历年(最近15年200余套)高考英语语法题详解（2005广东卷）

29. I think he’s just going to deal with this problem _______ day. (2005广东卷)

A. next                  B. other                 C. following          D. another

【答案】D。

【考点】考查不定代词的用法。

【解析】表示“改天”用another day。但表示相对于过去或将来某天来说的“第二天”时，用the next day 或the following day都可以。句意为：我想他只是打算改日再处理这个问题。

30. The American Civil War lasted four years _______ the North won in the end. (2005广东卷)

A. after                  B. before               C. when                D. then

【答案】B。

【考点】考查状语从句的用法。

【解析】美国内战是“在北方获胜之前”延续了四年，所以用before。句意为：美国内战持续了四年，最后北方获胜。又如：We had been doing business with each other for years before we quarrelled. 在吵翻之前，我们多年来在业务上一直来往。

31. He hurried to the station only _______ that the train had left. (2005广东卷)

A. to find               B. finding              C. found                D. to have found

【答案】A。

【考点】考查非谓语动词的用法。

【解析】根据句意，只有A最符合语境。only to do sth用作状语表示结果时，通常含有出乎意料之意。句意为：他匆忙赶到车站，却发现火车已经开走了。又如：He hurried to the house only to find that it was empty. 他急忙赶到那所房子，却发现空无一人。He survived the crash only to die in the desert. 飞机坠毁时他幸免于难，后来却死在沙漠里。

32. The policeman’s attention was suddenly caught by a small box which _______ placed under the Minister’s car. (2005广东卷)

A. has been         B. was being        C. had been         D. would be

【答案】C。

【考点】考查动词时态的用法。

【解析】因为这个小盒子“被放在部长车下”发生在“引起警察注意”之前，即“过去的过去”，所以用过去完成时。句意为：那个警察的注意力突然被吸引到一个安放在部长汽车下面的一个小盒子上。

33. —I’ve taken someone else’s green sweater by mistake.

—It _______ Harry’s. He always wears green. (2005广东卷)

A. has to be         B. will be               C. mustn’t be        D. could be

【答案】D。

【考点】考查情态动词的用法。

【解析】由后文可知，这件衣“可能是”哈利的，could表示可能性。will表示对目前事情的推测时，仅次于must，意为“一定是，准是”，语气太强，与上文不符。

34. Some researchers believe that there is no doubt _______ a cure for AIDS will be found. (2005广东卷)

A. which               B. that                    C. what                  D. whether

【答案】B。

【考点】考查同位语从句的用法。

【解析】that用以引导同位语从句修饰名词doubt，说明doubt的具体内容。句意为：一些研究人员相信，找到治疗艾滋病的方法是毫无疑问的。又如：There is little doubt that he and his accomplices are guilty. 他和他的同伙有罪这一点几乎不容置疑。

35. Many people who had seen the film were afraid to go to the forest when they remembered the scenes _______ people were eaten by the tiger. (2005广东卷)

A. in which          B. by which          C. which                D. that

【答案】A(http://www.hxen.net/)。

【考点】考查定语从句的用法。

【解析】先行词the scenes(事发地点)是地点，且在定语从句中作状语，所以用where或in which，即答案选A。句意为：许多看过那部电影的人，当他们想起有人被老虎吃掉的场景时，不敢去森林。又如：I found the scene in which Percy proposed to Olive tremendously poignant. 我觉得珀西向奥利芙求婚的一幕太让人心酸了。