我们生活的质量”。【答案】C16A.spend BliveChate Dlove【解析】live与life搭配 “过生活”。【答案】B17A.fail BsucceedCtend Dmanage【解析】fail to do sth.没能做到【答案】A18A.shown BtakenCsent Dprovided【解析】provide sth.for sb.provide sb.with sth.为某人提供某物。【答案】D19A.keep Btake
21、Cmake Dhold【解析】make the best of 固定短语“充分利用”。【答案】C20A.complex BremainsCrest Dcomplaints【解析】the rest 其余(的事)。【答案】C.阅读理解Today，one can trace Venices rich past from its buildings.Most cities can claim at least a handful of outstanding churches，palaces or houses of historical interest，and nearly everything
22、is remarkable，from the magnificent Piazza San Marco (St.Marks Square) and the palaces that line the Grand Canal to the centuriesold homes of simple fishermen.It would be easy to say that the city itself is an enormous museum if it were not for the fact that it is so obviously alive.At first sight，Ve
23、nice looks unbelievably permanent，an apparently complete Renaissance (文艺复兴) city so untouched by time that there seems no reason why it should not go on forever.Now the city is slowly sinking，as the clay on which it is built loses its elasticity (弹性) and the massive wooden piles rot (腐烂) away.Floodi
24、ng，such a rare occurrence a hundred years ago now happens several times each winter.The damage caused by the flooding is immense，and the fabric of the ancient buildings is now being further damaged by pollution from the mainland town as well as by the wash produced by the constantly increasing numbe
25、r of motor boats that speed up and down the canals.A further threat to Venice comes from the Venetians themselves，some of whom are not particularly interested in preserving the city as one of the wonders of the world and would prefer to see it modernized.“What better place is there for the meeting o
26、f dear friends? See how it glows with the advancing summer；how the sky and the sea and the rosy air and the marble of the palaces all glimmer and melt together.” Thus wrote the famous author Henry James，of Venice，which provided the setting for his story The Aspern Papers，in the nineteenth century.Th
27、e splendor of Venice has captured the imagination of artists for centuriesand not just of the great painters and novelists.How tragic now that she is faced with the double threat of man and nature.Venice indeed will be lucky to survive.【语篇解读】本文为一篇说明文，主要介绍威尼斯引以为豪的古建筑正承受着来自人类与大自然的双重威胁。1Venice proudly
28、boasts_.Aits beautiful churches，palaces and housesB. its unique St.Marks Square and the Grand CanalCits picturesque waterscapeDits marvelous ancient buildings【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段“and nearly everything is remarkable，from the magnificent Piazza San Marco (St.Marks Square) and the palaces that line the Gran
29、d Canal to the centuriesold homes of simple fishermen.”可判断，威尼斯以它杰出的古建筑而闻名，故选D。【答案】D2How do the motor boats endanger the buildings?AThey produce violent movements of water. BThey pollute the air.CThey pollute the water.DThey produce too much noise.【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段“.the wash produced by the constantly
30、increasing number of motor boats that speed up and down the canals.”可判断选A。【答案】A3. From the fourth paragraph，we know that _.AVenetians are eager to modernize their cityBVenetians value the Grand CanalCVenetians dont care about any threat to the Grand CanalDthe threat of man is greater than the threat
31、 of nature【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段“A further threat to Venice comes from the Venetians themselves”可知，人为因素比自然因素对威尼斯造成的损坏更大，故选D。【答案】D4In the last paragraph，the writer _.Ais very confident that Venice will surviveBis doubtful whether Venice will surviveCthinks that Venice will have luckD. is afraid that Venice will no longer attract artists and novelists【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段“How tragic now that she is faced with the double threat of man and nature.Venice indeed will be lucky to survive.”可知，威尼斯面临着来自人类和自然的双重威胁，要想幸存下去将是一件碰运气的事，即可推断出作者对威尼斯的未来持怀疑态度，故选B。【答案】B