高考英语二轮复习与策略第部分专题单项填空第9动词和动词短语

第九讲 动词和动词短语

1．(2016·江苏高考，25)He did not ________ easily，but was willing to accept

any constructive advice for a worthy cause.

A．approach B．wrestle

C．compromise D．communicate

C [考查语境选词。句意：他不会轻易妥协(compromise)，但乐意接受对一项崇高事业的任何建设性意见。C项compromise意为“妥协”，符合语境。approach接近，靠近；wrestle摔跤，扭打；communicate沟通，交流。]

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2．(2016·江苏高考，30)Many businesses started up by college students have

________ thanks to the comfortable climate for business creation.

A．fallen off B．taken off

C．turned off D．left off

B [考查“动词＋off”型短语意义辨析。句意：多亏了良好的创业环境，许多大学生的创业项目已经成功(take off)了。take off意为“开始成功”，符合语境。fall off脱落；turn off关掉；leave off停止。]

3．(2016·江苏高考，33)Parents should actively urge their children to ________

the opportunity to join sports teams.

A．gain admission to B．keep track of

C．take advantage of D．give rise to

C [考查语境选词。句意：父母应该积极地督促孩子利用(take advantage of)加入体育队的机会。C项take advantage of意为“利用”，符合语境。gain admission to进入；keep track of记录与……保持联系；give rise to使发生。]

4．(2015·江苏高考，22)Schools should be lively places where individuals are

encouraged to ______ to their greatest potential.

A．accelerate B．improve

C．perform D．develop

D [本题考查语境选词。句意：学校应该是充满活力的地方，在这里人人都会被鼓励去开发(develop)他们最大的潜力。accelerate加速；improve改进；perform表现；develop开发，培养。]

5．(2015·江苏高考，27)The university started some new language programs to ________ the country's Silk Road Economic Belt.

A．apply to B．cater for

C．appeal to D．hunt for

B [本题考查语境选词。句意：这所大学为了________国家的“丝绸之路经济带”战略，开设了一些新的语言项目。apply to申请；cater for迎合，满足；appeal to吸引，呼吁；hunt for寻找。started some new language programs的目的是“满足(cater for)”the

country's Silk Road Economic Belt，故选B项。]

6．(2015·江苏高考，29)The whole team ________ Cristiano Ronaldo, and he seldom

lets them down.

A．wait on B．focus on

C．count on D．call on

C [本题考查动词短语意义辨析。句意：整个球队都指望克里斯蒂亚诺·罗纳尔多(C罗)，而他也很少让他们失望。wait on等待；focus on全神贯注于；count on指望，依靠；call on号召，拜访。根据he seldom lets them down(他很少让他们失望)判断，整个球队都指望(count on)C罗，故选C项。]

7．(2014·江苏高考，25)Top graduates from universities are ________ by major

companies.

A．chased B．registered

C．offered D．compensated

A [本题考查语境选词。句意：大学的优秀毕业生被各大公司________。chase追逐，追求；register登记，注册；offer提供；compensate补偿，赔偿。大学的优秀毕业生(top

graduates)显然是各大公司竞相追逐(chase)的目标。]

8．(2014·江苏高考，30)—Dad，I don't think Oliver the right sort of person for

the job.

—I see.I'll go right away and ________．

A．pay him back B．pay him off

C．put him away D．put him off

B [本题考查pay和put短语意义辨析。句意：“爸爸，我认为奥利弗不是做这份工作的合适人选。”“我明白了。我马上去________。”pay back偿还，报答；pay off带来好结果，得到回报，还清(债务)，结清工资并解雇(某人)；put away把……收起来，放好；put off推迟，延迟。由题干关键信息“Oliver并不是做这份工作的合适人选可知，要给他结清工资并解雇他(pay him off)”。故选B。]

9．(2014·江苏高考，33)Legend has it that the origin of the Dragon Boat Festival

is to ________ the soul of Qu Yuan. A．remember B．remind

C．recover D．recall

D [本题考查语境选词。句意：传说端午节的起源是为了________屈原的灵魂。remember记住；remind提醒，使……回想起，可构成固定搭配remind sb.of sth.；recover使恢复，重新找回(丢失或被偷的东西)；recall召回(to tell sb.to come back)，回想起。人们最初过端午节是为了召回屈原的灵魂(recall the soul of Qu Yuan)，故选D项。]

10．(2016·天津高考，8)Mary was silent during the early part of the discussion

but finally she ______ her opinion on the subject.

A．gave voice to B．kept an eye on

C．turned a deaf ear to D．set foot on

A [考查动词短语意义辨析。句意：玛丽在讨论初期保持了沉默，但最终还是提出了对这一话题的看法(give voice to...)。A项gave voice to意为“表达对……的想法”，符合语境。keep an eye on照看，留意；turn a deaf ear to对……充耳不闻；set foot on进入，参观。]

11．(2016·天津高考，12)I'm going to ________ advantage of this tour to explore

the history of the castle.

A．put B．make

C．take D．give

C [考查固定搭配。句意：我打算利用(take advantage of)这次观光机会来探究这座城堡的历史。take advantage of是固定搭配，意为“利用”，符合语境，故选C项。]

12．(2016·天津高考，14)I hate it when she calls me at work—I'm always too busy

to ________ a conversation with her.

A．carry on B．break into

C．turn down D．cut off

A [考查短语意义辨析。句意：我讨厌工作时她给我打电话——我一直很忙，没时间与她进行谈话(carry on a conversation)。A项carry on意为“进行，继续”，符合语境。break into打断，闯入；turn down调低，拒绝；cut off停止，中断。]

13．(2016·浙江高考，8)We can achieve a lot when we learn to let our differences

unite，rather than ________ us.

A．divide B．reject

C．control D．abandon

A [考查语境选词。句意：当我们学会求同存异，而非对立分歧(divide us)时，我们会收获颇多。由语境可知该空要填unite的反义词divide。reject拒绝；control控制；abandon抛弃。知道下面这句谚语更有助于解答该题：United we stand，divided we fall.团结则存，分裂则亡。]

14．(2016·浙江高考，12)When their children lived far away from them，these old

people felt ______ from the world.

A．carried away B．broken down

C．cut off D．brought up

C [考查语境选词。句意：当孩子们住得离他们很远时，这些老人就感觉是与世隔绝了(cut off from the world)。cut off意为“隔绝”，符合语境。carry away带走；break down出故障；bring up抚养。]

15．(2016·浙江高考，14)When the time came to make the final decision for a

course，I decided to apply for the one that ________ my interest.

A．limited B．reserved

C．reflected D．spoiled

C [考查语境选词。句意：当面临做选课的最终决定时，我决定申请反映(reflect)我兴趣的那门课。reflect意为“反映，体现”，符合语境。limit限制；reserve预订，保留；spoil毁掉。]