高考英语精选备考题库系列 单项选择(九)

高考英语精选备考题库系列单项选择（九）

1．—My children are always arguing.

—________

A．Just ignore them. B．That's right.

C．Are you sure? D．How old are they?

答案与解析：A just ignore them“别理他们；别管他们”，符合语境。其余三项均是答非所问。

2．The students asked ________.

A．when is the sports meeting going to be held

B．when the sports meeting is going to be held

C．if was the sports meeting going to be held

D．if the sports meeting was going to be held

答案与解析：D本题考查间接引语中的时态变化和语序问题。A项时态和语序错误；B项时态错误；C项语序错误。

3．While doing my homework，________.

A．I heard the doorbell ring

B．the doorbell rang

C．my mother came in

D．my mother was cooking

答案与解析：A只有当状语从句的主语与主句主语一致时，才能省略从句中的主语和be动词，所以主句主语必须是I，因此选A项。

4．The Smiths walked and talked along the road with their dog ________ behind them. A．followed B．to follow

C．following D．follow

答案与解析：C本题考查with的复合结构，dog与follow构成逻辑上的主谓关系，所以用following。

5．It's Sunday today；I'm glad I ________ go to school.

A．haven't to B．don't have got to

C．haven't got to D．won't have got to

答案与解析：C have got to 的否定式为haven't got to，而have to的否定式为don't have to。6．The woods and the newly-dug river through the campus

________ the beauty of this world-known university.

A．add up B．add to

C．are added up D．are added to

答案与解析：B add up“加起来”；add to“增加；增添”；这两个短语均不用于被动语态，由题意知B项正确。

7．It is said that these young people came here ________ making trouble.

A．with the purpose of B．for the purpose of

C．on purpose for D．all the above

答案：D

8．Although the old scientist has finished the difficult experiment，he is still ________the results.

A．going through B．going on

C．getting through D．getting about

答案与解析：A句意为：虽然老科学家已完成了那项困难的实验，他仍然在仔细检查结果。go through“仔细检查”。

9．In order to make our city green，________.

A．it is necessary to have planted more trees

B．our city needs more trees

C．many more trees need to plant

D．we must plant more trees

答案与解析：D in order to用来引导目的状语，句中的主语必须是动作的执行者，此处应是we。

10．—I can't help but feel very ________ about the matter.Linda，my dear，tell me the truth. —Oh，Mum，there is nothing between Tom and me.

A．enthusiastic B．sceptical

C．anxious D．concerned

答案与解析：D本题考查be concerned about sth.结构的用法，意为“关心；挂念”。enthusiastic“热心的”；sceptical“怀疑的”，其后常与介词of连用；anxious“焦虑的”，与

题意不符。

11．One may never know the ________ of knowledge without being educated.

A．power B．force

C．energy D．strength

答案与解析：A the power of knowledge“知识的力量”。force主要指外力；energy“精力；能量”；strength“(人的)力量；(物的)强度”。

12．Though he was angry at the naughty boy's rudeness，he

________ himself and talked to him with patience.

A．persuaded B．prepared

C．hid D．calmed

答案与解析：D本题考查词义的辨析，从该题从句意思“尽管他对那淘气男孩的粗鲁很生气”，结合后面分句意思“他耐心地同他交谈”，当然是“使自己平静下来”。

13．—Do you know how long ________ Mary before they got married?

—For about five years.

A．had he been in love with

B．had he fallen in love with

C．he had been in love with

D．he had fallen in love with

答案与解析：C问句作宾语用陈述语序；fall in love with可以用完成时，但不可以与“for＋时间段”短语连用，故选C项。

14．He asked me ________ I would go to Beijing by air the next day.

A．that if B．if

C．that whether D．how

答案与解析：B that，if/whether都是连接词，所以不能并用；by air已经明确了去北京的方式，故不选how。

15．________ the right decisions ________ the future is probably the most important thing we'll ever do in our lives.

A．Making; concerned B．Make; concerning

C．To make; concerned D．Making; concerning

答案与解析：D第一个空用making，动名词短语形式作主语，表泛指现象；第二个空用

concerning，意为“关于；对于”。

16．—How could you ________ my sister so easily in the crowd?

—Because she stood out in her red dress.

A．pick up B．pick out

C．take up D．take out

答案：B

17．—Did you see the boys yesterday afternoon?

—Yes.I saw them ________ the fence when I passed.

A．climb B．climbed

C．to climb D．climbing

答案：D

18．—You are late again，Tom?

—Sorry，but I got ________ a heavy traffic jam.

A．caught in B．taken in

C．put off D．held by

答案：A

19．If he hadn't been so ________ about his food，he would be healthier now. A．special B．curious

C．particular D．anxious

答案与解析：C be particular about意为“对……挑剔”；be curious about意为“对……好奇”；special意为“特别的；特殊的”；anxious意为“担忧的；焦急的”。根据句意选C。20．—Do you want anything else for your birthday?

—Nothing else.I'm very ________ with what you've bought for me.

A．satisfying B．disappointed

C．content D．honest

答案：C

21．—How are the things in your village?

—Modern farming methods have been brought in and the villagers are ________ now than before.

A．well off B．better off

C．badly off D．worse off

答案与解析：B根据前面的“引进了现代化的耕作方法”和连词than来判断，村民的生活比以前“更富裕了”，所以用well off的比较级better off。worse off是badly off的比较级。22．In order not to let the others hear what he said，he ________ the news to me. A．shouted B．told

C．whispered D．said

答案：C

23．The country itself didn't have enough gas because of the war，so the government decided to ________ its gas supplies to other countries.

A．hide away B．cut off

C．insist on D．break up

答案：B

24．—What have you done with your arm?

—A little boy ________ my bike and knocked me off it.

A．knocked into B．came into

C．got into D．broke into

答案：A

25．He often listens to the music in his spare time to ________ himself.

A．entertain B．encourage

C．educate D．edit

答案与解析：A题意：在闲暇时间他经常听音乐放松自己。entertain“娱乐；使欢乐”。26．He left France，preferring to give up the ________ that would one day come to him，and went to live in England.

A．wealth B．possession

C．fortune D．treasure

答案与解析：C fortune“财富，财运”；wealth“价值，财产”；possession意为“个人财产”时应用复数形式；treasure“财宝”。

27．The actor ________ the children with all kinds of tricks，which they ________ very much. A．entertained; entertained

B．entertained; enjoyed

C．enjoyed; entertained

D．enjoyed; enjoyed

答案与解析：B句意为“演员用各种把戏哄孩子们玩，孩子们很喜欢”。entertain“使快乐”；enjoy“喜欢”。

28．________ of being involved in the attempted murder，she was questioned by the police. A．Convinced B．Suspected

C．Charged D．Confirmed

答案与解析：B句意：被警方怀疑(suspect)参与了这起谋杀未遂案，她受到了警察的询问。convince“说服，使人相信……”，其结构为convince sb. of sth.；charge“控告，控诉”，其结构为charge sb. with sth.；confirm“确定，批准”，其结构为confirm sb. in... 29．—Many a student has a ________ opinion of him.

—But he is spoken ________ of by the leaders.

A．bad; worse B．badly; highly

C．bad; more D．bad; better

答案与解析：D考查动词短语。have a bad opinion of sb.对某人评价不高；speak highly/ well of sb.对某人评价很高。据句意，选D。

30．When I was in hospital，my mother made a promise that she would take me to Qingdao ________ I was well enough to travel，which ________ my recovery.

A．direct; contributed to

B．directly; contributed to

C．directly; attributed to

D．direct; attributed to

答案与解析：B directly作连词，表示“一……就……”，direct没有此用法；contribute to 意思是“有助于……”。句意：在我住院的时候，妈妈向我承诺一旦我恢复到可以出行了，就带我去青岛，这有助于我的康复。

31．I wouldn't marry Pat even if she ________ the last woman on earth.

A．is B．was

C．had been D．were

答案：D

32．You can't do ________ your friends ask you to do.You'd better think first.

A．everything B．anything

C．something D．nothing

答案与解析：A考查不定代词辨析。句意为：你不能做朋友让你做的每一件事件，你最好首先考虑一下。not...everything表示部分否定。

33．It's so nice to hear from her again.________，we last met more than fifteen years ago. A．What's more B．That's to say

C．In other words D．Believe it or not

答案：D

34．It is requested that the reporter ________ to blame for the wrong report.

A．referring to B．referring to as

C．referred to be D．referred to being

答案与解析：C当在复合句中出现表示“建议、主张或命令”的动词时，该从句应该使用虚拟语气，should常可省略；refer red to为过去分词短语作定语。

35．Whoever has ridden on a railway train knows how rapidly another train flashes by when it is traveling ________ the opposite direction.

A．in B．under

C．to D．with

答案与解析：A direction常与in搭配，意为“朝……方向”。

36．You type almost anything，however unclear，into the space provided on Google and in a second it ________ with thousands of references.

A catches up B．comes up

C．ends up D．puts up

答案与解析：B come up“出现”，相当于appear，与题意相符。catch up“追上；赶上”；end up“结束”；put up“举起”。

37．When I began working ten years ago，I just earned too little to cover my living ________. A．bills B．prices

C．change D．expense

答案与解析：D expense侧重指日常开支所需的“开支；费用”。bill“账单”；price“价格”；change“零钱”。

38．Many students make great progress in listening ________ the large amount of time

devoted to it.

A．because of B．instead of

C．in case of D．in spite of

答案与解析：A because of“因为，由于”，后接名词短语在句中作原因状语，此处表示“在听力方面取得巨大进步的原因”。

39．—Jim has his wife do all the housework！Isn't he wise?

—Not really.He is ________.

A．more wise than lazy B．wiser than lazy

C．more lazy than wise D．laziest than wise

答案与解析：C more...than...常用来对不同的人或事情的同一性质或方面的比较，后接两个对等成分，more后的形容词词尾不变，意为“与其说……不如说……”。

40．Some languages，________ Russian and German，are not easy to learn.

A．for example B．such as

C．namely D．that is

答案与解析：B such as列举同类事物中的一部分，意为“例如”。for example也用来举例说明，但其前后常用逗号隔开；namely相当于that is，意为“即”。

41．We can see monuments here and there.Those who have made great ________ to human beings and society will never be forgotten.

A．advance B．progress

C．contribution D．achievement

答案与解析：C make contribution to为固定短语，意为“对……做出贡献”。

42．—Oh，it's you！I didn't ________ you.

—I've just had my hair cut，and I'm wearing new glasses.

A．recognize B．realize

C．know D．organize

答案与解析：A由两人对话可知彼此是认识的，故用recognize，本题用一般过去式表示在说话之前没有认出来。

43．This habit is hard to form________，but in the long run，it will do you good.

A．in future B．at present

C．in present D．in the future

答案与解析：B句意：这种习惯目前很难养成，但是从长远来看，它对你有好处。at present 目前，与下文的in the long run 相对应。

44．The professor can hardly find sufficient grounds ________ his argument in favor of the theory.

A．which to base on B．on which to base

C．to base on which D．which to be based

答案与解析：B考查“介词＋which＋to do”结构。句意：教授几乎不能找到足够的理由支持他的理论。base...on 意为“基于，作为……的基础”。

45．He commanded that all the gates ________ to search for the spy.

A．should shut B．would be shut

C．shut D．be shut

答案与解析：D考查command后跟虚拟语气。command后跟that从句，从句要用虚拟语气，即should＋动词原形，其中should可以省略。

46．A company may________its products by means of newspapers，magazines and television.

A．list B．transport

C．communicate D．advertise

答案：D

47．I think the director's attitude________this program will decide what we should do next. A．for B．of

C．at D．towards

答案：D

48．He ________ being a teacher when he was a child.

A．dreams of B．dreams

C．dreamed of D．dreamed

答案：C

49．—Do you have any plans for Saturday?

—To tell you the truth，I have nothing in ________ for Saturday.

A．head B．mind

C．heart D．brain

答案：B

50．After that，I avoided his presence，as I felt he was becoming too ________ me. A．popular with B．similar to

C．known to D．familiar with

答案与解析：D题意：从那之后，我避免见他，因为我感到他对我太了解了。be familiar with “对……熟悉”。

51．When asked to explain ________ he did to make his students so fascinated with his lessons，the teacher paused and thought deeply.

A．what it was that B．that what it was

C．what was it that D．that what was it

答案与解析：A该题考查强调句的用法。由于强调句作explain的宾语，应使用陈述语序，故排除C、D两项；对比A、B两项可以发现这是强调句的特殊疑问句式，应把特殊疑问词置于句首，故排除B项。

52．The lady insisted that the young man ________ her wallet and insisted on ________ to the police station at once.

A．has stolen; be sent

B．should steal; sending him

C．had stolen; his being sent

D．should steal; sending

答案与解析：C insist作“认为；坚持说”讲时，表示坚持一种说法、看法或事实，宾语从句用陈述语气，steal的动作发生在insisted之前，故第一个空用过去完成时；insist on后接名词或动名词作宾语，且the young man与send构成动宾关系，故C项正确。

53．—I ________ him to take part in the English Oral Contest.

—I have been believing only you can make it.

A．determined B．persuaded

C．talked D．insisted

答案与解析：B persuade sb. to do sth.“成功说服某人去做某事”与题意相符。54．Hurry up！The concert ________ at 8.They will have played half an hour by the time we ________ there.

A．is beginning; will get B．begins; get

C．will begin; will get D．is to begin; have got

答案与解析：B表示按时间表拟定的或安排好的事情，可用一般现在时代替一般将来时；by the time引导的时间状语从句可用一般现在时表示将来的动作。

55．—When ________ the next train leave for Boston，please?

—Usually at 1315，but because of the small accident on the line，it ________ at 13 45.

A．does; is going to start B．will; starts

C．does; will start D．will; is to start

答案与解析：C按时间表拟定或安排好将要发生的事情用一般现在时代替一般将来时，排除B、D两项；be going to结构常用于指当前的已计划好或思考过的意图或打算，故C项正确。56．John is very ________—if he promises to do something he'll do it.

A．independent B．confident

C．reliable D．flexible

答案与解析：C John 是可以信赖的——如果他答应做某事，他一定会做的。根据后句：如果他答应做某事，就会去做。据此可得出他是个可信赖的人。故选C。

57．________，I have to put it away and focus my attention on study this week. A．However the story is amusing

B．No matter amusing the story is

C．However amusing the story is

D．No matter how the story is amusing

答案与解析：C无论这个故事多么有趣，这周我必须要把它放起来专心学习了。这是让步状语从句，amusing是形容词，故用however amusing和no matter how amusing 皆可，状语从句用陈述语序，故选C项。

58．He is rather difficult to make friends with，but the friendship of his，________，is more true than any others'.

A．once gained B．when to gain

C．as gained D．while gaining

答案与解析：A句意：他这个人很难与他交朋友，但是与他的友谊一旦建立，比其他任何人的都真诚。由于friendship和gain之间为动宾关系，故用过去分词。根据题意，选择连词once。59．Four policemen rode past on their motorbikes，then came the television broadcasting

car，and ________ the marathon runners.

A．finally B．in the end

C．at last D．last

答案与解析：A finally在列举事物或论点时，引出最后的一项内容，符合题意。in the end “终于”，用于预测未来；at last “最后，终于”，侧重于时间；last 指顺序是最后的。60．Jane tried to keep up a calm appearance，but her trembling voice ________. A．gave her away B．gave her out

C．gave her in D．gave her up

答案与解析：A此题考查动词短语辨析。give away“送掉，分发；放弃；泄露，出卖”；give out “分发；发出(气味、热等)；发表；用尽，精疲力竭”；give in“投降，屈服；让步；交上”；give up “放弃(念头、希望等)；停止”。句意：Jane试图保持平静，但是她发颤的声音给她漏了馅。

61．________，the headmaster rose to indicate that the conversation was________.

A．At an end; in an end B．In the end; at an end

C．In an end; at the end D．At an end; in the end

答案与解析：B in the end 意为“最后；终于”，at an end 意为“结束；终结”，常用做表语。

62．After the explosion，the roads are full of ________ people leaving the city.

A．afraid B．frightened

C．frightening D．scary

答案与解析：B frightened“感到害怕的”，常用来修饰人。afraid“害怕的”，多用做表语；frightening“令人害怕的”，常用于修饰事物；scary“吓人的；可怕的”。

63．—I hear they will get married next week.

—________

A．Good luck! B．Congratulations!

C．Oh，really? D．Yes，sir?

答案与解析：C根据语境可知，回应者对此事感到惊讶，故选C项。

64．After ________ in the research for so many years，the scientist succeeded in finding the result at last.

A．buried B．being buried

C．having buried D．having been buried

答案与解析：D介词after之后用动名词形式，排除A项；be buried in 是固定短语，且有时间状语for so many years，故用动名词的完成被动式。

65．Nearly two thirds of the area which ________ desert before ________ by grass now. A．is; is covered

B．was; has been covered

C．was; have been covered

D．were; has been covered

答案与解析：B由which引导的定语从句修饰area，因有时间状语before用过去时，而分数、百分数作主语时谓语动词的数由of后的名词决定。

66．—I'll be away on a business trip.Would you mind looking after my cat?

—Not at all.________.

A．I have no time B．I'd rather not

C．I'd like it D．I'd be happy to

答案与解析：D考查不定式的省略。I'd be happy to后省略了“look after your cat”。67．A bomb ________ two buildings and damaged several others.

A．destroyed B．damaged

C．hurt D．injured

答案与解析：A destroy“摧毁”，强调破坏的程度之大不能进行修复。damage指破坏后还可以进行修复；hurt常用于指情感上的伤害；injure常指身体所受到的伤害。

68．Is there any other reader ________ wants to renew his book?

A．who B．whom

C．whose D．which

答案与解析：A先行词reader是表示人的名词；定语从句缺少主语，故用who引导定语从句。

69．—Have you ever been to Rome?

—No，but that's the very city ________ I'd like to visit most.

A．where B．that

C．which D．in which

答案与解析：B当先行词是the very，the only或被其修饰时，定语从句中的关系代词只能用that。

70．________ from what he did，he isn't a person to depend on.

A．Judge B．Judging

C．Judged D．Judges

答案与解析：B Judging from...“根据……来判断”，属独立结构作状语。

71．Upon graduation from school，how well will you ________ the job that lies ahead? A．prepare B．prepare for

C．be prepared for D．be preparing

答案与解析：C题意：你一毕业，为摆在你面前的工作做好了多么充分的准备？be prepared for“准备好”，强调状态，符合题意。

72．The movement of the Earth's crust along faults and plate margins sometimes causes ________，which have destroyed many cities and killed millions of people.

A．thunders B．lightenings

C．quakes D．floods

答案与解析：C从题干前半部分“地壳沿着断层和板块边缘的运动有时可导致……”及后半部分产生的后果，可推知空处应为“地震”。A意为“打雷”；B意为“闪电”；D意为“洪水”。73．The young dancers looked so charming in their beautiful clothes that we took ________ pictures of them.

A．many of B．the number of

C．large numbers of D．a large amount of

答案与解析：C large numbers of相当于a large number of，意为“大量的；许多”，修饰可数名词复数。

74．—The exam was easy，wasn't it?

—Yes，but I don't think ________ could pass it.

A．somebody B．anybody

C．nobody D．everybody

答案与解析：D not...everybody为部分否定，意为“并非人人”，与but引导表示转折关系的从句相符。

75．I didn't know anybody at the party，but the hostess came to my ________ by introducing

me to a few people.

A．help B．save

C．rescue D．life

答案与解析：C come to one's rescue为固定搭配，意为“帮助某人”。

76．Though he killed a boy，he was ________ to 20 years' imprisonment instead of death because of his good attitude and active help in breaking the case.

A．sentenced B．reported

C．given D．attacked

答案与解析：A be sentenced to imprisonment为固定搭配，意为“被判入狱”。

77．If you fight ________ a better future，first of all，you should fight ________ the difficulties. A．/; for B．against; with

C．for; with D．with; /

答案与解析：C fight for“为争取……而战”；fight with“与……作战”均为固定搭配。78．People should avoid staying overnight in the open air in places ________ mosquitoes gather and take protective measures.

A．whose B．which

C．when D．where

答案与解析：D关系副词where引导定语从句，先行词为places，其中where在从句中充当地点状语。

79．—He says he has an uncle living in Taiwan.

—Nonsense！________，his father doesn't have brothers at all.

A．More or less B．As a matter of fact

C．In addition D．At least

答案与解析：B as a matter of fact相当于in fact，意为“事实上”。

80．The media today can draw public attention to situations

________ help is actually needed.

A．why B．while

C．where D．whose

答案与解析：C先行词为situations，定语从句中缺少地点状语，故关系副词用where。81．The police ________ roadblocks on routes out of the city to prevent the criminal from

escaping.

A．set up B．set back

C．set down D．set aside

答案与解析：A set up“设立；建立”符合题意。set back“阻碍”；set down“写下，记下”；set aside“留下”。

82．I ________ my father to give up smoking，but he didn't think it necessary. A．advised B．hoped

C．persuaded D．suggested

答案与解析：A advise sb. to do sth.“劝说某人做某事”。hope和suggest后不能接复合宾语形式；persuade“说服”，与题意不符。

83．One of the aims of the group is to initiate proposals that contribute to ________ opportunities for women in education and the labor market.

A．right B．even

C．equal D．just

答案与解析：C equal“平等的”。right“正确的”；even“平的”；just“正义的”。84．The famous scientist ________ a dinner party will be held tonight is to arrive soon. A．in honour of him B．in his honour

C．in whose honour D．in which honour

答案与解析：C本题为in one's honor短语和定语从句的综合考查。whose指代the scientist's。

85．She started singing to the baby and was ________ with a smile.

A．awarded B．rewarded

C．prized D．valued

答案与解析：B be rewarded with a smile“报之以微笑”。reward sb. with sth.“用……回报某人”为固定短语，此处为其被动形式。

86．The manager，knowing his factory's products were poor in ________，decided to give his workers further training.

A．quantity B．amount

C．deal D．quality

答案与解析：D本题考查名词辨析。句意：经理知道他工厂的产品质量差，于是决定对工人

进行进一步的培训。从语境看，产品质量差符合语境，故选D。

87．Don't ________.You will ________ new customs and different ways of thinking. A．lose your heart; apply to

B．lose heart; apply yourself to

C．lose your heart; adapt to

D．lose heart; adapt yourself to

答案与解析：D句意：不要泄气。你会适应这些新风俗和不同思维方式的。lose heart 意为“气馁，泄气”；adapt oneself to意为“适应……”。

88．He was deeply struck by the natural beauty of the West Lake ________ he went to Hangzhou.

A．at the first time B．the first time

C．for the first time D．at the first time when

答案与解析：B本题考查the first time 用作连词的用法。句意：他第一次到达杭州时被西湖美丽的自然景色深深地吸引了。the first time 用作连词，意为“第一次……的时候”。89．________ you work more efficiently are you able to catch up with others in the class. A．Only when B．Long before

C．Unless D．Until

答案与解析：A本题考查only＋状语引导的倒装结构。由于后面主句are you able to catch up with others...采用了倒装语序，因此应选择A。“only＋状语从句”放在句首时，主句用倒装语序，但应注意when从句不倒装。

90．The computer，________ help we human beings have stepped into the information age，should be regarded as one of the most important inventions in the 20th century.

A．which B．whose

C．with its D．with whose

答案与解析：D whose指代the computer's，在句中作定语修饰help，with one's help意为“在某人的帮助下”。

91．________my dear teacher couldn't understand was ________ fewer and fewer middle school students showed interest in her lessons.

A．What; why B．That; what

C．What; because D．Why; that

答案与解析：A第一空what引导主语从句且在主语从句中作understand的宾语，第二空只有填why才符合句意。

92．—May I have a look at your books?

—________.

A．By this means B．By all means

C．In this way D．By any means

答案与解析：B问句是在请求，只有B项可表示“当然可以”，故选B。A、C 项表示“用这种方法”；D项表示“无论如何”。

93．It's very important for a student to ________ a good state of mind while taking the college entrance examination.

A．keep out B．keep on

C．keep up D．keep off

答案与解析：C本题考查动词短语辨析。keep out 的意思是“使……在外面”；keep on 的意思是“继续做某事”；keep up 的意思是“坚持；保持”；keep off 的意思是“使……远离”。句意为“当参加大学入学考试时，对于学生来说，保持一个良好的心态是很重要的”。故答案选C。

94．Football is a________of a sharp mind and hard training rather than just talking. A．mixture B．thought

C．time D．action

答案与解析：A本题考查名词辨析。句意为：“足球是敏锐的头脑和艰苦训练的结合”。thought 意为“想法；思索”；action 意为“行动”；mixture 意为“混合；结合体”，符合题意。95．When the headmaster spoke out his plan，the ________ of the students in the class ________against it.

A．majority; were B．most; were

C．most; did D．majority; did

答案与解析：A most 的前面不能加the，排除B、C两项；固定短语be against 表示“反对”，故答案为A。

96．He has ________ housework to do，so he seldom goes to the cinema with his child. A．a large number of B．a great many

C．a little D．a great deal of

答案与解析：D本题考查短语辨析。housework 为不可数名词，要由a great deal of 来修饰；a little 也可修饰不可数名词，但与语境“没时间陪孩子去电影院”相反；a large number of 和a great many 只能修饰可数名词复数。

97．It suddenly ________ to me that this man might be a cheater.

A．happened B．turned out

C．occurred D．came about

答案与解析：C It occurred to sb. that...某人突然想起。句意：我突然想起这个人可能是个骗子。

98．Most film directors can have a proper ________ to public opinions on their films. A．reaction B．role

C．imagination D．idea

答案与解析：A reaction(to)对……的反应。句意：大部分导演对于公众对他们电影的看法反应恰当。role“角色”；imagination“想象”；idea“观点”。

99．He didn't ________ what I read because his mind was on something else.

A．hold on B．catch on

C．take in D．get over

答案与解析：C take in 理解。hold on(打电话时)不要挂断；catch on 明白，作不及物动词用，catch on to 懂得，明白，作及物动词用；get over 克服。

100．He's an intelligent boy. He ________ made such a foolish mistake.

A．can't have B．may not have

C．might not have D．mustn't have

答案：A