浙江省2017高考英语二轮复习专题训练：单项选择（58）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1. Nicknames are interesting. If ______ man were unusually strong, he might adopt _____name such as Armstrong.
A. a; the
B. a; a
C. a; 不填
D. the; a . Those who put their money away in the bank know very well that interest rate could go ______.
A. both ways
B. all ways
C. neither way
D. either way
3. Unlike the earth, Mars is too cold and Venus is far too hot _______ there to be any life.
A. as
B. so
C. like
D. for
4. The little man was _______ one meter fifty high, who is often laughed at.
A. almost more than B. hardly more than
C. nearly more than
D. as much as
5. The village seemed deserted, the only sign of life ________ some trees waving in the howling wind．
A
B. being
C. was
D. to be
6. The old lady got up just before sunrise, as she often does, _____along the beach and get some fresh air.
A. walked
B. to walk
C. walking
D. having walked
7. I can not understand why Libya will become so complicated ________ I understand more from the medium.
A. after
B. before
C. while
D. when
8. We’d better take umbrellas—I’m sure it _____ when we arrive in London; it’s always wet there at this time of year.
A. will rain
B. is raining
C. will be raining
D. would rain
9. I would have attended your birthday party last night but for the fact that it ______ at that time.
A. would rain
B. was raining
C. had rained
D. had been raining
10. －What does the sign over there say?
－“No person ____________ bring drinks into the student computer pool.”
A. will
B. may
C. shall
D. must
11. It was a great _____ for her to be pleasant to people she didn’t like.
A. attempt
B. trouble
C. effort
D. practice
12. A volcano in Indonesia erupted on November the 16th, 2010, and _____, hundreds of people were killed.
A. consequently
B. continuously
C. constantly
D. consistently（A）
1. The car began to ______ the moment the vehicle got into the highway.
A. take up
B. give up
C. make up
D. pick up
14. Experts predict that the earthquake and tsunami will _________ among the costliest natural disasters on record.
A. clarify
B. group
C. separate
D. rank
15. More than 5,000 people had been ________ dead from Friday's massive earthquake and tsunami, Japanese media quoted police as saying early on Thursday.
A. convinced
B. guaranteed
C. confirmed
D. claimed
16. We were hoping to finish the project by next week—________, however, we won’t make it until the week after．
Aso far
B. as it is
C. by and by
D. in addition
17. Supporters of underground development say that building down _______ building up is a good way to use the earth’s space.
A. as well as
B. other than
C. rather than
D. more than
18. A housing bubble is an economic situation _____ occurs when house prices rise much too fast.
A. which
B. where
C. what
D. why
19. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with very human weakness ____ stood at the point in history _____ magic ended and science began.
A. which, where
B. who, whose
C. that, that
D. who, where
20. --- Did you have a wonderful time at the ball last night?
--- __________! I’ve never had a more wonderful time all my life.
A. You bet B. No problem
C. Don’t mention it
D. That’s right