高考真题
1．(2012·安徽高考)Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand, even more so.
A．vital C．specific
B．available D．similar
解析：vital“极其重要的，必不可少的”；available“可用的，在手边的，可利用的”；specific“明确的，具体的”；similar“相似的”。句意：兴趣对于学习就像理解能力一样重要，甚至还要重要。由句意可知，A项符合题意。
答案：A
2．(2012·福建高考)—Can you lend me the book Gone with the Wind? —Sorry. I returned it to the library just now. Maybe it is still ________. A．available C．acceptable
B．affordable D．valuable
解析：available意为“可用的，可得到的，可找到的”；affordable意为“负担得起，支付得起”；acceptable意为“可以接受的”；valuable意为“有价值的”。句意：——你能借给我那本《飘》吗？——对不起。我刚才把它还给图书馆了。也许它还能借到。故选A项。
答案：A
3．(2012·湖北高考)Can you tell the ________ difference between the words “require” and “request”？ I sometimes get puzzled by their meanings.
A．dramatic C．apparent
B．regional D．subtle
解析：句意：你能告诉我“require”和“request”这两个词之间的细微区别吗？我有时会被它们的意思弄糊涂了。dramatic“戏剧性的，显著的”；regional“地区的，区域的”；apparent“显而易见的，明白易懂的”；subtle“微妙的，细微的”。
答案：D
4．(2012·湖北高考)Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained ________； people are still looking for other possible solutions.
A．unchallenged C．controversial
B．relevant D．contradictory
解析：句意：这个地区的这些建筑是否应该被拆除仍然存在争议，人们还在寻找其他可行的解决方案。unchallenged“未受质疑的，无异议的”；relevant“紧密相关的，切题的”；controversial“有争议的，引起争议的”；contradictory“矛盾的，抵触的”。
答案：C
5．(2012·山东高考)Be________—you can't expect me to finish all his work in so little time.
A．reasonable C．creative
B．confident D．grateful
解析：句意：讲点儿道理好不好，你不能指望我在这么短的时间里完成所有的工作啊。reasonable“合理的，公道的，通情达理的”；confident“自信的，确信的”；creative“创造性的”；grateful“感激的，感谢的”。故选A项。
答案：A
6．(2012·天津高考)The secretary arranged a(n) ________ time and place for the applicants to have an interview.
A．important C．public
B．spare D．convenient
解析：句意：秘书安排了一个合适的时间和地点让求职者们参加面试。important重要的；spare多余的，备用的；public公众的，公共的；convenient方便的，合适的。
答案：D
7．(2012·浙江高考)The research lacks ________ evidence, and therefore, its conclusions are doubtful.
A．solid C．severe
B．fierce D．potential
解析：句意：这项研究缺乏可靠的证据，因此，其结论是令人怀疑的。solid“可靠的，可信赖的”；fierce“强烈的，极度的”；severe“非常的，严重的”；potential“潜在的，可能的”。
答案：A
8．(2012·安徽高考)Queen Elizabeth Ⅱis often thought to be the richest woman in the world.________， her personal wealth seems rather small.
A．Besides C．However
B．Otherwise D．Altogether
解析：句意：女王伊丽莎白二世通常被认为是世界上最富有的女人。然而，她的个人财富却好像很少。besides“此外，而且，加之”；otherwise“否则，要不然”；however“然而”；altogether“总而言之，完全地，总共”。由句意可知，C项符合题意。
答案：C
9．(2012·福建高考)Anyone, whether he is an official or a bus driver, should be ________ respected.
A．especially C．naturally
B．equally D．normally
解析：especially意为“尤其”；equally意为“平等地”；naturally意为“自然地”；normally意为“正常地，常态地”。此处用equally“平等地”来表示an official与a bus driver应该受到同等地尊敬。故选B项。
答案：B
10．(2012·湖北高考)“Perhaps we need to send for Dr. Smith to see what we can do about it，” Father suggested ________ to his neighbor who had come to discuss the problem.
A．tentatively C．definitely
B．thoughtlessly D．rudely
解析：句意：父亲向前来讨论这个问题的邻居试探性地建议：“或许，我们需要请史密斯博士来看看我们能为此做些什么。”tentatively“试探性地，犹豫地”；thoughtlessly“轻率地，欠考虑地”；definitely“明确地，确切地”；rudely“粗鲁地，不礼貌地”。
答案：A
11．(2012·湖南高考)Bicycling is good exercise; ________， it does not pollute the air.
A．nevertheless C．otherwise
B．besides D．therefore
解析：句意：骑自行车是一种良好的锻炼，此外，它也不会污染空气。nevertheless“然而，不过”；besides“此外，而且”；otherwise“否则，不然”；therefore“因此”。根据句意，B项正确。
答案：B
12．(2012·辽宁高考)We used to see each other ________， but I haven't heard from him since last year.
A．especially C．particularly
B．regularly D．approximately
解析：句意：我们以前经常见面，但自从去年就没有收到他的来信了。especially“尤其，特别”；regularly“有规律地，定期地”；particularly“特别，尤其”；approximately“大约”。根据句意，B项正确。
答案：B
13．(2012·四川高考)The hotel is almost finished, but it ________ needs one or two weeks to get ready for guests.
A．only C．even
B．also D．still
解析：句意：这家旅馆就要竣工了，但仍然需要一两周才能向客人开放。still“仍然”符合句意。
答案：D
14．(2012·四川高考)I make $2,000 a week. 60 surely won't make ________ difference to me.
A．that a big C．big a that
B．a that big D．that big a
解析：that在此句中是副词，相当于so的用法，修饰形容词big。故选D项。句意：我每周赚2000美元，60美元对我而言根本没什么影响。
答案：D
15．(2012·天津高考)The dog may be a good companion for the old.________， the need to take it for walks may be a disadvantage.
A．Besides C．Therefore
B．However D．Instead
解析：句意：狗可能是老年人的一个好伴侣，然而，需要带它散步可能就是一个不利因素。besides此外，而且；however然而；therefore因此；instead相反，代替。
答案：B
16．(2012·浙江高考)Mike was usually so careful, ________ this time he made a small mistake.
A．yet C．even
B．still D．thus
解析：句意：迈克通常特别细心，然而这次他犯了一个小错误。前后两句显然是转折关系，故用yet表示“然而”。
答案：A
17．(2012·北京高考)Many people have donated that type of blood; however, the blood bank needs ________.
A．some C．much
B．less D．more
解析：句意：“很多人捐献了那种血型，但是血库需要更多。”根据句意可知选D项。
答案：D
18．(2012·课标全国)This restaurant wasn't ________ that other restaurant we went to.
A．half as good as C．as good as half
B．as half good as D．good as half as
解析：如果表示两个饭店一样好，应用as good as，在比较句型中，程度状语应放在第一个as或比较级之前，所以答案为A项。
答案：A
19．(2012·全国Ⅱ)Next to biology，I like physics________. A．better C．the better
B．best D．very well
解析：句意：除了生物，我最喜欢物理。注意本题易误选A项，其实此处并没有把生物和物理作比较。
答案：B
20．(2011·全国Ⅱ)It is one thing to enjoy listening to good music, but it is ________ another to play it well yourself.
A．quite C．rather
B．very D．much
解析：句意：喜欢听好的音乐是一回事，但要自己演奏好它又是另外一回事。quite 完全，强调在某方面十分突出，作此用法时，quite 常与名词连用。another 其实就是 another thing 的省略。very 非常，修饰形容词或副词；rather 修饰形容词、副词或带不定冠词的名词；much 修饰不可数名词，在此不符合题意。
答案：A
模拟精选
1．(2013·济南外国语学校质检)The shy girl felt ________ when she made some mistakes in her performance.
A．amazed C．astonished
B．awkward D．amused
解析：awkward难堪的。句意：这个羞涩的女孩在她的表演中犯了一些错误时感到很难堪。amazed惊讶的；astonished吃惊的；amused快乐的。
答案：B
2．(2013·湖北荆州月考)One of his major shortcomings is that he always bases his judgement on ________ opinions, which often leads to prejudices against something or somebody.
A．objective C．optimistic
B．subjective D．pessimistic
解析：subjective主观的。句意：他的一个缺点之一是他说是主观判断，这经常导致对某人或某事的偏见。objective客观的；optimistic乐观的；pessimistic悲观的。
答案：B
3．(2013·山东聊城调研)The reason why he didn't get the job is that he couldn't be ________ even for the interview.
A．responsible C．punctual
B．beneficial D．regular
解析：punctual守时的。句意：他没得到工作的原因是甚至面试他都不能守时。responsible负责的；beneficial有益的；regular有规律的。
答案：C
4．(2013·北京重点高中尖子生综合素质展示)Mum likes this old house in downtown better than the huge one in the country，but it costs almost________.
A．twice as much C．twice so much
B．twice as many D．twice so many
解析：本句的后半句所要表达的意思是市中心的这座老房子的价格几乎是乡村的那所大房子的价格的两倍，故答案为A项，相当于“but it costs almost twice as much as the huge one in the country”。
答案：A
5．(2013·河南洛阳统考)Having been out of touch with his parents for two years，Jones returned home，________.
A．safe and sound C．safe and soundly
B．safely and sound D．safely and soundly
解析：句意：与父母失去联系两年后，琼斯安然无恙地回到了家中。safe and sound是固定搭配，表示“安然无恙”。
答案：A
6．(2013·山东潍坊、东营、淄博、滨州四市联考)I'm________about what I say because careless remarks are likely to hurt others' feelings.
A．enthusiastic C．doubtful
B．curious D．cautious
解析：句意：我说话很谨慎，因为草率的评论可能会伤害他人的感情。A项“热心的”；B项“好奇的”；C项“感到怀疑的”；D项“谨慎的，小心的”。根据语意可知D项正确。
答案：D
7．(2013·河北唐山一模)I can say，with________truthfulness，that I did not injure her.
A．actual C．direct
B．absolute D．proper
解析：actual“实际的”；absolute“绝对的，完全的”；direct“直接的”；proper“恰当的”。句意：我可以说，我没有伤害她，这绝对是真的。
答案：B
8．(2013·江西重点中学盟校第一次联考)—How did you find your trip to Baohulu Amusement Park?
—I thoroughly enjoyed it.It was________than I expected. A．even much interesting C．so far interesting
B．far more interesting D．a lot much interesting
解析：句意：——这次宝葫芦游乐园之旅你玩得开心吗？——太棒了！比我预想的要好玩得多。多音节形容词interesting的比较级形式是在其前面加more，程度副词far应在more前面，故选B项。
答案：B
9．(2013·长春第一次调研)—Lily did succeed at last!
—Yeah，indeed，but she was________than successful，I think. A．more lucky C．luckier
B．much luckier D．lucky
解析：根据句意可知，此处“more＋adj.原形＋than”是固定结构，表示“与其说……倒不如说……”。所以选A项。
答案：A
10．(2012·山东潍坊三县市上学期联考)My son prefers us to email each other once a week________spend half an hour on the phone every night.
A．other than
B．rather than
C．otherwise D．instead of
解析：句意：我儿子更喜欢我们彼此每周用电子邮件交流一次，而不是每晚花半个小时打电话。假如选择D项，需要把句中的spend改为spending。A项表示“除了……以外”，C项表示“否则”，均不符合句意。
答案：B
11．(2012·合肥第一次质检)I can't say a thank-you________much.I couldn't have succeeded without your help.
A．too C．that
B．quite D．very
解析：句意表示“我再怎么感谢你也不过分”。can't...too...“再……也不过分”。
答案：A
12．(2012·西安第一次质检)My mother seems________for a woman for her age. A．enough energetic still C．still energetic enough
B．enough still energetic D．still enough energetic
解析：句意：对一个像她这样年龄的女士而言，我的母亲似乎依然精力充沛。enough修饰形容词时，要放在形容词的后面。still为程度副词，应放在be(系)动词后，行为动词或助动词前。
答案：C
13．(2012·湖北孝感第一次统考)Don't blame them any more—this is________because they are still young and lack experience.
A．exactly C．eventually
B．simply D．generally
解析：句意：别再责备他们了，这只是因为他们还年轻，缺乏经验。这里用副词simply表示“仅仅，只是”，该词还可以表示“简单地，简直”。
答案：B
14．(2012·山东青岛一模)Zhongshan Park is________attractive in spring and autumn，for the weather in both seasons is pleasant.
A．mostly C．merely
B．hardly D．equally
解析：句意：中山公园在春天和秋天一样吸引人，因为在这两个季节气候都很怡人。mostly“主要地”；hardly“几乎不”merely“只不过，仅仅”；equally“相等地，同等地”。
答案：D
15．(2012·西安第一次质检)We put our books in the bookcase to keep them________from dust.
A．empty C．loose
B．free D．short
解析：句意：我们把书放在书柜中是为了使它们没有灰尘。此处free表示“没有……的”。
答案：B
16．(2012·湖北孝感第一次统考)Sadly the reading room where Karl Marx did a lot of reading had moved from its________place into another building.
A．primary C．traditional
B．temporary D．original
解析：句意：可惜的是，卡尔·马克思曾做过大量阅读的那间阅览室已经从原先的地方被搬到另外一栋楼里去了。original“原来的”。primary“首要的，主要的，基本的”；temporary“临时的”；traditional“传统的”。
答案：D
17．(2012·浙江六校联盟第一次联考)The girl was left alone in the room and couldn't help crying________.
A．perfectly C．bitterly
B．narrowly D．simply
解析：句意：这个女孩被单独留在房间里，不禁伤心地哭了起来。bitterly“伤心地”。
答案：C
18．(2012·山东潍坊、东营、淄博、滨州四市联考)—In early autumn Steve applied for admission to college.He wanted to go________but to Cornell University.
—Oh，why not Harvard? A．anywhere
B．somewhere
C．everywhere D．nowhere
解析：根据答语中的“为什么不是哈佛”可知说话人表示“史蒂夫除了康奈尔大学，哪里都不想去”，故副词nowhere“什么地方都不”符合语意。
答案：D
19．(2012·陕西五校一模)There is a________cup on the table. A．nice new big plastic C．nice big new plastic
B．new plastic big nice D．new nice plastic big
解析：根据多个形容词作定语时的排序规则“限定描绘大长高，形状年龄和新老；颜色国籍原材料，作用类别往后靠”可知答案为C项。
答案：C
20．(2012·河南三市第二次调研)One way to stop countries fighting is to cut off their________support，for wars are very expensive.
A．conditional C．environmental
B．chemical D．financial
解析：句意：阻止国家间打仗的一个办法是中断对他们的财政支持，因为战争是需要花费大量金钱的。financial“财政的”；conditional“(帮忙、协议等)有条件的”；chemical“化学的”；environmental“环境的”。
答案：D
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