1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家活页练(二十九) 单项填空完形填空阅读理解.单项填空1We spent half an hour looking for the tickets，but eventually _ and went home.Aturned up Bgave upCbroke up Dmade up答案B解析考查动词短语辨析。turn up意为“出现，发生”；give up意为“放弃”；break up意为“打碎，结束”；make up意为“弥补，组成”。由语境可知，我们花了半个小时找入场券，但最终放弃并回家了。故B项正确。2If you want better public s
2、ervices，youll have to pay _ tax.Athe higher Ba highestCthe highest Da higher答案D解析考查形容词用法。句意为：如果你想享受较好的公共服务，你就必须缴纳更高的税。根据句子中better可知，此处应用比较级，且与不定冠词a连用表泛指。3Do you mind if I open the window?_ I feel a bit cold.AOf course not.BGo ahead.CId rather you didnt.DWhy not?答案C解析考查交际用语。根据答语“I feel a bit cold”可知，
3、“我”不愿意让对方打开窗户。故C项正确。4So fiercely_that even the people in the next room could hear them.Awere they arguing Bthey were arguingChad they argued Dthey had argued答案A解析so形容词或副词置于句首，句子应倒装。句意为：他们正如此激烈地争论着，以致于隔壁房间的人们都能听到他们。故应用进行时，因此选A。5It is _ challenge for graduates to get _ job as unemployment is high nowa
4、days.Athe；/ Ba；/Ca；a D/；the答案C解析考查冠词的用法。句意为：找一份工作对毕业生来说是一项挑战，因为现在的失业率很高。第一空泛指一项挑战，应用不定冠词a；第二空泛指一份工作，也用不定冠词a。故答案选C。6The old couple used to live deep in the countryside，without easy _ to shops.Aapproach BaccessCtransport Dconvenience答案B解析考查名词辨析。句意为：这对老夫妇过去住在偏远的乡村里，没有去商店的便捷通道。access意为“通路，通道”，符合语境。appro
5、ach意为“方法，接近”；transport意为“交通运输“；convenience意为“方便”，均不符合语境。故答案选B。7Oh，my God! You _ wear slippers to play basketball.Im sorry I forgot we have a PE.class this afternoon.Amust Bcan Cshould Dshall答案C解析should表示惊讶，意为“竟然”。8James Cameron is considered one of the greatest directors in the world _ his influence
6、 in film industry.Ain exchange for Bin spite ofCon behalf of Din terms of答案D解析考查介词短语辨析。in exchange for交换，调换；in spite of不管，不顾，尽管；on behalf of代表，为了的利益；in terms of就而论，在方面，依据，按照。句意为：就对电影产业的影响而言，詹姆斯卡梅隆被视为是世界上最伟大的导演之一。由语境可知答案选D。9The strange thing about Nicholas is _ he taught himself to read before he cou
7、ld speak.Awhat BthatCwhether Dif答案B解析考查表语从句。分析题干可知，is后面接的是表语从句，在这个表语从句中，read为不及物动词，后面不缺成分，因此，应该使用不作成分的that来引导该表语从句。故答案选B。10_ your composition carefully，some spelling mistakes can be avoided.AHaving checked BCheckCIf you check DTo check答案C解析分析句子结构可知，check的逻辑主语是you，与后面句子的主语some spelling mistakes不一致，因此
8、不能用非谓语动词作状语，故使用从句(因为主从句的主语可以一致，也可以不一致)。11Medical experts have suspected for many years _ there is a strong link between _ a person eats and cancer.Athat；that B/；thatCwhat；/ Dthat；what答案D解析考查宾语从句。句意为：医学专家多年来一直怀疑癌症和人们所吃的食物有很密切的联系。there is a strong link between _ a person eats and cancer作suspect的宾语需要引导
9、词that，between后需要宾语从句的引导词what，而且what在宾语从句中作宾语。故答案选D。12In a corner of the backyard，there is a big tree，_the moon is shining brightly.Aof which Bwith whichCfrom which Dabove which答案D解析考查非限制性定语从句。月亮应在树的上方，故D为正确答案。13The arrival of 2012 brings with _ the London Olympics.Aone BanotherCit Dthat答案C解析考查代词。句意为
10、：与2012一道而来的是伦敦奥运会。这个句子的语序应为：The arrival of 2012 brings the London Olympics with it.其中it指的是the arrival of 2012，故答案选C。14I lost my way in complete darkness，and _ matters worse，it began to rain.Amade BmakingCto make Dhaving made答案C解析考查非谓语动词。句意为：我在黑暗中迷路了，更糟的是又开始下雨了。由并列连词and可知，and前后应该是两个独立的简单句；to make mat
11、ters worse为不定式短语作it began to rain的状语，起补充说明的作用，故答案选C。15That must have been a lot of work.Yeah，it _ us three days to finish it.Atakes Bhad takenCtook Dwas taking答案C解析考查动词的时态。句意为：工作量肯定很大吧。是的，它花了我们三天的时间来完成。根据语境可知，这项工作已经完成了，则“花时间”这个动作应该发生在过去，所以应用一般过去时态。故答案选C。.完形填空It was the end of my first day as waitres
12、s in a busy New York restaurant.My cap had gone away，and my feet were _1_.The loaded plates I carried _2_ to be heavier and heavier.Tired and discouraged，I wasnt able to do anything _3_.As I made out a check for a family with several children who had changed their icecream _4_ a dozen times，I was re
13、ady to stop.Then the father _5_ at me as he handed me my tip.“Well done，”he said，“youve _6_ us really well.” Suddenly my tiredness _7_.I smiled back，and later，when the _8_ asked me how Id like my first day，I said，“Fun！” Those few words of praise had _9_ everything.Praise is like _10_ to the human sp
14、irit；we cannot grow without it.And _11_，while most of us are only too _12_ to apply to others the cold wind of criticism，we are _13_ to give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.Whywhen one word of praise can bring such _14_？It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.Perhaps its _15_ few
15、of us know how to accept it.Its _16_ rewarding to give praise in areas in which _17_ generally goes unnoticed or unmentioned.An artist gets admired for a glorious picture，a cook for a _18_ meal.But do you ever tell your laundry manager how pleased you are when the shirts are _19_ just right？In fact，
16、to give praise _20_ the giver nothing but a moments thought and a moments effort.1A.small BpainfulCtough Dwhite答案B解析经过在饭店一天的辛苦劳动，作者的帽子掉了，脚也酸痛(painful)。2A.remained BlookedCseemed Dturned答案C解析由前两句和后一句可知，作者已经很累了。不是盛满菜的盘子越来越重，而是作者感觉它们越来越重。seem好像，似乎，符合语境。3A.happy BspecialCstrange Dright答案D解析作者由于劳累，事情都做不好
17、了。4A.order BpriceCcolour Dshape答案A解析由句意可知，孩子们不断地更换想点的冰激凌的品种。5A.stared BsmiledCcalled Dnodded答案B解析根据下文“I smiled back.”可知，他应该是朝作者微笑。stare at凝视；call at拜访；nod at朝点头。6A.talked about Blooked afterCdepended on Dthought of答案B解析他们是顾客，而作者是服务生，二者是照顾(looked after)与被照顾的关系。7A.increased BcontinuedCdisappeared Ddev
18、eloped答案C解析因为受到了赞扬，作者的疲劳感消失了(disappeared)。8A.children BmanagerCfather Dfriends答案B解析根据语境可知，应是经理(manager)问起作者第一天上班的感受。9A.made BchangedCfound Dimproved答案B解析赞扬的话让作者的疲劳感消失，可知这些话改变了(changed)一切。10A.heat BshadowCsnowstorm Dsunlight答案D解析根据下文的“.give our fellows the warm sunshine of praise.”可知，赞扬就像阳光一样温暖着我们的心。
19、11A.then BthusCnow Dyet答案D解析根据空格后面的句意“我们大多数人都总是批评别人而不是赞扬”可知，此处与前句构成转折关系。12A.ready BdoubtfulCsatisfied Ddisappointed答案A解析然而我们大多数人总是爱批评别人。be ready to do sth有“情愿/急于做某事”之意，符合语境。13A.unable BunwillingCbored Danxious答案B解析根据下一段的首句“It is strange how chary(吝啬的) we are about praising.”可知，我们总是不愿意给我们的伙伴赞美之辞。14A.
20、attention BchoiceCpleasure Dadvance答案C解析根据上文可知，一句赞美的话可以带给别人很大的快乐(pleasure)。15A.because BwhenCwhether Dthat答案A解析此句用perhaps引出“It is strange.about praising.”的原因，“few of us know how to accept it”是作者揣摩这种现象的原因。16A.finally BespeciallyCprobably Dfortunately答案B解析根据下文可知，在一些努力通常不被注意和提及的领域给予赞扬尤其有意义。especially尤其
21、；finally最后；probably很可能地；fortunately幸运地。17A.effort BeffectCdeed Dfeeling答案A解析根据上面叙述的作者的打工经历可知，这里指的是劳动或者努力(effort)。18A.daily BlightCperfect Dmain答案C解析与上句的a glorious picture相对应。perfect完美的，符合语境。19A.done BsoldCchosen Dgiven答案A解析洗衣店把衣服洗干净。20A.takes BleavesCoffers Dcosts答案D解析由句意可知，赞扬别人并不需要称赞者花费(costs)什么，除了
22、片刻的思考和努力。.阅读理解Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTSBig sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton
23、Comedy Festival(19 Oct.) cost169.15 at B.A week later，the same room cost 118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoidor youre looking for a big event to pass your timecheck out sites such as W，which allow you to search for events in the UK by city，date and category.STAY AWAY FROM TH
24、E STATIONIf traveling to your destination by train，you may want to find a good base close to the station， but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Dont be too choosy about the part of town you stay in.Booking two months in advance，the cheapest room at
25、 Travelodges Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was 95.95.A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was 75.75.And at Farringdon，a double room cost just 62.95.LOOK AFTER YOURSELFReally central hotels in cities such as London，Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fort
26、une，especially at weekends and during big events.As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings.A great example is the historic ONeill Flat on Edinburghs Royal Mile，available for 420 for f
27、ive days in late September，with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKELondons Boris bikes have attracted the most attention，but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace，saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities
28、with their own programmes are Newcastle(casual members pay around 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes，or 5 per day)(2013湖南，A)1The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may_.Ahelp travelers pass timeBattract lots of travelers to the UKCallow travelers
29、to make flexible plansDcause travelers to pay more for accommodation答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段第一句的“Big sporting events，concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room.”可知作者建议避免在一些重大节日时出门旅游，因为住宿费用会增加，D选项与此意吻合，为正确答案。2“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably_
30、.Aa hotel away from the train stationBthe tube line to Covent GardenCan ideal holiday destinationDthe name of a travel agency答案A解析细节理解题。此段的大标题是“远离车站”，然后开始举例说明。根据“95.95；75.75；62.95”这三个数据的对比可知离车站越近，价格越高，故Farringdon很可能是远离车站的一个旅馆，A选项与此意吻合，为正确答案，其他选项均与文意不符。3The passage shows that the ONeill Flat_.Alies o
31、n the ground floorBis located in central LondonCprovides cooking facilities for touristsDcosts over 100 on average per day in late September答案C解析推理判断题。根据第六段第二、三句“As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen.Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of c
32、ity centre buildings.”和第四句中的“A great example is.”可以推断，此处表示有一些旅馆能够提供有厨房的房间，而ONeill Flat便是一个例子，C选项与此意吻合。4Cardiffs program allows a free bike for a maximum period of_.Ahalf an hourBone hourCone hour and a halfDtwo hours答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“.and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes，or 5 per day)”可知这个计划是骑自
33、行车30分钟之内免费，一天5英镑，A选项与此意吻合。5The main purpose of the passage is_.Ato tell visitors how to book in advanceBto supply visitors with hotel informationCto show visitors the importance of selfhelpDto offer visitors some moneysaving tips答案D解析主旨大意题。文章的开头“Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.”总领全文，介绍了一些能够帮助减少旅游费用的建议，D选项与此意吻合- 9 - 版权所有高考资源网