2011届高考英语第二轮复习模拟检测试题8

freely “自由地”。根据句意应选C项。

答案：C

25．—How many students do you think will be present at the meeting? —I expect ______ 20 students at the meeting. A．there being B．there to be C．there be D．there been

解析：expect sb./sth. to do /be 结构中用不定式做宾补。 答案：B

26．—How are you getting on with your business? —I'm glad to say it is ______. A．picking up B．making up C．taking up D．turning up

解析：pick up好转。make up 组成，编造；take up 占据；turn up 出现。 答案：A

27．My interests include football, bowling and surfing the Web ______ studying my favorite subjects.

A．instead of B．as well as C．less than D．rather than

解析：as well as也，还有，连接并列成分。instead of, rather than分别意为“代替；而不”；less than 少于。

答案：B

28．I must ______ my post to the end and I believe that all the efforts will ______ a satisfactory result.

A．insist on; create B．stick to; lead to C．insist on; bring about D．persist in; lie in

解析：stick to 坚持(某事)；insist on 坚持(做)；lead to 导致；bring about 常来，引起； lie in 在于。

答案：B

29．Most staff are against the new rules, but they have come into being ______. A．however B．therefore C．anyhow D．thus

解析：考查副词辨析。句意为“大多数职员都反对这些规则，但不管怎样，它们还是产生了”。however 然而，与 but 相冲突。therefore 所以，thus 如此，也不符合题意。

答案：C

30．A story goes ______ Elizabeth Ⅰ of England liked nothing more than being surrounded by clever and qualified noblement at court.

A．when B．where C．what D．that 解析：从句子结构分析，空后应是同位语从句，说明 story 的内容，从句本身含义完整，不缺句子成分，所以用 that 引导。

答案：D

31．Endeavour is a good, strong ship, though ______. A．being not very fast B．to be not very fast C．not very fast D．is not very fast

解析：本题考查 though 的用法。①与从句连用。②与 however一样，可位于句末，意为“但，不过”。③可用于形容词、副词或副词短语之前，故本题选C。

答案：C

32．Yesterday, April walked away from the argument with anger. Or else she ______ something she would regret later.

A．had said B．said C．might say D．might have said

解析：考查虚拟语气。or else “否则的话”，即 If she hadn't walked away，故选D might have said。

答案：D

33．______ no further business, the chairman closed the meeting. A．It was B．It having C．There was D．There being

解析：There being no further business 为独立主格，在句中作状语。 答案：D

34．______ what has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles (交通工具) remains a serious problem.

A．Except for B．Due to C．Because of D．In spite of

解析：in spite of “尽管”，后接名词性从句，在句中作状语。 答案：D

35．—Could you do me a favor? —It depends on ______ it is. A．which B．whichever C．what D．whatever

解析：what 引导宾语从句，在从句中作表语。 答案：C

第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。 In our society, we must communicate with people. A great deal of communicating is

performed on a person－to－person__36__by the simple means of speech. If we travel in buses, or buy things in shops, we are likely to have conversations __37__ we give information or opinions, and sometimes have our views __38__ by other members of society.

Face－to－face contact is by no means the __39__ form of communication and during the last two centuries the__40__ of mass communication has become one of the major factors of contemporary society. Two things, __41__ others, have caused the rapid growth of the

communication __42__. Firstly, inventiveness has led to __43__ in printing, photography, radio and so on. Secondly, speed has revolutionized (变革) the transmission(传输) and __44__ of communications so that local news often takes a back __45__ to national news.

No longer is the __46__ of information limited to a privileged (有特权的) minority. Forty years ago people used to __47__ into the cinema, but now far more people sit at home and turn on the TV to watch a programme channeled into millions of homes. Communication is no longer merely concerned __48__ the transmission of information. The modern communication industry influences the way people live in society and __49__ their horizons by allowing __50__ to information, education and entertainment. The printing, broadcasting and advertising industries are all __51__ with informing, educating and entertaining.

__52__ a great deal of the material communicated by the mass media is very __53__ to the individual and to the society of which he is a part, the vast modern network of communications is __54__ to abuse. However, the mass media are with us for__55__， for worse, and there is no turning back.

36. A. form B. basis

C. floor D. ground 37. A. while B. which

C. that D. where 38. A. voiced B. expressed

C. challenged D. agreed 39. A. existing B. perfect

C. only D. unique 40. A. art B. device

C. way D. trick 41. A. below B. beyond

C. over D. above 42. A. ability B. industry

C. competence D. system 43. A. advances B. advantages

C. benefits D. progresses 44. A. exchange B. practice

C. reception D. means 45. A. seat B. place

C. post D. position 46. A. direction B. possession

C. control D. management 47. A. walk B. flood

C. head D. move 48. A. with B. about

C. toward D. for 49. A. enlarges B. brightens

C. lightens D. broadens 50. A. approach B. opportunity

C. access D. freedom 51. A. dealt B. related

C. targeted D. involved 52. A. Even if B. Unless

C. Although D. If only 53. A. valuable B. worthy

C. attached D. previous 54. A. possible B. likely

C. closed D. open 55. A. ever B. better

C. free D. each 答案及解析：

36. B。考查固定短语on a adj. ＋basis。如：on a regular/permanent/temporary basis以定期/永久/临时性的方式。

37. D。考查定语从句。先行词为conversations，where引导定语从句并且在定语从句中做状语。

38. C。定语从句的意思是“我们发表我们的建议、观点，有时我们也可能会让我们的观点受到社会别的成员的挑战”，在这里“挑战”指的是“不赞成”。第四项agree为不及物动词，如果作为该题答案的时候要加上to。

39. C。由于后面的文章谈到了交流的其他形式，所以该句话的意思是：面对面的交流绝非是交流的唯一形式。这句话起到一个引出下文的作用。

40. A。在过去的两个世纪中，大规模的交流成为当代社会的主要特征之一。 41. D。above others是固定短语，意为与其他因素相比更为重要的是”。

42. B。整句话的意思是“与其他因素相比，有两个事实促进了通讯业、交流业的快速发展”。

43. A。发明创新带来了印刷、摄影和无线电等很多方面的进步，advances＝progress。如果选择D项则要把progresses中的es去掉，因为progress是不可数名词。

44. C。速度导致了交流信息的传送和接收的改革。

45. A。考查固定短语。take a back seat to“黯然引退， 处于次要地位”。 46. B。该句的意思是：对信息的拥有不再是少数人的特权。

47. B。flood into sp.指较多的人像洪水一样涌进电影院，这是描述在40多年前，当通讯业尚不发达的时候人们获取信息的方法。

48. A。“在现代，交流业不仅仅是信息的传输”，该句的目的是告诉人们信息业的发展变化。

49. D。考查固定短语。broaden one's horizon“开阔某人的视野”。 50. C。考查固定短语。access to“接近或利用某事物的权利或机会”。

51. D。印刷业、广告业都和娱乐，教育，传递信息有关。be related to＝be involved with。deal with不用于被动语态中，表示与某物有关。

52. C。整句话的意思是“尽管新闻媒介传递的信息对个人或他所在的社会极其有价值、珍贵，但是现代化的交流网络却很容易被人们滥用”。

53. A。见上题。

54. D。考查固定短语be open to。

55. B。for better or worse也可以说成for better or for worse，表示“无论情况是好是坏”。最后一句话的意思是：不管好坏，新闻媒介总是和我们在一起，并且没有回头路了。

第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Riding a London subway, a person from other countries will notice one major difference: in London, people do not look at each other. In fact, eye contact is avoided at all times. That's not rudeness—people are just too busy to bother looking.

Busy doing what, you ask? Well, they're certainly not using the time for a moment of quiet thinking. Nor are they reading a book. New technology has replaced quiet habits. Today the only acceptable form of book on the London Underground is an e－book.

Apple must earn a fortune from London commuters. Since the launch of the iPhone in 2007, over 40 000—yes, that's 40 000—“apps”(programs downloaded for the iPhone) have been designed.

Commuters love them because they are the perfect time－fillers. One “app”， called iShoot, is a game that features tanks. Another one, Tube Exits, tells passengers where to sit on the train to be closest to the exit of their destination. ISteam clouds the iPhone screen when you breathe into the microphone. You can then write in the “steam” on your phone screen.

For those without an iPhone, another Apple product, the iPod, may be the distraction(消遣)of choice. It's not just teenagers who “plug in” to their music—iPods are a popular way to pass the time for all ages.

And if games, e－books and music aren't enough to keep you occupied, then perhaps you would prefer a film? The development of palm DVD technology means many commuters watch their favorite TV show or film on the way to work. With all these distractions, it's amazing that people still remember to get off the train.

56. Commuters on a London subway don't make eye contact because ______. A. the British are usually shy on the train B. the British law doesn't allow them to do so C. they are busy working on their laptops

D. they are busy enjoying high－tech distractions 57. All the following belong to “apps” except ______. A. iShoot B. Tube Exits

C. iPod D. iSteam 58. IShoot features a function of ______. A. war games B. listening

C. writing D. guiding

59. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Seeing you have these time－fillers, other commuters usually hesitate to bother you. B. Apple must have made much money by selling their products to commuters. C. IPod is not popular with the commuters of old age in London. D. With the time－fillers, commuters usually miss their destinations. 答案及解析：

56．D。由第二段的提问和回答以及下文的描述可知选D。

57．C。由第三至五段对apps的介绍可知iPod是与之并列的另一种产品。 58．A。由第四段．..iShoot, is a game that features tanks可知选A。

59．B。由文中人们都在使用这些产品，可推知Apple公司一定挣了很多的钱。

B

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