2016届高考英语单项选择精华训练：（13）

　　1.The thief ran away when the burglar alarm 　. 

　　A.went up B.went off

　　C.went out D.went away

　　答案:B

　　解析:go up “上涨, 上升”;go off “引爆, 拉响”;go out “出去, (灯、火)熄灭, 罢工”;go away “离开, 逃跑”。句意:防盗器一响, 那个盗贼立刻逃跑了。

　　2.Simon joined a basketball team but didn’t seem to 　, so he left. 

　　A.show off B.go up

　　C.fit in D.come over

　　答案:C

　　解析:show off “炫耀”;go up “上升”;fit in “适应”;come over “从远方来, 过来”。句意:西蒙加入了篮球队, 但似乎不适应, 所以离开了。

　　3.—Our new house was completely in　 mess after the party was over. 

　　—Don’t worry.We can clean it by　 means of our robot. 

　　A.a; / B.the; the

　　C.the; / D.a; the

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:——晚会之后我们的新房子里一片狼藉。——别担心。我们会用机器人打扫干净的。in a mess “一片混乱”; by means of “用……方法”。

　　4.There are a couple of matters which I want to 　 today for discussion. 

　　A.bring up B.set up

　　C.make up D.put up

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:我今天想提出几个问题供讨论。此处bring up表示“提出”,符合语意。后三项分别表示“建立”“编造”“张贴”,不符合语意。

　　5.Used to TV shows,where everything is quick and entertaining,many people do not have the 　 to read a book that requires thinking. 

　　A.courage B.wisdom

　　C.patience D.freedom

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意: 习惯于一切都是快节奏和娱乐的电视节目后,许多人已经失去了耐心去阅读需要思考的书本了。courage “勇气”,wisdom “智慧”;freedom “自由”,均不合题意。patience “耐心”,与题意相符。

　　6.People ran out 　 as fire tore through the building. 

　　A.with vain B.in rags

　　C.with one voice D.in terror

　　答案:D

　　解析:in terror “惊慌, 惊恐”。 从后面的as fire tore through the building可知人们处于惊恐之中, 故D项正确。in rags “衣衫褴褛”。

　　7.He can’t 　 any new jobs at this time.He already has more than he can do. 

　　A.take on B.take off

　　C.take in D.take down

　　答案:A

　　解析:take on “接管, 接收, 承担”;take off “起飞, 脱下”;take in “上当, 欺骗”;take down “拿下, 记下”。句意:现在他不能再承担任何新工作了, 他现在的工作已经干不完了。

　　8.Women have won equal rights as men.　 racial discrimination,much progress has been made,but there is still much to do. 

　　A.As long as B.So far

　　C.But for D.As for

　　答案:D

　　解析:句意: 妇女已经取得了与男人同等的权利。至于种族歧视,已经取得了很大进步,但仍然有大量的工作要做。as for “至于,关于”。

　　9.—He’s no use at all.

　　—　, I have found him a great deal of use. 

　　A.By the way B.On the contrary

　　C.In a word D.In addition

　　答案:B

　　解析:句意:——他一无是处。——恰恰相反, 我觉得他大有用处。on the contrary “与此相反, 正相反”, 符合句意。by the way “顺便说一下, 顺便问一下”;in a word “总之”;in addition “此外”。

　　10.The purpose of the theory is to 　 these experimental findings. 

　　A.involve in B.depend on

　　C.account for D.consist of

　　答案:C

　　解析:句意:理论的目的是解释这些实验结果。account for“解释”,符合句意。

　　11.Students 　 remain in their seats until all the papers have been collected. 

　　A.shall B.may

　　C.need D.can

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:在所有试卷收好之前,所有学生必须待在座位上。这里是命令的语气,故用shall。shall用于第二、三人称肯定句中表示警告、命令等强烈的语气。

　　12.It’s wise of you to 　 your father’s advice when you come to any difficulty. 

　　A.ask B.seek

　　C.try D.attempt

　　答案:B

　　解析:seek one’s advice “征求某人的意见”。A项应为ask for one’s advice,C、D两项构不成有意义的词组。

　　13.—We want someone to design the new art museum for us.

　　—　 the young fellow have a try? 

　　A.Shall B.May

　　C.Will D.Need

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:——我们想要某人为我们设计这个新的艺术博物馆。——让这个年轻人试一试怎么样?shall用于第一、三人称的疑问句中,表示征求对方的意见或请求。

　　14.—I’d like to be on my own for a while.Do you mind?

　　—　.Go ahead. 

　　A.Not in the least B.No way

　　C.Yes,of course D.I’m afraid so

　　答案:A

　　解析:not in the least “一点也不,丝毫不”,相当于not at all。B项意为“没门”;C项意为“当然”;D项意为“恐怕是这样”。根据答语中的“Go ahead.”可知说话人一点也不介意,因此选A项。

　　15.—I wonder why he has been acting so strangely these days.

　　—Recent pressure at work may 　 his behavior. 

　　A.account for B.make for

　　C.change for D.stand for

　　答案:A

　　解析:account for “对……作出解释, 是……的原因”;make for “走向, 导致”;change for “交换”;stand for “代表”。答句句意:最近工作上的压力可以解释他的行为。

　　16.(2017·浙江高考模拟冲刺提优卷)Lucy has already tried her best.Please don’t be too 　 about her job. 

　　A.curious B.special

　　C.particular D.responsible

　　答案:C

　　解析:be particular about“对……挑剔”。be curious about“对……好奇”。

　　17.Remember your　 :thank your friend when you leave the party. 

　　A.action B.polite

　　C.manner D.manners

　　答案:D

　　解析:manner“举止,方式”;manners“礼貌”。根据句意应选D项。

　　18.The driver shall be fined if he drives without　. 

　　A.permission B.admission

　　C.allowance D.a permit

　　答案:D

　　解析:permission“许可,批准”;admission“允许进入,录取”;allowance“津贴”;permit指“许可证,执照”。根据句意应选D项。

　　19.Susan was just　at those pigeons at the time,so I don’t think she saw me. 

　　A.glaring B.staring

　　C.watching D.sporting

　　答案:B

　　解析:glare at“怒视”,不符合题意。stare at“盯着”。故B项正确。

　　20.　are that she will recover from her injury in time for the race. 

　　A.Chance B.Chances

　　C.One chance D.A chance

　　答案:B

　　解析:Chances are that...表示“……是很可能的”。句意:她将很可能从受伤中及时恢复去参加比赛。故B项正确。