大英选择题

大学英语(3)选择题1.As people’s living standards improve, the health and beauty business is______ with more sophisticated products than ever before.A.astonishingB. flourishingC. exaggeratingD.diminishing2.The ______ of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, butit is growing much faster than in the west.A.additionB.majorityC.percentageD.statistic2Makers of consumer electronics will pay for environmental sanitationservices to collect and ______ used refrigerators, computers andtelevisions under the new rules.A.dischargeB.distributeC.Dispose ofD.deal with3.As some of the rules concerning foreign trade ran contrary to theprinciples of the WTO, the government decided to ______ them as soon as possible.A.AbolishB.AccomplishC.DistinguishD.Establish4.As the semester is drawing to an end, the student union is calling on allthe students to ______ the temptation to cheat on exams.A.refuseB.rejectC.resistD.resolve5.In the last few years, the Internet and the World Wide Web have become______ words; almost everyone has heard of them.A.familyB.homeC.houseD.household6.Vicki never worried or hesitated about anything, she just ______ it andalmost always got whatever she wanted.A.went byB.went forC.went overD.went with7.The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isn’tenough food in the world, ____ that these people cannot get the food anyway.A.butB.despiteC.evenD.except8.As she matured as an artist, she ______ realize that “all artists are aproduct of their culture”.A.came toB.kept toC.took toD.went to9.My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came toour house and ______ my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.A.advocatedB.confirmedC.insuredD.promised10.Because of the mad cow disease, the European Union _ a worldwideBan on British beef and beef product exports.A.challengedB.chargedC.forgedD.imposed11.The exhibition at the Shanghai Science and Technology Center _____ suchendangered animals as the giant panda and the Siberian tiger and describes the work being done to protect them.A.detectsB.exploitsC.featuresD.demonstrates12. A computer file is a collection of ______ data, used to organize thestorage and processing of data by computer.A.electricalB.artificialC.electronicD.genuine13.To protect the environment, scientists and engineers are researching waysto _________ electricity more cheaply from such renewable energy sources as the wind and sun.A.generateB.manufactureC.constructD.transform14.In social dancing, the participants dance for their own pleasure ratherthan for the ______ of an audience.A.appreciationB.entertainmentC.leisureD.temptation15.Wireless waste from cell phones, pocket PCs, and music players ____ specialproblems because they have toxic chemicals in batteries and othercomponents.A.exposemitC.poseD.transport16.Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are______ to life.A.unlikelyB.unfriendlyC.forbiddenD.vulnerable17. A healthy and better-educated new generation is a ______ for sustainableeconomic and social development of all countries.A.guaranteeB.securityC.demandD.target18.Parks and open spaces are essential to the quality of life in dense ______areas such as New York City.A.agriculturalB.ruralC.suburbanD.urban19.My trip to the small village under the control of the enemy fire was fullof delays and difficulties, but I eventually ______.A.got byB.turned it overC.hit the sackD.made it20.For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is______ for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they are overseventy years old.A.hardly commonB.less frequentC.not unheard ofD.just usual21. A remote-controlled bomb exploded outside a hotel near the town squareyesterday, ______ at least 12 people.A.having been injuredB.having injuredC.injuredD.injuring22.When energy is converted from one form to another, some energy is alwayslost as heat. ______, no energy conversion is ever 100% efficient.A.In other termsB.In other wordsC.In another wayD.In some way23.While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some of themappear to lack common sense ______ following traffic regulations.ing toB.when coming toC.when it comes toD.when they come to24. A man who is good enough to shed his blood for his country is good enough______ a fair deal afterwards.A.being givenB.been givenC.givenD.to be given25.NASA’s Mars program was set back when two spacecraft failed up reachingMars, one ______ up in the planet’s atmosphere and the other ______ aftera software failure.A.burned; disappearedB.burned; disappearingC.burning; disappearingD.burning; disappeared26.After a very busy schedule in the past two months, Kenneth plans to takethings ______ for a while.A.at easeB.easilyC.easyD.with ease27.I just wonder if ____ ever _____ that you could have your own enterpriseand run it yourself when you were still a student.A.it…occurredB.you…occurred to itC.it…occurred to youD.you…occurred28.Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes forbicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got somesupporters, ______ like the idea.A.everyoneB.not everyoneC.no oneD.someone29.It can be said without exaggeration that no part of the United States isnot easily accessible by car, by train, or by air, and ______ by all thethree of them.A.More often thanB.More often than notC.No more often thanD.Less often than30.This report offered the most ____ and accurate information on the possibledefects resulting from cloning.A.specificB.particularC.trivialD.wicked31.The worsening of the country’s economy could mean ______ public supportfor the ruling party.A.CrippledB.SubtractedC.FlutteredD.Diminished32.Henry stood by me when I most needed it. I’ll always ______ that.A.impressB.registerC.pledgeD.appreciate33.Grandma always paid attention to the needs, wishes and feelings of thosearound her. She was the most ______ woman I’ve ever known.A.artificialB.merryC.considerateD.brilliant34.Certainly in our society teachers don’t enjoy the respect that is ____ todoctors and lawyers.A.rewardedB.accordedC.designatedD.transferred35.The changes our city ______ in the past few years are little short ofmiracles.A.cataloguedB.underwentC.inheritedD.furnished36.He _____ the problem _____ in his mind for a whole week before he didanything about it.A.switched…onB.kicked…upC.turned…overD.took…on37.Their heavy commitments do not allow them to ______ themselves _____current affairs as fully as they might wish.A.put…throughB.immerse…inC.switch…onD.settle…in38.Japan’s productivity has overtaken America’s in some manufacturingindustries, but elsewhere the United States has ______ its lead.A.taken upB.brought backC.rested onD.clung to39.For convenience’s sake, most couples in America have a ______ bank accountinstead of separate accounts.A.twinB.handyC.dualD.joint40.The woman is a ______ offender and has been arrested five times this yearfor shoplifting.A.persistentB.inevitableC.bluntD.dreary41.Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always ______ with acertain amount of fear.A.mingledB.dottedC.joinedD.scarred42.The problem of poverty is particularly ______ in rural areas where one inthree adults is unemployed.A.offensiveB.significantC.AcuteD.Frail43.If your monthly salary exceeds 10,000, you have to ______ 20% tax from thesum you receive.A.designateB.repayC.subtractD.snatch44.We can do without carpets. I prefer ______ wooden floors throughout thehouse.A.emptyB.bareC.leanD.primitive45.Three people were killed in the bomb explosion, but police have not yetidentified the ______.A.representativesB.statisticsC.victimsD.circumstances46.He was ashamed. That feeling ___, and he was never comfortable in churchafter that.A.lingeredB.stalkedC.saturatedD.flourished47.The increased volume of scheduled flights during the weeklong holiday is______ the air traffic control system.A.tiltingB.streamingC.strainingD.abolishing48.In some areas China is ______ the developed countries, but it will takesome years before we can catch up with them.A.growing intoB.whipping upC.gaining onD.heading for49.I made ______ use of my spare time, mixing with a lot of different peopleand practicing my English.A.mobileB.fierceC.profitableD.swift50.The meeting was successful and ended with a(n) ______ to set up cooperationbetween the six states of the region.A.testimonyB.pledgeC.evolutionD.signature51.We think it is wrong to single out any ______ of society for Aids testing.A.spectrumB.sectionC.mixtureD.locality52.The chances of the disease being ______ to humans are extremely remote.A.exposedmutedC.migratedD.transferred53.The child has a(n) ______ disease which attacks the immune system.A.imposedB.inheritedC.disguisedD.captured54.It seems these creatures can ____ temperature which would kill otherspecies.A.toleratepromiseC.mockD.undergo55.History, ______ and modern, has taught these people an intense distrust oftheir neighbors.A.primitiveB.ancientC.religiousD.urban56.“Hi, John, could you show me how to ______ graphics with text on the samescreen?”A.fuseB.cloneC.mergeD.mingle57.What they have done is _____ two different types of entertainment, thecircus and the rock concert.A.disposeB.accordC.adoptD.fuse58.The school strives to treat pupils as individuals and to help each one toachieve their full ______.A.curiosityB.geniusC.advantageD.potential59.The thought of dying slowly and painfully ______ me. I really can’tunderstand why so many people are opposed to euthanasia.A.terrifiesB.cursesC.puzzlesD.injures。