1. There’s a narrow winding_____________ from our village to the next one.
A. road B. street C. highway D. traffic
2. Don’t stand there — you are ___________.
A. in the way B. on the way C. in the road D. on the road
3. Give me your ________ for refusing.
A. reason B. cause C. excuse D. course
4. Arrows mean when they point in opposite________.
A. directions B. distance C. manners D. corners
5. Scientists are watching for the earliest________ of harmful effects on the world’s weather.
A. marks B. tracks C. instance D. signs
6. She asked for a ___________.
A. news B. furniture C. drink D. information
7. Something is the __________with my foot.
A. business B. matter C. affair D. thing
8. Will you be at the party ___________Tuesday?
A. next B. the next C. on next D. in next
9. Chess is________.
A. a very slow games B. very slow play
C. a very slow game D. a very slow play
10. “What kind of ___________do you want?” asked father.
“The pet store has many kinds.”
A. umbrella B. dog C. book D. bike
B
1. He won the first ________ in the competition.
A. prize B. price C. pride D. reward
2. He never changes his________ — his shirts are always dirty.
A. cloth B. clothing C. clothes D. dress
3. There’s a ________. of course, to what any person can do.
A. limit B. bit C. degree D. top
4. It’s on the top shelf, out of________.
A. distance B. reach C touch D. breath
5. He threw the box out of the window and it fell to the________ outside.
A. flat B. floor C. field D. ground
6. Good governments depend not only on effective persuasion but also on the effective use of________.
A. force B. position C. control D. strength
7. The boy got a ________ B in the composition test.
A. grade B. degree C. size D. class
8. The man took great ________ to keep out of debts.
A.aches B. hurts C. pains D. difficulties
9. I’m afraid you have no ________ but to come along with me.
A. choice B. selection C. election D. possibility
10. My brother did not find army life to his __________.
A. like B. favour C. taste D. quality
The Parkers bought a new house but ________ will need a lot of work before they can
move in .
A. they B. it C.one D. which
答案 :B 通过率 :70%
测试语言点 :每个代词究竟“代表”什么?完全要看具体内容和语境。
这里的it指a new house , 当然是单数了。
要吸取的经验 :此题不太难。但是,仍然有必要使用未被选中的三个代词进行
造句训练 。英语能力是“练”出来的,不是“讲”出来的。
请看下面这几句话 :
The Parkers bought two houses , one of which was completed only a few weeks ago .
They are both modern ones ; but one is far better and much more expensive than the other .
We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it ________ very well.
A.worked out B. tried out C. went on D. carried on
答案 :A 通过率 :13%
测试语言点 :词组动词的实际应用 。
试题详析 :
高考的主要依据是高考“词汇表”,该表只有英语单词 ,没有任何汉语词义 。这说明:该“词汇表”所列每个单词究竟有几种词义,几种用法,“根本没有限制。”高中英语课本并不是高考的依据,因此,此题必然难倒众多考生。他们手头的“英汉对照词汇表”指出work out的词义是“算出”和“解决”,与此题无干。结果,只好,在C和D中任选一个。二者都有“继续”(continue)的意思。故肯定不能选。剩下的try out表示“实验”的意思,则更加与此题无干。那么,使用“排除法”便可选中A了。
当然,真正完成好此题,仍然要依靠“上下文”;这句话的上文是: 我们本来并不是那样安排这个展览会的,暗指原来规模较小,仅限于美术界人士…下文是:
结果 ,各界人士都来参观 ,引起轰动一时的社会效应…“无心插柳柳成阴”,虽然还是原来的那样安排,结果却进行得非常好,出乎意料。这使人联想起turn out一词,其词义为“结果,出乎意料,竟然是…”。它与work out一样都跟out搭配,便可“猜测,推测” work out与turn out词义相近 。最后,还是
要看几个句子,才能“心中有底。”
※I hoped that our firm would join up with one of the largest companies of the country .
But it doesn’t seem to be working out that way .
※※--- I wonder if you can work out this problem .
--- I shan’t know until you try me out .
※※※Please carry on as usual while I listen to the class .
※※※※I want to go on being a teenager , because I am enjoying every minute of it .
要吸取的经验 :
考生们手头的“英汉对照词汇表”到了21世纪仍然在害人。千万不要背记“英汉对照词汇表” 。高考复习一定要立足“语篇”。
The home improvements have taken what little there is _______ my spare time.
A.from B. in C. of D. at
答案 :C 通过率 :23%
测试语言点 :名词短语,名词从句与介词的搭配。
要吸取的经验 :
名词短语,名词从句与介词无论怎样搭配,它们与个体名词一样,都是一个单位,
“一个整体。”这就是本人在2001年10月中国书店出版的“北京市特级教师论综合”
一书所述的“四化”(语篇化,交际化 ,整体化 , 实用化)之一-----“整体化。”
试题详析 :
这句话的意思是:改善家居状况(装修,布置等等)耗费了我仅有的一点点业余时间。所以,“仅有的一点点”(what little there is)是“我的业余时间”(my spare time)的“一部分”(part),故而,what little there is可延长为what little time there is ,也可缩短为the remaining little time 或者small part。显然,只有译出一个“的”字 ,便可确定 :选of是对的。这样,此题The home improvements have taken what little there is __of__ my spare time.可以改写为The home improvements have taken the remaining little time(small part)__of__ my spare time.
of的意思有时等于from ,但是在这里of仅仅表示部分(what little there is )与整体(my spare time)的关系,它的双重词义是:“…的”以及“从…之中夺取”的;
因此,of和from二者词义在这里是不同的。至于in 和at ,都与本题内容无干。