Ⅲ.单项填空

1.(2011年济宁高二检测)The orange looks dry，but you may be able to ________ a few drops.

A.break out　　　　　　　 B.give out

C.squeeze out   D.put out

解析：选C。break out(指战争、火灾等)爆发;give out发出，分发;squeeze out挤出;put out扑灭。句意：这个桔子看上去干瘪了，但你也许能挤出少量汁液来。

2.—How long has your grandma ________?

—About three months.

A.fallen ill   B.been ill

C.fall ill   D.be ill

解析：选B。句意：——你奶奶生病多长时间了?——大概三个月了。fall ill强调突然病倒，是短暂性动词短语，不能与一段时间状语连用;be ill表示生病的状态，是延续性动词短语，可与一段时间状语连用。结合句意可知应选B。

3.(2011年厦门高二检测)The fellow felt rather ________ as he was the only person that wore sportswear at the party.

A.in place   B.out of place

C.by the way    D.in the way

解析：选B。句意：在宴会上，小伙子感到很不自在，因为他是唯一一位穿运动装的人。in place“适当的”;out of place“不适当的，不恰当的”;by the way“顺便说一下，顺便问一下”;in the way“挡道”。

4.Mike didn’t play football yesterday because he had ________ his leg.

A.damaged   B.hurt

C.hit   D.struck

解析：选B。damage指“破坏，损坏”;hurt意为“伤害，使……受伤”;hit意为“击中，打中”;strike指“击打，敲打”。句意为：迈克昨天不能踢足球是因为他的腿受伤了。只有hurt符合题意。

5.He is so kind a boy that he often ________his mother clean the table, even the furniture.

A.aided   B.helped

C.assisted   D.offered

解析：选B。aid, assist后跟不定式的复合结构;help后面的to可省略，表示“帮助某人做某事”。

6.More and more people choose to shop in a supermarket as it offers a great ________of goods.

A.variety   B.mixture

C.extension   D.combination

解析：选A。本题考查词义辨析题。variety样;mixture混合;extension扩展;combination合并，结合。

7.You are supposed to report it to your headmaster ________，otherwise he will be angry.

A.if it was necessary   B.if necessary

C.if necessarily   D.if you are necessary

解析：选B。if necessary为if it is necessary的省略形式，表示“如果有必要的话”。A项时态不对;D项主语不对;C项省略形式不对。

8.Mr. Smith is such a ________ person that he never loses his temper.

A.generous   B.mean

C.mild   D.rude

解析：选C。句意为：史密斯先生是这样一位性情温和的人，他从来不发脾气。generous意为“慷慨的;大方的”;mean意为“吝啬的”;mild意为“温和的”;rude意为“粗鲁的”。

9.They often use wood as fuel to ________ coal.

A.take place   B.take the place of

C.in place of   D.instead of

解析：选B。句意为：他们经常用木头作为燃料来代替煤。take place意为“发生，举行”，与句意不符;take the place of意为“代替，取代……”;in place of和instead of也意为“代替”，但此处需用动词短语。故B项正确。

10.(2011年威海高二调研)We were greatly ________ in our investigation by the cooperation of the police.

A.exposed   B.aided

C.submitted   D.switched

解析：选B。句意：我们在调查的过程中得到警方的大力协助。aid帮助，协助。expose暴露;submit提交，呈递;switch开关;转换。