山东德州2016届高考英语二轮复习单项填空精练精析20
1. Many roads are in bad _______ and accidents are frequent.
A. state
B. condition
C. situation
D. position
2. Although there is not a lot of traffic, on average, one vehicle _______ the road every two weeks.
A. comes off
B. comes across
C. comes along
D. comes out
3. ［2012南通模拟］When electric cars become _______ , we’ll need to build more charging stations.
A. available
B. accessible
C. attractive
D. alternative
4. ［2012衡水模拟］Though he doesn’t achieve his goals, he is not a failure. _______ , he is remembered as a true hero.
A. In particular
B. On the contrary
C. Generally speaking
D. To be honest
5. ［2012雅安模拟］The villagers are very friendly and enthusiastic and they _______ tourists free accommodation.
A. supply
B. provide
C. afford
D. offer
6. [2012青岛模拟]Peter has been out of work for half a year, so he wants to _______ a job in this company.
A. prepare for
B. apply for
C. superior to
D. object to
7. [2012北京模拟]A lot of dirty clothes require _______ so she will not go out shopping this weekend.
A. clean
B. to clean
C. being cleaned
D. cleaning
8. [2012成都模拟]They demanded that all the books _______ to the school library at once.
A. return
B. should return
C. be returned
D. would be returned
9. [2012银川模拟]Eventually，the president had to leave office _______ public pressure in order to ease the tension of the situation.
A. in favor of
B. in response to
C. in return for
D. in honour of
10. [2012哈尔滨模拟]To keep healthy，Professor Johnson _______ cycling as a regular form of exercise after he retired.
A. took up
B. caught on
C. carried out
D. made for
11. You shouldn’t take _______ for granted that your parents care much about you and do so much for you.
A. it
B. that
C. this
D. one
12. Teachers’ words and deeds always _______ a great effect _______ their students.
A. have；on
B. give；to
C. make；in
D. take；to
13. On a rainy day I was riding my bike to pick up my son _______ a terrible accident happened ahead.
A. who
B. which
C. while
D. when
14. Though we _______ serious natural disasters, we are sure to overcome all difficulties.
A. give away
B. affect with
C. suffer from
D. deal with
15. Timoteo has an unusual job梙e is a human traffic _______ .
A. sign
B. mark
C. signal
D. symbol
_1. 【解析】选B。in bad condition“状况差”。state是可数名词，前面要有不定冠词；situation“形势”；position“位置”，不合句意。
2. 【解析】选A。句意：尽管交通量不大，但平均每两周就有一辆车驶离公路。come off “离开”，符合句意。come across“偶遇”；come along“一起来，进展”；come out“出来，长出”。
3. 【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。available可用的；accessible可接受的；attractive有吸引力的；alternative可供选择的。句意：当电动汽车可用时，我们将需要建造更多的收费站。由句意可知A项正确。
4. 【解析】选B。句意：尽管他没有达到目标，他也不是失败者。相反，他被铭记为一名真正的英雄。on the contrary相反；符合语境。in particular尤其是，特别；generally speaking一般说来；to be honest说实话。
5. 【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。supply用于supply sb. with sth. /supply sth. to sb. 中；provide用于provide sb. with sth. /provide sth. for sb. 中；offer用于offer sb. sth. /offer sth. to sb. 中；afford表示“买得起”。根据句子结构可知选D。
6. 【解析】选B。句意：彼得失业已有半年了，因此他想在这家公司申请一个职位。prepare for准备；apply for申请；superior to是形容词短语，表示“比……优越”；object to反对。只有apply for符合句意。
【变式备选】
The discount no longer _______ him because he’s over eighteen.
A. apply for
B. applies for
C. apply to
D. applies to
【解析】选D。句意：他不再享受打折待遇了，因为他已超过了18岁。apply for“申请”；apply to“适用于”。由于主语discount是单数形式，所以要选D项。
7. 【解析】选D。句意：因为有很多脏衣服要洗，所以这个周末她不能出去购物了。require doing＝require to be done意为“需要做”，其后跟v. -ing主动形式表示被动含义。
8. 【解析】选C。句意：他们要求将所有的书立即还回学校图书馆。demand后接宾语从句时，从句中的谓语动词要用“ (should＋)动词原形”。句中的return和the books之间为动宾关系，应用被动语态。
9. 【解析】选B。句意：最后，为了缓和紧张局势，总统不得不辞职以回应公众的压力。in favor of“支持，同意”；in response to“作为对……的回应”；in return for“作为对……的报答”；in honour of“为了纪念……”。根据句意应选B项，表示“为了回应公众的压力”。
【变式备选】
［2012青岛模拟］The head office closed two branch offices _______ cut costs because of the financial crisis.
A. in an attempt to
B. in reference to
C. in response to
D. in addition to
【解析】选A。句意：由于经济危机，总公司关闭了两家分公司试图减少成本。in an attempt to“力图，试图”，符合句意。in reference to“关于”；in response to“作为对……的回应”；in addition to“除……之外”。
10. 【解析】选A。句意：为了保持健康，约翰逊教授开始把骑自行车作为退休后锻炼身体的一种常用方法。take up“开始从事”，符合题意。catch on“流行，受欢迎”；carry out“实施”；make for“走向”。
11. 【解析】选A。句意：你不应该认为你父母对你如此关爱并为你做这么多都是理所当然的。take it for granted that. . . “认为……理所当然”，宾语是that引导的宾语从句，it为形式宾语。
12. 【解析】选A。句意：教师的言行总是对他们的学生有重大影响。have an effect on/upon sb. /sth. “对某人/某物有影响，起作用”，符合题意。
13. 【解析】选D。when用作并列连词，意为“就在那时”。句意：在一个雨天，我正骑自行车去接儿子这时前面发生了可怕的事故。
【变式备选】
I had just stepped out of the bathroom and was busily drying myself with a towel _______ I
heard the steps.
A. while
B. when
C. since
D. after
【解析】选B。考查sb. had just done sth. when. . .
(某人刚做完某事，就在那时……)结构。句意：我刚刚走出浴室，正用毛巾擦干身子，这时突然听到脚步声。
14. 【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意：尽管我们遭受了严重的自然灾害，但我们一定能战胜困难。suffer from遭受，符合句意。give away赠送；affect with结构不对；deal with对待，处理。
15. 【解析】选C。句意：Timoteo有一份不同寻常的工作——他是一个人体交通信号。sign“迹象，征兆”；mark“痕迹，标记”；signal“信号，暗号”；symbol“象征”。由句意可知C项正确。