2016届高考英语单项选择精华训练：（14）

　　1.Finally he reached a lonely island which was completely 　 from the outside world. 

　　A.held up B.cut out

　　C.cut off D.run over

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:最终他到了一座孤岛,它与外界完全隔绝。 hold up“举起;阻止”;cut out“删掉”;cut off“切断”;run over“碾过”,故答案为C项。

　　2.　 a certain doubt among the workers as to the necessity of the work. 

　　A.It existed B.There existed

　　C.There had D.It had

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:对于做这份工作的必要性,工人们有一些疑惑。There exists/existed...“有……,存在……”;相当于“There be...”结构。

　　3.Broadly speaking, I would agree with Shirley, though not 　. 

　　A.widely B.entirely

　　C.extremely D.eventually

　　答案:B

　　解析:widely “广泛地”;entirely “完全地, 全部地”;extremely “极其, 非常”;eventually “最后, 终于”。句意:总体上说, 我同意雪莉的观点, 但不是完全同意。

　　4.Today, when I think of my friend, I remember the way her face 　 when she saw the picture of a dramatic landscape. 

　　A.cheered up B.shone up

　　C.stood up D.lit up

　　答案:D

　　解析:light up “容光焕发”, 其主语常为face等词;cheer up “感到振奋, 高兴起来”, 其主语一般为人。shine up “使……发亮”。 这里说她看到一幅引人注目的风景画时容光焕发, 故D项正确。

　　5.—He is so unhappy.What lets him down?

　　—It’s his plans.You can’t imagine what it’s like to feel that all your plans for the future have　. 

　　A.set down B.turned down

　　C.put down D.broken down

　　答案:D

　　解析:句意:——他很不开心。是什么让他愁眉不展?——是他的计划。(如果没有亲身经历过)你想象不到你未来所有的计划都破灭后会是什么样的感觉。break down“失败,垮掉”,符合句意。

　　6.Using many symbols makes 　 to put much information on a single map. 

　　A.possible B.it possible

　　C.that possible D.it is possible

　　答案:B

　　解析: “make + it + adj. + 动词不定式或者宾语从句” 句式中, it是形式宾语, 形容词作补足语, 真正的宾语是后面的动词不定式或宾语从句。

　　7.If you meet 　 problems, please turn 　 me. 

　　A.with;to B.down;up

　　C.with;up D.across;to

　　答案:A

　　解析:meet with “偶遇, 遭受”;turn to “向……求助, 求得安慰”;turn up “出现, 露面, 把声音开大”。根据句意知应选A项。

　　8.The socks are so 　 that they can’t be mended any more. 

　　A.used up B.worn out

　　C.tired out D.broken out

　　答案:B

　　解析:use up “用完, 耗尽”;tire out “使……十分疲劳”;break out “ (战争、火灾等) 突然发生, 爆发”;wear out “穿破, 疲劳”。句意:这些袜子穿坏了, 不能再补了。根据句意应选B项。

　　9.No matter how healthy you 　 be,you need to consult a doctor from time to time. 

　　A.should B.will

　　C.must D.may

　　答案:D

　　解析:句意:不管你多么健康,你都需要经常看医生。may be“可能会”,表示推测。

　　10.The taxi driver had to 　 because the traffic light had turned red. 

　　A.set up B.shut up

　　C.catch up D.pull up

　　答案:D

　　解析:set up “建立”;shut up “闭嘴,关上”;catch up “赶上”;pull up “停车”。句意: 由于交通灯变红了,出租车司机不得不停下车来。

　　11.　 the danger from the enemy action, people had to deal with a severe shortage of food, clothing, fuel and almost everything. 

　　A.As soon as B.As long as

　　C.As far as D.As well as

　　答案:D

　　解析:句意:除了面临来自敌人行为的危险, 人们还得应对食物、服装、燃料及几乎所有的物品的缺乏。as soon as “一……就……”;as long as “只要”;as far as “就……来说”;as well as “既……又……”。

　　12.Camels have three eyelids to 　 themselves from the blowing sand. 

　　A.protect B.stop

　　C.keep D.hide

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:骆驼有三层眼睑来保护自己免受风沙的侵害。protect...from...“保护……免受……”,符合句意。stop/keep...from doing sth.“阻止……做某事”。

　　13.—Darling,I didn’t get promoted.

　　—　!There will be loads of other opportunities. 

　　A.Well done B.What a pity

　　C.Cheer up D.All right

　　答案:C

　　解析:答语句意:振作起来!还会有很多其他的机会的。cheer up “振作起来”;well done “做得很好”;what a pity “真遗憾”;all right “行,好吧”。

　　14.　 you want to remember its usage, you’d better make a sentence with the new word. 

　　A.Unless B.While

　　C.Now that D.Even if

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:既然你想要记住它的用法,你最好用这个新单词造个句子。now that “既然”;unless “除非”;while “当”;even if “即使”。

　　15.Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire.　 it would be almost impossible to prove him guilty. 

　　A.Even B.Still

　　C.Thus D.Yet

　　答案:C

　　解析:thus“因此,于是”。even“甚至”;still“还,仍然”;yet“已经,仍然,更,然而”。句意:大部分证据在那场大火中烧毁了,因此要证明他有罪几乎是不可能的。

　　16.The conference was held in a lively 　 and everybody felt free to share his ideas. 

　　A.atmosphere B.weather

　　C.situation D.phenomenon

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查名词辨析。atmosphere“气氛,氛围”;weather“天气”;situation“情形,状况”;phenomenon“现象”。根据句意“会议在活跃的气氛下举行……”。应选A项。

　　17.In a modern society full of fierce competition,　a person does is not always the same as 　he says. 

　　A.what;what B.what;that

　　C.that;that D.that;what

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查名词性从句。这是一个由what引导的主语从句和宾语从句构成的复合句。what分别在这两个从句中作does和says的宾语。that引导名词性从句只起引导句子的作用,在所引导的名词性从句中不作任何成分。

　　18.—I was disappointed when I failed again.

　　—Don’t be so discouraged.You’ll be successful　. 

　　A.for some time B.at one time

　　C.on time D.in time

　　答案:D

　　解析:考查介词短语。for some time表示“一段时间”;at one time“曾经,一度”;on time“准时”;in time“及时,迟早”。根据答语句意“别那么灰心,你迟早会成功的”可知应选D项。

　　19.　is obviously right is to give all children equal opportunities to develop their special gift. 

　　A.It B.As

　　C.That D.What

　　答案:D

　　解析:what引导一个主语从句,在从句中做句子的主语。句意:很明显正确的做法就是给所有孩子提供平等发展特殊才能的机会。

　　20.I am so busy that I have 　unanswered letters. 

　　A.many a B.a good deal of

　　C.masses of D.a large amount of

　　答案:C

　　解析:many a后面跟可数名词的单数形式,B、D两项后面只可跟不可数名词,故只有masses of正确。