专题3 动词和动词短语-2020-2021学年高二英语期末备考语法专题突破

动词和动词短语 1. The number of tourists____________ by at least 20% last year because of the slow-growing economy. A. rewarded              B. declined              C. prepared              D. donated 【答案解析】 B 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于经济增长缓慢，去年游客数量至少下降了20%。A. rewarded奖赏；B. declined下降；C. prepared准备；D. donated捐赠。根据后文“because of the slow-growing economy”可知，因为经济增长缓慢，所以去年游客数量下降了，应用decline。故选B。 2. If you ____________ working like that, you’ll make yourself ill sooner or later. A. set out              B. bring out              C. carry on              D. drive away 【答案解析】 C 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：如果你继续这样工作，你迟早会生病的。A. set out出发；B. bring out出版；C. carry on继续；D. drive away赶走，（把车）开走。根据后文“you’ll make yourself ill sooner or later.”可知此处表示继续这样工作，迟早会生病，应用carry on。故选C。 3. After years of research, scientists have ________ the virus that is responsible for the disease. A. distinguished              B. realized C. identified              D. recognized 【答案解析】 C 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过多年的研究，科学家们确定了导致这种疾病的病毒。A. distinguished区别；B. realized意识到；C. identified确定、识别；D. recognized认识。根据“After years of research”可知，此处表示“识别、确定”，故C项正确。 4. That river _____ 250 kilometers long and 60 meters wide. A. measures              B. is measured              C. calculates              D. is calculated 【答案解析】 A 【详解】考查动词辨析和主动表被动。句意：那条河长250公里，宽60米。measure表示“测量”，描述主语的属性时，用主动表被动，calculate表示“计算”，此处指河流的长宽等自然属性应用measure。故选A。 5. We _____ to paint the whole house but finished only the front part that day. A. set up              B. set out              C. set aside              D. set off 【答案解析】 B 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们开始粉刷整个房子，但那天只完成了前面的部分。A.set up建立； B.set out开始； C.set aside留出；D.set off出发。根据“paint the whole house”可知，set out to do sth意为“开始做某事”。符合句意。故选B。 6. He was completely ______ his book and did not hear me call. A. absorbed in              B. attracted to              C. committed to              D. dealt with 【答案解析】 A 【详解】考查短语辨析。句意：他完全沉浸在他的书中，没有听到我的电话。A.be absorbed in全神贯注于；B. be attracted to被吸引；C. be committed to献身于；D. be dealt with解决；被处理。根据后文说没