习语习题南京外国语学校高考英语习语专训1.—When you assign tasks to the students, ________ Daniel, for he’s just recovered from a knee injury.—Oh, I see.A．have pity on B．catch up on C．put up with D．make allowance for 2.—Long time no see. What are you up to these days?—I have been writing a research report. That was ________ easy.A．nothing but B．anything but C．all but D．everything but3.If I were rich, I should help them out. ________ , I can do nothing.A．As is often the case B．As is itC．As the case is often D．As it is4.The school isn’t the one I really wanted to go to, but I suppose I’ll just have to _______ it. （2011浙江）A．make the best of B．get away from C．keep an eye on D．catch up with5.When it ________ choosing your future career, what kind of things will you take into consideration?A．refers to B．speaks of C．focuses on D．comes to6.Older people still want to see classic performances, but they are obviously not the young generation’s__________.A．piece of cake B．hill of beans C．hot potatoes D．cup of tea7.No one in the world is perfect, and even famous people may have their __________.A．feet of clay B．cup of tea C．piece of cake D．hearts of gold8.He is such a man who is always _______ fault with other people. （2005安徽）A．putting B．seeking C．finding D．looking for9.—It is reported that the Shanghai auto show stops using models. How about yours?—We will ________ .（2015届南京二模）A．follow suit B．sink or swim togetherC．set eyes on it D．get to the bottom of it10.—John, where are the cookies? Don’t tell me you ate them all!—Yes，I did. I couldn’t _______ it. They were so good.A．resist B．stop C．help D．make11.Sarah made _______ to the airport just in time to catch her plane this morning.（2012全国II）A．herself B．this C．that D．it12.—What do you think of the performance today?—Great! ________ but a musical genius could perform so successfully. （2007江西）A．All B．None C．Anybody D．Everybody13.We only had $100 and that was _______ to buy a new computer. （2010辽宁）A．nowhere near enough B．near enough nowhereC．enough near nowhere D．near nowhere enough14.I’m not making ________ near as much money as I did when I was employed full time, but now we don’t needas much either.A．anything B．everything C．anywhere D．everywhere15.“Mary, don’t take it ________ when your teacher makes some general and unpopular remarks in class. Just tryyour best.” said her mother.A．typically B．exactly C．actually D．personally16116.—Have you heard that the Taiwan pop singer Jam Hsiao will perform in Shanghai at the end of this month?—Of course. All his fans are ______ to hear the exciting news.A．green with envy B．feeling blue C．tickled pink D．white as a sheet17.I have read the material several times but it doesn’t make any _______ to me. （2005上海春）A．meaning B．importance C．sense D．significance18.Tom works with videos. To him, it ________ to have the most up-to-date version of the video-editing software.A．makes sense B．pays off C．takes effect D．gets round19.The idea “happiness,” ________ , will not sit still for easy definition. （2014江苏）A．to be rigid B．to be sure C．to be perfect D．to be fair20.What we expect from you is working hard ________ hardly working.（2014安徽）A．less than B．rather than C．as well as D．as much as21.Facing up to your problem ________ running away from them is the best approach to working things out. （2014浙江）A．more than B．rather than C．along with D．or rather22.The form cannot be signed by anyone ________ yourself. （2011全国Ⅰ）A．rather than B．other than C．more than D．better than23.People in the office regard him as “________”. He is not only knowledgeable but also honest and nice toeveryone.A．a wet blanket B．a black sheepC．the apple of their eyes D．the salt of the earthst week, I tried to contact all former classmates, but one or two ________ through the net.（2015届南通一模）A．slid B．slipped C．skipped D．squeezed25.—What do you think of the film Escape Plan directed by Mikael Heffa?—________ . It couldn’t be better.A．It’s really something B．It all dependsC．It’s just so-so D．It’s really boring26.With inspiration from other food cultures, American food culture can take a _______ for the better. （2013江苏）A．share B．chance C．turn D．lead27.That’s all for today’s program. Please stay ________ to CCTV International Chinese Channel this time nextweek.A．turned B．tuned C．toned D．tended28.—Why didn’t you invite John to your birthday party?—Well, you know he’s _______ . （2015江苏）A．an early bird B．a wet blanket C．a lucky dog D．a tough nut162习语习题1631. D ．make allowance(s) for sb 体谅某人2. B ．anything but 决不；根本不3. D ．as it is 事实上；实际上4. A ．make the best of sth/it/things 尽可能利用（不能令人满意的事物或处境）5. D ．when it comes to sth 谈到；涉及6. D ．not sb’s cup of tea 非某人所好；不合某人心意 ◇ hot potatoes 棘手的问题（或情况）7. A ．feet of clay 品格上的缺陷（或弱点）8. C ．find fault 挑毛病；找茬儿9.A ．follow suit 跟着某人做；仿效某人；照着做 ◇ sink or swim 自生自灭 ◇ set eyes on sb/sth 看见；注意到：I hope I never set eyes on this place again! 我希望永远不再见到这个地方。