中考英语单选专项练习及答案
A. gave in B. gave away
C. gave out D. gave up
【解析】选C。句意: 两天后我们的食物用完了, 我们不得不返回营地。give out用光, 耗尽; give in屈服; give away泄露; give up放弃。
2. Not only food and clothes but also some necessary equipment ________ sent to the disaster-hit area since the powerful earthquake occurred.
A. has been B. have been
C. is being D. are being
【解析】选A。考查主谓一致。句意: 自从强有力的地震发生后, 一些必要的设备、食物和衣物被送到了灾区。这里的谓语和就近的some necessary equipment一致, 所以用单数形式。not only A but also B结构中谓语动词单复数和B一致。时间状语为since+一般过去时从句, 所以谓语动词要用完成时。
【加固训练】
Not only ________ the activity ________ public awareness of world hunger, but raised a lot of money for the poor children.
A. /; has increased B. is; increased
C. has; increased D. /; increased
【解析】选C。句意: 这次活动不仅增强了公众对世界饥饿的认识, 而且为贫穷的孩子募集了很多资金。not only. . . but(also). . . 不仅……而且……, not only置于句首时, 所在分句用部分倒装。
3. (2015·合肥模拟)—What a pity! I missed The Voice of China last night.
—Don’t worry. It ________ again this weekend.
A. broadcasts B. will be broadcast
C. is broadcast D. will broadcast
【解析】选B。考查动词的时态和语态。句意: ——多么遗憾啊! 我昨天晚上错过了《中国好声音》。——别担心。这个周末还会重播的。根据语境和时间状语this weekend可知, 此处应用一般将来时的被动语态, 故B项正确。
4. She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great ________ on her employer.
A. influence B. effort
C. impression D. effect
【解析】选C。句意: 她非常自信地说话因为她想给雇主留下好的印象。make an impression on sb. 给某人留下印象; influence影响; effort努力; effect效果。
5. Thomas was ________ of having stolen a famous painting worth $100 million by Da Vinci.
A. accused B. charged C. punished D. scolded
【解析】选A。句意: 托马斯被控告偷了达芬奇所画的一幅价值1亿美元的名画。四个选项中只有accuse和of搭配。accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事; charge sb. with sth. 指控某人某事; punish sb. for sth. 因某事而惩罚某人; scold sb. for sth. 因某事而责备某人。
6. An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Mars has been ________ .
A. put back B. put off
C. put up D. put forward
【解析】选D。句意: 有人已经提出一项测量火星周围大气层的饶有趣味的建议。put forward提出; put back放回原处; put off推迟; put up举起, 搭建。
7. We were in the same primary school for six years but now his name ________ me.
A. escaped B. forgot
C. left D. fled
【解析】选A。句意: 我们在同一所小学上了六年, 但是现在我记不住他的名字了。escape被遗忘, 主语为物; forget忘记, 主语为人; leave离开; flee逃离。
8. (2015·福州模拟)Black holes ________ not be seen directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.
A. can B. should C. must D. need
【解析】选A。can意为“能够”, 表示黑洞是不能直接被看见的。should意为“应该”, 表示因责任、必要、义务、道义、原则等方面的原因而应该做的事。must意为“必须”, 表示出于职责、义务该做某事或出于主观意识而必须要做某事。need意为“需要”。
9. (2015·衢州模拟)The weather in Quzhou is rather cold in winter, especially ________ that in my hometown. A. having compared to B. comparing to
C. compare to D. compared to
【解析】选D。句意: 衢州的冬天是相当冷的, 尤其是把它和我的家乡的气候相比较的时候。根据题意可知, 句子的主语是weather, 与compare之间构成被动关系, 此处是过去分词作状语。
10. The bus stop at my block corner is very ________ , where I take a ride easily to school every morning.
A. necessary B. comfortable
C. convenient D. practical
【解析】选C。句意: 我们街区拐角附近的公共汽车站很方便, 每天早晨我在那儿可以很容易坐车去上学。convenient方便到达的, 方便的; necessary必要的; comfortable舒服的; practical实用的。
11. —How did you find the London Eye during your visit to London as an exchange student?
— ________ ! It impressed me very much.
A. Regretting B. Amazing
C. Frustrating D. Amusing
【解析】选B。句意: ——在你作为一个交换生参观伦敦期间, 你认为伦敦眼摩天轮怎么样? ——非常棒! 它给我留下的印象非常深刻。A项为动词regret的现在分词; amazing惊人的, 很棒的, 了不起的; frustrating令人沮丧的; amusing有趣的, 引人发笑的。
12. I can finish the work alone! I feel much more ________ about myself and my abilities these days after training in this field. A. confident B. energetic
C. generous D. curious
【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。句意: 我能自己完成这项工作! 经过这方面的训练后, 这些天来我对自己和自己的能力更加自信了。confident自信的, 确信的, 符合句意。energetic精力充沛的; generous慷慨的, 大方的; curious好奇的, 均与题意不符。
13. (2015·无锡模拟)The pleasant weather ________ our pleasure. We had a wonderful time during our holiday.
A. added up to B. added in
C. added up D. added to
【解析】选D。句意: 怡人的天气增添了我们的乐趣。我们假期过得很愉快。add to增添; add up to总计达到; add in把……包括在内; add up把……加起来。
14. (2015·福州模拟)With the word“PM2. 5” ________ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for hazy days.
A. constantly B. instantly
C. rarely D. directly
【解析】选A。句意: 随着“PM2. 5”这个词频繁出现在媒体的报道中, 人们更加关注这个词, 并寻找应对雾霾天气的健康建议。constantly经常地, 不断地, 符合题意; instantly立刻; rarely罕见地; directly直接地。
15. He has got the job because he has the advantage ________ others of knowing many languages.
A. against B. beyond C. over D. above
【解析】选C。句意: 他得到了那份工作, 因为他懂很多语言, 比别人有优势。have the advantage over优于, 胜过, 占优势,
中考英语单选专项练习2:
1. (2015·合肥模拟)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________ of what to do this week.
A. inform B. informing
C. informed D. to inform
【解析】选C。句意: 经理张贴了通知告知员工这周要做什么。staff与inform为被动关系, 故用过去分词。
2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.
A. Hardly B. Directly
C. Mostly D. Nearly
【解析】选B。directly/immediately/instantly等少数副词具有连词的功能, 用来引导状语从句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相当于as soon as, the moment等用法。
3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.
A. earn B. challenge
C. introduce D. develop
【解析】选A。句意: 虽然他是商人, 但他的主要目标不仅仅是获利。earn后可接表示金钱含义的词, 表示“挣得……”。profit意为“利润”。
4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?
—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.
A. will be approved B. approve
C. is to approve D. has been approved
【解析】选D。考查动词时态和语态。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果强调从句的动作完成后主句的动作才发生, 从句的动词常用现在完成时替代将来完成时。
5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.
A. make of B. do with
C. take charge D. make into
【解析】选A。句意: 我认为这是我们对这种材料的最好利用。本题考查短语make use of, use为先行词, that引导定语从句, 修饰use, 还原后即为: we can make the best use of the material。
6. (2015·南京模拟)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.
—I think so. He ________ for it for months.
A. is preparing B. was preparing
C. had been preparing D. has been preparing
【解析】选D。句意: ——我确定汤姆会在即将到来的青奥会上获得冠军。——我也这样认为。他已经准备了几个月了。prepare的动作从过去某一时间开始一直持续到现在, 故用现在完成进行时, 选D项。
7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.
A. failed B. succeeded
C. struggled D. covered
【解析】选C。句意: 生活对她来说曾经很艰难, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失败”; succeed“成功”, 常构成短语succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆盖; 报道”。
8. (2015·苏州模拟)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.
A. average B. number
C. amount D. quantity
【解析】选A。句意: 毕业考出驾照的学生人数达到了20万, 平均每年4万。an average of“平均”。
9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.
A. that B. whom
C. of whose D. whose
【解析】选D。考查定语从句。句意: 他的父母不让他与家庭贫穷的女子结婚。family前缺少作定语的关系代词, 故选D。
10. (2015·苏州模拟)—How can I get to the island?
—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.
A. other than B. rather than
C. more than D. less than
【解析】选A。句意: ——我如何才能到达这个岛上? ——除了游泳之外无法到达。other than“除了……之外(没有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不仅仅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。
11. China Dream is a great dream ________ anyone can make a positive influence on society and contribute to our country.
A. which B. what
C. where D. when
【解析】选C。考查定语从句引导词。句意: 中国梦是一个伟大的梦, 其中每个人都可以对社会有积极的影响, 都可以对我们的祖国做出贡献。该句是一个定语从句, a great dream是先行词, 分析从句可知句子中不缺主语、宾语或表语, 所以排除掉A; B项what不能引导定语从句; a great dream在从句中作抽象的地点状语, 而不是时间状语, 故选C, where=in which。
12. My friend Jack devoted all the time he could spare ________ his blog.
A. write B. to write
C. writing D. to writing
【解析】选D。考查devote time to doing sth. 的用法。句意: 我朋友Jack把能抽出来的所有时间都用来写博客。句中he could spare为定语从句, 修饰time。13. (2015·盐城模拟) ________ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.
A. Taken B. Being taken
C. Taking D. Having been taken
【解析】选B。句意: 对于像我这样的普通人来说被带去国外旅游是件很荣幸的事情。考查动词-ing形式作主语。此处用动词-ing的被动形式。
14. I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ________ today.
A. as tiring a day as B. as a tiring day
C. tiring as a day as D. day as a tiring as
【解析】选A。考查“as+形容词+a/an+单数名词+as”结构。句意: 今天我彻底打扫了房间, 之后很累, 我从来没有度过像今天这么累的一天。