中国地质大学(武汉)远程与继续教育学院入学考试复习题大学英语

大学英语

一单选题（共100题）

1. The astronaut drew a deep breath as he squeezed into the simulated (模拟的) space cabin which ___ his home for seven days.

A.had to be

B.had been

C.is to be

D.was to be

标准答案：D

2. The magnificent _______temple was constructed by the Chinese people.

A.eight-centuries-old

B.old-eight-century

C.eight-century's-old

D.eight-century-old

标准答案：D

3. The news that a prize will be given to him ______him with pleasure.

A.fills in

B.fills out

C.fills

D.fill

标准答案：C

4. ________she first heard of the disease referred to as AIDS.

A.That was from John

B.It was John that

C.It was from John that

D.It was John whom

标准答案：C

5. George took ____ of the fine weather to do a day’s work in his garden.

A.advantage

B.profit

C.interest

D.charge

标准答案：A

6. From what is mentioned above we can draw a conclusion______electric energy can be turned into light energy.

A.what

B.how

C.which

D.that

标准答案：D

7. Many important scientific discoveries were made during the recent geological_____ inTibet.

A.journey

B.voyage

C.tour

D.expedition

标准答案：D

8. This boy was _______ for what he had done in the class.

A.scolded

B.overcome

C.inclined

D.displayed

标准答案：A

9. The office has to be shut down ___ fund.

A.being a lack of

B.from lack of

C.to a lack of

D.for lack of

标准答案：D

10. At yesterday's party, Elizabeth's boyfriend amused us by ______ Charlie Chaplin.

A.copying

B.following

C.imitating

D.modeling

标准答案：C

11. His name was ______ of my tongue, but I just couldn't remember it.

A.at the end

B.at the top

C.on the tip

D.on the point

标准答案：C

12. Nothing that I can see ____ what you have described.

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/192383346.html,pares

B.relates

C.resembles

D.consists

标准答案：C

13. ________ you return those books to the library immediately, you will have to pay a fine.

A.Until

B.Unless

C.If

D.Providing

标准答案：B

14. The meeting had to be _____ since they couldn't reach agreement on th e problem.

A.broken off

B.broken out

C.broken down

D.broken away

标准答案：A

15. Only if you can understand what you are listening to, _______write it down correctly.

A.you will

B.will you

C.you can

D.can you

标准答案：D

16. When will our plane _____?

A.take away

B.take up

C.take off

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标准答案：C

17. By the time the talk is over, we _____ a lot about aeroplanes.

A.shall be learning

B.are learning

C.shall learn

D.shall have learnt

标准答案：D

18. Not until ten o'clock ___ it was too late to return.

A.we realized

B.we did realize

C.did we realize

D.realized we

标准答案：C

19. You've been studying so hard．It is now ______ that you will become a top student.

A.confident

B.certain

C.sure

D.right

标准答案：B

20. George knew that it was difficult for him to clear the height, but he succeeded upon his third___.

A.attempt

B.temptation

C.display

D.action

标准答案：A

21. The main road through Littlebury was blocked for three hours today after an accident___ two lorries.

A.involving

B.including

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D.containing

标准答案：A

22. If he___ in that way for much longer he will find himself in the bankruptcy court.

A.carries on

B.carries off

C.carries by

D.carries away

标准答案：A

23. The old couple put great ______on walking a mile or two every day.

A.worth

B.value

C.price

D.cost

标准答案：B

24. The football match was televised ___ from the Government stadium.

A.alive

B.life

C.live

D.lively

标准答案：C

25. It's unwise ______ down the proposal.

A.of them to turn

B.for them to turn

C.for they to turn

D.for their turning

标准答案：A

26. I ____watching this performance because it is wonderful.

A.delight

B.amuse

C.enjoy

D.please

标准答案：C

27. In this game, if anyone makes a mistake, he or she drops ____and is replaced by another child.

A.by

B.back

C.off

D.out

标准答案：D

28. ___would welcome such a chance.

A.Many man

B.A many man

C.Many a man

D.Many a men

标准答案：C

29. All the arrangements should have been completed prior ____our departure.

A.in

B.to

C.by

D.before

标准答案：B

30. She_______ money every month for her son's college education.

A.sets out

B.sets about

C.sets up

D.sets aside

标准答案：D

31. He finally _____in accomplishing the task.

A.achieved

B.enabled

C.managed

D.succeeded

标准答案：D

32. When I went shopping, I ___ a new suit and a pair of shoes.

A.picked off

B.picked out

C.picked over

D.picked up

标准答案：B

33. ________you like to have dinner with us tonight?

A.Do

B.Would

C.Can

D.W ill

标准答案：B

34. The newcomer ________a new post.

A.has assigned

B.has been assigned to

C.has assigned to

D.has assigned with

标准答案：B

35. Most of the students were no longer listening to her _______ lecture.

A.tiring

B.boring

C.annoying

D.weary

标准答案：B

36. Turning back down the main street, we ______ our pace and made our way rapidly towards the hotel.

A.quickened

B.fastened

C.hastened

D.tightened

标准答案：A

37. There are many kinds of metals, ___.

A.each having its special properties

B.having its special property

C.one has its special properties

D.each has its special properties

标准答案：A

38. The discovery of the fossils _______our understanding of the growth of the human brain.

A.added to

B.added on

C.added up to

D.added up

标准答案：A

39. The date of the meeting has been _____ from the 5th to 8th June.

A.postponed

B.advanced

C.put forward

D.brought off

标准答案：A

40. The little boy is thoroughly______ because he is always given whatever he wants.

A.hurt

B.destroyed

C.spoiled

D.damaged

标准答案：C

41. It is human nature to think back to a Golden Age ___ one's country was strong and respected.

A.when

B.provided

C.as

D.unless

标准答案：A

42. The speech which he made ____ the project has bothered me.

A.being concerned

B.concerned

C.be concerned

D.concerning

标准答案：D

43. For a long time scientists have suspected ______ life exists on other planets besides the earth, but until recently, they had very little evidence to support this theory.

A.whether

B.if

C.that

D.what

标准答案：C

44. Had he worked harder, he ___ through the exams.

A.would get

B.would have got

C.could get

D.must have got

标准答案：B

45. Niagara Fallsis a great tourist _______, drawing millions of visitors every year.

A.attention

B.attraction

C.appointment

D.arrangement

标准答案：B

46. She has lost her handbag with the ___ sum of $1500 init.

A.extraordinary

B.important

C.considerable

D.valuable

标准答案：C

47. Sally _______ some boring chapters and went straight up to the last chapter.

A.skimmed

B.scanned

C.skipped

D.jumped

标准答案：C

48. ___ no cause for alarm, the old man went back to his bedroom.

A.There was

B.Since

C.Being

D.There being

标准答案：D

49. It's time ___about the traffic problem downtown.

A.something was done

B.everything is done

C.anything will be done

D.nothing to be done

标准答案：A

50. The prince _____ in love with the country girl at first sight.

A.dropped

B.fell

C.came

D.went

标准答案：B

51. ____that you have finished your homework, you can watch TV and have some ice cream.

A.Since

B.Now

C.Because

D.As

标准答案：B

52. Mrs.Bond took the driving test many times, and ___ passed it.

A.eventually

B.immediately

C.previously

D.gradually

标准答案：A

53. Children need praise much ____ flowers need water.

A.in the same way like

B.in the same way which

C.in the same way

D.in the same way as

标准答案：D

54. I ___ the party much more if there hadn't been quite such a crowd of people there.

A.would enjoy

B.will have enjoyed

C.would have enjoyed

D.will be enjoying

标准答案：C

55. Both sugar and salt can ______in water.

A.desert

B.absorb

C.dissolve

D.involve

标准答案：C

56. He is very angry now. We ______ .

A.had better leaving him alone

B.should leave him alone

C.might as well leave him alone

D.had rather leave him alone

标准答案：C

57. Are you willing to ______comforts and hardships ______me?

A.separate ...from

B.share ...with

C.divide ...into

D.share... in

标准答案：B

58. Keep in __________ that all people are different and some may make progress faster than others.

A.head

B.brain

C.heart

D.mind

标准答案：D

59. Undergraduate students have no___ to the rare books in the school library.

A.access

B.entrance

C.way

D.path

标准答案：A

60. Very few scientists ___ with completely new answers to the world’s problems.

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https://www.wendangku.net/doc/192383346.html,e round

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/192383346.html,e on

https://www.wendangku.net/doc/192383346.html,e up

标准答案：D

61. This law ___the number of accidents caused by children running across the road when they get off the bus.

A.intending to reduce

B.intends reducing

C.intended reducing

D.is intended to reduce

标准答案：D

62. There's ______ when we shall meet again.

A.not know

B.not to know

C.no knowing

D.never knowing

标准答案：C

63. _________the problems，we have to go ahead.

A.In spite

B.In spite of

C.Though

D.However

标准答案：B

64. She has lost a dictionary, ___ she bought only the other day.

A.which

B.that

C.and which

D.and that

标准答案：A

65. We would contact your nearest relative ____ any accident occurring.

A.in the event of

B.in the course of

C.in the place of

D.in the light of

标准答案：A

66. You'd better ___ her of some of her housework.

A.relief

B.release

C.remain

D.relieve

标准答案：D

67. There is a _________ of impatience in the tone of his voice.

A.notion

B.dot

C.phrase

D.hint

标准答案：D

68. This may have preserved the elephant from being wiped out as well as other animals___ inAfrica.

A.hunted

B.hunting

C.that hunted

D.are hunted

标准答案：A

69. Western Nebraska generally receives less snow than___EasternNebraska.

A.in

B.it receives in

C.does

D.it does in

标准答案：C

70. Some states in the United States_______ people to carry guns.

A.apply

B.charm

C.ignore

D.forbid

标准答案：D

71. Areas where students have particular difficulty have been treated ______ particular care.

A.by

B.in

C.with

D.under

标准答案：D

72. A sudden idea _____ to him that he might try the new method.

A.occurred

B.happened

C.took place

D.encountered

标准答案：A

73. The students gradually ______ a knowledge of the subject.

A.acquired

B.attained

C.achieved

D.behaves

标准答案：A

74. She ought to stop work; she has a headache because she _______ too long.

A.has been reading

B.had been reading

C.is reading

D.reads

标准答案：A

75. The people in the flood areas are badly in ______ of warm clothes and shelter.

A.shortage

B.want

C.supply

D.plentiful

标准答案：B

76. With hundreds of works left behind, Picasso is regarded as a very ___ artist.

A.profound

B.productive

C.prosperous

D.contacted

标准答案：B

77. Could you take a _______ sheet of paper and write your name at the top?

A.bare

B.vacant

C.blank

D.hollow

标准答案：C

78. __________in the famous company，I took pride in myself.

A.When employed

B.While employing

C.Employ

D.Employing

标准答案：A

79. He keeps on with physical training in winter ___________cold it is.

A.whatever

B.no matter how

C.whether or not

D.although

标准答案：B

80. They kept all important documents carefully locked in a ______.

A.security

B.safe

C.storage

D.safeguard

标准答案：B

81. Jack was so ___ in his reading that he didn't notice me entering his study.

A.concentrated

B.engaged

C.absorbed

D.tempted

标准答案：C

82. She graduated from the Electronic Measurement Department, _____ Electronic Technology.

A.to major

B.majoring

C.to major in

D.majoring in

标准答案：D

83. What you said was true, ______ it was an unkind remark.

A.anyhow

B.yet

C.however

D.accordingly

标准答案：B

84. Fortunately，the damage in the earthquake ________the building was not so serious.

A.to

B.of

C.in

D.upon

标准答案：A

85. Cars and motorcycles are similar ___they are both privately owned means of transport.

A.so that

B.in that

C.for that

D.in which

标准答案：B

86. Not only the professional s but also the amateurs will ______ from the new training facilities.

A..derive

B..acquire

C..benefit

D..reward

标准答案：C

87. I wish ___toStockholm. When I was in Sweden.I hear it's a beautiful city.

A.I went

B.I had gone

C.I have gone

D.having gone

标准答案：B

88. Your______ in studying English is different from mine.

A.altitude

B.approach

C.attitude

D.appropriation

标准答案：B

89. The article opens and closes with description of two new reports, each ____one major point in contrast with the other.

A.makes

B.made

C.making

D.is to make

标准答案：C

90. Even a child can jump over the ditch, _____ you, a young man.

A.not to mention

B.not mentioning

C.not saying

D.don't mention

标准答案：A

91. Many people have been sick with the flu this month.If you have any of the ____ of the disease, call your doctor immediate ly.

A.symptoms

B.signs

C.indications

D.evidences

标准答案：A

92. There was a knock at the door. It was the second time someone _____ me that evening.

A.had interrupted

B.would have interrupted

C.to have interrupted

D.to interrupt

标准答案：A

93. _____ adequate market investigations, the company doesn’s get the expected result from this new project.

A.Having not made

B.Having made

C.Not having made

D.Not making

标准答案：C

94. He felt like ____ a good sleep after several days working overtime.

A.having

B.to have

C.have

D.to be having

标准答案：A

95. I__________my wallet when I was shopping in the store.

A.must have dropped

B.should have dropped

C.could drop

D.ought to have dropped

标准答案：A

96. A house with a dangerous gas ________ can be broken into immediately.

A.split

B.leak

C.mess

D.crack

标准答案：B

97. I hate to see papers _______ in pencil.

A.writing

B.to write

C.written

D.write

标准答案：C

98. He said that the driver must have had an accident; otherwise he _________ by then.

A.must have arried

B.should arrive

C.would arrive

D.would have arrived

标准答案：D

99. _______determines a good meal varies from country to country.

A.What

B.That

C.It

D.Which

标准答案：A

100. The politician says he will ________ the welfare of the people.

A.prey on

B.take on

C.get at

D.see to

标准答案：D