大学英语单项选择题

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上Unit21.The republication of the poets most recent works will certainly _ his national reputation. A) magnify B) enlarge C) strengthen D) enhance2. Humidity (湿度) is so intense in some parts of the tropics that Europeans find they are unable to _ it. A) maintain B) persistC) endure D) sus

2、tain3. The suspects fingerprints on the gun were the main _ against him. A) crime B) information C) convictionD) evidence4. Most people who travel in the course of their work are given travelling _. A) income B) allowances C) pay D) wages5. Be careful with those fireworks; they are _ to go off unexp

3、ectedly. A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable5. Be careful with those fireworks; they are _ to go off unexpectedly. A) easy B) probable C) available D) liable6. He ran so fast that he was out of _. A) air B) oxygen C) breath D) wind7. When you go to the doctor he asks you to describe your _ so

4、 that he can make a diagnosis (诊断). A) indicationsB) signs C) symbols D) symptoms8. In general , the amount that a student spends for housing should be held to one-fifth the total _ for living expenses. A) acceptable B) available C) advisable D) applicable9. His inability to learn foreign languages

5、was a(n) _ to his career. A) objection B) defect C) obstacle D) depression10. The ratio of the work done by the machine _ the work done on it is called the efficiency of the machine. A) against B) with C) toD) for11. During the war she always kept a _ of tinned food in the house. A) load B) substitu

6、te C) conservationD) reserve12. This machine works very well so long as no one _ with it. A) interferes B) disturbs C) upsetsD) interrupts13. In Britain people _ four million tons of potatoes every year. A) consume B) swallow C) exhaust D) dispose14. Thats really typical _ John. He says hell come bu

7、t he never turns up. A) for B) of C) toD) with15. No effective _ has been found for this fatal disease which claims thousands of lives each year. A) settlement B) method C) remedyD) prescription16. She was _ what she had written so as to make the theme stand out more clearly. A) repairingB) revising

8、 C) remedying D) reforming17. The one pleasure that Einstein _ his great fame was the ability it gave him to help others. A) resulted fromB) stirred up C) turned outD) derived from18. The rain was heavy and _ the land was flooded. aA) consequentlyB) continuously C) constantlyD) consistently19. The p

9、resent difficulties _ from our failure to deal with the problem when it first arose. A) step a B) stem C) steer D) sponsor20. Universal peace would be _ to all mankind. A A) beneficial B) valid C) advisable D) worthy21. The local government leaders are making every effort to _ the problem of poverty

10、. A) loosen aB) tackle C) removeD) encounter22. We have not _ information to state the exact damage. A) abundant aB) sufficient C) plenty D) efficient23. The court considers a financial _ to be an appropriate way of punishing him. A) optionB) duty C) obligationaD) penalty24. The explorers were told

11、to _ themselves with everything they would need for the voyage. A) associatea B) equip C) retreatD) feed25. What he _ was that you didnt tell the whole truth. A) referreda B) implied C) inclinedD) accorded26. He hopes to _ his paintings before the public in New York very soon. a A) exhibit B) expose

12、 C) express D) experience27. German and Italian courses are held in Munich and Rome _. A) relativelyB) reluctantly a C) respectively D) relevantly28. This vast stock of computerized images has _ the possibilities open to the artist. A) speculatedB) sponsored C) generatedaD) multiplied29. We dont kno

13、w all the circumstances, so it would be pointless to _ on what happened. A) infera B) speculate C) guessD) infer30. This is the first draft of the book. Please feel perfectly free to _ on it. A) copeB) complain A C) commentD) confirmUint 31. You must take the _ steps by yourself; after you have begu

14、n, I will help you. A) primitive a B) preliminary C) primary D) practicable2. How can you best _ in your students the speech habits of the English language? A) civilize aB) cultivate C) evolve D) train 3. After three hours of heated debate, the _ bill was passed by a narrow majority . A) virtual B)

15、universal a C) controversial D) substantial4. Richards news report covering the conference was so _ that nothing had been omitted. aA) comprehensive B) integrated C) redundant D) productive 5. Shaking hands when people meet each other for the first time is practiced as a _ way of greeting. aA) conve

16、ntional B) conservative C) constant D) convenient 6. If you _ a magnet-needle, its two ends can point North and South, and so it can be used to determine directions. A) overtakeB) fix C) highlightaD) suspend7. I am afraid that you have to alter your _ views in light of the tragic news that has just

17、arrived. A) indifferentB) distressing aC) optimistic D) pessimistic8. Stamping on any countrys national flag is an _ to its people. A) inflationB) ingredient aC) insultD) invasion 9. When he was a young boy, a serious disease deprived him of the _ of hearing. A) organB) possession C) conductaD) facu

18、lty 10. If you _ bright sunlight _ dry wood with a glass, it will start burning. A) expose to B) concentrate on C) aim ataD) focus on 11. The manufacturers refused to take all _ for damage caused by misuse. A) dutyaB) responsibility C) obligationD) share 12. The noise was so faint that you had to _

19、your ears to hear it. A) stirB) strengthen aC) strainD) stride 13. Weve done our _ to make the process as simple as possible. A) terminalaB) utmost C) extremeD) supreme 14. What he said was too _ for me to understand. A) compoundaB) complex C) comprehensiveD) conventional 15. Their products are freq

20、uently overpriced and _ in quality. A) influentialaB) inferior C) superiorD) subordinate 16. The old buildings blend with the new ones in perfect _ so a walk along Nanking Road is an enjoyable discovery. A) controlB) order a C) harmonyD) action 17. One of his eyes was injured in an accident, but aft

21、er a _ operation, he quickly recovered his sight. A) delicateB) considerate aC) preciseD) sensitive18. If your baby is losing weight, you should _ your doctor promptly. A) advocateaB) consult C) enquireD) investigate 19. I have worked on three _ Saturdays. A) continuousB) consistent aC) successiveD)

22、 regular 20. With the introduction of _ technology, information flows faster than it ever did. A) involvedB) complicated A C) sophisticatedD) complex 21. The rest of the family had nearly reached the river, but Jane was _ behind as usual. A) decliningB) delaying C) lackingaD) lagging22. It will be s

23、afer to walk on the streets because people will not need to carry large amounts of cash; virtually all financial _ will be conducted by computer. A) transformations B) transmissions C) transitionsa D) transactions 23. While both plans were perfectly sensible, only one seemed _ in Chinas particular s

24、ituation. A) usefulB) available a C) feasibleD) desirable 24. Preliminary estimation puts the figure at around $110 billion, _ the $160 billion the President is struggling to get through the Congress. A) in proportion toB) in reply to C) in relation toaD) in contrast to 25. We _ the cook because her

25、 cooking was so poor. aA) dismissedB) deserted C) resignedD) withdrew 26. Dogs are often praised for their _; they almost never abandon their masters. A) faitha B) loyalty C) trustD) truthfulness 27. Most parents encourage their children to take an active part in social events, _ those events do not

26、 interfere with their studies. A) lest B) though C) unlessa D) provided 28. We must _ these trash ideas. aA) discardB) dispose C) dischargeD) dismiss 29. She can run 100 meters in 13 seconds without _ herself. A) executingB) inserting aC) exertingD) devoting 30. Our holiday plans _ because of transp

27、ort strikes. A) fell outaB) fell through C) fell overD) fell behind Unit 41. If my plan isnt _ of by the committee, all my work will have been wasted. aA) approved B) consented C) agreedD) admitted 2. Everybody _ in the hall where they were welcomed by the secretary. aA) assembled B) accumulated C)

28、piledD) joined 3. Mr. Bloom is not _ now, but he will be famous someday. A) significant B) dominant C) magnificentaD) prominent4. The bridge was named _ the hero who gave his life for the cause of the people. aA) after B) with C) byD) from 5. Most people were no longer listening to his long _ story.

29、 A) annoying aB) boring C) tiringD) exhausting6. Each of them had a different _ of what actually happened, but hers was by far more believable. A) message B) theory a C) version D) comment 7. His latest piece of work was _ by a song he heard on the radio. A) releasedaB) inspired C) assessedD) compos

30、ed 8. As we know, blood types A and B cannot receive AB, but AB may receive A or B. Type O can give to any other group; hence it is often called the _ donor. A) generalB) popular a C) universalD) common 9. Very few scientists _ completely new answers to the worlds problems. A) catch up with aB) come

31、 up with C) keep up withD) put up with10. The socks were too small, and it was only by _ them that he managed to get them on. A) spreading B) extending C) lengtheninga D) stretching 11. Most broadcasters maintain that TV has been unfairly criticized and argue that the power of the medium is _. A) gr

32、anted B) implied A C) exaggeratedD) remedied 12. Of all the soldiers they had the _ of being the fiercest, the most patriotic, the toughest. A) recognitionB) reservation C) recreationa D) reputation 13. She _ along the path, glad to be able to take her time. A) hurriedB) marched C) progresseda D) wa

33、ndered 14. The company has _ over the years into a multi-million dollar organization. A) involvedB) resolved aC) evolvedD) revolved 15. During the war, the government _ many soldiers from the workers and farmers. A) adoptedB) collected C) integrateda D) recruited16. Some of his suggestions have been

34、 adopted but others have been turned _ as they are quite impracticable. A) awayB) back C) outa D) down17. All the key words in the article are printed in _ type so as to attract readers attention. A) darkB) dense C) blackaD) bold 18. This story is not real; it is only _. a A) imaginaryB) imaginative

35、 C) imaginableD) imagined 19. A peculiarly pointed chin is his most memorable facial _. A) mark aB) feature C) traceD) appearance 20. In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _ Europe into a great war. A) imposedB) pitched C) insertedaD) plunged 21. He bought the

36、 house with a(n) _ to making a quick profit out of it. A) goal B) purpose a C) eye D) reason22. Im very sorry to have _ you with so many questions on such an occasion. A) interferedB) offended C) impressedaD) bothered 23. They are giving away free _ of this new kind of cooking oil. A) illustrations

37、B) demonstrations C) examplesa D) samples24. The scientists made _ plans for landing a man on the moon. A) acute aB) elaborate C) virtualD) delicate25. Although they plant trees in this area every year, the tops of some hills are still _. A) blankB) hollow C) vacantaD) bare 26. All the streets were

38、_ with flags to welcome the Chinese delegation. A) supplied B) mended a C) decoratedD) pasted 27. You cant drive a car unless you hold a driving _. A) permissionB) ticket C) passaD) license 28. Although the cyclist was unhurt, his bicycle was _ between the lorry and the wall. A A) crushed B) clapped

39、 C) splitD) cracked 29. The wholesale price of this coat is $20 and the _ price for it is $28. A) virtualB) massive a C) retailD) singular30. Floods cause billions of dollars worth of property damage _. A) relatively B) actually aC) annuallyD) comparativelyUnit 6. Since many insects have already bec

40、ome _ to DDT, scientists have to look for some new insecticide. A) activeaB) resistant C) toughD) gradual2. It is a type of desert bush that can _ extremes of temperature. A) adapt B) withdraw a C) withstand D) shade3. If a man is easily taken in by emotional traps, he will not be able to make _ jud

41、gments. A) sensitiveB) sentimental a C) sensibleD) sensational4. Whenever he writes to his parents, he _ a cheque with his letter. a A) enclosesB) contains C) reservesD) invests5. You should save your work often as a _ against computer failure. A) sanctionaB) precaution C) shield D) shelter6. It too

42、k millions of years for order to grow out of the _ of the universe. A) adjustmentB) change a C) chaosD) profile7. According to the weather _, its going to be fine today. A) predictionB) indication C) provisionaD) forecast8. Accidents are of frequent _ on this motorway because the traffic is extremel

43、y heavy here. A) arrivalB) proportion C) scale a D) occurrence9. Her pulse was so weak that the doctor had difficulty _ it. A) inspectingaB) detecting C) touchingD) contacting10. There is need to check the _ of the report.A) frequency aB) accuracyC) emergency D) efficiency11. The old man did not see

44、m to attach any importance _ the question. a A) to B) with C) towardsD) for12. As the plane was getting ready to take off, we all _ our seat belts. A) tiedB) locked a C) fastenedD) closed13. Professor Collins was _ of the latest developments in physics because he had been in hospital for several mon

45、ths. A) unconsciousB) negative C) robbed a D) ignorant14. It has been revealed that some government leaders _ their authority and position to get illegal profits for themselves. A) employB) take a C) abuseD) overlook15. Fertilizer will _ the growth of these tomato plants. A) accomplishaB) accelerate

46、 C) accumulateD) account16. Years of _ labor had hardened his muscles. A) survivalB) mental C) restlessaD) manual17. Very few plants will _ without water.a A) flourishB) fade C) stemD) cultivate18. We rarely perceive more than a minute _ of the sights and sounds that fall upon our sense organs; the

47、great majority pass us by. A) fictionB) function a C) fractionD) fragment19. I guess the whole paper has to be rewritten; only the first few paragraphs may be _. A) sustainedB) contained C) maintainedaD) retained20. The police will give you a ticket if you _ the speed limit. A) breakB) reject C) sus

48、pendaD) exceed21. The wise man exercises _ in his behavior and enjoyments. A) limitationB) interest C) restrictionaD) restraint22. When Jack was eighteen he _ going around with a strange set of people and staying out very late. a A) took toB) took for C) took upD) took on23. Which is the most expens

49、ive _ training equipment, players personal equipment and uniforms? A) in place ofaB) in terms of C) by means ofD) by way of24. The survival of civilization, as we know, is _ threat. A) withina B) under C) towardsD) upon25. George took _ of the fine weather to do a days work in his garden. A) chanceB) effect C) occasionaD) advantageUnit 71. Gary has planned to take a tour around the Great Lakes in the coming summer vacation and _ great ple