2024届高三英语二轮专题演练：单项填空16

　　1．(2011北京高考)Experiments of this kind______in both the U．S.and Europe well before the Second World War.

　　A．have conductedB．have been conducted

　　C．had conducted

　　D．had been conducted

　　解析：考查时态和语态。句意：第二次世界大战之前，在美国和欧洲就曾彻底地进行过这种实验。experiments与conduct之间为被动关系，故排除A项和C项。conduct 这一动作发生在第二次世界大战之前，即：过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。

　　答案：D

　　2．(2010江西高考)Parents______much importance to education.They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.

　　A．attach

　　B．pay

　　C．link

　　D．apply

　　解析：句意：父母都十分重视教育。他们会竭尽所能给他们的孩子们那种极其贵重的礼物。attach importance(significance，value，weight)to...认为……有重要性(意义、价值、分量)；pay付钱；link...to...把……和……连接在一起；apply...to...把……应用于……。答案：A

　　3．(2010湖北高考)It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money______favors to them.

　　A．in preference to

　　B．in place of

　　C．in agreement with

　　D．in exchange for

　　解析：句意：公职人员向人们索要礼品或金钱作为给人们带来恩惠的交换是非法的。A项意为“优先于”；B项意为“代替”；C项意为“同意，赞同，与……一致”；D项意为“作为交换”。

　　答案：D

　　4．I was speaking to my mother on the phone when suddenly we were______.

　　A．hung up

　　B．cut back

　　C．cut down

　　D．cut off

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据“我正和妈妈通电话”以及suddenly可知，电话突然被切断了，故选D项。hang up“挂断(电话)”；cut back“减少，削减”；cut down“削减”。

　　答案：D

　　5．______he would not accept the job offer，I had to interview someone else.

　　A．Until

　　B．ThoughC．As soon as

　　D．Seeing that

　　解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为他不接受工作邀请，我不得不再对其他的人进行面试。seeing that鉴于，由于，表原因，符合句意。

　　答案：D

　　6．Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future______to the well-educated.

　　A．belongs

　　B．is belonged

　　C．is belonging

　　D．will be belonged

　　7．We should consider the students’request ______ the school library provide more books on popular science.

　　A．that

　　B．when

　　C．which

　　D．where

　　解析：考查request之后同位语从句的连词。句意：我们应该考虑学生提出的让学校图书馆增加受欢迎的科技书籍的要求。request后的从句说明的是其内容，从句中不缺少句子成分，故用that引导同位语从句。

　　答案：A

　　8．I am thankful to him for that advice，______I owe all my success.

　　A．to what

　　B．of which

　　C．at which

　　D．to which

　　解析：句意：我很感激他给我提的那个建议，我把我的所有成功都归功于它。本题考查短语owe...to...把……归功于……，此处是把介词to前置和which一起引导修饰that advice 的定语从句。

　　答案：D9．He left a good impression on me ______I saw him.

　　A．for the first time

　　B．the first time

　　C．first time

　　D．it’s the first time

　　解析：考查the first time＋从句。

　　答案：B10．—Can you give some advice on what I said just now?

　　—Sorry.My mind______.

　　A．is wandering

　　B．was wandering

　　C．has wandered

　　D．had wandered

　　11．Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women.That is to say，women are in the ______.

　　A．majority

　　B．activity

　　C．probability

　　D．minority

　　解析：由第一句话可知妇女占少数。

　　答案：D

　　12．You were very clever to ________him.He had deceived the rest of us.

　　A．see through

　　B．look through

　　C．look over

　　D．see off

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：你很聪明，能把他识破，他把我们其他人都骗了。see through看穿；look through浏览、快速查看； look over 检查；查看；see off 给……送行。答案：A

　　13．—Mum，it’ s fine today.I want to skate on the lake.

　　—Don’t you think the ice is too thin to________your weight?

　　A．stand

　　B．bear

　　C．catch

　　D．take

　　解析：bear one’s weight意为“承受某人的体重”。stand 侧重指“精神上的承受”。

　　答案：B

　　14．________our expectation，he was elminated(淘汰)in the first round.

　　A．To the contrary

　　B．Contrary to

　　C．On the contrary

　　D．On contrary to

　　解析：句意：我们怎么也想不到，他在第一循环赛里就被淘汰了。contrary to“和……相反，违反”，符合句意。to the contrary相反的；on the contrary正相反，恰恰相反。

　　答案：B

　　15．The writer was so ________in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

　　A．absorbed

　　B．abandoned

　　C．focused

　　D．centered

　　解析：句意：那位作家全神贯注于她的工作，以至于没注意到他进入房间。be absorbed in “全神贯注于……”。

　　答案：A

　　16．This kind of food product is natural，with no________flavors added.

　　A．accurate

　　B．regular

　　C．sensitive

　　D．artificial

　　解析：artificial人造的；regular 有规律的；accurate精确的；sensitive敏感的。句意：这种食品是天然的，没有添加人造香料。

　　答案：D

　　17．The bell ________the end of the period rang，________our heated discussion.

　　A．indicating；interrupting

　　B．indicated；interrupting

　　C．indicating；interrupted

　　D．indicated；interrupted

　　解析：indicating the end of the period 这个现在分词短语作bell的定语；interrupting our heated discussion这个分词短语作伴随状语，起补充说明作用，这两个词与主语bell是主谓关系，所以都用现在分词形式。

　　答案：A

　　[交际用语]

　　18．—I’m afraid I can only make a small contribution this time.

　　—________.We really appreciate your assistance.

　　A．The best things come in small packagesB．The more，the better

　　C．It is better to give than to receive

　　D．Every little helps

　　解析：考查谚语。根据句中的make a small contribution可知“我”的贡献很小，即便如此对方对“我”的帮助还是很感激的。Every little helps表示“涓涓细流汇成河”。

　　答案： D19．—When will you be through with your work?

　　—______？My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.

　　A．Who knows

　　B．Would you help me

　　C．I beg your pardon

　　D．Anything the matter

　　解析：句意：——你什么时候能完成工作？——谁知道呢？我老板总是在最后时刻给我安排一些事情。be through with“完成”。答案：A

　　20．—The floor is dirty.Can anyone clean it?

　　—______I do it all the time.

　　A．Don’t mention it.

　　B．Why you?

　　C．Not sure.

　　D．Not me again.

　　2024届高三英语二轮专题演练：单项填空16

　　1．(2011北京高考)Experiments of this kind______in both the U．S.and Europe well before the Second World War.

　　A．have conductedB．have been conducted

　　C．had conducted

　　D．had been conducted

　　解析：考查时态和语态。句意：第二次世界大战之前，在美国和欧洲就曾彻底地进行过这种实验。experiments与conduct之间为被动关系，故排除A项和C项。conduct 这一动作发生在第二次世界大战之前，即：过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。

　　答案：D

　　2．(2010江西高考)Parents______much importance to education.They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.

　　A．attach

　　B．pay

　　C．link

　　D．apply

　　解析：句意：父母都十分重视教育。他们会竭尽所能给他们的孩子们那种极其贵重的礼物。attach importance(significance，value，weight)to...认为……有重要性(意义、价值、分量)；pay付钱；link...to...把……和……连接在一起；apply...to...把……应用于……。答案：A

　　3．(2010湖北高考)It is illegal for a public official to ask people for gifts or money______favors to them.

　　A．in preference to

　　B．in place of

　　C．in agreement with

　　D．in exchange for

　　解析：句意：公职人员向人们索要礼品或金钱作为给人们带来恩惠的交换是非法的。A项意为“优先于”；B项意为“代替”；C项意为“同意，赞同，与……一致”；D项意为“作为交换”。

　　答案：D

　　4．I was speaking to my mother on the phone when suddenly we were______.

　　A．hung up

　　B．cut back

　　C．cut down

　　D．cut off

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。根据“我正和妈妈通电话”以及suddenly可知，电话突然被切断了，故选D项。hang up“挂断(电话)”；cut back“减少，削减”；cut down“削减”。

　　答案：D

　　5．______he would not accept the job offer，I had to interview someone else.

　　A．Until

　　B．ThoughC．As soon as

　　D．Seeing that

　　解析：考查介词短语辨析。句意：因为他不接受工作邀请，我不得不再对其他的人进行面试。seeing that鉴于，由于，表原因，符合句意。

　　答案：D

　　6．Professor Williams keeps telling his students that the future______to the well-educated.

　　A．belongs

　　B．is belonged

　　C．is belonging

　　D．will be belonged

　　7．We should consider the students’request ______ the school library provide more books on popular science.

　　A．that

　　B．when

　　C．which

　　D．where

　　解析：考查request之后同位语从句的连词。句意：我们应该考虑学生提出的让学校图书馆增加受欢迎的科技书籍的要求。request后的从句说明的是其内容，从句中不缺少句子成分，故用that引导同位语从句。

　　答案：A

　　8．I am thankful to him for that advice，______I owe all my success.

　　A．to what

　　B．of which

　　C．at which

　　D．to which

　　解析：句意：我很感激他给我提的那个建议，我把我的所有成功都归功于它。本题考查短语owe...to...把……归功于……，此处是把介词to前置和which一起引导修饰that advice 的定语从句。

　　答案：D9．He left a good impression on me ______I saw him.

　　A．for the first time

　　B．the first time

　　C．first time

　　D．it’s the first time

　　解析：考查the first time＋从句。

　　答案：B10．—Can you give some advice on what I said just now?

　　—Sorry.My mind______.

　　A．is wandering

　　B．was wandering

　　C．has wandered

　　D．had wandered

　　11．Less than twenty percent of the employees in their company are women.That is to say，women are in the ______.

　　A．majority

　　B．activity

　　C．probability

　　D．minority

　　解析：由第一句话可知妇女占少数。

　　答案：D

　　12．You were very clever to ________him.He had deceived the rest of us.

　　A．see through

　　B．look through

　　C．look over

　　D．see off

　　解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：你很聪明，能把他识破，他把我们其他人都骗了。see through看穿；look through浏览、快速查看； look over 检查；查看；see off 给……送行。答案：A

　　13．—Mum，it’ s fine today.I want to skate on the lake.

　　—Don’t you think the ice is too thin to________your weight?

　　A．stand

　　B．bear

　　C．catch

　　D．take

　　解析：bear one’s weight意为“承受某人的体重”。stand 侧重指“精神上的承受”。

　　答案：B

　　14．________our expectation，he was elminated(淘汰)in the first round.

　　A．To the contrary

　　B．Contrary to

　　C．On the contrary

　　D．On contrary to

　　解析：句意：我们怎么也想不到，他在第一循环赛里就被淘汰了。contrary to“和……相反，违反”，符合句意。to the contrary相反的；on the contrary正相反，恰恰相反。

　　答案：B

　　15．The writer was so ________in her work that she didn’t notice him enter the room.

　　A．absorbed

　　B．abandoned

　　C．focused

　　D．centered

　　解析：句意：那位作家全神贯注于她的工作，以至于没注意到他进入房间。be absorbed in “全神贯注于……”。

　　答案：A

　　16．This kind of food product is natural，with no________flavors added.

　　A．accurate

　　B．regular

　　C．sensitive

　　D．artificial

　　解析：artificial人造的；regular 有规律的；accurate精确的；sensitive敏感的。句意：这种食品是天然的，没有添加人造香料。

　　答案：D

　　17．The bell ________the end of the period rang，________our heated discussion.

　　A．indicating；interrupting

　　B．indicated；interrupting

　　C．indicating；interrupted

　　D．indicated；interrupted

　　解析：indicating the end of the period 这个现在分词短语作bell的定语；interrupting our heated discussion这个分词短语作伴随状语，起补充说明作用，这两个词与主语bell是主谓关系，所以都用现在分词形式。

　　答案：A

　　[交际用语]

　　18．—I’m afraid I can only make a small contribution this time.

　　—________.We really appreciate your assistance.

　　A．The best things come in small packagesB．The more，the better

　　C．It is better to give than to receive

　　D．Every little helps

　　解析：考查谚语。根据句中的make a small contribution可知“我”的贡献很小，即便如此对方对“我”的帮助还是很感激的。Every little helps表示“涓涓细流汇成河”。

　　答案： D19．—When will you be through with your work?

　　—______？My boss usually finds something for me to do at the last minute.

　　A．Who knows

　　B．Would you help me

　　C．I beg your pardon

　　D．Anything the matter

　　解析：句意：——你什么时候能完成工作？——谁知道呢？我老板总是在最后时刻给我安排一些事情。be through with“完成”。答案：A

　　20．—The floor is dirty.Can anyone clean it?

　　—______I do it all the time.

　　A．Don’t mention it.

　　B．Why you?

　　C．Not sure.

　　D．Not me again.