英语单选练习及答案

1、词汇练习Directions: In this part there are 100 incomplete sentences. Under each incomplete sentence there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. Choose the ONE answer that best completes the sentence.1. The atmosphere of certain gases mixed together in definite proportions.a. composesb. comprisesc. cons

2、istsd. constitutes2. While he was in the office he doing something to doing nothing.a. preferredb. likedc. favouredd. approved3. Metals when cooled and expand when heated.a. decreaseb. reducec. condensed. contract4. Take your raincoat with you it rains.a. by chanceb. in casec. at larged. on occasion

3、5. He was afraid he would have to her invitation to the party.a. refuteb. refusec. rejectd. decline6. At the Committee last Saturday the following proposal was agreed by those present.a. tob. withc. overd. at7. We went to see the exhibition the storm.a. but forb. in spite ofc. for the sake ofd. inst

4、ead of8. To my surprise, at yesterdays meeting he again brought the plan that had been disapproved a week before.a. aboutb. outc. backd. up9. The doctor took X-rays to the chance of broken bones.a. make sure b. rule outc. break downd. knock out10. He felt it rather difficult to take a stand the opin

5、ion of the majority.a. for b. againstc. tod. by11. He has behaved in the most extraordinary way recently; I cant his behaving like that at all.a. look intob. break throughc. account ford. get over12. How did it come that you made a lot of mistakes in your homework?a. aboutb. alongc. aroundd. by13. H

6、e could produce no evidence his argument.a. in respect ofb. in view ofc. in support ofd. on account of14. The government should with the irrational regulations restricting drinking hours.a. break awayb. come upc. get away d. do away15. I know him well enough to accept his explanation .a. without que

7、stionb. by all meansc. at any costd. in any case16. It was a small country house, but it was large urban standards.a. atb. forc. byd. from17. The travellers sought shelter the rain and happened to find a road-side inn.a. from b. againstc. ford. with18. All our attempts to the child from drowning wer

8、e in vain.a. regainb. recoverc. reserved. rescue19. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to it.a. deal withb. comment onc. cope withd. dwell on20. I was always taught that it was to interrupt.a. rudeb. coarsec. roughd. crude21. Except on official such as formal receptions,

9、 American society has a certain amount of informality.a. casesb. situationsc. events d. occasions22. The final document was, of course, supposed to mend the damage upon the world by the war.a. imposedb. impressedc. compelledd. compressed23. While walking along the icy river banks, we could see crack

10、s in the ice in all directions.a. radiating b. dividingc. splittingd. tearing24. Tibet, the second largest province of China, is in uranium（铀）and underground thermal power（地热）.a. wealthyb. abundantc. adequated. sufficient25. The young couple were quite excited by the of having their first child.a. p

11、erspectiveb. prospectc. futured. foresight 26. So many children have bought the balloons that the store is now out of .a. stuffb. materialc. stockd. foresight27. She was always in perfect sympathy with me my love of nature.a. with regard tob. in contrast toc. in case ofd. in the event of28. There ar

12、e nations whose lack of contact with the outside world has poverty.a. fallen intob. consisted inc. resulted ind. amounted to29. This is the to an improvement of their living conditions.a. keyb. decisionc. essenced. alternative30. It was a bold idea to build a power station in the deep valley, but it

13、 as well as we had expected.a. went offb. worked offc. broke offd. came off31. Christmas is a christian holy day usually celebrated on December 25th the birth of Jesus Christ.a. in favour ofb. in honour ofc. in terms ofd. in accordance with32. The action of the policemen saved the people in the hous

14、e from being burnt.a. alertb. urgentc. promptd. punctual33. The pollution question as well as several other issues is going to be discussed when the Congress is in again next spring.a. assemblyb. conferencec. conventiond. session34. Your is the round of things that you usually do each day.a. practic

15、eb. habitc. routine d. custom35. I with thanks the help of my colleagues in the preparation of this new column.a. expressb. acknowledgec. confirmd. verify36. David is the holder of the world 5000-meter race world record, but there is no guarantee that he will win in the Olympic Games.a. prevalentb.

16、dominantc. currentd. prominent37. Your complaint is being ; when we have anything to report well write to you again.a. looked throughb. looked overc. looked afterd. looked into38. To our delight, she quickly herself to the new situation.a. acquaintedb. exposedc. adaptedd. devoted39. The manager gave

17、 one of the salesgirls an accusing look for her attitude toward customers.a. straightforwardb. partialc. favourabled. hostile40. With the joint effort of everyone, the plan is to succeed; Im sure of that.a. obviousb. boundc. doubtlessd. necessary41. Millions of tons of water are by a complex system

18、of dykes.a. held upb. held onc. held outd. held back42. When travelling, you are advised to take travellers checks, which provide a secure to carrying your money in cash.a. substituteb. replacementc. preferenced. alternative43. Dont poke your nose into what doesnt you.a. connectb. relatec. concernd.

19、 interest44. The discussion was so prolonged and exhausting that the speakers stopped for refreshments.a. at largeb. at intervalsc. at randomd. at length45. Dozens of scientific groups all over the world have been the goal of a practical and economic way to use sunlight to split water molecules.a. p

20、ursuingb. chasingc. attainingd. reaching46. He does not as a teacher of English as his pronunciation is terrible.a. equalb. qualifyc. matchd. fit47. China started its nuclear power industry only in recent years and should no time in catching up.a. delayb. lessenc. lose d. slip48. I was speaking to A

21、nn on the phone when suddenly we were .a. cut offb. cut downc. cut backd. cut out49. The States Department of Commerce in the U.S. is to our Bureau of Economic Development.a. alikeb. equivalentc. samed. approximate50. Its usually the case that people seldom behave in a way when in a furious state.a.

22、 responsibleb. reliablec. rationald. conscious51. Scientists are working hard to come up with a sure solution to the food for mankind.a. declineb. rarityc. scarcityd. shortage52. I left for the office earlier than usual this morning traffic jam.a. for the sake ofb. in case ofc. at the risk ofd. in s

23、pite of53. The manager didnt have time to go into his plan , but he gave us an idea about it.a. in turnb. in conclusionc. at firstd. at length54. Your improper words will give to doubts concerning your true intentions.a. riseb. reasonc. suspiciond. ground55. The new washing machines are being at the

24、 rate of 50 a day in this factory.a. turned offb. turned downc. turned outd. turned in56. John complained to the bookseller that there were some pages in the dictionary.a. losingb. missingc. droppingd. falling57. On turning round the corner we saw the road steeple.a. fallingb. decreasingc. descendin

25、gd. lowering58. The mother said she would her son washing the dishes if he could finish his assignment before supper.a. let downb. let alonec. charged. accusation59. The managing director took the for the accident, although it was not really his fault.a. guiltb. blamec. charged. accusation60. In spi

26、te of the wide range of reading material specially written or for language learning purposes, there is yet no comprehensive systematic program for the reading skills.a. adaptedb. acknowledgedc. assembledd. appointed61. People that vertical flight transports would carry millions of passengers as do t

27、he airliners of today.a. convincedb. anticipatedc. resolvedd. assured62. The shop-assistant was straightforward with his customers. If an article was of quality hed tell them so.a. miserableb. minorc. subordinated. inferior63. He failed to carry out some of the provisions of the contract, and now he

28、 has to the consequences.a. answer forb. run intoc. submit tod. account for64. More poles are needed to the weight of the tent.a. retainb. sustainc. maintaind. obtain65. Your advice would be valuable to him, who is at present at his wits end.a. exclusivelyb. extensivelyc. excessivelyd. exceedingly67

29、. With all its advantages, the computer is by no means without its .a. boundariesb. restraintsc. confinementsd. limitations68. He so much work that he couldnt really do it efficiently.a. put onb. brought onc. took ond. carried on69. I felt to death because I could make nothing of the chairmans speec

30、h.a. fatiguedb. tiredc. exhaustedd. bored70. Farmers are more anxious for rain than people in cities because they have more at .a. dangerb. stakec. lossd. threat71. We Edisons success to his intelligence and hard work.a. describeb. subjectc. attributed. refer72. It is well known that retired workers

31、 in China are free medical care.a. entitled tob. associated withc. involved ind. devoted to73. She once again went through her composition carefully to all spelling mistakes from it.a. eliminateb. withdrawc. diminishd. delete74. The newly-built Science Building seems enough to last a hundred years.a

32、. sophisticatedb. steadyc. robustd. substantial75. A man has to make for his old age by putting aside enough money to live on when old.a. supplyb. assurancec. provisiond. storage76. The cells（电池）were designed to sunshine to electricity to run a motor.a. convertb. alterc. modifyd. exchange 77. A of t

33、he long report by the budget committee was submitted to the mayor for approval.a. shorthand b. schemec. scheduled. sketch78. The bright flowers and warm winds that spring had come.a. threatenedb. announcedc. statedd. pronounced79. In that country, guests tend to feel they are not highly if the invit

34、ation to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date.a. admiredb. regardedc. expectedd. worshiped80. Few people realize how rich that area is. It is a land of treasure treasure.a. piled onb. derived fromc. turned overd. increased by81. The jeweler assured Mr. White that

35、the stone was a(n) diamond and not an imitation.a. gracefulb. genuinec. actuald. exact82. The remarkable of life on the Galopagos Islands inspired Charles Darwin to establish his theory of evolution.a. classificationb. diversionc. densityd. variety83. As the clouds drifted away an even higher peak b

36、ecame to the climbers.a. obviousb. visiblec. presentd. apparent84. The news item about the fire is followed by a detailed report made .a. on the spotb. on the sitec. on the locationd. on the ground85. The remarkable gains in the general health of the population in the world have been due in large me

37、asure the efforts of some great doctors.a. forb. withc. byd. to86. He appeared in the court and supplied the facts to the case.a. subjectb. attachedc. relevantd. corresponding87. In my opinion, you can widen the of these improvements through your active participation.a. dimensionb. volumec. magnitud

38、ed. scope88. John did not have to write the composition if he didnt want to. It was .a. imperativeb. optionalc. criticald. unnecessary89. I support your decision, but I should also make it clear that I am not going to be to it.a. connectedb. fastenedc. boundd. related90. A exercise such as running is helpful to our health.a. rigorousb. vigorousc. preciousd. continuous91. If any man here does not agree with me, he sh