2008年高考英语单项选择精题百练（三）

1. We’ve got a general idea of what we want, but nothing ______ at the moment.

A. common                    B. permanent                C. complete         D. concrete

2. --- Does Lucy enjoy singing?

--- Yes, she does. ______, I have never seen anyone else that is as enthusiastic about singing as she is.

A. As long as I have traveled                                B. Now that I have traveled so much

C. Much as I traveled                                           D. As I have traveled so much

3. What do these achievements have ______, Professor Li?

A. in total                        B. in general                C. in common               D. in short

4. This film was so horrible that I ______ my brother ______ the arm tightly.

A. grasped; on                B. grasped; by              C. took; by                    D. took; on

5. When you visit a museum you must ask for ______ permission before taking ______ photographs inside it.

A. /; /                               B. a; the                        C. a; /                           D. the; the

6. ______ at his knowledge, all the students showed their respect to their teacher.

A. Amazing                    B. Amazed                    C. Being amazing                   D. Having amazed

7. The letter______, he hurried to the supermarket to do some shopping.

A. posting                       B. posted                      C. having posted           D. had been posted

8. The government had to admit that the ______ between blacks and whites was wrong.

A. separation                   B. identification            C. discrimination          D. liberation

9. The company in our city ______ those big investors from the West.

A. has a link with           B. has a hand in            C. is in line with           D. is in charge of

10. I picked up a paper at random, ______ through the headlines and put it back where it had been.

A. looking                       B. looked                      C. to look                     D. and looked

11. They carried out an assessment of the project this morning and the results will be assessed ______.

A. on time                       B. after time                  C. before time               D. over time

12. “Thanks a lot” is a common ______ in English. People almost use it every day.

A. idiom                          B. passage                    C. expression               D. vocabulary

13. ______ Lucy were not given timely treatment, she would suffer from a cough for the rest of her life shocked me terribly.

A. That                            B. If                              C. That if                      D. If that

14. It was ______ to everyone that he was seriously ill, because he was looking pale all day.

A. vague                         B. apparent                   C. deliberate                 D. loose

15. The beautiful views and the friendly people are ______ new comers like San Francisco.

A. when                          B. what                         C. where                       D. why

16. The teacher demanded that ______ should Mark change his mind.

A. no way                       B. no doubt                   C. under no circumstances     D. by no means

17. Spare no effort to study ______ you won’t live up to your grandfather’s expectations.

A. and                             B. or                             C. if                                        D. unless

18. She is thirty-five but still single. Her parents have been putting ______ pressure on her ______.

A. /; to get married B. /; getting married  C. a; to get married       D. the; getting married

19. My father enjoys a cup of coffee sometimes, but he ______ drinks tea.

A. yearly                         B. almost                      C. mostly                                D. nearly

20. The whole block was completely destroyed just over a week ago in a fire that ______ the lives of two firemen.

A. claimed                       B. claiming                    C. was claimed             D. had claimed

21. --- Dear Lily, I heard that you were going to buy a new car next month.

--- What? My ______ won’t run to a new car this year.

A. finances                     B. storage                     C. outputs                    D. thinking

22. --- Is this school ______ our foreign friends visited the modern lab the other day?

--- Yes, it is.

A. that                            B. the one that              C. in which                            D. the one where

23. What ______ public is concerned about is whether the scientists will be able to find ______ cure for the disease.

A. the; a                          B. the; /                         C. /; a                            D. /; the

24. --- Will you meet Mr. Smith next month?

--- Yes, I’ll meet him ______ I first met you.

A. in that                         B. in which                            C. the place where        D. where

25. ______ Mary is a teenager, she could resist what others ask her to do.

A. Since                          B. Unless                     C. As                                     D. Although

26. Don’t scold her ______ doing badly at school; she’s doing her best.

A. in                                B. on                            C. of                             D. for

27. Have you ever been embarrassed when ______ talking to yourself after your mobile phone battery runs out in the middle of a call?

A. leaving                       B. left                           C. leave                        D. leaves.

28. --- How about joining us in the game?

--- I’m sorry. I have an urgent matter to ______.

A. relate to                      B. refer to                     C. attend to                   D. appeal to

29. The young man was reported to ______ murder more than once and must be severely punished.

A. be committing            B. be committed            C. have committed                 D. committing

30. The girls I saw yesterday were older than ______ you were dancing with.

A. one                            B. ones                         C. that                           D. those

31. We have planted thousands of trees in recent years. In 2007 ______, we’ve planted ten thousand trees.

A. even                           B. just                           C. only                         D. alone

32. --- ______ if we move the picture over there? Do you think it’ll look better?

--- I don’t think so. It looks perfect here.

A. How                          B. What                                 C. As                                     D. Even

33. I want to learn French but I don’t know the best way to ______it.

A. go about                    B. go against                          C. go with                    D. go through

34. He kept on working, with his head ______ down, while the man was talking to him.

A. bending                      B. to be bent                          C. bent                          D. to bend

35. We ______ with a number of plans and will give careful consideration to all of them.

A. presented                   B. are presenting                   C. have presented         D. have been presented

36. Owen, one of my best friends, invited me to his birthday party and I accepted it without ______.

A. expression                 B. permission                        C. reflection                  D. difficulty

37. As far as he could see, not ______ single piece of furniture was worth ______ ten-pound note.

A. a; a                             B. /; /                                     C. a; /                            D. /; a

38. --- What do you think of our new house, dear?

--- It’s a little too small so it was not ______.

A. safe                                     B. ideal                                  C. smart                        D. unusable

39. --- Why do you buy so many books this time?

--- It’s cheaper to buy ______.

A. in short                      B. in bulk                               C. in total                      D. in need

40. Don’t worry about the cost of the meal--- It is my ______.

A. share                          B. treat                                   C. bill                           D. desire

41. All the rooms are air-conditioned and beautifully decorated ______ a comfortable atmosphere.

A. to create                     B. created                              C. creating                    D. being created

42. Some people are so allergic ______ alcohol that only a little drink will make them feel uncomfortable.

A. to                               B. in                                       C. from                                  D. for

43. On Teachers’ Day, our teachers’ office ______ beautiful flowers and greeting cards from the students.

A. is equipped with         B. is supplied with                 C. is flooded with                  D. is loaded with

44. If an unknown person surprises everyone by winning a competition, we call him or her a ______.

A. black sheep                B. cold fish                                      C. couch potato                      D. dark horse

45. The ringtone industry, valued at about $3 billion worldwide, is expected to ______ 12 % of total music sales by 2008.

A. take up                        B. make up                             C. consist of                           D. be made up of

46. Women must ______ working and taking care of the household and the family.

A. go with                       B. cope with                          C. match with                         D. correspond with

47. In the Tour de France 2007, the top three players______ their victories with champagne.

A. toasted                        B. provided                           C. congratulated            D. presented

48. ---I have ______ to apologize for the slight damage to your recorder.

--- Never mind.

A. after all                     B. in the first place               C. at first                    D. as usual

49. Before liberation there were many areas in China where poor people were dressed ______ rags and could not make their ends meet.

A. in                              B. on                                    C. with                                 D. off

50. ---Mum, could you play a game with me?

---Sorry, dear. I have to finish this report today, and ______ you play or watch TV, you mustn’t disturb me.

A. whatever                   B. whenever                         C. whether                          D. no matter

51. Haven’t I told you  already that you______ have the answer tomorrow morning?

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

52. ---Lucy, the gentleman ______ you told me yesterday proved to be a thief.

--- I can’t believe it.

A. who                           B. whom                              C. about whom                   D. with whom

53. That scientist has made great achievements in the research of the disease and no one can ______ him in the field.

A. reach                        B. fit                                    C. suit                                D. match

54. ---When will you complete the task, Peter?

--- ______.

A. At a time                   B. At one time                     C. In no time            D. On time

55. It is well-known to us all that knowledge is ______ treasure, but practice is ______ key to it.

A. a ; /                           B. a; the                              C. the; the                   D. /; the

56. The police found a witness ______ the murder case and asked her to ______ witness.

A. to, give                     B. of, give a                         C. to , give a              D. of , give

57. Pictures of diseased lungs ______ Mr. White into quitting smoking.

A. supported                 B. inspired                          C. scared                    D. upset

58. You could put an advertisement in some magazines, journal, newspaper, or ______.

A. whichever                B. wherever                         C. however                D. whatever

59. ---Darling, where______ the key to the door?

---Oh, I ______ it here, but now it’s gone.

A. did you put, have put            B. have you put, put     C. had you put , have put       D. were you putting, put

60. It is ______ that they both have the greatest respect for each other.

A. certain                       B. sure                                 C. certainly                D. surely

61. My dictionary ______. I have looked for it everywhere but still ______ it.

A. has lost, don’t find                             B. is missing, don’t find

C. has lost, haven’t found                          D. is missing, haven’t found

62. Until then, his family ______ from him for six months.

A. didn’t hear      B. hasn’t heard           C. wasn’t heard          D. hadn’t heard

63. ---We ______ that you would fix the computer this week.

---I’m sorry. I ______ to fix it this week, but I’ve been too busy.

A. had expected, had intended   B. are expecting, had intended     C. expect, intend  D. expected, intend

64. I need one more stamp before my collection ______.

A. has completed           B. completes               C. has been completed                 D. is completing

65. Such a problem exists because adequate measures for preventing it ______ taken in the past.

A. was not                     B. had not                   C. were not                                    D. had not been

66. Mr. Wang has made it known that much of his collections ______ to the nation.

A. will leave                   B. has left                  C. is to be left                               D. would be left

67. The project requires more labour than ______ because it is extremely difficult.

A. have been put in       B. has been put in       C. being put in                     D. to be put in

68. Mark bought an old car cheaply, cleaned it up and sold it the next week at  a______.

A. bargain                    B. loss                       C. profit                             D. discount

69. My brother had his boots repaired at ______.

A. the shoe repairer                                          B. the shoe repairer’s

C. the shop of the shoe repairer                           D. a shop of the shoe repairer’s

70. ---Tony was very bright and worked hard.

--- It was no ______ he always got the first place in his studies.

A. doubt                        B. problem                 C. question                          D. wonder

71. In a time of social reform, people ‘s state of mind tend to keep ______ with the rapid changes of society.

A. faith                         B. progress              C. pace                                D. touch

72. There is ______ bus stop over there. You can take ______ No. 10 bus going down ______ Second Street.

A. a, a ,/                        B. a, a , the                C. the, the, the                     D. a, / , the

73. All of ______ sudden, the ship hit ______ ice berg and came to ______ stop

A. a, /, a                       B. /, a, the                   C. a, an, /                              D. a, an, a

74. As is known to all, ______compass was invented by ______Chinese  people.

A. the, a                         B. a, a                         C. a, /                                   D. the, the

75. Speed of downloading varies ______ which film you are downloading.

A. depends on               B. depended on           C. depending on                D. to depend on

76. Throughout the week, the boy ______ most of the work in the manager’s office.

A. took on                      B. took off                 C. took in                            D. took over

77. The stores in the city have to compete ______ customers in the festival season

A. in                              B. for                          C. against                             D. with

78. Many a quarrel ______ throughout a misunderstanding. So you should talk more with him.

A. comes about            B. comes across          C. comes out                       D. comes from

79. Last night I was watching TV in the sitting room when I smelled something in the kitchen ______.

A. to burn                     B. to be burning          C. burned                             D. burning

80. I still feel guilty ______ things I said to my mother when I was a teenager.

A. of                                       B. on                           C. about                               D. in

81. You must ______ if you promise to take your children to the cinema.

A. keep your words       B. keep a word           C. keep your word               D. keep words

82. The situation was ______. The enemy were now only a mile away.

A. social                        B. acceptable              C. immoral                           D. desperate

83. ---Mark, I failed in the exam again. I’m so upset.

---Don’t worry. I think the first thing ______ is ______your weak points.

A. to do, find out           B. being done, to find out   C. to do, to hold out     D. being done, hold out

84. My mind wasn’t on what he was saying, so I’m afraid I ______half of it.

A. was missing              B. had missed             C. will miss                          D. missed

85. She would devote all she has ______ the poor children go on with their schooling.

A. to help                       B. to helping               C. helping                            D. helped

86. ---Were you in a hurry when you came out? You______ your socks inside out.

---Oh, I didn’t notice that.

A. are wearing              B. were wearing         C. wore                       D. had worn

87. She was no more ______ than she’d ever been---one mistake, and she ‘d be fired.

A. smart                        B. secure                     C. gifted                      D. gentle

88. ---Rhoda looks hot and dry.

--- So ______ you if you had a high fever.

A. do                              B. will                       C. are                         D. would

89. An old soldier gave us a clear ______of the Long March at yesterday’s meeting.

A. impression               B. information           C. account                 D. greeting

90. The doctor will see you again next week. ______, you must rest as much as possible.

A. Meanwhile             B. However                C. Somehow               D. Indeed

91. ---Mary, I want to find somewhere to live. Can you give me some information?

--- Oh, there’s a ______ apartment in my building. If you like, you could live there.

A. temporary               B. deserted                 C. flexible                   D. vacant

92. The organization has made a ______ to plant 1000 trees there.

A. wonder                    B. duty                        C. commitment                    D. task

93. People wouldn’t normally ______ the two writers because their styles are completely different.

A. combine                   B. associate                 C. separate                           D. classify

94. In his speech he ______ the help his parents gave him at the start of his career.

A. possessed               B. offered           C. acknowledged                 D. submitted

95. Apples are usually sold by ______ weight, and eggs are sometimes sold by ______ dozen.

A. the, the                     B. /,a                          C. /, the                                        D. the, a

96. Don’t worry. Jane has been ______ the shopping district and is returning.

A. for                             B. behind                    C. against                             D. beyond

97. She is continually ______her position by getting other people to do things for her.

A. abusing                     B. acquiring                C. accusing                          D. adopting

98. The shop owner have done little,______ to solve the problems.

A. if everything             B. if anything             C. if nothing              D. if something

99. “All matter is in ______ motion and change,” Mr. Andersen, a chemistry teacher, said to his students.

A. sensitive                   B. constant                  C. slow                               D. plenty

100. After the glass fell to the ground and broke, the boy ______his grandmother about it.

A. didn’t dare tell           B. dare not telling         C. dare not to tell                  D. not dare tell

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