A卷
Ⅰ 单项填空
1.(2018·泰兴质量检测)For sustainable development, the government has decided to give ________ to those energy-conserving and environment-friendly businesses in many aspects.
A.profit C.preference
B.interest D.advantage
C 解析:句意:为了可持续发展, 政府决定在各个方面给那些节能环保的企业优先权。 give preference to 给……优先权。
2.He is confident,________,in my opinion,is most important in modern society. A.who C.which
B.that D.what
C 解析:考查非限制性定语从句。句意:他很自信,我认为这在现代社会非常重要。in my opinion为插入语,定语从句修饰前面整个句子he is confident,并且从句中缺少主语,故选which。
3.Don’t lend your textbooks to those people; it is difficult to ________ the books from them when you want them.
A.attain C.preserve
B.recognize D.recover
D 解析:考查动词辨析。 句意:别把你的课本借给那些人。当你要的时候就很难从他们那要回来了。recover “重新获得, 收回”, 符合句意。A项意为“达到, 获得”; B项意为“认出, 赏识”; C项意为“保留”。
4.My neighbor is as ________ as a young man and dislikes sitting around doing nothing all day.
A.enthusiastic C.talkative
B.sensitive D.energetic
D 解析:考查形容词辨析。句意:我的邻居和年轻人一样精力充沛, 不喜欢整天闲坐着什么也不干。根据句子的后半部分 “dislikes sitting around doing nothing all day” 可知, 此处用energetic合适。
5.More than one doctor has warned the patient that without proper treatment the disease will lead to lung ________.
A.defeat C.failure
B.fall D.attack
C 解析:考查名词辨析。句意:不止一个医生警告过该病人, 没有恰当的治疗这种
病会导致肺衰竭。failure “失败, 故障”, lung failure表示 “肺衰竭”。
6.(2018·盐城月考)Surely it doesn’t matter where the Student Association gets their money from; what_____________is what they do with it.
A.counts C.stresses
B.applies D.functions
A 解析:句意:毫无疑问, 学生协会从哪儿弄到的钱这无关紧要, 重要的是他们用这些钱来做什么。count在句中的含义为 “重要, 有价值, 有意义”。
7.(2018·常州学情诊断)Caroline has never ever broken her promise, and ________. A.so I have C.nor I have
B.so have I D.nor have I
D 解析:考查倒装。句意:Caroline从来没有违背过自己的诺言, 我也是如此。 “nor/neither+助动词/情态动词/be+主语” 表示: ……也不。故选择D。易错选为B项, 没有意识到第一句是否定意义的句子而so have I 是表示 “前面肯定的情况也适用于后面” 而误选。
8.The present situation is very complex, so I think it will take me some time to________ its reality.
A.make up C.look through
B.figure out D.put off
B 解析:make up “组成; 化妆; 编造”; figure out “理解; 弄清楚”; look through “浏览”; put off “推迟”。句意:目前的形势非常复杂, 因此我认为要花费我一段时间来弄清楚它的真实性。
9.Jack didn’t play football yesterday because he had________ his leg. A.damaged C.hit
B.hurt D.struck
B 解析:句意:Jack昨天没能来踢足球是因为他的腿受伤了。damage “破坏, 损坏”; hurt “伤害, 使……受伤”; hit “击中, 打中”; strike “击打, 敲打”。
10.The Shenzhou-11 spacecraft has been launched successfully, ________ of great importance to the development of space science.
A.which I think it is C.which I think is
B.and I think is D.when I think is
C 解析:I think为插入语, 去掉I think可看出此句为which引导的非限制性定语从句修饰前一句所述内容。
11.Most of us could hardly ________ our excitement when hearing that Celine Dion would come to the stage to sing her famous song—My Heart Will Go on.
A.read C.hold
B.show D.contain
D 解析:考查动词辨析。此处表示 “我们中的大多数几乎不能控制我们的兴奋”, 根据句意可知选D, contain表示 “控制, 克制”。
12.—How can you keep slim as a mother of two? —I have been ________ in the gym for years. A.working out C.getting out
B.carrying out D.giving out
A 解析:work out “锻炼”; carry out “执行”; get out “出去”; give out “分发; 公布; 发出”。根据句意可知应是 “多年来一直坚持锻炼”。
13.The questionnaire takes ________ ten to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.
A.mainly C.approximately
B.punctually D.precisely
C 解析:句意:问卷调查大约需要10至15分钟完成, 可以与面试评估表一起使用。approximately “大约地”; mainly “主要地”; punctually “准时地”; precisely “精确地”。
14.His deskmate refused to help him cheat in the examination, which made him ________. A.excited C.embarrassed
B.relaxed D.experienced
C 解析:句意:他的同桌拒绝在考试中帮他作弊, 他感到很难为情。excited “激动的”; relaxed “放松的”; embarrassed “尴尬的; 难为情的”; experienced “有经验的”。
15.—Did you enjoy yourself at the party? —Yes, I’ve never been to________ one before. A.a more excited C.a more exciting
B.the most excited D.the most exciting
C 解析:比较级用于否定句中表示最高级的意义。答语句意:是的, 我以前从未参加过比这个更激动人心的晚会。
Ⅱ 阅读理解
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