高考英语单项选择题精选七

1、英语：2012年高考单项选择题精选（七）Her life story deeply moved the audience and reminded the people not to forget thepast and prevent the same tragedy happening again.A romanticB miserableC fantasticD traditional解析：考查形容词词义。语境：这个故事提醒人们不要忘记悲惨的过去并且不让同 样的悲剧重演。答案：BPeople try to avoid public transportation delays by usi

2、ng their own cars, andthiscreates further problems.A in shortB in caseC in doubtD in turn解析：句意：人们企图靠用私家车来避开公共交通所引起的堵车，但相反引起了更大的问题。考查介词短语的用法。in turn轮流，反过来”，符合题意。A项意为“简而言之”；B项意为“以防万一，假如；C项意为“怀疑”。答案：DWith the project of animal protection , foxes are becoming more in urban areas.A . popularB. ordinaryC

3、universalD widespread解析：句意：有了动物保护工程，在乡村地区，狐狸越来越普遍。考查形容词词义。widespread 意为“分布广泛的，普遍的“，符合题意。popular 流行的，受欢迎的；ordinary 普通的；universal “全体的，万能的“。答案：DWhen I was doing shopping in the market the other day, I an old friend ofmine , who I hadnt met for twenty years.A . came upB . came overC . came acrossD. cam

4、e down解析：由题意可知，二十年未见的老朋友是在购物时遇见的，这当然是“不期而遇”。在四个选项中，come up 发生，走到附近“；come over 从远处来，过来；come across 偶遇，碰到；come down降低；失望”；只有 C项 符合题意。答案：CId like to ask you to put an end to the quarrel.I know you have the.A energyB forceC strengthD power解析：句意：我想叫你去中止这次纷争。我知道你有这个能力。power能力，符合题意。答案：DI am surprised that

5、you should have been fooled by such a simple.A roleB dealC . testD. trick解析：a simple trick一个小把戏。句意：我很吃惊，你竟然被这样的小把戏给骗了。答案：DShe Japanese when she was in Japan , now she can speak it freely.A . picked outB . made outC made upD picked up解析：考查动词短语辨析。pick out 挑出；make out 辨认出，理解； makeup 编造，构成，化妆；pick up 学到

6、，拾起，搭车，加速”等。本题考查pick up 学 至之意。答案：D It seems that he is our village. He spent of his childhood here.A . new to ; mostB. familiar with ; partC . similar to ; a partD. like ; much解析：be familiar with 对熟悉。句意：好像他对我们村子很熟悉。”“他在这里度过了他的部分童年时光。”答案：BIn with most young people , he hates getting up early in the m

7、orning.A . commonB. totalC generalD particular解析：in common with 同一样。句意：同大多数年轻人一样，他讨厌早上早起。答案：AThe children were so by the humorous performance that they keptlaughing all the time.A movedB shockedC frightenedD entertained解析：entertain 意为使娱乐”，符合题意。答案：DDuring the past months, the World Health Organizatio

8、n madegreat efforts to stop H1N1 from.A increasingB spreadingC happeningD moving解析：考查动词词义。spread指“（疾病）传播“。答案：BI felt my heart wildly when I got to the top of the mountain.A beatingB strikingC hittingD fighting解析：指心脏的“跳动”，用 beat。13. I cant possibly tell itA in silenceBC in briefD答案：A.I would like to

9、write the whole thing in detail. in surprise in turn解析：考查短语介词。根据句中in detail详细的”可知选 in brief 简略的。答案：CIt is so nice to hear from her. , we last met more than thirty years ago.A . Whats moreB . That is to sayC . In other wordsD . Believe it or not解析：believe it or not“信不信由你”。由于两人最后一次见面距现在已经有三十多年了，故用了这种表

10、达法。whats more 另外；that is to say这就是说；inother words 换句话说。答案：DThe line was busy and I couldnt.A get toB get onC get downD get through解析：get through“接通，打通电话”。答案：DHe has written articles about air pollution hoping to call the attentionof allpeople to the problem.A . a series ofB. a large amount ofC . a p

11、lenty ofD. a great deal of解析：a large amount of 和a great deal of修饰不可数名词；C项中多了一个 a。aseries of一系列，一连串“，符合题意。答案：A Ill pay for the meal.-No, no, put your money away.Let me you to it.A . dealB. treatC serveD charge解析：treat sb.to sth.请某人吃东西”，deal “处理，对待”；serve 服务，供 应；charge 收费，控告”。句意：“我来买单。” “不，不，你把钱收起来。让我

12、来买单。”答案：BCome on tell me whats wrong.Sometimes it helps to your problems , youknow.B divideD separate“共同分担问题”。A solveC share解析：shar e your problems答案：CThe police reassured us that all that was pure rumor and was made upbysome ill men.A extremelyB accidentallyC totallyD roughly解析：考查副词词义。句意：警察向我们保证这是谣

13、言，完全是坏人捏造的。 答案：CHearing a strange noise from behind , he and listened attentively.turn overA turn toC . turn aroundD. turn up解析：考查动词词组。turn to 朝向，求助；turn over 翻过来；turn around 转过身来；turn up 出现，调大。答案：CTo our joy , they all in mending the roof yesterday.A. aidedB. helpedC supportedD assisted解析：本题可从动词的用法

14、上做出正确的判断。帮助某人做某事用aid sb.in doingsth.；或用 help(sb.)to do sth.或 help sb.with sth. ； support 意为“养活，支持”, 不符合句意。assist在此句中是不及物动词，assist in doing sth. 意为“帮助做某事”。答案：Dby Captain Feng , who was a seasoned seaman , the ship did sail through the tough storms and waves and landed on Qingdao.A. ConductedB. Contac

15、tedC ConnectedD Communicated解析：句意：由经验丰富的冯船长带领着，这艘船穿过暴风狂浪，安全地到达了 青岛。conduct 由指导； contact 联系某人； connect 连接；communicate 通信；交流。答案：ANowadays, all schools are required to provide multi-media teachinginstruments for the students of all levels.A adjustableB accessibleC affordableD valuable解析：句意：如今，所有的学校都要求提

16、供各种水平的学生都能使用的多媒体教学设备。adjustable 可调节的；accessible 可使用的；affordable 支付得起的； valuable 有价值的。答案：BHe soon himself to the way of life there and has lived happilyever since.A. arrangedC. admitted解析：考查动词辨析。B . adjustedD avoidedadj ust oneself to sth.“使自己适应”。句意：他很快适应了那里的生活方式，从此过上了幸福生活。arrange安排，admit承认，avoid避免，均

17、不符合句意。答案：BTenna is always feeling lonely , for she never in social activitieslet alonemaking friends.A. contributesB. participatesC. involvesD . concerns解析：句意：台娜总是觉得孤独，因为她从来不参与社交活动，更谈不上交朋友 了。contribute to 表示“为作贡献“； participate in 参与；参力口； invokeoneself in 参与； concern oneself in. 参与,involve 和 concern都

18、是及物动 词，要么用 be involved/concerned in ,要么接 oneself 作宾语。答案：BAll this snow and ice makes it difficult for old people to very well.A. get aroundB . turn awayC pick upD take off解析：句意：雪和冰使得老人走动起来变得困难。turn away驱逐，拒绝；pickup拾起，收听，学会；take off 脱下，起飞，都不符合题意。答案：AIn the past five years we have made great progress

19、in almost every field under the of our leader.A guideB guidanceC ruleD principle解析：under the guidance of 在指导下“，为一固定用法。句意：过去五年里在党的领导下我们几乎在每个领域都取得了巨大进步。答案：B一 Would you please do me a favor and check the information?Im glad to help.A. more thanB . by no meansC. less thanD . far from解析：考查固定短语的用法。more th

20、an在这个句子中是副词，意为“非常、很。答句句意为“我非常高兴能帮忙。by no means 决不；less than “少于；far from 距远”。答案：AMy success owes much to your when I was in great trouble.A encouragementB determinationC blameD construction解析：encouragement鼓励，符合题意。答案：AMarys father really ; Monday he was in Washington; Wednesday he was in Chicago; and

21、 today he is in New York.A gets awayB gets acrossC gets aroundD gets through解析：get around四处走动，符合题意。答案：CA model or an experiment in a science class can help students see things whichwould remain hidden.A otherwiseB stillC thusD therefore解析：句意：科学课上的一个模型或一次实验能帮助学生看到那些否则就一直隐藏的事情。otherwise 否则，要不然；still 还

22、，仍然；thus因此，因而，从而; therefore 因此，为此。根据句意应选 A项。答案：AB. resistedI felt very disappointed when my repeated request that I join the club wasA. replacedC. rejectedD . removed解析：句意：当我反复提出的加入俱乐部的要求被拒绝时，我感到非常失望。reject 表拒绝，符合题意。答案：CThe criminal from the policeman who was holding him.A. broke offB. broke awayC b

23、roke upD broke down解析：句意：这名罪犯逃离了那名抓住他的警察。break off突然结束，中断；break away from 从逃脱；脱离； break up 分裂，解体；break down 分解;抛锚，出毛病。根据句意应选B项。答案：BIt is difficult to all the new ideas and developments in education.A. be on the track ofB . make tracksC cover the track ofD keep track of解析：句意：要时刻掌握教育方面所有新的思想和发展是困难的。be

24、 on the trackof sb.跟踪某人；make tracks 匆匆离开；cover the track of. 掩盖 的行踪或 所做的事情的痕迹；keep track of与 保持联系，了解 的动态，掌握 的线索。答案：DIts difficult to reach an agreement on a peaceful solution to this ?A conceptB connectionC conflictD conclusion解析：句意：对这个冲突用和平方式达成协议很难。concept概念；connection 联系；conflict 冲突；conclusion 结论，

25、根据句意应选 C项。答案：C36. I know you hate him very much,but he is your only brother.A in allB above allC after all解析：in all“总共”；all “根本；丝毫”。答案：C37. To the mothers sorrowA abandonedD at allabove all 首要的是,her sons bodyB. resistedafter all毕竟；别忘了”the heart transplant.atC. removedD . rejected解析：句意：令这个妈妈伤心的是，她的儿子

26、身体对心脏移植有排斥现象。答案：DThe between the twins was so great that they always smiled or criedat the same things.A encouragementB sympathyC dignityD guidance解析：sympathy意为“同感，共鸣”。答案：BB touchDont you believe that there is a(n) between smoking and heart disease?A connectionC. bridgeD. union解析：connection 联系，关联”。

27、答案：Abecause it is passed on me fromThis is one of my most possessionsmyfathers grandfather.A preciousB previousC formerD modern解析：precious 宝贵的，珍贵的。 答案：AHe made a considerable selling waste materials.A fortuneB moneyC wealthD treasure解析：make a fortune 挣大钱；发财”。 答案：A一 What do you think of Mary in your

28、class?一 I know , she is a very determined student.A. As soon asC. In terms of解析：as far as I know答案：BB . As far asD As long as“据我所知”。Scientists think it unlikely that any species will actually die out the oil spill.A. as a consequence ofB . in return forC. in the name ofD . in spite of解析：句意：科学家们认为任何物

29、种都将死于石油外溢是不可能的。as aconsequence of 由于；因为“。 B项作为回报；C项以名誉”；D项“尽管”。答案：AThe manager one of the hotel servants of stealing money.A blamedB complainedC accusedD charged解析：blame sb.for sth.因某事而责备某人；complain(to sb.)about (of)sth.( 向某人)抱怨某事；accuse sb.of sth. = charge sb.with sth.指控某人犯某罪。答案：C Do you have the r

30、eceipt , madam? No, Im afraid Ive.A. torn in offB . torn it downC torn it upD torn it away解析：根据答语no,可知“收据没有保存下来，恐怕已经被撕碎”。tear off 扒掉；tear down 拆除，摧毁；tear away 使不忍舍去；tear up 撕碎，扯碎。句意：“太太，你有收据吗？” “没有，恐怕我已把它撕碎了。”答案：CAfter much , the shop owner agreed to cut down the price by 20%.A. debatingB . talkingC

31、. discussingD. bargaining解析：由后半句的 agreed to cut down the price by 20% 可知，空白处应表达“讨 价还价”的意义。 bargaining n. U( = discussion of prices , terms of trade , etc.)表示“讨价还价；洽谈成交条件”等。答案：D一 This book by Tony Garrison is of great use for our course. But I think this latest one isworth reading.A. betterB. moreC.

32、mostD. very解析：表示“很值得时，worth前面要加修饰语 well ,其比较级是better。答案：AYou cant go out since you havent finished your homework; , it is astormy night.A anyhowB meanwhileC thereforeD besides解析：句意：你不能出去因为你还没有完成作业，除此之外，这还是一个暴风雨的夜晚。anyhow无论如何；meanwhile与此同时；therefore 因此；besides除此之 外。根据句意应选 D项。答案：DThe World Health Orga

33、nization gave a warning to the public without any when the virus of H1N1 hit Mexico in April,2010.A delayB effortC scheduleD consideration解析：句意：2010年4月墨西哥发现甲型 H1N1病毒时，世界卫生组织就立即向公众发出警告。考查名词词义与搭配。without delay 意为“毫不迟疑，立即”；without effort 意为毫不费力；without schedule毫无计划；withoutconsideration 毫无考虑。答案：ADont ge

34、t discouraged.Learning a new language a lot of effort.A spendsB undertakesC costsD takes解析：考查动词词义与搭配。take在此意为“需要”。答案：DThe book has been well received , but actual sales , it hasnt been verysuccessful.A in terms ofB in case ofC in place ofD in addition to解析：句意：这本书一直很受人欢迎，但从实际的销售角度来看，它不是很成 功。答案：AWhat

35、you said was too for us to understand.A complexB comfortableC. competitiveD . common解析：句意：你说的太复杂了，我理解不了。complex复杂的，难解的;comfortable 舒适白C; competitive 有竞争性的； common 通的。 答案：AAll the streets were with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation.A. furnishedB. decoratedC suppliedD declined解析：句意：所有的街道都用旗子装饰起来

36、，以欢迎中国代表团。decorate装饰，装潢(目的在于美化或庆祝)。答案：BPrices of the cars on show ranged from $10,000 to $1000,000, with a(n)price of around $100,000.A usualBaverageC ordinaryD normal解析：an average price”平均价格。答案：B He is preparing for the meeting.Shall we a hand to him? Had better not.He always lets no one else have

37、a in it.A. put ; handC. give ; foot解析：lend a hand to sb.B . lend ; mindD . lend ; hand帮助某人；have a hand in sth. 参与/插手杲事”。答案：DYou could have yourself an unnecessary trip by phoning in advance.A sparedB separatedC missedD freed解析：句意：提前打电话，你就可以免去一次不必要的旅行。spare抽出，避免；separate分开；miss错过，想念；free自由。根据句意应选 A项。

38、答案：A Sorry , I have to now.Its time for class. OK Ill call back later.A hang upB break upC give upD hold up解析：句意：“对不起，现在我得挂断电话了。该上课了。” “好吧，等会儿我 再打电话。 hang up猛地挂断，中止（与某人的）电话交谈；break up（集会）结 束，解散；give up放弃，认输；hold up举起，支持，支撑。答案：AIts reported that a well-equipped modern hospital will be set up where th

39、e old building are being.A put upB put downC torn upD torn down解析：句意：据报道，在现在旧房子拆除的地方将建一所设备精良的现代化医 院。tear down 拆除。答案：DFortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire departmentthe fire broke out.A. hurriedlyC. immediately解析：考查副词辨析。引导句子。B. quicklyD . shortly immediately 充当连词，意为“答案：C

40、A man may usually be known by the books he reads by the friends hekeeps.A rather thanB as well asC in place ofD as many as解析：句意：通常情况下除了通过他交的朋友外，也能通过他所阅读的书籍了解一个人。rather than 而不是；in place of”代替；as many as ”和样多；as well as 不仅而且；除了之外还有”。答案：B Tell the men that they can rest for an hour.A . do withBC . com

41、e with D 解析： Does that go for me 答案：B-Does that me , too? go for fit forhealthy eating habits.develop养成；培,too ? “我也可以休息吗？ go for 适合于One of the best ways for people to keep fit is toA growB developC increase D raise解析：句意：人们保持健康的最好方法就是养成健康的饮食习惯。养。they knew it to be答案：BMany of them turned a deaf ear to

42、 his advicevaluable.A . as ifB. now thatC . even though D . so that解析：考查状语从句。句意：他们中的许多人即使知道他的建议很有价值也充耳不闻。as if 好像；now that 既然；so that 为了。答案：CMany countries are increasing their use of natural gas, wind and other formsofApowerBCenergyD解析：天然气(natural gas) 答案：C65. Although we live too far intouch.stren

43、gthcourage与风(wind)都属于“能源”away to see each other ,故应选择energy。we send e-mail to stayat one timeA . here and thereC . now and thenD. ahead of time解析：now and then 时而，偶尔”。答案：C“ Children who watch a lot of television maybecome less tolerant of tasks ofslowersuch as school work. he said.A . raceB. lackC pa

44、ceD base解析：句意：他说：“老看电视的孩子对节奏较慢的任务如作业，可能缺少耐心。” A项“比赛”；B项“缺乏”；D项“基础”。答案：CSince I started eating more healthily, Ive got so much more.A . forceB. magicC energyD power解析：句意：因为我开始吃得较健康，所以精力更加充沛。energy “精力”，符合句意。答案：CFast foods are high in fat and sugar so you will easily weight.A put upBput onC put offD.p

45、ut down解析：put on weight 发胖。put up 举起，建起； put off 推迟；put down 放下。答案：BGlobal warming is one of the problems facing our planet, endangeringmany species in the world.A similarBmajorC commercialDchemical解析：考查形容词词义。句意：全球变暖是地球面临的主要问题之一，威胁着世 界上的许多物种。major主要的，符合题意。答案：BI was by the salesman it turned out that

46、 the washing machine was of poor quality.A taken offB taken awayC taken inD taken out解析：考查动词词组。be taken in 意为上当，受骗”。答案：CReality is not the way you wish things to be, nor the way they appear to be ,the way they actually are.A asB orC butD and解析：句意：现实不是你所希望的样子，也不是表面看上去的那个样子，而是实 际存在的东西。notbut”不是而是”。答案：

47、CHe stepped on my foot , not , which made me very angry.A. by chance ; on purposeB . on purpose ; by chanceC. by purpose ; by chanceD . for purpose ; by chance解析：on purpose故意地；by chance偶尔，碰巧。句意：他故意踩了我的脚，不 是碰巧的，这令我非常生气。答案：BNoise is unpleasant , when you are trying to sleep.A. extremelyB. naturallyC f

48、ortunatelyD especially解析：句意：噪音令你不愉快，尤其是当你想睡觉时。答案：D一 Was your sister glad when she saw you? Of course she was.Her face when she saw me coming.A. set upB. lit upC. fired upD. cleared up解析：light up容光焕发。set up建起；fire up 激起热情；clear up 清理。答案：BWe agreed to the plan of constructing a nuclear power plan but

49、therewereseveral details we needed to have a further discussion.A in commonB in principleC in allD in return解析：考查介词短语辨析。in common共同；in principle 原则上；in all 总共；inreturn 作为回报。答案：BThey were completely by the story he made up, because the students are too young and have no social experience.A taken upB

50、taken inC taken offD taken out解析：take in 欺骗。而 take up 拿起；take off脱下；take out “拿出”，均不符合语境。答案：BAll the candidates were the street to be namedafter a great manhis great contributions to the city.A. in honor of ; in favor ofB . in praise of ; in favor ofC. in favor of ; in honor ofD. in praise of ; in n

51、eed of解析：in favor of 赞成；in honor of为了纪念。句意：所有的候选人都赞成以伟人的名字命名那条街道以纪念他对这个城市所做的贡献。答案：CWhenthey heard the good news, all of the people in the city held a great party to their victory.A celebrateB memorizeC congratulateD receive解析：celebrate victory”庆祝胜利。 memorize 记住； congratulate宾语往往是人。答案：AIt was not unt

52、il later afternoon that he began to solve the problem.A. commonB . majorC. generalD . minor解析：major大的，主要的。句意：直到下午稍晚的时候他才开始解决主要问题。答案：BThe governors refusal to apply the law brought him into with the federal government.A. conflictB. touchC contactD agreement解析：考查名词辨析。句意：应用法律遭到政府官员的拒绝导致了他与联邦政府 之间的冲突。co

53、nflict 冲突；touch接触；contact 联络；agreement同意。答案：A Could you help me with the problem?一Im sorry , I am busy with my work.A . andB. butC asD so解析：Im sorry , but.对不起，我”，是一个固定句型，表示说话人委婉拒绝对方。答案：B- Why didnt you buy that pair of trousers?I dislike the pattern. , the colour didnt suit me.A . BesidesB. Otherwis

54、eC ThereforeD Instead解析：besides在句中用作副词，意为“况且，此外”。句意：“你为什么不买那条裤子？” “我不喜欢那个款式，况且，颜色也不适合我。”答案：A- Would you like to my birthday party this Saturday? Sorry , I have an important meeting to.A . attend ; joinB. join ; attendC . join ； take part in D. attend ; attend解析：join后要接团体、集体、组织等与人有关的名词；take part in与政

55、治活动或体育、文娱活动有关；attend侧重于指上（课），参加（晚会），照顾病人等意义。答案：DMy uncle from Hong Kong has changed so much that I could hardly him atthe airport.A understandB realizeC knowD recognise解析：句意：我香港来的叔叔变化如此之大，以至于在机场我差点没认出他来。understand 理解；realize意识至；know ”认识，矢口道“；recognise ”认出”。答案：DWith the help of the painters and worke

56、rs , the people of St Petersburg managed tothe beauty of their culture and history.A . bring backB . bring upC . bring forwardD . bring in解析：bring back 使恢复，带回。句意：在画家和工人们的帮助下，圣彼得堡市的人们成功地恢复了他们的文化和历史之美。bring up养大；bring forward 提议，提前；bring in 引进，赚得。答案：A86. Li Ming won the firstefforts at last.A paid off

57、BC got backDprize in the English speech contest and Im glad that his worked out turned out解析：考查动词短语的辨析。在本句中，pay off意为得到回报。work out想出，解决；get back回来；turn out 结果是，证明是。87. As I grew up in a small town at the footof a mountain ,the visitto the village答案：Ascenes of my childhood.A called upB called forC ca

58、lled onD解析：call up 唤起；call for.called in需要；call on 号召；call in召集。本题题意为次参观使我想起了童年的情景。”因此选A项。答案：ALast week he was caught robbing the bank opposite the station.hisyouth , the police have decided not to charge him.A . In spite ofB. In view ofC . In charge ofD. In case of解析：考查短语介词。句意：上周他因抢银行被抓，考虑到他年轻，警察决定不 起诉他。in view of 考虑到，鉴于，符合题意。答案：BIn my opinion , as a student , we should keep a attitude toward our studyand examinations.A preciousB positiveC powerfulD particular解析：考查形容词词义。句意：在我看来，作为学生，我们应该对学习和考试保持积极的态度。答案：BThe International Womens Media Foundation is