高考单选练习100题.doc

1. Mr Brown has three children, one of whom is a child of six, ___ twins of twelve.
A. another         B. other        C. the others        D. others
2. Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing ___ we live can we save the earth.
A. that           B. what           C. how           D. where
3. —Now that you like the personal computer very much, isn’t it a good idea to get one?
—Well, I’d like to but I can’t afford ___ computer at present.
A. that expensive a   B. a such cheap   C. that an expensive  D. so cheap
4. —It’s wrong for a student to follow ___ his teachers say.  —It’s true. I can’t agree ___.
 A. whatever, more   B. no matter what, more   C. no matter what, much   D. whatever, much
5. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ___ it comes to classroom tests.
A. before    B. since     C. when     D. unless
6. Be tough-minded, but tender-headed, ___?
A. isn’t it     B. are you     C. aren’t you    D. will you
7. —How wide is the Yellow River?  —That ___ from where to where.
A. depends    B. changes    C. refers     D. lies
8. —Did you have a good sleep last night?  —Yes, never sleep ___ .
A. badly     B. better    C. worse     D. best
9. With all the magazines I needed ___ , I left the post office.
A. buying    B. to buy     C. bought    D. to be bought
10. We are only___ glad to do anything we can ___ her.
A. too, to help   B. very, help   C. too, help    D. very, helping
11. Tom sat under a tree and seeing his friend, ___ up in no time.
A. to stand    B. standing    C. stood    D. would stand
12. If you ___ be in time for the early bus, be sure to get up before five in the morning.
A. are to     B. are about to    C. are going to    D. are due to
13. Without facts, we can’t form a correct opinion, for we need to have actual knowledge___ our thinking.
A. which to be based on  B. which to base on  C. on which to base  D. which to base
14. —How come you are late for class again?  —___.
A. Because I missed the bus  B. By bus and then on foot  C. Please excuse me  D. It’s quite wrong
15. The only season that makes one feel ___ is the spring.
A. lively    B. living    C. live     D. lovely
16. —The English exam is not difficult, is it?  —___ . even Tom ___ to the top students failed in it.
A. Yes, belonged   B. No,  belonged   C. Yes, belonging   D. No, belonging
17. In order not to be disturbed, I spent three days ___ up in my study.
A. locking       B. being locked    C. to look    D. locked
18. In China, shaking hands with each other is a common ___ when people meet for the first time.
A. sense        B. practice      C. rule      D. scene
19. Being lazy ___ Peter his job.
A. lost       B. cost        C. took         D. made
20. My brother John ___ be a good man, but he cannot be a great man.
A. will       B. should      C. can          D. must
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1. The price___, but I doubt whether it will remain so.
A. went down    B. will go down    C. has gone done     D. was going down
2. —How did it___ that you made so many mistakes in your homework?—I myself haven’t figured it out yet.
A. bring about     B. come about      C. come across     D. occur to
3. ___ information___ stored in this computer.
A. Large quantities of, have been B. A great many, has been C. A large quantity of, were D. Quite a lot, is
4. The discovery of the envidance led to ___.
   A. the thief having caught   B. catch the thief   C. the thief being caught  D. the thief to be caught
5. whom do you want to have___ the parts of a car together?
A. fix      B. to fix       C. fixing      D. fixed
6. There’s a new problem involved in the popularity of private car___ road conditions need ___.
A. that, to be improved  B. which, to be improved  C. where, improving  D. when, improving
7. Meeting my uncle after all these years was an unforgettable moment, ___ I will always treasure.
Were     A. that      B. one       C. it       D. what
8. ___it rain tomorrow, we would have to put off the visit to the Yangpu Bridge
A. B. should     C. Would      D Will
9. —I promise her daughter she ___ get a nice present on her birthday.
—Will it be a surprise to her?
A. should     B. must     C. would       D. shall
10. With his son___ , the old man felt unhappy.
A. to disappoint    B. to be disappointing     C. disappointing     D. being disappointed
11. The train___ arrive at 11:30, but it was an hour late.
A. was about to    b. was likely to   C. was supposed to   D. was certain to
12. —Did you attend the meeting?  —I ___ the news if I ___ it.
A. would have known, had attended       B. would know, attended
C. would know, had attended             D. would have known, attended
13. ___ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided
A. Having checked    B. Check     C. If you check      D. To check
14. ___ caused a lot of suspicion among the people.
A. He being kidnapped   B. His being kidnapped   C. He was kidnapped   D. His kidnapped
15. I don’t really work here; I ___ until the new secretary arrives.

A. just help out    B. have just helped out    C. am just helping out    D. will just help out
16. He made another wonderful discovery, ___ of great importance to science.
A. which I think is  B. which I think it is  C. which I think it    D. I think it is
17. He will have learned English for eight years by the time he___ from the university next year.
A. will graduate  B. will have graduated  C. graduates    D. is to graduated
18. During the examination we are supposed to stay in our seats, keep our eyes on our work, ___ to anyone.
A. instead of speaking  B. rather than speak  C. and not speak   D. but would not speak
19. Books are the important records we keep___ man’s thoughts, ideas and feelings.
A. up         B. of         C. for         D. on
20. He did it___ it took me.
A. one-third a time  B. one-third time   C. the one-third time   D. one-third the time
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1. —Why couldn’t they catch the 6:30 train？
—Because they were delayed by_____ .
A. some heavy traffics     B. heavy traffic     C. a heavy traffic    D. any heavy traffic
2. The cost was______much for me.
A. so much            B. too much        C. very much         D. much too
3. Reading is to Tom_____football to other day.
A. that                B. which             C. as if              D. as
4. ______left before the deadline, it doesn’t seem likely that John will finish the job.
A. Though such a short time  B. Because such a short time
C. With such a short time    D. As such a short time

5. The schoolboys and schoolgirls are walking along the street,_____a small redcap.
A. each of them has  B. they each have      C. every wears       D. each wearing
6. The door_____. Better have it repaired.
A. isn’t shut          B. hasn’t been shut      C. won’t be shut    D. won’t shut
7. When people talk about the cities of the U.S. , the first ____comes into their mind is New York.
A. city                B. one                   C. that               D. of them
8. Miss Langham arm in arm with Mr Peabody——______sight!
A. how astonishing a  B. so an astonishing     C. what astonishing a   D. such an astonishing
9. You___use my bike on condition that you give it back to me before I leave here.
A. should             B. must                  C. ought  to          D. shall
10. —What do you think of the film？—Well, at least it’s ___the one I saw last time with Mary.
A. as bad as        B. not as good as      C. no worse than    D. not better than
11. Most people in that area objected with little effect____a golf playground there.
A. to build         B. of building           C. to have built     D. to building
12. —Did you lock the door？—No, I ____, but I forgot.
A. should    B. must  have    C. must    D. should  have
13. —Have you noticed____bike? I left it here this morning.  —I think I saw one. Is it ___new one?
A. a；a       B. the；the      C. a；the    D. the；a
14. Ten minutes earlier______we could have avoided the accideng.
A. or          B. but          C. so       D. and
15. The customer didn’t choose___of the ties and went away without looking at a third one.
A. many        B. any         C. all       D. either
16. —Where is Tom? —Well,he___you____here.Otherwise he would come down right now.
A. didn’t know; were  B. hasn’t  known; are  C. doesn’t know; are  D. hadn’t  known; were
17. ____on the top of the mountain is an ancient tower dating back to hundreds of years ago.
A. To  stand    B. Having stood    C. Standing    D. Stand
18. —How many people are still leading____life under____poverty line in the world? —Perhaps one  fourth.

A. the; 不填    B. a; the        C. a; a         D. 不填; 不填
19. —Would you tell me____you want you tea, with sugar or milk?—Sugar, please.
A. whether      B. when       C. what         D. how
20. —George is a wise person. —But in my opinion,he is___but polite.
A. cleverer      B. braver      C. more  brave   D. less  brave
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1.This is our contribution to ___ world of the 21st century, ___ world of independence and multual understanding.
A.the;/   B./;a    C.a;the    D.the;a
2.Could you ___ this 10-dollar bill so I can make a phone call?
A.divide   B.tear    C.break    D.cut
3.The singer hasn’t performed in public for over 5 years. ___, she is very popular with young people.
A.But   B.still    C.Otherwise   D.Therefore
4.I have no dreams ___ to have a happy life.
A.rather than B.more than   C.other than   D.less than
6.There is no one of us ___ wishes to help you.We are doing our best.
A.who   B.that    C.as    D.but
7. Research findings show we spend about two hours dreaming every night, no matter what we ___ during the day.
A.should have done B.would have done  C.may have done   D.must have done
8.The guy who ___ that door first will be an April Fool,for there is a broom on it.
A.will open  B.has opened  C.opens    D.should open
9. Students shouldn’t be given so difficult a problem ___ they can not work out.
A.that   B.which    C.while    D.As
10. As your spoken English gets better,so ___ your written English.
A.will   B.does    C.is     D.has
11. The students expected ___ to be more rewiewing classes before the final exams.
A.there   B.it     C.that    D.one
12. ___ could be judged from her eyes that she was terribly sorry for what he ___.
A.As;had done B.That;did   C.As;did   D.It;had done
13. No one ___ this building without the permission of the police.
A.is leaving  B.is to leave   C.has left   D.will be leaving
14. After staying in hospital for long,the patient was advised to go to the seaside to ___ his health.
A.take up  B.pick up   C.carry up   D.make up
15. ___ China’s reform and opening up in late 1978,it quick development has aroused worldwide attention.
A.When   B.As    C.While    D.Since
16. ___ running,learning English needs will.
A.As with  B.As to    C.As for    D.As if
17. —Will Thursday or Friday ___ you? —Eiher will ___.
A.fit;be   B.fit;OK   C.suit;all right  D.suit;do
18. Only ___ according to the directions can the medicine be quite effective.
A.taking   B.taken    C***ing taken  D.having been taken
19. All of the guests ___ by 9 o’clock,but the host ___ until 15 minutes later.
A.arrived;didn’t turn up   B.had arrived;didn't turn up
C.arrived;hadn’t turned up  D.had arrived;hadn’t turned up
20. The headmaster has got a good education ___ so the school is doing well.
A.thought  B.thinking  C.idea  D.sense
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1. Fortunately somebody who happened to be passing by called the fire department ___ the fire broke out .
A. hurriedly           B. quickly     C. instantly     D. shortly
2. The president’s speech was ___ boring; it is , in fact, rather inspiring and interesting.
A. anything but         B. nothing but  C. no more     D. all but
3. In order not to be disturbed , I spent three days ___ up in my study.
A. locking            B. being locked  C. to lock     D. locked
4. —Why do you suggest the West Lake?
—I believe ___ beauty of ___ nature there will make ___ excellent impression upon you.
A.the; / ; the          B.the; / ; an      C.a; the; an    D.the; the; an
5. Mrs Black took the police back to ___ placce ___ she witnessed the robbery.
A. the same ; as       B.the same; where  C. the same; that  D. as the same ; as
6. Without proper lessons, you could ___ a lot of  bad habits when playing the piano.
A. keeo up           B. pick up        C. draw up    D.catch up
7. ___ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.
A. The president will attend              B. The president to attend
C. The president attended                D. The president’s attending
8. Was it ___ she said or something that she did ___ you were angry at so much?
A. what; that        B. that;which        C. that ; what   D. what; which
9. Professor Smith, many students want to see you. ___ they wait here or outside?
A. Do              B. Shall            C. Will        D. Would
10. —It’s so late. Our son ___ be back!
  —Don’t worry . I dare say he ___ have some extra work to do.
A. can; must         B. will; might       C. should ; must  D.must; may
11. What worried the child most was ___ to visit  his brother in hospital.
A his not being allowed   B.his not allowing  C. his being not allowed  D. having not been allowed
12. Is this research center ___ you visited the modern equipment last year?
A. Where           B. that            C. the one that     D. the one where
13. John waited at the bus stop for nearly an hour ___ the bus finally arrived.
A. when            B. as             C. before         D. while
14. China sent up Shenzhou V manned spacship into space successfully, which shows  science and technology ___ rapidly in China.
A. have been developing B. develops       C. is developing   D. has developed
15. Why is he always forcing his daughter to practise playing the piano if she is not ___ for a pianist?
A. meant            B.intended         C. trained        D. asked
16. —Got your driving license?
—No. I too busy to have enough practice, so I didn’t take the driving test last week. I am going to next week.
A.was              B.have been        C.am           D.had been
17. — You must do as I tell you.  — Oh, I must, ___? (ygl)
A. should I    B. ought I     C. mustn’t I    D. must I
18. She ought to stop working; she has a headache because she ___ too long.
A. has been reading    B. had read         C. is reading     D.read
10. It rained continuously for seven days, completely ___ our holiday. (ygl)
A. ruined    B. to ruin      C. ruining    D. ruins
20. Beck is an honest businessman . Our company and his have had a lot of ___ in the past five years.
A. deals             B. agreements       C. rewards       D. sales

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