C．insisted on proving D．insisted should prove
解析 题干中主句为The theory proved to be correct，which he stuck to作定语修饰the theory。stick to表“坚持”之意时，意为refuse to change，后常接one’s promise/idea/view/decision/post等。insist on常接(doing)sth.意为order sth.to happen；接从句时，表“坚持(某事发生)”，用“(should＋) do”的虚拟语气；表“坚持(认为)”时，接陈述语气。 答案 B
12．She is very________about this topic，so we'd better not discuss it in front of her.
A．confident C．sensitive
B．crazy
D．humorous
解析 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她对这个话题很容易生气，所以我们最好别在她面前谈论这事。be sensitive about sth易生气的；神经过敏的，符合句意。be crazy about对……着迷，A、D两项的两个形容词不与about连用。 答案 C
13．Tom put his heart into the wildlife research，and finally，his efforts________him a great success and fame. A．saved
B．earned
C．made
D．offered
解析 句意：汤姆潜心于野生动物研究，他的努力最终为他赢得了巨大的成功和声望。earn sb sth“为某人赢得某物”。save和offer后均可接双宾语，但与题意不符。学% 答案 B
14．Mum pretended________what happened yesterday at school，but in fact，she has been told about every detail.
A．not to hear about
B．not to have heard about D．to not hear about
C．not to be hearing about
15．During World War Ⅱ，he took many photos，________some captured the emotions of both the soldiers and the civilians in war-torn Europe.
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A．from them C．by which
B．of which D．among them
解析 考查“介词＋关系代词”引导的定语从句。句意：在第二次世界大战期间，他拍摄了许多照片，而这其中的一些照片抓取了当时在欧洲饱经战争蹂躏的士兵和平民的情感。of在句中表示范围。 答案 B
16．We attached great importance ________ computers，because we rely ________ them to organize our work.
A．to；on B．on；on C．of；upon D．to；to 解析 答案 A
17．This magazine is very ________ with young people，who like its content and style.
A．familiar B．popular C．similar D．Particular 解析 答案B
18．—The plan might be difficult at first.
—Yes，every beginning is difficult.But we’re ________ about the future. A．confident B．worried C．sensitive D．Hopeless 解析 答案 A
19．—Does he know how to work out the problem?
—Yes，he has ________ a good idea to solve it. A．caught up with B． kept up with C．come up with D．put up wit
20．Can’t you notice that there is little time left？Please tell me the whole thing________.
A．in case B．in brief C．in total D．in detail
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解析 答案B
21．—Look at my new tie！What do you think of it?
—________，it doesn’t match your suit.
A．To be honest B．What’s more C．In other words D．On the other hand
答案A
22．After the entrance examination he spent almost a day________all his textbooks，papers and notebooks.
A．making out B．figuring out C．sorting out D．turning out 解析 答案C
23．You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request ________ a question.
A．in search of B．in the form of C．in need of D．in the direction of 解析 答案B
24．________ Chinese culture，the visiting Americans are also interested in Chinese food.
A．In addition B．In addition to C．Except D．Except for 解析 答案B
25．The theory he was sticking ________ proved correct.
A．to have B．to having C．has D．to has
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解析 答案D
26．We saw several natives advancing towards our party，and one of them came up to us，______ we gave some bells and glasses.
A．to which B．to whom C．with whom D．with which 解析 答案B
27．The teacher was so angry at all________ Jim had done ________ his face turned red.
A．that；that B．what；that C．that；what D．what；what
答案A
28．Eliza remembers everything exactly as if it ________ yesterday.
A．was happening B．happens C．has happened D．happened 解析 答案D
29．His wife Shirley has borrowed a book written by Yu Dan，________ is red.
A．the cover of which B．its cover C．which cover D．the cover of whose 解析 答案A
30．—What made Tom so upset?
—________.
A．He lost his cellphone B．Because he lost his cellphone
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C．Losing his cellphone D．Lost his cellphone 答案 解析C
Ⅵ.用所给动词的适当形式填空
1.She wished that he was as easy 32.____________(please) as her mother，who was always delighted with perfume.
答案：to please
2.While she was getting me 34.____________(settle) into a tiny but clean room，the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car.
解析：句意：把我安置在一个很小但很干净的房间里。get sb.done。故填过去分词settled作宾补。 答案：settled
3.Their lives are made a bit easier to have this opportunity 25.________(find) nice clothing for not a single penny.
解析：此处用不定式作定语，修饰opportunity。学* 答案：to find
4. When there was no place in the whole field 22.________(leave)to dig，the rabbit dug a tunnel right to where the dog had been lying all the time.There he found the carrot and the bone.
解析：此处为place的后置定语，leave与place构成逻辑上的被动关系，因此使用过去分词形式。 答案：left
5.Apple Inc.co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs died at the age of 56 after a long battle with cancer.Jobs battled cancer in 2004 after 16.________(take) a leave of absence.
解析：介词后应用动名词，结合语境可知此处用动名词taking。 答案：taking
6. Where men control the household，less money 21.________(spend) on health care and food，which results in poorer health for children.
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2018年高三英语一轮总复习专题2.5Music变式训练含解析20171028241
