2013届高三英语二轮专题演练：单项填空9
1．(2011浙江高考)He decided that he would drive all the way home instead of ______ at a hotel for the night.
A．putting down C．putting on
B．putting off D．putting up
解析：句意：他决定当晚直接开车回家，而不住旅馆。put down；记下；降落；put off推迟；延期； put on穿上；戴上；put up举起；建造；提高；投宿。
答案：D
2．(2011江西高考)On receiving a phone call from his wife ______ she had a fall，Mr.Gordon immediately rushed home from his office.
A．says C．saying
B．said D．to say
解析：句意：一接到他妻子说她跌倒的电话，戈登先生立刻从办公室往家赶。根据句意和句子结构知，空格后应是电话的内容，且a phone call和say存在逻辑上的主谓关系，故应用现在分词短语作后置定语。
答案：C
3．(2010山东高考)Your house is always so neat—how do you ______ it with three children?
A．manage C．adapt
B．serve D．construct
解析：句意：你的家总是这么整洁——你是怎样带着三个孩子打理得那么好的？manage成功做成(某事)，完成 (困难的事)，应付(困难局面)；serve服务；adapt适应，改写；construct建设。it在这里指代“Your house is always so neat...”这一现象。
答案：A
4．(2010江西高考)Parents ______ much importance to education.They will do their best to give their children that priceless gift.
A．attach C．link
B．pay D．apply
解析：考查动词短语搭配。句意：父母认为教育很重要。他们会尽全力给他们的孩子那份无价的礼物。attach much importance to...认为„„很重要；link...to...把„„与„„联系起来；apply(...)to运用，应用。
答案：A
5．(2010全国高考)My mother opened the drawer to ______the knives and spoons. A．put away
B．put up
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C．put on D．put together
解析：put away“放好”；put up“举起，张贴，搭建，提供住宿”；put on “穿上，上演”；put together “把„„放在一起”。句意：我母亲打开抽屉把刀子和勺子放好。
答案：A
6．(2010江苏高考)—Is everyone here?—Not yet...Look，there ______ the rest of our guests!
A．come C．is coming
B．comes D．are coming
7．As he works in a remote area，he visits his parents only ______.
A．occasionally C．practically
B．anxiously D．urgently
解析：句意：因为他在很远的地方工作，所以他只是偶尔才看望父母。A.“偶尔地”，B.“着急地”，C.“实用地”，D.“紧急地”。
答案：A
8．We are invited to a party ______ in our club next Friday. A．to be held C．being held
B．held D．holding
解析：句意：我们应邀参加下周五在我们俱乐部举行的聚会。hold与party为动宾关系，故排除D项；held表被动且完成；to be held表被动且将来；being held表被动且正在进行。
答案：A
9．To regain their ______after an exhausting game，the players lay on the grass. A．force C．power
B．energy D．health
解析：考查名词辨析。句意：一场精疲力竭的比赛之后，为了恢复精力，运动员们躺在草地上。energy精力，能量；force武力；power 力量，权力；health 健康。
答案：B
10．(2012延边模拟)It is on October 1,2009 that the People's Republic of China ______ her 60th birthday.
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A．congratulated C．remained
B．kept D．celebrated
11． The dictionary ______ 10,000 words，______ many in science.
A．contains；includes C．includes；contains
B．is containing；including D．contains；including
解析：第一个空应用contains作谓语，表示“包含，含有”；第二个空应用including作状语，表示“包括”。
答案：D
12．An increase in the price of drugs has ______ the rising cost of medical care. A．contributed to C．got used to
B．turned to D．come to
解析：contribute to“导致”；turn to“转向”；get used to“习惯于”；come to“达到”。
答案：A
13．(2012安庆模拟)—Is Bob still working in your school?
—I'm afraid not.He is said ______ and ______ in a private school recently. A．to resign；to teach B．to have resigned；teaching C．having resigned；to be teaching D．to have resigned；to be teaching
解析：答语句意：据说他已辞职，正在一所私立学校教书。sb.be said to have done某人据说已做了„„，sb.be said to be doing某人据说正在做„„。
答案：D
14．(2012焦作模拟)It is difficult for us to ______ a conversation with all this noise around us.
A．carry on C．bring up
B．account for D．get across
解析：由句意可知，“要继续谈话很难”；carry on sth.继续某事，符合句意。答案：A
15．When all the guests had been seated at the table，the hostess began to ________delicious dishes，foods and drinks.
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A．serve C．be served
B．serve with D．serve for
解析：serve在这里用作及物动词，表示“端上/摆上(饭、菜、酒等)”。 答案：A
16．My classmate can speak English，and he can speak French ______. A．neither C．either
B．also D．as well
解析：由于该空位置是句末，且表示肯定意义，故选D项。 答案：D
17．While you are at school or walking home，your body is ______ 100 calories of energy an hour.
A．burning down C．burning up
B．burnt down D．burnt up
解析：句意：当你上学或走回家时，你的身体每小时消耗一百卡的能量。此处用burn up表示“消耗(能量)”。
答案：C
18．I'm sorry，but I can't go with you to the cinema because I have to ______ my sick brother.
A．refer to C．lead to
B．attend to D．stick to
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19．—Shall we go for a picnic tomorrow afternoon? —______It's said that there might be a heavy rain then. A．Why not? C．Good idea.
B．That's OK. D．It depends.
解析：句意：——明天下午我们去野餐吗？——看情况。据说那时可能有大雨。Why not？为什么不？(表示建议)；That's OK.(表示同意或批准)；Good idea.好主意；It depends.看情况而定。
答案：D
20．—How can I do the work better?
—______.I never doubt that there is no shortcut.
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A．Have fun C．Work harder
B．Keep up D．Don't do it
解析：句意 ：——我怎样才能把这项工作做得更好？——更加努力地工作。我从不怀疑没有捷径这一说。根据语境，C项最合适。have fun玩得高兴；keep up坚持下去；don't do it不要这样。均不合句意。
答案：C
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