山东德州2016届高考英语二轮复习单项填空精练精析18

　　山东德州2016届高考英语二轮复习单项填空精练精析18

　　1. In September 1939,

　　Britain _______ Germany after Germany invaded Poland.

　　A. was at war with

　　B. declared war on

　　C. went to war

　　D. won the war

　　2. The situation at Omaha Beach was so bad that the US army commanders thought about _______ the invasion.

　　A. throwing

　　B. abandoning

　　C. dropping

　　D. creating

　　3. Much to my _______ ,

　　most of the people _______ to the party were old friends.

　　A. astonishing; inviting

　　B. astonished; invited

　　C. astonishment; inviting

　　D. astonishment; invited

　　4. ［2012武汉模拟］Jonathan received a promotion to the role of assistant manager and is the youngest person to _______ that post in this international company.

　　A. adopt

　　B. seek

　　C. occupy

　　D. abandon

　　5. ［2012枣庄模拟］_______ he had not hurt his leg,

　　John would have won the race.

　　A. If

　　B. Since

　　C. Though

　　D. When

　　6. ［2012哈尔滨模拟］—Thank you so much for your timely help.

　　—_______ .

　　A. Glad to hear that

　　B. Think nothing of it

　　C. I’m sorry to hear that

　　D. That’s right

　　7. ［2012成都模拟］It will not be a long time _______ they become conscious of their situation.

　　A. if

　　B. before

　　C. when

　　D. since

　　8. ［2012宁波模拟］Try to spend your time just on the things you find _______ .

　　A. worth doing them

　　B. worth being done

　　C. them worth doing

　　D. worth doing

　　9. ［2012怀化模拟］_______ the poor living conditions,

　　they continue to gather in the suburban villages because of low rents and easy transport.

　　A. Except

　　B. Instead of

　　C. Despite

　　D. In case of

　　10. There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we _______ gave up.

　　A. eventually

　　B. unfortunately

　　C. generously

　　D. purposely

　　11. _______ and happy,

　　Tony stood up and accepted the prize.

　　A. Surprising

　　B. Surprised

　　C. Being surprised

　　D. To be surprising

　　12. If I were you,

　　I wouldn抰 get _______ in their problems.

　　A. invested

　　B. related

　　C. encslosed

　　D. involved

　　13. I didn抰 know anybody at the party,

　　but the hostess came to my _______ by introducing me to other people.

　　A. help

　　B. save

　　C. rescue

　　D. life

　　14. _______ be sent to direct the work there?

　　A. Who do you suggest

　　B. Who doC you suggest that should

　　C. Do you suggest who should

　　D. Do you suggest whom should

　　15. Some students are condemned _______ in their exams.

　　A. to fail

　　B. failing

　　C. failed

　　D. fail

　　1.【解析】选B。句意：1939年9月，在德军入侵波兰之后，英国对德宣战。A项“在与……交战”；B项“对……宣战”；C项“开战”；D项“赢得战争”。若选C项，需要在其后加介词with或against。

　　2.【解析】选B。句意：奥马哈海滩的形势非常严峻，以至于美军司令官都考虑放弃进攻了。由题干语境可知，B项意思相符。abandon放弃。

　　3.【解析】选D。句意：令我非常惊讶的是，被邀请来晚会的大多数人都是老朋友。much to one’s astonishment令某人非常惊讶的是；the people与invite之间为被动关系，故用invite的过去分词形式作定语修饰the people。故正确答案为D项。

　　4.【解析】选C。句意：Jonathan被提升为经理助理，他是这家跨国公司担任那个职务的最年轻的人。adopt采纳，收养；seek寻找，搜索；occupy占有，担任(职务)；abandon中止，放弃。故C项符合句意。

　　5.【解析】选A。考查从属连词的用法。句意：如果约翰没有伤着腿，他就赢得这次赛跑比赛了。由句意可知，此处应用if引导非真实条件状语从句，表示与过去事实相反的假设。

　　6.【解析】选B。考查情景交际。句意：——非常感谢你及时的帮助。——别放在心上。think nothing of it别放在心上。其他选项意义不符。

　　7.【解析】选B。句意：用不了多长时间他们就会意识到他们的处境。“It will not be a long time before+句子”意为“用不了多久就会……; 很快就会……”。其余三项无此用法，故选B。

　　【变式备选】

　　①［2012银川模拟］The fire spread fast.

　　Luckily,

　　the local government had brought it under control _______ the situation got worse.

　　A. though

　　B. until

　　C. before

　　D. since

　　【解析】选C。考查状语从句的连接词。句意：火灾蔓延很快。幸运的是，当地政府在形势恶化以前就控制住了它。根据语意“在形势恶化以前”可知选C。

　　②How long do you think _______ the computer company brings out a new product?

　　A. it will be before

　　B. will it be until

　　C. will it be when

　　D. it will be that

　　【解析】选A。考查“疑问词＋插入语＋陈述句”和“it will be＋一段时间＋before. . . ”句式。句中do you think为插入语，由于插入语已经采用了一般疑问句的语序，故它后面的部分用陈述语序；it will be＋一段时间＋before. . . 意为“要过多久才能……”。

　　8.【解析】选D。考查worth及定语从句用法。句意：尽量把时间花在你认为值得做的事情上。be worth doing主动形式表被动，故排除B。因先行词the things在从句中作宾语，故从句中不能出现them。排除A、C两项。只有选D。

　　9.【解析】选C。句意：尽管生活条件差，他们还是继续聚在郊区的村里，因为那里房租低廉，交通便利。despite尽管，符合题意。except除……以外；instead of代替；in case of假使。

　　【变式备选】

　　_______ all the shortcomings you mentioned,

　　he is a man to be depended on.

　　A. In spite

　　B. Although

　　C. Though

　　D. Despite

　　【解析】选D。句意：尽管他有你提到的所有缺点，但是他是一个可以依靠的人。A项后要加of；B、C两项是连词，后要接句子；D项为介词，符合句意和句子结构。

　　10.【解析】选A。句意：在休息时间，有很多人排队要咖啡，最终我们放弃了。由“长队”和“放弃”，可知Ａ项正确。eventually最终；unfortunately不幸地；generously慷慨地；purposely故意地。

　　11.【解析】选B。考查形容词在句中作状语的用法。surprising多用来描述一件事或某个物品的性质，故排除A、D; C项用来指正在发生的动作，与题意不符。B项用来描述人的心理状态，为形容词作伴随状语，符合题意。

　　12.【解析】选D。句意：如果我是你，我是不会牵涉到他们的问题中去的。involve使卷入，牵涉，后接介词in, 构成get/be involved in，而get/ be related后接介词to。

　　13.【解析】选C。come to one’s rescue意为“去营救某人”。注意此处为打破某种尴尬的局面。

　　14.【解析】选A。do you suggest 是插入语，应放在特殊疑问词的后面。句子中出现了suggest表示“建议”，故从句的谓语动词应用“should+动词原形”形式，其中should可以省略。

　　15.【解析】选A。句意为：一些学生注定会在他们的考试中失败。sb.

　　be condemned to do sth. “某人注定要做某事”。