11. (2015·合肥模拟)You’d better set aside some time every day for sports ________ busy you are in senior 3.
A. no matter B. whatever
C. even though D. however
【解析】选D。句意: 不管高三你有多么忙, 你都要抽出时间来做运动。however不管多么, 引导让步状语从句, 相当于no matter how; no matter无论; even though即使; whatever无论什么。
12. Social support helps people keep away from diseases, and the ________ of such support makes poor health more likely.
A. absence B. significance
C. appearance D. assistance
【解析】选A。句意: 社会保障(可以)帮助人们远离疾病, 而这种保障的缺失使人们更容易患病。absence不存在, 缺乏; significance意义; appearance外貌, 出现; assistance帮助。
13. (2015·宁波模拟)Fatherhood seems to have ________ the caring side of Jimmy Lin when he starred in a reality show “Where Are We Going, Dad? ”
A. brought up B. brought about
C. brought in D. brought out
【解析】选D。句意: 在真人秀节目《爸爸去哪儿》中, 父亲的角色似乎让林志颖表现出了关心及照顾人的一面。bring out使显现, 使表现出; bring up抚养, 提出; bring about导致, 引起; bring in引进, 赚得。
14. (2015·杭州模拟)Edward Snowden told the press that threat from the US makes ________ impossible for him to travel to Latin America.
A. it B. that C. one D. this
【解析】选A。句意: 爱德华·斯诺登告诉媒体来自美国的威胁使得他不可能到拉丁美洲。题干中含有make it impossible for sb. to do sth. 结构, 意为“使某人不可能做某事”。代词it为形式宾语, 真正的宾语是其后面的不定式, 故选A。
15. — ________ you got Wang Feng’s autograph photo?
—Didn’t you know I went to his live concert? See? Easy!
A. How it was B. When it was that
C. How was it that D. When was it
【解析】选C。句意: ——你怎么会有汪峰亲笔签名的照片的? ——难道你不知道我去他的现场演唱会了吗? 看到了吗? 很简单! 根据答句可知, 此处解释了答话人是如何拥有汪峰亲笔签名的照片的, 故用引导词how。结合句中的时态可知应用一般过去时。由强调句型的特殊疑问形式“特殊疑问词+is/was+it+that+从句”可知C项正确。
