2010届高三英语冲刺单项选择精选（二）

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

  – How much do you _____ mending a pair of shoes?

-- $ 15.

A．ask

B．spend for

C．charge for

D．pay

2. 难度：中等

  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

3. 难度：中等

   – These plants ______ lack of water.

--- You should have watered them.

A．died for

B．dead for

C．was killed

D．died

4. 难度：中等

  _____ he stayed in England , he visited some of his friends.

A．When

B．During

C．For

D．In

5. 难度：中等

   You two follow me; the rest _____ where you are.

A．stays

B．lay

C．stay

D．stayed

6. 难度：中等

  Dear Jenny, thank you for your letter which ______ on April 1^st.

A．arrived

B．arrived at

C．arriving

D．arrived me

7. 难度：中等

   _________, they delivered the message as quickly as they could.

A．Arriving at

B．On arriving

C．When arriving

D．Arrived

8. 难度：中等

   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

9. 难度：中等

  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

10. 难度：中等

   –Where the hell are you guys _________?

---Sports ground!

A．heading for

B．heading

C．heading to

D．head for

11. 难度：中等

   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

12. 难度：中等

   The driver as well as ____ passengers ______ injured.

A．other seven; got	B．other seven; has
C．seven other; got	D．seven other; has

13. 难度：中等

  The English Channel , ______ England from France , is wide enough for her to swim across.

A．separated

B．separates

C．is separates

D．separating

14. 难度：中等

  – What makes her so upset?

---  ___________.

A．Losing her bike	B．because of her bike
C．Lost her bike	D．Because she lost her bike

15. 难度：中等

   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

16. 难度：中等

    She ______ another match and in the light she made her way without making any noise.

A．hit

B．beat

C．knocked

D．struck

17. 难度：中等

    Our trip was_______. We did not find anything unusual.

A．exciting

B．disappointing

C．excited

D．disappointed

18. 难度：中等

   We tried _______ her milk to drink, but she did not get better.

A．giving

B．to give

C．having given

D．to have given

19. 难度：中等

  ________ himself with great strength, he raised himself.

A．Filled

B．To fill

C．Being filled

D．Filling

20. 难度：中等

  They were walking around the town _______ a place for the party.

A．in search of

B．to search

C．searching

D．searched for

21. 难度：中等

  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

22. 难度：中等

   – Who is the man_______ here?

--- Captain Cook.

A．in the charge

B．under the charge

C．in charge

D．in charge of

23. 难度：中等

  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

24. 难度：中等

  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

25. 难度：中等

   –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

26. 难度：中等

   -- _________.

--- 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.

27. 难度：中等

  – 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

28. 难度：中等

  – 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

29. 难度：中等

  The heavy rainfall has caused vegetable prices to rise daily ______ the last two months.

A．by

B．since

C．for

D．with

30. 难度：中等

   I liked this new house, but I hadn’t expected it ______ so small.

A．to be

B．be

C．of being

D．to being

31. 难度：中等

  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

32. 难度：中等

  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

33. 难度：中等

  .– 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

34. 难度：中等

  – 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

35. 难度：中等

  – 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

36. 难度：中等

  Lu Xun said, “ The ____ were made by people.”

A．tracks

B．ways

C．roads

D．paths

37. 难度：中等

   – Was he preparing for the exam yesterday evening?

--- Yes, he’s _____ next month.

A．to give

B．to take

C．making

D．done

38. 难度：中等

   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

39. 难度：中等

   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

40. 难度：中等

  .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

41. 难度：中等

  .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

42. 难度：中等

  Women are always thought _______the weak.

A．of as

B．of

C．as

D．of being

43. 难度：中等

  .After the party was over, the children were asked to _____the fire.

A．put up

B．put out

C．put off

D．put away

44. 难度：中等

  – What caused the fire?

--- ______.

A．Because of a cigarette end	B．cigarette end caused
C．A cigarette end	D．Because a cigarette did

45. 难度：中等

   What a big surprise to see you here! I _______ you ____ still abroad.

A．think; were

B．thought; are

C．think; are

D．thought; were

46. 难度：中等

  – I didn’t enjoy the play given by those young people.

--- ______.

A．Me, either

B．Me, too

C．I, either

D．I, too

47. 难度：中等

  – Either you have made a mistake or he has.

--- I _________.

A．have

B．made

C．am

D．was

48. 难度：中等

  -- ________.

--- Yes. Two minutes earlier, we could have caught the bus.

A．Miss

B．Missed it

C．Missing it

D．Having missed it

49. 难度：中等

  .The day for the meeting ________, they all left the conference room.

A．was fixed

B．fixing

C．fixed

D．being fixed

50. 难度：中等

  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

51. 难度：中等

  .He was deep in thought with his eyes______ on the ceiling.

A．fixed

B．fixing

C．fix

D．to be fixing

52. 难度：中等

  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

53. 难度：中等

  This time every year we are driving down the country road, which ___ us home.

A．brings

B．gets

C．lead

D．takes

54. 难度：中等

  – How was your holiday?

--- Very nice, though I ______.

A．get sunburn

B．look sunburnt

C．got sunburning

D．look sunburning

55. 难度：中等

  __________ I got home, the clock struck 12.

A．When

B．While

C．During

D．/

56. 难度：中等

  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

57. 难度：中等

  .– Is it true that Jack _______?

--- Exactly. He damaged a very expensive machine.

A．got fired

B．got a fire

C．get fired

D．fired

58. 难度：中等

  The car _____ and soon it disappeared.

A．moved off

B．drove off

C．drove away

D．was moved away

59. 难度：中等

  .– Lovely day, isn’t it ?

--- Yes, _______?

A．is it

B．isn’t it

C．it is

D．it isn’t

60. 难度：中等

  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

61. 难度：中等

  Harry is far _____ his brother in English.

A．over

B．good

C．well

D．beyond

62. 难度：中等

  The weatherman said that it is ____ to rain, but not _____.

A．possible; probable	B．probable; possible
C．possibly; probable	D．probably; possibly

63. 难度：中等

  He has _______good knowledge of _____English language but not much of English history.

A．/ ; the

B．a; the

C．/ ; /

D．the; the

64. 难度：中等

  They climbed rocks, _____rivers and settled in the valley.

A．across

B．crossing

C．crossed

D．and crossing

65. 难度：中等

  .They were known as “ aborigines”, _____ “the first people of the country”.

A．it means

B．which mean

C．that means

D．meaning

66. 难度：中等

  .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

67. 难度：中等

  .–  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

68. 难度：中等

  Jerry read the book you lent me, _______?

A．mustn’t he

B．didn’t he

C．hasn’t he

D．don’t you

69. 难度：中等

  – Does this hat _________me ?

---Well, I’m afraid the color is too bright.

A．fit

B．fit for

C．suit

D．suitable for

70. 难度：中等

  .Last summer I had ______ in the south of France .

A．amusing experience	B．a amusing experience
C．an amused experience	D．an amusing experience

71. 难度：中等

  Badminton is a _____ by an Englishman.

A．game invented	B．play invented
C．match inventing	D．match invented

72. 难度：中等

  I could have helped him out, to tell the truth, I _____ too busy.

A．am

B．was

C．have been

D．had been

73. 难度：中等

  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

74. 难度：中等

  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

75. 难度：中等

  _________ 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

76. 难度：中等

  It will be a long time ______- he returns.

A．until

B．before

C．when

D．after

77. 难度：中等

  I stood there patiently until he ________ his work.

A．has finished

B．would finish

C．had finished

D．finishes

78. 难度：中等

  In the market I found the prices of vegetables were ______ high.

A．very too

B．fairly too

C．quite much

D．rather too

79. 难度：中等

  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

80. 难度：中等

  He insisted on staying _________ back home.

A．rather than going	B．rather than go
C．than going	D．rather than to go

81. 难度：中等

  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

82. 难度：中等

  _______ 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

83. 难度：中等

  The boy is not ________ he used to be; he looks ________.

A．what; strong

B．what; stronger

C．that; strong

D．that; stronger

84. 难度：中等

  ._______ lying on the floor, the old man was immediately taken to hospital.

A．Finding

B．Being found

C．Found

D．Having found

85. 难度：中等

  – 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

86. 难度：中等

  – What are those men nover there?

--- _________ Green Peace.

A．A group calling themselves	B．A group called by
C．Called by	D．Calling

87. 难度：中等

  .In that country about 80 percent of the population _____ farm.

A．live on

B．lives on

C．live by

D．lives by

88. 难度：中等

  The animal is ______; we must do something to save it.

A．dangerous

B．a danger

C．in danger

D．dangerous one

89. 难度：中等

  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

90. 难度：中等

  – 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

91. 难度：中等

  – How soon could they cover the distance?

--- ____________.

A．For two hours	B．During the two hours
C．After two hours	D．In two hours

92. 难度：中等

  People at weekends go walking and _______ in the country, ________”bush”.

A．camping; called	B．camp; called
C．to camp; calling	D．camping; calling

93. 难度：中等

  They have rich and beautiful forests _____ in the south of the country.

A．grown

B．growing

C．planted

D．planting

94. 难度：中等

  The meaning of the word is various ______ different situation.

A．depends on

B．depending

C．depending on

D．depended on

95. 难度：中等

  – Will you go with us to the National Park?

--- Well, it _______.

A．depending

B．depends

C．depends on

D．is depended

96. 难度：中等

  ________ to an Australian home, you will probably eat outside and cook meat on the open fire.

A．Asking

B．Being asked

C．If asked

D．If asking