2019年高考英语模拟试题及答案（七）
1.________a certain doubt among the workers as to the necessity of the work.
A.It existed B.There existed
C.There had D.It had
解析 句意：对于做这份工作的必要性，工人们存在一定的疑惑。There exists/existed...有;存在;相当于There be....结构。
答案 B
2.When the young man came back，tired，he just forgot to turn on the radio and____missed the program.
A.anyhow B.thus
C.however D.somewhat
解析 句意为：这年轻人回来时，累了，他就忘了打开收音机，因而错过了那个节目。anyhow不管怎样;thus如此;因此;这样;从而;however然而;somewhat稍微;有点。
答案 B
3.—Darling，I didn't get promoted.
—________!There will be loads of other opportunities.
A.Well done B.What a pity
C.Cheer up D.All right
解析 答语句意：振作起来!还会有很多其他的机会的。cheer up振作起来;well done做得很好;what a pity真遗憾;all right好。
答案 C
4.The police arrived twenty minutes later and________the crowd for the sake of safety.
A.took up B.wound up
C.woke up D.broke up
解析 考查动词短语。句意：二十分钟后警察到了，为了安全起见把人群驱散了。break up驱散;take up从事，占据;wind up上弦;wake up唤醒。
答案 D
5.The price of the flat now is________that last year.
A.as twice high as
B.twice more expensive than
C.as high as twice
D.twice the amount of
解析 句意：现在的房价是去年的两倍。考查倍数表达法“倍数+the+n.+of”结构。
答案 D
6.The school has developed an online system________ students can choose their own teachers.
A.which B.when
C.that D.where 解析 考查定语从句的引导词。先行词为system，且在从句中作状语，
故用where引导。句意：学校研发了一个网络系统，在这一系统中学生可以选择自己的老师。
答案 D
7.We are all surprised
to see him drive a Benz.Who knows________he got so much money to afford it? A.how B.where C.whether D.wh
at
解析 考查宾语从句的引导词。how表方式，符合句意及结构。句意：我们看到他开着奔驰都很吃惊。谁知道他是怎么挣到那么多钱的?
答案 A
8.The discussion was held in a lively___
_____with members talking freely to each other.
A.atmosphere B.weather
C.situation D.phenomenon
解析 考查名词词义的辨析。atmosphere气氛;氛围; weather 天气; situation情形;状况; phenomenon现象。
答案 A
9.
Seeing the bad results of the exams，sh
e was rather frustrated and felt________about her future.
A.surprising B.puzzling
C.puzzled D.surprised
解析 句意为：看着这糟糕的考试成绩，她相当泄气，对未来感到迷惘。surprising令人吃惊的;puzzling令人迷惑的;puzzled迷惑的;迷惘的;surprised吃惊的。feel puzzled about对……感到迷惑/迷惘。
答案 C
10.We rent a beach house with two small rooms，________can serve as a kitchen.
A.the smaller of which
B.a smaller of which
C.the smaller of them
D.smaller of that
解析 考查定语从句的引导词。先行词为rooms，应用which引导;“the +比较级”表示两者之中“较……的那一个”。
答案 A
11.He couldn't________the fact that the money was found in his house.
A.answer for B.leave for
C.account for D.care for
解析 account for在句中是“解释”之意，相当于explain;answer for负责;leave for离开，根据句意，要用account for。
答案 C
12.The bill would________workers twelve weeks of unpaid leave for family emergencies.
A.permit B.supply C.admit D.provide
解析 permit后可接sb to do sth，表示“允许某人做某事”;provide和supply都是“提供”之意，而admit是“承认”之意，三者均不符合句意。
答案 A
13.Getting more information on how to use these tools can________your chances of success.
A.raise B.multiply
C.add D.gain
解析 句意为：获取更多关于这些工具使用方法的信息可以增加你成功的机会。multiply(使)增加;raise举起，抬高;add增加，A、C两项均不与chance搭配;gain获得，其主语为人。
答案
B
14.It’s reported that women with demanding jobs are almost________to suffer a heart attack.
A.as likely twice B.likely twice as
C.twice as likely D.twice likely as
解析 考查倍数表达法。本题考查的是“主语+谓语+倍数+as+adj.或adv.的原级(+as+比较对象)”。根据语意可知，此处表示“患心脏病的几率几乎是(常人)的两倍”，所以用“twice as likely”。
答案 C
15.—What do you think of their marriage?
—________，if I were Kate，I would not marry him.
A.Generally speaking B.I have no idea
C.To be honest D.To my surprise
解析 根据后句句意，可以首先排除选项B;generally speaking和to my surprise分别表示“一般说来”和“令我惊讶的是”，都不符合句意。第二句句意为“说实话，如果我是凯特，我就不会嫁给他”。
答案 C。
