语法单选题系列37
1．The book about environment ______ the importance of protecting the earth.
A. starts
B. states
C. tells
D. says
【答案】B
【解析】动词辨析。A开始，开办；B陈述；C告诉；D说；结合句意可知B正确。句意：这本关于环境的书陈述了保护地球的重要性。
2．It was ______ back home after the experiment.
A. not until midnight did he go
B. until midnight that he didn’t go
C. not until midnight that he went
D. until midnight when he didn’t go
【答案】C
【解析】考察强调句型。本文强调的是not until引导的时间状语从句。原句为：He didn’t go back home after the experiment until midnight.对其中的时间状语从句进行强调，故C正确。
3．________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all.
A. To compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing
D. When compared
【答案】D
【解析】考察分词作状语用法。The biggest ocean与compare之间构成被动关系，使用过去分词。故D正确。可以认为在compared前面省略了it is.
4．I would appreciate ______ if you could write to me as soon as possible.
A. that
B. this
C. it
D. one
【答案】C
【解析】考察it用法。这里的It是一个特殊用法，被称之为：模糊It或者无所指It；结合句意可知C正确；句意：如果你尽快给我写信，我会非常感激你的。
5．They often quarrel with each other about small things, which they couldn’t ________ finally.
A.put up with
B.put up
C. catch up with
D. come up with
【答案】A
【解析】短语辨析。A忍受；B张贴，举起，留宿；B追上，赶上；D提出，想出；结合句意可知A正确。他们经常因为小事而相互争吵，终于让他们不能忍受了。
6．Wang Mei devoted herself entirely to her career, which earned her a good ________in her field.
A. pressure
B. reputation
C. standard
D. permission
【答案】B
【解析】名词辨析。A压力；B名誉；C标准；D云寻；结合句意可知B正确。句意：王梅全力以赴的做她的个人事业，在她所在领域里给她带来了很好的名誉。
7．For a long time they walked without saying ____ word. Jim was the first to break ____ silence.
A. a; the
B. the; a
C. a; /
D. the; /
【答案】A
【解析】考察冠词。第一空是泛指说的话；第二空特指当时的沉默。结合句意可知A正确。句意：很长一段时间他们走着一句话也没有说。Jim是第一个打破沉默的人。
8．Many questions ________ at the meeting, but he answered none.
A. came up
B. raised
C. were talked
D. asked
【答案】A
【解析】考察动词短语。Come up出现（主语是事物），故A正确。句意：很多问题在会议上出现了。但是他什么都没有回答、
9．It was very difficult to ______ the excited football fans.
A. set down
B. put down
C. come down
D. calm down
【答案】D
【解析】短语辨析。A写下，记下；B镇压；C下降；D镇定；结合句意可知D 正确。句意：让球迷镇定下来真是非常困难。
10．It was the first time that Tim ______ a lie. He was scared.
A. told
B. was telling
C. would tell
D. had told
【答案】D
【解析】考察固定句型。It is the 序数词 time that sb have/has done sth;如果前面是过去时，后面使用过去完成时，故D正确。句意：这是Tim第一次说谎。他很害怕。
11．Sarah wondered what ______ her 70-year-old grandpa would make of the new computer.
A. role
B. part
C. use
D. fun
【答案】Ｃ
【解析】考察固定用法。 Make use of利用；本题把use提前，故C正确。
12．It was _____ who telephoned me yesterday.
A. him
B. his
C. himself
D. he
【答案】D
【解析】考察强调句型。本题是一个强调句型，强调的是句子的主语he,把it was和who去掉，句子仍然是成立的，故D正确。
13．--- Oh, it’s you! I ______ you.
--- I’ve just had my hair cut and I’m wearing new glasses.
A. didn’t realize
B. didn’t recognize
C. didn’t remember
D. didn’t tell
【答案】B
【解析】考察时态与词义辨析。根据语境可知我没有认出你是在说话之前没有认出你，用动词recogniaze。故使用过去时。B正确。
14．The place was flooded ________ it had been raining for several weeks.
A. because B. because of
C. ever since D. as a result of
【答案】A
【解析】考察连词。A因为（后面接句子）；B因为（接短语，名词）；C自从；D因为（后面接句子）；句意：那个地区被淹没，因为那个地区已经连续几个星期都在下雨了。
15．In the past 10 years people have become more______ the safety of their privacy.
A. worrying about
B. cared about
C. concerned about
D. paid attention to
【答案】Ｃ
【解析】固定词组。Be concerned about…担心；结合句意可知C正确。句意：在过去的10年里，人们对于他们的隐私安全更加担心。
16．I ______ all the pockets but I couldn’t find the ticket.
A. looked for B. went through
C. went over
D. went round
【答案】Ｂ
【解析】短语辨析。Ａ寻址；Ｂ（法律、合同等正式）通过；用完；检查；完成参观；转动；走访；相处
17．It was indeed an accident, but you make it sound as if I did it______!
on my own B. by accident
C. on purpose
D. by hand
【答案】C
【解析】词义辨析。。A单独，独自；B偶然；C故意；D手工；句意可知C正确，句意：真真是一次事故。但是你听起来似乎我是故意这样做的。
18．We planted all kinds of fruits on the hill, ______ beaches, pears, apples and so on.
A. for example
B. as
C. as if
D. such as
【答案】D
【解析】短语辨析。A例如（通常只一个例子）；B因为；C似乎；D例如（列出多个例子）结合句意可知D正确。
19．How can the government _______ the wishes of its people?
A. disagree
B. miss
C. ignore
D. dislike
【答案】C
【解析】动词辨析。A不同意（不及物动词）；B错过，思念；C不理睬，忽视；D不喜欢；结合句意可知C正确。句意：政府怎么能够忽视人们的愿望呢？
20． The cost of Prince Charles and Dianna’s wedding ______ 2, 000, 000 pounds.
A. added up B. added to C. added up to
D. was added up to
【答案】C
【解析】考察固定用法。Add up to共计达…结合句意可知C正确。句意：查尔斯王子和戴安娜王妃的婚礼费用共计达20万镑。
21．The big earthquake is _____ terrible blow to Japanese and people from all over the world feel _____ pity for them.
A. the; /
B. a; the
C. a; /
D. a; a
【答案】C
【解析】考察冠词。第一空表示泛指地震对日本是一个重大的打击。第二空的pity是抽象名词，遗憾，单独使用，不需要冠词。故C正确。
22．----How many players _________ a basketball team?
---- Five.
A. make up
B. make up of
C. consist of
D. are made up of
【答案】A
【解析】考查短语辨析。多少球员组成一个篮球队？consist of=be made up of 由…组成 B项短语错误。
23．If you are absent-minded while reading, you are more_________ to make mistakes.
A. possible
B. likely
C. probable
D. possibly
【答案】B
【解析】考查固定句型。D是副词，首先排除。be likely to do很可能做某事。其他的均错误。
24．She offered a (an) ______ 500 yuan for the return of her lost wallet because there are many important things like ID card and keys in it.
A. prize
B. award
C. charge
D. reward
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词辨析。award 指正式地或官方地颁发，授予，给予；也可以指法庭裁决给予。reward“报答，报偿，奖赏”，表示由于做了某事而应该得到的东西。prize “奖赏，奖金，奖品”，尤指在比赛中获得的荣誉。
25．— Wow, your homework looks great!
— I _______ it on my computer.
A. did
B. do
C. will do
D. had done
【答案】A
【解析】考查时态。做作业是过去的事情，故用did。
26．This new firm will ________the crowds, whatever its quality, as long as it gets advertised in the right way.
A. attract
B. attack
C. absorb
D. attain
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。A 吸引B袭击 C 吸收 D获得 根据意思，这个新公司吸引一大群人。
27．West of our school ______ many barbecue stands, where many students like to go after school.
A. lies
B. has
C. stands
D. are
【答案】D
【解析】考查倒装句。地点状语提前用全部倒装。因为主语是barbecue stands(烧烤摊),故用复数are.
28．_______ is known to all is _______ Diaoyu Island is part of China.
A. What; that
B. It; that
C. As, that
D. What; what
【答案】A
【解析】考查名词性从句。主语从句中缺少主语，故用what;表语从句中不缺少任何成分，故用that引导。
29．In the London Olympic Games Badminton Men 's singles final, Lin Dan won the gold medal, becoming the first
____________ the championship.
A. defended
B. defending
C. to defend
D. has defended
【答案】C
【解析】考查非谓语动词。序数词后面应用不定式作后置定语。如：the first to leave; the last to arrive.
30．Something else I’ve greatly enjoyed is working as _____ peer mediator, someone who helps _____ students to settle problems that they have with other students.
A. the; the
B. /; /
C. a; the
D. a ; /
【答案】D
【解析】考查冠词。a peer mediator 一个同龄调解者 这里是泛指，意为：我所喜欢的任何其他东西都可作为一个同伴调解者。第二格：help sb. to do故不需冠词。
31．I didn’t know his address yesterday, otherwise I __________ him a visit.
A. would pay B. would have paid C. paid
D. had paid
【答案】B
【解析】考查虚拟语气。陈述句，+otherwise+虚拟语气；根据前面一句话可知，是与过去是相反，所以主句中应是would have done.
32．Success is how you are viewed by others, _______ achievement is something you do yourself.
A. while
B. in case
C. even if
D. as long as
【答案】A
【解析】考查连词辨析。前后两句话是并列句，且有转折的意思，故选while。
33．Jeremy Lin, _________ story is popular on the Internet, has attracted worldwide attention.
A. whom
B. which
C. whose
D. that
【答案】C
【解析】考查定语从句。
34．I ran across a car crash in Hong Kong, and ________, both sides just politely exchanged the telephone numbers and cards, a surprise to me.
A. similarly
B. unexpectedly
C. willingly
D. disappointedly
【答案】B
【解析】考查副词辨析。根据句意，发生了交通事故后，双方礼貌地交换名片，电话号码，这是出乎意料的事情。故用B。
35．Charlie Chaplin is considered ________ a great contribution to the film industry.
A. to make
B. making
C. to have made
D. having made
【答案】C
【解析】考查非谓语动词。be considered to do.又因为make这个动作发生在be considered之前，故用不定式的完成式。
36．After two hours of hiking, we finally reached _______ Tom thought was the best place to camp.
A. where B. which
C. what
D. that
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词性从句。reach后面是宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，Tom thought是插入语。故用what。
37． _________ their final medical check, the astronauts boarded their spacecraft.
A. Received B. Being received C. To receive
D. Having received
【答案】D
【解析】考查非谓语动词。接受体格检查再等上航天飞机之前，且主语与动作之间是主动关系，故需要用现在分词的完成式。
38．_____, and I believe you will realize your dream.
A. Making a little bit more effort
B. Make a little bit more effort
C. To make a little bit more effort
D. If you make a little bit more effort
【答案】B
【解析】考查固定句型。
39．You look frozen. Sit down by the fire and I ________ you some hot tea.
A. make B. will make
C. have made
D. am making
【答案】B
【解析】考查固定句型。祈使句+and +一般将来时，故答案为B。
40．During the visit of German leader Angela Merkel to China, China offered _______ support for Europe, saying the aid would require “fully weighing risk”.
A. cautious B. generous
C. anxious
D. various
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。