《大学英语(3)》20秋平时作业3-0001

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 20 道试题,共 100 分)

1.The engineers are planning to ______________ oil with some kind of material for the engine.

A.substitute

B.place

C.replace

D.instead

答案:C

2.Truth will ____________ over falsehood, right over wrong.

A.prevail

B.advantage

C.win

D.earn

答案:A

3._______ useful book it is！

A.Whatan

B.Howa

C.Whata

D.What

答案:C

4.That was _______ matter that I had no choice but to talk it over with my parents.

A.asuchserious

B.asoserious

C.suchseriousa

D.soseriousa

答案:D

5.I asked the saleswoman to __________ the price, but she firmly refused to. Faced with this I decided to turn to the manager.

A.bring down

B.lay down

C.put down

D.draw down

答案:C

6.I've been a student there for nearly two and _______ half years．

A.a

B.an

C.．the

D.／

7.When did you arrive in Beijing?        - __________.

A.nobody informs me.

B.I will see you later.

C.2 hours later

D.No, I don't think I can get soon.

8.what were you doing at nine last night?    - __________.

A.I was watching TV at that time.

B.Yes, but I can't afford the time

C.I did my homework.

D.I am going to leave my aunt’s home.

9.The boys spent the whole morning _______ possible answers to the question.

A.discuss

B.anddiscussing

C.discussing

D.anddiscussed

10.Only after a year _____________ to see the results of my experiment.

A.Ibegan

B.Ihadbegun

C.haveIbegun

D.didIbegin

11.It is useful to be able to predict the extent ______ which a price change will affect supply and demand.

A.from

B.to

C.for

D.with

12.She was scared to __________ death when she heard the news.

A.as much as

B.as well as

C.as good as

D.as many as

13.—I really don’t know how to thank you enough． — ．

A.Noproblem

B.Thinknothingofit

C.Withpleasure

D.Gladtohearthat

14.My brother changed his major at college several times and he never ________ any one very long.

A.stuckto

B.keptback

C.letalone

D.madeway

15._________ , Edison began experimenting with something which he had made himself.

A.OnAugust12,1877

B.InAugust12,1877

C.At12August,1877

D.In1877,August,12

16.He cut the cake__ .

A.inhalves

B.inhalf

C.intohalves

D.intohalf

17.——Did your classmate accept your invitation? 

    ——No, he ____ refused.

A.as far as

B.as well as

C.as soon as

D.as good as

18._____________, we started looking for work.

A.Havingbeenspentallthemoney

B.Allthemoneyhavingbeenspent

C.Wespentallthemoney

D.Allthemoneywasspent

19.While he was investigating ways t improve the telescope Newton made _______discovery which completely changed ____ man’s understanding of color.

A.a,/

B.a,the

C./,the

D.the,a

20.When he applied for a _____________ in the office of the local newspaper, he was told to see the manager.

A.location

B.profession

C.career

D.position