2020届江苏高考英语3500词汇读练测精品系列(模拟检测)28一、单项填空(从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项)1.In modern times, people have to learn to _______ all kinds of pressure although they are leading a comfortable life.A. look up toB. live withC. lock upD. live up to【答案】B【解析】look up to尊重，尊敬；live with忍受；lock up关禁闭；live up to不辜负，履行。
句意：在现代社会，人们虽然过着舒适的生活，却不得不学会承受各种压力。
2.Billy Crystal hosted the Academy Awards again this year, and his performances always _______ the expectations of most audience.A. look up toB. be linked toC. keep up withD. live up to【答案】D【解析】look up to尊敬；be linked to涉及；keep up with跟上；live up to不辜负。
句意：Billy Crystal今年再次主持奥斯卡颁奖典礼，他的表演总是不负众望。
3.Mangkhut, the strongest typhoon so far, made landfall on the coastal city early on Monday, _______ electricity supplies.A. knocking overB. knocking downC. knocking outD. knocking on【答案】C【解析】knocking over撞倒；knocking down撞倒；knocking out破坏；knocking on敲击。
句意：截至目前为止，最强的台风山竹周一早在沿海城市登陆，导致电力被破坏。
4.The boss didn’t accept the reason for her being absent for the meeting that she didn’t know there was a meeting and _______ 100 yuan from her salary this month.A. kept upB. kept backC. kept outD. kept off【答案】B【解析】keep back“扣留”，符合语境。
句意：老板不接受她不知道要开会而缺席会议的理由，所以从她的工资里扣了100元。
5.He remains _______ despite the high price put on his head by the authorities.A. at a lossB. at largeC. at intervalsD. at length【答案】B【解析】at large“逍遥法外，(囚犯)在逃”，符合语境。
句意：尽管当局悬赏重金缉拿他，他仍旧逍遥法外。
6.Don’t _______ a person simply because the question he or she has asked seems like something obvious.A. look outB. look upC. look down uponD. look forward to【答案】C【解析】look out当心；look up仰望，查阅；look down upon瞧不起，蔑视；look forward to期望。
句意：不要仅仅因为一个人问的问题看起来很明显就瞧不起他/她。
7.Just _______ the pa st 100 years and you’ll discover that a mistake can sometimes be a good thing.A. look up toB. look forward toC. look back onD. look down upon【答案】C【解析】look up to尊敬；look forward to期盼；look back on回忆，回顾；look down upon看不起。
句意：回顾过去的100年，你就会发现有时犯错是一件好事。
8.Paul _______ Rose at first sight at his friend’s party, But after his offer of love was turned down for several times, he _______.A. lost heart to, lost heartB. lost his heart, lost his heartC. lost his heart to, lost heartD. lost heart to, lost his heart【答案】C【解析】lose one’s heart to为固定短语，表示“爱上某人，倾心”，lose heart为固定短语，表示“灰心”。
句意：当Paul第一次在朋友聚会上见到萝丝时就爱上她了，但在数次表白无果之后，他失去了信心。
9.When reading _______ the lines, readers can connect the literature to their own experience.A. withB. forC. beyondD. on【答案】C【解析】reading beyond the lines“言外之意”，符合语境。
句意：当读者读出言外之意时，他们可以将文学与他们自己的经历联系起来。
10.—Do you think Jack will lend us a hand?—He is the _______ one to help others. He might lend his hand, though.A. latterB. firstC. lastD. least【答案】C【解析】last最不……的。
句意：“你认为杰克会帮我们吗？”“他是最不愿帮人的一个人，但也可能他会帮我们。
”11.Every time you enter the subway station, you must have the contents of your bag checked to make sure you aren’t carrying any _______ illegal things.A. legalB. lameC. illegalD. later【答案】C【解析】illegal不合法的，违法的；legal法律的，合法的；lame蹩脚的，差劲的，站不住脚的；later后期的，晚期的。
句意：每次你进入地铁站，你包里的东西必须被检查，以确保你没有携带任何非法的东西。
12.Only those people who use a kitchen frequently understand the best way to _______.A. let it outB. pick it outC. left it outD. lay it out【答案】D【解析】let it out 泄露；pick it out挑选；left it out遗漏，删除；lay it out布置, 安排。
句意：只有那些经常做饭的人才知道布置厨房的最佳方法。
13.—It’s said that your boss will give you a fat raise soon.—She’s very _______ with promises but much less with money.A. legalB. literaryC. likelyD. liberal【答案】D【解析】legal合法的；literary文学的；likely可能的，有希望的；liberal慷慨的，自由的。
句意：“据说你的老板很快就会给你加薪。
”“她对许诺很慷慨，但对钱就没那么慷慨了。
”14.You should first explore your talents and get to know yourself so as to make a _______ of where you think your real interests lie.A. levelB. lineC. listD. location【答案】C【解析】make a list 列出名单。
句意：你应当首先开发你的天赋，了解自己，以便于列出一个你认为你真正的兴趣所在的名单。
15.They called for a little address afterward, and I took the occasion to _______ them on their conduct.A. limitB. linkC. lectureD. loosen【答案】C【解析】limit限制；link连接，联系；lecture训斥；loosen (使)放松。
句意：他们要我讲点话，我就趁这个机会对他们的行为教训了一顿。
16.The villagers in this remote mountain village often get together to _______ the cultural tradition and celebrate the festivals as their forefathers did.A. keep backB. keep upC. keep offD. keep up with【答案】B【解析】keep up意为“保持，继续”符合语境。
keep back阻止，后退，忍住；keep off避免，(使)不接近；keep up with跟上，不落后。
句意：这个偏远山村的村民们经常聚集到一起来传承文化传统，并像他们的祖先一样庆祝节日。
17.In the time of great trouble, the soldiers _______ their spirits by singing.A. kept upB. kept onC. kept toD. kept from【答案】A【解析】keep up one’s spirits振奋精神。
句意：在极其困难的时候，士兵们通过唱歌来振奋精神。