. 单项填空

　　1. (2015·扬州中学模拟)Maria ________ the interviewers with her knowledge and experience, and as a result she was offered the job.

　　A. provided B. inspired

　　C. persuaded D. impressed

　　【解析】选D。句意: 玛丽亚用知识和经验给面试官们留下了深刻的印象, 因此她得到了这份工作。impress sb. with sth. 用……给某人留下深刻的印象, 符合本题题意。provide提供; inspire鼓励, 激励; persuade说服, 都不合题意。

　　【加固训练】

　　(2015·莆田模拟) ________ with the performance by Lily, the judges gave her a high score.

　　A. Impressing B. Being impressed

　　C. Impressed D. Having impressed

　　【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。be impressed with对……留下深刻印象, 主语the judges是动词impress的动作承受者, 故用过去分词作状语, 表原因, 相当于原因状语从句Because the judges were impressed with the performance by Lily。

　　2. (2015·温州模拟)—We ________ gas. I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

　　—I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last out till we get there.

　　A. run out B. are running out

　　C. are running out of D. have run out of

　　【解析】选C。考查时态和动词短语辨析。句意: ——我们快要用完汽油了, 恐怕我们不能再向前走了。——我知道前面有一个加油站, 剩余的油还可以让我们坚持到那里。此处为现在进行时表示“将来”的概念, 表示“汽油快用完了”。run out意为“用完, 耗尽(某物)”, 后面接宾语时须加上of。

　　【加固训练】

　　—Our gas ________ . I’m afraid we can’t go much further.

　　—I know there’s a gas station ahead. Sure it will last out till we get there.

　　A. runs out B. is running out

　　C. is running out of D. has run out of

　　【解析】选B。考查时态和动词短语辨析。句意: ——我们的汽油快要用完了, 恐怕我们不能再向前走了。——我知道前面有一个加油站, 剩余的油还可以让我们坚持到那里。此处为现在进行时表示“将来”的概念, 表示“汽油快用完了”。run out意为“用完, 耗尽”。主语为Our gas, 所以要用run out。run out后面接宾语时须加上of。

　　3. This restaurant has become popular for its wide ________ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.

　　A. division B. area C. range D. circle

　　【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。句意: 这家餐馆越来越出名是由于它做的各种各样的食物适合各种口味和消费水平的人群。division分隔, 隔离; area地区; range同一种类之中的一系列; circle圈。a range of强调一个系列, 而a wide range of意为“各种各样的”, 符合题意。

　　4. —What does the model plane look like?

　　—Well, the length of its wings is ________ of its body.

　　A. more than twice the length

　　B. twice more than

　　C. more than twice that

　　D. twice the length

　　【解析】选C。考查倍数表达法。句意: ——这架飞机模型是什么样子的? ——它的机翼的长度是机身长度的两倍多。此题使用了倍数表达句型, 先说倍数再说其他, 且为避免重复用that代指上文出现的名词the length。5. —Shall I keep an eye on your house when you are on holiday?

　　— ________ .

　　A. It’s up to you B. Of course you should

　　C. If you should like D. I would appreciate that

　　【解析】选D。考查交际用语。句意: ——你度假时, 要我帮你照看房子吗? ——不胜感激。It’s up to you你说了算; Of course you should当然应该; If you should like如果你愿意; I would appreciate that不胜感激。根据语境可知, 只有D项符合英语表达习惯。

　　6. There is some doubt among people ________ $750 is too much for an iPhone 6.

　　A. that B. whether C. what D. if

　　【解析】选B。考查同位语从句。句意: 人们有些疑问, 750美元是不是对于一部iPhone 6太贵了。此处是名词doubt的同位语从句, doubt表示“疑惑, 怀疑”, 同位语从句应用whether引导, if不可引导名词性从句。

　　【拓展延伸】doubt后接从句的用法小结

　　(1)doubt作动词后接宾语从句

　　①在否定句和疑问句中, doubt后面接that引导的宾语从句。例如:

　　I don’t doubt that he can finish the task on time.

　　我相信他能按时完成任务。

　　Do you doubt that she will succeed?

　　你怀疑她会成功吗?

　　②在肯定句中, doubt后面一般接whether或if引导的宾语从句。例如:

　　I doubt whether they can swim across the river.

　　我怀疑他们能否游过河去。

　　He doubts if she will keep her word.

　　他不敢肯定她是否会遵守诺言。

　　注意: 在肯定句中, doubt后面也可以接that引导的宾语从句, 但表示疑虑较大或“不相信”。例如:

　　We doubt that they can complete the work ahead of time. 我们不相信他们能提前完成这项工作。

　　(2)doubt作名词后接同位语从句

　　①doubt用在否定句中, 后面接that引导的同位语从句。例如:

　　There is no doubt that they will agree with you on this matter.

　　毫无疑问, 他们在这件事上会同意你的意见的。

　　②doubt用在肯定句中, 后面接whether引导的同位语从句。注意不可以用if替换whether。例如:

　　There is some doubt whether their football team will win the match.

　　他们的足球队会不会赢得这场比赛还不能肯定。

　　7. When ________ to danger and conflict, men tend to increase blood pressure, ________ nervous or anxious.

　　A. exposed; felt B. exposing; felt

　　C. exposed; feeling D. exposing; feeling

　　【解析】选C。考查非谓语动词。第一空题干的主语是men, 为exposed的动作承受者, 故应用过去分词; 第二空men也是feel的动作执行者, 作原因状语, 故用现在分词。

　　8. There are ________ many great newscasters that it’s difficult to ________ .

　　A. such; pick one out B. so; pick one out

　　C. so; pick out one D. such; pick out one【解析】选B。句意: 有这么多著名的主持人, 很难从中挑选出一位。由many great newscasters可排除A和D, 当宾语是代词时, 要放在动词和副词之间, 选B。

　　9. (2015·莆田模拟)The fact ________ she seemed to develop normally was very encouraging.

　　A. where B. of which C. what D. that【解析】选D。考查同位语从句。句意: 她似乎发展很正常, 这个事实很令人鼓舞。that引导同位语从句, 说明fact的内容。

　　【加固训练】

　　What had a great influence on her reputation is ________ she told a lie.

　　A. whether B. what C. that D. how

　　【解析】选C。考查表语从句的引导词。句意: 对她的声誉产生很大影响的是她说谎了。系动词be后为表语从句, 从句句子成分和意思完整, 所以要用that引导。

　　10. (2015·徐州模拟)He accidentally ________ that he had quarreled with his wife and that he hadn’t been home for a couple of weeks.

　　A. let out B. took care

　　C. made sure D. made out

　　【解析】选A。句意: 他无意间透露出他和妻子吵架了, 已经有几个星期没有回家了。let out泄露, 透露(消息等); take care小心(不能带宾语); make sure确信, 务必; make out辨认出, 理解, 了解。

　　11. (2015·苏州中学模拟)It is easy to ________ my car from others in the parking place; it has an advertisement about Panasonic TV on the back of it.

　　A. make up B. find out

　　C. pick up D. pick out

　　【解析】选D。句意: 在停车场认出我的车很容易, 它的后面有松下电视的广告。make up编造; find out发现; pick up拾起; pick out认出, 挑选出。