高考英语 名师指导分项拿分专训 单项填空(代词、介词)+阅读理解

(二)单项填空(代词、介词)＋阅读理解

(限时25分钟)

Ⅰ.单项填空

1．(2013·浙江高考)It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________， I'll set the table.

A．As a result B．On the whole

C．In the meanwhile D．As a matter of fact

答案：C 句意：如果你能去商店买来我们晚餐所需要的东西，这将是一个很大的帮助。同时，我将摆餐具。本题考查介词词组的用法。A：结果；B：大体上；C：同时；D：事实上。根据句意，只有C项合适。

2．(2013·福建高考)Mrs.Smith finds it hard to clear up the mess, as her children are always ________ whenever she tries to.

A．in the way B．on watch

C．in sight D．on the line

答案：A 句意：史密斯太太觉得很难把杂乱的东西收拾好，因为无论她什么时候试图整理，她的孩子们总是碍手碍脚。本题考查介词短语辨析。A：挡道；B：值班；C：看得见；D：冒风险。故答案为A项。

3．(2013·东北三校一模)________ his career as an actor he never gave up his hope of becoming a Hollywood star.

A．Throughout B．Within

C．For D．In

答案：A 句意：在他整个演艺生涯中，他从未放弃成为好莱坞明星的梦想。throughout 表示时间时，意为： during all of a particular period，from the beginning to the end，强调“在……的整个期间”；in和within都可表示“在……(时间)内”，但不能强调自始至终，故被排除；for表示时间，后需要一段时间，如for a year/month等。

4．(2013·江苏高考)I am always delighted when I receive an e­mail from you.________ the party on July 1st, I shall be pleased to attend.

A．On account of B．In response to

C．In view of D．With regard to

答案：D 句意：我总是很高兴收到你的邮件，关于七月一日的聚会，我将乐意参加。本题考查介词短语辨析。A：因为，由于；B：对……作出回应；C：由于，考虑到；D：关于。

5．(2013·湖北高考)An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered ________ a long lost antique Greek vase.

A．at random B．by chance

C．in turn D．on occasion

答案：B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：一位最近乘坐渡船到这个南部岛屿旅行的艺术家偶然发现了一个丢失已久的希腊古董花瓶。at random随意地，随机地；by chance偶然，意外地；in turn依次，轮流；on occasion偶尔，有时。B项符合句意。

6．Our refrigerator is ________ again.We'd better buy a new one instead of repairing it.

A．in order B．by order

C．under order D．out of order

答案：D 考查介词短语。句意：咱们的冰箱又坏了。我们别修了，买台新的吧。out of order“坏了；秩序乱了；发生故障”。

7．(2013·河南郑州二次质检)Frankly speaking, ________ of them knew what the other was doing that morning.

A．none B．neither C．some D．all

答案：B 句意：坦率地说，他们两人都不知道那天上午对方在做什么。根据题干中的the other(两者中的另一方)可推知设空处表示两个人，而四个选项中只有B项指两个人且表示否定，故答案为B项。

8．(2013·四川成都二次诊断)—What are you two whispering about over there?

—Oh, ________.Just small talk.

A．no B．nobody C．none D．nothing

答案：D 句意：“你们俩在那儿嘀咕什么呢？”“噢，没什么，只是聊聊家常。”首先排除A(不)、B(没有人)两项；none往往回答由how many/much引导的特殊疑问句，而nothing用来回答what引导的特殊疑问句。

9．(2013·安徽六校教育研究会测试)Before selecting the curtain for your newly decorated house, it's important to know what colors look great ________ the wallpaper.

A．on B．with C．in D．against

答案：D 句意：在为你新装修的房子选择窗帘前，弄清什么颜色在壁纸的衬托下看上去很漂亮是重要的。against以……为背景，衬托。本题受“衣服＋look＋形容词＋on＋sb.”句型的影响易误选A项，但本句中look前为颜色，on的宾语为壁纸，故不符合该句型。

10．(2013·福建毕业班质检)—Shall I attend my friend's coming­of­age ceremony, Mum?

—No, unless you see to ________ that you will be home before 10：00 P．M.

A．one B．this C．it D．her