2016届高考英语词汇一模前综合练15
一、单项填空
(江苏省扬州中学2016届高三10月月考)To keep up with their work, the vast majority of office clerks today
must read letters, reports, trade publications, interoffice communications, to say ________ of newspapers and
magazines.
A. everything
B. anything
C. nothing
D. something
2.(浙江省重点中学协作体2015届高三上学期第二次适应性测试)Liu Xiang’s breaking the world record was an exciting moment, ________ all of us will never forget.
A. that
B. one
C. it
D. what
3.(江苏省苏锡常镇四市2015届高三教学情况调研一)Each misfortune you come across will carry in ________ the seed of tomorrow's good luck. So hang on until you succeed.
A. one
B. some
C. that
D. it
4.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)She'd lived in London and Manchester, but she liked ________
and moved to Cambridge.
A. both
B. neither
C. none
D. either
5.(2015届浙江省宁波市高三上学期期末) ________ it is the first choice of many young
travelers, Europe is
also seen as a wonderful tourist attraction by many old people.
A. While
B. Unless
C. Once
D. Until
6.(江苏省淮安市淮海中学2016届高三9月月考)An idiom often cannot be understood by looking at the meaning of its separate words. ________, its meaning can be very different from the apparent meanings of its components.
A. All in allB. In other words
C. In a word
D. What’s more
7.(2016届江苏省泰州中学高三第一次月度质量检测)—I’m afraid the project may be several days behind schedule due to bad weather.
—Don’t worry. Three more assistants will be ________ in no time at all.
at your convenience B. at your command C. at your risk
D. at your request
8.(江苏省淮安市淮海中学2016届高三9月月考) ________ skill, Jim is believed to be one of the best and most talented basketball players in the country.
A. In salute toB. On behalf of
C. In terms of
D. In honour of
9.( 浙江省开化县华埠中学2016届高三上学期第二次月考)Her fluent English left a great impression on the judges, most of whom voted ________ her, and she became the winner in the end.
A. in search of
B. in favor of
C. in memory of
D. in danger of
10.(2015届浙江省杭州二中高三第二次月考)Policemen think that where there is violence, drugs with damaging effects on kids are always ________ it.
A. beyond
B. before
C. behind
D. besides
11.(2015届湖北省襄阳市高三第一次调研考试)It may be necessary to stop ________ in the learning process and go back to the difficult points in the lessons.
A. at intervals
B. at random
C. at ease
D. at length
12.(2015届浙江省杭州二中高三第二次月考) ________ the risks he might face, Edward Snowden, a former CIA technician, leaked secrets about US spying programs.
A. Instead of B. For fear of
C. On account of
D. In spite of
13.(浙江省温州市十校联合体2016届高三上学期期中联考)When showing your membership card, you will receive a ________ on purchases, which will save some money.
A. discount
B. bargain
C. bonus
D. service
14.(浙江省开化县华埠中学2016届高三上学期第二次月考)He was given $8000 as a(an) ________ for his brave performance in saving the child’s life.
A. attitude
B. altitude
C. award
D. reward
15.(浙江省余姚中学2016届高三10月月考)The boy promised to make up the missing lessons during his ________ from school as soon as he got back from leave.
A. presence
B. absence
C. appearance
D. attendance
16.(江苏省泰州中学2015-2016学年度第一学期高三英语第一次月度检测)Puzzled by this strange natural phenomenon, the scientists started to explored every ________
they knew to figure it out.
A. impression
B. intention
C. avenue
D. design
17.(2016届浙江省慈溪中学高三上学期期中)The rising house price and the high income taxation rate have become the biggest ________ of people today.
A. concern
B. influence
C. involvement
D. occupation
18. (江苏省仪征中学2016届高三上学期期中复习测试)According to the newly passed Road Traffic Safety Law, there are now tougher ________ for drunken drivers.
A. principles
B. penalties
C. proposals
D. prejudices
19.(浙江省宁波市效实中学2016届高三上学期期中考试)Nowadays, an increasing number of museums are open to visitors free. However, free ________ might lead to some social problems as well.
A. accommodation B. attraction
C. admission
D. adjustment
20.(浙江省宁波市效实中学2016届高三上学期期中考试)The ________ among the world’s scientists is that the world is likely to warm up over the next few decades.
A. prejudice
B. reputation
C. discrimination
D. consensus
21.(江苏省徐州、淮安、连云港、宿迁四市2016届高三上学期期中质量抽测)In spite of his ________ to be a scholar in that field, he is not well equipped with that talent.
A. potential
B. competence
C. ambition
D. character
22.(江苏省盐城中学2015届高三10月月考)He was faced with the ________ of whether or not to return to his country after he got a PhD in America.
situation
B. circumstance
C. environment
D. dilemma
23.(江苏省扬州中学2016届高三10月月考)These trials, people are ________ assigned to a "treatment" group, which benefits from the project, and a "control" group, which does not.
A. initially
B. conventionally
C. superbly
D. randomly
24.(江苏省扬州中学2016届高三10月月考)It’s unwise of you to consider his wild behavior as ________ a kid’s game. It may gradually develop into a bad habit.
A. no less than
B. less than
C. more than
D. no more than
25.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)What was so ________ about Jasmine Westland’s victory was that she came first in the marathon bare-footed.
A. awful
B. essential
C. impressive
D. obvious
26.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)Instead of blaming the child who had broken the vase, she gave him a ________ smile and let him go.
A. cautious B. grateful
C. tolerant
D. wild
27.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)Hardly had Sabrina finished her words when Albert said ________, “Don’t be so mean,” pointing a finger of warning at her.
A. dreadfully
B. guiltily
C. indirectly
D. sharply
28.(江苏省苏锡常镇四市2015届高三教学情况调研一)They all queued up to be among the first to buy iPhone 6, but they all ended up ________ it was only a trick.
A. rewarded
B. shocked
C. disappointing
D. embarrassing
29.(江苏省苏锡常镇四市2015届高三教学情况调研一)It seemed an impossible task, but Tom, though physically challenged, carried on ________until it was completely fulfilled.
A. instead
B. yet
C. regardless
D. still
30.(2015届江苏南京盐城两市高三第一次模拟)— Did you stay at the party until the very end last night?
—No, I left as early as was ________ with politeness.
A. content
B. consistent
C. patient
D. permanent
31.(2015届江苏南京盐城两市高三第一次模拟)We guarantee that all your personal information will be treated ________ and there should be no fear at all of identity theft.
A. initially
B. independently
C. confidently
D. confidentially
32.(江苏省扬州中学2016届高三10月月考)The new financial policies of the US government have _______ a chain reaction in the international money markets.
A. gone off
B. set off
C. seen off
D. got off
33.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)The old rules have to be ________ because they only applied to the circumstances that existed when they were made a hundred years ago.
A. developed
B. established
C. observed
D. revised
34.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)I’ve been trying to phone Charles all evening, but there must be something wrong with the network; I can’t seem to ________.
A. get through
B. get off
C. get in
D. get along
35.(浙江建人高复学校2016届高三上学期第一次月考)Is this your necklace, Mary? I ________ it when I was cleaning the bathroom this morning.
A. came across
B. dealt with
C. looked after
D. went for
36.(浙江省重点中学协作体2015届高三上学期第二次适应性测试)Mary ________ a lot of Spanish by playing with the native boys and girls.
A. picked up
B. took up
C. made up
D. turned up
37.(浙江省重点中学协作体2015届高三上学期第二次适应性测试)The painting didn’t make much sense to me. What impressed me was that the central part of it ________ for its bright color.
A. turned out
B. worked out
C. pulled out
D. stuck out
38.(2015届浙江温州第六十一中学高三上期中)The new survey shows that the number of students ________ computer games has been increasing in recent years.
A. devoted to
B. related to
C. connected to
D. addicted to
39.(2015届浙江温州第六十一中学高三上期中)Having walked in the desert for several days, they felt exhausted, but they had to find a pool before the water in the bottle ________ .
A. put out
B. let out
C. ran out
D. used up
40.(2015届江苏南京盐城两市高三第一次模拟)They eat only plant foods, and take care to ________ animal products from other areas of their lives.
A. contain
B. maintain
C. exclude
D. include
41.(2015届江苏南京盐城两市高三第一次模拟)Believe it or not, your ship isn’t quite sunk, as there are some ways to ________ a new career even if it’s something you’ve never done before.
A. burst into
B. get through
C. break into
D. comb through
42.(江苏省淮安、宿迁、连云港、徐州市2015届高三第一次调研)Many climate experts warn that, like a sleep-walker, we seem unable to ________ the potential disasters that the global warming might bring about.
A. stand up to
B. wake up to
C. live up to
D. look up to
43.(江苏省淮安、宿迁、连云港、徐州市2015届高三第一次调研)You can’t expect John and Jane will have different opinions. When one of them makes any proposal, the other will readily ________.
A. compromise
B. consent
C. conflict
D. consult
44.(江苏省淮安、宿迁、连云港、徐州市2015届高三第一次调研)Many local citizens wrote to the mayor, complaining that the police were always failing to take adequate measures to ________ the growth in crime.
A. decline
B. quit
C. reject
D. check
45.(江苏省苏锡常镇四市2015届高三教学情况调研一)________ sufficient historical and legal grounds, China's position on the South China Sea has been consistent and clear.
A. Associated with
B. Based on
C. Centered around
D. Assessed by
二、完形填空
(改编自江苏省扬州中学2016届高三10月月考)The New York Times published an article recently that shows great regret for the "death of conversation". It suggests that while technology such as cell phones, e-mails , and Internet posting makes us feel more
1
than ever, they’re also driving us
2
from people around us.
Users get final connectivity
3
the price of
4
face-to-face conversation. Sherry Turkle, author of the article in The New York Times says people are
5
to a different way of being “alone together”.
Actually ,
6
text messages or writing micro-blogs allows us to
7
thoughts.
8
bits and pieces of online cannot
9
a “real conversation. ” Lan Guo, 19, a freshman English major from Changsha University , said that she would like to hear people’s tone of voice and see their faces in a (n)
10
. “The give and take of ideas in a conversation sharpens our minds,” she said. She also mentions that
11
ourselves in mobile technology reduces our chance of starting conversations with strangers and
12
People.
Turkle mentioned the popular
13
of “I share, therefore I am” among this generation. Liu Xuan, a young writer from Taiwan and psychology graduate from Harvard University, thinks it’s a mindset adopted by most young people.
They are so busy creating or polishing their online persona (网络人格)that they forget how to live a (n)
14
life. For example，They may
15
more about blogging about attending a party rather than enjoying being
16
.
However, experts remind us that it’s unfair to
17
mobile technology. Chen Chen, a sociology expert at China Youth &Children Research Center, points out that it is still owners of gadgets, such as cell phones and tablets , who’re avoiding personal
18
.We take advantage of these devices to hide ourselves
19
others. Texting messages or calling may be a (n)
20
to avoid contact with others, such as having eye contact. “Only by strengthening conversation can we understand each other. Simply throwing away the mobile gadgets is not a solution. ”she said.
1. A. received
B. shared
C. connected
D. respected
2. A. off
B. back
C. away
D. down
3. A. beyond
B. at
C. for
D. above
4. A. having
B. risking
C. sacrificing
D. sharing
5. A. related
B. committed
C. devoted
D. accustomed
6. A. sending
B. getting
C. reading
D. taking
7. A. change
B. exchange
C. deliver
D. raise
8. A. So
B. And
C. Or
D. But
9. A. indicate
B. replace
C. cover
D. involve
10. A. conversation
B. computer
C. party
D. Internet
11. A. abandoning
B. joining
C. burying
D. attaching
12. A. interviewing
B. introducing
C. knowing
D. meeting
13. A. feeling
B. concept
C. fact
D. truth
14. A. colorful
B. interesting
C. real
D. meaningful
15. A. worry
B. care
C. ask
D. debate
16. A. there
B. out
C. down
D. in
17. A. complain
B. adore
C. worship
D. blame
18. A. information
B. space
C. contact
D. management
19. A. from
B. of
C. behind
D. under
20. A. approach
B. source
C. result
D. excuse