2015.6.高二下学期错题.doc

1. --I honestly don’t want to continue the gardening tomorrow.
--_____. But we must finish it this weekend.
A. Me neither B. Same to you C. Help yourself D. You can’t be serious
2. --You fixed up all these bookshelves. You must have been tired out.
--_____! I got Doris to do some of them.
A. You said it B. I don’t think so C. Nothing much D. It wasn’t too bad
3. --Hey, don’t forget to return the book to the library.
--Oh, I’ve almost forgotten, but _____.
A. no problem B. no doubt C. not really D. never mind
4. --Did you enjoy the science fiction movie last night?
--_____. It was everything I had expected.
A. You bet! B. You never know! C. Not really. D. Not in the least.
5. --Simon said he was on a business trip and wouldn’t come back until next week.
--_____ I saw him in the pub downstairs yesterday.
A. Yes? B. Come on! C. It’s really neat! D. Tell me about it.
6. --I’ve been waiting for you for two hours. Where on earth have you been?
--I’m terribly sorry I’m late. I just couldn’t help _____.
A. it B. them C. you D. myself
7. --Do you mind if I look at your notes?
--Of course not. ______.
A. Be my guest B. I can’t complain C. Serve you right D. Behave yourself
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1. Yuanshen Tennis Center, located in the downtown of this city, is easily _____ and it always attracts lots of players.
A. available B. acceptable C. affordable D. accessible
2. --I just received an e-mail from Tony. I was surprised. I hadn’t heard from him for ages.
--Well, I’ve been out of touch with most of my old friends. Only one or two _____ me a line once in a while.
A. drop B. dropped C. have dropped D. will drop
3. China’s economically developed areas are generally located in its southeast, while its energy resources are mainly _____ across the northwest.
A. Allocated B.preserved C. distributed D. explored
4. --I’m not sure. _____ I remember is that the flight number is 733.
A. Nothing B. Anything C. All D. That
5. Trust is an important _____ in any relationship--without it, you have nothing.
A. component B. approach C. commitment D. procedure
6. --I’m fed up with the noise here. I think we should rent a house with a better environment, but we don’t have enough money.
--If only we _____ the car!
A. won’t buy B. didn’t buy C. hadn’t bought D. wouldn’t have bought
7. Since I won the big prize, my phone hasn’t stopped ringing. People _____ to ask how I am going to spend the money.
A. phoned B. were phoning C. are phoning D. have phoned
8. _____ your goals, it’s quite likely that somebody has already achieved what is now the point of your focus.
A. However B. Whatever C. Whenever D. Wherever
9. During World War I, he quit college hoping to serve in the army but was _____ due to an eye injury.
A. dismissed B. removed C. rejected D. abandoned
10. China is one of the world’s largest wine consumers, and it is _____ of the Chinese people to serve wine on formal occasions and at traditional festivals.
A. valid B. average C. typical D. acceptable
11. Of all the feelings, bodily pain is the most difficult ______.
A. explained B. to explain C. being explained D. to be explained
12. We have _____ our own brand in the market, and the demand for our products has been beyond supply.
A. wound up B. taken up C. built up D. picked up
13. To avoid unnecessary accidents or injuries, it’s vital that you _____ warm-up activities before practising.
A. do B. will do C. must do D. have done
14.--It’s _____ but easy to sell Alex the idea of giving up smoking.
--You know, old habits die hard.
A. something B.anything C. nothing D. everything
15. Advertisements are a good way to persuade people to buy a product or a service. To be _____, they must be exciting, impressive and pleasant.
A. beneficial B. fair C. original D. effective
16. Chinese parents see the education of their children as their first duty, sparing no expense for after-school courses that eat up what _____ the spare time of their young.
A. could be B. ought to be C. should have been D. must have been
17. Being a salesperson is not always easy, and being the salesperson of customers with special needs often carries with _____ extra stress.
A. one B. them C. that D. it
18. Located on the top floor of Douglas Hall, the Wellness Center is often used for _____ such as concert, games or movies.
A. arrangement B. equipment C. management D. entertainment
19. --I can’t beat the air pollution in this city anymore. It’s getting worse and worse.
--I agree with you. I think it’s time that man _____ to live in harmony with the earth.
A. learn B. learned C. will learn D. have learned
20. Some adults can’t _____ children, and this may explain why constant conflicts break out between parents and their kids.
A. relate to B. appeal to C. respond to D. subscribe to
21. Not all bodies of water are so evidently alive as the Atlantic Ocean, an S-shape body of water _____ 33 million square miles.
A. covers B. covering C. has covered D. is covering
22. Humans are socially related _____. Having relationships with other people is an important part of being human.
A. in public B. on principle C. by nature D. at length
23. In April, thousands of holidaymakers remained ______ abroad due to the volcanic ash cloud.
A. sticking B. stuck C. to be stuck D. to stick
24. _____ to playing with cellphones resulted in the young man being sent to hospital for sudden sight failure.
A. Addicting B. Addicted C. Being addicted D. Having addicted
25. Throughout its history, jazz has expanded to a point where its styles are so _____ that one may sound completely unrelated to another.
A. abundant B. diverse C. unique D. typical
26. _____ there is no doubt that school is very important, a series of recent studies reminds us that parents are even more so.
A. As B. When C. Since D. While
27. Green can stand for hope and a new life. Such _____ don’t change much from country to country.
A. assumptions B. impressions C. combinations D. associations
28. _____ as the movie capital of the world, Los Angeles is home to many film companies, such as 20th Century Fox, Warner Brothers and Columbia Pictures.
A. Recognizing B. Recognized C. Being recognized D. Having recognized
29. I have been working as a computer programmer for five years. To be _____, I do system analysis, trouble shooting and provide software support.
A. fair B. sure C. honest D. specific
30. Advanced lights, motors, and building designs have helped save a lot of energy and _____ reduced environmental damage.
A. yet B. even C. besides D. therefore
31. Great efforts have been made by the government to solve the food safety problem, but it takes time to restore people’s _____ in Chinese food industry.
A. competence B. intelligence C. innocence D. confidence
32. With the help of increasing online shops abroad, we can now _____ goods made in any place all over the world.
A. pick up B. lay up C. use up D. bring up
33. The majority of big companies now favor those with _____ work experience rather than graduating students.
A. valid B. explicit C. relevant D. potential
34. --How long have you been running this company?
--For twenty years. I _____ it from a small operation to what it is today.
A. bring B. brought C. am bringing D. had brought
35. Despite much concern about the safety of GM foods, _____ doesn’t appear to be a scientific reason to ban GM foods from our cupboards.
A. it B. that C. here D. there
36. --What a beautiful river and breathtaking mountains!
--Yeah. It looks as if we _____ on an alien planet.
A. will arrive B. arrived C. were arriving D. would arrive
37. _____ being an extremely valuable hard stone, the diamond is in a class by itself.
A. In favor of B. In spite of C. In addition to D. In reference to
38. Those villagers, _____ the earthquake, were left with lasting wounds to their bodies, hearts and minds.
A. survived B. surviving C. to survive D. having survived
39. Education is a broad term that can have many meanings. It generally refers to the process of learning and acquiring information, _____.
A. either B. too C. yet D. though
40. So far, critics have complained about the president’s silence on the event _____ they expected to hear his voice.
A. that B. which C. whom D. where
41. --I thought you were going to call me last night about the plans for the conference.
--Sorry, I should have, but Tom and Jane _____ and stayed until midnight.
A. dropped in B. dropped off C. dropped out D. dropped away
42. We human beings should respect mature and can’t _____ the laws of mature, otherwise we will suffer from the disasters it bring about.
A. adjust B.violate C. observe D. abandon
43. --You can keep these books for only half a month.
--May I renew them if I _____ reading them?
A. won’t finish B. am not to finish C. haven’t finished D. am not finishing
44. With the teacher’s help, I found many errors that would _____ have been ignored.
A. otherwise B. meanwhile C. also D. nevertheless
45. Smoking is one of the biggest _____ to death and illness in China, with more than one million people dying of illnesses linked to smoking each year.
A. accesses B. approaches C. invitations D. applications
46. _____ my parents, I had to give up my dream of becoming a pilot.
A. Not persuading B. Having not persuaded C. Not persuaded D. Not having persuaded
47. If you are _____ about learning a language and can get direct pleasure from what you have learned, you need to go to where the language is spoken.
A. skeptical B. specific C. sensitive D. serious
48. --Excuse me, may I have the bill please?
--Of course. It _____ $100.
A. adds to B. comes to C. touches on D. figures on
49. A new series of English textbooks, _____ to improve children’s English speaking, will come out next year.
A. intending B. intended C. to intend D. to be intended
50. At a construction site the workers uncovered an ancient wall that _____ have functioned to keep the enemy out of the city, but it requires further evidence.
A. might B. would C. must D. should
51. _____ we experience the world is heavily influenced by our beliefs and past experiences.
A. That B. How C. When D. Whether
52. Many _____ their happiness on things like appearance, bank balance, possessions and the opinions of others. However, true happiness comes from within.
A. attach B. focus C. blame D. pin
53. As China’s elderly population grows, greater numbers of care centers focusing on seniors have been _____.
A. putting up B. coming up C. swelling up D. springing up
54. --I wish I _____ the sharp words to Adam. He must hate me very much.
--He doesn’t mind. As a matter of fact, he is very pleased.
A. wouldn’t say B. haven’t said C. hadn’t said D. wouldn’t have said
55. --I’m surprised to hear Cindy failed in the competition.
--_____. She was confident and got well prepared.
A. So I am B. So am I C. So did she D. So she was
56. It was the culture, rather than the language, _____ made it hard for him to adapt to the new environment abroad.
A. that B. which C. what D. why
57. The Dragon Boat Festival is one of the three most important traditional Chinese festivals, the other two _____ the Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival.
A. are B. to be C. being D. been
58. As the effect of the drug _____, the patient began to feel the pain.
A. took off B. wore off C. paid off D. put off
59. It’s true that people with better education are usually able to get better paying jobs. ______, they have more chances to choose a good job.
A. In other words B. In the long run C. As a consequence D. After all
60. The president demanded all-out rescue efforts _____ to put out the deadly fire that occurred at a chemical factory on Monday.
A. should make B. were made C. would be made D. be made
61. A report says the concentration of high quality medical resources in Beijing attracts thousands of patients from across the country to _____ better medical care every day.
A. seek B. attempt C. promote D. advocate
62. Saying that you want something different _____ thinking and acting differently ensures that you continue to have your pipe dream.
A. against B. beyond C. without D. from
63. --Nothing serious with my daughter, _____?
--Don’t worry. She’s just got the flu.
A. is it B. is she C. has she D. is there
64. It cost him too much to have broken the law. I wonder why it was that he stole things _____ he could easily afford them.
A. when B. unless C. so that D. as though
65. Angela was considering having a nose job to make her look better, but her parents urged her _____.
A. not B. not to C. not to do D. not so
66. Get up as early as six o’clock only _____ at every crossroad and still late for work. What a life!
A. jamming B. jammed C. to jam D. to be jammed
67. _____ your course, set your goals, move into action, and your dream will come true one day.
A. Cast B. Chart C. Abandon D. Attempt
68. --How was your self-drive tour yesterday, Adam?
--Don’t mention it. The car _____ break down when I was about to start.
A. must B. could C. would D. might
69. --Hello, Mr. Black, I am calling to say goodbye.
--You’re leaving so soon? I’d rather you _____ next Monday.
A. left B. would leave C. had left D. would have left
70. Business has been _____ fast since Tim was appointed as manager of the Marketing Department. Clearly, he is fully qualified for the position.
A. declining B. circulating C. expanding D. fading
71. Since the snowstorm has blocked the highway, we have no choice but to postpone our visit to the exhibition _____ until next week.
A. held B. being held C. to be held D. having been held
72. A learning process occurs early in the life of a social animal ______ a special behavior pattern is established through association with parents or other role models.
A. whether B. that C. which D. where