2016届高考英语单项选择精华训练：（17）

　　1.I had to 　 the bad habit to laugh at others’ mistakes. 

　　A.conserve B.overcome

　　C.overtake D.support

　　答案:B

　　解析:这里指克服嘲笑别人错误的坏习惯。overcome “克服,战胜”。

　　2.In order not to let the others hear what he said, he 　 the news to me. 

　　A.shouted B.told

　　C.whispered D.said

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:为了不让别人听到他说的话,他小声把消息告诉了我。whisper “耳语,低声说”。

　　3.I know you have placed great hope on me, but I’m afraid I might 　. 

　　A.let you down B.let you out

　　C.let you up D.let you alone

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:我知道你对我抱有很大希望, 但我恐怕要让你失望了。let sb.down “使某人失望”;let out “放出”;let up “停止, 终止”;let alone “听任不管”。故A项正确。

　　4.Up to now, Moore 　 any films based on his works.People around him all feel puzzled. 

　　A.didn’t approve of B.doesn’t approve of

　　C.won’t approve of D.hasn’t approved of

　　答案:D

　　解析:由up to now可知, 此句应该用现在完成时。

　　5.As the busiest woman in Norton,she made 　 her duty to look after all the people’s affairs in that town. 

　　A.this B.that

　　C.one D.it

　　答案:D

　　解析:句意:作为诺顿镇最忙的女人,她把料理镇上所有人的事情当成她的责任。it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是后面的不定式短语。

　　6.Not until he retired from teaching three years ago 　 having a holiday abroad. 

　　A.he had considered B.had he considered

　　C.he considered D.did he consider

　　答案:D

　　解析:not until引导的从句放于句首时,从句不用倒装的形式,主句要用部分倒装的形式,句子用了一般过去时态,故D项正确。

　　7.—How could you 　 your friend so easily? 

　　—She is the kind of person who 　 in a crowd. 

　　A.pick out;stands out B.make up;stands for

　　C.take out;stands by D.bring out;stands aside

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:——你是怎么轻松地认出你的朋友来的?——她是那种在人群中很突出的人。pick out“认出,辨别出”;stand out “突出”。B项分别表示“编造,虚构,组成”和“代表”;C项分别意为“拿出”和“支持”;D项分别意为“生产,出版”和“站开,躲开”。

　　8.In a sports team each player has a clear role,and there are few 　 when members are uncertain of their roles. 

　　A.occasions B.positions

　　C.chances D.situations

　　答案:A

　　解析:occasion表示“场合,(重大的)时刻(节),时机,机会”;position表示“方位,位置,地位,身份,职位,职务”;chance表示“机会,时机”;situation表示“形势,情况”。句意:在一个运动队中每位队员都有清晰的角色意识,在很少场合下会出现队员不清楚自己角色的情况。故选occasions。

　　9.Mrs Brown is so 　 about her housework that few servants want to work for her. 

　　A.particular B.neat

　　C.skillful D.special

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:布朗夫人对家务如此挑剔,几乎没有佣人想为她工作。be particular about “对……挑剔”。

　　10.We shouldn’t complain about being poor because many families are much　than we are. 

　　A.worse off B.badly off

　　C.well off D.better off

　　答案:A

　　解析:badly off “穷困”;well off “富裕”;题干中出现了than, 故要用比较级;又根据句意可知应选A项。

　　11.Only when he returned 　 that the war had ended and the army had come back. 

　　A.we tell B.we told

　　C.did we tell D.were we told

　　答案:D

　　解析:考查倒装和被动。句意:只有当他回来时,我们才被告知战争已经结束,并且军队已经回来了。only强调时间状语放在句首时需倒装。另外我们是“被”告知,应用被动语态。故选D项。

　　12.As its name 　,the Volunteer Farm relies on volunteers to weed,plant and harvest. 

　　A.suggests B.insists

　　C.predicts D.possesses

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:正如它的名字所表明的那样,志愿者农场依靠志愿者来除草、栽种和收获。这里用suggest“表明”,符合句意。insist“坚持”;predict“预言,预告”;possess“拥有”。

　　13.—You are late again, Tom?

　　—Sorry, but I got　a heavy traffic jam. 

　　A.caught in B.taken in

　　C.put off D.held by

　　答案:A

　　解析:be/get caught in是固定搭配, 指 “遇上, 遭遇到”, 多用于被动结构。

　　14.—I was intended to go to the concert with you this weekend, but I can’t now.

　　—　. 

　　A.Not at all B.Bad luck

　　C.You’re welcome D.That’s right

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:——这个周末我本打算和你一起去听音乐会的, 但我现在不能去了。——真扫兴啊。Not at all “根本不”; Bad luck “真倒霉, 真扫兴”; You’re welcome “不客气”; That’s right “那是对的”。

　　15.The results of the medical checkup suggested that my father 　 in poor health,so the doctor suggested that he 　 smoking. 

　　A.was;gave up B.be;give up

　　C.be;gave up D.was;give up

　　答案:D

　　解析:由题意可知,第一个suggested表示“暗示,表明”,that从句要用陈述语气;第二个suggested表示“建议,提议”,此时that从句的谓语动词要用虚拟语气,用“(should+)动词原形”表示。

　　16.If you grow up in 　large family,you are more likely to develop 　ability to get on well with 　 others. 

　　A./;an;the B.a;the;/

　　C.the;an;the D.a;the;the

　　答案:B

　　解析:考查冠词。第一次提到一个普通事物,要用不定冠词;特指一种能力,要用定冠词;“其他人,别人”用others,不加冠词,故选B项。

　　17.—Credit cards are 　useful when traveling. 

　　—True.They save us the trouble of taking too much cash.

　　A.particularly B.partly

　　C.exactly D.gradually

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查副词辨析。修饰形容词useful表示程度,所以用particularly,意思是“尤其”。第一句句意:当你外出旅游的时候,信用卡尤其有用。partly“部分地”;exactly“精确地”;gradually“逐渐地”。

　　18.　of the truth of the reports,he told his colleagues about it. 

　　A.Convincing B.Convinced

　　C.To convince D.Having convinced

　　答案:B

　　解析:考查动词convince的用法。be convinced of“确信……”。句意:他相信报道的真实性,所以他跟同事说了。

　　19.It’s really a 　for a teenager to study abroad after high school. 

　　A.challenge B.puzzle

　　C.failure D.disadvantage

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查名词辨析。puzzle“难题”;failure“失败”;disadvantage“缺点,不利条件”。均不符合句意。句意:对于一个青少年来说,中学毕业后去国外学习确实是个挑战。因此challenge“挑战”符合句意。

　　20.Allow children space to voice their opinions　they are different from yours. 

　　A.as if B.even if

　　C.unless D.until

　　答案:B

　　解析:考查状语从句的连接词。根据句意此处应该表示“即使”,所以选even if。as if“好像”;unless“除非,如果不”;until“直到”。