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单选填空
1.________ super hurricane of Sandy, sweeping across the USA and many parts of America, has up to now caused ________ loss of over 50 billion dollars to the USA alone.
A. The; the
B. A; the
C. The; a
D. A; a
2.In his lecture, the professor referred to the belief ________ the elderly are wise, ________ is particularly dominant(支配的) in Chinese culture.
A. that; one
B. that; one that
C. which; which
D. that; that
【答案】B
【解析】
试题分析:句意:教授在他的演讲里提到他的信念:长者足智多谋,这一点在中国的文化大家所公认的。第一个that引导同位语从句,对belief的内容进行说明,one是belief的同位语,后面的that引导一个定语从句,对one进行修饰,that是定语从句做的主语。one做同位语,常在考点中出现。
考点:考查同位语从句与定语从句的用法。
点评:本题较难。两者都是高中阶段必须掌握的语法项目,同时也是难点,把这两个知识点放在同一个句子来考查更增加了试题的难度,需要考生有分析理解句子结构的能力。
即学即练: He is a good captain, ______ ______ always takes good care of his crew.
A. that one
B. that; one that
C. one; who
D. that; that
解析:C。one就是captain的同位语,后也有一个定语从句。
3.Gender imbalance has become a serious problem in China, _______ the Chinese government is giving serious thought to.
A. the one
B. that
C. one D. those
4.I spent the whole day repairing the car. The work was ______ easy.
A. nothing but
B. something but
C. anything but
D. all but
【答案】C
【解析】
试题分析:句意:我花费一天的时间去修车,那个工作真是不容易。nothing but只有,仅仅; anything but
根本不,绝不;all but几乎,差不多。根据句意故选C。
考点:考查固定短语用法。
点评:本题难度适中。固定短语的考查是近几年高考的热点,不仅在单选里,还出现在完形短文改错中。需要考生平时牢记它们的用法。
即学即练:______a miracle can save her life.
A. nothing but
B. something but
C. anything but
D. all but
解析:A。句意:只有奇迹才能挽救她的生命。
5.________, according to the study in 6 out of 10 patients, all symptoms ________ what the researchers had expected.
A. To conclude; corresponded to
B. In a conclusion; corresponded to
C. Having drawn a conclusion; corresponded with
D. To be concluded; corresponded with
6.If your friend comes here with any more criticism about how we bring the children up, I'll tell him to ________ his own business.
A. take pleasure in
B. go about
C. be trapped in
D. cater to
【答案】B
【解析】
试题分析:句意:如果你朋友再来指手画脚,教育我们如何教育子女,那我就要叫他别多管闲事。take pleasure in乐于,喜欢; g