2013届高考英语专题精练：单项填空14 （含解析答案）.docVIP

2013届高三英语专题演练：单项填空14 1．(2011江苏高考)In that school，English is compulsory for all students，but French and Russian are______. A．special　　　　　　　　B．regional C．optional D．original 解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：在那所学校，对于所有学生来说英语是必修科目，但是法语和俄语是选修科目。compulsory必修的，与其相对应的词是optional(选修的)。special特别的，专门的；regional地方性的；original最初的，原始的，均不符合句意。答案：C 2．(2011江西高考)You can’t predict everything.Often things don’t ______ as you expect. A．run out B．break out C．work out D．put out 3．(2011湖北高考)Knowledge and learning are important if we want to be successful，but they may also ______ our thinking. A．direct B．limit C．change D．improve 解析：句意：如果我们想成功，知识和学习是重要的，但他们也限制了我们的思维。答案：B 4．(2010浙江高考)After that，he knew he could______ any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. A．get away with B．get on with C．get through D．get across 解析：考查与get相关的短语辨析。get away with侥幸逃脱；get on with与……友好相处；get through接通，顺利通过，完成；get across被理解，越过。句意：经过那件事之后，他明白了他能尽一切可能去顺利解决任何突发情况。 答案：C 5．(2010天津高考)People have always been ______about exactly how life on earth began. A．curious B．excited C．anxious D．careful 解析：考查形容词词义辨析。句意：人们一直对地球上的生命是如何起源的感到好奇。curious“好奇的”；excited“使人激动的”；anxious “焦急的，焦虑的”；careful“小心的，仔细的”。答案：A6．(2010辽宁高考)Thousands of people ______to watch yesterday’s match against Ireland. A．turned on B．turned in C．turned around D．turned out 7．(2010湖南高考)Listen! Do you hear someone ______for help? A．calling B．call C．to call D．called 解析：句意：听！你听见有人在呼救吗？ hear sb.do sth.听见某人做过某事，hear sb.doing sth.听见某人正在做某事。答案：A 8．In the wild，some animals have developed partnerships to help in the struggle for______. A．strength B．survival C．exchange D．civilization 解析：句意：在野外，一些动物发展伙伴用以帮助自己求生。survival生存，幸存；strength力气；exchange交换；civilization文明。 答案：B9．—How about your journey to Mount Emei? —Everything was wonderful except that our car______twice on the way. A．slowed down B．broke down C．got down D．put down 解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：——你们去峨眉山的旅行怎么样？——除了我们的车在路上坏了两次以外，其他一切都很好。break down抛锚；垮掉，符合句意。slow down减慢；get down写下；put down写下；放下。 答案：B10．—Why does the lake