2010高考英语单项选择冲刺百题
The advertisements in newspapers help to cut the _____ of making the newspaper.
A.price | B.pay | C.costs | D.value |
The _____ of the exam nation show that you have all made great _____.
A.result, progress | B.results, progress |
C.results, progresses | D.results, progresses |
I love _____ history because it gives us _____ knowledge of past event.
A.the, a | B./ , a | C./ , / | D.a, the |
Parents complain that _____ shown on TV will have bad influence on high
school students’ moral _____.
A.too much violence, behaviours | B.too much violence, behaviour |
C.too many violences, behaviour | D.too many violences, behaviours |
A box of _____ is a most welcome gift for one’s lover on Valentine’s Day.
A.chocolate | B.chocolates | C.some chocolate | D.the chocolates |
The 1930s were the year when he wrote one _____ after another, and when his first
collection of _____ was published.
A.poem, poetry | B.poetry, poem | C.poem, poem | D.poetry, poetry |
In this research, two are _____, and the others are _____.
A.Swisses, Germans | B.Swiss, Germen |
C.Swisses, Germen | D.Swiss, Germans |
It was estimated that the thieves had stolen _____ worth of jewelry from the shop.
A.one-million-dollar | B.one million dollar’s |
C.one million dollars’ | D.one million dollars |
I called at _____ several times this morning, but nobody answered the door, where
would she have gone?
A.Mary | B.Mary’s | C.the Mary | D.the Mary’s |
A. The apartment isn’t within _____ of the subway station as its advertiser has claimed
it is.
A.a stone’s throw B. the throw of a stone
C. stone’s throw D. a stone throw
He left _____ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he
would keep _____.
A.words, his words | B.word, his word |
C.word, word | D.the word, his word |
“All _____ present and all _____ going on well.” our monitor said.
A.is, is | B.are, are | C.are, is | D.is, are |
Yesterday the League secretary and monitor _____ asked to make a speech at the
meeting.
A.is | B.was | C.are | D.were |
He played on the _____ for 2 hours and when he returned he found half his goods
_____ stolen.
A.sand, were | B.sand, was | C.sands, were | D.sands, was |
About 40 _____ of the population of that country _____ on farms.
A.percent, lives | B.percent, live | C.percents, live | D.percents, lives |
Every boy and every girl _____ to attend the evening party.
A.wish | B.wishes | C.hope | D.wishing |
A series of meetings _____ about the best way to market the new product
A.are held | B.were held | C.was held | D.have been held |
Mother wrapped the baby, who was _____, in a blanket gently.
A.fast sleep | B.sleeping fast | C.fast asleep | D.slept fast |
What a _____ boy! I don’t know what to do with him.
A.tiresome | B.tired | C.tire | D.tiredly |
The dog didn’t seem to smell _____, for it didn’t even smell the meat, which appeared
so _____.
A.well, sweetly | B.good, sweet | C.well, sweet | D.good, sweetly |
-- What caused the failure of the experiment?
-- _____.
A.Because of shortage of fund | B.For lack of fund |
C.Lack of fund | D.Due to lack of fund |
A cracked bell can never sound _____.
A.good | B.well | C.nice | D.clear |
We might not contact the rescue team. _____, the rescue team itself might get lost.
A.Still worse | B.bad still | C.Badly still | D.Worse still |
. There is a tradition of having a family dinner at home on lunar New Year’s Eve.
_____, however, the custom has changed.
A.Late | B.Later | C.Lately | D.Latter |
The farmers were sure that fresh water lay ____ in the earth, so they dug ____ to find
it.
A.deeply, deeply | B.deep, deeper | C.deeply, deeper | D.deep, more deeply |
The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.
A.fairly | B.all | C.well | D.very |
When I got home I saw a message pinned to the door ____ “Sorry to miss you, will
call you later.”
A.read | B.reading | C.reads | D.to read |
In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____.
A.have survived | B.are to survive | C.would survive | D.will survive |
__ Is this raincoat yours?
-- No, mine _____ there behind the door,.
A.is hanging | B.has hung | C.hangs | D.hung |
Obviously, he _____ a bad cold. He coughs all the time.
A.has | B.is having | C.will have | D.was |
He seized me by the hand and _____ let me go.
A.does not | B.did not | C.would not | D.had not |
--- One of you will have to go there besides me.
--- Who would you rather _____ there with you. Tom or I?
A.have to go | B.to go | C.went | D.go |
Criticism and self-criticism _____ necessary _____ it helps us to correct mistakes.
A.is, in that | B.are, in that | C.is, in which | D.are, at that |
Robert is said _____ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.
A.to have studied | B.to study | C.to be studying | D.to have been studying |
The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _____.
A.20 dollars remained | B.20 dollars to remain |
C.remained 20 dollars | D.remaining 20 dollars |
_____ a reply, he decided to write again.
A.Not receiving | B.receiving not |
C.Not having received | D.Having not received |
Have you ever stopped _____ how our lie _____ if the world ran out of ol?
A.to think, would change | B.thinking, would change |
C.to think, will change | D.thinking, should change |
. His mind _____, little tom missed the point.
A.wandered | B.was wandering | C.was wandered | D.wandering |
He spoke English so well _____ by us all.
A.to be praised | B.as to be praised |
C.for being praised | D.that was praised |
Whom would you rather _____ with you, John or me?
A.got go | B.to have gone |
C.have go | D.go |
_____ him speak English so fluently, and you would think him an American.
A.Hearing | B.Hear | C.Heard | D.Having heard |
There is a crowd of people in front of the house over there. What do you suppose
_____ there?
A.is happened | B.has happened |
C.happening | D.to have happened |
I don’t like _____ speaking ill of each other.
A.Jack and Henry | B.Jack’s and Henry’s |
C.Jack and Henry’s | D.Jack’s and Henry |
The electricity ____, the light went out.
A.cut off | B.having cut off | C.was cut off | D.had cut off |
The subjects we have at school _____biology.
A.including | B.include | C.included | D.to include |
The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see _____ the next year.
A.carry out | B.carrying out | C.to carry out | D.carried out |
One of the methods of introducing foreign genes into a plant is to make use of certain
soil bacteria to infect the plant and transfer several of blue genes to the infected plant
cells, _____ in high rate of plant cell pision.
A.results | B.resulting | C.to result | D.resulted |
What he had done is far from _____.
A.satisfaction | B.satisfactory | C.satisfied | D.satisfying |
Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _____ an inch.
A.by | B.at | C.to | D.from |
The ship sailed _____ Xiamen _____ 30 miles an hour.
A.for, at | B.to, at | C.to, by | D.for, by |
The key _____ four modernizations lies _____ the science and education.
A.to, on | B.of, on | C.to, in | D.of, in |
What one thinks and feels is mainly _____ traditions, habits and education.
A.because of | B.due to | C.since | D.through |
Get in touch with them, for they will be anxious _____ news of your arrival.
A.at | B.for | C.about | D.to |
I like the climate here _____ the wind blows .
A.except when | B.except for |
C.except | D.besides |
One should speak clearly and it is the same _____ writing.
A.such as | B.with | C.in | D.as |
She must have set off for the village the other day, _____ she?
A.mustn’t | B.didn’t | C.hasn’t | D.hadn’t |
____ it with me, then I’ll see what I can do.
A.when left | B.leaving | C.If you leave | D.leave |
From the city to its satellite town _____ only less than one hundred miles.
A.are | B.it is | C.there is | D.there are |
_____ of the family isn’t willing to give up the chance to watch the exciting match.
A.Any | B.Everybody | C.All | D.Every one |
_____ to blame him for neglect of duty? The president of the company is his uncle.
A.What good it is | B.How good it is |
C.What good is it | D.How good is it |
Perseverance is a kind of quality, and that’s _____ it takes to do anything well.
A.what | B.that | C.which | D.why |
Do _____ you think is right _____ difficulties you may have.
A.what, however | B.That, whatever |
C.whatever, however | D.what, whatever |
She asked if any of the passengers knew _____ about machines or at least how to drive a car.
A.anything | B.something | C.nothing | D.all |
We all think that he is stronger _____.
A.than he is looked | B.than he looks like |
C.than he looks | D.than he looked like |
____ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows.
A.Now that | B.Since that | C.Because of | D.For |
The blueprint is to the builder _____ the outline is to the writer.
A.what | B.that | C.as | D.and |
He has an expression of resentment, _____ Martin had made a fool of him.
A.as | B.as though | C.though | D.even though |
His behavior was _____ we all refused to receive him in our homes.
A.so that | B.that | C.such that | D.such |
The museum he paid a visit _____ at the end of the street.
A.stand | B.stands | C.to stand | D.to stands. |
The day will come _____ the people all over the world will get rid of poverty.
A.that | B.how | C.when | D.where |
He is over sixty, but doesn’t look _____.
A.it | B.for it | C.as it | D.such |
Why is it _____ he can’t get along well with his classmates?
A./ | B.this | C.that | D.it |
He attended the contest and _____ is more surprising, won a gold medal.
A.that | B.which | C.what | D.it |
The modern plane is not the machine _____ it was when first invented.
A.than | B.as | C.that | D.what |
Shanghai is no longer _____ it was fifty years ago.
A.that | B.which | C.what | D.as |
It is in the room _____my father was born in 1932. _____ I was born.
A.where, that | B.that, when | C.that, where | D.where, when |
_____ wants to may come to the party on Saturday night.
A.One | B.Everyone | C.Anyone | D.whoever |
When I offered to take Jane to the ancient town, she asked what _____ to see there
A.it was | B.there was | C.was | D.was it |
The parking meters are installed in streets to record and show the time _____ a driver
has paid for is finished
A.when | B.if | C.after | D.that |
. Intelligence is to some extent _____ one is born with
A.that | B.of which | C.something | D.which |
Look out! The ceiling _____ l down.
A.is to fall | B.will fall | C.is going to fall | D.is falling |
_____ this something, still unseen, they gave the name radium.
A.With | B.By | C.At | D.To |
A new policy formulated, _____.
A.thus did the economic reform begin |
B.thus began the economic reform |
C.thus had the new economic reform began |
D.began the economic reform thus |
It is only when you lose something _____ how much you value it.
A.then you will realize | B.do you realize |
C.that you will realize | D.which you will realize |
The oil must have been used up, _____ the light went out.
A.for | B.because | C.since | D.as |
Chicago lies ____ the two rail roads are connected
A.where | B.wherever | C.in the place | D.in which |
Try to guess which _____ the horse _____ to me?
A.is, belongs | B.does, belong | C.is, belonging | D.is, belonged |
We must live up to _____ have been expected of ourselves.
A.what | B.which | C.that | D.all what |
The rock star wore, _____ was very uncommon in the country, a brightly red skirt.
A.which | B.that | C.what | D.it |
The car passed through the streets _____ we thought was a very dangerous speed.
A.which | B.at which | C.at what | D.what |
Is this hospital _____ you once worked for nearly 10 years?
A.the one | B.where | C.in which | D.the one where |
It was nearly supper time _____ Bob began to feel terrible in his stomach..
A.that | B.when | C.since | D.until |
. -- Who are those people?
-- A group ____ itself peace protection.
A.calling | B.calls | C.called | D.is called |
Look out! The ceiling _____ fall down.
A.is to | B.is going to | C.is about | D.will |
_____ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and
heating supply breakdowns.
A.Put | B.Putting | C.Having put | D.Being put |
At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant ark with trees providing shade and _____
down to eat our picnic lunch.
A.sitting | B.having sat | C.to sit | D.sat |