第二部分 高考专项突破(一)1.(2017·山师大附中月考改编)It is often said that ________ teachers have ________ very easy life.
答案：/; a 考查冠词。句意：常听人说，老师们过着非常简单的生活。第一空后teachers是复数，表泛指，不需要加冠词；第二空固定搭配have a．.. life意为“过着一种……的生活”。
2．(2017·浙江省五校联考改编)If you want to buy ________good equipment, it will take the school a lot of money.
答案：such 考查such的用法。such是形容词，修饰名词或名词词组，such结构可分为以下三种：(1)such＋a(n)＋adj.＋单数可数名词；(2)such＋adj.＋复数的可数名词；(3)such＋adj.＋不可数名词。如果such后面的名词前有many，much，few，little等词修饰，则不用such而用so。此题中equipment为不可数名词，故用such。句意：如果你们要买这么好的设备，那要花费学校一大笔钱。
3．(2017·嘉兴市基础测试改编)The actor ________(impress) us greatly with his wonderful performance and excellent English.
答案：impressed impress“给人留下印象”符合句意。
4．(2017·西城期末改编)Mr. Smith spoke slowly and clearly to ________ all of us students could follow him.
答案：make sure 句意：史密斯先生讲得慢而清楚是为了确保同学们都能跟上他。make sure (that)“确定，确保”，符合句意。
5．(2017·东北三省第一次大联考改编)Mrs. White prefers ______(do) some voluntary work in a local hospital, rather than ________(do) nothing at all all day long.
答案：to do; do 此题考查prefer to do...rather than do...句型，意为“宁愿做……而不愿做……”。
6．(2017·山西省七校联考改编)Mr. Sandy plans to write a dictionary which will ________ the new words that have appeared in the past few years.
答案：cover 句意：桑迪先生计划写一本包含近几年出现的新词在内的词典。cover“包含”，符合题意。
7．(2017·西安市高中第一次质检改编)I'd appreciate ______ if you would like to teach me how to use the computer.
答案：it I'd appreciate it if...是固定句式，it作appreciate的形式宾语，真正的宾语是if从句。
8．(2017·豫南九校联考改编)Little Tom admitted ________(cheat) in the examination, ________(promise) that he wouldn't do that in future.
答案：having cheated; promising admit having done sth.“承认做过某事”，promise表示的动作是由主语little Tom主动发出的，故用v.ing形式。若用过去式作谓语则需要加并列连词and。
9．(2017·杭州市一检改编)The naughty boy made up excuses to avoid ________(punish) by his teacher.
答案：being punished avoid doing sth.“避免做某事”，此处表示被动，故用punished。
10．(2017·武汉市部分联考改编)My father is considering________(take up) another job.
答案：taking up consider doing“考虑做某事”。
11．(2017·开封市一模改编)The boy ______(refer to)look forward to ________(buy) a new bike.
答案：referred to; buying referred to是过去分词短语作后置定语。look forward to doing为固定短语“盼望着做某事”。
12．(2017·唐山市期末改编)—How are you managing to do your work without an assistant?
—Well, I get ________ somehow.
答案：along 句意：——“没有助手你如何工作呢？”——“唉，凑合对付吧。”get along“进展，应付，对付”，符合句意。
13．(2017·宜春五校联考改编)He is unable to go to work as a result________ the fall from his bike.
答案：of 句意：由于从自行车上摔了下来，他不能去工作了。as a result of“由于……的缘故”，后面接原因，符合句意。
14．(2017·淄博市期末改编)________ you call me to say you're not coming, I'll keep waiting for you at the theatre.
答案：Unless 句意：除非你打电话说你不来了，否则我就会在剧院一直等你。unless“除非，如果不”，引导条件状语从句，相当于if...not。
15．(2017·山师附中月考改编)—Did you enjoy your journey to the town?
—Not________. We had driven more than 3 hours before we found the right way.
答案：at all 考查情景交际。句意：——“你这次的乡村游玩得开心吗？”——“一点也不”。我们开了三个多小时的车才找到正确的路。根据语境可知at all正确。