1、(四)单项填空(动词、动词词组)阅读理解 (限时25分钟).单项填空1(2013安徽合肥三模)The twin sisters were shopping for hours on Womens Day and managed to _ bags of bargains.Acome across Bpick upCdeal with Dtake in答案:B句意:这对双胞胎姐妹在妇女节购物好几个小时,设法淘到了几包便宜货。pick up以低价购买,符合本题题意。come across偶遇;deal with处理,应付;take in吸收,理解,欺骗。2(2013山东济宁二模)Maria _ t
2、he interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.Aprovided BinspiredCpersuaded Dimpressed答案:D句意:玛丽亚用知识和经验给面试官们留下了深刻的印象,因此她得到了这份工作。impress sb.with sth.用某物给某人留下深刻的印象,符合本题题意。provide提供;inspire鼓励;激励;persuade说服,都不合题意,故选D项。3(2013山东济宁模拟)New computers are soon out of
3、 date since newer models are _ constantly.Aturned up Bturned outCturned down Dturned over答案:B句意:由于更加新型的电脑不断地被生产,新电脑很快就会过时。A:出现;C:拒绝;D:翻身,翻转。turn out为及物动词短语,意为“生产或制造某物”。newer models与turn out为被动关系,故需用被动语态。本题易误选A项,但turn up作“appear(出现)”讲时为不及物动词短语,没有被动语态。4(2013浙江高考)When the group discussion is nearing it
4、s end, make sure to _ it with important points.Aconclude Blead Cavoid Dhold答案:A句意:当小组讨论接近尾声的时候,一定要用要点来结束讨论。本题考查动词词义辨析。A:结束,符合句意。B:领导,导致;C:避免;D:抓住,均不符合句意,故选A项。5Life of Pi _ by Ang Lee and his team is widely recognized as a best movie picture.Adeveloped Bcomposed Cset Dshot答案:D句意:由李安和他的团队拍的少年派的奇幻漂流被广泛
5、地认为是一部极佳的影片。develop发展,洗照片;compose谱曲;set设置;shot射击,拍摄。根据句意可知,答案选D项。6(2013江苏高考)The town is so beautiful! I just love it.Me too.The character of the town is well _.Aqualified BpreservedCdecorated Dsimplified答案:B考查动词辨析。句意:“这城镇多么漂亮啊!正是我所喜欢的。”“我也是。这个城镇的特色被保存得完好无缺。”qualify使具有资格;preserve保存,保护,维护;decorate装饰;s
6、implify简化,精简。7(2013湖北高考)While intelligent people can often _ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.Asacrifice Bsubstitute Csimplify Dsurvive答案:C考查动词辨析。句意:聪明人常常能使复杂的事简单化,然而愚蠢的人更有可能使简单的事复杂化。sacrifice牺牲,奉献;substitute代替,取代;simplify使简单化;survive幸存,幸免于。前后分句表对比,故C项符合句意。8(2013湖北高考)Accor
7、ding to the law, all foreigners have to _ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.Aassociate Bdispute Cnegotiate Dregister答案:D考查动词辨析。句意:根据法律,所有的外国人在抵达的两周之内必须到当地公安机关登记。associate联想,联系;dispute争论,争执;negotiate洽谈,谈判,协商;register登记,注册。根据句意,本题选D项。9Camels have three eyelids to _ themselves from the
8、blowing sand.Aprotect Bstop Ckeep Dhide答案:A考查动词。根据句意,骆驼有三个眼睑,以防止风沙进入眼睛。用protect“保护”,意在突出生理器官的功能。10(2013安徽安庆三模)The two countries agreed to _ their differences and work together for peace, which has a positive effect on the international situation.Aset down Bset outCset aside Dset about答案:C考查动词短语辨析。句意
9、:两国同意搁置争议,共同为和平努力,这对国际形势有积极的影响。set aside把放在一边,留出,符合题意。set down记下,写下;set out出发,动身;set about着手做,开始做。11Recently the Chinese society has _ a flow of new words such as “Geili” and “Shanhun”Aseen Bobserved Cmade Dlooked答案:A考查动词。句意:近来中国社会见证了一系列诸如“给力”和“闪婚”等流行语。see意为“见证了;经历了”,符合句意。12(2013江西高考)Mother always c
10、omplains that children _ their shoes very quickly.Afind out Bwash outCwear out Dset out答案:C考查动词短语辨析。句意:母亲总是抱怨孩子们很快就把鞋子穿烂了。A:查明,弄清;B:洗净;C:穿烂,用坏;D:动身,出发,开始干。根据语境应选C项。13A wellwritten composition _ good choice of words and clear organization.Acalls on Bcalls forCcalls up Dcalls off答案:B考查动词短语。句意:一篇好的作文需要
11、选词精确恰当,条理清晰。由句意可知选call for“需要”。14In order to _ consumers, its extremely important to consider what information should be included in the advertisement.Aadapt to Bapply toCcontribute to Dappeal to答案:D考查动词短语辨析。adapt to“适合”;apply to“应用于”;contribute to“捐献,导致”;appeal to“吸引”。15He didnt _ what I said becau
12、se his mind was on something else.Ahold on Bhang onCtake in Dget over答案:C考查动词短语。句意:他没有理解我所说的,因为他的心思在别的事情上。take in“理解,接受”。.阅读理解ATattoos and body piercings(穿孔) have moved up on the trend list in recent years.Around Western schools lots of teens are sporting new holes and “flesh ink”(纹身)As with all oth
13、er subjects, the Chinese will surely have to deal with this situation with respect to their children.To get a better view of what has happened in the West, lets sit down and hear what they say.Tiara from Indiana:I personally think body piercing is sickening.If there were supposed to be holes in your
14、 body, you would have been born with them.I do, however, think that ear piercing is not wrong.There is a difference between ear piercing and belly button piercing.Ear piercing is not nearly as dangerous.I would be sick if someone stuck a needle in my belly button.Lee from Illinois:Hi! I live in Illi
15、nois.I am 23.I have 12 tattoos and three piercings.I love my tattoos and consider myself an art collector.You would be surprised at who has given me the thumbs up on my art work.People on the street stop me to look at the tattoo on my leg.Most of them dont know what it is.They just think the work it
16、self is great.Subotai from California:Im not forbidden of selfexpression, but when I see high school students getting these piercings, I really wonder.In some cases, the drive is deeper and darker than mere fashion.A friend of mine tried piercing her own tongue with a safety pin.It got infected and
17、she had a tongue the size of a cows.Jackson from Ohio:I dont think it is wrong, but when people do it all over the place like their face and everythingI think thats ridiculous.People who get the big “dragons that cover the whole bodyI dont think thats necessary.” When I see naked chicks on guys, I t
18、hink, “You have no respect for women.”近年来,纹身与身体穿孔跻身于时尚流行榜单,年轻人都趋之若鹜。针对这一现象,文中分别列举了来自不同地区人的褒贬不一的观点,帮助人们思考这一现象。1Who doesnt think tattoos and piercings except ear piercing are beautiful?AJackson. BLee. CTiara. DSubotai.答案:C细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I personally think body piercing is sickening.”和“I do,however,thin
19、k that ear piercing is not wrong.”可知答案选C项。2We can conclude that _.Atattoos and piercings are a new kind of elegant artBall the teachers in the West are in favour of tattoos and piercingsCeverything is changeable as time goes onDit is necessary to live with different views of beauty答案:D推理判断题。文中列举了四个来
20、自不同州的人对于纹身和身体穿孔的观点,有坚决反对的,也有极为推崇的,还有客观中立的,可推知是非对错没有绝对,重要的是要尊重对美的不同理解。故选D项。3The best title for this passage is probably _.ABody Art or Causing DamageBDoing Damage to the Young Peoples BodiesCYoung Peoples Different CuriositiesDThe Latest Fashion答案:A标题归纳题。文章通过比较四个人对纹身和身体穿孔的不同观点,试图探讨它到底是身体艺术还是某种意义上的自残,
21、答案选A项。疑难词汇解读1thumb n拇指thumbs up表示成功或赞许的手势Ill give you the thumbs up.我称赞你,你太棒了。2infect v传染My computer is infected with a virus.我的电脑感染病毒了。B(2013 福建高考)This is What a REAL Silver Dollar Looks LikeIf you trust in the yen, the euro, and the dollar.stop reading.Because this is a story about the sliver coin
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28、YorkM这是一篇广告应用文。文章向读者推荐一种有收藏价值的银币。4What is stressed in the ad?AThe coin is of high quality and worth collecting.BThe coin can be circulated as a currency.CLimited supplies guarantee a stable price of the coin.DDemand for the coin is bound to break records.答案:A根据题干中的关键词“stressed”定位到第一段第三句“But millions
29、 have found a smarter way to build longterm value with highgrade collectable silver.”。解题思路:由线索定位中的句子可知,成千上万的人已经发现一种更加明智的做法,就是收藏高质量的有长效价值的银元。故A项为正确答案。B选项根据文中第一段最后一句“uncirculated Silver Dollars for only $38.95”可知是错误信息;C、D选项信息虽然正确,但不是本文要强调的。故选A项。5If you buy six 2012 US.Mint Silver Eagles by post, you s
30、hould pay at least _.A$230.7 B$233.7 C$240.7 D$243.7答案:C数字计算题。线索定位:根据题干中的关键词“If you buy six.by post”定位到文中图片旁边的内容“59 Coins $38.45.”和图片下面的Note。解题思路:由线索定位中的句子可知,你应该付费:6$38.45$10$240.7。故选C项。6The ad strongly encourages people to purchase the silver coins by _.Ashopping onlineBmaking a phone callClining u
31、p in front of the storesDwriting to the company答案:B细节理解题。线索定位:根据题干中的关键词“strongly encourages”定位到最后部分方框上面的内容“For fastest service,call tollfree 24 hours a day”。解题思路:由线索定位中的句子可知,最快捷的方式便是打电话。故选B项。疑难词汇解读currency n通货,货币paper currency纸币trading in foreign currencies以外汇为支付手段的贸易长难句子分析Because the more people who know about this offer,the worse it is for you.句意:因为知道有关这一信息的人越多,对你越不好。“the比较级,the比较级”结构,表示“越,越”。