2016届高考英语单项选择精华训练：（8）

　　1.Cellphones are now widely used,　possible for us to talk to anyone from almost anywhere. 

　　A.make it B.to make it

　　C.making D.making it

　　答案:D

　　解析:making ...为分词短语作状语, 表结果;it作形式宾语, 代指后面的不定式to talk to ...。

　　2.Give your child some old machines such as a broken radio or TV set to play with and it will 　 his curiosity about science. 

　　A.arouse B.raise

　　C.attach D.deserve

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:给你的孩子一些旧机器,比如一台旧收音机或电视机让他玩,这将会唤起孩子对科学的好奇心。arouse“引起,唤起”,与句意相符。

　　3.Despite the fact that her father did not like the young businessman,she married him　. 

　　A.somewhat B.anyhow

　　C.anywhere D.instead

　　答案:B

　　解析:由句意看, 表示 “不管怎样” 应使用副词anyhow。

　　4.—You’re quite free now,I think.

　　—　,I have tons of things to do. 

　　A.In other words B.On the contrary

　　C.As a result D.What’s more

　　答案:B

　　解析:in other words “换句话说”;on the contrary “相反地, 反之”;as a result “因此,结果是”;what’s more “还有, 而且”。

　　5.The policeman 　 the children to cross the road when the traffic lights turned green. 

　　A.let B.made

　　C.signaled D.called

　　答案:C

　　解析:signal sb.to do sth. “示意某人做某事”。句意:当交通灯变绿时警察向孩子们做手势, 示意他们过马路。由let/make sb.do sth.可排除A、B两项;call “喊, 叫”, 不符合句意。

　　6.—How many people attended the exhibition?

　　—　 speaking,about 200.I didn’t count. 

　　A.Strictly B.Roughly

　　C.Generally D.Honestly

　　答案:B

　　解析:由about 200及“I didn’t count.”可知,应选roughly “粗略地”。strictly “严格地”;generally“通常地,一般地”;honestly“诚实地”。

　　7.He had been 　 absorbed in watching the car passing by that he didn’t notice his friends coming. 

　　A.such B.too

　　C.that D.so

　　答案:D

　　解析:固定句型。so...that....意为“如此……以至于……”。

　　8.He is really an excellent doctor and he is 　 to becoming an expert in this field. 

　　A.in a way B.by the way

　　C.on the way D.under way

　　答案:C

　　解析:on the way to+名词可表示“在去某地的途中”,on the way+to doing 表示“即将做”。本句句意:他确实是一个非常优秀的医生,并且他即将成为这一领域的专家。

　　9. “Do you know when Obama 　?” he asked me. 

　　A.came into office B.came into force

　　C.came into being D.came into service

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:他问我, “你知道奥巴马什么时候就职的吗?” come into office “就职, 上台执政”, 符合句意。

　　10.So severe was the earthquake 　 the central government had to start the first degree emergency plan. 

　　A.and B.therefore

　　C.that D.as

　　答案:C

　　解析:题干实际上使用的是so ...that (如此……以至于)这一结构, 只是so部分放在了句首。

　　11.After a day’s exhausting climb we arrived at 　 we had been told was “Garden in the Air”. 

　　A.what B.which

　　C.that D.where

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:经过一天筋疲力尽的攀登,我们到达了被告知是“空中花园”的那个地方。此处为what引导的宾语从句,作arrived at的宾语。

　　12.In some countries poisonous snakes can be used to 　 the jewels in the shop at night. 

　　A.watch over B.watch out

　　C.look out D.take over

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:在一些国家,毒蛇可以被用来在晚上照看商店里的珠宝。watch over “看守,照看”。watch out “当心,留神”;look out “当心,注意,向外看”;take over “接收,接管”。

　　13.Every time we stay together,　 I hear from him is always inspiring stories. 

　　A.what B.that

　　C.when D.whether

　　答案:A

　　解析:句意:每次我们待在一起,我从他那里听到的总是鼓舞人心的故事。what引导主语从句且在从句中作hear的宾语。

　　14.The problem facing us is so serious that we have to 　 it first. 

　　A.take interest B.deal with

　　C.make with D.work out

　　答案:B

　　解析:deal with意为 “处理”, 符合句意。

　　15.—Do you mind if I borrow your bicycle?

　　— 

　　A.How come? B.Take your time.

　　C.Yes,go on. D.No,help yourself.

　　答案:D

　　解析:前者要借自行车, 答语表示 “请随便用”, 只有D项有此意义。

　　16.The changing color of the leaves on the trees is a 　that it will soon be autumn. 

　　A.measure B.sight

　　C.signal D.mark

　　答案:C

　　解析:考查名词辨析。measure“措施,办法”;sight“视力,景象”;signal“信号,征兆”;mark“痕迹,标记”。句意:树上的叶子变化颜色预示着秋天即将到来。故选C项。

　　17.As is reported,the income of some people in big cities is many times larger than 　of average workers. 

　　A.this B.it

　　C.that D.those

　　答案:C

　　解析:考查代词用法。句中对比不同人的收入,四个选项中that可替代单数名词,相当于the income,that常指前面提到的“同类”事物,而it指“同一”事物。

　　18.I owe my success to John,a teacher from England,　help I have greatly improved my oral English. 

　　A.by which B.by whose

　　C.with his D.with whose

　　答案:D

　　解析:考查定语从句介词提前的用法。介词词组with the help of sb./with sb.’s help意为“在某人的帮助下”,with whose help在句中引导定语从句,修饰Mr.John。

　　19.　 on the leg by a snake,I never went through the forest alone. 

　　A.Biting B.To be bitten

　　C.Having bitten D.Bitten

　　答案:D

　　解析:考查非谓语动词。根据后半句可知,“我”被蛇咬的事情发生在主句谓语动词之前,故用过去分词作状语。

　　20.It is reported that a new kind of medicine 　 by the medical scientists and that hopefully they will succeed in a few years. 

　　A.is being developed B.has been developed

　　C.was developed D.has developed

　　答案:A

　　解析:考查动词时态。由后面半句可知,新药目前正处在研制过程中,因此用现在进行时的被动语态。