高考英语单项选择题解析
25. John became a football coach in Sealion Middle School ____ the beginning of March.
A. on B. for C. with D. at
答案：D
命题立意：检查考生对介词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析：at the beginning of “在………的开始”。
26.No progress was made in the trade talk as neither side would accept the conditions of ____.
A. others B. the other C. either D. another
答案：B
命题立意：检查考生对代词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析：根据上文neither的提示可以看出所指的应该是两者中的另外一个，所以用the other。
译文：贸易谈判没有取得进展，因为双方都不愿意接受对方的条件。
27.There ____ be any difficulty about passing the road test since you have practised a lot in the driving school.
A. mustn’t B. shan’t C. shouldn’t D. needn’t
答案：C
命题立意：检查考生对情态动词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析：根据经验或惯例对某一情况进行推测，用should或ought to，常译成“按理应该…”或“可能会……”。shouldn’t是其否定形式。
28.At a rough estimate, Nigeria is ____ Great Britain.
A. three times the size as B. the size three times of
C. three times as the size of D. three times the size of
答案：D
命题立意：检查考生对倍数表达方式的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析：A是B的三倍通常可使用以下几种形式：
1) A is three times as adj.（原级） as B
2) A is twice adj.（比较级）than B
3) The n. of A is three times that of B
4) A is three times the +n. of B
29. There was a loud scream from the backstage immediately after the concert ended, ____?
A. wasn’t there B. was there C. didn’t it D. did it
答案：A
命题立意：检查考生对反意疑问句（附加疑问句）的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： （略）。
30.More than a dozen students in that school ____ abroad to study medicine last year.
A. sent B. were sent C. had sent D. had been sent
答案：B
命题立意：检查考生对动词时态和语态的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： be sent abroad 被派往国外。
31.Professor Smith, along with his assistants, ____ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
A. work B. working C. is working D. are working
答案：C
命题立意：检查考生对主谓一致的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： Professor Smith决定谓语动词的数；his assistants和谓语动词的数无关。
32.He got well-prepared for the job interview, for he couldn’t risk ____ the good opportunity.
A. to lose B. losing C. to be lost D. being lost
答案：B
命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： risk后面只能带动名词做宾语，含义为“冒……之险”。
33. ____ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and heating supply breakdowns.
A. Put B. Putting C. Having put D. Being put
答案：A
命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词做状语的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： put sth. into use “让……投入使用”。显然，put 和句子主语the hotline 构成被动关系，所以用表示被动的过去分词。
34.He transplanted the little tree to the garden ____ it was the best time for it.
A. where B. when C. that D. until
答案：B
命题立意：检查考生对逻辑关联用语的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： when连接时间状语从句，含义为“当………的时候”。
35.It was unbelievable that the fans waited outside the gym for three hours just ____ a look at the sports stars.
A. had B. having C. to have D. have
答案：C
命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析：动词不定式充当目的状语。
36.More and more people are signing up for Yoga classes nowadays, ____ advantage of the health and relaxation benefits.
A. taking B. taken C. having taken D. having been taken
答案：A
命题立意：检查考生对非谓语动词做状语的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： take advantage of （利用）和句子主语More and more people 构成主动关系，且和句子谓语sign up for (报名参加)同时发生，所以选择A。
37.At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant park with trees providing shade and ____ down to eat our picnic lunch.
A. sitting B. having sat C. to sit D. sat
答案：D
命题立意：检查考生对动词形式的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析： 并列连词and 连接found 和sat 两个谓语动词。
38. ____ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.
A. What is required B. What requires
C. It is required D. It requires
答案：C
命题立意：检查考生对名词从句的掌握和运用能力。
试题解析： 本句的结构为It is +动词的过去分词+that 引导主语从句。经常用于这种结构的动词还有say, report, think, hope, expect, consider, suggest等。
39.Never before ____ in greater need of modern public transport than it is today.
A. has this city been B. this city has been
C. was this city D. this city was
答案：A
命题立意：检查考生对倒装结构的掌握和运用能力（兼考时态）。
试题解析：表示否定含义的副词never 放句首用部分倒装。
40.If a shop has chairs ____ women can park their men, women will spend more time in the shop.
A. that B. which C. when D. where
答案：D
命题立意：检查考生对逻辑关联用语的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析： 关系副词where 连接定语从句，其中where= in/ on which。
41.There was such a long queue for coffee at the interval that we ____ gave up.
A. eventually B. unfortunately C. generously D. purposefully
答案：A
命题立意：检查考生对副词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析： eventually 最终；unfortunately不幸地；generously慷慨地；purposefully故意地。
42.The company is starting a new advertising campaign to ____ new customers to its stores.
A. join B. attract C. stick D. transfer
答案：B
命题立意：检查考生对动词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析： attract sb. to………把某人吸引到………地方来。
43.He proved himself a true gentleman and the beauty of his ____ was seen at its best when he worked with others.
A. temper B. appearance C. talent D. character
答案：D
命题立意：检查考生对名词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析：temper脾气；appearance外表；talent天赋，才能；character 性格。
44.At times, worrying is a normal ____ response to a difficult event or situation----a loved one being injured in an accident, for example.
A. effective B. individual C. inevitable D. unfavorable
答案：C
命题立意：检查考生对形容词的辨析和运用能力。
试题解析： effective有效的；individual个人的；inevitable不可避免的；unfavorable不利的。