考点针对练 Unit 19 Language
(对应学生用书P131)
1．(2011陕西高考)______ all of them are strong candidates，only one will be chosen for the post.
A．Since B．While
C．If
D．As
解析：考查连词。句意：尽管他们都是(实力)很强的候选人，但只有一人将入选这个职位。since既然；while尽管；if如果；as当……时候。
答案：B
2．(2010湖北高考)Just as the clothes a person wears，the food he eats and the friends with whom he spends his time，his house ______his personality.
A．resembles
B．strengthens
C．reflects
D．shapes
解析：句意：正如一个人的穿着、他的饮食(习惯)及与之共度时光的朋友一样，其房屋反映出他的个性。resemble (表示同类中的) 相似，相同；strengthen 加强；shape 塑造，(使)成形，均不合题意。
答案：C
3．(2010北京高考)______they decide which college to go to，students should research the admission procedures.
A．As
B．While
C．Until
D．Once
解析：句意：一旦决定了去哪一所大学，学生们就应该了解一下入学程序。as “因为，当……时，正如”；while “当……时，尽管”；until “直到”，均不符合句意。
答案：D
4．Obama，the new president of the USA，is trying to help the Americans suffering from Wall Street crisis make the______ needed to rebalance their lives.
A．change
B．improvement
C．decision
D．adjustment
解析：句意：新任美国总统奥巴马正在努力帮助遭受华尔街危机的美国人进行重新平衡他们的生活所需要的调整。make adjustment 意为“进行调整”。A.改变；B.提高；C.决定。
答案：D
5．I’d also like to ______ you on your good work in these two years.
A．congratulate
B．celebrate
C．wish
D．hope
解析：congratulate sb.on (doing) sth.“祝贺某人某事”。
答案：A
6．It just isn't fair ______ I was working as a waiter last month，my friends were lying on the beach.
A．whenever
B．though
C．for
D．while
7．(2012杭州模拟)My most ______ moment was trying to introduce a woman whose name I couldn't remember.
A．embarrassing
B．awful
C．embarrassed
D．shabby
解析：embarrassing moment令人窘迫的时刻。embarrassed adj.“不好意思的，为难的”；awful“令人敬畏的、极度的、非常的”；shabby“破旧的，简陋的”。
答案：A
8．(2012上海模拟)I am ______ that he is capable of finishing the task on time.
A．assured
B．ensured
C．insured
D．sured
解析：句意：我确定他有能力按时完成任务。assure指以十分肯定的语气向别人保证；ensure指确保某种行动或动机的结果一定会发生；insure“确保，保证”通常用于保险。
答案：A
9．(2012绍兴模拟)Tom ______ to several companies after he resigned his position as vice president，but he was rejected over and over again.
A．applied
B．stuck
C．adjusted
D．took
解析：句意：汤姆在辞掉副主席的职位后向好几个公司提出了申请，但一次次被拒绝。apply to...表示“向……申请”。
答案：A
10．(2012安庆调研)It is all agreed that a good education doesn't ______ a good job.
A．guarantee
B．result
C．depend
D．swear
11．(2012许昌月考)Television has so many advantages，which keeps us ______ of the latest news，and also provides entertainment.
A．informing
B．informed
C．to inform
D．to be informed
解析：keep sb.informed of...使某人知道……，固定用法。
答案：B
12．(2012合肥月考)______ that they refuse us，who else can we turn to for help?
A．Provide
B．Provided
C．Having provided
D．If only
解析：句意：假如他们拒绝了我们，我们还能求助于谁呢？provided此处引导一个条件状语从句。
答案：B
13．Spring is around the corner.The mountains ______ the village will be green and beautiful.
A．surround
B．surrounded
C．surrounding
D．being surrounded
解析：此处用surrounding作定语，修饰the mountains，它们之间为主谓关系，故用现在分词。surrounding the village相当于定语从句which surround the village。
答案：C
14．How can they finish the work in the ______ of any other helper?
A．shortage
B．haste
C．absence
D．lack
解析：句意：没有其他人帮助，他们如何完成那项工作？in the absence of“缺乏……时”。
答案：C
15．It was a long time before the police ______ what he was really doing.
A．fell off onto
B．went in for
C．caught on to
D．got on with
解析：句意：过了很长时间警察才突然了解到他真正在做什么。go in for“喜欢”；catch on to“突然了解 ，理解”；get on with“与……相处”。
答案：C
16．I came here for nothing else but to see you ______.
A．purpose
B．propose
C．to the purpose
D．on purpose
解析：句意：我来不为别的而是专程来看你的。on purpose“特意地，故意地”，相当于purposely；to the purpose“中肯地”。
答案：D
17． She has the ______habit of biting her fingernails，which makes her mother very worried.
A．unconscious
B．ambiguous
C．instant
D．adequate
解析：句意：她有无意识咬指甲的习惯，这让她妈妈很担心。unconscious “无意识的，不知不觉的”，符合句意。
答案：A
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18．—It'll take me at least 2 hours to do this.
—Oh，______！I could do it in 20 minutes.
A．come on
B．pardon me
C．you are right
D．don't mention it
解析：句意：——干这活我至少需要2个小时。——得了吧！我20分钟就能解决。come on表示不耐烦，意为“得了吧！”pardon me表示请原谅。其他选项也不合语境。
答案：A
19．—Mum，I've beaten Tom at this tennis match by 3 to 1.
—______.
A．I think so
B．Congratulations
C．Never mind
D．It is sure
解析：听到别人取得了成绩、成功，当然要表示祝贺，congratulations可单独使用；I think so表示赞同对方的意见；never mind意为“不用担心，不要紧”；It is sure不单独使用。
答案：B
20．—Do you mind if I smoke here?
—______.I've got a cough these days.
A．I'm afraid I do
B．Of course not
C．No trouble at all
D．Yes，just go ahead