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《大学英语三》复习题

一、单项选择题（本大题共300小题，每小题1.5分，共450分）

1. We can obtain knowledge from other sources ___ books..

A．beside

B．besides

C．apart

D．in addition

2. This movie is not ___ for children to see; it contains too much violence and too many love scenes..

A．profound

B．valid

C．upright

D．decent

3. Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of bad habits when playing the piano..

A．keep up

B．catch up

C．pick up

D．draw up

4. When she heard the bad news, she ___completely..

A．broke away

B．broke down

C．broke out

D．broke through

5. As you have seen, the value of a nation‘s currency is a ___ of its economy..

A．response

B．revelation

C．reaction

D．reflection

6. We‘ll visit Europe next year ___ we have e nough money..

A．lest

B．until

C．unless

D．provided

7. She was so angry that she felt like ___ something at him..

A．to throw

B．throwing

C．to have thrown

D．having thrown

8. A mother naturally feels ___ towards her children..

A．protective

B．protestant

D．prosperous

9. These areas rely on agriculture almost ___, having few mineral resources and minimum of industrial development..

A．respectively

B．extraordinarily

C．incredibly

D．exclusively

10. Young people are not ___ to stand and look at works of art; they want art they can participate in..

A．content

B．generous

C．confident

D．conservative

11. Usually there is ___ traffic in the streets on weekdays than on Sundays..

A．little

B．less

C．few

D．fewer

12. It‘s a pleasure for him to ___ his energy and even his life to research work..

A．dedicate

B．dictate

C．decorate

D．direct

13. In no country ___ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day..

A．better than

B．more than

C．other than

D．rather than

14. Many people like white color as it is a ___ of purity..

A．sign

B．symbol

C．signal

D．symptom

15. The financial problem of this company is further ___ by the rise in interest rates..

A．increased

B．aggravated

C．reinforced

D．strengthened

16. A visitor to a museum today would notice ___ changes in the way museums are operated..

A．cognitive

B．rigorous

C．conspicuous

D．exclusive

17. The students laughed ___ the silly answers they had put on their tests..

A．at

B．from

D．over

18. Which sport has the most expenses ___ training equipment, players‘ personal equipment and uniforms?.

A．in place of

B．in terms of

C．by means of

D．by way of

19. A dog was ___ by a bus and killed..

A．run over

B．taken over

C．felled down

D．tripped up

20. They are going to have the serviceman ___ an electric fan in the office tomorrow..

A．install

B．to install

C．to be installed

D．installed

21. I caught a ___ of the taxi before it disappeared around the corner of the street..

A．vision

B．glimpse

C．look

D．scene

22. We reached the station too late, just as the train was pulling ___..

A．out

B．off

C．in

D．over

23. The plane ___, its bombs exploding as it hit the ground..

A．smashed

B．crushed

C．plunged

D．crashed

24. There is no ___ to the house from the main road..

A．access

B．avenue

C．exposure

D．edge

25. I hope that you‘ll be more careful in typing the letter. Don‘t ___ anything..

A．lack

B．withdraw

C．omit

D．leak

26. To my surprise, ___ turned out that John failed in his examination..

A．it

B．as

C．what

27. When he realized the police had spotted him, the man ___ the exit as quickly as possible..

A．made for

B．made off

C．made up

D．made out

28. Ten days ___ long enough for Mr. Carter to finish his design. He doesn‘t need any more..

A．is

B．has been

C．was

D．had been

29. A Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you!

___..

A．Thank you, the same to you

B．I hope so

C．I wish so

D．I’m glad to hear you

30. He often tells stories ___..

A．that people laugh at

B．what people laugh at

C．which people laugh

D．at what people laugh

31. Now, many people use the word Ms instead of Miss or Mrs. for example, before the name of ___in business letters..

A．woman manager

B．women manager

C．woman managers

D．women managers

32. Mr. Smith was asked to ___ five hours before he left the hotel..

A．check in

B．check out

C．set out

D．set off

33. Not many people realize this,___ it is quite true..

A．but

B．however

C．so

D．that

34. Mike‘s uncle insists ___ in this hotel..

A．staying not

B．not to stay

C．that he would not stay

D．that he not stay

35. These people once had fame and fortune; now ___ is left to them is utter poverty..

A．all what

B．all which

D．all that

36. It wasn‘t an accident. He did it on ___..

A．reason

B．determination

C．purpose

D．intention

37. Although a teenager, Fred could resist ___ what to do and what not to do..

A．being told

B．telling

C．to be told

D．to tell

38. ___ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools of thought..

A．Being reviewed

B．Having review

C．Reviewing

D．To have reviewed

39. ___ we have gone so far, we might go a little further..

A．Because of

B．That

C．Since that

D．Now that

40. This is the only English-Jap anese dictionary ___ could be found in the teacher‘s reading room..

A．what

B．which

C．it

D．that

41. Attempts to persuade her to stay after she felt insulted were ___..

A．in no way

B．on the contrary

C．at a loss

D．of no avail

42. No one can function properly if they are ___ of adequate sleep..

A．deprived

B．ripped

C．stripped

D．contrived

43. England‘s team, who are now superbly fit, will be doing their best next week to ___ themselves for last year‘s defeat..

A．remedy

B．revive

C．revenge

D．retort

44. Having finished their mooring work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ___ themselves..

A．stretching

C．prolonging

D．expanding

45. The ___ lawyer made a great impression on the jury..

A．defending

B．guarding

C．hielding

D．protecting

46. Although it was his first experience as chairman, he ___ over the meeting with great skill..

A．presided

B．administered

C．mastered

D．executed

47. I‘d ___ his reputation with other far mers and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan..

A．take into account

B．account for

C．make up for

D．make out

48. Up until that time, his interest had focused almost ___ on fully mastering the skills and techniques of his craft..

A．restrictively

B．radically

C．inclusively

D．exclusively

49. She keeps her keys and money in the handbag ___ she takes with he everywhere..

A．which

B．so

C．therefore

D．when

50. The price of the coal will vary according to how far it has to be transported and how expensive the freight ___ are..

A．payments

B．charges

C．funds

D．prices

51. You are always ___ fault with what I do..

A．thinking

B．seeing

C．discovering

D．finding

52. He will ___ resign in view of the complete failure of the research project..

A．doubtfully

B．adequately

C．presumably

D．reasonably

53. Generous public funding of basic science would ___ considerable benefits for the country‘s health, w ealth and

B．result from

C．lie in

D．settle down

54. He ___ to his customers and halved the price..

A．leaked

B．drew

C．quoted

D．yielded

55. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous ___..

A．pace

B．measure

C．progress

D．rate

56. The original elections were declared ___ by the former military ruler..

A．void

B．vulgar

C．surplus

D．extravagant

57. I don‘t know the room ___..

A．in which does our teacher live

B．our teacher is living

C．our teacher lives in

D．where our teacher lives in

58. Father usually comes back from his work ___..

A．at noon

B．in noon

C．on noon

D．in the noon

59. We wrote a letter of thanks to ___ had helped us..

A．whomever

B．whatever

C．whoever

D．whichever

60. The shy girl felt ___ and uncomfortable when she could not answer her teacher‘s questions..

A．amazed

B．awkward

C．curious

D．amused

61. Can you ___ me to the library, please?.

A．instruct

B．describe

C．direct

D．appoint

62. We‘d like to ___ a table for five for dinner this evening..

C．retain

D．reserve

63. I didn‘t ___ to take a taxi but I had to as I was late..

A．mean

B．assume

C．hope

D．suppose

64. Computers are supposed to save time, but I‘m not so sure they ___..

A．have

B．are

C．were

D．do

65. ___, that step is not safe!.

A．Look around

B．Look out

C．look up

D．Look down

66. The goal is to make higher education available to everyone who is willing and capable ___ his financial situation..

A．with respect to

B．in accord with

C．regardless of

D．in terms of

67. Professor Taylor‘s talk has indicated that science has a very strong ___ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists..

A．motivation

B．perspective

C．impression

D．impact

68. It is true that ___ a wild plant into a major food crop such as wheat requires much research time..

A．multiplying

B．breeding

C．magnifying

D．generating

69. He is the only person who can ___ in this case, because the other witnesses were killed mysteriously..

A．testify

B．charge

C．accuse

D．rectify

70. I saw a ___ of sheep in the meadow..

A．swarm

B．group

C．flock

D．crowd

A．having known

B．being known

C．knowing

D．known

72. The committee ___ a conclusion only after days of discussion..

A．achieved

B．reached

C．arrived

D．completed

73. It was in 1989 ___ I met John..

A．when

B．that

C．which

D．at that time

74. The bond of true affection had pulled us-six very different men from six very different countries--across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren‘t very different ___..

A．for all

B．as usual

C．in particular

D．after all

75. They were ___ in their scientific research, not knowing what happened just outside their lab..

A．submerged

B．drowned

C．immersed

D．dipped

76. It was difficult for him to buy good shoes because he had such a big ___ of feet..

A．pair

B．size

C．couple

D．number

77. I am looking forward ___ Mike next week..

A．to see

B．to seeing

C．seeing

D．see

78. Eating too much fat can ___ heart disease and cause high blood pressure..

A．contribute to

B．attribute to

C．attend to

D．devote to

79. American football and baseball are becoming known to the British public through televised ___ from the United States..

A．deliveries

B．transmissions

C．transfer

80. She asked that the letter be ___ in order that the contents should remain a secret..

A．eliminated

B．ruined

C．destroyed

D．spoiled

81. Frequently single-parent children ___ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served..

A．take off

B．take after

C．take in

D．take on

82. I like your furniture very much.

Thank you. We bought ___ in Beijing..

A．the most of them

B．some advices

C．an advice

D．such an advice

83. Some diseases are ___ by certain water animals..

A．transplanted

B．transformed

C．transported

D．transmitted

84. The ties that bind us together in common activity are so ___ that they can disappear at any moment..

A．trivial

B．fatal

C．tentative

D．feeble

85. His use of color, light and form quickly departed from the conventional style of his ___ as he developed his own technique..

A．descendants

B．predecessors

C．successors

D．ancestors

86. He finds it difficult to ___himself to the climate..

A．apply

B．account

C．avail

D．accustom

87. We are looking ___ to hearing from you soon..

A．at

B．forward

C．for

D．up

88. In British people ___ four million tons of potatoes every year..

A．swallow

D．exhaust

89. He‘s watching TV? He‘s ___ to be cleaning his room..

A．known

B．supposed

C．regarded

D．considered

90. The ship‘s generator broke down, and the pumps had to be operated ___ instead of mechanically..

A．manually

B．artificially

C．automatically

D．synthetically

91. He felt as if he alone ___ responsible for what had happened..

A．were to

B．was

C．were

D．should be

92. Ever since the rise of industrialism, education has been ___ towards producing workers..

A．harnessed

B．hatched

C．motivated

D．geared

93. I think we need to see an investment ___ before we make an expensive mistake..

A．guide

B．entrepreneur

C．consultant

D．assessor

94. Remember that customers don‘t ___ about prices in that city..

A．debate

B．consult

C．dispute

D．bargain

95. Many of the scientists and engineers are judged ___ how great their achievements are..

A．in spite of

B．in ways of

C．in favors of

D．in terms of

96. The film provides a deep ___ into a wide range of human qualities and feelings..

A．insight

B．imagination

C．fancy

D．outlook

97. He wouldn‘t answer the reporters‘ questions, nor would he ___ for a photograph..

A．summon

B．highlight

98. As a result of careless washing, the jacket ___ to a child‘s size..

A．compressed

B．shrank

C．dropped

D．decreased

99. During their first teacher training year, the students often visited local schools for the ___ of lessons..

A．observation

B．investigation

C．inspection

D．examination

100. I don‘t trust him at all. His smiles always make me ___..

A．feeling sick

B．be sick

C．being sick

D．sick

101. We are doing this work in the ___ of reforms in the economic, social and cultural spheres..

A．context

B．contest

C．pretext

D．texture

102. He gave a good speech, in which he ___ clearly the reasons for changing the law..

A．marshaled

B．adjusted

C．breeded

D．modulated

103. We‘ll be very careful and keep what you‘ve told us strictly____..

A．rigorous

B．confidential

C．confident

D．mysterious

104. A terrible traffic accident happened; people were saddened when they watched the ___..

A．panic

B．patriotic

C．pathetic

D．periodic

105. Reading English newspapers ___ a good way of ___ your English..

A．is…improve

B．are…improving

C．is …improving

D．are…improve

106. The younger person‘s attraction to stereos cannot be explained only ___ familiarity with technology..

A．by means of

B．in terms of

C．in quest of

107. All the key words in the article are printed in ___ type so as to attract readers‘ attention..

A．dark

B．bold

C．dense

D．black

108. I‘m going away for a ____..

A．holiday of a week

B．week holiday

C．holiday week

D．week’s holiday

109. I don‘t know her address,___ I can‘t write to her..

A．but

B．or

C．so

D．since

110. In a sudden ___ of anger, the man tore up everything within reach..

A．attack

B．burst

C．split

D．blast

111. We‘ll ___ you for any dama ge done to your house while we are in it..

A．compensate

B．remedy

C．supplement

D．retrieve

112. I was advised to arrange for insurance ___ I needed medical treatment..

A．nevertheless

B．although

C．in case

D．so that

113. 1 know I have seen that man before. I can‘t ___ where..

A．wonder

B．recognize

C．remind

D．recall

114. I would never have ___ a court of law if I hadn‘t been so desperate..

A．sought for

B．accounted for

C．turned up

D．resorted to

115. The toy maker produces a ___ copy of the space station, exact in every detail..

A．minimal

B．minimum

C．miniature

116. I‘m very sorry to have ___ you with so many questions on such an occasion..

A．interfered

B．offended

C．impressed

D．bothered

117. I usually go to work by bus.

Why not ___ by bike for a change?.

A．trying to go

B．try going

C．to try going

D．try go

118. Some American colleges are state-supported, others are privately ___, and still others are supported by religious organizations..

A．ensured

B．attributed

C．authorized

D．endowed

119. The damage to his car was ___; therefore, he could repair himself..

A．appreciable

B．negligible

C．considerable

D．invisible

120. Mary once ___ with another musician to compose a piece of pop music..

A．merged

B．collaborated

C．coincided

D．constituted

121. As soon as the boy was able to earn his own living he ___ his parents‘ strict rules..

A．defied

B．refuted

C．excluded

D．voted

122. Those opinions are out of ___..

A．fashion

B．mood

C．order

D．form

123. The number of students who failed the chemistry examination ___to fifteen..

A．have increased

B．has increased

C．is increased

D．are increasing

124. The tomato juice left brown ___ on the front of my jacket..

A．spot

B．point

D．trace

125. With the development in science and technology man can make various flowers ___ before their time..

A．be bloomed

B．blooming

C．bloom

D．bloomed

126. He always did well at school ___ having to do part-time jobs every now and then..

A．in case of

B．in spite of

C．regardless of

D．on account of

127. Tryon was extremely angry, but cool-headed enough to ___ storming into the boss‘s office..

A．prevent

B．prohibit

C．turn

D．avoid

128. The little girl found it difficult to ___ spending her summer vacation in the city..

A．endure

B．frowning

C．grabbing

D．melting

129. He will surely finish the job on time ___ he‘s left to do it in his own way..

A．in that

B．in case

C．as far as

D．so long as

130. All visitors are requested to ___ with the regulations..

A．comply

B．agree

C．assist

D．consent

131. Let me give you ___..

A．some advice

B．some advices

C．an advice

D．such an advice

132. His failure in the examination is ___ to the plan..

A．fatal

B．essential

C．crucial

D．vital

133. The bell rang and I hurriedly rushed into the classroom, knocking ___ our math‘s teacher..

A．at

B．into

C．off

134. Only by such inventive nights of the imagination could the naked animal ___ a harsh climate..

A．survive

B．endure

C．live

D．exist

135. ___ with the size of the whole earth, the highest mountain does not seem high at all..

A．When compared

B．Compare

C．While comparing

D．Comparing

136. Trains stop here in order to ___passengers only..

A．get off

B．pull up

C．get on

D．pick up

137. I am afraid that there isn‘t ___ left for you two in my car. There are already five people in it ..

A．many rooms

B．any rooms

C．any room

D．many room

138. He saw the enraged elephant ___ about in the undergrowth..

A．crawling

B．crashing

C．striding

D．creeping

139. Failure in a required subject may result in the ___ of a diploma..

A．refusal

B．betrayal

C．pathetic

D．periodic

140. We should be able to do the job for you quickly, ___ you give us all the necessary information..

A．as if

B．or else

C．in case

D．provided that

141. The energy ___ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat..

A．conveyed

B．released

C．transferred

D．delivered

142. Three times seven ___ twenty-one..

A．have

B．are

C．has

D．is

143. Without enough air, the fire will easily ___..

A．go off

B．go over

C．go out

D．go through

144. We must look beyond ___ and assumptions and try to discover what is missing..

A．justifications

B．illusions

C．manifestations

D．specifications

145. Cultural ___ indicates that human beings hand their languages down from one generation to another.

A. translation

B. transition

C. transmission

D. transaction

146. The prisoner was ___ of his civil liberty for three years.

A. discharged

B. derived

C. deprived

D. dispatched

147. The ___ cycle of life and death is a subject of interest to scientists and philosophers alike.

A. incompatible

B. exceeding

C. instantaneous

D. eternal

148. In the Spring Export Commodities Fair the ___ of fine china attracted much attention of customers from all over the world.

A. string

B. procession

C. array

D. succession

149. The Christmas tree was decorated with shining ___ such as colored lights and glass balls.

A. ornaments

B. luxuries

C. exhibits

D. complements

150. Britain has the highest ___ or road traffic in the world-over 60 cars for every mile of road.

A. density

B. intensity

C. popularity

D. prosperity

151. There is no doubt that the ___ of these goods to the others is easy to see.

A. prestige

B. superiority

C. priority

152. He seems to be ___ enough to climb to the mountain top in an hour.

A. radiant

B. conscientious

C. conspicuous

D. energetic

153. After several nuclear disasters, a ___ has raged over the safety of nuclear energy.

A. quarrel

B. suspicion

C. verdict

D. controversy

154. He is ___ about his chances of winning a gold medal in the Olympics next year.

A. optimistic

B. optional

C. outstanding

D. obvious

155. The price of beer ___ from 50 cents to $ 4 per liter during the summer season.

A. altered

B. ranged

C. separated

D. differed

156. Their products are frequently overpriced and ___ in quality.

A. influential

B. subordinate

C. inferior

D. superior

157. The statistical figures in that report are not ___. You should not refer to them.

A. accurate

B. fixed

C. delicate

D. rigid

158. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling ___ heavy schedules.

A. with regard to

B. as to

C. in relation to

D. owing to

159. The computer revolution may well change society as ___ as did the Industrial Revolution.

A. certainly

B. insignificantly

C. fundamentally

D. comparatively

160. I suggest we put the scheme into effect, for it is quite ___.

A. feasible

B. eligible

C. probable

D. sustainable

B. assembled

C. joined

D. accumulated

162. We should ___ our energy and youth to the development of our country.

A. dedicate

B. cater

C. ascribe

D. cling

163. This movie is not ___ for children to see: it contains too much violence and too many love scenes.

A. profound

B. valid

C. upright

D. decent

164. The designer has applied for a ___ for his new invention.

A. tariff

B. discount

C. version

D. patent

165. He wrote an article criticizing the Greek poet and won ___ and a scholarship.

A. status

B. fame

C. faith

D. courage

166. The leader of the expedition ___ everyone to follow his example.

A. sparked

B. inspired

C. promoted

D. reinforced

167. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ___ themselves.

A. stretching

B. extending

C. prolonging

D. expanding

168. The ___ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly between researchers and teachers.

A. overall

B. intensive

C. joint

D. concise

169. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ___.

A. blank

B. hollow

C. vacant

D. bare

B. literary

C. liberal

D. linear

171. We should make a clear ___ between the two scientific terms for the purpose of our discussion.

A. distinction

B. discrimination

C. deviation

D. separation

172. The hopes, goals, fears and desires ___ widely between men and women, between the rich and the poor.

A. alter

B. shift

C. transfer

D. vary

173. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is ___.

A. granted

B. exaggerated

C. implied

D. remedied

174. To prevent flooding in winter the water flowing from the dam is constantly ___ by a computer.

A. managed

B. monitored

C. graded

D. conducted

175. The town planning commission said that their financial outlook for the next year was optimistic. They expected increased tax ___.

A. efficiency

B. revenues

C. privileges

D. validity

176. The thief tried to open the locked door but ___.

A. in no way

B. in vain

C. without effect

D. at a loss

177. Cancellation of the flight ___ many passengers to spend the night at the airport.

A. obliged

B. demanded

C. resulted

D. recommended

178. All the students have to ___ to the rules and regulations of the school.

A. confirm

B. confront

C. confine