1、2014高考英语一轮复习综合解析训练8.单项填空1Helen always helps her mother even though going to school_most of her day.Aputs up Btakes upCsaves up Dmakes up解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：海伦总是帮助母亲，虽然上学占据了她一天中的大部分时间。此处take up表示“占据(时间)”。A项表示“举起”；C项表示“储蓄”；D项表示“编造”。答案B2Duty is an act or a course of action that people_you to take by social c
2、ustoms，law or religion.Apersuade Brequest Cinstruct Dexpect解析考查动词辨析。句意：责任是人们按照社会风俗、法律或者宗教信仰期望你承担的一种行为或者行为过程。expect表示“盼望，期待”，符合语境。前三项分别表示“说服”“要求”“指导”，都不符合语意。答案D3Do you want anything else for your birthday?Nothing else.Im very_with what youve bought me.Asatisfying BdisappointedCcontent Dhonest解析be con
3、tent with意为“对感到满意”，相当于be satisfied with；be disappointed at指“对感到失望”；be honest with指“对说老实话”。答案C4How are the things in your village?Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are_now than before.Awell off Bbetter offCbadly off Dworse off解析根据前面的“引进了现代化的耕种方法”来判断，村民的生活比以前“更富裕了”，所以用well
4、off的比较级better off。worse off是badly off的比较级。答案B5What do you think of Hong Kong University?Pretty good.It has_to be much better than some universities in the mainland.Aturned out Bworked outCmade out Dhelped out解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：你认为香港大学怎么样？很好。它比大陆的一些大学好多了。turn out结果是；work out计算出；make out看透，弄懂；help out帮助。答案
5、A6At first Mr.Smith was_of planes，but two years later，_to other countries on business is his main business.Ascared；flying Bfrightening；flightCfrightened；flight Dscaring；flying解析be scared of害怕，flying to other countries是动名词短语作主语。句意：起初，史密斯先生害怕坐飞机，但是两年之后，因生意坐飞机去其他国家成了他的主要事务。答案A7_you are aware of the tri
6、ck used in advertisements，I dont think you are eager to buy.AUnless BAlthoughCWhile DOnce解析考查状语从句。句意：一旦你意识到广告中用到的手段，我认为你就不想买了。根据句意可知，应选D。答案D8They_drinking although they are drivers，which is very dangerous both to them and the passengers.Agive up Bdevote themselves toCquit Dabandon themselves to解析句意：
7、虽然他们是司机，但他们还是沉溺于饮酒，此举无论是对于他们还是对乘客们而言，都很危险。although表示让步，说明前面的行为与后面的情况是相悖的，所以排除A、C两项；devote oneself to“献身于”，与句意不符；abandon oneself to“沉溺于”，符合句意，故选D。答案D9The maths problem is very difficult.I work it out，_.Astill Byet Calthough Dthough解析考查副词辨析。句意：这道数学题很难，不过我却做出来了。still仍然；yet然而；although尽管；though不过，可是，作副词用
8、时，一般置于句末。答案D10We aim to provide free legal assistance for people，making it easier for people_to seek and receive help.Ain vain Bin publicCin need Din return解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们旨在为人们提供免费的法律援助，使处在困难中的人更容易寻求和获得帮助。in vain徒劳，白费力气；in public公开，当众；in need在困难中，在危急中；in return作为回报。答案C11One of the greatest challeng
9、es for the newly divorced is_living alone after years of being married.Adying to Badjusting toCreacting to Dappealing to解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：对离婚时间不长的人来说最大的挑战就是在结婚多年之后要重新适应独居生活。(be)dying to极想；渴望；adjust to适应；调节；react to作出反应；appeal to呼吁；对产生吸引力。答案B12The canyon is worth_，but the 900yearold cliff dwellings along
10、 its walls make it a muststop for visitors.Ato see BseeingCto be seen Dbeing seen解析考查非谓语动词。句意：大峡谷值得一看。但是，是峭壁上九百年之久的岩居才使其成为游客必游之地。be worth doing意为“值得做某事”，用v.ing的主动形式表示被动含义。答案B13Eight girls_this group and they help this old woman clean her room every other day.Amake up Bmade upCconsist of Dare made up
11、 of解析考查动词短语的辨析。句意：八个女生组成了一个小组，他们每隔一天就去帮助这位老太太打扫房间。make up意为“组成”，符合句意；而made up时态错误，consist of和are made up of意为“是由组成的”。答案A14Can you_what I say？Do you need more explanation?Amake sense of Bput an end toCattend to Dleave alone解析考查动词短语辨析。句意：你能理解我所说的话吗？需要再解释一遍吗？make sense of意为“理解”，符合句意；put an end to sth意为
12、“结束某物”，attend to意为“处理，招待”，leave alone意为“单独留下”。答案A15Generally speaking，_according to the directions，the drug has no side effect.Awhen taking Bwhen takenCwhen to take Dwhen to be taken解析考查省略。当主句与从句主语一致时，且从句中含有be动词，这时可省略从句主语和be动词，补充完整则为“when it is taken”。答案B.阅读理解Youre riding in the car on this family v
13、acation. Suddenly your dad slows down. And you may see the following：1Bubblegum AlleySan Luis Obispo, CaliforniaSome call it art; others call it just plain gross. Bubblegum Alley is covered from top to bottom with wads of chewed gum, a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals in the 1950s.
14、Some artists even created images of funny faces and the American flag.2Blue WhaleCatoosa, OklahomaNot ready to dive the depths of the ocean to see a blue whale? No problem. Just visit this 80footlong cement beast, which even has a slide and diving board so visitors can take a dip in the pond. When t
15、he artist died, the whale fell into disrepair. Neighbors couldnt stand to see the grinning whale fall apart, so they fixed it and now keep it bright with gallons of blue paint. 3.Lonesome LegsAmarillo, TexasJust what are these large legs doing in a cow pasture? According to artist Lightnin McDuff, t
16、hey represent a poem about a traveler who finds a bodiless statue of an Egyptian pharaoh (法老) called Ozymandias.Using concrete over a steel frame, McDuff constructed the legs to appear as if they were made of weathered sandstone. And the socks? A prankster (恶作剧的人) keeps adding themeven though McDuff
17、 always removes the unwanted addition. 4.Giant PenguinCut Bank, MontanaBundle up (使穿暖)when you visit this statue, because temperatures here can get as low as 47 degrees below zero. As a nod to the frosty conditions, a local businessman built the 27foottall penguin out of 10,000 pounds of concrete. T
18、he creator left for warmer weather, but the statue7 times the height of a real emperor penguinstill stands, welcoming visitors to its chilly home.【语篇解读】 该文讲述了四个听起来不可思议但确实存在的美国路边景点。1How can you see the roadside attractions?ABy participating in tours.BBy having a family vacation in a car.CBy daydreami
19、ng.DBy going to places of interest.解析细节理解题。从第一段第一句话我们可以知道这一答案。答案B2The following are descriptions about these sites, which is TRUE?The Blue Whale has been ruined.Visitors can entertain in the whale.The socks were added by the designer.The legs were made of weathered sandstone.The penguin is located i
20、n a very cold area.The statue of penguin is 6 times higher than a real emperor penguin.A B C D解析细节理解题。由Blue Whale中第三句可知正确。由最后一段内容可知、正确。答案D3What led to the formation of the Bubblegum Alley?AArtists made it by creating images of funny faces and the American flag.BIts covered with pieces of chewed gum.
21、CIt spread for some unknown reason.DArtists guided this trend.解析推理判断题。从对口香糖巷的介绍中a tradition that was started mysteriously by locals可推断无人知道这起源于何原因。答案C4What impression of these sites does the author give you?AFunny. BStrange. CAmazing. DUsual.解析写作意图题。本文的目的就是介绍令人不可思议但确实存在的美国路边景点。答案C.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同学们交换
22、修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下面画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Jack had gone to a university to study the history，but at the end of his first year，his history professors failed him in his examin
23、ations，and he was told why he would have to leave the university.And，his father decided to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the followed year.“Hes a good boy，if you let him pass this time，Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass the examinations by the end of it.”s
24、aid Jacks father.“No，no，thats quite impossible，”replied the professor immediate.“Last month I asked him when Napoleon died.He didnt know！”“Please，sir，give him other chance，”said Jacks father.“You see，we didnt have any newspapers in our house，so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”答案Jack had
25、gone to a university to study history，but at the end of his first year，his history failed him in his examinations，and he was told he would have to leave the university.，his father decided to see the professor to urge him to let Jack continue his studies the year.“Hes a good boy， if you let him pass
26、this time，Im sure hell improve a lot next year and pass the examinations the end of it.”said Jacks father.“No，no，thats quite impossible，”replied the professor .“Last month I asked him when Napoleon died.He didnt know！”“Please，sir，give him chance，”said Jacks father.“You see，we have any newspapers in our house，so none of us even know that Napoleon was ill.”
