全国通用2010届高考三轮复习：英语核心词汇突破练习

一、单项填空

1. 难度：简单

This is the ______ piano on which the musician created some of his greatest work.

A．real

B．true

C．certain

D．actual

2. 难度：简单

People may have different opinions about Karen, but I admire her, _______, she is

a great musician.

A．after all

B．as a result

C．in other words

D．as usual

3. 难度：简单

–--Was Linda at the party when you arrived?

----Yes, but she _______ home soon afterwards.

A．goes

B．had gone

C．is going

D．went

4. 难度：简单

--–Go for a picnic this weekend, OK?

----_______, I love getting close to nature.

A．I couldn’t agree more

B．I’m afraid not

C．I believe not

D．I don’t think so

5. 难度：简单

--–Excuse me, but can you tell me which road I should take to the post office?

----_______ of the four roads will do.

A．Any

B．Neither

C．Both

D．Every

6. 难度：简单

. I’m not sure what time I’ll arrive, maybe half past seven or a quarter to eight.

_______ ，I’ll be there as early as possible.

A．Anyhow

B．However

C．Thus

D．Therefore

7. 难度：简单

There is no such place ________ you dream of in all this world.

A．that

B．what

C．which

D．as

8. 难度：简单

A man is being questioned in relation to the ________ murder last night.

A．advised

B．attended

C．attempted

D．admitted

9. 难度：简单

–I’ll be back at 4:30. Will you still be here?

-- I’m afraid not. I’ll probably have gone out _______ then.

A．by

B．since

C．from

D．till

10. 难度：简单

The service shop ______  him 30 Yuan for repairing his TV set.

A．asked

B．paid

C．owed

D．charged

11. 难度：简单

It was playing computer games that _______ the boy plenty of time that he ________ doing

his lessons.    

A．spent; must have been	B．cost; ought to have spent
C．wasted; wouldn’t have been	D．took; can’t have spent

12. 难度：简单

John was late for the business meeting because his flight had been

_______ by a heavy storm.

A．kept

B．stopped

C．slowed

D．delayed

13. 难度：简单

–How long are you staying?

--I don’t know. _______.

A．That’s OK

B．Never mind

C．It depends

D．It doesn’t matter

14. 难度：简单

--_______ which direction are you going, north or south?

--I’m heading north.

A．To

B．For

C．In

D．At

15. 难度：简单

She worried ________ her child would be hurt.

A．on condition that

B．so that

C．for fear that

D．so long as

16. 难度：简单

. Be careful when you cross this very busy street. If not, you may _______ run over by a car.

A．have

B．get

C．become

D．turn

17. 难度：简单

. Has anything _________ wrong with your car?

A．become

B．grown

C．gone

D．turned

18. 难度：简单

---–Why did you come so late for work?

-----I was ________ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.

A．held up

B．put up

C．taken up

D．given up

19. 难度：简单

–---I’ve decided to spend the summer holidays traveling in Australia.

----Oh, ________!

A．if only I could go with you	B．what a good news it is
C．how happily I was to hear that	D．what exciting to hear the news

20. 难度：简单

________ your spirits. Try again and you’ll succeed.

A．Catch up

B．Catch on

C．Keep up

D．Keep on

21. 难度：简单

The scientists are now trying to discover that use could be _________ such material.

A．made out

B．made up

C．made of

D．made from

22. 难度：简单

You can’t ________ her in knowledge of classical music.

A．match

B．win

C．suit

D．fit

23. 难度：简单

The population of many Chinese cities has _________ doubled in the past 30 years.

A．larger than

B．more than

C．as great as

D．quite a bit

24. 难度：简单

. –Have you finished designing a dress?

--________ finished but there’s still something to improve.

A．Sooner or later

B．More or less

C．At times

D．Once in a while

25. 难度：简单

Because I’ve something important to do, I can’t come to see you this evening, ____ I’d like to.          

A．much as

B．much so

C．as much

D．so much

26. 难度：简单

–---Dear me! I’ve been in America for a month.

-----________ you are settled, why don’t you take up some serious study ?

A．If

B．Now that

C．When

D．Even if

27. 难度：简单

There will be a special prize for anybody who _________ a TV set in our shop

in the next two weeks.

A．would order

B．orders

C．ordered

D．order

28. 难度：简单

Bad habits, _________ formed, are difficult to get rid of.

A．and

B．or

C．once

D．but

29. 难度：简单

. This dance is known _________ country music.

A．performed by

B．performing with

C．to be performed to

D．being performed in

30. 难度：简单

Each player of chess is trying to trap the other player’s king into a position _________

escape is impossible.

A．when

B．that

C．in which

D．from which

31. 难度：简单

________ the truth, I don’t like to be laughed at ________.

A．Tell; public	B．To tell; in public
C．Telling; in public	D．I tell; the public

32. 难度：简单

. Some of the suspects(嫌疑犯) ________ refused to answer and kept their mouths shut.

A．questioning	B．being questioned
C．questioned	D．to be questioned

33. 难度：简单

Several passages were found _________ when the book _________ me.

A．missing; returned	B．lost; was returned
C．gone; was returned to	D．disappeared; was returned to

34. 难度：简单

We are sorry that you _________ feel uncomfortable.

A．will

B．could

C．must

D．should

35. 难度：简单

The moment I arrived at Hangzhou, West Lake          my attention.

A．paid

B．fixed

C．drew

D．turned

36. 难度：简单

In my opinion, this kind of dress _________ professional women like you and me.

A．doesn’t fit	B．isn’t fit for
C．doesn’t suit	D．isn’t suited for

37. 难度：简单

________ this is not the right way to the station, what shall we be ________ to do?

A．Supposed; supposed	B．Suppose; suppose
C．Supposing; suppose	D．Supposing; supposed

38. 难度：简单

To keep healthy, Professor Johnson _________ cycling as a regular form of exercise

after he retired.

A．took up

B．caught on

C．carried out

D．made for

39. 难度：简单

There is no night-flight to the small town. The service was ________ at the end of the summer.

A．turned over

B．turned off

C．taken out

D．taken off

40. 难度：简单

She could speak both English and French, but _________ is hard to believe.

A．she

B．this

C．that

D．which

41. 难度：简单

Happy birthday, Alice! So you have _________ twenty-one already!

A．become

B．turned

C．grown

D．passed

42. 难度：简单

I can understand _________ to live alone and be independent.

A．she want

B．she wanting

C．her to want

D．her wanting

43. 难度：简单

. If Tim carries on working like that, he’ll _________ sooner or later.

A．give out	B．keep out
C．hold out	D．wear out

44. 难度：简单

–---You look so tired. Why not have a rest?

-----_________.

A．Because I can’t afford it	B．Sorry I can’t
C．Thanks	D．Maybe I should

45. 难度：简单

Lisa may be too busy to attend your party but she will try to __________ something out.

A．work

B．take

C．find

D．get

46. 难度：简单

A lion at  _______  is really a great threat to the citizens.

A．park

B．cage

C．zoo

D．large