近年來,單選的題干內(nèi)容越來越復(fù)雜新穎,貼近生活,語言也更加靈活。下面是學(xué)習(xí)啦小編為大家推薦的2017高考英語真題單選真題集錦，僅供大家參考!

　　2017高考英語真題單選真題集錦一

　　1. The rapidly growing birth rate brings about a lot of environment problems, which the government is supposed to take _____.

　　A. significantly B. severely C. earnestly D. seriously

　　[答案] D. seriously.

　　[注釋]take...seriously 是習(xí)慣搭配，意為“重視，認(rèn)真對待”

　　2. Carl wanted to play a joke on Bob but gave himself _____ by laughing.

　　A. away B. in C. out D. up

　　[答案] A. away.

　　[注釋]give away 暴露，泄露。

　　3. The government is _____ and will take the necessary steps to maintain security and stability.

　　A. on the alert B. out of control

　　C. on guard D. in vain

　　[答案] A. on the alert.

　　[注釋]on the alert (=alert; watchful; careful) 警惕，小心：

　　Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals.

　　(=Drivers must be especially careful to see signals when driving a car.)

　　(司機(jī)必須密切注視交通信號。)

　　out of control 失去控制;on guard站崗;in vain 徒勞，無效。

　　4. Many people complain of the rapid _____ of modern life.

　　A. rate B. pace C. speed D. growth

　　[答案] B. pace.

　　[注釋]pace 走或跑的速度;發(fā)展或進(jìn)步速度。

　　5. She has lost her handbag with the _____ sum of 0 in it.

　　A. extraordinary B. important

　　C. considerable D. valuable

　　[答案] C.considerable.

　　[注釋]considerable 相當(dāng)可觀的。

　　[注意]considerate考慮周到的，體諒的，體貼的：

　　1)She is considerate to others. (她能體諒別人。)

　　2)That was very considerate of you.(你真體諒別人。)

　　6. Russia's withdrawal of its experts from China did not strangle (壓垮) the Chinese people; _____ it stirred up their enthusiasm for greater exertions.

　　A. on the other hand B. on the contrary

　　C. to the contrary D. in consequence

　　[答案] B. on the contrary.

　　[注釋]on the contrary相反地：--Have you nearly done?--On the contrary, I have only just begun. Monday unless you write me to the contrary.

　　(我星期一將來，除非你寫信告訴我有相反地情況。)

　　7. As he had no friends and relatives in the town, the traveler tried to find a _____ somewhere.

　　A. log B. lodge C. landing D. lodging

　　[答案] D. lodging.

　　[注釋]log 圓木，lodge門房，傳達(dá)室，lodging住所，landing登陸;降落。

　　8. Because the children keep interrupting her whenever she reads a book, she is always _____ her place.

　　A. loosing B. missing C. losing D. looking for

　　[答案] C. Losing.

　　[注釋]lose one's place意為讀書時(shí)“找不到讀到哪兒”。

　　類似的習(xí)語有：lose heart(灰心，泄氣), lose one's heart to sb. (愛上某人), lose one's head(驚慌失措), lose one's hold on(or over)(失去對....的控制), lose one's temper(發(fā)脾氣), lose one's tongue (緊張得不知說什么好)，lose one's way (迷路), lose sight of(看不見了), lose one's never(失去勇氣)。

　　9. The manager said that they had an _____ plan if the plan they had submitted was not accepted.

　　A. alternate B.alternative C.absolute D. appreciable

　　[答案] B. alternative.

　　[注釋]alternative 可提供選擇的，兩者挑一的：alternate交替的：

　　1)There was no alternative route open to her.

　　(在她面前沒有另外可供選擇的路線。)

　　2)French and English are not alternative courses; but may be taken in the same year.

　　(語法和英語并不是交替開設(shè)的課程;而可以在同一年里選修。)

　　10. Jim isn't _____, but he did badly in the final exams last semester.

　　A. gloomy B. dull C. awkward D. tedious

　　[答案] B. dull.

　　[注釋]dull (=slow in understanding) 遲鈍的。

　　2017高考英語真題單選真題集錦二

　　1. The _____ stuck on the outside of the envelope said "By Air".

　　A. label B. ticket C. signal D. sign

　　[答案] A. label.

　　[注釋]label 標(biāo)簽，標(biāo)記。signal信號。 sign記號;指示牌：traffic signs (交通版示)。notice布告。

　　2. Psychological studies show that some people are quick-tempered _____.

　　A. at heart B. on purpose C. in person D. by nature

　　[答案] D. by nature.

　　[注釋]by nature 天生，生來。

　　in person

　　1)親自，親身：I shall be present at the meeting in person.(我將親自出席會(huì)議。)

　　2)身體上，外貌上：In person he was handsome, strong and healthy.(他面目清秀，體格強(qiáng)壯。)

　　at heart

　　1)內(nèi)心里，實(shí)質(zhì)上：His manners are cold, but he is at heart a kind man. (他的言談舉止有些冷淡，但實(shí)際上他是一個(gè)好心腸的人。)

　　2)考慮的是.....：When I say don't eat sweets, I have your health at heart.(我叫你別吃果糖，是考慮到你的健康。)on purpose 故意地。

　　3. She was putting on her watch when the _____ broke and it fell to the ground.

　　A. belt B. strap C. tie D. string

　　[答案] B. strap.

　　[注釋]strap(表，手提包的)帶。belt繃帶，seatbelt(系于飛機(jī)座位上的)安全帶。tie領(lǐng)帶，string細(xì)繩子。

　　4. Feudal landlords, and imperialists are in no way more _____ than wolves.

　　A. reasonable B. regardless C. ridiculous D. rational

　　[答案] D. rational.

　　[注釋]rational 有理性的。

　　本題譯文：封建地主和帝國主義者并不比豺狼更有理性。

　　5. His name was on the _____ of my tongue, but I just couldn't recall it.

　　A. end B. point C. edge D. tip

　　[答案] D. tip.

　　[注釋]be on (or at) the tip of one's tongue 就在嘴邊，差點(diǎn)被想起，如：

　　The answer was on the tip of my tongue, but I could't think of it.(我差點(diǎn)就想起那答案來，可就是想不起來。)

　　be on the point of 正要(去做某事)：I was just on the point of going when you came in.

　　6. The authorities declared that because of the war petrol was _____ and had to be rationed (定量供應(yīng)).

　　A. inadequate B. rare C. lacked D. scarce

　　[答案] D. scarce.

　　[注釋]本題譯文：汽油供不應(yīng)求，因此必須定量配給。

　　Scarce(=not available in sufficient quantity, not equal to the demand)不充足的，缺乏的，供不應(yīng)求的。

　　Inadequate不適應(yīng)的，不充分的。

　　lack vt./vi. (=be without ; not have; have less than enough of) 缺乏;沒有;缺少，例如：

　　1)He lacks perseverance.(他缺乏堅(jiān)定性。)

　　2)Money is lacking for the plan.(此計(jì)劃尚缺錢。)

　　3)He is lacking in courage.(他缺乏勇氣。)

　　be lacking in 常指缺乏某種品質(zhì)、特點(diǎn)等。

　　lack作及物動(dòng)詞時(shí)，一般不用被動(dòng)語態(tài)，故不能選C.

　　lacked.

　　They lacked for nothing.(他們什么也不缺。)有人認(rèn)為，lack for是美國英語。

　　7. How did it _____ that the two men arrived to address the same meeting at the same time.

　　A. fall out B. take place C. get around D. come through

　　[答案] A. fall out.

　　[注釋]fall out

　　吵架，鬧翻。本題中fall out意為happen, come about(發(fā)生),例如：

　　As it fell out, they were able to sell their old car.(=They didn't know if they could sell their old car, but at last they did sell it.)

　　本題中it是形式主語，that引導(dǎo)主語從句。一般來說，不宜用take place作主語謂語，故不能入選。

　　本題譯文：事情結(jié)果怎么會(huì)這樣：這兩個(gè)人來在同一時(shí)間同一會(huì)議上作演講?

　　8. He looked incredulous(不輕信的) on hearing the news. He seemed to think it _____.

　　A. incompatible B.incredible C.inclusive D indifferent

　　[答案] B. incredible.

　　[注釋]incredible (=that cannot be believed; difficult to believe) 不可相信的，難以置信的：

　　His story of rescuing six drowning men was incredible. (他搶救6個(gè)溺水人的事情是難以置信的。)

　　incompatible(with)不相容的。inclusive包括的，包含的。indifferent 冷淡的，不關(guān)心的。

　　9. In my opinion, your work does not _____ what I expected of you.

　　A. catch up with B. add up to C. come up to D. go in for

　　[答案] C. come up to.

　　[注釋]come up to 達(dá)到，符合：

　　1)He tries his best to come up to the expectations of the people.(他努力達(dá)到人民對他的期望。)

　　2)This piece of work does not come up to the

　　required standard.(這件工作沒有達(dá)到需要的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)。)

　　catch up with 趕上;add up to總計(jì);go in for 從事，致力于，追求，沉溺于。

　　10. I broke my relationship with John because he always found _____ with me.

　　A. error B. mistake C. fault D. failure

　　[答案] C. fault.

　　[注釋]find fault with 挑剔，找.....的岔子。例如：

　　1)She tries to please him, but he always finds fault. (=He finds something wrong with everything she does.)

　　2)They found fault with every box I made. (=They found something wrong or something they did not like in every box I made.)

　　[答案] D. lasted.

　　[注釋]last vi. (for) 持續(xù)