2008年高考考试英语单项填空题·湖南卷
21. Our neighbours gave ______ a baby bird yesterday that hurt ______ when it fell from its nest.
A. us, it B. us, itself C. ourselves, itselfD. ourselves, it
22. —Have you heard ______ news? The price of ______ petrol is going up again.
A. the, theB. 不填, theC. the, 不填D. 不填，不填
23. I thought you’d be late for the concert, ______ we ended up getting there ahead of time.
A. butB. or C. soD. for
24. ______ the website of the Fire Department in your city, and you will learn a lot about firefighting.
A. Having searchedB. To search C. SearchingD. Search
25. Last night Mr. Crook didn’t come back at the usual time. ______, he met some friends and stayed out until midnight.
A. MeanwhileB. HoweverC. InsteadD. Yet
26. The trees ______ in the storm have been moved off the road.
A. being blown downB. blown downC. blowing downD. to blow down
27. —When did you last hear ______ Jay?
—He phoned me this morning, and we agreed ______ a time and place to meet.
A. of, toB. about, withC. from, withD. from, on
28. You don’t have to know the name of the author to find a book. You ______ find the book by the title.
A. mustB. need C. canD. would
29. When asked ______ they needed most, the kids said they wanted to feel important and loved.
A. whatB. why C. whomD. which
30. ______ the project as planned, we’ll have to work two more hours a day.
A. CompletingB. CompleteC. CompletedD. To complete
31. The growing speed of a plant is influenced by a number of factors, ______ are beyond our control.
A. most of themB. most of whichC. most of whatD. most of that
32. I called Hnnah many times yesterday evening, but I couldn’t get through. Her brother ______ on the phone all the time!
A. was talking B. has been talkingC. has talked D. talked
34. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried ______ alone, but she didn’t like it and moved back home.
A. livingB. to liveC. to be livingD. having lived
33. ______ the Internet is of great help, I don’t think it’s a good idea to spend too much time on it.
A. IfB. WhileC. BecauseD. As
35. —Do you have any problems if you ______ this job?
—Well, I’m thinking about the salary….
A. offer B. will offerC. are offeredD. will be offered
21. B。由于第一空前没出现指“大家”的人称代词或名词，所以第一空只能填宾格代词，不可以填反身代词；按英语语法，当主语和宾语指同一个人或事物时，宾语需要要用反身代词，不可以用宾格代词。
22. C。第一空填定冠词，表特指；第二空不填冠词，由于此处的 petrol 为泛指的不可数名词。
23. A。比较空格前后两句的意思：前面说“我原以为你听音乐会会迟到的”，后面说“结果大家提前赶到了”。非常显然空格处应填一个表转折的连词。
24. D。做本题的关键字是 and。由 and 可知这是一个并列句，and 的后面是句子，其前面也应是句子。因为句首无主语，可判断它是祈使句，所以选动词原形，即答案为 D。
25. C。instead 的意思是“取代”“代替”。请看类似使用方法：She didn’t go to Greece after all. Instead, she went to America. 她终究没去希腊，她去了美国。Amy didn’t look round, Instead, she was looking straight ahead of her. 艾米没环顾四周，而是一直往前看。
26. B。因为 trees 与 blow down 之间为被动关系，故要用过去分词。blown down in the storm 在此用作定语，修饰 the trees，等于定语从句 which were blown down in the storm。
27. D。hear from 作为固定短语的意思是“收到……的来信”，作为自由短语的意思是“从……得到消息”，此题中的 hear from 为后者的使用方法，又如：If I hear from Tim I may be leaving tonight. 假如我从蒂姆那儿得到消息，我可能今晚就离去。agree on 主要指双方通过协商而获得一致建议或达成共识，如：Can we agree on a price ? 大家能否商定一个价格?
28. C。比较四个选项的意思，并分别代入句中，只有 C 最符合语境。
29. A。what 在此引导宾语从句，同时 what 在宾语从句用作宾语。句意为：当问到孩子们最需要什么的时候，他们说他们想要得到重视或被爱。
30. D。to complete the project as planned 在此用作目的状语，句意为：为了按计划完成工程，大家一天需要多干两个小时。
31. B。因为两个句子之间没并列连词 and，故可排除 A 和 D；又由于what不可以用于引导定语从句，所以 most of what 也可排除。此处的 most of which 等于 and most of them，所以若在选项A的前加上 and，则也是对的。
32. A。I called… 和 I couldn’t get through… 用的都是一般过去时，而 talk on the phone 这一动作正是发生在 I couldn’t get through… 期间，故要用过去进行时。
33. B。while 在此表示让步，意为“尽管，虽然”，又如：While a few became richer, many did not. 虽然一些人变得更富有了，但多数人并不是这样。While I admit that there are problems, I don’t agree that they cannot be solved. 尽管我承认有问题存在，但我不认可说这类问题不可以解决。
34. A。try doing sth 与 try to do sth 有什么区别是：前者表示做某事尝试一下，后者表示设法做某事。如：Let’s try knocking at the back door. 咱们敲敲后门试一试。Try phoning his home number. 给他家打个电话试一试。Try to come early. 请设法早点来。He tried to persuade her to come. 他设法要说服他来。
35. C。因为 if 引导的是条件状语从句，所以要用一般目前时表示以后意义，而不可以直接用以后时态，故可排除 B 和 D；再依据 offer sb sth 这一句式可知，sb 与 offer 之间为被动关系，故要用被动语态。
