Single selection 大学英语单选题.docx

1. When you choose a piece of cloth, the most important thing that you should pay attention to is its _. A. style B. texture C. textile D. content 2.My mother came here only for a _ stay. She would fly to Los Angeles the next day. A. shortened B. prolonged C. premature D. transient 3.She cast her eyes round the room in _of a chair to sit in. A. question B. quest C. demand D. requirement 4.You must be very careful. The work _ precision. A. retails B. repels C. retains D. entails 5.She knows a lot of young men, but it isnt easy to choose a/an _ one who is both rich and attractive. A. diligent B. qualified C. eligible D. elegant 6.He was _ about the spring outing, but he came back quite depressed and said he shouldnt have joined in it. A. enthusiastic B. fantastic C. courageous D. discouraged 7._ the chance and the money, Id come and see you in New York in the foreseeable future. A.With regard to B.ConsideringC. Given D. Assuming 8.She is fond of _, so dont approach her and tell her what troubles you. Shell make it known to all. A. comment B. gossip C. speech D. appraisal 9.The old man was kind and _ enough to help the children cross the street. A. gracious B. graceful C. timid D. lively 10.The rising of prices will _ off demands for pay increases. A. trail B. switch C. trigger D. nudge 1.B。 当你选布料时，最应该注意的是其质地的好坏。此题为形近词辨析题，B、C为形近词，且A、C为干扰项。texture质地，结构：the delicate texture of her skin她皮肤细嫩。A. style式样。C. textile纺织品，织物。D. content内容。style衣服、家具、头发等有款式，式样；对于布要说图案、花样pattern和质地texture。2.D。 我母亲到这儿只做短暂的逗留。第二天她就要飞往洛杉矶。此题为形容词辨析题，A、D的中文意思容易混淆。transient短暂的，片刻的：transient happiness短暂的欢乐。A. shortened缩短的，变短的。B. prolonged延长的，长期的：a prolonged absence长时期的缺席。C. premature过早的，早熟的：His premature death at the age of 32 is a great loss.他32岁即早逝是一大损失。从后面的句子she would fly to Los Angeles the next day她第二天就要飞到洛杉矶去，可知她逗留时间不长，而shortened常用来修饰衣袖、裙、裤、报告、文章等，在此句中不合适3.B。 她环视房子寻找一张椅子坐。此题考搭配辨析，即“inof”结构。in quest of为固定搭配，意思是搜寻，探求。A. question问题，审问。C. demand需求，通常与for搭配：The workers demand for higher wages seems reasonable.工人们要求提高工资似乎很合理。D. requirement要求4.D。 你必须非常认真，这份工作需要准确性。此题为形近词辨析题，根据句意来判断。entail需要，使成为必需：Writing a history book entails a lot of work.写一本历史书需要花很大的功夫。A. retail零售：These shoes retail at $10 a pair.这些鞋子以每双10美元零售。B. repel击退；使厌恶，使反感：to repel an attack击退进攻。C. retain保留，保持：to retain ones balance保持平衡。从前一句的be very careful和后句中相呼应的precision精确，可知这里说这份工作需要准确5.C。 她认识许多男青年，但想挑选一个既富有又有魅力的不容易。此题为词义辨析题，B、C为近义词，而A、C、D在拼写上相近。eligible合格的，有资格的，适合被选作丈夫的：Up to now she hasnt found an eligible young man as her life partner.目前她还未找到一个合格的年青人作为终身伴侣。B. qualified有资格的，合格，尤其指有知识能力够格去胜任一份工作：He is qualified for the job.他够资格做这份工作。D. elegant指行为举止礼貌优雅。A项表示勤勉的，不合题意。故C为最佳答案。6.A。 他对春天郊游很热心，但他回来后却很沮丧，说他不该去。此题为形容词辨析题，根据句意来判断。enthusiastic热衷的，热心的：He is enthusiastic about collecting stamps.他热衷于集邮。B. fantastic幻想的，奇异的: a fantastic story奇怪的故事。C. courageous勇敢的：It is courageous of you to try and save the drowning man.你拯救溺水的人，真是勇敢。D. discouraged泄气的，沮丧的。这里fantastic奇异的，幻想的和courageous勇敢的，在意义上不是很符合，只有A最为恰当。7.C。 若有时间和钱的话，我会很快去纽约拜访你。此题为语法题，考表示条件关系的介词短语。given假使，假若：Given the same treatment again, he is sure to get well.假如再得到同样的治疗，他一定会康复的。A. with regard to关于: With regard to your recent complaint, we will give you a solution as soon as possible.关于你最近抱怨的问题，我们将尽快给予解决。B. considering鉴于，考虑到：He wrote a very good article considering his age.考虑到他的年龄，他的文章也算写得相当好的了。D. assuming如果，假如(引导句子)：Assuming it rains tomorrow, what shall we do?如果明天下雨，我们将怎么办?A. with regard to和B. considering意义上不符合，D. assuming语法不符，故C. given为最佳选择。8.B。 她爱说闲话，别和她接近。如果你告诉她你的烦恼，她会让所有人都知道。此题为近义词辨析题，四个选项与“说话，评论”有关。gossip谈论别人长短，说闲话：Two neighbors are having nice gossip in the street.两家邻居在街上谈论东家长西家短。A. comment评论，对事件、人物、书籍等进行口头或书面评论。C. speech演说。D. appraisal对价值、品质及状况加以评价或鉴定，较为正式。从句中你把你的烦恼告诉她之后，所有人都会知道，说明她这人爱说闲话，故B最佳答案9.A。 老人亲切和蔼地帮孩子们过马路。此题为形近词比较题，A、B为同根形容词。gracious和蔼的，亲切的：She is gracious enough to show us around her new house.她亲切地带着我们参观她的新房子。B. graceful行为优雅的。C. timid羞怯的。D. lively轻快的，活泼的。选项应与kind相符，A为最佳选择。 10.C。 物价上涨将引起(人们)要求增加工资。此题为动词与介词“off”搭配的词组辨析题。trigger发射；激起；引起：to trigger (off) a chain reaction引起连锁反应。A. trail off逐渐转弱，消失：Her interest in the work soon trailed off.她对工作的热忱不久便淡化了。B. switch off关掉电源等。D. nudge轻触，轻推，不跟off搭配：He nudged his friend to let him know it was time to leave.他轻轻碰一下他的朋友，意思是告诉他该离开了1. By _ computation, he estimated that the repais on the house would cost him a thousand dollars.A. coarse B. rude C. rough D. crude2. Your story about the frog turning into a prince is _ nonsense.A. shear B. sheer C. Shield D. sheet3. I could see that my wife was _ having that fur coat, whether I approved of it or not.A. intent on B. adequate for C. short of D. deficient in4. The _ runner can run 2 miles in fifteen minutes.A. common B. Average C. Usual D. general5. The police were alerted that the escaped criminal might be in the _.A. vain B. Vicinity C. Court D. jail6. As an excellent shooter, Peter practised aiming at both _ targets and moving targets .A. stationary B. standing C. stable D. still7. In American universities, classes are often arranged in more flexible _ and many jobs on campus sre reserved for students.A. scales B. ranks C. grades D. patterns8. The insurance company paid him $10000 in _ after his accident.A. instalment B. compensation C. substitution D. commission9. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but after a _ opration, he quickly recovered his sight.A. precise B. considerate C. delicate D. sensitive 10. The statue would be perfect but for a few small _ in its base.A. mistakes B. Weaknesses C. Flaws D. errors1.C。A. coarse粗糙的；B. rude 粗鲁的；C. rough崎岖的，D. crude 粗的，粗鲁的。2.B。A. shear剪羊毛(做名词为剪羊毛的剪子)；B. sheer完全的纯粹的【by sheer chance完全处于偶然】；C. shield盾牌；D. sheet薄片床单，纸张。3.A。A. intent on热衷于；B. adequate for 足够，充