2014届高考英语一轮课堂演练：Stories.docVIP

1. ________, his suggestion is not useful, though it sounds very interesting. A. Generally speaking B. To be honest C. In particular D. On the contrary 答案 B 解析考查短语辨析。句意：说实话，他的建议用处不大，尽管听起来挺有趣。to be honest“说实话”； generally speaking“一般说来”； in particular“尤其；特别”； on the contrary“相反地”。 2.— Do you think he will come to my birthday party? — ________. — That’s good. Everybody’s expecting him. A. You can count on it B. I don’t know for sure C. You can believe him D. It depends 答案 A 解析 句意：——你认为他会来参加我的生日宴会吗?——尽管放心好了。——太好了。大家都盼着他来呢。You can count on it“尽管相信好了，尽管放心”。 3. The first decade in the 21st century ________ the rapid rise of China as a world economic power. A. witness B. has witnessed C. will witness D. have witnessed 答案 B 解析 句意：二十一世纪头十年见证了中国作为世界经济大国的迅猛发展。decade作主语，谓语动词用单数；头十年已经过去，是过去的动作对现在造成的影响，故用现在完成时。 4. The project to be accomplished by the end of 2013 will ________ the city’s telephone network to cover 2 000 000 users. A. expand B. express C. explode D. explore 答案 A 解析 考查动词辨析。句意：即将于2013年底完工的的工程将扩展城市的电话网络，覆盖200万用户。expand“扩展”； express“表达”； explode“爆炸”； explore“探索”。 5. — My son has got a straight A in all his final exams. — What a ________ boy! Congratulations! A. promising B. predictable C. eager D. curious 答案 A 解析 考查形容词辨析。句意：——我儿子在期末考试中成绩是最好的。——真是个有前途的孩子!祝贺啊! promising“有前途的；有指望的”； predictable“可预测的”； eager“渴望的”； curious“好奇的”。 6. — Have you ________ some new ideas? — Yeah, I’ll tell you later. A. come across B. put off C. come up with D. put up with 答案 C 解析 考查动词短语辨析。句意：——你想出新主意了没有?——想到了，我一会儿告诉你。come across“偶然遇到”； put off“推迟”； come up with“想出”； put up with“容忍”。 7. Scientists tell us to ________ drinks with caffeine and not to read scary books before bedtime to make our dreams sweeter. A. abandon B. avoid C. escape D. drop 答案 B 解析 考查动词辨析。句意：科学家告诉我们睡前避免喝含咖啡因的饮料和阅读恐怖小说，以使我们的睡梦更甜美。abandon“放弃；抛弃”； avoid“避免”； escape“逃避”； drop“滴；使降低”。 8. As soon as she heard the ________ news of his death, she ________ tears. A. shocked; burst out B. shocking; bu