2014年高考英语单项选择汇编带详解析概要1.docVIP

1 （2014?江苏卷? 27）She was put under house arrest two years ago but remained a powerful _____ in last year’s election. A. symbol B. portrait C. identity D. statue 【解析】选A。考查名词词义辨析。句意为：她两年前被软禁但是在去年的选举中仍然保持很强势的象征。symbol象征，符合句意。portrait肖像；identity身份；statue形象；雕像。 1 （2014?湖北卷? 21）Her ____ for writing was a desire for women to get the right to higher education. A. motivation B. qualification C. talent D. technique 【解析】选A。考查名词。句意为：她写作的动机是渴望妇女能得到接受高等教育的权力。motivation“动机；动力”，符合句意。qualification“资格”；talent“天分”；technique“技巧”。 【易错误区】talent还是motivation ⑴误导原因：我们学过固定短语one’s talent for…某人……的天分。 ⑵去伪存真：能和for搭配的名词有很多，我们要根据句意具体分析使用的名词是motivation而不是talent。 1 （2014?湖北卷? 22）When Richard said, “You are much more agreeable and prettier now,” Joan’s face turned red at the unexpected ______. A. command B. comparison C. compliment D. contribution 【解析】选C。考查名词。句意为：当理查德说“你现在更讨人喜欢更漂亮了”时，琼听到这突如其来的称赞脸红了。compliment“称赞；恭维”，符合句意。command“命令”；comparison“比较”；contribution“贡献”。 1 （2014?福建卷? 26）—Could you tell me the____ of making such tasty cakes? — Well, I just follow the directons in the cookbook. A. feature B. plan C. cost D. trick 【解析】选D。考查名词词义辨析。句意为：——你能告诉我做出如此可口蛋糕的窍门吗？——好的，我仅仅按照食谱中的说明去做的。trick窍门，技巧；feature特色；plan计划；cost成本。根据答语的句意可知选D。 1 （2014?安徽卷? 29）— Why not buy a second-hand car first if you dont have enough money for a new one? — Thats a good . A. saying B. question C. suggestion D. account 【解析】选C。考查名词词义辨析。句意为：——如果你没有足够的钱买新的，为什么不先买一辆二手车呢？——那是一个好建议。suggestion建议；saying谚语；question问题；account账目，账户，描述。 All we need ______ a small piece of land where we can plant various kinds of fruit trees throughout the growing seasons of the year. A. are B. was C. is D. were 【解析】选C。考查主谓一致。句意为：我们所需要的就是一小块土地，能够在一年的生长季节在上面种植各种各样的水果树。句子的主干为All we need ______ a small piece of land，其中we need是定语从句，all在此指的是a small piece of land，且根据语境知为现在时态，故谓语动词应用is。 3 （2014?陕西卷?19）_______village where I was born has grown into _______town. A. The; a B. A; the C. The; the