2014高考英语单项选择基础训练题（1）及答案
【2014中原名校联盟一模】
单项填空（共35小题；每小题1分，满分35分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1. Experts believe that ________ warm and comfortable bath seems to be a perfect way
for a patient to recover from ________ fear of losing control of himself.
A. a; the
B. the; /
C. a; /
D. the; a
2. To pay to see that movie seems foolish ________ you can see it on television for free.
A. before
B. though
C. when
D. once
3. Mr. Black ________ for Shanghai in a few days. Do you know when the earliest plane
________ on Sunday?
A. leaves; takes off
B. leaves; is taking off
C. is leaving; is taking off
D. is leaving; takes off
4. --How did you find your visit to Qingdao, Joanna?
--________.
A. Oh, wonderful indeed
B. I went there alone
C. First by train and then by ship
D. A guide showed me the way
5. More and more attention has been drawn to the fact that many children are ________
in the countryside when their parents flood into the cities for jobs.
A. left off
B. left aside
C. left out
D. left behind
6. If we had taken such effective measures much earlier, the river ________ so seriously now.
A. is not polluted
B. would not be polluted
C. had not been polluted
D. would not have been polluted
7. Girls used to take fewer advanced math courses than boys but now they are taking
just _______.
A. as much
B. so much
C. as many
D. so many
8. Many people are ________ as to what to do when there is a fire.
A. at a loss
B. at risk
C. at ease D, at a distance
9. --You should have thanked her before you left.
--I meant ________, but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
A. to do
B. to
C. doing
D. doing so
10. Much as he ________ he has a good command of English, he sometimes feels it hard
to find an appropriate version for some Chinese idioms.
A. announces
B. declares
C. claims
D. confirms
11. The manager listened to the customers’ complaints attentively with great patience,
________ to miss any point.
A. not trying
B. trying not
C. to try not
D. not to try
12. In fact, I think it’s very much nicer without the naughty boy, if you don’t
mind me ________ so.
A. say
B. to say
C. saying
D. to saying
13. China’s plan ________ its installed nuclear power capacity by 20 percent this
year shows that the country is developing new energy in an efficient way.
A. raised
B. has raised
C. raising
D. to raise
14. It was announced that only when the terrible disease was under control ________ to return to
their homes.
A. the residents would decide
B. would the residents decide
C. would the residents be decided
D. the residents would be decided
15. As parents and teachers, you should allow children the space to ________ their
opinions, even if they are different from your own.
A. announce
B. voice
C. declare
D. sound
16. --Did the film ________ your expectations?
--Yes, I have never seen such an interesting film like that before.
A. take part in
B. live up to
C. make ends meet
D. look forward to
17. You ________ pay too much attention to your reading skill, as it is so important.
A. can’t
B. should
C. must
D. needn’t
