2010届高三英语冲刺单项选择精选(二)
– How much do you _____ mending a pair of shoes?
-- $ 15.
A.ask | B.spend for | C.charge for | D.pay |
The swimming pool is 80 meters _____ and 40 meters _______.
A.in long; in wide | B.in length; in width | C.long; in width | D.in length; wide |
– These plants ______ lack of water.
--- You should have watered them.
A.died for | B.dead for | C.was killed | D.died |
_____ he stayed in England , he visited some of his friends.
A.When | B.During | C.For | D.In |
You two follow me; the rest _____ where you are.
A.stays | B.lay | C.stay | D.stayed |
Dear Jenny, thank you for your letter which ______ on April 1st.
A.arrived | B.arrived at | C.arriving | D.arrived me |
_________, they delivered the message as quickly as they could.
A.Arriving at | B.On arriving | C.When arriving | D.Arrived |
I do believe that ______ swim across the river, but, in that situation, I ____ do that.
A.am able; couldn’t | B.could; was able to |
C.was quite able to; couldn’t | D.couldn’t was able to |
He has got a very nice bike which has a basket ______ and a seat ______.
A.in front; at the back | B.at front; at the back |
C.in front; in back | D.at the front; at the back |
–Where the hell are you guys _________?
---Sports ground!
A.heading for | B.heading | C.heading to | D.head for |
When _______ America and Britain , this famous writer said that the same language _____ the two people.
A.talking of; separates | B.talked of; separated |
C.talking; separates | D.talks; separates |
Jane is a smart girl in the class who is prettier than _______.
A.any other girls | B.any other girl | C.any girls | D.any others |
The driver as well as ____ passengers ______ injured.
A.other seven; got | B.other seven; has |
C.seven other; got | D.seven other; has |
The English Channel , ______ England from France , is wide enough for her to swim across.
A.separated | B.separates | C.is separates | D.separating |
– What makes her so upset?
--- ___________.
A.Losing her bike | B.because of her bike |
C.Lost her bike | D.Because she lost her bike |
Finally they arrived at a place_______ sold cigarettes and other small articles.
A.where | B.which | C.in which | D.what |
She tried _______, but failed; now she could do nothing but wait till her husband came.
A.to search the pockets her key | B.searching her keys for her pockets |
C.searching the pockets for her keys | D.to search her keys for the pockets |
She ______ another match and in the light she made her way without making any noise.
A.hit | B.beat | C.knocked | D.struck |
Our trip was_______. We did not find anything unusual.
A.exciting | B.disappointing | C.excited | D.disappointed |
We tried _______ her milk to drink, but she did not get better.
A.giving | B.to give | C.having given | D.to have given |
________ himself with great strength, he raised himself.
A.Filled | B.To fill | C.Being filled | D.Filling |
They were walking around the town _______ a place for the party.
A.in search of | B.to search | C.searching | D.searched for |
They all say TITANIC is a good movie which is worth ______second time.
A.seeing the | B.seeing a | C.to see a | D.being seen the |
– Who is the man_______ here?
--- Captain Cook.
A.in the charge | B.under the charge | C.in charge | D.in charge of |
I remember _______ the key in the box under the bed, but it’s not there!
A.putting | B.to put | C.put | D.being put |
Can you tell me ______ to join the army?
A.how does a person have to be old | B.how old does a person have to be |
C.how old a person has to be | D.how a person has to be |
–What did you think of the place?
--- I didn’t care for it at ____first, but after ____ time I got to like it.
A./; a | B.the; a | C.a; the | D./; the |
-- _________.
--- Thank you. I certainly will.
A.Happy birthday to you. | B.let me help you with your maths |
C.Don’t forget to post the letter | D.Please remember me to your family. |
– Why ask me to take that early bus?
--- Because that bus _______ the 9:30 train at Boston .
A.joins to | B.joins up | C.unites with | D.connects with |
– What place is it?
---Haven’t you found out we ______back where we ______?
A.were; had been | B.are; were | C.were; have been | D.are; had been |
The heavy rainfall has caused vegetable prices to rise daily ______ the last two months.
A.by | B.since | C.for | D.with |
I liked this new house, but I hadn’t expected it ______ so small.
A.to be | B.be | C.of being | D.to being |
I don’t know the ____ income of the family, but I do know it is very small.
A.true | B.real | C.actual | D.exactly |
Neither is that _______ .
A.your nor is that mine | B.yours nor is that me |
C.yours nor that is mine | D.yours nor is that mine |
.– You are not afraid of snakes, are you?
--- No, certainly not. Not rats, not flies, and ____ ants.
A.at best | B.at least | C.best of all | D.least of all |
– How does Alma like her new work?
--- She _____ with the hours.
A.can’t satisfy | B.isn’t satisfied | C.doesn’t satisfy | D.hasn’t satisfied |
– How do you like this park?
--- It’s wonderful. I never dreamed of ____- such a quiet place in this noisy city.
A.having been | B.there being | C.having to be | D.there to be |
Lu Xun said, “ The ____ were made by people.”
A.tracks | B.ways | C.roads | D.paths |
– Was he preparing for the exam yesterday evening?
--- Yes, he’s _____ next month.
A.to give | B.to take | C.making | D.done |
– You seem to have had that car for years.
--- Yes. I should sell it ________ it still runs.
A.after | B.during | C.until | D.while |
I’ll be surprised _____ an accident. He drives too fast.
A.if Tom doesn’t have | B.if Tom has |
C.unless Tom doesn’t have | D.unless Tom hasn’t |
How about going to the cinema with me tonight?
---I’ll ask my parents if they ____ me go.
A.have let | B.let | C.will let | D.are going to let |
.For quite a number of pupils, their teacher’s advice is more important than _____of their parents’.
A.one | B.that | C.which | D.what |
.Jean could be a very pretty girl, but she ____to her clothes.
A.pays no attention | B.was paying no attention |
C.paid no attention | D.had paid attention |
The great use of the school education is not so much to teach you things _____ to teach the art of learning.
A.rather than | B.than | C.as | D.nor |
Women are always thought _______the weak.
A.of as | B.of | C.as | D.of being |
.After the party was over, the children were asked to _____the fire.
A.put up | B.put out | C.put off | D.put away |
– What caused the fire?
--- ______.
A.Because of a cigarette end | B.cigarette end caused |
C.A cigarette end | D.Because a cigarette did |
What a big surprise to see you here! I _______ you ____ still abroad.
A.think; were | B.thought; are | C.think; are | D.thought; were |
– I didn’t enjoy the play given by those young people.
--- ______.
A.Me, either | B.Me, too | C.I, either | D.I, too |
– Either you have made a mistake or he has.
--- I _________.
A.have | B.made | C.am | D.was |
-- ________.
--- Yes. Two minutes earlier, we could have caught the bus.
A.Miss | B.Missed it | C.Missing it | D.Having missed it |
.The day for the meeting ________, they all left the conference room.
A.was fixed | B.fixing | C.fixed | D.being fixed |
The lady in tight black dress ______ the dishes, thinking which was her choice.
A.fixed upon | B.fixed her eyes |
C.fixing her eyes upon | D.fixed her eyes upon |
.He was deep in thought with his eyes______ on the ceiling.
A.fixed | B.fixing | C.fix | D.to be fixing |
The young man was lying on the grass with his horse _____a tree.
A.being tied | B.tied to | C.tying to | D.was tied to |
This time every year we are driving down the country road, which ___ us home.
A.brings | B.gets | C.lead | D.takes |
– How was your holiday?
--- Very nice, though I ______.
A.get sunburn | B.look sunburnt | C.got sunburning | D.look sunburning |
__________ I got home, the clock struck 12.
A.When | B.While | C.During | D./ |
Soon they got to a point where two roads met; they didn’t know _________.
A.which road to go | B.what road to go |
C.which road to take | D.what road to take |
.– Is it true that Jack _______?
--- Exactly. He damaged a very expensive machine.
A.got fired | B.got a fire | C.get fired | D.fired |
The car _____ and soon it disappeared.
A.moved off | B.drove off | C.drove away | D.was moved away |
.– Lovely day, isn’t it ?
--- Yes, _______?
A.is it | B.isn’t it | C.it is | D.it isn’t |
A housewife is busy all day; she has house to clean, clothes to wash and kids________.
A.to take care | B.taking care | C.to take care of | D.taking care of |
Harry is far _____ his brother in English.
A.over | B.good | C.well | D.beyond |
The weatherman said that it is ____ to rain, but not _____.
A.possible; probable | B.probable; possible |
C.possibly; probable | D.probably; possibly |
He has _______good knowledge of _____English language but not much of English history.
A./ ; the | B.a; the | C./ ; / | D.the; the |
They climbed rocks, _____rivers and settled in the valley.
A.across | B.crossing | C.crossed | D.and crossing |
.They were known as “ aborigines”, _____ “the first people of the country”.
A.it means | B.which mean | C.that means | D.meaning |
.He must be the person who has been late a third time this week, __________?
A.isn’t he | B.hasn’t he | C.mustn’t he | D.must he |
.– What have you ________ my film?
--- I’ve got _______. I’ll go and get it this afternoon.
A.done with; it developed | B.done; it developed |
C.done with; developed | D.done; it developing |
Jerry read the book you lent me, _______?
A.mustn’t he | B.didn’t he | C.hasn’t he | D.don’t you |
– Does this hat _________me ?
---Well, I’m afraid the color is too bright.
A.fit | B.fit for | C.suit | D.suitable for |
.Last summer I had ______ in the south of France .
A.amusing experience | B.a amusing experience |
C.an amused experience | D.an amusing experience |
Badminton is a _____ by an Englishman.
A.game invented | B.play invented |
C.match inventing | D.match invented |
I could have helped him out, to tell the truth, I _____ too busy.
A.am | B.was | C.have been | D.had been |
As we all know, Jack is experienced _____ the problem of this kind.
A.to work out | B.at working | C.at working out | D.for working out |
The natives could live for thousand years in the desert land _______ a foreigner could starve.
A.on which | B.which | C.in that | D.where |
_________ of us knows how many of them have been killed in that accident.
A.None | B.No one | C.Not all | D.Not a one |
It will be a long time ______- he returns.
A.until | B.before | C.when | D.after |
I stood there patiently until he ________ his work.
A.has finished | B.would finish | C.had finished | D.finishes |
In the market I found the prices of vegetables were ______ high.
A.very too | B.fairly too | C.quite much | D.rather too |
The population of the country is 3 million, _____ Kooris.
A.1 % of which were made up of | B.1 % of it were Kooris |
C.and 1 % of which were made up of | D.1 % of them were |
He insisted on staying _________ back home.
A.rather than going | B.rather than go |
C.than going | D.rather than to go |
When speaking in public, __________.
A. speech should be understood
B. B. speech should be easy to understand
C. one should make himself understood
D. one should make listeners understand
_______ from his family for over two years, he is now eager to go back home.
A.Having been separated | B.Being separated |
C.Separating | D.Having separated |
The boy is not ________ he used to be; he looks ________.
A.what; strong | B.what; stronger | C.that; strong | D.that; stronger |
._______ lying on the floor, the old man was immediately taken to hospital.
A.Finding | B.Being found | C.Found | D.Having found |
– I have a very bad cold.
--- Well, have you ever heard of a saying which goes “_______ a cold and starve a fever?”
A.feeding | B.to feed | C.fed | D.feed |
– What are those men nover there?
--- _________ Green Peace.
A.A group calling themselves | B.A group called by |
C.Called by | D.Calling |
.In that country about 80 percent of the population _____ farm.
A.live on | B.lives on | C.live by | D.lives by |
The animal is ______; we must do something to save it.
A.dangerous | B.a danger | C.in danger | D.dangerous one |
Not until he got to the factory _______that he had lost his papers.
A.he found | B.did he find | C.had he found | D.has he found |
– Sir, we have failed to work out this problem. What is exactly the right way?
--- Look. Only in this way ________ , but you boys _____ a wrong way.
A.you can work it out; take | B.you can work out it; take |
C.can you work it out; take | D.can you work it out; took |
– How soon could they cover the distance?
--- ____________.
A.For two hours | B.During the two hours |
C.After two hours | D.In two hours |
People at weekends go walking and _______ in the country, ________”bush”.
A.camping; called | B.camp; called |
C.to camp; calling | D.camping; calling |
They have rich and beautiful forests _____ in the south of the country.
A.grown | B.growing | C.planted | D.planting |
The meaning of the word is various ______ different situation.
A.depends on | B.depending | C.depending on | D.depended on |
– Will you go with us to the National Park?
--- Well, it _______.
A.depending | B.depends | C.depends on | D.is depended |