新视野大学英语三级题库单选148.doc

UNIT TWO1. The police still hadnt enough _ to prove him guilty so they set him free in the end. (3-2A#) A) conclusion B) approach C) sincerity D) evidence 2. The president made a _ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting, which encouraged the sportsmen greatly. (3-2B#) A) vigorous B) tedious C) flat D) harsh3. Careless drivers are _ to meet with accidents. (3-2A#) A) like B) liable C) feasible D) flexible4. The workers demands are _ ; they are asking for only a small increase in their wages. (3-2A#) A) particular B) moderate C) intermediate D) numerous5. This disease is caused by a(n) _ of vitamin C. (3-2A#) A) endurance B)formation C) deficiency D) phenomenon 6. The first, second, and third prizes went to James, John, and Tom _. (3-2A#) A) respectably B) respectfullyC) respected D) respectively 7. Power in business is derived _ confidence. (3-2A#) A) from B) in C) of D) by 8. His relationship with Smith _ four stages. (3-2B#) A) went through B) went by C) went over D) went out9. Im old enough not to let my troubles _ with my work. (3-2A#) A) trouble B) bother C) interfere D) disturb 10. In Britain people _ four million tons of potatoes every year. (3-2A#) A) swallow B) dispose C) consume D)exhaust11. The government took over the railways, hoping to _ confusion and inefficiency. (3-2A#) A) select B) adoptC) stem D) remedy 12. A healthy life is frequently thought to be _ with the open countryside and homegrown food. (3-2A#) A) tied B) bound C) involved D) associated13. The rain was heavy and _ the land was flooded. (3-2B#) A) consequently B) continuously C) constantly D) consistently14. After running to the bus stop, he was almost out of _ . (3-2A#) A) fatigue B) breath C) tie D) exhaustion 15. The court considers a financial _ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. (3-2B#) A) payment B) obligationC) option D) penalty16. Meals also have to be _ so that they will have a beneficial effect on the body. (3-2A*) A) bound B) modified C) adopted D) derived 17. The employment problem tends to be a city _. (3-2A#) A) shortcomings B) efficiency C) phenomenon D) interaction18. The considerations mentioned above may be _ in a few words. (3-2A#) A) resulted in B) led to C) summed up D) absorbed in19. Many English words are _ from French and Latin words. (3-2A#) A) obtained B) generated C) stem D) derived20. The European Union countries were worried that they would not have _ supplies of petroleum. (3-2A#) A) proficient B) efficient C) potential D) sufficient21. Not having a good command of English can be a serious _ preventing you from achieving your goals. (3-2B#) A) obstacle B) fault C) offense D) distress 22. This range of computers is very fast but their _ will be even faster. (3-2B#) A) concession B) depression C) succession D) confession23. Although she was disappointed about not getting the job, Jane soon _. (3-2A#) A) took in B) bounced back C) threw up D) checked on24. Their economy has expanded enormously in the past five years, whereas ours, _ , has declined. (3-2B#) A) in general B) in contrast C) in case D) in addition 25. The new generation would be more intelligent, enjoy better health and _ more energy. (3-2B*) A) reuse B) speculate C) possess D) imply26. Success in one area made them have confidence in _ other challenges. (3-2B#) A) tackling B) disposing C) dealing D) exhibiting 27. The doctor have _ the cause of the illness _ an unknown virus. (3-2B#) A) contributed ; to B) attributed ; to C) concentrated ; on D) resulted ; in28. Scientific discoveries are often applied _ industrial production methods. (3-2B#) A) for B) by C) to D) with29. Share prices were _ by reports of the presidents recovery. (3-2B#) A) neglected B) implied C) boosted D) provided30. This article, though very useful and informative, is much too _ for the average reader. (3-2B#) A) logical B) academic C) primary D) beneficial UNIT THREE1. It is suggested that students should take an active part in social events _ those event do not interfere with their studies. (3-3B#) A) lest B) though C) unless D) provided 2. There was once a town in this country where all life seemed to live in _ with its surroundings. (3-3B#) A) coincidence B) harmony C) uniform D) alliance3. When we are together there is no competition; neither of us feel better than or _ to the other. (3-3B#) A) interior B) internal C) inherit D) inferior4. The author introduced an entirely different _ to language teaching. (3-3A#) A) approach B) admission C) entrance D) access5. Professor Wang has been _ a lot of pressure on me to change my mind. (3-3B#) A) contributing B) exerting C) demonstrating D) tolerating6. As all the members of the committee except the chairman were in favor of the suggestion, he was in a _ of one. (3-3A#) A) community B) society C) majority D) minority7. Education should aim to _ childrens mind to its utmost potential. (3-3A*) A) cultivate B) calculate C) consult D) circulate8. The president said his government had the right to acquire any _ weapons from abroad to defend the country. (3-3B#) A) extreme B) discarded C) sophisticated D) moral 9. Some scientists believe that language has a great impact _ peoples thinking. (3-3B*) A) to B) on C) of D) with10. In Japan the western deadline approach is secondary _ a thorough job. (3-3B*) A) to B) of C) with D) by11. Professor Taylors talk has indicated that science has a very strong _ on the everyday life of non-scientists as well as scientists. (3-3B#) A) motivation B) perspective C) impression D) impact 12. I wouldnt think it _ to ask him to join the clubhe will only refuse. (3-3A#) A) worthwhile B) worthless C) worth D) worthy13. The value of the industrial _ dropped from about 70 billion dollars to slightly more than 31 billion. (3-3A#) A) outcome B) output C) outlook D) outset14. However, _ weight is not an inevitable part of getting older. (3-3A*) A) obtaining B) gaining C) getting D) developing15. They must know how to make use of and when necessary to discard the old _ rules. (3-3A*) A) conventional B) conditional C) flexible D) feasible16. Originally the play was _ for October 2004, but had to be cancelled. (3-3A#) A) convinced B) scheduled C) suspended D) enrolled 17. One of Magrittes paintings is of a man with his hat _ in mid-air above his head. (3-3A#) A) prepared B) participated C) operated D) suspended 18. The problem is so difficult that we cannot _ it _ without the help of our teacher. (3-3A#) A) work ; out B) work ; at C) operate ; at D) agree ; to19. Today the most difficult and _ questions about the economic crisis of the late 1990s concern its deeper causes, both domestic and international. (3-3A#) A) preliminary B) controversial C) fruitful D) capable20. We have to do our _ to make the process as simply as possible. (3-3A#) A) utmost B) outset C) outlook D) strain21. We have tried to make the questions simple but _ so that it wont take many minutes to fill in but your answers will give us a good idea of what is wanted and what is not. (3-3A#) A) complicated B) comprehensive C) controversial D) preliminary22. The lord mayor has _ a fund for the victims of the disaster. (3-3A*) A) set up B) set out C) set aside D) set in23. The building became _ a fish market, a cheap restaurant, a small hotel and finally a supermarket. (3-3B#) A) continuously B) continually C) successively D) fundamentally24. She _ all her old clothes when she moved to a new city. (3-3B*) A) dismissed B) disposed C) discarded D) displaced25. From my point of view this approach is _ to that one. (3-3B*) A) better B) worse C) superior D) best26. Unless they get the right approach they would _, and their competitors are already years ahead of them. (3-3B#) A) feel behind B) feel through C) lag behind D) lag through27. Finally the murder case was dismissed _ to lack of evidence. (3-3B#) A) because B) as C) thereby D) owing28. I realized what I was doing and decided to have this problem _, and I traced it back to when I was in hospital as a child. (3-3B*) A) different B) consulted C) reformed D) analysed 29. The course was cancelled although over the students _. (3-3A*) A) arguments B) quarrels C) protests D) conflicts30. Held up in a traffic jam, we _ the planners for not having the foresight to have built a five-lane motorway. (3-3A#) A) strained B) attended C) achieved D) cursed31. With a standard bulb, only 5% of the electricity is _ to light the rest is wasted away as heat. (3-3B#) A) compressed B) converted C) exhausted D) confined32. Colour-blind people often find it difficult to _ between blue and green. (3-3B#) A) separate B) distinguish C) compare D) contrast 33. We welcome rain, but a(n) _ large amount of rainfall will cause floods. (3-3B#) A) constantly B) extensively C) specially D) extremely 34. Being a pop star can be quite a hard life, with a lot of traveling _ heavy schedules. (3-3B#) A) with regard to B) as to C) in relation to D) owing to35. Henrys news report covering the conference was so _ that nothing had been omitted. (3-3A#) A) clear B) moderate C) comprehensive D) understandable 36. He is _ about his chances of winning a good medal in the Olympics next year. (3-3A#) A) optimistic B) optional C) outstanding D) obvious37. During the process, great care has to be taken to protect _ silk from damage. (3-3B#) A) sensitive B) tender C) delicate D) sensible UNIT FOUR1. The bridge was named _ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. (3-4A#) A) after B) with C) by D) from2. Lewis had a(n) _ manner of lecturing, which was not greatly changed over the years. (3-4B*) A) statistic B) critical C) distinctive D) delicate3. The committee did not _ of the plan to build a new bridge over the river. (3-4A*) A) agree B) grant C) permit D) approve4. The pupils love the bright, colourful _ in their books. (3-4B#) A) illustrations B) demonstrations C) identifications D) conventions5. The “New Army” was _ volunteers only, who poured into recruiting stations in their thousands. (3-4B*) A) consisted B) insisted C) comprised D) compromised 6. I applied for the job but they _ me _ because I didnt know German. (3-4B#) A) turned ; in B) turned ; down C) turned ; on D) turned ; off7. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _ Europe into a great war. (3-4B#) A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged8. His application for a position with that company was _. (3-4B#) A) turned on B) turned down C) turned off D) turned up 9. Very few experts _ with completely new answers to the worlds economic problems. (3-4A#) A) come to B) come round C) come up D) come on10. Bernard has _ admiration and affection at Westminster with his good humor. (3-4A*) A) made B) taken C) earned D) followed11. Wright is correct to see Paisleys _ of liberty as a development of this view. (3-4A*) A) interpretation B) investigation C) infection D) injection12. I dont like the department chairmans _ to the teachers who are not in his favor. (3-4A#) A) determination B) permission C) intelligence D) indifference 13. Generally, there are three different _ of what happened, and no one knows which one is true. (3-4A#) A) versions B) evolutions C) formations D) distributions14. Baltimore enjoyed a national and international _ as an example of successful inner-city regeneration. (3-4A#) A) reputation B) evolution C) succession D) inference 15. The Statue of Liberty had just arrived from Paris and was being _ so it was not in New York harbor when they arrived. (3-4A*) A) approved B) operated C) assembled D) resembled 16. The new president said she would _ herself to protecting the rights of the old, the sick and the homeless. (3-4A#) A) determine B) decide C) undertake D) dedicate 17. Hitlers invasion of Poland led to the _ of the World War II; millions upon millions of people died in the war. (3-4A#) A) settlement B) tragedy C) statue D) miserable18. Charlie Chaplin is a famous actor of _ appeal; people from all corners of the world enjoy his performances. (3-4A#) A) grave B) universal C) fantastic D) brilliant19. I always think that it is best to pour the tea into milk in the cup as this _ the milk more evenly. (3-4B#) A) crushes B) utters C) distributes D) fames20. The pressure cannot _ me; it forces me to think. (3-4B#) A) feature B) elaborate C) crush D) plunge21. The downstairs restaurant where breakfast is served has walls _ with paintings of people dressed in traditional local costumes. (3-4B#) A) decorated B) classified C) featured D) disguised 22. As the world gets more complicated, it is nice to have old fashioned stuff around to help people _ the demands of modern life. (3-4B#) A) cope with B) go against C) go ahead D) show off23. He was greatly disappointed when someone suggested that he should _ the copyrights of his newly-published biography to the publisher. (3-4B#) A) grant B) permit C) allow D) license 24. Despite her success, her feet are _ firmly on the ground. (3-4B#) A) grown B) planted C) fed D) nursed25. They were _ t