2012高考英语精选备考题库系列（含详解）
单项选择（一）
备战2012高考，精选1000道单项选择，希望对各位同学有帮助。2011.8
1．All the students，you should briefly ________ the main arguments before writing.
A．remind C．observe
B．identify D．summarise
解析：考查动词辨析。句意：你们所有的学生在写作之前应该简要地概括一下主
要论点。A.“提醒”；B.“确认，鉴定”；C.“观察”；D.“总结，概括”。故 正确答案是D。
答案：D
2．Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be ________ to the kids.
A．accessible
B．relative
D．sensitive
C．acceptable
解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：Frank将药放在上层抽屉里，以确保其不容易让
孩子们拿到。accessible常与to搭配，意为“为??容易取得的”，符合题意。B 项意为“相对的”；C项意为“可接受的”；D项意为“敏感的”。
答案：A
3．There used to be a town in the heart of America where all life seemed to live
________ its surroundings. A．in connection with C．in favor of
B．in harmony with D．in relation to
解析：live in harmony with...意为“与??和睦相处”。 答案：B
4．It is said that the murderer has employed a famous lawyer to ________ him.
A．protect C．defend
B．protect for D．defend for
解析：defend sb.“为某人辩护”，defend是及物动词。 答案：C
5．—Anything to ________？
—Yes，enough must be done before to ________ any possible accident. A．mention；keep C．say；stop
B．remind；control D．stress；prevent
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解析：考查动词辨析。句意：“还有要强调的吗？”“是的，为了防止可能发生
的事故，之前应采取足够的措施。”第一空中使用mention“提及”，say，
stress“强调”都说得通，但由于第二句意思的限制，只能用stress。 答案：D
6．He was ________ to give up smoking，but he refused.
A．advised C．suggested
B．persuaded
D．had
解析：advise sb. to do sth.“建议某人做某事”；persuade sb. to do“说服了某人
做某事”；suggest doing sth.“建议做某事”。
答案：A
7．They ________ him to prepare for the coming exam，but he spent all day playing
computer games. A．persuaded C．suggested
B．urged D．made
解析：句意：他们要求他为即将到来的考试做准备，但他整天玩电脑游戏。 persuade sb.to do sth.“说服某人做某事”，与后半句句意矛盾；urge sb.to do sth.“强烈要求某人做某事”；suggest不与sb.to do sth.连用；make后的不定式复合结构应不带to。 答案：B
8．After graduating from college，Joe ________ for a year before he went into his
father's business. A．knocked down C．knocked about
B．knocked over D．knocked off
解析：考查knock动词短语在语境中的应用。句意：在大学毕业后，Joe闲逛了一年才到父亲的公司去上班。knock about“闲逛，漫游”；knock down“拆 除”；knock over“打翻”；knock off“敲掉；击倒；降低(速度，价格)”。根据
句意，此题正确的选项为C。
答案：C
9．John has taken an active ________ in getting artists together for the festival.
A．position C．chance
B．turn D．part
解析：take an active part in“积极参与”。 答案：D
10．We must try to live in peace and ________ with those around us.
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A．contact C．agreement
B．harmony D．common
解析：in harmony with“协调一致，和谐”。 答案：B
11．You must ________ to this bad behaviour.
A．give up
B．do away D．do harm
C．put an end
解析：put an end to“结束”。 答案：C
12．As there is less and less coal and oil，scientists are exploring new ways of making use
of ________energy，such as sunlight，wind and water for power and fuel.
A．primary C．instant
B．alternative
D．unique
解析：考查形容词辨析。句意：因为煤和石油越来越少，科学家正在开发新途径
利用可替代能源，如阳光、风和水来做能量和燃料。alternative意为“可供选择 的，可替代的”，符合语境。A项意为“首要的”；C项意为“立即的，速溶
的”；D项意为“独特的”。 答案：B
13．It is reported in a local newspaper that help is ________ for all the children who
have suffered a lot in the earthquake.
A．at hand
B．by hand D．in hand
C．hand in hand
解析：A.“在手边；即将到来”；B.“手工的”；C.“手拉手地”；D.“在手 头；在处理中”。句意：据一家当地的报纸报道，对遭受地震的所有孩子的援助
很快就到了。故A项正确。
答案：A
14．A hurricane________the southeast coast of China and caused tremendous damage.
A．defeated C．beat
B．struck D．knocked
解析：strike作为动词，其中的一个用法是表示“灾难、疾病等侵袭”，具有相
似用法的另外一个动词是hit。
答案：B
15．It seems impossible that the old lady who is so seriously ill can ________ this winter.
A．live through
B．go through
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C．pass through
D．get through
解析：考查词组辨析。句意：看起来这个病得很严重的老太太度过这个冬天似乎
是不可能的。live through“度过”，符合句意。B.“通过”，C.“穿过”，
D.“接通”，均不符合句意。 答案：A
16．When the man was trying to break into the bank，he was caught by the
police________. A．in a spot
B．on the spot D．to the spot
C．off the spot
解析：考查spot短语的用法。句意：当那个人试图闯入银行时，他被警察当场抓
获了。on the spot“在现场，当场”，与本句的语境一致；in a spot“陷入困
境”；off the spot“不准确，离题”。 答案：B
17．When Johnson was suspected, he ________ by his honour that he was innocent.
A．cursed C．argued
B．swallowed D．swore
解析：句意：约翰逊被当作嫌疑犯时，他以自己的荣誉发誓自己是清白的。 curse诅咒；swallow吞下；argue争论；swear发誓。 答案：D
18．Everyone must work to live，but many people are fortunate enough to make more
money than they ________ need.What should they do with this extra income?
B．suddenly D．evidently
A．naturally
C．immediately
解析：immediately意为“目前地，即刻”。句意：??钱赚得即刻花不完。 答案：C
19．Mr.Smith used to smoke ________ but he has given it up.
A．directly C．badly
B．seriously D．heavily
解析：smoke heavily“烟瘾很大”。 答案：D
20．No other salesmen knew how to increase sales，but soon Tom ________ a better
solution.
A．came up with C．kept up with
B．caught up with D．put up with
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