2016届高考英语单项选择精华训练：（19）

　　1.Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion;only a 　 were against it. 

　　A.majority B.minority

　　C.quantity D.amount

　　答案:B

　　解析:对应前面的“大多数成员赞成这个建议”,题空处应是“少数人”反对,所以用minority。

　　2.Reading something in English, I always 　 when I come across a new word. 

　　A.get struck B.get strict

　　C.get stuck D.get over

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:读英语资料时, 我总是因生词而卡住。 “get + 过去分词” 表示被动。get struck “被打”;get stuck “陷入, 卡住”;get over “克服”。故C项正确。

　　3.When we got to the cinema, there were no tickets left.We should have booked 　. 

　　A.in the end B.in advance

　　C.before long D.long before

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:当我们到达电影院时,票已售完。我们本应该提前预订。in advance “提前”;in the end “最后”;before long “不久以后”;long before “很久以前”。

　　4.More money and effort should be spent to 　 the cultural relics in the world. 

　　A.keep B.remain

　　C.preserve D.support

　　答案:C

　　解析:这里很明显指 “保护世界文化遗产”。preserve “保护,保留”;keep “保持”;remain “依然是”;support “支持”。

　　5.　 snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest. 

　　A.Not only they brought B.Not only did they bring

　　C.Not only brought they D.Not only they did bring

　　答案:B

　　解析:not only ...but also ...连接两个并列句子且not only放于句首时,其后句子要用部分倒装。

　　6.It has been years since Iben Browning predicted a massive earthquake would　 Haiti of Latin America. A.beat B.strike

　　C.happen D.occur

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:自从依本·布朗宁预言拉丁美洲的海地可能会发生大地震到现在已经很多年了。这里要用及物动词, 故C、D两项错误;strike “突然遭遇, (灾难等) 降临, 侵袭”, 故B项正确。

　　7.—Brad was Jane’s brother!

　　—　 he reminded me so much of Jane! 

　　A.No doubt B.Above all

　　C.No wonder D.Of course

　　答案:C

　　解析:前句句意为:布拉德是简的哥哥。所以下一句应为“难怪他总是使我想起简呢!”。no wonder意为“难怪”,故答案为C项。

　　8.Nowadays,people get news around them and about the world from 　 media,on TV,by radio,in the newspaper or on the Internet. 

　　A.formal B.precious

　　C.various D.normal

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:现在人们可以从各种媒体得到周围的及有关世界的信息,例如从电视、收音机、报纸或者网络上。various “各种各样的”,符合题意。formal “正式的”;precious “珍贵的”;normal “正常的”。

　　9.I’ll 　 my judgment until I’ve looked at the details of the suggestion. 

　　A.show B.reserve

　　C.pass D.express

　　答案:B

　　解析:根据后半句“直到我看过这封建议书的详细内容”可知,“我”将保留(reserve)自己的判断。

　　10.The person who was taking photos asked the family to sit　and listen　to his order. 

　　A.closely;close B.close;closely

　　C.close;close D.closely;closely

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:那个正在拍照的人要求那家人坐近些认真听他的命令。close作副词表示位置近;closely作副词意思是 “仔细地”。

　　11.You ought to have thought of that,but you 　. 

　　A.haven’t B.didn’t

　　C.don’t D.can’t

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:你本来应该想到的,但你没有。后面的句子是省略句,补充完整为:but you didn’t think of that。

　　12.The book which 　 at the end of last year turned out to be a great success in Shanghai. 

　　A.came about B.came up

　　C.came out D.came around

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:去年年底出版的那本书在上海证明是个巨大的成功。come about “产生, 发生”;come up “发生, 出现”;come out “长出, 露出, 出版”;come around “恢复知觉”。

　　13.What makes the space shuttle 　 is that it takes off like a rocket but lands like an airplane. 

　　A.exceptional B.strange

　　C.unique D.rare

　　答案:C

　　解析:unique指“(同类事物中)独一无二的”。句意:使航天飞机独特的是它升空时像火箭一样,而着陆时却像一架飞机。exceptional “异常的”;strange “奇怪的”;rare “稀罕的,珍贵的”。

　　14.The company 　 door-to-door salesmen since it changed its sales models. 

　　A.starved of B.has starved of

　　C.was starved of D.has been starved of

　　答案:D

　　解析:starve sb./sth.of sth.意为“使某人/某事物得不到所需要的”,通常用于被动语态;结合题干中的since从句推断,主句需用现在完成时的被动语态。

　　15.(2017·浙江温州第一次适应性测试)—Do you enjoy the seafood here?

　　—　,but I’ve got used to it anyway. 

　　A.Can’t like it better B.Not really

　　C.Not bad actually D.I’m really sorry

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:——你喜欢这里的海鲜吗?——不怎么喜欢,不过我已经习惯了。根据句意可知B项正确。

　　16.A number of graduates prefer to work in big cities,where there are lots of 　,like convenient transportation,more opportunities and better environment. 

　　A.amusements B.attractions

　　C.collections D.achievements

　　答案:B

　　解析:考查名词辨析。句意:许多毕业生更愿意在大城市工作,因为那里有许多吸引人的地方,如便利的交通、更多的机会、更好的环境。attraction符合句意,意思是“吸引人的事物”。amusement“娱乐”;collection“收集”;achievement “成就”。都不符合句意。

　　17.It is generally considered unwise to give a child 　he or she wants. 

　　A.however B.whichever

　　C.whatever D.whenever

　　答案:C

　　解析:考查宾语从句的引导词。宾语从句中缺宾语,因而选择B项或C项。而B项意思不合适,故选C项。

　　18.I use computers a lot,but when it 　repairing computers,I know nothing. 

　　A.refers to B.speaks of

　　C.focuses on D.comes to

　　答案:D

　　解析:when it comes to (doing sth.)“当涉及(做)某事时”,refer to“参考,提及”;speak of“说起”;focus on“注意力集中在……”;come to “涉及”。根据句意知,D项正确。

　　19.In this university a medal with ten thousand dollars 　gains success in science and technology every two years. 

　　A.is given to whoever B.are given to anyone who

　　C.is given to whomever D.are given to everyone

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查主谓一致和连接代词。全句的主语是a medal,因此谓语动词用单数形式;在宾语从句中,连接词在从句中作主语,因此用主格whoever。

　　20.—Have you worked out the troublesome problem yet?

　　—Yes.I 　it out with the help of my wife after dinner. 

　　A.have worked B.worked

　　C.had worked D.am working

　　答案:B

　　解析:考查现在完成时与一般过去时的用法辨析。现在完成时与一般过去时的根本区别是:现在完成时强调的事情已经干了,不强调动作发生的时间、地点、方式等,如果涉及这些,要用一般过去时,此题中涉及动作完成的方式with the help of my wife和时间after dinner,故用一般过去时。