Ⅲ.单项填空
1.—Turn off the TV, Jack.________your homework now?
—Mum, just ten more minutes, please.
A.Should you be doing
B.Shouldn't you be doing
C.Couldn't you be doing
D.Will you be doing
答案：B 由句意知，妈妈是在责备杰克“难道你现在不应该在做作业吗?”，故应用否定式疑问句。
2.Being a disabled man, he has difficulty ________.
A.earning livings B.earning his living
C.to earn livings D.to earn his living
答案：B 考查固定搭配。have difficulty (in) doing sth做某事有困难，earn one's living谋生。
3.Not earning enough money this month, I had to ________ my expenses.
A.cut in B.cut off
C.cut across D.cut down
答案：D 句意：由于这个月没有挣够钱，我不得不减少开支。cut in插嘴;cut off切断;cut across抄近路;cut down减少。
4.A large sum of money has been raised for the ________ of the poorlyeducated children in the mountainous areas.
A.profit B.favor
C.advantage D.benefit
答案：D 句意：为帮助山区那些受教育程度很低的孩子，人们募捐了大量的钱。for the benefit of sb为了某人的利益，为帮助某人。
5.Though we are not walking slowly, I still think that it won't be ________ he ________ up with us.
A.long before; catches
B.before long; catches
C.for long; caught
D.long until; will catch
答案：A 句意：尽管我们走得挺快的，但我认为他不久就会赶上我们的。It won't be long before...表示“用不了多久就……”，为常用句型。
6.The cancer risks ________ with smoking have been well proved.
A.combined B.associated
C.caused D.joined
答案：B associate with...和……有联系，符合语境及句子结构要求。combine with与……结合起来;cause和join不与with连用。
7.He ________ a number of books about the subject in the library before he gave his speech.
A.referred B.looked into
C.consulted D.looked up
答案：C 考查动词及短语意义。A项应加to，refer to查阅;look into调查;consult查阅;look up查找。由句意可知C项切题。
8.Since they bought the house, the Smiths ________ debt these years.
A.have got into
B.have run into
C.have been in
D.have been out of
答案：C 由语境可知此处用be in debt。get/run into debt表动作，不和时间段连用。
9.Why are you spying ________ me all the time? What do you want to spy ________?
A.on; out B.for; for
C.on; at D.on; for
答案：A 考查固定短语。spy on暗中监视，窥探;spy out查明，弄清楚。句意：你为什么一直暗中监视我?你想查明什么?
10.(2014·鹤岗高一检测)To our joy, the operation is ______ success and the patient is now out of ________ danger.
A.a; the B.a; /
C./; the D./; /
答案：B 句意：令我们高兴的是，手术成功了并且病人现在脱离了危险。a success“一件成功的事”，在这里success为抽象名词具体化;out of danger为固定搭配，意思为“脱离危险”。
