2016届高三英语二轮专题演练：单项填空23
1．(2011山东高考)There’s a ______in our office that when it’ s somebody’s birthday，they bring in a cake for us all to share.
A．tradition B．balance
C．concern
D．relationship
解析：考查名词辨析。句意：我们办公室有个惯例，当某个人过生日的时候，他们带来蛋糕供我们大家一起分享。tradition传统，惯例；balance 平衡；concern 关心；relationship关系。
答案：A
2．(2011陕西高考)Claire had her luggage______an hour before her plane left.
A．check
B．checking
C．to check
D．checked
解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：Claire在飞机起飞一小时前对行李进行了安检。本句中luggage与check为被动关系，所以用过去分词，构成have sth.done 结构。
答案：D
3．(2010全国高考)My mother opened the drawer to ______the knives and spoons.
A．put away
B．put up
C．put on
D．put together 解析：句意：考查动词短语辨析。打开抽屉的目的是把刀和调羹放进去。put away表示“把……收起来放好”。后三项分别表示“张贴”“穿上”“组合”，均不符合句意。
答案：A
4．(2010安徽高考)—How did you like Nick’s performance last night?
—To be honest，his singing didn’t ______ to me much.
A．appeal
B．belong
C．refer
D．occur
解析：考查动词辨析。答语句意：老实说，他的歌唱不太吸引我。appeal to“吸引”符合句意。belong to 属于；refer to暗指，提到，查阅；occur to被想起。
答案：A
5．(2010天津高考)Joining the firm as a clerk，he got rapid promotion，and ______as a manager.
A．ended up
B． dropped out
C．came back
D．started off
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：他作为一名公司职员迅速得到提升，最后成为一名经理。end up 最终成为；drop out 退出，脱离；come back返回；start off 出发。答案：A
6．Don’t mention that at the beginning of the story，or it may ______ the shocking ending.
A．give away
B．give out
C．give up
D．give off
7．(2012合肥模拟)Mike works far away from home and he is always ______ his parents.
A．concerned
B．concerned about
C．concerns
D．concerned with
解析：句意：迈克在远离家乡的地方工作，他很挂念父母。be concerned about 关心，挂念；be concerned with 关于。
答案：B
8．(2012洛阳调研)When you have finished the book，please ______ it on the shelf.
A．replaceB．take place
C．take place of
D．in place of
解析：句意：当你读完这本书时，请把它放回书架。replace放回原处，符合句意。
答案：A
9．(2012天津模拟)Tom is fully______of the situation he is facing，so you needn’t remind him.
A．amazed
B．confident
C．aware
D．sensitive
解析：句意：汤姆充分意识到了他正面临的形势，所以你不用提醒他。amazed“吃惊的，惊奇的”；confident“自信的”；aware“意识到的，明白的”；sensitive“敏感的”。be aware of是固定短语“意识到……”。
答案：C
10．If you are not on a package tour during the peak tourist time，you’d better book tickets and the hotel______.
A．in advance
B．in place
C．in use
D．in hand
解析：句意：如果在旅游高峰期不参加旅行团，你最好提前预订好车票和旅馆房间。in advance提前；in place在适当的位置；合适的；in use在使用；in hand在办理；在进行中；在控制中。
答案：A
11．(2012信阳月考)He always interrupts others’ talk and this is an ______habit.
A．annoyed
B．annoying
C．annoy
D．annoyance
解析：句意：他总是打断别人的谈话，这是一个令人烦恼的习惯。annoying令人烦恼的。
答案：B
12．Yesterday I bought an MP4 for only 20 yuan in a second-hand market，it was a real ______.A．exchange
B．bargain
C．trade
D．business
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：昨天我在二手市场花20元买了一个MP4，真便宜。It was a real bargain.常用于口语中，意为“真便宜”。exchange “交换”；trade“贸易，交易”；business “生意”。
答案：B
13．The children do not know how to ______ themselves decently at the party.
A．act
B．perform
C．behave
D．advance
解析：句意：孩子们不知道怎样才能在晚会上体面地表现自己。behave oneself 是固定用法，意为“表现得体，有礼貌”。
答案：C
14．By figuring out the secret message ______ in each item，the person who received the basket began to understand the true feelings of the person who sent it.
A．contained
B．included
C．found
D．written
15．In order to avoid ______ in our future，we ought to prepare enough knowledge at school now. A．being defeated
B．to be defeated
C．defeating
D．defeated
解析：句意：为了避免在将来被打败，现在我们应该在学校准备充足的知识。avoid 应加动名词作宾语，又因we 与defeat(击败)之间为被动关系，故用动名词的被动形式。
答案：A
16．He was absent for weeks，so he had
a lot of homework to ______.
A．make out
B．make up
C．make of
D．make over解析：句意：他缺课数周，所以有许多家庭作业要补。make up 在此意为“弥补”，符合句意。make out 辨认出，理解，了解；make of 由……制成；make over移交。
答案：B
17．He is a strange person.______the situation is，the more thrilled he feels.
A．The more dangerous
B．A most dangerous
C．The most dangerous
D．A more dangerous
解析：句意：他是个奇怪的人形势越危险，他感觉越刺激。本题考查句型the＋比较级，the＋比较级，“越……，越……”。
答案：A
[交际用语18．—I’m terribly sorry，Lucy.I’ve left your notebook at home.
—______？I reminded you last night.
A．So what
B．Why not
C．How come
D．What if
解析：A项意为“那又怎么样呢”；B项意为“为什么不呢”；C项意为“怎么回事”；D项意为“如果那样又怎么样呢”。根据语境特别是“昨天晚上我提醒过你”可判断。
答案：C19．—Ken，______，but your TV is going too loud.
—Oh，I’m sorry.I’ll turn it down right now.
A．I’d like to talk with you
B．I’m really tired of this
C．I hate to say this
D．I need your help解析：第一句句意：Ken，我真不想这样说，不过你的电视声音太大了。根据句意可知，说话者是在婉言批评Ken把电视声音开得太大了。
答案：C
20．—Alice，the
dress is very beautiful on you.Where did you buy it?
—______ I bought it in Xidan supermarket.
A．I think so.
B．Thank you very much.
C．No，I don’t think so.
D．Well，really?