高中英语极难题

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1. _______smoking here will be fined.A. Who B. Whoever C. Anyone D. Whomever2. Thinking about the fact that I was not prepared well enough, and _____ to lose my face, I gave up this year’s civil service exam.A. didn’t want B. not want C. not wanting D. not wanted3. For almost two months, Dominic York , a 23-year-old hairdresser, ________about hospitals all night, wearing a white coat and pretending he was a doctor.A. wandering B. wander C. to wander D. wandered4. He is always really rude, ______is why people tend to avoid him.A. that B. it� C. this D. which5. If you want to go to see the movie，so_________ I.A. do B. am C. will D. should6. Mr Smith is a painter, _______ I should also like to be.A. that B. which� C. who D. what�7. “I hope the dialogue,” said the spokesman, “________between the two presidents next week will give us some active signal.”A. making B. to make C. to be made D. made8. Every boy and girl_______ the book and they each _______ to buy one.A. like, want B. likes, wants� C. likes, want D. like, wants 9. _______is his favorite subject, but he doesn't know _______ for “gongzuo”.A. English, English B. The English, the English C. English, the English D. The English, English10. He made up his mind to devote his life ___________pollution________ happily.A. to prevent, to live B. to prevent, from living C. to preventing, to live D. to preventing, from living11. It was a pity that the great writer died________ his works unfinished. A. for B. with C. from D. of12. You are right, we are not interested _______ to stories, but now we'd be interested _______your story.A. in listening, in hearing B. to listen, to hear C. in listening, to hear D. to listen, in hearing13. _________, the vitamin C in them will be destroyed.A. If vegetables are cooked too long B. If cooked too long C. If cooking too long D. If being cooked too long14. One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune but would help cover my living __. A. bills B. expenses C. prices D. charges 15. ________, we didn’t go for a swim.A. Being cold B. It being cold C. As it is cold D. It was cold16. -- Do you have anything more ________, sir?-- No. You can have a rest or do something else.A. typing B. to be typed C. typed D. to type17. Do you have any idea of the reason _________ he referred to. A. that B. as C. why D. when18. He hid himself behind the door _______ he still could see what would happen to his classmate. A. there B. which C. from which D. from where19. ___________ either you or I to look after her? A. Am B. Is C. Are D. Should20. They have a bridge to have ________ rebuilt. A. somebody B. it C. / D. that21. The tower is taller than _________ building around it.A. any B. any other C. the other D. any of the other22. Don't make any noises, __________ you? A. do B. can C. will D. won't23. It rains more often in Shanghai than _________.A. Beijing B. in Beijing C. it in Beijing D. that in Beijing24. I wish to have a word with you, ________ I? A. don't B. can't C. will D. may25. Towards ________ evening, _________ cold rain began.A. /;a B. an; a C. an; / D. the; /26. He spent much of his spare time __________ the nearby forest where he kept a garden.A. in B. on C. at D. for27. The two pairs of shoes are different _________ size.A. on B. about C. from D. in28. He has made much progress _________ these years.A. since B. from C. for D. over29. Written English is more or less the same ________ both Britain and America, though there are some spelling differences.A. in B. as C. with D. to30. About half an hour _______ and I found that I had lost my way.A. later B. late C. or so D. passed31. Zhouzhou is _____ success as a conductor, _____ disabled child as he is. A. a, the B. a, / C. /, a D. the, a32. __________ from his expression, he was greatly moved.A. To be judged B. To judge C. Judging D. Judged33. Mrs. Black took the police back to____ place ____ she witnessed the robbery.A. the same; as B. the same; where C. the same; that D. as the same; as34. Nothing can make him turn _________.A. thief B. a thief C. thieves D. both A and B35. They are _________ children that they can't dress themselves.A. so little B. such little C. so small D. too small36. What he did suggested that he _________ little education.A. receive B. receives C. had received D. should receive37. Bob insisted that John _________ the wallet.A. steal B. should steal C. has stolen D. had stolen38. There is nothing else _________ a table in the room.A. besides B. but C. except D. except for39. The window ___________ while he slept, he caught a cold.A. opening B. open C. to open D. was open40. The car got the medal, but its driver came close to _________.A. be killed B. being killed C. kill D. killing41. I'm going to town, for there is something I need __________.A. buy B. to buy C. to be bought D. buying42. Tom might have come to school in time for class, __________.A. if he got up earlier B. unless he had got up earlierC. but he got up rather late D. but he had got up so late.43. The skin of snakes _______ some kinds of musical instruments.A. is used to make B. is used to making C. are used to make D. are used to be made44. The tables in that restaurant are so close together that there's hardly any room to move __________ them. A. between B. among C. in the middle of D. at the center of45. The room _____ face south is the bedroom of his.A. whose B. whose window C. which D. the windows of which46. __________ about the get-together, few of them were present.A. Not having been told B. Having not been toldC. Having been not told D. Having been told not47. ____a long time since I saw you last time. A. It was B. It is C. It had been D. It can be48. There is no _______ book in the bookshop.A. / B. a C. such D. such a49. ---How many people are still leading ___ life under ___ poverty line in the world?--- Perhaps one fourth. A. the; 不填 B. a; the C. a; a D. 不填; 不填 50. ---Sorry. I forgot to post the letter for you.---Never mind. __________ it myself after school.A. I'm going to post B. I'll post C. I'd rather post D. I had better post51. As they are retired, Mr and Mrs Scott prefers a house in the country to spend their late years to _____ in a large city. A. like B. it C. one D. that 52. ---What’s the difference between the first house and the second ? ---The first house has a garage while the second has _____. A. no one B. nothing C. neither D. none 53. ---We are leaving on June 15. ---So why not come to spend _____ days with us? I’m serious. A. all these last few B. these all last few C. these last few all D. all last these few 54. I hadn’t intended to get much from the business I ran the first year, while it ____ so well. A. worked out B. carried out C. made out D. turned out 55. He might have_____ his idea about the art at the exhibition much better if he had planned what he wanted to say. A. carried out B. turned out C. thought out D. made out 56. I thought I was going to fail the exam, but I succeeded _______. A. first of all B. in all C. at all D. after all57. On the third floor there are two rooms, _____ is used as a meeting-room. A. one of them B. the larger of which C. and a larger of them D. the largest one of which58. _____much advice I gave him, he did exactly what he wanted to do. A. How B. However C. Whatever D. No matter 59. ---_____ I watch TV, I’ll turn it down and never make any noise. --- Good. ______ you are doing should never disturb others. _______ how important you are, never forget about how others feel. A. Whatever; Whenever; No matter B. Whenever; Whatever; No matter C. Whether; Whatever; 不填 D. No matter; Whenever; 不填 60. ---How exciting ! I drove my new car at a speed of 110km/h on Sunday morning. ---Were you crazy ? You ______ yourself ! A. must have killed B. would have killed C. should have killed D. could have killed 61. The crowd is too noisy, but anyway I have to make myself ______ to them because the news is so important to them. A. know B. understood C. heard D. known62. _____ be sent to work there ? A. Who do you suggest that should B. Who do you suggest C. Do you suggest whom should D. Do you suggest who should63. --- Hi, Brown! Are you going to have an outing? ---_____. A.I can’t say B. Yes, I will do C. It’s fun to do so D. That all depends 64.---Cliff, I lost your ball at school. I suppose I should pay for it. --- Oh. _____. It was just an old ball anyway. A. Take it easy B. By no means C. You got it D. Forget it 65.---It must have been a wonderful evening, but you see, I’m terribly sorry I was late again.---Well, _____, but please come a bit earlier for the next party. A. My pleasure B. I’m glad to hear that C. No, thanks D. It’s OK66. _______ in the regulations that you should not tell other people the password of your e-mail account.A. What is required B. What requires C. It is required D. It requires67. Last year the Browns moved to Toronto, ____ they had long dreamed of living in.A. where B. which C. in which D. that68. What would you like me ______?A. to help B. to help you C. helping you D. to help you with69. If the project should be delayed for a day, ______ would mean we would be fined $100,000.A. that B. as C. which D. and it70. Most students in our class prefer taking pains in their study to ______ with better education.A. be equipped B. being equipped C. equipped D. equipping 答案: 1-5 CCDDC 6-10 BCCCC 11-15 BCABB 16-20 BADCC 21-25. ACBDA 26-30. ADDAD 31-35. BCBAB 36-40. CDABB41-45. BCAAD 46-50. ABCBB 51-55. CDAAD 56-60. DBBBD 61-65 DBDDD 66-70. CBDAA试题较多，不再详析，如有需要，可指出。

选D 这个句子首先用了一个结构make up his mind to do sth，而后面又用了一个结构devote sth to sth，第一个sth是all he could，第二个sth是一个动名词引导的动作，即：把他所有的都投入到提高口语上来。 其实，这个结构和devote his whole life to the science是一样的，只不过楼主给出的句子用了一个动名词做to后面的宾语。all he could是一个从句结构，all是devote的宾语，he could是修饰all的，省略了that。

41、——The dinner was delicious! ——I agree. I am so full. ——That’s too bad. But some dessert ____.A、has ordered B、will be ordered C、has been ordered D、was going to be ordered42、——This wall of air is an effective answer to the problem and it ____ work. ——But it is a question to put such a wall of air around the statue.A、may B、must C、should D、could43、We should know that we can only reach the top if we are ready to ____ and learn from failure.A、deal with B、depend on C、carry on D、go with44、——Good evening. I ____ to see Miss Jessic. ——Oh! Good evening. I’m sorry, but she is not in.A、came B、come C、have come D、had come45、——Please call me at 8:00 tomorrow morning. I’m kind of forgetful. ——Don’t worry about that, you’ll be surely ____.A、reminded B、told C、warned D、informed46、——What’s the matter with Tim? ——Oh, Tim’s cellphone was left in a taxi accidentally, never ____ again.A、to find B、to be found C、finding D、being found47、A terrible earthquake happened in that district at the end of 2004, ____ many countries in the world paid close attention to this.A、where B、when C、which D、what48、——How come a simple meal like this costs so much? ——We have ____ in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now.A、added B、included C、contained D、charged49、——You didn’t wait for Mr. Black last night, did you? ——No, but we ____. He didn’t return home at all.A、couldn’t have B、needn’t have C、didn’t need to D、should wait have50、——How do you think I should receive the reporter? ——____ you feel about him, try to be polite.A、How B、What C、Whatever D、However51、____ has recently been done to provide more buses for the people, a shortage of public vehicles remains a serious problem.A、That B、What C、In spite of what D、Though what52、As we have much time left, let’s discuss the matter ____ tea and cake.A、over B、with C、by D、at53、Mr Black must be worried about something. You can ____ it from the look on his face.A、reason B、recognize C、read D、realize54、——Can I pay the bill by check? ——Sorry, sir. But it is the management rule of our hotel that payment ____ be made in cash.A、shall B、need C、will D、can55、If you win the competition, you will be given ____ to Europe for two.A、a free 7-day trip B、a free trip for 7-day C、a 7-day free trip D、a trip for 7-day free56、——Hey, Kelin. Happy new year! ____? ——Ok, I guess. My grandma kept cooking and cooking, so I just kept eating.A、How was your break B、How is your grandmaC、Where did you go for holiday D、What did you do in your holiday57、——Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business management? ——if you make ____ most of the equipment, there will be ____ rise in production.A、不填；不填 B、the；a C、不填；a D、the；不填58、——Will $200 ____ the cost of the damage? ——I’m afraid not. I need at least $100 more.A、do B、include C、cover D、afford59、If you live in the country or have ever visited there, ____ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.A、situations B、facts C、dances D、possibilities60、I ____ you, but I didn’t think you would listen to me.A、could have told B、must have told C、should tell D、might rell61、This problem may lead to more serious ones if ____ unsolved.A、making B、remained C、keeping D、left62、I have no dreams ____ to have a happy life.A、rather than B、more than C、other than D、less than63、——You know Mr. Green has been ill for days? ——Yes, I wonder if he is ____ better now.A、some B、much C、any D、no64、$100 a month could hardly ____ the cost of his life in such a big city in this country.A、spend B、take C、cover D、meet65、Working in the kitchen for years made Tom ____ a good cook.A、for B、into C、of D、as66、She was such a proud person that she would die ____ she would admit she was wrong.A、rather than B、until C、after D、before67、——Are you through with your homework? ——Well, ____.A、sort of B、go ahead C、why not D、that’s OK68、——What field will your son go into after graduation from Nanjing University? ——I’m not quite certain, but he ____ a good teacher of English.A、promises B、becomes C、makes D、proves69、My mother is always warning me when I go out, “Don’t get off the bus ____ it is stopping.”A、until B、before C、while D、after70、The dance performed by the disabled actors is really a hit, but years ago no one ____ they were to achieve such great success.A、must have imagined B、could have imagined C、should have imagined D、would have imagined71、The young lady prefers dressing up for a party to ____ by others.A、be noticed B、being noticed C、having been noticed D、have been noticed72、Before the war broke out, many people ____ possessions they could not take with them.A、threw away B、put away C、gave away D、carried away73、____ the pressure from work, teachers have to deal with psychological problems caused by interpersonal relationship.A、As far as B、As long as C、As well as D、As soon as74、——I hear your aunt likes travel, music, clothes and fine food. ——Oh, yeah, and music may have been ____ of her tastes.A、the rather more respectable B、much the most respectableC、very the most respectable D、even more respectable one75、____ children tend to prefer sweets to meat.A、The most B、Most C、Most of D、The most of the76、——He looks very hot and dry. ——So ____ if you had a temperature of 103.A、would you B、will you C、would you have been D、do you77、In 1927 Benjamin Franklin founded one of the first adult-education organizations, ____ the Junto.A、has been called B、to call C、a group called D、which group called78、The car ____ at the present speed until it reaches the foot of the mountain at about nine o’clock tonight.A、went B、is going C、goes D、will be going79、——You didn’t invite Mary to the ball? ——____ her, too?A、Must I invite B、Should I have invited C、Must I have invited D、Should I invite80、The number 9.11 is a special number, ____, I think, that will be remembered by the Americans forever.A、what B、it C、which D、one41、C 本题主要考查动词的时态及语态在交际中的应用。根据主语与谓语动词的关系可知是被订购，于是排除选项A；选项B表示将要发生的事情；选项C表示已经发生的事情；选项D表示过去某个时候即将发生的事情。根据前面的That’s too bad.可知，事情已经发生，于是正确答案选C。42、C 本题主要考查情态动词的用法。选项A表示事实上的可能或允许；选项B表示要求或肯定的推测；选项C表示建议或根据一般情况的推测；选项D表示较小的可能性。根据句子中的关键词an effective answer可知，后面表示在一般情况下的推测。43、A 本题主要考查动词短语的意义区别。选项A的意思是处置、处理；选项B意思是依赖、依靠；选项C的意思是进行下去，继续开展，坚持下去；选项D的意思是伴随，与……相配，与……持同一看法。。根据语境可知答案选A。44、C 本题主要考查动词时态的用法。选项A表示过去所发生的事情；选项B表示经常性或习惯性的动作；选项C表示目前的情况；选项D表示过去某时间前所发生的事情。根据语境选C。45、A 本题主要考查动词的意义区别。选项A意思是提醒；选项B 意思是告诉；选项C意思是警告；选项D意思是通知。根据句意，本题正确答案为A。46、B 本题主要考查非谓语动词的应用。根据非谓语动词与逻辑主语的关系，可排除选项A、C；而选项B表示出乎意外的、今后的结果；选项D表示自然的、经常性的结果。47、B 本题主要是对非限制性定语从句中关系词的考查。分析句子可知，关系词在此作定语，故排除选项D；根据句子结构，先行词在从句中作状语，从而排除选项C；根据句子的意思可知，先行词应该是at the end of 2004，而不是in that district，故本题的正确答案为B。48、B 考查动词。根据句意“你的帐单中已包括刚才比打破的杯子的费用。”include(have as a part)指包含不同的一部分，contain（have within itself）着重指被容纳的东西是整体中的组成部分。49、C 考查情态动词。根据语境“No”可知“我们没有等”。根据“He didn’t return home at all.”说明“我们不必等。”而B项表示已等过。50、D 根据语境可知不管你觉得他怎样，尽量礼貌地对他。however引导让步状语从句，在从句中作feel的表语。51、C 语意为尽管最近已经采取了许多措施给人们提供更多的公交车，但公交车辆的缺乏仍是个严峻的问题。what引导的是名词性从句，相当于名词或名词性短语，不可放在though后，但可放在in spite of后。52、A 考查介词。over表示一边……，一边……。一边喝茶吃蛋糕，一边讨论这事。53、C 本题考查动词辨析。reason“思考、想到”，强调通过思索而推理出某结果；recognize强调“认出”某人或某物；realize作“认知、了解、实现”解；read意为“观察、了解”。read one’s thought弄懂某人的想法。54、A 本题考查情态动词的用法，shall用于第一和第三人称的陈述句中，表示命令、许诺等，语气很强。can表示可能性，will表将来，need意为需要，都不适用。55、C “数词+连字符+名词”只能作定语，放在被修饰的名词前，由于free与被修饰对象更紧密一些，因此，只能C项成立。56、A 通过后面的答语可以看出所问的是：你假期过的怎样？B项是问你的奶奶，C项是问假期的去处，D项是问你假期都做些什么事。三者与后面的答语不符合。所以选A。57、B 考查冠词的用法。如果你改进设备中的大部分（特指），那你的产量就会有一个大的提高（抽象概念具体化），所以本题选B。58、C do的主语是人，include应该用被动语态，afford的主语是人，是买的起的意思。通过排除法可知选cover，意思是包括，所以本题选C。59、C 本题考查名词语意的选择。在此处chances的意思是“有……的可能”。本句句意为“你就有可能听到小鸟歌唱来迎接每一天。”60、A 本题考查情态动词的用法。此处语意为“我当时本应该告诉你（could have told you），但我想你不会听我的话”。英语中常用could/might/should/ought to have done这一结构表示“本应该做而没做”。61、D 本题考查省略句的用法。此处完整的句子应为：This problem may lead to more serious ones if it is left unsolved.在从句中如果主语与主句的主语一致时，常将从句的主语和谓语的一部分省略。62、C 本题考查短语的用法区别。rather than的意思是“是……不是……”、“宁愿……而不愿……”，more than的意思为“超过、不仅”，other than的意思是“除了”，less than的意思是“少于、决不”。在此处只有选项C最符合本句意义：除了梦想过上好生活，我没有别的梦想了。63、C any better意为好了一点，符合日常生活对话情景。much better、no better虽符合语法，但不符合该题语境。64、C cover=be enough for sth.易误选D，meet支付、偿付（某费用，主语一般为人）。65、B make sb. into sb.将某人变成某人66、D before在本句中意为rather than sth67、A sort of达到某种程度68、A 本题考查动词在具体语境中的意义。promise在此处的意思为“预示会成为”，其他三个选项的动词意义与本题语境不符。69、C 本题考查连词的用法。由语境分析可知，此处表达的意思为“在公共汽车将要停止的过程中不能下车”，能表达此意的连词只有while，表示“在……过程中”70、B 本题考查情态动词的用法。由句中的years ago可知这里是对过去发生事情的揣测，因此应用could have imagined。71、A 本题考查非谓语动词的用法。由句意可知，此处的非谓语在句中作目的状语，意思为“这位年轻的女子喜欢化妆是为了能被别人注意到”。72、B 本题主要考查对动词短语的意义辨析。选项A的意思是“扔掉”；选项B的意思是“把……收拾好，储藏……备用”；选项C的意思是“赠送，分发，泄漏，放弃”；选项D的意思是指“冲走”。根据句子的意思，战争爆发时，许多人把带不走的东西收拾起来。于是本题的正确答案选B。73、C 本题主要考查短语意义的辨析。选项A表示“直到、远到，就……，尽……，至于”；选项B的意思是“只要”；选项C的意思是“又，和，及，除了……，还”；选项D的意思是“尽快”。根据句子的意思，除了工作压力外，老师还必须处理由于人际关系所引起的心理问题，故选C。74、B 本题考查形容词的比较级和最高级。第一句中的“travel，music，clothes and fine food”已给出提示，此空格处要用最高级，所以我们首先排除A和D项。very和much都可以修饰最高级，但在句中的位置不同。very在定冠词the之后，而much则在the之前。75、B 这里Most相当于Most of the，表示“大多数”。The most表示“最……”，与句子意思不符。76、A 本句中从句谓语动词had是解题的关键，这暗示句子使用了虚拟语气（与将来事实相反，主句谓语动词用could，would等）。同时，句子的内在逻辑暗示这里应用“so+谓语+主语”句型表示前边一种情况也适用于后者。77、C 根据句子意思，a group called…用作同位语，对前边起补充说明作用，其中called the Junto是过去分词短语用作定语。78、D 考查时态。此处用将来进行时表示因自然之趋势而发生的将来的结果。79、B 考查情态动词。should have done本该做但事实上并未做。80、D 考查代词。one作number的同位语。