中考英语考纲基础知识练习（词义辨析A卷

选择填空：

1.That yellow purse _______ her 25 dollars.

A) cost                     B) spent                     C) took                     D) paid

2.The meeting has been _______ until next Wednesday afternoon.

A) put off                B) put out                  C) put on                   D) put up

3. It ______ me a whole week to go over all the subjects of this term.

A. cost       B. spent         C. took             D. made

4. People _____ wash clothes by hand. Nowadays many people do it by washing machine.

A. use to      B. used to       C. are used          D. are used to

5. Do you think this shirt _________ real silk?

      A) is made of             B) is made from         C) is made up of        D) is made into

6. The little boy likes to           his knowledge in front of visitors.

      A) give off                B) show                     C) show off              D) put off

7. The man _________ the factory is from Beijing?

      A) in charge of                                          B) in the charge of    

     C) is in charge of                                       D) is in the charge of

8. I can get into the office because I _________my keys at home.

      A) forget                   B) leave                     C) have forgot           D) have left

9.   Mr. Lee ______ that he would join us in the football game tomorrow.

      A) said                      B) talked                   C) spoke                    D) told

10. I will go on a business trip, now I am surfing the Internet to ________ hotels.

       A) search for                B) find out            C) find                         D) look for

11. How much did your mother _______ this 42” liquid crystal(晶体) TV ?

   A) pay for                B) spend                     C) cost                      D) buy

12.George’s parents were worried that he _______ too much time chatting on line.

A) spent              B) cost                      C) paid                    D) had

13.Miss Carol ______ her voice when some students ______ noises in her class.

  A) rose, made   B) raised, made       C) was raised, had    D) was risen, were made

14. The fried chicken smells so ________ that every child wants to have a taste.

       A) well                     B) terribly                 C) awful                D) delicious

15. Mary ________ me in surprise, with her mouth wide open.

       A) looked like           B) looked at              C)  looked for         D) looked out of

16. The scientist did a lot of experiments to________ how the bees pass passages.

       A) find                     B) find out                C)  see                    D) watch

17. The policemen tried their best to search ______ the three men who had robbed the bank.

      A) with                     B) of                        C) for                       D) from

18. Your computer will ______ without any anti-virus software (防病毒软件).

      A) go wrong             B) go ahead               C) go back                 D) go over

19. If Saddam ________, some people will be happy.  But his supporters may fight back, and it will start more trouble in the country.

       A. hangs                 B. will hang           C. is hanged           D. will be hanged

20. The suspect, Brown, _____ fifty thousand dollars for a diamond ring with fake notes.

         A. spent               B. cost                  C. bought                     D. paid

21. I have many hobbies, ________, I’m keen on listening to pop music.

          A. like         B. as             C. such as        D. for example

22. You don’t have to take four pills ________. Two pills are enough for your sore throat.

         A. at a time      B. all the time    C. in no time      D. at times

23. ________ English, we study Chinese, maths, physics and chemistry.

         A. Except     B. Besides     C. beside     D. As

24．The food in this restaurant is very nice. ______, the price is not high.

     A) In addition               B) As well as           C) Beside                  D) Except

25．How long did it _____ to build this large bridge?

     A) cost                         B) spend                  C) take                            D) pay

26．Could you do me a _____ and take a photo for all of us?

     A) hand                        B) favour                       C) help                            D) promise

27．My parents _____ a walk after supper for a while every day.

     A) used to taking           B) are used to take    C) used to take          D) are used to taking

28. Here are your test papers, children. Who’d like to help me _______?

   A) turn them out           B) give them out   C) put them out        D) let them out

29.   The ship ______ half an hour earlier, so Bush failed to catch it.

      A) set out                     B) set up                     C) come out           D) come up

30.   There is going to be a sports meeting next week. What event are you going to ______?

A) join                  B) attend                      C) take part           D) enter for

31. Sam _________ $200 for the I-pod Nano.

A. spent             B. paid                      C. took                             D. cost

32. The little boy is clever enough to ___________ the time.

   A. say       B. tell          C. talk                D. speak

33. All the street lights ______ because of the power cut（断电） last night.

       A. put down              B. put off              C. went down        D. went off

34. Wendy ___________ 6 hours a day working on her computer games.

    A) takes         B) pays             C) spends            D) costs            

35. The technician told us that this machine __________ more than 500 parts.

    A)was made by     B) was made of      C) was made from     D) was made up of      

 

 

 

B卷

选择填空：

1. My brother entered a boarding school this year. At first, he __________ living at school.

    A) used not to              B) was not used for         

    C) was not used to           D) didn't use to            

2. The weather forecast ______ it will be rainy in the late afternoon.

A) tells             B) says        C) speaks        D) talks          

3. The 2010 World Expo will be __________ in Shanghai . I want to a volunteer at that time.

    A) taken place        B) happened        C) hold            D) held            

4. I would like to ____ my son to the park this weekend.

       A. bring                   B. carry                         C. send                         D. take

5. The light is on. I see them____ a slide show.

    A. watching             B. looking            C. reading           D. seeing

6. Will you please ____ the radio . The neighbors are having a rest.

A. turn down         B. turn up                     C. turn over                       D. turn into

7. Farmers in Asia have developed many kinds of hats to ______ the sun and rain while they work in their fields.

       A) take off            B) keep off     C) show off         D) finish off

8.His successful experience ______ an interesting question.

A. raises                   B. rose                  C. rises                  D. is raised

9.The teacher often does chemical ______ in chemistry classes.

A. expenses               B. exhibitions        C. excuses             D. experiments

10.You can ______ all the new words in your dictionary if necessary.

A. look up                B. look for            C. look out            D. look at

11.Now my daughter _____ reading a book for a while before sleeping.

A. used to                 B. is used to           C. use to                D. was used to

12.My father liked my picture very much. He was ______ it.

A) afraid of       B) angry with           C) thankful to              D) pleased with

13. We used to stay at ______ for the weekend.

A) the Browns’      B) Browns                    C) Brown’s            D) the Brown

14. Something must be done to ______ the bird flu.

A) turn off             B) take off                    C) put off                     D) keep off 

15. Sportsmen all over China went to Nanjing to ______ the 10th National Games last October.

A) attend                 B) enter for                C) take part in          D) join

16. The big forest fire in Kunmin was ______ in the end thanks to the brave soldiers.

      A) put off                  B) put up                   C) put on                   D) put out

17. Can you help me to ______ the word in the dictionary? It confuses me a lot.

      A) find                      B) look up                 C) look for                D) find out

18.In 2008, thousands of spectators will come to Beijing to ___ the Olympic Games.

A. notice     B. see      C. watch      D. look

19.I ______ work very late at night when I was young, but now I go to bed early.

A. be used to    B. used to      C. is used to     D. used

20.Mr Black didn’t  _____ us when he heard the unreasonable decision.

A. talk     B. speak       C. say      D. tell

21. Grandmother ______ wash clothes by hand but now she ______ doing it with the machine.

   A) used to; used to                                      B) is used to; is used to 

      C) is used to; used to                                   D) used to; is used to

22. He _______ , but now he has given it up.

      A) is used to smoke         B) used to smoke    

C) is used to smoking        D) used to smoking

23. Two of our classmates ________ the national flag on the playground every morning.

      A) lift                     B) push                       C) rise                   D) raise

24. Neither of the two coats _____ me. They are too large.

      A) fits                     B) buys                       C) catches              D) likes

25. I’d like to _______ this parcel to Britain by air mail.

      A) send                   B) pass                        C) weigh               D) postage     

26. I’d rather use my old mobile phone ________ this new one.

      A) instead                B) instead of                C) take place         D) take the place of

27. Would you please ____the TV a bit?  I am doing my homework.

A) turn up               B) turn off                  C) turn on                 D) turn down

28. Chinese food is quite _____ American food.

A) different from    B) the same as             C) similar to              D) different to

29. People ____the tide(潮) on the bank of Qiantang River in Hangzhou.

A) see                    B) watch                     C) look at               D) read

30. I saw Jane ______ a green dress at the party. I think she looks better ______ black.

   A) wearing, in            B) put on, in              C) dressed, wear         D) put on, wear

31. How much did your mother _______ this big Christmas tree?

   A) pay on                  B) spend on               C) cost                      D) purchase

32. ---Everyone has handed in the test paper _____ Tom.

   --- He hasn’t done it yet.

   A) besides                  B) except                   C) except for             D) beside

33. The temperature in this room ______ high enough to let these small children feel warm and comfortable.

   A) has raised              B) has been raised       C) has risen               D) has been risen

34. Can you ______ fifty English words at a time?

   A) member                B) forget                   C) memorize              D) memory

35. Excuse me, can I pay ______ credit card in this shopping center?

      A) for                       B) with                      C) on                        D) by

 

 

 

英语中考考纲基础知识练习答案（词义辨析）2008.11.

A卷

选择填空：1—10 AACBA  CADAA  11-20 AABDB  CCACD  21-30 DABAV  BDBAD

31-35 BBCCD 

 

B卷

选择填空：1-10 CBDDA  ABADA   11-20 BDADC  DBCBD   21-30 DBDAA  BDABA 

31-35 BBBCD