西交《英语3（新录）》在线作业

试卷总分:100  得分:100

一、单选题 (共 50 道试题,共 100 分)

1.The time will come ____________ man can fly ____________ he likes in the universe.

A.how ... where

B.when ... wherever

C.where ... where

D.what ... which

2.The ( ) of older persons is relatively low in developing countries, but it is growing much faster than in the West.

A.addition

B.majority

C.percentage

D.statistic

3.— Must I take a taxi?— No, you_________. You can take my car.

A.had better to

B.don't

C.must not

D.don't have to

4.Makers of consumer electronics will pay for environmental sanitation services to collect and （ ） used refrigerators, computers and televisions under the new rules.

A.discharge

B.distribute

C.dispose of

D.deal with

5.After a very busy schedule in the past two months, Kenneth plans to take things （ ）for a while.

A.at ease

B.easily

C.easy

D.with ease

6.Wireless waste from cell phones, pocket PCs, and music players （ ） special problems because they have toxic chemicals in batteries and other components.

A.expose

B.commit

C.pose

D.transport

7.For traditional Chinese painters, fame and fortune come late, and it is （ ）for artists to hold their first exhibitions when they are over seventy years old.

A.hardly common

B.less frequent

C.not unheard of

D.just usual

8.The worsening of the country's economy could mean ( ) public support for the ruling party.

A.crippled

B.subtracted

C.fluttered

D.diminished

9.Mary （ ） to go abroad for further education, but she gave it up later.

A.is hoping

B.was hoping

C.had hoped

D.has hoped

10.— It's time to tidy your room, Harry! —See the tidy room, Mum! _________ is where it should be.

A.Something

B.Anything

C.Everything

D.Nothing

11.— We are going to have a singing party tonight. Would you like to join us? — __________________

A.I'm afraid not, because I have to go to an important meeting.

B.Of course not. I have no idea.

C.No, I can't.

D.That's all set.

12.The problem is not (  )so easy as you think. It's far from being settled.

A.hardly

B.almost

C.nearly

D.scarcely

13.NASA's Mars program was set back when two spacecraft failed up reaching Mars, one （ ）up in the planet's atmosphere and the other after a software failure.

A.burned; disappeared

B.burned; disappearing

C.burning; disappearing

D.burning; disappeared

14.My trip to the small village under the control of the enemy fire was full of delays and difficulties, but I eventually （ ） .

A.got by

B.turned it over

C.hit the sack

D.made it

15.____________he works hard, I don't mind when he finishes the experiment.

A.As soon as

B.As well as

C.So far as

D.So long as

16.The manager will not _________ us to use his car.

A.have

B.let

C.agree

D.allow

17.She has two best friends.____ of them is in the country.

A.All

B.Both

C.No one

D.Neither

18.Bicycle riders want the city government to set aside special lanes for bicycles on some of the main streets, but though they have got some supporters, （ ）likes the idea.

A.everyone

B.not everyone

C.no one

D.someone

19.Mrs. Lee will move into her new house next Monday, ____________it will be completely furnished.

A.by that time

B.by the time

C.by which time

D.by some time

20.The reason 800 million people go hungry today is not that there isn't enough food in the world, ( ) that these people cannot get the food anyway.

A.but

B.despite

C.even

D.except

21.It's bad for you to smoke in the public places where smoking is not allowed.

A.behavior

B.action

C.manner

D.movement

22.The young actor who had been thought highly of ________ to be a great disappointment.

A.turned up

B.turned out

C.turned down

D.turned in

23."Hi, John, could you show me how to （ ） graphics with text on the same screen?"

A.fuse

B.clone

C.merge

D.mingle

24.The meeting was successful and ended with a(n) （ ） to step up cooperation between the six states of the region.

A.testimony

B.pledge

C.evolution

D.signature

25.— Shall we sit up here on the grass or down there near the water? — __________________.

A.I'd rather stay here if you don't mind.

B.Sorry, I don't like neither.

C.Certainly, why not?

D.Yes, we like these two places

26.—What will you buy for your boyfriend's birthday? —I want to buy a _________wallet for him.

A.black leather small

B.small black leather

C.small leather black

D.black small leather

27.I just wonder if （ ）ever（ ）that you could have your own enterprise and run it yourself when you were still a student.

A.it...occurred

B.you...occurred to it

C.it...occurred to you

D.you...occurred

28.The problem of poverty is particularly （ ） in rural areas where one in three adults is unemployed.

A.offensive

B.significant

C.acute

D.frail

29.As people's living standards improve, the health and beauty business is （ ）with more sophisticated products than ever before.

A.astonishing

B.flourishing

C.exaggerating

D.diminishing

30.As she matured as an artist, she （ ） realize that "all artists are a product of their culture."

A.came to

B.kept to

C.took to

D.went to

31.— Can you go to the concert with us this evening? — __________________.

A.No, I already have plans.

B.I'd love to, but I'm busy tonight.

C.No, I really don't like being with you.

D.I'm ill, so I shouldn't go out.

32.____________you don't like him is none of my business.

A.What

B.Who

C.That

D.Whether

33.The woman is a （ ）offender and has been arrested five times this year for shoplifting.

A.persistent

B.inevitable

C.blunt

D.joint

34.Parks and open spaces are essential to the quality of life in dense ( ) areas such as New York City.

A.agricultural

B.rural

C.that suburban

D.urban

35.Any excitement you have at starting a new job is always ( ) with a certain amount of fear.

A.mingled

B.dotted

C.joined

D.scarred

36.Scientists have discovered many planets orbiting distant stars, all are （ ）to life.

A.unlikely

B.unfriendly

C.forbidden

D.vulnerable

37.While freshmen are considered part of the academic elite, some of them appear to lack common sense （ ）following the traffic regulations.

A.coming to

B.when coming to

C.when it comes to

D.when they come to

38.______ her and then try to copy what she does.

A.Mind

B.See

C.Stare at

D.Watch

39.The crime was discovered till 48 hours later,____________gave the criminal plenty of time to get away.

A.which

B.that

C.so

D.what

40.Grandma always paid attention to the needs, wishes and feelings of those around her. She was the most （ ）woman I've ever known.

A.artificial

B.merry

C.considerate

D.brilliant

41.The thought of dying slowly and painfully （ ）me. I really can't understand why so many people are opposed to euthanasia (安乐死).

A.terrifies

B.curses

C.puzzles

D.injures

42.The new order means (   ) overtime.

A.works

B.worked

C.to work

D.working

43.In some areas China is（ ）the developed countries, but it will take some years before we can catch up with them.

A.growing into

B.whipping up

C.gaining on

D.heading for

44.Will you _________me a favor, please?

A.do

B.make

C.bring

D.give

45.Hi, is Mary there, please? — __________________.

A.Hold on. I'll get her.

B.No, she isn't here.

C.Yes, she lives here.

D.Yes, what do you want?

46.With the shining water before you and the wind ( ), trees behind you, you can not help ( ).

A.blow...but feel relaxed

B.blowing... feeling relaxed

C.blown...but feel relaxing

D.blowing... but feel relaxing

47.For convenience's sake, most couples in America have a ( ) bank account instead of separate accounts.

A.twin

B.handy

C.dual

D.joint

48.My son failed to come back home last night. This morning the police came to our house and （ ）my worst fears that he was injured in a car accident.

A.advocated

B.confirmed

C.insured

D.promised

49.Japan's productivity has overtaken America's in some manufacturing industries, but elsewhere the United States has （ ）its lead.

A.take up

B.brought back

C.rested on

D.clung to

50.I was giving a talk to a large group of people, the same talk I ( ) to half a dozen other groups before.

A.was giving

B.am giving

C.had given

D.have given