中考英语单项填空练习附答案解析
2. (2015·蚌埠模拟)—It is neither too cold nor too hot in Kunming ________ the season.
—No wonder it is called “Spring City”.
A. whatever B. however
C. whenever D. wherever
【解析】选A。考查状语从句。句意: ——不论什么季节昆明都既不太冷也不太热。——难怪它被称作“春城”。whatever“无论什么”, 在句中引导让步状语从句, 并且the season后面省略了连系动词is。
【加固训练】The reporter went to the library to search for ________ he could find about the businessman before interviewing him.
A. wherever B. however
C. whatever D. whichever
【解析】选C。考查宾语从句。介词for后面跟的是宾语从句, 从句中find缺少宾语, 且所述之物没有范围, 所以选C。变式题whatever引导名词性从句, 母题whatever引导让步状语从句。
3. (2015·南通模拟)A pipeline has been built to ________ some eastern provinces with natural gas from the west of China.
A. supply B. transport C. combine D. offer
【解析】选A。句意: 一条管道已经建立起来, 把中国西部的天然气送到东部的一些省份。supply . . . with . . . “向……提供……”。transport“运输”; combine“结合”; offer“主动提供”。
4. (2015·衡阳模拟)—Did you attend Mary’s wedding ceremony last August?
—I wish I ________ , but I ________ abroad.
A. had; would study B. did; have studied
C. do; had studied D. had; was studying
【解析】选D。考查wish的用法。句意: ——去年八月你参加了玛丽的结婚庆典了吗? ——我希望参加了。但是我当时正在国外学习。wish从句表示对过去的虚拟时谓语用had done形式。第二空用过去进行时表示过去正在进行的动作。
5. (2015·温州八校联考)—Could you meet me at the airport?
—I’d like to, but I’m afraid I ________ a very important meeting when you return.
A. am attending B. was attending
C. will be attending D. will have attended
【解析】选C。考查动词的时态。句意: ——你能来机场接我吗? ——我想去, 但恐怕当你回来时我正在开一个很重要的会议。根据语境指的是当你回来时, 我正在做某事, 故用将来进行时。
6. (2015·泰州模拟)On hearing the news, the girl rushed out without hesitation, ________ the luggage ________ on the floor, and disappeared in the dark.
A. left; lied B. leaving; lying
C. leaving; lie D. left; lay
【解析】选B。句意: 听到这个消息, 女孩毫不犹豫地冲了出去, 行李放在地板上, 然后消失在黑暗中。leave意为“使……处于某种状态”, lying作leave的宾语补足语, leaving the luggage lying on the floor是现在分词短语作状语, 表示自然而然的结果。
【拓展延伸】
自然而然的结果用doing; 意料之外的结果用only to do。doing结构作结果状语, 往往表示自然而然的结果。例如: There is mud and water everywhere, making it difficult to travel from place to place.
到处都是泥和(积)水, 这使得到各地旅行很困难。
本句中making it difficult to travel from place to place作结果状语, 表示前面发生的事情“到处都是泥和(积)水”所产生的自然而然的结果。还有一类结果状语表示意料之外的结果, 常用only to do结构来表示。例如:
He returned home many years later only to be told that his wife had left him.
许多年以后他回到家, 结果却被告知妻子已经离开了他。
7. (2015·扬州模拟)The 31st Olympic Games, ________ between August 5 and August 21 in 2016, will take place in Rio de Janeiro.
A. scheduling B. to schedule
C. scheduled D. to have scheduled【解析】选C。考查时态及语态。schedule与“The 31st Olympic Games”之间是逻辑上的动宾关系, 因此, 应该使用过去分词表示被动及完成, 其他选项均表示主动关系, 故排除。
________ , he is far from a competitive candidate.
A. together B. merely
C. altogether D. even
【解析】选C。考查副词辨析。句意: 你推荐的年轻男子太自私、懒惰、固执——总而言之, 他远不是一个有竞争力的候选人。together“一起”; merely“只是”; altogether“总而言之”; even“甚至”。
9. —That’s the third time he’s won the award in this field.
—Yes. He ________ his maximum potential in the past decade.
A. explored B. is exploring
C. has been exploring D. has explored
【解析】选C。考查时态。答句句意: 是的。过去十年来他一直都在发掘他最大的潜能。从“in the past decade”可知应该用现在完成时, 同时此处强调十年来他一直保持的状态, 所以选择用现在完成进行时, 故选C。
10. (2015·淮安模拟)His wife and children ________ to see him off at the airport, but they failed to get there in time because of the traffic jam. A. hope B. had hoped
C. have hoped D. were hope
【解析】选B。考查时态。句意: 他的妻子和孩子本来希望去机场送他, 但是因为交通拥堵而没有及时赶到。had hoped表示“原希望……”, 但往往没有实现。类似结构还有: had thought/wanted/planned/supposed/intended等。
11. Finance for research is already ________ , with which scientists can go on with their further medical experiments.
A. in advance B. in demand
C. in order D. in place
【解析】选D。考查介词短语。句意: 研究资金已经到位, 科学家们用这笔钱可以继续进行进一步的医学试验。in place“在适当的位置, 适当, 到位”; in advance“提前”; in demand“需要”; in order按顺序, 整齐。
12. (2015·徐州模拟) ________ on his past mistakes, Ted realized that he had made wrong friends.
A. To reflect B. Reflecting
C. Reflected D. Being reflected
【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。句意: 反思过去的错误, 特德意识到他交错了朋友。根据句意可知, 主语Ted和动词reflect之间是逻辑上的主谓关系, 故用现在分词短语作状语。
13. (2015·南京模拟)It was several minutes ________ we realized what was happening—our dog was trapped in a newly-dug tunnel.
A. since B. before C. until D. while
【解析】选B。考查状语从句。句意: 过了好几分钟我们才意识到正在发生什么——我们的狗被困在新挖的隧道里了。It be+一段时间+before从句, 意为“过了多久才……”。
14. Tom is indeed a good child; he often helps his parents clean and ________ the bedrooms on Sundays.
A. move B. manage
C. arrange D. serve
【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。句意: 汤姆确实是个好孩子, 星期天他经常帮他父母打扫、整理卧室。arrange“布置, 安排, 整理”, 符合句意。
15. (2015·宿迁模拟)At first, John was ________ of planes, but two years later, ________ to other countries on business is his main business.
A. scared; flying B. frightening; flight
C. frightened; flight D. scaring; flying
【解析】选A。考查scare的用法。句意: 起初, 约翰害怕飞机, 但是两年后, 坐飞机去其他国家出差是他的主要事务。be scared of表示“害怕……”; flying to. . . 意为“坐飞机去……”, 动名词短语作主语。