大英三选择题

1. Even before that, he had published a ______ paper on what would happen when some stars collapsed into neutron stars.A. profoundB. militantC. notableD. opaque 2．Here are some typical questions I encounter to ______ a reasonably open mind.A. upgradeB. fosterC. propelD. stimulate 3．Yesterday he was seriously hurt for he lost his ______ while trying to get on the bicycle with my packages.A. inspirationB. orientationC. pendulumD. equilibrium 4．In addition, the moment you stop thinking about what you are doing, habits ______.A. take overB. take offC. take inD. take on 5．The moment they arrived at Beijing, they made a ______ call on him.A. brutalB. factualC. ritualD. virtual6．It is difficult to ______ the firm’s losses as they did not keep careful records of their financial activities.A. quantifyB. precipitateC. originateD. minimize 7．If we are to glance over the thousands of years of history of human beings, we might make a few ______.A. judgmentsB. generalizationsC. revelationsD. endeavors8．In the new year China Daily will be directed at a more ______ circulation.A. abundantB. authoritativeC. affluentD. attendant 9．Nothing could distract his mind from his worries unless he ______ his errors.A. retrievedB. reclaimedC. rectifiedD. rejected 10．Their response included ______ significant measures but chief among these was an understanding of the need to use information more effectively to serve customers.A. a multitude ofB. a range ofC. a stack ofD. a quantity of 11．As we navigate daily life, we must make a lot of decisions that more or less ______ reveal our attitude toward risk.A. definitelyB. indefinitelyC. explicitlyD. implicitly 12．Such popular magazines as science and times can just provide ______ introductions or overviews but not fully researched and thoroughly documented analysis.A. comparativeB. completeC. competentD. compatible 13．The two officials were accused of leaking business information, though the financial losses were ____.A. simultaneousB. conspicuousC. intelligibleD. negligible 14．The lawyer ______ with emphasis that the accused was not guilty.A. extendedB. contendedC. assertedD. confirmed 15．The parts of the crashed car had to be ______ together in the garage.A. weldedB. wedgedC. waveredD. withheld 16．It is really difficult to ______ his splendid speeches with his actual behaviour.A. resembleB. reconcileC. formulateD. format 17．______ improved grains make it possible to feed more people with crops grown on less land every year.A. GloballyB. GraciouslyC. GeneticallyD. Generally 18．Teachers have to consider the increasing ______ of reading levels between students that comeswith each succeeding year of school.A. variationB. diversionC. varietyD. diversity 19．The phone kept ringing and ______ me from my work.A. disruptingB. divertingC. dispersingD. distracting 20．The primitive ______ of the witness didn’t help to clarify the case.A. evidenceB. testimonyC. symptomD. revelationII. Multiple Choices: (40%)1.I ____________ that you knew each other because you came from the same high school.a. assumedb. thought upc. was on my mindd. comprehended2.We were getting close to our _______ so try to be patient and insist on.a. destinationb. goalc. aimd. terminal3.Many people find it _______ impossible to give up bad habits.a. patientlyb. practicallyc. politelyd. perfectly4.The teacher had asked the students to preview Chapter two before class, so he ________ itand go on with Chapter 3.a. skimb. scanc. skipd.study5.Hundreds of popular books are now _______ in dozens of languages.a. helpedb. privilegedc. decentd. available6.The students who were consistently praised for their ______ performanceimproved dramatically.a. previousb. forwardc. befored. ahead7.It is reported that Chinese people spend a large ________ of their incomeon food.a. numberb. sizec. degreed. proportion8.If you don’t like to go shopping, you _____ stay at home watching TV.a. may very wellb. may wellc. may just as welld. may just well9.She treats the students as if ________ her children.a. as if they areb. as if they werec. like they ared. like they were10.Rain does not ______ bring down the temperature.a. certainlyb. undoubtedlyc. necessarilyd. completely11. Mr. Johnson had a(n) ______ among students for dullness and inability to inspire.a. fameb. honorc. reputed. reputation12. The students all ________ deriving much instruction from the books.a. expectb. hopec. anticipated. wish13.The leader’s courage _________ confidence in others.a. inspiredb. expiredc. despairedd. respired14.As soon as the bell rang, the students all went back to their ______ classroom.a. respectfulb. respectivec. respectabled. respected15.The explorers felt exhausted. _______ , they lost their way home.a. After allb. Above allc. Overalld. What’s more16. Good teacher knows that children need and enjoy firm ________.a. disciplineb. complimentc. competitiond. privilege17.When I stopped studying I was still keen to ______ my French.a. clear upb. hold upc. make upd. keep up18.When all the audience filed out of the cinema, they found all ____ one exit blocked.a. butb. besidesc. for d only19.Some directors in this company meet weekly, ______ , or even as long as half a year apart.a. once two weeksb. once every two weekc. every two weeksd. once every two weeks20.He treats me ___________ a good friend.a. as if I wasb. as if I werec. like I amd. like I wereI.Vocabulary and Structure1. It is not easy to learn English well, but if you _____, you will succeed in the end.(A) hang up (B) hang about (C) hang on (D) hang onto2. Last year the advertising rate _____ by 20 percent.(A) raised (B) aroused (C) arose (D) rose3. The strong storm did a lot of damage to the coastal villages: several fishing boats were _____ and many houses collapsed.(A) wrecked (B) spoiled (C) torn (D) injured4.Thee little man was _____ one metre fifty high.(A) almost more than (B) hardly more than (C) nearly more than (D) as much as5. You see file lightning _____ it happens, but you hear the thunder later.(A) the instant (B) for an instant (C) on the instant (D) in an instant6. The manager lost his _____ just because his secretary was ten minutes late.(A) mood (B) temper (C) mind (D) passion7. Convenience foods which are already prepared for cooking are _____ in grocery stores.(A) ready (B) approachable (C) probable (D) available8. It is important that enough money _____ to fund the project.(A) be collected (B) must be collected (C) was collected (D) can be collected9. Some old people don't like pop songs because they can't _____ so much noise.(A) resist (B) sustain (C) tolerate (D) undergo10. _____ it or not, his discovery has created a stir in scientific circles.(A) Believe (B) To believe (C) Believing (D) Believed11. I’m very sorry to have ________ you with so many questions on such an occasion.A) interfered B) offended C) impressed D) bothered12. The price of beer ________ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.A) altered B) ranged C) separated D) differed13. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still ________.A) blank B) hollow C) vacant D) bare14. Anne couldn't concentrate_______ what she was doing while her family were watching TV．(A) to (B) on(C) for (D) in15. Every man in this country has the right to live where he wants to _____ the color of his skin.(A) with the exception of (B) in the light of (C) by virtue of (D) regardless of16. Housewives who do not go out to work feel they are not working to their full _____.(A) capacity (B) strength (C) length (D) possibility17.The soldier was _____ of running away when the enemy attacked.(A) scolded (B) charged (C) accused (D) punished18. In the advanced course students must take performance tests at monthly _____ .(A) gaps (B) intervals (C) length (D) distance19. All things _____, the planned trip will have to be called off.(A) considered (B) be considered (C) considering (D) having considered.20. Free medical treatment in this country covers sickness of mind as well as _____ sicknesses.(A) normal (B) ordinary (C) average (D) regularIII. Vocabulary.25. You would be ________ a risk to let your child go to school by himself.A) omitting B) attaching C) affording D) running26. He is always here; it’s ________ you’ve never met him.A) unique B) strange C) rare D) peculiar27. There has been a great increase in retail sales, ________?A) does there B) isn’t there C) hasn’t there D) isn’t it28. We’d like to ________ a table for five for dinner this evening.A) preserve B) retain C) reserve D) sustain29. 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 tell30. The European Union countries were once worried that they would not have ________ supplies of petroleum.A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient31. In fact, Peter would rather have left for San Francisco than ________ in New York.A) to stay B) stayed C) staying D) having stayed32. He soon received promotion, for his superiors realized that he was a man of considerable ________.A) ability B) future C) possibility D) opportunity33. Britain ahs the highest ________ of road traffic in the world—over 60 cars for every mile of road.A) popularity B) density C) intensity D) prosperity34. How is it ________ your roommate’s request and yours are identical?A) if B) so C) what D) that35. In my opinion, he’s ________ the most imaginative of all the contemporary poets.A) in all B) at best C) for all D) by far36. He didn’t have time to read the report word for word: he just ________ it.A) skimmed B) observed C) overlooked D) glanced37. The leader of the expedition ________ everyone to follow his example.A) promoted B) reinforced C) sparked D) inspired38. What a lovely party! It’s worth ________ all my life.A) remembering B) to remember C) to be remembered D) being remembered39. Who would you rather ________ with you, George or me?A) going B) to go C) have gone D) went40. The ________ goal of the book is to help bridge the gap between research and teaching, particularly betweenresearchers and teachers.A) intensive B) concise C) joint D) overall41. The owner and editor of the newspaper ________ the conference.A) were attending B) were to attend C) is to attend D) are to attend42. We left the meeting, there obviously ________ no point in staying.A) were B) being C) to be D) having43. Their products are frequently overpriced and ________ in quality.A) influential B) inferior C) superior D) subordinate44. The neighborhood boys like to play basketball on that ________ lot.A) valid B) vacant C) vain D) vague45. These people once had fame and fortune; now ________ is left to them is utter poverty.A) all that B) all what C) all which D) that all46. To our ________, Geoffrey’s illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.A) anxiety B) relief C) view D) judgment47. Many people like white color as it is a ________ of purity.A) symbol B) sign C) signal D) symptom48. The residents, ________ had been damaged by the fire, were given help by the Red Cross.A) all of their homes B) all their homes C) whose all homes D) all of whose homes49. This research has attracted wide ________ coverage and has featured on BBC television’s Tomorrow’s World.A) message B) information C) media D) data50. 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 to51. Investigators agreed that passengers on the airliner ________ at the very moment of the crash.A) should have died B) must be dying C) must have died D) ought to die52. The energy ________ by the chain reaction is transformed into heat.A) transferred B) released C) delivered D) conveyed53. ________ their work will give us a much better feel for the wide differences between the two schools ofthought.A) To have reviewed B) Having reviewed C) Reviewing D) Being reviewed54. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect the ________ silk from damage.A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible31. The quicksilver sniper felled victim after victim with a single, long-distance shot, then __________ quickly as a mist in a morning breeze.A. faded outB. vanishedC. blinkedD. orbit32. The waitress said that she noticed the man because he was ___________ not only in dress but in expenditure.A. sophisticatedB. dizzyC. racialD. extravagant33. He has spent all his life working with mentally ___________ people.A. divergedB. disabledC. nakedD. abolished34. The plan for a new office tower went ahead ___________ local opposition.A. in connection withB. without so much asC. regardless ofD. on account of35. “I would __________ that the most dangerous and difficult days are still ahead of us," he said.A. suspectB. blessC. imposeD. capture36. The waste water vent, which is under the shuttle cabin, in front of the left wing, is used to expel into space both urine and surplus water ______ from the shuttle's fuel cell power system. A. transported B. wandered C. disposed D. generated37. Though faced with many difficulties, he would not __________ online learning.A. give upB. get throughC. get byD. give in38. We’re searching for a couple of __________ from the young offenders’ institution.A. runawaysB. pursuerC. watchmenD. suspects39. We’ve spent so much money on our new house, we can’t afford to __________ it.A. scrawlB. furnishC. retailD. criticize40.__________ forward a little while a person is talking shows your interest and shows you are listening to what the person is saying. By doing this, you are saying: I hear what you're saying, and I'm interested — keep talking!A.MigratingB. ScrawlingC. LeaningD. Exposing41. In our culture, honesty has always been considered an important ___________ of a person’s character.A. elementB. roleC. shareD. practice42. The machine equipped with an automatic control system has an enormous advantage __________.A. than the previous onesB. to the previous onesC. over the previous onesD. on the previous ones43. They decided to _________ in a visit to their relations when they were on holiday.A. fillB. fitC. putD. manage44. A good composition should be well-organize; _________, its language should flow smoothly.A. neverthelessB. moreoverC. occasionallyD. eventually45. One of the __________ of the training programme is that it enables the young people to be better candidates for employment.A. adventuresB. measuresC. viewpointsD. virtues46. This year the company ___________ almost twice as many as it did last year.A. turned outB. turned toC. turned inD. turned down47. Scientific discoveries and inventions do not always influence the language __________ their importance.A. in the name ofB. in proportion toC. on top ofD. with regard to48. _________ in an exciting novel or film, the passage of time is easily forgotten.A. While absorbedB. When absorbedC. AbsorbedD. When you are absorbed49. The fish tasted so unpleasant that Jane threw it away __________.A. with pleasureB. in disgustC. in despairD. in great disappointment50. With a bigger family income, they will be better ___________.A. upB. offC. tooD. On51. He is so kind and easy-going that the kids go __________ him in a big way.A. forB. toC. withD. off52. Your work will ___________ though it needs some improvement.A. get throughB. get alongC. get byD. get round53. He was warned to __________ at chasing married woman, or he was likely to be given a punch in jaw.A. draw fireB. draw the lineC. draw to an endD. draw away54. As National Day is round the corner, Shanghai is ___________ a festive atmosphere.A. looked onB. involved inC. bathed inD. surrounded with55. Everyone in the city has _________ to the large collection of books on various subjects in the city’s public library.A. alternativeB. procedureC. accessD. process56. Seeing their teacher left the classroom ____________ a praise for their hard work, the pupils felt very disappointedA. with so much asB. without so much asC. so much so thatD. as much as that57. The occupants of the apartment used a small __________ and walked along one wall of the studio to reach the stairs to the apartment.A. mallB. vineC. loudspeakerD. entryway58. Joan rummaged (到处翻寻) in her drawer and came up with a(n) __________ of newspaper clippings (剪报).A. ovenB. kettleC. fistfulD. carton59. The old women ________ herself ________ the stairs with difficulty, holding on to the rail.A. took / upB. sat / upC. kicked / upD. pulled / up60. She said __________ so I presumed it wasn’t common knowledge.A. in essenceB. in a whisperC. in a flashD. off his feet。