历年(最近15年200余套)高考英语语法题详解（2008四川卷）

9. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. (2008四川卷)

A. look out            B. stay up              C. carry on            D. get along

【答案】D。

【考点】考查短语动词辩析。

【解析】get along意为“进展”，又如：How are you getting along with your work? 你的工作进展如何?

10. Although this ______ sound like a simple task, great care is needed. (2008四川卷)

A. must                 B. may                   C. shall                  D. should

【答案】B。

【考点】考查情态动词。

【解析】may在此表推测，意为“可能”，又如：It may sound strange, but it’s true. 这件事可能听起来很怪，但它是真的。

11. The manager believes prices will not rise by more than ______ four percent. (2008四川卷)

A. any other         B. the other           C. another             D. other

【答案】C。

【考点】考查代词用法。

【解析】another后接数词，表示在原有数量基础上的增加，如：We need another three chairs. 我们还需要3把椅子。They drove for another three hours. 他们又行驶了3个小时。China picked up another ten gold medals. 中国又获得了10枚金牌。

12. In some places women are expected to earn money ______ men work at home and raise their children. (2008四川卷)

A. but                    B. while                 C. because           D. though

【答案】B。

【考点】考查并列句。

【解析】while在此用作并列连词，表示对比，其意为“而”，又如：Some people like fat meat, while others hate it. 有些人喜欢肥肉，相反有些人讨厌肥肉。

13. —Can you show me Mr. Jaffer’s office, please?

—______. But I don’t know if he is in at the moment. (2008四川卷)

A. Thanks            B. Go on                C. Sure                  D. You are welcome

【答案】C。

【考点】考查交际用语。

【解析】Sure相当于Certainly，意为“当然可以”。 

14. We had an anxious couple of weeks ______ for the results of the experiment. (2008四川卷)

A. wait                   B. to be waiting    C. waited               D. waiting

【答案】D。

【考点】考查非谓语动词。

【解析】waiting for the results of the experiment为while waiting for the results of the experiment之省略。句意为：我们度过了焦虑的几个星期，等待实验结果。

15. A cough is usually nothing to worry about unless it lasts for ten days ______. (2008四川卷)

A. or more            B. instead             C. at most              D. only

【答案】A(http://www.hxen.net/)。

【考点】考查固定短语的用法。

【解析】or more意为“……以上”，又如：In theory, these machines should last for ten years or more. 从理论上讲，这些机器应该能用10年以上。He worked 12 hours a day, and sometimes 16 hours or more, throughout his life. 他一天的工作时间总超过12小时，有时在16小时以上，一生如此。