A. gave in　　　　　　　B. gave away

　　C. gave out D. gave up

　　【解析】選C。句意: 兩天后我們的食物用完了, 我們不得不返回營地。give out用光, 耗盡; give in屈服; give away泄露; give up放棄。

　　2. Not only food and clothes but also some necessary equipment ________ sent to the disaster-hit area since the powerful earthquake occurred.

　　A. has been B. have been

　　C. is being D. are being

　　【解析】選A。考查主謂一致。句意: 自從強有力的地震發生后, 一些必要的設備、食物和衣物被送到了災區。這里的謂語和就近的some necessary equipment一致, 所以用單數形式。not only A but also B結構中謂語動詞單復數和B一致。時間狀語為since+一般過去時從句, 所以謂語動詞要用完成時。

　　【加固訓練】

　　Not only ________ the activity ________ public awareness of world hunger, but raised a lot of money for the poor children.

　　A. /; has increased B. is; increased

　　C. has; increased D. /; increased

　　【解析】選C。句意: 這次活動不僅增強了公眾對世界饑餓的認識, 而且為貧窮的孩子募集了很多資金。not only. . . but(also). . . 不僅……而且……, not only置于句首時, 所在分句用部分倒裝。

　　3. (2015·合肥模擬)—What a pity! I missed The Voice of China last night.

　　—Don’t worry. It ________ again this weekend.

　　A. broadcasts B. will be broadcast

　　C. is broadcast D. will broadcast

　　【解析】選B。考查動詞的時態和語態。句意: ——多么遺憾啊! 我昨天晚上錯過了《中國好聲音》。——別擔心。這個周末還會重播的。根據語境和時間狀語this weekend可知, 此處應用一般將來時的被動語態, 故B項正確。

　　4. She spoke very confidently because she wanted to make a great ________ on her employer.

　　A. influence B. effort

　　C. impression D. effect

　　【解析】選C。句意: 她非常自信地說話因為她想給雇主留下好的印象。make an impression on sb. 給某人留下印象; influence影響; effort努力; effect效果。

　　5. Thomas was ________ of having stolen a famous painting worth $100 million by Da Vinci.

　　A. accused　B. charged　C. punished　D. scolded

　　【解析】選A。句意: 托馬斯被控告偷了達芬奇所畫的一幅價值1億美元的名畫。四個選項中只有accuse和of搭配。accuse sb. of sth. 控告某人某事; charge sb. with sth. 指控某人某事; punish sb. for sth. 因某事而懲罰某人; scold sb. for sth. 因某事而責備某人。

　　6. An interesting suggestion for measuring the atmosphere around Mars has been ________ .

　　A. put back B. put off

　　C. put up D. put forward

　　【解析】選D。句意: 有人已經提出一項測量火星周圍大氣層的饒有趣味的建議。put forward提出; put back放回原處; put off推遲; put up舉起, 搭建。

　　7. We were in the same primary school for six years but now his name ________ me.

　　A. escaped B. forgot

　　C. left D. fled

　　【解析】選A。句意: 我們在同一所小學上了六年, 但是現在我記不住他的名字了。escape被遺忘, 主語為物; forget忘記, 主語為人; leave離開; flee逃離。

　　8. (2015·福州模擬)Black holes ________ not be seen directly, so determining the number of them is a tough task.

　　A. can B. should C. must D. need

　　【解析】選A。can意為“能夠”, 表示黑洞是不能直接被看見的。should意為“應該”, 表示因責任、必要、義務、道義、原則等方面的原因而應該做的事。must意為“必須”, 表示出于職責、義務該做某事或出于主觀意識而必須要做某事。need意為“需要”。

　　9. (2015·衢州模擬)The weather in Quzhou is rather cold in winter, especially ________ that in my hometown. A. having compared to B. comparing to

　　C. compare to D. compared to

　　【解析】選D。句意: 衢州的冬天是相當冷的, 尤其是把它和我的家鄉的氣候相比較的時候。根據題意可知, 句子的主語是weather, 與compare之間構成被動關系, 此處是過去分詞作狀語。

　　10. The bus stop at my block corner is very ________ , where I take a ride easily to school every morning.

　　A. necessary B. comfortable

　　C. convenient D. practical

　　【解析】選C。句意: 我們街區拐角附近的公共汽車站很方便, 每天早晨我在那兒可以很容易坐車去上學。convenient方便到達的, 方便的; necessary必要的; comfortable舒服的; practical實用的。

　　11. —How did you find the London Eye during your visit to London as an exchange student?

　　— ________ ! It impressed me very much.

　　A. Regretting B. Amazing

　　C. Frustrating D. Amusing

　　【解析】選B。句意: ——在你作為一個交換生參觀倫敦期間, 你認為倫敦眼摩天輪怎么樣? ——非常棒! 它給我留下的印象非常深刻。A項為動詞regret的現在分詞; amazing驚人的, 很棒的, 了不起的; frustrating令人沮喪的; amusing有趣的, 引人發笑的。

　　12. I can finish the work alone! I feel much more ________ about myself and my abilities these days after training in this field. A. confident B. energetic

　　C. generous D. curious

　　【解析】選A。考查形容詞辨析。句意: 我能自己完成這項工作! 經過這方面的訓練后, 這些天來我對自己和自己的能力更加自信了。confident自信的, 確信的, 符合句意。energetic精力充沛的; generous慷慨的, 大方的; curious好奇的, 均與題意不符。

　　13. (2015·無錫模擬)The pleasant weather ________ our pleasure. We had a wonderful time during our holiday.

　　A. added up to B. added in

　　C. added up D. added to

　　【解析】選D。句意: 怡人的天氣增添了我們的樂趣。我們假期過得很愉快。add to增添; add up to總計達到; add in把……包括在內; add up把……加起來。

　　14. (2015·福州模擬)With the word“PM2. 5” ________ appearing in media reports, people pay greater attention to it and seek health tips for hazy days.

　　A. constantly B. instantly

　　C. rarely D. directly

　　【解析】選A。句意: 隨著“PM2. 5”這個詞頻繁出現在媒體的報道中, 人們更加關注這個詞, 并尋找應對霧霾天氣的健康建議。constantly經常地, 不斷地, 符合題意; instantly立刻; rarely罕見地; directly直接地。

　　15. He has got the job because he has the advantage ________ others of knowing many languages.

　　A. against B. beyond C. over D. above

　　【解析】選C。句意: 他得到了那份工作, 因為他懂很多語言, 比別人有優勢。have the advantage over優于, 勝過, 占優勢,

　　中考英語單選專項練習2：

　　1. (2015·合肥模擬)The manager put up a notice to keep the staff ________ of what to do this week.

　　A. inform　　　　　　　　B. informing

　　C. informed D. to inform

　　【解析】選C。句意: 經理張貼了通知告知員工這周要做什么。staff與inform為被動關系, 故用過去分詞。

　　2. ________ I had done it, I knew I had made a mistake.

　　A. Hardly B. Directly

　　C. Mostly D. Nearly

　　【解析】選B。directly/immediately/instantly等少數副詞具有連詞的功能, 用來引導狀語從句, 意思是“一……就……”, 相當于as soon as, the moment等用法。

　　3. Businessman as he is, his main goal is not only to ________ a profit.

　　A. earn B. challenge

　　C. introduce D. develop

　　【解析】選A。句意: 雖然他是商人, 但他的主要目標不僅僅是獲利。earn后可接表示金錢含義的詞, 表示“掙得……”。profit意為“利潤”。

　　4. —When will we start the restoration of the historical sites?

　　—Not until our plan ________ by the committee.

　　A. will be approved B. approve

　　C. is to approve D. has been approved

　　【解析】選D。考查動詞時態和語態。答句的后半部分被省略, 完整的句子是: “Not until our plan ________ by the committee will we start the restoration of the historical sites. ”。在not. . . until. . . 句型中, 如果強調從句的動作完成后主句的動作才發生, 從句的動詞常用現在完成時替代將來完成時。

　　5. I think this is the best use that we can ________ the material.

　　A. make of B. do with

　　C. take charge D. make into

　　【解析】選A。句意: 我認為這是我們對這種材料的最好利用。本題考查短語make use of, use為先行詞, that引導定語從句, 修飾use, 還原后即為: we can make the best use of the material。

　　6. (2015·南京模擬)—I’m sure Tom will come out first in the coming Youth Olympic Games.

　　—I think so. He ________ for it for months.

　　A. is preparing B. was preparing

　　C. had been preparing D. has been preparing

　　【解析】選D。句意: ——我確定湯姆會在即將到來的青奧會上獲得冠軍。——我也這樣認為。他已經準備了幾個月了。prepare的動作從過去某一時間開始一直持續到現在, 故用現在完成進行時, 選D項。

　　7. Life was difficult for her, but she ________ to make ends meet.

　　A. failed B. succeeded

　　C. struggled D. covered

　　【解析】選C。句意: 生活對她來說曾經很艱難, 但她努力使收支相抵。struggle to do sth. “努力做某事”。fail“失敗”; succeed“成功”, 常構成短語succeed in doing sth. ; cover“覆蓋; 報道”。

　　8. (2015·蘇州模擬)The number of students who have graduated with a driving license has reached 200, 000, a(n) ________ of 40, 000 per year.

　　A. average B. number

　　C. amount D. quantity

　　【解析】選A。句意: 畢業考出駕照的學生人數達到了20萬, 平均每年4萬。an average of“平均”。

　　9. His parents wouldn’t let him marry anyone ________ family was poor.

　　A. that B. whom

　　C. of whose D. whose

　　【解析】選D。考查定語從句。句意: 他的父母不讓他與家庭貧窮的女子結婚。family前缺少作定語的關系代詞, 故選D。

　　10. (2015·蘇州模擬)—How can I get to the island?

　　—You can’t get there ________ by swimming.

　　A. other than B. rather than

　　C. more than D. less than

　　【解析】選A。句意: ——我如何才能到達這個島上? ——除了游泳之外無法到達。other than“除了……之外(沒有)”; rather than“而不是”; more than“不僅僅, 不只是”; less than“少于”。

　　11. China Dream is a great dream ________ anyone can make a positive influence on society and contribute to our country.

　　A. which B. what

　　C. where D. when

　　【解析】選C。考查定語從句引導詞。句意: 中國夢是一個偉大的夢, 其中每個人都可以對社會有積極的影響, 都可以對我們的祖國做出貢獻。該句是一個定語從句, a great dream是先行詞, 分析從句可知句子中不缺主語、賓語或表語, 所以排除掉A; B項what不能引導定語從句; a great dream在從句中作抽象的地點狀語, 而不是時間狀語, 故選C, where=in which。

　　12. My friend Jack devoted all the time he could spare ________ his blog.

　　A. write B. to write

　　C. writing D. to writing

　　【解析】選D。考查devote time to doing sth. 的用法。句意: 我朋友Jack把能抽出來的所有時間都用來寫博客。句中he could spare為定語從句, 修飾time。13. (2015·鹽城模擬) ________ abroad for a tour can be a great honor for an ordinary person like me.

　　A. Taken B. Being taken

　　C. Taking D. Having been taken

　　【解析】選B。句意: 對于像我這樣的普通人來說被帶去國外旅游是件很榮幸的事情。考查動詞-ing形式作主語。此處用動詞-ing的被動形式。

　　14. I’m not a little tired today after giving the room a thorough cleaning and I have never had ________ today.

　　A. as tiring a day as B. as a tiring day

　　C. tiring as a day as D. day as a tiring as

　　【解析】選A。考查“as+形容詞+a/an+單數名詞+as”結構。句意: 今天我徹底打掃了房間, 之后很累, 我從來沒有度過像今天這么累的一天。