高考英语 单项选择题精选(八)

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英语:2012年高考单项选择题精选(八)

1.Look!There are ________ grazing over there.

A.two cattles B.two head of cattle

C.two cattle D.two heads of cattle

答案与解析:B cattle是牛的总称,集合名词,two head of cattle两头牛是固定短语。

2.Their ________ grief turned to crazy laughter in a minute.

A.apparent B.crazy

C.stable D.invaluable

答案与解析:A apparent表示“显然的,外观上的”。句意:他们那假意的哀伤很快就变成了一阵阵狂笑。crazy“疯狂的;狂热的”;stable“稳定的”;invaluable“无价的”。

3.—Oh,dear.What happened?

—I ________ on the shiny floor and fell.

A.skipped B.jumped

C.attacked D.slipped

答案与解析:D slip“滑倒”。答句句意:我滑倒在发亮的地板上了。skip“跳跃”;jump“跳跃”;attack“攻击”。

4.The digging will seem easier if you divide up the garden by marking ________ small

sections with your spade(铲子).

A.down B.up

C.out D.with

答案与解析:C mark out“划线标出……的界限”。

5.The agreement indicates that the two companies will

________ with each other again.

A.team up B.turn up

C.look up D.pick up

答案与解析:A team up with“与……合作或一起工作”为固定搭配。turn up“出现;露面”;look up“向上看”;pick up“捡起”。

6.After questioning the man for six hours,the police ________ the information they

wanted.

A.seized B.recovered

C.appealed D.obtained

答案与解析:D obtain“获得;得到”,本题指警方从审讯中获取了他们想要的信息,此处obtain可用get替代。

7.My persistence finally ________ when they called me in for an interview.

A.paid back B.paid up

C.paid off D.paid for

答案与解析:C pay off“得到好结果,取得成功”;根据题意知是“我”的坚持最终有了回报,故选C项。

8.A good idea came to her ________ she could live with her best friend in that city

during the holiday.

A.if B.when

C.that D.which

答案与解析:C that引导的从句作a good idea的同位语。if不能引导同位语从句;when与which引导名词性从句含有疑问意义,与题意不符。

9.Though they don't live in the same city now,he manages to be informed ________

how Tony is getting along.

A.at one time B.for a time

C.at no time D.from time to time

答案与解析:D from time to time“不时地;偶尔地”,相当于sometimes。

10.The scientists are able to ________ accurately when the spaceship will reach

the moon.

A.accumulate B.calculate

C.appoint D.estimate

答案与解析:B calculate“计算”。句意:科学家能精确地计算出飞船何时抵达月球。accumulate“积累”;appoint“任命,约定”;estimate“估计”。

11.The story is so funny that she could hardly ________.

A.challenge to laugh B.resist laughing

C.challenge laughing D.resist to laugh

答案与解析:B resist此处意指“忍住……”,后面跟动名词结构。句意:这个故事太滑稽了,以至于她真忍不住要笑。

12.Would you please give us an example ________ your opinion on“Two Olympics,equal splendor”?

A.in charge of B.in want of

C.in favor of D.in honor of

答案与解析:C in favor of在这里表示“支持”。句意:请你举个例子来证明你的“两个奥运,同样精彩”的观点好吗?in charge of“负责”;in want of“需要,缺少”;in honor

of“向……表示敬意”。

13.Scientists have made a great ________ in the treatment of cancer.

A.principle B.breakthrough

C.conclusion D.introduction

答案与解析:B breakthrough“突破”。句意:科学家在癌症治疗方面取得了重大的突破。principle 原则,原理;conclusion 结论;introduction 介绍,入门。

14.You don't have to be angry.He ________ wanted to know the truth.

A.nearly B.hardly

C.merely D.mostly

答案与解析:C merely“仅仅,只不过”。句意:你不必生气,他只不过是想知道事实的真相。nearly“几乎”;hardly“几乎不”;mostly“大部分”。

15.________ afterwards,the police stopped the car and both men were arrested.

A.Immediately B.Promptly

C.Deliberately D.Shortly

答案与解析:D shortly“很快,不久”。句意:过了没有多久,警察截住了那辆汽车,两个贼都被抓获了。immediately作连词用,意为“一……就……”,相当于as soon as;promptly

敏捷地;deliberately 蓄意地。均不合句意。

16.I have no idea of what is in fashion nowadays,so my choice might be quite ________.

A.abundant B.arbitrary

C.ambitious D.aggressive

答案与解析:B arbitrary“随意的”符合题意。 17.The new chairman was quite familiar with the ________ for conducting a meeting.

A.procedure B.problem

C.question D.people

答案与解析:A procedure“程序,流程”符合题意。problem“问题;毛病”;question“问题”;people“人们”。

18.—I have mended that cup for you.

—Thanks,but you needn't have ________.I bought a new one this morning.

A.helped B.required

C.wasted D.bothered

答案与解析:D 由“我”今早刚买了一个新的杯子可知“我”认为对方没必要修理打破的那个。bother to do sth“麻烦做某事”符合题意。

19.Most businessmen are more interested in the ________ success of their products

than their educational values.

A.commercial B.cultural

C.classical D.criminal

答案与解析:A commercial“商业的”,商人们追求商品的商业利益这是常识。cultural“文化的”;classical“古典的;经典的”,criminal“犯罪的;刑事的”。

20.—How do Canadians like to be called?

—Most of them don't object ________ them their first names.

A.that you call B.for calling

C.to your calling D.to call

答案与解析:C object to意为“反对”,to为介词,故C项正确。

21.We ________ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till

dark.

A.set out B.set off

C.set about D.set aside

答案与解析:A set out to do sth.“开始做某事”,相当于begin to do sth.。

22.A healthy life is frequently thought to be ________ with the open countryside

and homegrown food.

A.tied B.related

C.involved D.associated