2010高考英语单项选择冲刺百题

一、单项填空

1. 难度：中等

The advertisements in newspapers help to cut the _____ of making the newspaper.

A．price

B．pay

C．costs

D．value

2. 难度：中等

 I love _____ history because it gives us _____ knowledge of past event.

A．the, a

B．/ , a

C．/ , /

D．a, the

3. 难度：中等

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

4. 难度：中等

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

5. 难度：中等

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

6. 难度：中等

 In this research, two are _____, and the others are _____.

A．Swisses, Germans	B．Swiss, Germen
C．Swisses, Germen	D．Swiss, Germans

7. 难度：中等

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

8. 难度：中等

 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

9. 难度：中等

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

10. 难度：中等

 Mother wrapped the baby, who was _____, in a blanket gently.

A．fast sleep

B．sleeping fast

C．fast asleep

D．slept fast

11. 难度：中等

 What a _____ boy! I don’t know what to do with him.

A．tiresome

B．tired

C．tire

D．tiredly

12. 难度：中等

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

13. 难度：中等

 -- 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

14. 难度：中等

A cracked bell can never sound _____.

A．good

B．well

C．nice

D．clear

15. 难度：中等

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

16. 难度：中等

. 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

17. 难度：中等

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

18. 难度：中等

 The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.

A．fairly

B．all

C．well

D．very

19. 难度：中等

 Obviously, he _____ a bad cold. He coughs all the time.

A．has

B．is having

C．will have

D．was

20. 难度：中等

 He seized me by the hand and _____ let me go.

A．does not

B．did not

C．would not

D．had not

21. 难度：中等

 --- 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

22. 难度：中等

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

23. 难度：中等

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

24. 难度：中等

. His mind _____, little tom missed the point.

A．wandered

B．was wandering

C．was wandered

D．wandering

25. 难度：中等

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

26. 难度：中等

 _____ him speak English so fluently, and you would think him an American.

A．Hearing

B．Hear

C．Heard

D．Having heard

27. 难度：中等

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

28. 难度：中等

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

29. 难度：中等

The electricity ____, the light went out.  

A．cut off

B．having cut off

C．was cut off

D．had cut off

30. 难度：中等

The subjects we have at school _____biology.

A．including

B．include

C．included

D．to include

31. 难度：中等

 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

32. 难度：中等

 The ship sailed _____ Xiamen _____ 30 miles an hour.

A．for, at

B．to, at

C．to, by

D．for, by

33. 难度：中等

It’s quite warm _____ January.

A．in

B．for

C．on

D．at

34. 难度：中等

 The key _____ four modernizations lies _____ the science and education.

A．to, on

B．of, on

C．to, in

D．of, in

35. 难度：中等

 What one thinks and feels is mainly _____ traditions, habits and education.

A．because of

B．due to

C．since

D．through

36. 难度：中等

 Get in touch with them, for they will be anxious _____ news of your arrival.

A．at

B．for

C．about

D．to

37. 难度：中等

 I like the climate here _____ the wind blows .

A．except when	B．except for
C．except	D．besides

38. 难度：中等

 They paid their taxes ____ cash.

A．with

B．by

C．in

D．for

39. 难度：中等

 Eggs are sold ____ the dozen.

A．with

B．for

C．at

D．by

40. 难度：中等

 One should speak dearly and it is the same _____ writing.

A．such as

B．with

C．in

D．as

41. 难度：中等

 She must have set off for the village the other day, _____ she?

A．mustn’t

B．didn’t

C．hasn’t

D．hadn’t

42. 难度：中等

From the city to its satellite town _____ only less than one hundred miles.

A．are

B．it is

C．there is

D．there are

43. 难度：中等

_____ 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

44. 难度：中等

 _____ 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

45. 难度：中等

 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

46. 难度：中等

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

47. 难度：中等

____ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows.

A．Now that

B．Since that

C．Because of

D．For

48. 难度：中等

 The blueprint is to the builder _____ the outline is to the writer.

A．what

B．that

C．as

D．and

49. 难度：中等

 He has an expression of resentment, _____ Martin had made a fool of him.

A．as

B．as though

C．though

D．even though

50. 难度：中等

The day will come _____ the people all over the world will get rid of poverty.

A．that

B．how

C．when

D．where

51. 难度：中等

He is over sixty, but doesn’t look _____.

A．it

B．for it

C．as it

D．such

52. 难度：中等

Why is it _____ he can’t get along well with his classmates?

A．/

B．this

C．that

D．it

53. 难度：中等

He attended the contest and _____ is more surprising, won a gold medal.

A．that

B．which

C．what

D．it

54. 难度：中等

The modern plane is not the machine _____ it was when first invented.

A．than

B．as

C．that

D．what

55. 难度：中等

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

56. 难度：中等

_____ wants to may come to the party on Saturday night.

A．One

B．Everyone

C．Anyone

D．whoever

57. 难度：中等

 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

58. 难度：中等

 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

59. 难度：中等

. Intelligence is to some extent _____ one is born with

A．that

B．of which

C．something

D．which

60. 难度：中等

Look out! The ceiling _____ l down.

A．is to fall

B．will fall

C．is going to fall

D．is falling

61. 难度：中等

_____ this something, still unseen, they gave the name radium.

A．With

B．By

C．At

D．To

62. 难度：中等

 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

63. 难度：中等

We must live up to _____ have been expected of ourselves.

A．what

B．which

C．that

D．all what

64. 难度：中等

 The rock star wore, _____ was very uncommon in the country, a brightly red skirt.

A．which

B．that

C．what

D．it

65. 难度：中等

 Look out! The ceiling _____ fall down.

A．is to

B．is going to

C．is about

D．will