2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：单项填空8

　　2016届高考英语二轮专题总复习精选综合能力专练：单项填空8

　　Ⅰ．单项填空

　　1．He has known the truth．Therefore，there is no ______ to keep it a secret．

　　A．chance

　　B．doubt

　　C．possible

　　D．likely

　　2．These trousers are dirty and wet—I’ll change into my ________．

　　A．another

　　B．trousers

　　C．others

　　D．other

　　3．Last Sunday his brother picked up ________．

　　A．an expensive purple cotton dress

　　B．an expensive cotton purple dress

　　C．a purple cotton expensive dress

　　D．a purple expensive cotton dress

　　4．—Shall we meet in front of the History Museum at 3∶40?

　　—OK．It is ________ for me．

　　A．simple

　　B．fit

　　C．convenient

　　D．pleasing

　　5．Charles Dickens ________ many wonderful characters in his novels．

　　A．invented

　　B．discovered

　　C．created

　　D．uncovered

　　6．The discovery of gold in Australia led thousands to believe that a fortune ________．

　　A．is made

　　B．would make

　　C．was to be made

　　D．had made

　　7．There is plenty of time for you to think about it carefully，so you needn’t rush now．________ you change your mind，I wouldn’t mind．

　　A．Would

　　B．Could

　　C．Should

　　D．Might

　　8．Thank you for sending us ________ fresh vegetables of many kinds．You have done us ________ great service．

　　A．/；a

　　B．the；a

　　C．/；/

　　D．the；/

　　9．—I’m so anxious about my driving test tomorrow．Would you please give me some advice?

　　—________．I’m sure you are good enough to pass it．Be confident of yourself．

　　A．Absolutely

　　B．Take it easy

　　C．You are right

　　D．Not really

　　10．I want to be liked and loved for ________ I am inside．

　　A．who

　　B．where

　　C．what

　　D．how

　　11．Is this the reason ________ at the meeting for his carelessness in his work?

　　A．he explained

　　B．what he explained

　　C．how he explained

　　D．why he explained

　　12．________ you have explored your fear in detail，you need to determine what tools you have access to that can help you move forward．

　　A．Now that

　　B．After

　　C．Once

　　D．As soon as

　　13．The classroom is so dirty that it needs ________ badly．

　　A．clean

　　B．to clean

　　C．being cleaned

　　D．cleaning

　　14．All the young fans cheered up immediately when they saw Xiao Shenyang ________ on the stage．

　　A．turn up

　　B．turn out

　　C．turn in

　　D．turn over

　　15．Not only should you get used ________ under difficult conditions but also you pay more attention ________ your work well．

　　A．to work；to do

　　B．to working；to doing

　　C．to work；to doing

　　D．to working；to do

　　Ⅱ．完形填空

　　I am a single mom with two girls and we are on food stamps (救济购粮券)．On Labor Day，I went to __1__ my grocery shopping for the month．While I was in the store，I __2__a lady with a blue tooth in her ear carrying on a very serious conversation on the phone．I __3__ to do my shopping but often ran into her．__4__ I made it to the checkout line，she was in the same line __5__ me．I didn’t think anything of it and went to __6__ my bill．

　　Since food stamps are only for food，my remaining balance was $60 for my non-food items．

　　I looked in my __7__ and I found that I did not have my credit card with me．__8__ I realized that I had __9__ it at home after using it to pay my phone bill．So，I had my __10__ run outside to ask Sharon，a friend who gave me a ride that day，if she had any __11__ I could borrow．__12__，she did not have any money with her．The cashier said she could hold my __13__ and I could run home to get my money and come back．So I ran __14__ to ask Sharon if she could run me home and she said __15__．I ran back in to let the __16__ know that I would be back soon．But as I was walking in she was waving her hands in the air．She told me not to worry about going home __17__ the lady behind me had paid my $60 bill．

　　I was __18__．I asked her if I could have her phone number so I could __19__ her．She said no and that it was fine，and that sometimes we all __20__ our money．I would like to thank her for helping out a single mom．

　　1．A．make

　　B．do

　　C．pick

　　D．have

　　2．A．noticed

　　B．found

　　C．recognized

　　D．realized

　　3．A．started

　　B．stoppedC．wanted

　　D．continued

　　4．A．By the time

　　B．As soon as

　　C．As a result

　　D．In the end

　　5．A．with

　　B．before

　　C．behind

　　D．along

　　6．A．give

　　B．pass

　　C．pay

　　D．sign

　　7．A．car

　　B．wallet

　　C．cellphone

　　D．list

　　8．A．In the meanwhile

　　B．Once in a while

　　C．Before long

　　D．All of a sudden

　　9．A．left

　　B．forgotten

　　C．thrown

　　D．stored

　　10．A．husband

　　B．driver

　　C．son

　　D．daughter

　　11．A．money

　　B．card

　　C．bill

　　D．handbag

　　12．A． Luckily

　　B．Honestly

　　C．Unfortunately

　　D．Interestingly

　　13．A．line

　　B．order

　　C．place

　　D．number

　　14．A．upstairs

　　B．downstairs

　　C．inside

　　D．outside

　　15．A．goodbye

　　B．sorry

　　C．yes

　　D．no

　　16．A．lady

　　B．driver

　　C．cashier

　　D．customer

　　17．A．until

　　B．because

　　C．though

　　D．if

　　18．A．amazed

　　B．disappointed

　　C．shocked

　　D．frightened

　　19．A．call

　　B．return

　　C．ask

　　D．repay

　　20．A．lose

　　B．need

　　C．forget

　　D．borrow

　　Ⅲ．阅读理解

　　An accidental discovery has brought seismologists (地震学家) one step closer to being able to predict earthquakes．As part of an effort to measure underground changes caused by shifts in barometric pressure，a team of researchers found that increases in underground pressure came before earthquakes along California’s San Andreas Fault by as much as 10 hours．If follow-up tests confirm these findings，seismologists may eventually be able to provide a few hours’ notice for people to find a safe place before quakes．“Predicting earthquakes is the final goal for seismologists，” says Fenglin Niu，the research team’s lead author and a Rice University seismologist．“This is a start．”

　　The research team theorizes that the immense amount of pressure building along the Fault causes small cracks within the rock during the final hours before an earthquake，which increases rock density and slows the transmission signals．“The more cracks you have，the slower the seismic velocity (震波速度) will be，” says study co-author Paul Silver，a geophysicist with the Carnegie Institution of Washington．Still unknown is whether there is any significance to the fact that the magnitude-3 quake had a much longer pre-seismic signal than lower-magnitude quakes，or whether it was simply because its magnitude was larger and its epicenter (震中) was closer to the sensors．

　　If scientists can flesh out the new findings during future earthquakes—a two-year study at the same seismically active location begins this September—it could form the basis of a vastly improved early-warning system for quakes．Current earthquake-warning systems give just a few seconds’ notice because they detect only P-waves，the fast-moving seismic waves that precede the more destructive waves released during a quake．Upgrading to a seismic stress meter，however，is still a long way off．

　　1．The author wrote this passage to tell us something about ________．

　　A．a traditional way of predicting earthquakes

　　B．the importance of predicting earthquakes

　　C．a new way of predicting earthquakes

　　D．the damages caused by horrible earthquakes

　　2．According to the passage，we can infer that the traditional way of predicting earthquakes ________．

　　A．costs much more than the new one

　　B．produces accurate information

　　C．does not provide enough time for people to escape

　　D．is less accurate than the new one

　　3．The new way mentioned in the passage predicts earthquakes by ________．

　　A．measuring the changes of the P-waves

　　B．looking for the epicenter closest to the sensors

　　C．watching the movements of rocks above the ground

　　D．measuring the pressure underneath the ground

　　4．Which of the following factors probably will NOT influence the pre-seismic signal?

　　A．The weather in the earthquake area．

　　B．The magnitude of the earthquake．

　　C．The position of the sensors．

　　D．The position of the epicenter．

　　5．According to the last paragraph，we learn that ______．

　　A．the new discovery will be put into use soon

　　B．a vastly improved early-warning system has been formed

　　C．the new discovery will be tested in the future

　　D．the current earthquake-warning systems are not useful

　　答案

　　Ⅰ．1．A　2．C　3．A　4．C　5．C　6．C　7．C　8．A　9．B　10．C　11．A　12．A13．D　14．A　15．B　

　　Ⅱ．1．B　2．A　3．D　4．A　5．C　6．C　7．B　8．D　9．A　10．D　11．A　12．C　13．B　14．D　15．C　16．C　17．B　18．A　19．D　20．C　

　　Ⅲ．1．C　2．C　3．D　4．A　5．C