高考英语单项选择冲刺百题单项选择冲刺百题

高考英语单项选择冲刺百题

1. The advertisements in newspapers help to cut the _____ of making the newspaper.

　　A. price　B. pay　  C.costs　D. value

2. The _____ of the exam nation show that you have all made great _____.

　　A. result, progress　　 B.results, progress

　　C. results, progresses　　 D. results, progresses

3. I love _____ history because it gives us _____ knowledge of past event.

　　A. the, a B./ , a　 C. / , /　　D. a, the

4. Parents complain that _____ shown on TV will have bad influence on high

　　school students’ moral _____.

　　A. too much violence, behaviours　　B. too much violence, behaviour

　　C. too many violences, behaviour　　D. too many violences, behaviours

5. A box of _____ is a most welcome gift for one’s lover on Valentine’s Day.

　　A. chocolate　　 B. chocolates　　C. some chocolate　D. the chocolates

6. The 1930s were the year when he wrote one _____ after another, and when his first

　　collection of _____ was published.

　　A.poem, poetry B. poetry, poem C. poem, poem D. poetry, poetry　　

7. In this research, two are _____, and the others are _____.

　　A. Swisses, Germans B. Swiss, Germen

　　C. Swisses, Germen　D. Swiss, Germans

8. It was estimated that the thieves had stolen _____ worth of jewelry from the shop.

　　A. one-million-dollar　B. one million dollar’s

　　C. one million dollars’　　D. one million dollars

9. I called at _____ several times this morning, but nobody answered the door, where

　　would she have gone?

　　A. Mary B. Mary’s　　 C. the Mary D. the Mary’s

10. A. The apartment isn’t within _____ of the subway station as its advertiser has claimed

　　it is.

　　A.a stone’s throw B. the throw of a stone

　　C. stone’s throw　D. a stone throw

11. He left _____ with my secretary that he would call again in the afternoon. He said he

　　would keep _____.

　　A. words, his words　B. word, his word

　　C. word, word　　 D. the word, his word

12. “All _____ present and all _____ going on well.” our monitor said.

　　A. is, is　B. are, are　　C.are, is　　 D. is, are

13. Yesterday the League secretary and monitor _____ asked to make a speech at the

　　meeting.

　　A. is　B. was　　C. are　　 D. were

14. He played on the _____ for 2 hours and when he returned he found half his goods

　　_____ stolen.

　　A. sand, were　 B. sand, was　　 C. sands, were　 D. sands, was

15. About 40 _____ of the population of that country _____ on farms.

　　A. percent, lives　　 B. percent, live　C. percents, live　　 D. percents, lives

16. Every boy and every girl _____ to attend the evening party.　

　　A. wish　B. wishes　　 C. hope　D. wishing

17. A series of meetings _____ about the best way to market the new product

　　A. are held B. were held　　 C. was held　D. have been held

18. Mother wrapped the baby, who was _____, in a blanket gently.

　　A. fast sleep B. sleeping fast　C. fast asleep　　D. slept fast

19. What a _____ boy! I don’t know what to do with him.

　　A. tiresome　B. tired C. tire　　D. tiredly

20. The dog didn’t seem to smell _____, for it didn’t even smell the meat, which appeared

　　so _____.

　　A. well, sweetly　　 B. good, sweet　C. well, sweet　　D. good, sweetly

21. -- What caused the failure of the experiment?

　　-- _____.

　　A. Because of shortage of fund　B. For lack of fund

　　C. Lack of fund　 D. Due to lack of fund

22. A cracked bell can never sound _____.

　　A. good　B. well　 C. nice　 D. clear

23. We might not contact the rescue team. _____, the rescue team itself might get lost.

　　A. Still worse　　B. bad still　 C. Badly still　　 D. Worse still

24. There is a tradition of having a family dinner at home on lunar New Year’s Eve.

　　_____, however, the custom has changed.

　　A. Late　 B. Later　C.Lately　　 D. Latter

25. The farmers were sure that fresh water lay ____ in the earth, so they dug ____ to find

　　it.

　　A. deeply, deeply　　B. deep, deeper C. deeply, deeper　　D. deep, more deeply

26. The price was _____ within the reach of the average household.

　　A. fairly　B. all C.well　 D. very

27. When I got home I saw a message pinned to the door ____ “Sorry to miss you, will

　　call you later.”

　　A. read　 B. reading　　C. reads D. to read

28. In such dry weather, the flowers will have to be watered if they _____.

　　A. have survived　　B. are to survive　　 C. would survive　　D. will survive

29. __ Is this raincoat yours?

　　-- No, mine _____ there behind the door,.

　　A.is hanging　　B. has hung C. hangs D. hung

30. Obviously, he _____ a bad cold. He coughs all the time.

　　A.has　　B. is having　C. will have D. was

31. He seized me by the hand and _____ let me go.

　　A. does not　B. did not　　C.would not　　 D. had not

32. --- One of you will have to go there besides me.

　　--- Who would you rather _____ there with you. Tom or I?

　　A. have to go　　B. to go　C.went D. go

33. Criticism and self-criticism _____ necessary _____ it helps us to correct mistakes.

　　A. is, in that　　 B. are, in that　　C. is, in which　D. are, at that

34. Robert is said _____ abroad, but I don’t know what country he studied in.

　　A.to have studied　B. to study　 C. to be studying　　D. to have been studying

35. The lady said she would buy a gift for her daughter with the _____.

　　A. 20 dollars remained　  B. 20 dollars to remain

　　C. remained 20 dollars　  D. remaining 20 dollars

36. _____ a reply, he decided to write again.　　

　　A. Not receiving　 B. receiving not

　　C. Not having received　　D. Having not received

37. Have you ever stopped _____ how our lie _____ if the world ran out of ol?

　　A.to think, would change　　B. thinking, would change

　　C. to think, will change　 D. thinking, should change

38. His mind _____, little tom missed the point.

　　A. wandered　　 B. was wandering　 C. was wandered　 D. wandering

39. He spoke English so well _____ by us all.

　　A. to be praised　　B. as to be praised

　　C. for being praised D. that was praised

40　Whom would you rather _____ with you, John or me?

　　A. got go　 B. to have gone

　　C. have go D. go

41. _____ him speak English so fluently, and you would think him an American.

　　A. Hearing　 B.Hear　C. Heard D. Having heard

42. There is a crowd of people in front of the house over there. What do you suppose

　　_____ there?

　　A. is happened　　 B. has happened

　　C. happening　 D. to have happened

43. I don’t like _____ speaking ill of each other.

　　A. Jack and Henry　　 B. Jack’s and Henry’s

　　C. Jack and Henry’s　D. Jack’s and Henry

44. The electricity ____, the light went out.　

　　A. cut off　  B. having cut off　　C. was cut off　D. had cut off

45. The subjects we have at school _____biology.

　　A. including B.include　　C. included　D. to include

46. The manager discussed the plan that they would like to see _____ the next year.

　　A. carry out B. carrying out　C. to carry out　D.carried out

47. One of the methods of introducing foreign genes into a plant is to make use of certain

　　soil bacteria to infect the plant and transfer several of blue genes to the infected plant

　　cells, _____ in high rate of plant cell pision.

　　A. results　　 B. resulting 　　 C. to result　D. resulted

48. What he had done is far from _____.

　　A. satisfaction　 B. satisfactory　 C. satisfied　D. satisfying

49. Luckily, the bullet narrowly missed the captain _____ an inch.

　　A. by B. at　C. to D. from

50. The ship sailed _____ Xiamen _____ 30 miles an hour.

　　A. for, at　　 B. to, at　C. to, by D. for, by

51. It’s quite warm _____ January.

　　A. in B.for　　 C. on　　 D. at

52. The key _____ four modernizations lies _____ the science and education.

　　A. to, on B. of, on C. to, in D. of, in

53. What one thinks and feels is mainly _____ traditions, habits and education.

　　A. because of　　B. due to　　 C. since　D. through

54. Get in touch with them, for they will be anxious _____ news of your arrival.

　　A. at B.for　　 C. about D. to

55. I like the climate here _____ the wind blows .

　　A. except when　　 B. except for　　

　　C. except　 D. besides

56. They paid their taxes ____ cash.

　　A. with　 B. by C. in D. for

57. Eggs are sold ____ the dozen.

　　A. with　 B. for　　 C. at D. by

58. One should speak dearly and it is the same _____ writing.

　　A. such as　 B. with　 C. in D. as

59. She must have set off for the village the other day, _____ she?

　　A. mustn’t　 B. didn’t 　　C. hasn’t　　 D. hadn’t

60. ____ it with me, then I’ll see what I can do.

　　A. when left B. leaving　　C. If you leave　D. leave

61. From the city to its satellite town _____ only less than one hundred miles.

　　A. are　　 B.it is　　C. there is　　D. there are

62. _____ of the family isn’t willing to give up the chance to watch the exciting match.

　　A. Any　 B. Everybody　　C. All　　 D. Every one

63. _____ to blame him for neglect of duty? The president of the company is his uncle.

　　A. What good it is　　 B. How good it is

　　C. What good is it　　 D. How good is it

64. Perseverance is a kind of quality, and that’s _____ it takes to do anything well.

　　A. what　B. that　　C. which　　 D. why

65. Do _____ you think is right _____ difficulties you may have.

　　A. what, however B. That, whatever　

　　C. whatever, however　　 D. what, whatever　

66. She asked if any of the passengers knew _____ about machines or at least how to drive a car.

　　A. anything　B. something　　 C. nothing　 D. all

67. We all think that he is stronger _____.

　　A. than he is looked　 B. than he looks like

　　C.than he looks　 D. than he looked like

68. ____ the weather was fine, I opened all the windows.

　　A. Now that B. Since that　　 C. Because of　 D. For

69. The blueprint is to the builder _____ the outline is to the writer.

　　A.what　B. that　　C. as D. and

70. He has an expression of resentment, _____ Martin had made a fool of him.

　　A. as B. as though　　 C. though　　D. even though

71. His behavior was _____ we all refused to receive him in our homes.

　　A. so that　　B. that　　C. such that D. such

72. The museum he paid a visit _____ at the end of the street.

　　A. stand B. stands　　 C. to stand D.to stands.

73. The day will come _____ the people all over the world will get rid of poverty.

　　A. that　　B. how　 C.when  D. where

74. He is over sixty, but doesn’t look _____.

　　A.it　B. for it　C. as it　 D. such

75. Why is it _____ he can’t get along well with his classmates?

　　A. /　 B. this　　C. that　 D. it

76. He attended the contest and _____ is more surprising, won a gold medal.

　　A. that　　B. which　　 C.what　D. it

77. The modern plane is not the machine _____ it was when first invented.

　　A. than　 B. as C.that　 D. what

78. Shanghai is no longer _____ it was fifty years ago.

　　A. that　　B. which　　 C. what　D. as

79. It is in the room _____my father was born in 1932. _____ I was born.　　

　　A. where, that　 B. that, when　　C. that, where　 D. where, when

80. _____ wants to may come to the party on Saturday night.

　　A. One B. Everyone C. Anyone　 D.whoever

81. When I offered to take Jane to the ancient town, she asked what _____ to see there

　　A. it was　　 B.there was C. was　 D. was it

82. The parking meters are installed in streets to record and show the time _____ a driver

　　has paid for is finished

　　A. when B. if　C. after　D.that

83. Intelligence is to some extent _____ one is born with

　　A. that　　B. of which C. something　　 D. which

84. Look out! The ceiling _____ l down.

　　A. is to fall　 B. will fall　　C. is going to fall　 D. is falling

85. _____ this something, still unseen, they gave the name radium.

　　A. With　B. By　　 C. At D. To

86. A new policy formulated, _____.

　　A. thus did the economic reform begin

　　B. thus began the economic reform

　　C. thus had the new economic reform began

　　D. began the economic reform thus

87. It is only when you lose something _____ how much you value it.

　　A. then you will realize　　B. do you realize

　　C.that you will realize　　D. which you will realize

88. The oil must have been used up, _____ the light went out.

　　A. for　　 B. because　 C. since　D. as

89. Chicago lies ____ the two rail roads are connected

　　A. where B. wherever C. in the place　 D. in which

90. Try to guess which _____ the horse _____ to me?

A. is, belongs　　B. does, belong C. is, belonging D. is, belonged

91. We must live up to _____ have been expected of ourselves.

　　A. what　B. which　　 C. that　　D. all what

92. The rock star wore, _____ was very uncommon in the country, a brightly red skirt.

　　A. which　　 B. that　　C.what　D. it

93. The car passed through the streets _____ we thought was a very dangerous speed.

　　A. which　　 B. at which　C. at what　 D. what

94　Is this hospital _____ you once worked for nearly 10 years?

　　A. the one　　B. where　　 C. in which　D. the one where

95. It was nearly supper time _____　Bob began to feel terrible in his stomach..

　　A. that　　B. when　C. since　D. until

96. -- Who are those people?

　　-- A group ____ itself peace protection.

　　A. calling　　B. calls　 C. called D. is called

97. Look out! The ceiling _____ fall down.

　　A. is to　 B.is going to 　C. is about　 D. will

98  _____ into use in April 2000, the hotline was meant for residents reporting water and

　　heating supply breakdowns.

　　A. Put　　B. Putting　　C. Having put　　D. Being put

99. At last, we found ourselves in a pleasant ark with trees providing shade and _____

　　down to eat our picnic lunch.

　　A. sitting　　 B. having sat　　 C. to sit　D.sat