北京中医药大学《英语3》平时作业3
试卷总分:100 得分:100
一、单选题 (共 100 道试题,共 100 分)
1.I can not afford the car. It is too ________.
A.dear
B.precious
C.previous
D.valuable
2.She _______ with the officer not to give her a ticket.
A.appealed
B.begged
C.pleaded
D.prayed
3.The ________ temperature of the human body is about 37 degree.
A.natural
B.normal
C.common
D.ordinary
4.There is no ________ about the matter. Take your time.
A.emergency
B.urgency
C.use
D.point
5.It is ______ the corner of the room near the window.
A.on
B.for
C.under
D.in
6.He is exhausted _______ the two-hour trip through the mud.
A.from
B.by
C.of
D.with
7.Your composition is quite good ________ some spelling mistakes.
A.beside
B.besides
C.except
D.except for
8.______ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows.
A.As
B.For
C.So
D.Why
9.She asked me _______.
A.whether or not I had finished the job
B.did I finish the job
C.is the job finished or not
D.if or not I have finished the job
10.No sooner had I reached the top of the hill ______ I sat down to rest.
A.when
B.then
C.than
D.until
11.Poor food and lack of exercise _______ the boy is poor health.
A.led to
B.improved
C.contributed to
D.resulted from
12.After a long and hard work, he finally ________ his goal.
A.acquired
B.gained
C.obtained
D.attained
13.You must not let pleasure ________ with your study.
A.interpret
B.interfere
C.interrupt
D.disturb
14.Give them an inch, ________ they will take a mile.
A.then
B.before
C.and
D.but
15.It is hard to ________ her from her sister; they look so alike.
A.say
B.talk
C.tell
D.separate
16.I wrote to ask him how he was getting along ________ his colleagues.
A.with
B.to
C.in
D.on
17.The drought of this spring _________ the crops.
A.effected
B.affected
C.influenced
D.interfered
18.The teacher recommended Jack ________ monitor.
A.for
B.to
C.with
D.as
19.He is so careless that he often ________ to bring his book to class.
A.neglects
B.ignores
C.remembers
D.refuses
20.Enough care should be taken to _______ the express way.
A.retain
B.repair
C.maintain
D.mend
21.The child is still young, so it is hard to say what he will _______ to.
A.become
B.lead
C.change
D.amount
22.You will get a ticket if you ________ the speed limit.
A.excel
B.go beyond
C.go about
D.expand
23.The engine was out of control and now the boat was ________.
A.moving
B.sailing
C.drifting
D.rowing
24.We are _______ our holiday pictures onto a screen so that lots of people can see them clearly at the same time.
A.projecting
B.reproducing
C.developing
D.designing
25.I had some trouble ________ the letter. The boy is handwriting was so poor.
A.to read
B.at reading
C.read
D.reading
26.It is by no ________ easy to finish the work in half an hour.
A.ways
B.means
C.manners
D.methods
27.A word of praise will have a great ________ on a child.
A.emphasis
B.attraction
C.control
D.effect
28.Please ________ your telephone message in writing.
A.justify
B.modify
C.confirm
D.confuse
29.The money is to be used for the _________ of the disabled.
A.benefit
B.profit
C.merit
D.advantage
30.The boy kept bothering me with questions and I could not ________ on what I was reading.
A.decide
B.concentrate
C.comment
D.depend
31.From the hotel there is a good _______ of the mountain.
A.view
B.scene
C.scenery
D.sight
32.People buy insurance in order to ________ a small certain loss for a large uncertain one.
A.replace
B.displace
C.substitute
D.subscribe
33.A good teacher helps _______ a childs character.
A.shapes
B.shape
C.educates
D.educate
34.Do not eat all the cakes now. ________ some for tomorrow.
A.Maintain
B.Preserve
C.Save
D.Conserve
35.Attitudes ______ daydreaming have been changing.
A.towards
B.in
C.over
D.for
36.The girl did not go to sleep ______ her parents came home.
A.until
B.unless
C.when
D.as
37.You will fail in the examination ______ you study harder.
A.unless
B.when
C.if
D.as soon as
38.I like watching TV _______ to the cinema.
A.more than to go
B.rather than to go
C.than going
D.more than going
39.Take an umbrella ______ it rains.
A.in any case
B.in case
C.because
D.for
40.Nothing he did was wrong, ______?
A.was it
B.was not it
C.were they
D.were not they
41.War destroys everything and should be _______ at all costs.
A.avoided
B.ignored
C.defeated
D.conquered
42.Her display of bad temper completely _______ the party.
A.harmed
B.damaged
C.hurt
D.spoilt
43.Young people often desire to ________ from their parents.
A.prevent
B.escape
C.avoid
D.keep
44.The play was very long, but there were two _______.
A.intervals
B.rests
C.spaces
D.spells
45.Microbiology has passed _______ a new phase.
A.away
B.into
C.by
D.out
46.It is three years to _______ since I met you for the first time.
A.this day
B.one day
C.today
D.the day
47.They will be here in 10 minutes. In the ________, we will have some coffee.
A.meantime
B.meanwhile
C.same time
D.future
48.________ he has not come, we will begin our class without him.
A.Now that
B.That
C.Since
D.Once
49.The truck _______ the coal on the ground.
A.poured
B.dumped
C.damped
D.dropped
50.The heat of summer reached its _________ yesterday.
A.climate
B.point
C.best
D.climax
51.When they reach a certain age, army officers ________ from active service.
A.retire
B.retreat
C.reverse
D.remain
52._______ everyone expected, Tom did the best in the competition.
A.Which
B.That
C.As
D.What
53.Shall I give a chocolate to each of the children? It is better ______.
A.not
B.not to
C.not to do
D.not do
54.As a teacher, you should always dress in ________ clothes.
A.beautiful
B.shabby
C.decent
D.bright
55.She _______ music once a week at a middle school.
A.instructs
B.institutes
C.installs
D.insists
56.These slum children were ________ to lives of poverty.
A.determined
B.sure
C.sentenced
D.doomed
57.The noise is _________ until Mary could not stand it any longer.
A.keeping up
B.building up
C.turning up
D.setting up
58.The swimmer ________ from the water and climbed onto the raft.
A.floated
B.arose
C.raised
D.emerged
59.She can not afford a new coat and so will have to ________ the old one.
A.make do with
B.do with
C.be done with
D.do without
60.To our ________, Georges illness proved not to be as serious as we had feared.
A.surprised
B.contented
C.relief
D.anxiety
61.It was several months ago that the new TV sets _______ in this shop.
A.emerged
B.offered
C.appeared
D.arose
62.Some students are completely struck down by the ________ of the examination.
A.pressure
B.stress
C.tension
D.influence
63.They are conducting experiments with a dozen _______ monkeys.
A.lively
B.living
C.alive
D.live
64.He would not _______ us into the house.
A.allow
B.permit
C.let
D.ask
65.We are doing all we can to ________ the accident rate.
A.cut off
B.cut down
C.break off
D.break down
66.Somebody borrowed my coat yesterday, ______?
A.did they
B.did not they
C.did he
D.did not he
67.It is known to all ______ metals are mostly used in the form of alloys.
A.for
B.what
C.that
D.because
68.The reason I did not go to France was _______ a new job.
A.because I got
B.due to
C.because of going
D.that I got
69._______ the girls came on the trip.
A.Neither
B.Nobody of
C.None of
D.No one of
70.______ child will find his own personal road to success.
A.Every
B.Each
C.Some
D.The
71.So quickly _______ that we could not catch up with him.
A.he ran
B.did he run
C.he would run
D.ran he
72.________ is of no concern to me.
A.He comes or not
B.If he comes or not
C.Whether he comes or not
D.he will come
73.He was fined because he ________ the speed limit.
A.exceeded
B.excelled
C.hastened
D.overtook
74.A wonderful idea suddenly _______.
A.happened to
B.occurred to
C.stuck to
D.faced up to
75.He said he had not the slightest ________ to accept your invitation.
A.tendency
B.trend
C.tend
D.inclination
76.Some have little power to do good, and have _______ little strength to resist evil.
A.likely
B.otherwise
C.likewise
D.like
77.They very name of Siberia _______ images of exile and bitter hardship.
A.gave up
B.appeared
C.reminded
D.conjured up
78.In studying American English, we must get familiar with the pronunciation and usage ofwords ________ of American.
A.characteristic
B.essential
C.different
D.unique
79.The remote village can not be _______ by telephone.
A.achieved
B.arrived
C.attained
D.reached
80.________ the mother sacrificed almost everything for her son.
A.Such great love she was
B.So great was her love that
C.So great her love that
D.Such great was her love that
81.He ________ the directions contained in the guide-book.
A.went on
B.went beyond
C.went by
D.went forth
82.Travelling between time zones may result in ________ disturbances in normal sleep patterns and body rhythms.
A.dangerous
B.important
C.obvious
D.impressive
83.There was no sleeping accommodation ________ to us for the night.
A.available
B.sufficient
C.probable
D.possible
84.Whatever weather it is, we will ________ this test.
A.carry away
B.carry out
C.carry off
D.carry over
85.He said that the demonstration would go on ________.
A.as planning
B.like planning
C.as it planned
D.as planned
86.Their mother could not afford to ________ them on meat and fish every day.
A.supply
B.feed
C.support
D.buy
87.It was not until 1777 ________ it was threatened with invasion that Vermont declared itself an independent commonwealth.
A.when
B.that
C.which
D.then
88.When I entered the room, I noticed a _______ look come over her face.
A.surprising
B.surprise
C.surprised
D.surprisingly
89.Even if we _______ our expenses to the minimum, we still can not afford to buy a house in less than two years.
A.shorten
B.reduce
C.lower
D.drop
90.It _______ that I picked up the key he had lost.
A.by chance
B.took place
C.occurred
D.happened
91.The bike shows no ________ of having been used.
A.signs
B.signals
C.symbols
D.sighs
92.What ________ did the plane reach?
A.height
B.attitude
C.altitude
D.weight
93.When he heard her name, his heart would _________.
A.accelerate
B.hasten
C.quicken
D.speed
94.The machine was said to have been put out of _______.
A.operate
B.operation
C.effect
D.affect
95.The teachers remarks _______ loud laughter.
A.made
B.generated
C.led
D.took
96.______ mistake he has made!
A.A what silly
B.A silly what
C.What a silly
D.what silly a
97.We had a party last month, and we shall have ______ one this month.
A.another
B.more
C.the other
D.other
98.The engineer with ______ I am working is good at playing chess.
A.who
B.which
C.whom
D.that
99.I have an English book, ______ is about how to read fast.
A.which
B.that
C.as
D.whose
100.We are late. Look, _______!
A.there goes the bus
B.there the bus goes
C.the bus there goes
D.the bus goes there