1.【2018届天津市红桥区高三下学期第二次模拟考试】He has made little preparation for the interview, so the chance of him succeeding in it is_ .A. slim B. fantastic C. obvious D. gentle【答案】A【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：他几乎没有为面试做准备，所以他成功的机会很小。slim 微小的，苗条的； fantastic奇异的，异想天开的；obvious明显的；gentle温柔的。故选A。2.【2018江苏高考卷】Children are easily _by their parents.Im with you on that like father, like son.A. protected B. influenced C. encouraged D. prevented【答案】B【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：孩子们很容易受到父母的影响。protect 保护；influence影响；encourage鼓励； prevent阻止。根据句意，故选B。3.【2017南开中学高三年级模拟考试】More than two hundred years ago the United States_ from the British Empire andbecameanindependentcountry.A.gotoff B.pulleddown C.brokeaway D.droppedoff【答案】C【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：二百多年前，美国脱离大英帝国而成为一个独立的国家。gotoff下车；pulleddown拉倒；brokeaway脱离；droppedoff 减少。根据句意，故选C。4.【江苏省启东中学2018-2019学年度高三第一学期第一次月考】As a programmer, he always holds a strong desire for his video games to _ to make himself gain a firm foothold in the big city. A. turn up B. break outC. catch onD. show off【答案】C【解析】考查动词短语辨析。句意：作为一名程序员，他总是抱着强烈的愿望，希望他的视频游戏变得流行，使自己在大城市获得稳固的立足点。turn up出现，翻起，开大;break out（战争、打斗等不愉快事件）突然发生，爆发;catch on变得流行，理解，投合心意;show off使突出，炫耀，卖弄。根据句意，故选C。5.【2017届天津市红桥区高三二模】I feel so upset. Im afraid Ill be fired for the terrible economic crisis. _! Things are not so bad as they seem A. Go ahead B. Good luckC. No problem D. Cheer up【答案】D【解析】考查情景交际。句意：我很难过。恐怕我会因为这场可怕的经济危机而被解雇。振作起来！事情并不像看上去那么糟糕。Go ahead前进;走在前面; 发生;进行 Good luck好运; No problem 不麻烦; 没什么; Cheer up振作起来。根据句意，故选D。6.【2018届江苏省扬州中学高三上学期10月月考】An Introduction to Comparative Literature is a _ coursefor the students majoring in Chinese language and literature.A. fundamental B. arbitrary C. concrete D. compulsory【答案】D【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：比较文学概论是汉语言文学专业的一门必修课。fundamental基础的，基本的，根本的；arbitrary任性的，随心所欲的，主观的；concrete具体的，有形的，混凝土制的；compulsory必修的; 义务的，强制性的。根据句意，故选D。7.【新疆吉昌市2019届高三上学期第二次月考】We, teenagers, have already had the ability to take care of our daily life _.A. humorously B. exhaustedly C. energetically D. independently【答案】D【解析】考查副词辨析。句意：我们青少年已经有了独立照料自己日常生活的能力。humorously幽默地；exhaustedly 筋疲力尽地； energetically精力充沛地；independently独立地。本空修饰动词词组take care of，结合句意和常识判断是独立地（independently）照料自己日常生活，因此答案是D。8.【2018年天津市十二重点中学高三毕业班联考】James, I dont mind lending you the money _ you pay it back within a month.A. although B. now that C. unless D. as long as【答案】D【解析】考查连词辨析。句意：杰姆斯，我不介意借给你钱，只要你在一个月内还给我。although尽管；now that既然；unless除非；as long as只要。根据句意，故选D。【2018届河北省五个一联盟（邯郸一中石家庄一中张家口一中保定一中唐山一中）高三上学期第二次模拟考试】A woman professor was giving a lesson to her students on 9 management. As she raised a glass of water, everyone in the class 10 they would be asked the “half-empty or half-full” question. 11 , that was not the case. With a smile on her face, she asked the students, “How much do you think this glass of water weighs?”Answers called out 12 from eight to twenty ounces (盎司).She quieted the students down and then replied, “The absolute weight doesnt 13 . But it counts how long you hold it. If I hold it for a minute, it is OK. If I hold it for an hour, I will have an ache in my 14 . If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb. In each case, the 15 of the glass of water doesnt change, but the 16 I hold it, the heavier it becomes. Why?”Lost in 17 , all the students kept silent and listened to the professor carefully.“Our stresses and 18 in life are like that glass of water. If we 19 our burdens all the time, sooner or later, we will feel exhausted, even unable to 20 .” 21 you have to do is put all your burdens down, as 22 in the evening as possible. Dont carry them through the evening into the night; by doing this, we can get 23 next morning and are 24 to move forward.More often than not, life gets terrible when we 25 too much. And the moment you 26 your burdens, youll find yourself feeling so much more relaxed.So rather than being upset and feeling 27 for yourself, start doing something about it. After all, life is too short to 28 yourself to anything that is not making you happy.9. A. classB. emotionC. timeD. stress10. A. wonderedB. expectedC. agreedD. argued11. A. HoweverB. MeanwhileC. AnyhowD. Therefore12. A. rangedB. repliedC. readD. exchanged13. A. existB. changeC. matterD. increase14. A. headB. armC. legD. stomach15. A. shapeB. positionC. weightD. size16. A. betterB. deeperC. longerD. further17. A. fantasyB. thoughtC. dreamsD. discussion18. A. doubtsB. joysC. surprisesD. worries19. A. coverB. carryC. hideD. show20. A. pick upB. work