2010届高考二轮复习必备单项选择易错题集锦(一)
1.Yesterday a street-beggar bought a lottery purposely, ________ him a millionaire overnight.
A.make | B.making | C.made | D.to make |
2. Born in 1970 to Chinese parents, Sara Chen grew up in the United States and was ______ influenced by the different cultures around him.
A.barely | B.immediately | C.nearly | D.Heavily |
3. Remember, Peter, when you learned to drive a car? ______ you drove more, you got better and better. It’s the same with Chinese study.
A.Although | B.While | C.As | D.Unless |
4. It used to ______ that humans and animals were different and had little in common.
A.believing | B.be believed | C.believe | D.Believed |
5. The day breaks, _______ the birds are singing.
A.for | B.because | C.since | D.As soon as |
6. _________, I attended the meeting instead of him last week.
A.He was ill | B.His being ill | C.He being ill | D.Him being ill |
7. When you read the book, you’d better make a mark ______ you have questions.
A.at which | B.at where | C.the place where | D.Where |
8. I didn’t see your sister at the cinema. If she ______, she would have met my brother.
A.has come | B.did come | C.came | D.had come |
9. _____ all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption of social scientists.
A.Nearly | B.That nearly | C.It is nearly | D.When nearly |
10. By the middle of the 21st century , the vast majority of the world’s population ________ in cities rather than in the country.
A.are living | B.will be living | C.have lived | D.will have lived |
11. It is because people are likely to stay indoors ______ the virus can spread easily ______ people often catch colds.
A.and, that | B.so, that | C.therefore, so | D.that, that |
12. He gave us a nod and muttered a “yes” after _______ seemed like hours.
A.that | B.which | C.it | D.What |
13. In any case, parents should make clear _______, if any thing, the children are expected to pay for with the money.
A.that | B.which | C.what | D.How |
14. Many new games are designed on the computers all the time; people of all ages ______ these games.
A.are playing | B.had played | C.have been playing | D.Play |
15. --- Who are the teenagers gathering at the school gate?
--- Well, if you _____ know, they are all my visiting students.
A.need | B.must | C.may | D.Will |
16. Nothing taught by others can have the same effect on you as _____ learned by yourself.
A.that | B.what | C.which | D.It |
17. In China, _______ bicycle is ______ popular means of transportation.
A.the; a | B.a; / | C.the; the | D.a; the |
18. --- What do you think of the furniture on exhibition?
--- Well, great! But I don’t think much of _______ you bought.
A.the one | B.it | C.that | D.Which |
19. The best job is _______ which uses your skills in doing something together with your interest in the subject.
A.something | B.the one | C.one | D.it |
20. In the past ten years, great changes _______ in my hometown.
A.took place | B.have taken place |
C.were taken place | D.have been taken place |
21. The third and last chapter _______ by Professor Chen.
A.are written | B.are writing | C.is written | D.is writing |
22. --- No, I’m afraid he isn’t in. This is his secretary speaking. Can I help you?
--- _______.
A.Oh, you will | B.Oh, that’s a pity |
C.I should think so | D.Well, I look forward to hearing from you |
23. _______ the plane have taken off on time?
--- I’m afraid not. The fog was too thick then.
A.Would | B.Should | C.Can | D.Must |
24. The car ran into a crowd of middle school students, _______ to hospital immediately.
A.two of whom sent | B.two of them sent |
C.two of whom are sent | D.two of them sending |
25. The sooner one _____ to the new working conditions, the better it will be _______ his working efficiency.
A.adapts, for | B.adopts, to | C.adjusts, to | D.admits, for |
26. After having finished mopping the floor, he puts the mop back ______ it belonged.
A.where | B.to where | C.to which | D.to the place |
27. I was so busy last year that I was almost mad. So I spent _______ I had with my family last month after I finished the project.
A.what little time | B.little what time |
C.that little time | D.little that time |
28. ______ man is known by _______ company he keeps.
A.the; a | B.A; the | C.A; a | D.The; the |
29. ______ running, learning English needs wills.
A.As for | B.As to | C.As with | D.As if |
30. The couple are always quarrelling because they don’t seem to ______ the same point of view in anything.
A.give | B.gain | C.achieve | D.Share |
31. Just at that time, a strange young man broke into our office, his hands _____ in his pockets.
A.sticking | B.stuck | C.to stick | D.were stuck |
32. When this film was first shown in our city, so many people rushed to the cinema that the cinema was filled to ______.
A.top | B.crowd | C.capacity | D.Space |
33. He _______ another career but, at the time, he didn’t have enough money to attend school.
A.might choose | B.might have chosen | C.had to choose | D.must have chosen |
34. The old workers made a very practical suggestion at the meeting, but it was _____ by the manager.
A.turned out | B.turned over | C.turned up | D.turned down |
35.______ money is concerned, we still need much support from the public so as to help the survivors of the earthquake.
A.As well as | B.As soon as | C.As far as | D.As long as |
36. --- I don’t know whether I should accept the invitation to join Microsoft or get my master degree first.
---- Don’t hesitate _______ will you get such an opportunity.
A.and never again | B.or never again | C.and where | D.or where |
37. As your spoken English gets better, _______ your written English.
A.so was | B.so will | C.such is | D.such will |
38. There is a dog over there. Look, out______. Be careful!
A.it was running | B.runs it | C.it runs | D.ran it |
39. Thank you for your help. ______ for your help, I wouldn’t have succeeded in my experiment.
A.If it is not | B.Were it not | C.Had it not been | D.If they were not |
40. ---When do you think we can meet again?
--- Well, anytime you feel like ______.
A.so | B.one | C.that | D.It |
41. _____ you have the chance to go to university in the future, you must take it.
A.Will | B.Should | C.Would | D.Could |
42. --- We really enjoyed ourselves at the party. Thanks again, Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
--- ________. Just drop in whenever you feel like it.
A.With pleasure | B.Our great honor |
C.Nice to meet you here | D.Nice having met you here |
43. “All ______ present, and all ______ going on smoothly.” Said the secretary.
A.are; is | B.are; are | C.is; is | D.is; are |
44. He must be getting thin, for his trousers _____ badly like a flag in the wind.
A.are flowing | B.flow | C.flowed | D.have flowed |
45. When I met him the other day, it was the first time we _____ each other since we were at school.
A.saw | B.had seen | C.were seeing | D.have seen |
46. --- When shall we go camping again?
--- You _______ the day. Any day is OK with me.
A.tell | B.call | C.make | D.Name |
47. Three hundred firemen raced to the hotel after a smoke detector ______ the alarm soon after midnight.
A.set off | B.set out | C.gave away | D.gave off |
48. Don’t respond to any emails _______ personal information, no matter how official they look.
A.searching | B.asking | C.requesting | D.Questioning |
49. I looked at it and found that including the wine, the bill ______ $70.
A.arrived at | B.topped at | C.reached to | D.came to |
50. Is there a gas station around _____ I can get some petrol?
A.which | B.what | C.where | D.That |
51. We didn’t plan our art exhibition like that but it _______ successful.
A.worked out | B.proved | C.went on | D.Carried |
52. ______ killing of so many protected animals made _______ stir in the local people.
A./; / | B.The; / | C./; a | D.The; a |
53. She let herself get into a _____ before the examination began.
A.condition | B.situation | C.state | D.Form |
54. She got _____ job in Manilia Manufacturing Company and gets paid by _____ hour.
A.a; an | B.a; the | C.a; / | D.the; the |
55. There have been many changes in _____ history of _____ English language.
A.a; the | B.the ; / | C./; the | D.the; the |
56. A major earthquake _____8.0 on the Richter scale strongly _____ Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province at 2;28 p.m. on May 12, 2008.
A.measured; shaken | B.measuring; shaking |
C.measured; shaking | D.measuring; shook |
57. ---These boxes are too heavy for me to move.
---Don’t worry; I’ll give you a hand ______ them.
A.for | B.to | C.with | D.On |
58. --- Do you still remember when we went to the Summer Palace?
--- I can’t remember it well, but it _____ sometime last July.
A.must have been | B.might be |
C.could be | D.might have been |
59. The _____ of blood always makes him feel sick.
A.view | B.look | C.sight | D.Form |
60. At the sight of the scene of war, my _____ race back more than 50 years to the dark days of 1940.
A.minds | B.memories | C.thoughts | D.Brains |
61. If you have to plough the field anyway, you _____ as well plant crops at the same time.
A.might | B.must | C.will | D.should |
62. He may have seen the film when it was shown last week, _____ he?
A.can’t | B.isn’t | C.didn’t | D.hasn’t |
63. The WTO can’t _____ its name if it doesn’t include a country that is home to one fifth of mankind.
A.live up to | B.go with | C.equal | D.compare with |
64. If _______ , English teachers must pass the oral and written tests.
A.recruited | B.were recruited | C.recruiting | D.to be recruited |
65. Wit a large amount of work _______, the chief manager couldn’t spare time for a holiday.
A.remained to be done | B.remaining to be done |
C.remained being done | D.remaining to do |
66. The time is not far away _______ the information will be made known ______ more workers will be trained for their jobs.
A.until; which | B.when; that | C.before; that | D.as; which |
67.--- Which would you like to see, my passport or my ID card?
--- Oh, _______.
A.either will do | B.each will be fine | C.each one is good | D.either does well |
68. Mrs. Black went back to_______ place _____ she had found the diamond.
A.the same; where | B.the same; as |
C.the same; that | D.as the same; as |
69. We had to _______hundreds of people because all of the seats were sold.
A.turn away | B.turn down | C.turn against | D.turn about |
70. ______ successful launch of China’s first lunar orbit “Chang’e-1” has sent _____ waves of excitement across the country.
A.A; the | B.The; the | C.The; / | D./; the |
71. He didn’t ______ what I read because his mind was on something else.
A.hold on | B.catch on | C.take in | D.get over |
72. For many days I have been trying to ______ what it is that makes Jack so angry.
A.carry out | B.figure out | C.watch out | D.make out |
73. --- You just think of yourself! You kept me waiting for at least three hours.
--- I’m sorry that you _____ think so.
A.will | B.would | C.should | D.Could |
74. --- Sally, would you ______ the story?
--- But I told the second part of the story this morning! It should be Jean’s turn.
A.pick up | B.put up | C.bring up | D.make up |
75. When on holidays, the railways put on _____ trains to make people’s travel more convenient.
A.regular | B.special | C.particular | D.Unusual |
76. All flights _______ called off because of the terrible weather, they had to go there by train.
A.were | B.had been | C.being | D.having been |
77. --- Have all the important letters been delivered at the first time?
--- I’m sorry. _______ only 40% of them.
A.It is | B.They are | C.There are | D.It has been |
78. --- You _____ repay this debt this week according to the agreement.
--- Don’t worry. I _______ pay it off before the deadline.
A.must; will | B.shall; must |
C.should; am due to | D.shall; am bound to |
79. Ming and Qing tombs have ______ relatively undamaged. They, ______, have suffered some damage from centuries of exposure, wars and deliberate destruction.
A.left; nevertheless | B.been remained; however |
C.survived; though | D.excited; yet |
80. _______ the right decision _____ the future is probably the most important thing we will ever do in our life.
A.Making; concerned | B.Make; concerning |
C.To make; concerned | D.Making; concerning |
81. Male and female students are quite different from each other ______ the age at which they begin to develop an intellectual self-discipline.
A.with regard to | B.in the light of | C.in honor of | D.on account of |
82. Recently CCTV station has taken great _____ to make a program that reviews the important ______ of the past 20 years.
A.steps; affairs | B.efforts; matters |
C.pains; events | D.efforts; incidents |
83. --- I’ve looked everywhere, but I haven’t found any black ink.
--- Then, I’m afraid there is _______ left.
A.no one | B.none | C.neither | D.Nothing |
84. Not far from the club there was a garden, ______ owner seated in it playing bridge with his children every afternoon.
A.whose | B.its | C.which | D.That |
85. He insisted that the sky ______ clear up the following day.
A.would | B.should | C.had | D.Be |
86. Wang Lin was elected ______ all he was the tallest.
A.because | B.because of | C.for | D.As |
87. His teaching _____ was raised to twelve hours a week in college.
A.burden | B.load | C.job | D.Work |
88. Lying in bed, he was _______ awake with his eyes fixed on the ceiling.
A.wide | B.open | C.deep | D.Clearly |
89. He was so tired that as soon as he lay down he fell _______ asleep.
A.fast | B.very | C.much | D.Deep |
90. We all like Jack because he is a man _____ everybody thinks is pleasant to ______.
A.who; talk | B.whom; get along with |
C.who; get along with | D.whom; talk with |
91. ______ finding solutions, it is unthinkable to solve all the problems the same way throughout the country.
A.As if | B.As of | C.As for | D.As against |
92. With all ____talk about downsizing, I’m afraid I’ll be out of _____ job soon.
A.the; a | B./; / | C.the; / | D.a; the |
93. When we got back from the cinema, we found the lamp ____ but the door ____.
A.being on; shut | B.burning; shutting |
C.burning; shut | D.on; shutting |
94. The matter ______ your study surely requires _____ carefully.
A.relating to; dealing with | B.related to; dealt with |
C.related to; being dealt with | D.relating to; having dealt with |
95. --- What about playing with the boys there in the water while learning swimming?
--- In my opinion, ________.
A.it makes sense | B.it’s out of the question |
C.it’s up to you | D.it’s hard to say |
96. Sometimes an empty box is fun to a child. That’s because the box can become ______ a child imagines _____ to be.
A.anything; one | B.something; one |
C.everything; it | D.anything; it |
97. The drunken husband knocked against the table and sent the bowls _____ in all directions before he was sent _____ by his wife.
A.flying; to sleep | B.flying; sleeping |
C.to fly; to sleeping | D.to fly; to sleep |
98. I can’t get my car _______ on cold morning, so I have to try _______ the radiator with some hot water.
A.run; to fill | B.running; filling | C.running; to fill | D.ran; filling |
99. The little boy still needs the _______ 20 dollars to deal with some things ______.
A.remaining; remained to be settled | B.remaining; remaining to be settled |
C.remained; remained to settle | D.remained; remaining to settle |