【三维设计】高考英语专题复习 第二部分 专题一 第四讲 提综合能力

提综合能力

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Ⅰ.单项填空

1．The president is working late into the night, preparing a long speech he is to

________ tomorrow.(2011·淄博高三模拟)

A．react B．deliver

C．instruct D．direct

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：总统熬夜准备明天的演讲稿。deliver a speech“发表演讲”，符合句意。

答案：B

2．She had to ________ a friend's request to go to Guangzhou Asian Games because she had signed up for an English winter camp abroad.(2011·淄博高三模拟)

A．call off B．turn down

C．break up D．put off

解析：根据题意分析，她报名参加了英语冬令营，因此不得不拒绝了朋友去广州看亚

运会的邀请，故选turn down“拒绝”。call off取消，break up分裂，put off推迟。

答案：B

3．—Will $100 ________？

—I'm afraid not. We need at least another 20 dollars.(2011·合肥市第三次质量检测)

A．count B．satisfy

C．fit D．do

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：“100美元够吗？”“恐怕不够，我们至少还需要20美

元。”由句意可知，应选do，表示“合适，足够”。

答案：D

4．We complained to the travel agency about the horrible service during our trip, but

no one has ________ by now.(2011·皖南八校第三次联考)

A．responded B．deserved

C．recovered D．survived

解析：句意：我们向旅行社投诉旅行途中糟糕的服务，但是到现在还没有人对此作出

回应。respond答复，响应；deserve值得；recover康复，痊愈；survive存活下来，幸

存。

答案：A

5．Both parents and teenagers should try their best to communicate more with each other and ________ the gap between them.(2011·江西八校联考)

A．open B．adjust

C．narrow D．reduce

解析：考查动词词义辨析。选择动词需要看宾语，此题空后的宾语是the gap“代

沟”，结合语意可知此处表示“缩小代沟”，据此可将A和B排除。narrow使变狭

窄，使缩小；reduce指数量、程度的降低或减少。

答案：C

6．Jenny worked hard before the final examination, and it ________. She got an A．(2011·烟台市第二次诊断)

A．showed off B．paid off

C．put off D．took off

解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：珍妮期末考试前非常用功，她的努力获得了成功。

她得了A。show off炫耀；pay off取得成功，奏效；put off拖延；take off脱掉，起飞。

答案：B

7．The rich only ________ themselves in making money and had no eye for the needs and welfare of their workers.(2011·烟台市第一次诊断)

A．devoted B．occupied

C．enjoyed D．concerned

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：富人只是忙于赚钱，不关心他们员工的需要和利益。

occupy sb./oneself in doing sth.表示“忙于做某事”。假如选择A项，需要把句中的in

改为to。

答案：B

8．Thanks to the success of the business, we can ________ a flat this year.(2011·烟台市

第一次诊断)

A．make B．devote

C．remove D．afford

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：多亏了生意的成功，我们今年可以买得起一套房了。

afford 表示“负担得起”。

答案：D

9．—Because of the rain, we'll have to ________ the football match.

—I'm free next Sunday if you would like to play then.(2011·盐城第一次调研) A．advance B．postpone

C．abandon D．advocate

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：“由于下雨，我们将不得不推迟足球赛。”“如果你喜

欢玩，下周日我有空。”advance前进；postpone推迟，延期；abandon丢弃，遗弃；

advocate拥护，提倡。

答案：B

10．If you ________ a high fever and a bad headache, you are advised to consult a

doctor.(2011·福建质量检测)

A．develop B．perform

C．present D．gather

解析：考查动词辨析。句意：如果你高烧并头疼得厉害，应该请医生诊治。develop表示“患(病)”，根据句意可知选A项。

答案：A

11．The couple ________ some money every month for their future use even though their income can only make ends meet.(2011·福建质量检测)

A．put off B．put up

C．set down D．set aside

解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：这对夫妻每个月都存一些钱以备将来使用，尽管他

们的收入只能使他们勉强维持生计。set aside表示“省出，留出(钱或时间)”，故D项符合句意。

答案：D

12．On hearing the news, the president ________ his visit to Australia and returned home immediately.(2011·福州质量检测)

A．break off B．go off

C．keep off D．take off

解析：考查动词短语辨析。句意：听到这个消息，总统立刻中断了对澳大利亚的访

问，回到了本国。此处break off表示“中断”。后三项分别表示“离开(尤指去做某事)”“避开”“起飞；脱掉”，都不符合句意。