2016届高考英语词汇综合练系列09（三模前）
一、单项填空
1-5代词、连词和名词
1.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)The natural environment should be protected because of the important role _______ plays in human survival and development. A. this 【答案】D
B. one
C. that D. it
2.(2015届高三第四次全国大联考江苏卷)All truths are easy to understand _______ they are discovered; the point is to discover them
A. before B. once C. until 【答案】B
【解析】句意：真理一经发现就变得容易理解了，关键是要发现真理。before 在……之前；
once 一旦，一经；until 直到；because 因为。故选 B。
3.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Employees who have worked here for many years will be given _______ over newcomers.
A. strength B. preference C. sympathy reference 【答案】B
【解析】句意：与新来乍到者不同， 那些工作多年的雇员将被给予以优待。preference优
待， 优惠，优先权。strength 力量，长处；sympathy 同情；reference 涉及，参考。故选 B 项。
4.(江苏省南通市2016届高三第二次调研测试)The article in The Times gave us a real _______ into the cause of the present economic crisis. A. enquiry division 【答案】C
【解析】give (an) insight into 使……对……有了深入的了解，看透，识破，了解。《泰
晤士报》这篇文章使我们对目前经济危机的原因有了深入的了解。故选C。
5.(浙江省嘉兴市2016届高三第一次教学测试)The umbrella was not invented as a protection against rain. It was used as a _______ against the sun.
B. admission
C. insight
D. D. D. because
A. block 【答案】D
B. shadow C. cushion D. shade
【解析】句意：(当初)发明伞并不是用来挡雨的，它一开始是用来遮太阳的。故选D. shade
(遮光物)。block街区，障碍物，阻碍；shadow阴影，影子，隐蔽处；cushion垫子，(隔离两个表面的)垫。
6-10介词和介词短语
6.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Overall, female college students were _______ the minority, accounting for less than a quarter of all those who chose the military course.
A. on B. at C. in D. by 【答案】C
【解析】句意：总的来说，在所有选择军事课程的大学生中，女生占少数，不到总人数的四
分之一。in the
minority 占少数。 故选 C 项。
7.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Game players usually sit for hours before the screen and they often do not eat healthily. _______ they might be out of shape. A. As a result B. On the other hand C. To tell the truth
D. As a matter of fact
【答案】A
【解析】句意： 游戏玩家常常在电脑前一坐就数小时， 并且吃得不健康。 结果， 身体出
毛病。 As a result“结果”。On the other hand 另一方面；To tell the truth 说实话；As a matter of fact 事实上。故选 A 项。
8.( 2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Of all the citizens interviewed, no more than 20% were _______ the construction of the new airport.
A. in honor of B. in charge of C. in terms of D. in favor of 【答案】D
【解析】句意：在所有接受采访的市民中，只有 20%的人赞成建新机场。in favor of支持，
赞同；in honor
of 尊敬；in charge of 负责，掌管；in terms of 就……方面而言。故选 D 项。
9.(浙江省嘉兴市2016届高三第一次教学测试)Cindy devoted a great deal to taking care of her dog, which brought comfort and joy to her _______. A. in return surprise
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B. in honour C. in reply D. in
【答案】A
10.(浙江省宁波市2016届高三“十校”联考)A total of 120 million Chinese people traveled overseas in 2015, making it the third year _______ that China topped the list of international outbound(出境游)travelers, according to statistics of China National Tourism Administration. A. in a second sense 【答案】C
【解析】in a second立刻；in a group成群结队地；in a row成一行，一字儿，接连，连
续；in a sense在某种意义上，在一定程度上。句意：2015年总计有1.2亿中国游客出境旅游，中国国际出境游客人数连续三年达最高，根据中国国家旅游总局数据显示。故选C。
11-16副词和形容词
11.(江苏省南京市、盐城市2016届高三第二次模拟)—Your car should be ready next Tuesday.
—We were _______ hoping you’d be able to do it by this Friday. A. still even 【答案】B
【解析】句意：——你的车应该是下周二就可以准备好。——我们倒是希望你能在本周五之
前做好这件事。rather宁可，宁愿，相当，倒是。例如：We were rather hoping that you could stay for supper.我们倒是希望你留下来吃晚饭。still还是，仍然，更，静止地； always永远，总是，一直，常常。
12.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Some people have no respect for the speed limit and _______ are punished. A. consequently consistently 【答案】A
【解析】句意：有些人全然不顾限速的规定，结果受到处罚。consequently 因此；continuously
连续不断地，与 constantly 相近；consistently 一贯的。故选A项。
13.(2016届高三第二次全国大联考浙江卷)Although taking part-time jobs indeed provides many obvious benefits, its _______ effects on students shouldn’t be ignored.
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B. in a group C. in a row D. in a
B. rather C. always D.
B. continuously C. constantly D.