高考核心词汇与练习O含答案.docx

1、高考核心词汇与练习O含答案高考核心词汇与练习-O （含答案）1. observe v. 看到；注意到；观察；注视；遵守；庆祝( 1) He has been making an exact _(observe) of the phenomenon.( 2) He was observed _ (steal) money. 【答案】(1) observation (2) to steal ( 3) Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still _ the traditional customs. A. perform B. po

2、ssess C. observe D. support 【答案】答案 C解析：句意：许多中国人尽管在国外居住了许多年，仍奉行传统的习俗。observe“遵守；奉行”，符合句意。 ( 4) People in other parts of the world have been _ Christmas for many centuries. A. observing B. attending C. spending D. enjoying 【答案】答案 A解析：observe“遵守；奉行；庆祝”。题意：许多世纪以来，世界其他地区的人也过圣诞节。attend“出席，参加”；spend“度过”；en

3、joy“享受”。2. occasion n. 时刻，时节( 1) Occasions are quite rare _I have the time to spend a day with my kids. 【答案】when ( 2) I saw Bob play the piano at Johns party and on that _ he was simply brilliant. A. scene B. circumstance C. occasion D. situation 【答案】答案C解析：on that occasion“在那个时候”，为固定短语。 ( 3) I somet

4、imes have _ to visit Birmingham on business. A. opportunity B. occasion C. chance D. possibility【答案】答案 B解析：occasion“时机；机会”，含有原因的意思，符合题意。opportunity“良机，机会”，指某一特定时机，有利于做某事以实现某种抱负与愿望等；chance“机会，运气”，指无法解释的天意或命运所安排的时机，强调偶然性；possibility“可能性”。3. occupy v. 使用，占用；使忙于；忙着 ( 1) One of my childhood _(occupy) was

5、 collecting stamps. ( 2) She is fully occupied _ looking after three small children.她忙于照料三个小孩儿。 【答案】(1) occupations (2)in ( 3) _ herself with routine office tasks, she had no time to attend to her children. A. Occupying B. Occupied C. Being occupied D. To be occupied 【答案】答案 A解析：occupy oneself with /

6、 in doing sth.“忙于（做）某事”，在句中occupy与主语she之间为主动关系，故用现在分词形式作状语。 ( 4) Mary cant afford the film as she is _ a translation of an English novel. A. busy in B. absorbed to C. occupied with D. devoted by 【答案】答案 C解析：be occupied with “忙于”。be busy with, be absorbed in, be devoted to都可意为“从事于；忙于”，注意正确搭配。4. otherw

7、ise ad. 否则；不然；除此以外；在其他方面 ( 1) We didnt know his telephone number; otherwise we _ him. A. would have telephoned B. must have telephoned C. would telephone D. had telephoned 【答案】答案 A解析：该句错综时间条件句，即从句表示的动作和主句表示的动作发生的时间不一致，这时动词的形式应根据表示的时间来调整。 ( 2) He is a little self-conceited, but he is _ quite suitable

8、 for the post.A. especially B. somewhat C. diplomatically D. otherwise【答案】答案D解析：本题考查otherwise的一词多义。题意为：他虽有点自负，但从其他方面来看这个工作倒是挺合适的。5. oppose v. 反对( 1) His daughter is very athletic as _(oppose) to his son, who is cleverer. 【答案】opposed ( 2) During the discussion, many members were _ my proposal, which

9、upset me greatly. A. objecting B. objected to C. opposing D. opposed to 【答案】答案D解析：be opposed to“反对”，固定短语。 ( 3) The committee is totally opposed _any changes being made in the plans. A. of B. on C. to D. against 【答案】答案 C解析：句意：委员会一致反对对该计划的任何变动。be opposed to意为“反抗，对抗”。另外，oppose可作及物动词后跟宾语，如：oppose sth.。6

10、. occur v. 出现；发生；被想到 ( 1) This is a common _(occur). 【答案】occurance ( 2) Why are you so late? I was halfway when it _ to me that I had left my notebook home, so I had to fetch it. A. occurred B. hit C. happened D. reminded 【答案】答案A解析：it occurred to sb. that意为“某人突然想起”，为固定句型。 3) It never _ to me that a

11、top student like her should have failed in the exam. A. happened B. appeared C. sounded D. occurred 【答案】答案D解析：考查固定句型it occurred to sb. that“某人想起”。7. operate v. 运转；工作；动手术 ( 1) When does this new law come into operation (operate)?【答案】( 2) The doctor said that the patient had _ at once, which made us a

12、ll worried. A. to operate B. to be operated C. operated D. to be operated on 【答案】答案 D解析：sb. be operated on“某人正在被动手术”，on不能省去。 ( 3) They have discussed for two years of drafting a new law to control the pollution but when it will be put _ is still unknown. A. into operation B. in effect C. to use D. t

13、o practice【答案】答案 A解析：句意：他们为指定控制污染的新法规已讨论了两年，但是何时实施却仍是个未知数。put into operation“实施；实行”，为固定短语。8. offer v. 主动提出；提供 n. 出价( 1) They decided to offer the job _Joe.他们决定让乔做这项工作。【答案】to ( 2) She was complaining that the doctor was _ too much for the treatment he was giving her.A. expending B. offering C. costin

14、g D. charging【答案】答案 D解析：句意：她在抱怨，医生向她要的医疗费太高了。charge意为“收费，要价”，构成短语charge for“因(向某人)收费”。 ( 3) She _ her mother do some housework.A. offered helping B. offered help C. offered to help D. offer【答案】答案 C解析：offer to do“主动提出做”，固定短语。9. owe v. 欠（债）；归因于；归功于 ( 1) _(owe) to the rain, the match was cancelled. 【答案

15、】Owing( 2) He is a successful businessman; he _ his success more to luck than to ability. A. attaches B. adapts C. owes D. fastens 【答案】答案 C解析：owe success to“把成功归功于”。 ( 3) I owed $20 _ Bob and _ him soon. A. to; paid B. for; paid C. for; repaid D. to; repaid 【答案】答案 D解析：owe some money to sb.“欠某人钱”；rep

16、ay“偿还”。10. opposite a. 对面的；另一边的；相反的 n. 对立的人（物）；反面 ( 1) He smiled and sat down _(在对面) her. 【答案】opposite to ( 2) The army put up a strong _ to the enemy. A. opposite B. attack C. resistance D. defense 【答案】答案 C解析：句意：部队顽强抵抗了敌人的进攻。resistance“抵制；抵抗”，符合句意。opposite“对立；相反”；attack“进攻”；defense“防御”，均不合题意。 ( 3)

17、He and I are the opposite _ one another. A. to B. of C. at D. for 【答案】答案 B解析：opposite作“对立面，反义词”时，常跟介词to。11on the other hand 另一方面；反过来说（1）Food here is cheaper than that in Britain，but clothing，_ (另一方面)，is dearer.(2) I dont want to go to the supermarket. For one thing，I have no time；_ (再则)，I have no mo

18、ney.【答案】(1) on the other hand (2) for another（3）I would like a job which pays more，but I enjoy the work Im doing at the moment.Ain other words Bon the other handCfor the thing Das a matter of fact【答案】答案B解析句意为：，但是另一方面，我喜欢我目前正在做的工作。on the other hand另一方面。12only to do. 不料，反而，结果却 (1)The man hurriedly ret

19、urned home，_ (结果发现)he had left his key in the office.(2)He picked up a stone，_ on his own foot. 他搬起石头却砸了自己的脚。 【答案】（1） only to find （2）only to have it dropped(3)He hurried to the booking office，only that all the tickets had been sold out.Ato tell Bto be toldCtelling Dtold【答案】答案B解析由句意可知，此处应是“结果被告知”；on

20、ly to do.作结果状语，由于he和tell之间为动宾关系，故选B项。(4)The driver turned his car sharply to the left to give the way to the running bull，only a tree by the road. Ato knock into Bknocking downCto knock at Dknocked over【答案】答案A解析only to do.表示一种“意想不到的结果”，故该句应用不定式。knock into.撞到上。13on the increase不断增加，正在增大中 (1)The numbe

21、r of traffic accidents seems to be _the increase. (2) The output increased _over 200 percent.产量增长了两倍多。(3)The total number has been increased _ 2,000.总数量增加到了2 000。【答案】（1）on （2） by （3）to(4)The new law has come into effect，and number of wild animals here is on increase now.Athe；the Ba；the Cthe；/ Da；/【答

22、案】答案A解析句意为：新法律生效了，这一地区野生动物的数目现在在增加。the number of 的数量；on the increase在增加。(5)As the living standard is improving，more and more people choose to travel during their holidays.No wonder the number of travel agencies is .Aon the decrease Bon the increaseCin the rise Don the fall【答案】答案B解析根据上文“more and more

23、 people choose to travel during their holidays”可推测旅行社的数量应该是不断增加。on the decrease表示“在减少”，只有B符合。on the increase表示“在增长”。14on doing.一就(1) A:_，he was arrested by the police. B: _at the airport, he was arrested by the police.【答案】A: On/Upon his arrival at the airport B: On / Upon his arriving(2) his return

24、to school，he went directly to his office and began to work.AIn BAt COn DFor【答案】答案C解析句意为：他一回到学校。on名词“一就”。(3) on my computer，I found an email from my penfriend， me to spend the summer holiday in his city.AOn turning；invitedBOn turning；invitingCWhen having turned；to inviteDAfter having turned；inviting【

25、答案】答案B解析第一空为ondoing.结构，意为：一就；第二空为动词ing形式作非限制性定语，和email构成逻辑上的主谓关系。15owe.to.把归功于(1) A: He owed me a lot of money.B: He _ a lot of money _ me.【答案】owed ; to(2) I owe it to you that I finished my work in time.(3)I a debt of gratitude to his family so Ill do my best to help them whenever they are in troub

26、le.Aborrow BlendCowe Dgive【答案】答案C解析句意为：我感激他一家人，无论他们什么时候遇到麻烦，我都将尽力帮忙。owe欠(账、钱、人情等)；归功于，符合题意。borrow借入；lend借出；give给予。(4)She owes her success good luck rather than ability.Ato；and Bof；toCto；in Dto；to【答案】答案D解析owe sth.to.把归功于。句意为：她把自己的成功归功于幸运而不是能力。16on behalf of代表(1)A: The president cant be here today，so

27、Im going to speak on behalf of him. B: The president cant be here today，so Im going to speak _ .【答案】on his behalf(2) of my government I have the honour to make to you the following communications.AOn account BIn termsCOn behalf DIn place【答案】答案C解析on behalf of代表；on account of因为；in terms of根据；从方面来说；in

28、place of代替。句意为：我荣幸地代表我国政府向你转达如下信息。(3) everyone here，Id like to thank our special guest for his entertaining speech. AIn case of BIn favor ofCInstead of DOn behalf of【答案】答案D解析由句意可知，此处应是“代表所有在场的人，我想”；on behalf of代表，符合句意。17on the contrary正相反；反之(1) _(与相反) the doctors advice，he went swimming.(2)This view

29、 is contrary _ the aims of critical social research for a number of reasons.(3)The evidence _(相反的) is overwhelming.【答案】(1)Contrary to (2) to (3)to the contrary(4)Classical music achieves a simplicity that only a genius can create， to popular belief that it is too complex.Asubject BcontraryCfamiliar Dsimilar【答案】答案B解析句意为：古典音乐追求的是只有天才才能创造的简易美，而不是人们普遍认为的复杂化。contrary to与相反。(5)The trip must have been terrible，wasnt it?No. ，I enjoyed every minute.AOn the other handBAt one timeCAt the same timeDOn the contrary【答案】答案D解析on the contrary相反地。答句句意为：不，恰恰相反，我非常喜欢。18out of breath上气不接下气(1