2013届高三英语一轮复习小专题测试8.docVIP

PAGE PAGE 8 用心 爱心 专心 2013届高三一轮复习小专题测试8 一、单项填空 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 —John seems happy, even though his wife left him and he lost his job. —I think he ____ to put on a brave face. A． will try B． has tried C． tries D． is trying 【答案】D 【解析】 考查时态。句意：——约翰似乎很高兴，即使他妻子离开了他，他失去了工作。——我想他在竭力扮出一副勇敢的样子。表示目前正在干某事，用现在进行时。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 —Did you find the missing couple in the mountain yesterday? —No, but we ____ to get in touch with them ever since. A．have tried B．have been trying C．had tried D．had been trying 【答案】B 【解析】 考查时态。根据答语中的时间状语可知自从那对夫妇在山中失踪以后，人们一直在尽力和他们取得联系，所以用现在完成进行时，表示这个动作一直持续到现在，而且还有可能继续进行下去。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 With the country's population reaching 1.6 billion in the mid of this century, most of China's rivers, including the Yellow River, ____. A．is drying up B．will be drying up C．dry up D．have dried up 【答案】B 【解析】 考查时态。根据句中的时间状语 in the mid of this century 再结合语意可知本题应该使用将来进行时表示在将来某一段时间内发生的变化。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 —Come on, Kitty. —Oh, good heavens! Both my legs are nearly to give out. I ____ for hours like a dog. A．have been walking B．had walked C．was walking D．walked 【答案】A 【解析】 考查动词的时态。根据句中的 my legs are nearly to give out 可知本题应该使用现在完成进行时，表示答话人一直走了几个小时的路，因此腿上没有一点儿力气了。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 The writer and teacher Smith ______ through millions of ups and downs since he moved to Sydney. A．have gone B．had gone C．went D．has gone 【答案】D 【解析】 考查时态和主谓一致。语意表示既是作家又是教师的史密斯自从搬到悉尼经历了无数的成败，由句中 since 可知主句要用现在完成时，且主语表示史密斯身兼两职，为单数，故选D项。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 —Did you finish your homework yet? —Yeah. We turned it in, and now it ____. A． is grading B． is graded C. is being graded D． has graded 【答案】C 【解析】 考查时态和语态。语意表示“我们已经把家庭作业交了，现在正在被打分”，根据语意可知空处表示动作正在进行，并且 it (homework) 和 grade 之间为动宾关系，故用现在进行时的被动语态。 LISTNUM OutlineDefault \l 3 Mr. Irving, who ____ in a high school for forty years, is now living in retirement. A． has taught B． taught C. had taught D． has been teaching