2023年北京地区成人学位英语单选题总结.doc

2023年5月
16. They have decided to put the meeting _____ till next Monday.
A. up B. on C. off D. forward
17. If you get into difficulties, don’t hesitate to ask _____ advice.
A. of B. out C. after D. for
18. While we were on holiday, our neighbor took _____ our house.
A. notice of B. care of C. after D. on
19.
20.I was trying to get into the _____ bus when I heard a voice from behind.
A. crowd B. crowding C. crowds D. crowded
21. Honesty is the most important _____ a man should have.
A. effort B. habit C. quality D. question
22. That student _____ his hand every time I asked a question.
A. made up B. put up C. rose D. arose
23. He spoke English so well that I took it for _____ that he was an American.
A. good B. certain C. sure D. granted
24. I am very _____ to you for your help.
A . grateful B. agreeat C. capable D. enjoyable
25. The two girls look
A. same B. alike C. like D. same one
26.The children _____ happily in the classroom when the teacher came in.
A. talk B. are talking C. were talking D. had talked
27. In the road accident the other day three people _____，including the driver.
A. killed B. were killed C. are killed D. have killed
28.Jim’s job is to keep his boss _____ of the latest development of that product in Europe.
A. inform B. to inform C. informed D. informing
29.The young man _____ visited our school this morning is Maria’s brother.
A. who B. which C. whose D. what
30. I’m awfully tired and can’t go any farther, Ted. Let’s have a rest, _____?
A. shall we B. will you C. can you D. may I
31 . _____ the manager will come or not doesn’t matter much.
A. Whether B. That C. If D. What
32. The American and the British _____ a large number of social customs.
A. join B. take C. share D. make
33.Martin, when you go to the meeting tomorrow, _____ your iPad with you.
A. bring B. take C. fetch D. put
34. It is a three-storey house and the kitchen is on the _____ floor.
A. ground B. earth C. soil D. land
35. The kids were especially _____ the coming Christmas because they would get lots of presents from their parents and uncles.
A. coming up with B. looking forward to
C. making up for D. getting rid of
36. The used car I bought cost four _____ pounds.
A. thousands B. thousand of C. thousands of D. thousand
37. What’s the matter with you? You _____ so pale.
A. are looking B. look C. have looked D. looked
38. With the guide _____ the way, we set off on foot into the dark night.
A. leading B. to lead C. led D. being led
39. I tore open the box only _____ that some papers were missing.
A. discovering B. to discover C. discovered D. discover
40. Either my parents or my elder brother _____ going to water the garden.
A. are B. is C. has D. have
41. Can you image why _____?
A. did the boy say that B. the boy said that
C. did the boy say D. the boy said
42. Although it is raining hard _____
A. Tom still wants to go out B. and Tom still wants to go out
C. that Tom still wants to go out D. but Tom still wants to go out
43. I went to _____ Shanghai yesterday. On _____ train I met a famous pop star.
A. the; / B. /; the C. the; the D. /; /
44. _____ of the two brothers are fond of classical music.
A. Both B. All C. Each D. Either
45. There are not _____ students in Class One as in Class Two.
A. so many B. so much C. more D. much more

2023.5
16. By no means ____ to her parents.
A. this is the first time has she lied B. this is the first time does she tell a lie
C. is this the first time she has lied D. is this the first time she was lying
17. You have failed two tests. You'd better start working harder, ___you won't pass the course.
　 A. and B. but C. or D. so
18. His children are well-behaved, ___ those of his sister's are very naughty.
A. and B. so C. thus D. while
19. How can you keep fit____ you smoke so much every day?
　　A. but B. however C. if D. otherwise
20. The news has spread all over the country____the spaceship succeeded in returning to the earth.
　　A. what B. that C. which D. whether
21. I didn't know your mobile phone number; otherwise I _____ you the moment I got to Washington.
A. had rung B. would ring C. have rung D. would have rung
22. As they are retired, Mr. and Mrs. Scott prefer a house in the country to ____ their remaining years there.
　　A. spend B. spending C. spent D. spends
23. _____ by his grandparents, Jimmy wasn't used to living with his parents.
A. To bring up B. To be brought up
　　C. Brought up D. Being brought up
24. Please remain ______until the plane has come to a complete stop.
A. to seat B. to be seated
　　C. seating D. seated
25, while watching television, ______
A. the doorbell rang B. the doorbell rings
C. we heard the doorbell ring D. we heard the doorbell rings
26. _____, the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.
A. Generally speaking B. On the contrary
C. In particular D. To be honest
27. The robber had escaped and was nowhere to be found when the police_____
A. arrived B. had arrived
　　 C. arrive D. have arrived
28. Professor Wilson keeps telling his students that the future ____to the well-educated.
A. is belonged B. is belonging
C. belongs D. will be belonged
29. This company is closing up, so lots of workers will be laid ______
A. down B. out C. off D. aside
30. Just take it easy and __ us exactly what has happened.
　　 A. say B. speak C. tell D. talk
31. Some developed countries are trying to ____the serious problems resulting from the energy crisis.
　　A. step up B. cope with C. cut off D. end up
32. He is such a man who is always __ fault with other people.
　　A. putting B. seeking
　　C. finding D. looking for
33. After he retired from office, Rogers’s ____ painting for a while, but soon lost interest.
　　A. took up B. saved up C. kept up D. drew up
34. ____ fire, all exits must be kept clear.
A. In place of B. Instead of
　　C. In case of D. In spite of
35. My parents will move back into town in a year or____
　　A. later B. after C. so D. about
36. Dogs have a very good __ of smell and are often used to
search for survivors in an earthquake.
　　A. sense B. view C. means D. idea
37. The house ____ I grew up has been taken down and replaced by an office building.
　　A. in it B. in what C. in that D. in which
38. Tom has already given up the _____ of smoking for the sake of health.
　　A. custom B. habit C. hobby D. convention
39. Stephen Bullon is the only man in the village ___today that has survived the war.
　　A. live B. lived C. alive D. active
40. As she entered the room she could see big bright lights hung from the______
A. roof B. top C. ceiling D. height
41. Those experiments have laid a solid foundation for his_____research in material science.
　　A. far B. deep C. farther D. further
42. The weather forecast says it is going to clear _____ soon.
A. up B. out C. over D. about
43. He will come to call on you the moment he __ his work.
A. will finish B. finishes C. finished D. to finish
44._____such a good chance, how could she let it slip away?
A. Having given B. Giving
　　C. Having been given D. Give
45. Previous ____ his departure, he addressed a letter to his daughter.
A. to B. of C. in D. from
46. I like this house with a beautiful garden in front, but I don't have enough money to buy that.
　　 A B C D
47. I invited Joe and Linda as well as Tom to dinner, but neither of them came.
A B C D
48. You can arrive in Beijing earlier for the meeting though you don't mind taking the night train.
A B C D
49. Why not stay at home since that the road is so slippery after the heavy snow?
A B C D
50. Look out! Don't get too close to the house that roof is under repair.
A B C D
51. Some children want to challenge themselves by learning a language different from which their
　　 A B C
parents speak at home.
D
52. But for the help of my English teacher, I would not win the first prize in the English Writing
A B C D
Competition.
53. Those brave army soldiers would rather die with their heads high than lived with their knees
A B C
bent.
D
54. No sooner had Professor Smith begun to speak when some noise arose from the audience.
A B C D
55. It is no good try to remember grammatical rules. You need to practice what you have learned.
A B C D

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16. Mr Smith is coming to visit us soon. We'd better get everything ready before he__________.
A. arrives B. arrive C. will arrive D. arrived
17. __________ yesterday, you would have met Professor Jones. But now he has left for London.
A. Did you come B. Had you come
C. Should you come D. Were you to come
18. The man denied __________ into the neighbor's garden and _______his cow.
A. going... stealing B. going... stole
C. went... stealing D. went... stole
19. Ted worked like a horse in his youth, __________ contributed to his great success later as a businessman.
A. that B. who C. what D. which
20. A few hours ago, a small suitcase with some important papers __________ stolen from the general manager's office.
A. is B. are C. were D. was
21. __________ on the New World, he felt like crying.
A. Land B. Landed C. To land D. Having landed
22. Visit our store. Nowhere else __________ such good bargains.
A. you find B. find you C. do you find D. you do find
23. After __________ seemed an endless wait, it was his mm to go into the doctor's office.
A. this B. that C. which D. what
24. Ever since the Smiths moved to the lake area a year ago, they __________ better health.
A. could have enjoyed B. had enjoyed
C. have been enjoying D. are enjoying
25. The boss doesn't want to talk about the accident; now he is in no __________ to do so.
A. feeling B. attitude C. emotion D. mood
26. I can't understand why you regard it as music. It __________ me mad!
A. puts B. sets C. drives D. changes
27. Yesterday Mr Blake was caught in the rain and got wet through, _____he caught a bad cold.
A. Consequently B. Finally C. Lately D. Strangely
28. William likes to eat out, but he is not __________ about what he eats.
A. peculiar B. unusual C. particular D. special
29. Their house stands at a hilltop, __________ the Hudson River down below.
A. seeing B. viewing C. looking at D. overlooking
30. I can't understand why my boss is always __________ fault with my work.
A. finding B. seeking C. looking D. making
31. This is the same knife __________ I lost yesterday.
A. which B. what C. like D. as
32. ---When will you be back?
---I'11 be back __________ a couple of days.
A. after B. for C. about D. in
33. We hear that they will __________ a new school here.
A. set down B. set up C. set off D. set out
34. He will never forget the days __________ he spent in Japan.
A. when B. after C. that D. how
35. Interestingly enough, the two brothers have nothing in__________.
A. ordinary B. common C. general D. particular
36. The scientists are trying to fred out the facts to __________ their theory.
A. support B. carry C. design D. raise
37. The performance of the English team was __________ They played much worse than expected.
A. disappoint B. disappointing C. disappointed D. to disappoint
38. You are welcome to order the goods now. But payment should be made__________.
A. for advance B. from advance C. in advance D. to advance
39. Speak louder so that you can make yourself__________.
A. heard B. to hear C. hearing D. have been heard
40. Now it won't be long before we meet again, __________?
A. will it B. do we C. won't we D. does it
41. Americans eat __________ vegetables per person today as they did in the 1960s.
A. more than twice B. as twice many
C. twice as many D. more than twice as many
42. I was so familiar with her that I recognized her voice __________ I picked up the phone.
A. the moment B. since C. before D. while
43. The education of ________ young is always ________ hot and serious topic.
A./, / B. the, a C./, the D. the, the
44. Dad wondered where I'd been, and I __________ a story about being at Grandma's.
A. made out B. made up C. looked out D. looked up
45. Your sister doesn't study as __________ as you do.
A. hard B. hardly C. harder D. hardest
46. No sooner had they entered the room when the telephone rang.
A B C D
47, As a graduate from high school, Tom is faced with three choices: attending college,
A B C
finding a job or the army.
D
48. Those freshmen hope to offer some part-time jobs to support themselves financially.
A B C D
49. It was his nervousness in the interview what probably caused him to lose the job.
A B C D
50. Lucy's parents give her everything she asks; what else does she need?
A B C D
51. I must work hard, however I'll fail in the exam.
A B C D
52. I am used to read the paper after lunch. That's one of the things I really enjoy.
A