2013届高三英语二轮专题演练：单项填空13
1．(2011陕西高考)The new stadium being built for the next Asian Games will be______the present one.
A．as three times big as
B．three times as big as
C．as big as three times
D．as big three times as
解析：考查倍数的表达法。句意：正在为下届亚运会而建设的新体育场将是目前这个体育场的三倍。比较常见的表达倍数的句型有：①...times＋as＋adj./adv.(原级)＋as...；②...times＋adj./adv.(比较级)＋than...；③...times ＋the length/width/...＋of...。
答案：B
2．(2010山东高考)Sam______some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it.
A．brought up B．looked up
C．picked up D．set up
解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：萨姆仅在一旁看着别人做就学会了一些电脑知识。pick up在此表示“偶然学会”，符合句意。bring up “养育，抚养”；look up“向上看；查阅”；set up “建立”。
答案：C
3．(2010安徽高考)I haven’t seen Sara since she was a little girl，and she has changed beyond ______.
A．hearing B．strength
C．recognition D．measure
解析：考查名词词义辨析。句意：从Sara还是个小女孩时起，我就没再见过她，她现在已经变得让人认不出了。hearing听觉；strength强度，力气，力量；recognition认出，承认；measure大小，度量单位，范围，程度。
答案：C
4．(2010湖北高考)Duty is an act or a course of action that people ______you to take by social customs，law or religion.
A．persuade B．request
C．instruct D．expect
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：责任是一种人们希望你根据社会习俗、法律或宗教所采取的行动或行为过程。persuade“说服”；expect“盼望，希望”；request“请求”；instruct“指导”。
答案：B
5．(2010天津高考)He telephoned the travel agency to______three air tickets to London.
A．order B．arrange
C．take D．book
解析：考查动词词义辨析。order命令，要求，订货；arrange安排；take拿走，花费；book预订。句意：他给旅游公司打电话预订三张到伦敦的飞机票。
答案：D
6．You’d sound a lot more polite if you make a request______a question.
A．in search of B．in the form of
C．in need of D．in the direction of
7．Don’t worry if you don’t understand everything.The teacher will______the main points at the end.
A．recover B．review
C．require D．remember
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：假如你不能全部理解，不要担心，老师在最后还会再回顾一下要点。review“复习，回顾”，符合句意。recover重新获得，恢复健康(体力、能力等)；require要求；remember记起，记住。
答案：B
8．Peter’s jacket looked just the same as Jack’s，but it cost______his.
A．as much twice as B．twice as much as
C．much as twice as D．as twice much as
解析：考查倍数修饰副词的原级比较形式。句意：彼得的夹克看上去和杰克的完全一样，但是价钱却是杰克的两倍。在as...as结构中，副词原级放在第一个as的后面；倍数修饰原级比较时置于第一个as的前面。
答案：B
9．(2012安庆模拟)Frank had much trouble______the magazine he wanted.
A．in finding B．on finding
C．to find D．at finding
解析：have much trouble(in) doing sth.做……有很大的困难，固定用法。
答案：A
10．(2012安阳月考)We finally______the peasant to send his daughter to school.
A．expressed B．organized
C．persuaded D．preferred
11．______time going on，what he said proved true.
A．As B．For
C．With D．Through
解析：句意：随着时间的推移，他的话被证明是正确的。本句考查“with＋宾语＋补语”的结构。
答案：C
12．Victor apologised for______to inform me of the change in the plan
A．his being not able B．him not to be able
C．his not being able D．him to be not able
解析：考查动名词的复合结构。句意：维克多为他没能通知我计划的变化而道歉。apologise for doing sth.“因做某事而道歉”，介词for后接动词-ing作宾语，故B、D两项错误，动名词的否定式是在其前加not，而且动名词可以有自己的逻辑主语，故not前可以用his或him。这样his(not)being...就构成了动名词的复合结构，作介词for的宾语。
答案：C
13．(2012南通模拟)A big earthquake hit Yushu，Qinghai Province in the early morning，and if a little later，many more people______.
A．could survive B．might have survived
C．must have survive D．should survive
解析：考查虚拟语气。句意：清晨，一场大地震袭击了青海省的玉树县，要是稍微晚一点，就会有更多的人幸免于难。表示与过去事实相反的假设，主句用would/could/might＋have done。if a little later是一个省略的条件句，相当于if it had been a little later。
答案：B
14．(2012泉州模拟)Mr.Smith found that gas______from the pipe when he came back because we forgot to switch off.But at last we were lucky to escape______
A．escaped；being punished
B．was escaping；being punished
C．escaped；punishment
D．was escaping；punishing
解析：考查escape的用法。句意：史密斯先生回家时发现煤气正从管道里泄露，因为我们忘记关阀门了。但是后来我们很幸运，没受到惩罚。escape from...(气体等)从……中泄露；escape being punished“逃脱/逃避惩罚”。
答案：A
15．—Did you reach the top of the mountain?
—Yes.Even I myself didn’t believe I could make______.
A．that B．it
C．myself D．them
解析：make it在此意为“成功地到达了山顶”。
答案：B
16．—Hello！May I speak to Jack，please?
—Yes，speaking.
—Oh，I ______your voice at first.
A．don’t recognise B．didn’t recognise
C．hadn’t recognised D．haven’t recognised
解析：听不出对方的声音应是刚才发生的事，现在当然已听出是谁的声音了。
答案：B
17．The film was ______from being shown in several countries
A．banned B．protected
C．canceled D．ordered
解析：考查动词词义辨析。句意：那部电影在好几个国家被禁止放映。ban“禁止”；protect “保护”；cancel “取消”；order “命令”。
答案：A
18．Rose didn’t______the discussion，for she wasn’t interested in the topic.
A．take part B．join
C．participate in D．attend to
解析：句意：罗斯没参加讨论，因为她对那个话题不感兴趣。“参加讨论”应用participate in the discussion。
答案：C
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19．—I must apologize for what my son did yesterday.
—______Children are children.
A．I’d rather you didn’t! B．Forget it!
C．So what? D．What for?
解析：句意：——我得为我儿子昨天的事道歉。——算了吧！孩子毕竟是孩子。A.我宁愿你不这么做。C.那又怎么样呢？D.为了什么这么做？
答案：B
20．—Can I help you？Are you looking for anything in particular today?
—______.We’re just looking.
A．Yes，please B．No，thank you
C．Yes，you can D．No，you needn’t
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